A vice gubernatorial candidate in the province of Zambales was shot dead by two unidentified gunmen in Barangay Mabangit, Cabangan Zambales Sunday morning. P/Chief Insp. Rogelio Penones head of the provincial Criminal Investigation and Detection Group identified the victim as Willie Viloria, 44, a resident of said barangay who si running as an independent for vice governor in the province. Penones... 

Sport will be one of the attraction in this freeport this summer as several sport festival lined were lined up by the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority. According to Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) deputy administrator for business Raul Marcelo, sports festival will start this month as  part of the agency’s tourism program. “Subic is known for its unique blend of business and leisure.... 

Filipino senior citizens can now stretch their cash a tad further. A 250 peso meal, for example, at any restaurant would now cost them only P200. The signing into law of the Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010 (ESCA), or Republic Act No. 994 will benefit some five million elderly Filipinos in the form of discounts on certain goods and services. The law will allow senior citizens to avail themselves... 

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo made Subic her last stop for her Luzon Urban Beltway tour that started last week. The president made a visit in Subic Bay Freeport late in the afternoon to check on the Subic Port Development Project and Korean ship builder Hanjin. Upon docking at the Hanjin pier the convoy of the president was supposed to be briefed by Hanjin officials along the Hanjin-Cawag road... 

BY ROMMEL C. LONTAYAO Reporter, The Manila Times Less than five months before the elections, Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino 3rd continued to lead other presidential candidates by a sizeable margin, pollster Pulse Asia reported Tuesday. Aquino of the Liberal Party was favored by 45 percent of the respondents in the nationwide pre-elections survey by Pulse Asia. Sen. Manuel “Manny” Villar Jr. of... 

Some 50 bus operators, drivers and conductor, transporting workers to and from Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Phils. Inc., held a transport strike Saturday to denounce what they call unfair practice of the Korean ship building giant. The Zambales Operators Drivers Cooperative Association (Zamodca) said that Hanjin allegedly canceled half of its 50 mini bus operations. They added that Hanjin... 

The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority reported Thursday that it will be starting the construction of a new bridge to replace the old Kalaklan bridge which was built by the Americans in 1960’s. The Kalaklan bridge will be close down to all vehicular traffic on February 15 and to pedestrian on March 1, a statement from the SBMA said. SBMA Administrator Armand Arreza said the bridge construction project... 

Hundreds of thousands of people prayed for relief from natural disasters Saturday in a barefoot religious procession across the capital of the mainly Roman Catholic Philippines. The annual festival centers on a black icon of a cross-bearing Jesus Christ, which many Filipinos believe can perform miracles to cure the sick, drive away bad luck and bring prosperity. “They look like giant waves,” Senior... 

Despite an ordinance banning firecrackers in the city, residents of the city opted to ignore the city ordinance and celebrate the New Year with a bang. The ban covers manufacture, sale distribution, possession and use of firecrackers or pyrotechnic device within the territorial jurisdiction of Olongapo City. Smoke filled the city mostly coming from firecrackers, fountains, kuwitis and firework display... 

Iba, Zambales: An estimated P260 million in properties and merchandise was lost due to fire that hit this towns public market, Tuesday evening. According to reports the fire started around 9pm and in just 15 minutes the whole market was ablaze. The Iba fire department who first responded to the emergency allegedly had a fire truck but was empty (with water). Stall owners and emergency responder had... 

SubicTimes the first and only independent news website in the Subic Bay area recently broke the 1 million hit mark, making its present felt in the online community in just 4 months. “The website went online around mid-July this year, it was actually July 16, our vision was to spread the news in the area and make the website a public information website,” SubicTimes Publisher David Bayarong and... 

Filipina model Isabel Roces is named Asia’s “Person of the Year” by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), a global animal rights organization. PETA said Roces, a vegetarian since elementary school is a granddaughter of wealthy publisher Don Joaquin “Chino” Roces. She was cited by PETA for her numerous contributions to their animal welfare campaigns. Other celebrities who...