OLONGAPO CITY, Philippines – The Olongapo City government has taken steps in solar energy utilization after it successfully mounted several solar panels in one of its busiest government facility.
City Mayor James Gordon Jr. said the city installed solar panels on the roof of Olongapo Rizal Triangle,...
OLONGAPO City: Thousands of students from this city and the province of Zambales, and members of the information technology industry are expected to attend the first ICT Congress here at the end of the month.
Close to 2,000 high school students from almost all public schools...
OLONGAPO City: Anti coal plant advocates joined hands in hosting a fun run dubbed as Sikad Subic to widen their campaign against the setting-up of coal-fired power plants here.
“Inaanyayahan po naming ang lahat na sumama sa SIKAD SUBIC. Bata man o matanda, mahalaga ang suporta...
OLONGAPO City: The Olongapo City government together with the City Agriculture Office (CAO) installed an artificial reef in the deep sea of Brgy. Barretto, Olongapo, as part of its marine conservation program.
Designed by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), the artificial reef aims...
OLONGAPO City: The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Region 3 reminded employers to implement the recent adjustment in the basic wage and cost of living allowance (COLA) which took effect starting this month.
Region 3 Dir. Leopoldo De Jesus, Chairman of the Regional Tripartite Wages...
Written by John Bayarong, Editor in Chief of Olongapo News
Congresswoman Mitos Magsaysay and former Zambales Vice governor Anne Gordon are heading for a face-off for the mayoralty post in the 2013 local elections.
This, after the third-termer Magsaysay moved her official residence to Old Cabalan last...
The local government of Olongapo City recently received a check worth P25M from the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) for winning the 2011 Seal of Good Housekeeping.
The amount according to City Director Arceli San Jose came from the Performance Challenge Fund (PCF) which...
By Ding Cervantes
SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga: The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) reported yesterday that the month-old red tide plague in the waters of Bataan has already spread to Zambales.
“The waters of Bataan and Zambales are positive for paralytic shellfish poison beyond the...
OLONGAPO City: The Olongapo City council disapproved recently a proposed city resolution giving senior citizens a 5% discount on their electric bill.
In a recent session the majority block composed of 7 councilors voted to scrap a resolution filed by two councilors.
The resolution co sponsored by...
The Department of Trade and Industry warned businessmen taking advantage of consumers in provinces under state of calamity not to overprice their product especially basic commodities or face consequence for their action.
DTI Central Luzon Information Officer Wilfredo Carbonell said that prices of basic good in...
SUBIC, Zambales: Another worker who was injured Friday in an accident inside a Singaporean Shipyard in Barangay Cawag Subic Zambales which instantly killed 5 others died Saturday in the hospital in Olongapo city.
Reports identified the latest fatality as Ronaldo Bagay who lost his leg during...
PAGASA satellite image of Typhoon Pedring as of 8am September 27
OLONGAPO City: The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Service Administration (PAS ASA) has raised storm signal number 3 in 18 provinces including Zambales after Typhoon “PEDRING” made landfall early this morning.
As of...
Photos by Anthony Bayarong
IBA, Zambales: Some 13,000 delegates from 18 school divisions in Central Luzon will battle it out...
ZAMBALES, Philippines – In an effort to address the increasing drowning incident especially during summer, resort...
