SAN MARCELINO, Zambales — A house was damaged after a portion of a dike gave way, sending strong floodwaters into Barangay Sta. Fe amid continuous rains brought by the southwest monsoon, or habagat. It was fortunate that the family residing in the house was able to evacuate safely before the...
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) divers on Friday, Aug. 28, continued their underwater search for three passengers who remain missing after a motor banca carrying 13 people capsized off Mapanuepe Lake in San Marcelino, Zambales. PCG spokesperson Commodore Noemie Cayabyab said technical divers were sent...
SAN MARCELINO, Zambales — Six members of an Aeta community died while three others remained missing after a motorized banca capsized and submerged in Mapanuepe Lake in Barangay Buhawen here Thursday afternoon, police said. According to a situation update from Zambales Police Provincial Office...
A tugboat undergoing emergency salvage operations capsized and sank in waters off Botolan, Zambales on Monday morning, Aug. 24, leaving 10 salvage workers rescued and accounted for, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) confirmed. PCG spokesperson Commodore Noemie Cayabyab said MTUG SL Sual 1 was being...
SAN ANTONIO, Zambales — The Zambales Police Provincial Office (ZPPO) has heightened security in schools here following a social media post about an alleged plan to launch an attack in schools in the municipality on Monday, August 24. ZPPO Director COL Benjamin Ariola said additional police...
IBA, Zambales – Governor Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. has declared the province of Zambales under a state of calamity, after more than P690 million worth of infrastructure and agricultural damage was caused by the recent southwest monsoon, or 'habagat '. The declaration was based on the...
IBA, Zambales – Governor Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. has banned the construction of illegal structures in the sand deposits of the San Narciso and San Felipe dump sites that have been classified as danger zones by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). In a meeting with municipal...
Philippine Navy (PN) launched on Tuesday, July 28, an investigation into the death of an officer candidate who suffered a medical emergency after completing a training run at the Naval Education, Training and Doctrine Command (NETDC) in San Antonio, Zambales. The PN identified the trainee as...
A congressman from a province that directly faces the West Philippine Sea (WPS) says it would be a great "morale boost" for Filipinos to hear President Marcos reiterate the government 's commitment to protecting the country’s sovereignty in his State of the Nation Address (SONA). Zambales...
Content creator Boss Toyo has apologized after drawing criticism over social media posts that many netizens viewed as casting doubt on veteran journalist Kara David 's "I-Witness" documentary about an illegal dumpsite in an Aeta ancestral domain in Subic, Zambales. The controversy began after...
What does it take to wake up the Philippine government? If the visual horror of a pristine forest turned into a mountain of trash isn’t enough, you would think the combined social media firestorm of multi-awarded actress Nadine Lustre and multimedia superstar Anne Curtis would do the trick....
The Philippines is eyeing becoming the first country to develop native hydrogen as a power source, as Colorado-based Koloma Inc. is set to complete its exploration work before the end of the year. In a media briefing on Monday, July 13, Energy Secretary Sharon Garin reported that Koloma, a geologic...
