• Renewables now fully power Bataan Freeport

    Renewables now fully power Bataan Freeport

    By HENRY EMPEÑO | October 6, 2025 MARIVELES, Bataan — A combination of solar and geothermal energy sources now delivers 100 percent clean energy to factories and businesses at the main zone of the…

  • SBMA, BOC to regulate entry of recyclable wastes in Subic

    SBMA, BOC to regulate entry of recyclable wastes in Subic

    By HENRY EMPEÑO | October 5, 2025 SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) in the Port of Subic agreed to regulate the entry here…

  • Coastal, riverside areas bear brunt of Zambales floods

    Coastal, riverside areas bear brunt of Zambales floods

    By HENRY EMPEÑO | October 4, 2025 MASINLOC, Zambales — Seaside communities and villages located along riverbanks suffered the worst flooding in Zambales, as heavy rains from Typhoon “Paolo” and a rising tide combined…

  • ‘No Balance Billing’ policy enforced in local gov’t hospitals

    THE Zambales Integrated Provincial Health Office (PHO) has announced the strict adoption and implementation of PhilHealth’s No Balance Billing (NBB)/Zero Balance Billing and No-Co-Pay policies in all hospitals run by the Department of Health…

  • Typhoon ‘Paolo’ floods Zambales towns

    Typhoon ‘Paolo’ floods Zambales towns

    By Henry Empeño | October 3, 2025 MASINLOC, Zambales — A steady pouring of rain flooded several towns in Zambales, rendering parts of the national highway impassable to light vehicles and causing some residents…

  • Converge introduces Content Plus to redefine hotel in-room experience

    CONVERGE ICT Solutions Inc. (Converge), the Philippines’ leading broadband and technology provider, has unveiled Content Plus, an innovative in-room entertainment solution specifically designed to elevate the guest experience in hotels and healthcare facilities. Poised…

  • SEC unveils ‘green equity’ guidelines, the first in Southeast Asia

    SEC unveils ‘green equity’ guidelines, the first in Southeast Asia

    By Henry Empeño | October 2, 2025 THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched “Green Equity” guidelines for companies in the Philippine stock market that voluntarily choose to align their equity offerings or…

  • Maritime awareness, consultation seen to empower Subic fisherfolk

    Maritime awareness, consultation seen to empower Subic fisherfolk

    By Reia G. Pabelonia | October 2, 2025 SUBIC, Zambales (PIA) — About 80 fisherfolk in Barangay Calapandayan, Subic joined the Maritime Awareness Campaign and Fisherfolk Community Consultation and Dialogue Session to strengthen their…

  • Senior citizen yields 170-K shabu in Subic drug bust

    Senior citizen yields 170-K shabu in Subic drug bust

    SUBIC, Zambales (October 2, 2025) —A 60-years old resident here was collared by operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) following a buy-bust operation where he yielded P170,000 worth of methamphetamine hydrochloride, or…