CANDELARIA, Zambales — Botolan Mayor Jun Omar C. Ebdane assumed leadership of the League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP) Zambales Chapter following the election of a new set of officers on Aug. 12 at the Brio de Agoho Resort in this town. Ebdane took over the LMP reins from Castillejos Mayor Jeffrey Khonghun, who… Read More Mayor Omar Ebdane takes over LMP-Zambales
By HENRY EMPEÑO | August 14, 2025 MASINLOC, Zambales — Authorities in Bataan recovered six sacks of suspected methamphetamine hydrocholoride or “shabu” off the coast of Mariveles, Bataan, the Bataan Provincial Police Office (PPO) said late Thursday. The illegal drugs, contained in 118 packs weighing a total of 118 kilos, was worth about P802.4 million,… Read More P802-M worth of ‘shabu’ found off Bataan coast
CEBU Pacific (PSE: CEB), the Philippines’ leading carrier, is enhancing travel options for passengers traveling during the holiday season with additional flight frequencies on major domestic routes. Starting October 26, 2025, flights between Clark and El Nido will increase to 18x weekly, while flights between Clark and Coron (Busuanga) will boost to 17x weekly, further… Read More Cebu Pacific adds more flights to key domestic destinations
THE Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) and the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) plan to fully harness the two terabit-per-second (Tbps) bandwidth allocation from global technology giant Meta, a move set to accelerate the implementation of the Philippine government’s National Broadband Plan. This initiative builds on the Luzon Bypass Infrastructure (LBI) project,… Read More BCDA, DICT to harness Meta’s 2Tbps bandwidth for National Broadband Plan
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – A plastics recycling project will soon benefit public schools in Zambales under a partnership between government agencies and a private recycling company. The Ecology Center of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) has partnered with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Zambales, Department of Education (DepEd) Schools Division of Zambales,… Read More Zambales schools to collect plastic bottles for project funding
THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) warned the public against engaging with online platforms that provide crypto-asset services without the necessary license from the Commission. In an advisory, the SEC Enforcement and Investor Protection Department (EIPD) identified platforms operated by unauthorized crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) that remain accessible and have active marketing presence in the… Read More SEC warns public against unregistered crypto-asset service providers
BOTOLAN, Zambales — More Zambaleño families benefited from the rice-subsidy project of Zambales Second District Representative Doris ‘Bing” Maniquiz since it made a comeback in the province late last month. The project, which was initiated by Maniquiz in 2014 when she was Botolan municipal mayor, sought to provide affordable rice to low-income families during rainy… Read More P20/kilo subsidized rice makes a comeback
Story and Photos by Henry Empeño | August 9, 2025 SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — Six long years after the bankrupt South Korean shipbuilder Hanjin left the shores of Subic, a new tenant is painting positive prospects for the long-idle 310-hectare shipyard at the Redondo Peninsula here. Agila Subic Compass, which took over as new facility… Read More Agila sees full revival of Subic shipyard
MANILA | August 8, 2025 — The U.S. government is providing an additional Php13.8 million ($250,000) in funding to deliver emergency shelter assistance and hygiene kits to more than 3,000 families, or approximately 15,800 persons, remaining in evacuation centers in Rizal, Laguna, Bulacan, and Pampanga following severe flooding in July. This latest assistance brings the… Read More US. provides additional P13.8-M to help flood-affected families
FIVE flagship brands from food and beverage firm Universal Robina Corp. (URC) have landed in an exclusive list of products consistently chosen by millions of Filipino households. Great Taste, C2, Piattos, Nissin and Payless were all among the most chosen FMCG brands in the Philippines according to the 2025 Brand Footprint Report of global consulting… Read More Five URC brands are still top picks among Filipino homes
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