BOTOLAN, Zambales — The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Botolan Field Office introduced the Sustainable Development Goals-Family-based Actions for Children and their Environs Project (SDG-FACEs) project to stakeholders and implementers here in preparation for its launch in the municipality this year. Municipal Local Government Operations Officer Shieralyn B. Esteban introduced the project… Read More DILG Botolan set to launch SDG- FACEs project

BOTOLAN, Zambales — Local government officials and military officials asked youth leaders in this town to be wary of deceptions by communist rebels, and instead urged them to commit to lasting peace. The local government unit of Botolan, in partnership with the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Botolan Field Office and the… Read More Botolan youth warned on ‘manipulations’ by CPP-NPA, urged to commit to peace

IBA, Zambales — To ensure that locally-funded projects in the province of Zambales are implemented in accordance with the required technical specifications and are constructed in conformance with quality assurance standards, an on-site inspection of projects under the FY 2020 Conditional Matching Grant to Provinces (CMGP) was made on July 19 to 22. The Department… Read More DILG, Zambales gov’t inspect CMGP road projects

By HENRY EMPEÑO | Iba, Zambales EVEN as the Covid-19 pandemic derailed government projects and programs in the country last year, the Zambales provincial government successfully sustained growth in key sectors while delivering effective response to manage the health crisis in the 13 towns comprising the province. Governor Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. said in his recent… Read More Zambales cites growth amid Covid-19 crisis

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 bring government closer to the people. Spearheaded by the Botolan Municipal Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (MTF-ELCAC) under… Read More Remote Botolan villages get ‘extra care’ from gov’t agencies

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 order and safety cluster for the fourth quarter of 2020, the LGU signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Philippine… Read More San Narciso opens ‘Balay Silangan’ rehab center; Masinloc gives full support to anti-drug war

IBA, Zambales — The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Zambales expects to expand its contact tracing program in the province following the training here of 56 contact tracers (CTs) who comprise the final batch of workers hired for the job of identifying and collecting information on suspected cases of Covid-19 infection. Led… Read More DILG Zambales set for full contact-tracing operations

By CARRIE T. ASPA | Iba, Zambales THE much-awaited free Wi-Fi program touted to boost economic, social and educational opportunities for residents was unveiled on Tuesday by Secretary Gregorio Honasan II of the Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT) and Zambales Governor Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. Honasan and Ebdane formally activated the free public internet… Read More Sec. Honasan, Gov. Ebdane launch free Wi-Fi program

STA. CRUZ, Zambales — Local officials here urged the public to practice more stringent health safety measures, as the municipality of Sta. Cruz faced rising cases of African Swine Fever (ASF) amid the on-going new coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic. In a meeting of the Municipal Peace and Order Council (MPOC) on September 10, municipal officials… Read More Sta. Cruz buckles down vs rising ASF cases, Covid protocol violations