By HENRY EMPEÑO | January 20, 2026 IBA, Zambales — Sustained financial growth is powering the Zambales provincial government’s drive to empower communities, build more social infrastructures, and deliver progress in key sectors of public service, Governor Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. said Monday in his State of the Province Address (SOPA) here. Ebdane, who addressed the… Read More Gov. Ebdane: Strong finances drive Zambales development
By Marie Joy S. Carbungco | January 5, 2026 CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga (PIA) — The Regional Development Council (RDC) has approved the midterm update of the Central Luzon Investment Program (CLIP) 2023—2028, reaffirming the region’s commitment to inclusive growth and sustainable development. In a statement, the RDC said the updated CLIP serves as the region’s… Read More RDC OKs updated Central Luzon public investment blueprint
THE 18th Central Luzon Regional Development Council (RDC III) has endorsed the region’s Top 30 Priority Projects with an aggregate budget requirement of P11.5 billion during a Special Full Council Meeting on November 21, via hybrid modality. RDC III Chairperson and Zambales Governor Hermogenes E. Ebdane Jr. presided over the meeting and underscored the importance… Read More RDC III approves P11.5-B priority projects
By Rick P. Quiambao | November 5, 2025 BALANGA CITY (PIA) — Harnessing the power of digital innovation for inclusive growth, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) gathered leaders, students, innovators, and industry players in Balanga City, Bataan for the Global Emerging Tech Summit 2025 from October 27 to 28. With the theme “Driving Innovation… Read More DICT pushes digital transformation, good governance through emerging technologies
IBA, Zambales — Top officials of the Department of Economy, Planning and Development (DEPDev) led by Regional Director Nerissa T. Esguerra consulted with Gov. Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. and key Zambales officials on October 29 to discuss details of the Midterm Update of the Central Luzon Regional Development Plan (CLRDP) 2023-2028. The consultative meeting took place… Read More DEPDev presents Regional Dev’t Plan midterm update
IBA, Zambales — Top officials of the Department of Economy, Planning and Development (DEPDev) led by Regional Director Nerissa T. Esguerra consulted with Gov. Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. and key Zambales officials on October 29 to discuss details of the Midterm Update of the Central Luzon Regional Development Plan (CLRDP) 2023-2028. The consultative meeting took place… Read More DEPDev presents Regional Dev’t Plan midterm update
Gov. Ebdane named chair of Central Luzon Regional Development Council By HENRY EMPEÑO IBA, Zambales — Gov. Hermogenes E. Ebdane Jr. has taken on a new additional role: chairperson of the Regional Development Council for Central Luzon (RDC-III), the highest policy-making body that sets the direction for socio-economic development in the region. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. issued… Read More NEW RDC-3 CHIEF
IBA, Zambales — Hydrogen reserves in Zambales may finally enter the exploration stage after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. approved landmark Petroleum Service Contracts (PSCs) to boost energy security in the country. According to the Department of Energy (DoE), President Marcos unveiled in Malacañang on October 8 eight new PSCs covering exploration areas across the Sulu… Read More PBBM greenlights Zambales hydrogen exploration
NEW CLARK CITY — On July 9, the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) approved the detailed development plan of the New Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Security Complex in New Clark City in Tarlac. This move paves the way for the full-scale development of one of the country’s most significant decentralization efforts to date.… Read More BSP complex in New Clark City moves full steam ahead, after BCDA nod
SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (SM Prime) Executive Committee Chairman Hans Sy reaffirmed the vital role of the private sector in disaster risk reduction (DRR) during the 2025 Global Platform of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), held in Geneva, Switzerland. Representing the Philippine private sector at the Ministerial Roundtable on “Accelerating Financing… Read More SM Prime’s Hans Sy champions private sector leadership in disaster resilience at UNDRR Global Platform 2025
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