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Archive for the ‘Zambales’ Category

Resort owners attempt ‘drown-free’ Zambales

ZAMBALES: The organization of resort owners aimed to make the coastal waters here the safest destination for local and foreign beach goers.

Dubbed as “Drown-Free Zambales”, the project aimed to boost the trainings of the province’s lifeguards to prioritize aquatic safety. The program was initiated by...

DOLE reminds employers of P4 added allowance

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...

Ebdane’s son quits post joins 2nd district special election

IBA, Zambales: Zambales Provincial Administrator Jun Omar C. Ebdane officially quit his post today and expressed his intention to join the special election for the Zambales Second District representative next month.

The young Ebdane, who is the youngest son of Gov. Hermogenes E. Ebdane Jr., made...

COMELEC to implement gun ban in Zambales for special election

IBA, Zambales: The Commission on Election announced that the enforcement of gun ban will be implemented in Olongapo City and 13 other towns in Zambales province in time for the start of the special elections in the second district.

The special election was requested by the...

Red tide spreads to Zambales bay

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...

Multimedia report: Paradise

Seeing this site with its clean, white, soft sand and clean water, one would think that this is paradise. But digging deeper into the story behind the beautiful place you would not believe the hardship residents in this area are facing everyday.

Zambales gets 4 new ambulances

IBA, Zambales: Four fully equipped ambulances worth P4.5million was formally turned over to the province by private donors.

Zambales Governor Jun Ebdane in turn handed over the new ambulances to 3 provincial hospitals in the province in a simple ceremony Wednesday.

“This is part of our dream...

10 towns in Zambales win transparency program awards

OLONGAPO City: 10 out of the 13 municipalities in the province of Zambales received the Seal of Good Housekeeping (SGH) from the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG).

Town representatives received their awards during the Regional Partnership Workshop on Localizing Good Governance and Poverty Reduction cum...

Zambales starts selling Pinatubo sand

IBA, Zambales — The Provincial Government of Zambales will now be exporting Pinatubo sand, which had made the lives of residents here miserable for the past two decades as it brought floods especially during rainy season.

Zambales Governor Jun Ebdane announced this after signing a contract...

Young stranded whale die in Zambales

CANDELARIA, Zambales: A young and sick female whale that stranded off Potipot Island in Candelaria Zambales has died.

Local fishermen comfort a young female whale after it was stranded at Potipot Island in Candelaria Zambales Saturday (October 8). The young whale died the next day...

(Update) Death toll in Subic shipyard accident now at 6

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...

5 dead several injured in Subic shipyard accident

Security block the entrance of Keppel Shipyard in Barangay Cawag Subic Zambales. 5 workers died while several were injured during a freak accident Friday morning. Photo by Ansbert Joaquin for www.subictimes.com

SUBIC, Zambales: Five shipyard workers and 8 others were injured in an accident inside...