Officials of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority pose before formally opening the newly built P218M Kalaklan Bridge Teusday. The newly constructed bridge serves as a gateway of  Subic Freeport to the province of Zambales. Photo by Anthony Bayarong

The old Kalaklan Bridge (right) can still be viewed and has been requested by the Olongapo City government to be preserve while the newly constructed Kalaklan Bridge worth P218M can be seen on the left. Photo by Anthony Bayarong

Police trains 637 tanods in Olongapo as first responders

OLONGAPO City: Some 637 members of the Barangay Peacekeeping Action Team (BPAT) from the 17 barangays of the city recently graduated from a two day training facilitated by the Olongapo City Police Office.

The training according to Olongapo Police Director Arthur Asis was meant to aid...

A boy looks at a stack of gold fish for sale in a makeshift pet store in Hermosa, Bataan. Photo by Anthony Bayarong

SBMA to finally open new Kalaklan Bridge

SUBIC BAY Freeport: The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority announced Thursday that it will formally open the newly built Kalaklan Bridge worth P200M to the public on July 11 after a brief delay.

The Kalaklan Bridge was schedule to open July 5 but was delayed due to...

DOLE region 3 spent P14M in livelihood assistance program

OLONGAPO City: The regional office of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE-Region 3) spent some P14M for its livelihood program benefiting some 6883 individual in different provinces in Central Luzon in the first semester of this year.

This was reported by DOLE Region 3 Director...

A workers raises his poster during their protest against the management of Hanjin Shipyard in Subic Sunday. Workers in the area are complaining of alleged unsafe working condition inside the shipyard. Photo by Anthony Bayarong

Hanjin workers who are protesting unsafe working condition and labor malpractice clash with local police along the highway leading to Hanjin Subic Shipyard Sunday afternoon. Photo by Anthony Bayarong

Slideshow: Workers protest against Hanjin Shipyard Subic

Subic, Zambales: Some 500 workers from Hanjin Shipyard protested against alleged unfair labor practice and maltreatment of workers inside the shipyard Sunday.

The protest action in Subic was the end of a series of protest action against Hanjin Shipyard, the workers also trooped to the Korean Embassy and...

Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority Chairman Roberto Garcia and SBMA administrator Armand Arreza pose with Aeta kids after a book reading for Aeta children from Pastolan village sponsored by a national newspaper at Comteq Computer and Business College. Photo by Anthony Bayarong

A well crafted water lily bag is shown here priced at P500 in San Antonio, Zambales, currently some 45 women from from San Antonio is being trained by BFAR to make water lily into bags like this. Water lilly is being blamed for the cause...

100 Abucay residents benefit from DOLE assistance

ABUCAY, Bataan: Around 100 residents of Abucay, Bataan are set to benefit from the latest livelihood assistance given by the Department of Labor and Employment’s Kabuhayan Starter Kits project.

DOLE Central Luzon chief Leopoldo De Jesus personally handed a check amounting P300,000 to Abucay Mayor Ana...