Sta. Cruz, Candelaria locals get DENR mobile permitting assist

STA. CRUZ, Zambales — More than 200 residents in two northern towns of Zambales gained easier access to Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) services and community support programs when the agency brought a mobile permitting drive and environmental assistance project here in line with the Earth Day celebration. CENRO Masinloc Officer Donaver Guevarra… Read More Sta. Cruz, Candelaria locals get DENR mobile permitting assist

CENTENARIAN ASSISTANCE

A representative from the office of Gov. Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. interacts with a centenarian in San Marcelino, Zambales before presenting the centenarian allowance from the provincial government. The monthly financial assistance is given to residents who have reached the age of 100 for their healthcare and other needs. (GO photo)

Zambales barangays get DENR frontline services

STA. CRUZ, Zambales — More than 200 residents of Sta. Cruz and Candelaria, Zambales gained easier access to government services and community support initiatives as the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) brought a mobile permitting drive and environmental assistance directly to their barangays in line with the Earth Day celebration. CENRO Masinloc Officer… Read More Zambales barangays get DENR frontline services

Community groups, DENR undertake rehab of Masinloc mangrove areas

By HENRY EMPEÑO | April 26, 2026 MASINLOC, Zambales — Volunteers from various stakeholder groups here joined Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) personnel in rehabilitating degraded mangrove areas within the Masinloc and Oyon Bay Protected Landscape and Seascape (MOBPLS), the first and only marine protected area in Central Luzon. Donaver Guevarra, chief of… Read More Community groups, DENR undertake rehab of Masinloc mangrove areas

KASALANG BAYAN

COUPLE KISS: Young partners kiss after making the marital vow during the Kasalang Bayan mass-wedding ceremony in Cabangan, Zambales on April 23. A total of 20 couples were married under the sponsorship of the Cabangan LGU, with wedding sponsors that included Gov. Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. and Mayor Ronald Apostol. (GO photo)

DA-PRDP gives nod to P727-M ‘mega FMR’ project in Zambales

By HENRY EMPEÑO | April 22, 2026 MASINLOC, Zambales — A P727-million farm-to-market road (FMR) project has been approved under the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) to provide year-round access to upland agricultural communities near the former Coto Mines in this town. The DA-Region III office announced the project on Tuesday, April 21,… Read More DA-PRDP gives nod to P727-M ‘mega FMR’ project in Zambales

234 students join Capitol SPES program

IBA, Zambales — A total of 234 students from various schools across the province have joined the provincial government’s Special Program for the Employment of Students (SPES) this year, following the selection of qualified applicants by the Provincial Public Employment Service Office (PESO). The SPES beneficiaries, along with their parents, received an orientation about the… Read More 234 students join Capitol SPES program

P30 wage hike to hardly impact Zambales agri workers

By HENRY EMPEÑO | April 16, 2026 MASINLOC, Zambales — The new round of daily wage increase for minimum wage earners in Region III would barely benefit workers in the agriculture industry, which is one of the sectors targeted by the wage adjustments, a fisherfolk leader here said. The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board… Read More P30 wage hike to hardly impact Zambales agri workers