• Remote Botolan villages get ‘extra care’ from gov’t agencies

    BOTOLAN, Zambales — Around 1,200 families in the remote barangays of Poonbato, Cabatuan, Maguisguis, Nacolcol and Villar received special services from local government units and various agencies in a three-day “Serbisyo Caravan” designed to…

  • Gordon sponsors bill simplifying land titling

    MANILA — Senator Richard J. Gordon sponsored on Wednesday Senate Bill No. 1931 that aims to improve the confirmation of imperfect titles by simplifying the procedure and requirements in granting land deeds to help…

  • Subic BPO to adopt more safety protocols to curb Covid-19 surge

    SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – Additional safety measures will be implemented at Buwelo BPO Solutions, a call center operator in this Freeport which made news recently after some of its employees tested positive of Covid-19.…

  • SBMA tells Subic BPO to boost Covid measures

    SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) has required a business process outsourcing (BPO) firm here to implement additional safety measures like staggered shutdowns and work-from-home arrangements to prevent further transmission…

  • 25 Covid-19 cases in Subic BPO firm traced to workers who partied

    By HENRY EMPEÑO | Subic Bay Freeport EMPLOYEES of a business process outsourcing (BPO) firm here have found out rather too late that it was not yet okay to party. Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority…

  • ‘Serbisyo Caravan’ set for remote areas in Botolan

    BOTOLAN, Zambales —The local arm of various government agencies and local government units have organized an inter-agency collaborative project to bring essential government services closer to the people in remote areas here. Spearheaded by…

  • San Narciso opens ‘Balay Silangan’ rehab center; Masinloc gives full support to anti-drug war

    SAN NARCISO, Zambales — The local government unit (LGU) of San Narciso has launched “Balay Silangan”, the first drug rehabilitation facility in the province. In a meeting on November 26 for the town’s public…

  • DILG revitalizes Zambales PMCs

    IBA, Zambales — The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) in Zambales headed by Provincial Director Armi V. Bactad initiated the conduct of an online orientation  to revitalize Project Monitoring Committees of…

  • More jobs out as Subic firms rebound from pandemic

    By HENRY EMPEÑO | Subic Bay Freeport MORE job openings are being offered in the Subic Bay Freeport as businesses begin to bounce back from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, bringing relief to…