MASINLOC, Zambales: Eighty (80) Chinese national working in a mining firm in Masinloc Zambales, was put “on hold” by the Philippine National Police Friday. Police Senior Superintendent Rafael Santiago, Zambales provincial Director for the Philippine National Police confirmed that 80 Chinese national was in the vicinity of Coto Mining Inc. (CMI) located in Barangay Taltal Sito Coto, Masinloc Zambales. Santiago... 

IBA, Zambales: Making good to his promise and barely a month into office, Zambales Governor Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. has issued is first order to freeze all small scale mining operation and quarrying operation in the province. Ebdane cancelled all 110 mining and quarry permits issued by the previous administration. (Zambales Governor Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. during his mining inspection in the town of... 

IBA, Zambales — Former public works Secretary Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. took his oath of office here Wednesday  as governor of Zambales before a huge crowd of political supporters and community officials who packed the grounds at the Iba capitol. (Honor guards stand in front of the Capitol of Iba during the inaugural ceremony of Zambales Governor Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. Wednesday. Photo by Anthony Bayarong) He... 

Governor-elect Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. is fast earning the reputation of “the Action Governor” here after he inaugurated a water system in the remote barangay of Batiawan of Subic Zambales Tuesday. The Inauguration came exactly a week before he is to take oath as governor of Zambales. The project is the first water supply system in the area since Batiawan was founded in 1955, will benefit some 2,500... 

Unidentified men shot dead the brother of Botolan town mayor late Thursday afternoon. According to reports the victim identified as Victor Yap, the younger brother of Mayor Rogelio Yap was passing through the vicinity of Palanginan Village in Iba when unidentified men on board a van opened fired on him. Yap died immediately due to gunshot wound to his head. Police authorities are still investigating... 

Three suspected members of the Rebolusyunaryong Hukbong Bayan were killed in an encounter with law enforcers in the town of Candelaria province of Zambales early morning Wednesday. According to reports, members of the Zambales Mobile Group headed by Police Inspector Rolando Dellezo were patrolling the area of Sito Macahe-cahe in Barangay Malabon about 7:30 am when they encountered 30 members of the... 

Former public works secretary Hermogenes Ebdane was proclaimed winner by the Commission on Election (COMELEC) as the new governor of Zambales Thursday afternoon. Ebdane who is a neophyte candidate in the province garnered a total of 125,202 votes from 13 towns of Zambales. His closest rival, re-electionist Amor Deloso, received a total of 96,112 votes. Ebdane was proclaimed at the provincial capitol... 

Partial unofficial count by www.gmanews.tv as of 2010-05-12 11:06:11 88.60% of ERS counted Governor 1 DELOSO, Amor D. 91,103 2 EBDANE, Hermogenes Jr. E. 118,660 3 ESPAÑOL, Myrna F. 676 4 PANGAN, Hilary D. 2,941 Vice-Governor 1 ABLOLA, Samuel D. 23,554 2 BACTAD, Saturnino V. 27,463 3 COLLADO, Renato H. 40,615 4 DELOSO, Jury E. 35,745 5 LACBAIN, Ramon II G. 66,021 6 VILORIA,... 

NATIONAL UNION OF JOURNALISTS OF THE PHILIPPINES (NUJP) Statement May 8, 2010 NUJP statement on media harassment by parties, candidates The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines is alarmed over the increasing harassment of journalists and the curtailment of their right to pursue their profession by political parties and candidates seeking office in the May 10 elections. This week, gmanews.tv... 

Gubernatorial candidate Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. has called on residents of Zambales to unite under his action agenda for change and progress, pointing out that the province has remained stagnant in terms of development for too long. “What Zambales needs is direction, action, and purposive interaction,” Ebdane said in a media interview during a campaign sortie here the other day. “And I am... 

IBA, Zambales: A militant group based in Central Luzon questioned the $50 billion development program proposed by an investor which seeks to built at least 3 resort complex in the province. The project dubbed as “Zambales 2020 Vision” was questioned by the Kilisusan para sa Pambansang Demolrasya (KPD), an aliiance of progressive group promoting national democracy. The group said that the project... 

CANDELARIA, Zambales — The candidacy of former pubic works Secretary Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. has changed the political landscape in this province, shaking traditional alliances and forcing candidates to check out new political affiliations. Zambales board member Jun Pangan, who has joined Ebdane’s camp despite his elder brother Hilary’s candidacy for governorship under the Ang Kapatiran...