LIAN, Batangas – The Philippine Coast Guard rescued 11 crew members of a fishing vessel loaded with 40,000 liters of oil that sunk in the sea of this town before dawn on Wednesday, July 23. The Coast Guard Station Batangas received information from BRP Dagupan, a Philippine Navy vessel, regarding...
Government work in the entire province of Batangas was suspended on Tuesday, July 22, due to the continuing inclement weather. However, the provincial government said that frontline offices directly involved in disaster risk reduction and management, delivery of basic health services, and other...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – Asian Terminals Inc.-Batangas (ATIB), the operator of the Batangas International Port, cited huge operational expenses as justification for its plan to increase passenger terminal fee from P30 to P100. In an interview with a local vlogger here, Dominador...
LIPA CITY, Batangas – Undocumented firearms were seized from a 29-year-old buy-and-sell agent and a 27-year-old helper here on July 13. Police Lt. Col. Aleli Cuyan-Buaquen, officer-in-charge of the Lipa City police station, said patrolling lawmen noticed a black motorcycle without a license...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – Gov. Humerlito A. Dolor has requested the Sangguniang Panlalawigan to authorize him to file a civil action to stop the operator of the Batangas port from collecting a new passenger terminal fee amounting to P100 per passenger. In a two-page letter dated July 14,...
The suspicious sacks retrieved from the bottom of Taal Lake where Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) divers were searching for the remains of 34 missing cockfight enthusiasts (sabungeros) were confirmed to have contained a mix of human and animal remains. No less than Philippine National Police (PNP)...
Technical divers from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) found two suspicious sacks in Taal Lake, Batangas during the conclusion of the second day of search and retrieval operations for the remains of the 34 missing cockfighters (sabungeros) on Friday afternoon, July 11, as a ranking official denied...
LAUREL, Batangas – At least 50 Philippine Coast Guard divers have been deployed to scour Taal Lake for the remains of the missing “sabungeros” or cockfight enthusiasts. Three dive teams were deployed on Friday morning in separate dive points 52 to 72 feet away from the shoreline in Barangay...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) resumed on Friday morning, July 11, its search and retrieval operations at Taal Lake in Batangas in hopes of finding the remains of the 34 missing cockfighters (sabungeros). Three dive teams composed of 13 members were deployed to separate dive points approximately...
(UPDATED) Authorities finally began the search and retrieval operation for the remains of the 34 missing cockfighters (sabungeros) believed to have been killed and dumped at Taal Lake in Batangas on Thursday, July 10. The initial search at 10 a.m. was jointly conducted by the Philippine Coast...
BATANGAS CITY – A heated argument erupted at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan during the first session day on Monday, July 7. The standoff that lasted more than five hours erupted between presiding officer Vice Gov. Hermilando Mandanas and board members allied with Gov. Vilma Santos-Recto. Tension...
IBAAN, Batangas – The Catandala Bridge in this town was inaugurated on Thursday, June 26, after a 42-year wait. The bridge reconnecting Barangays Catandala, Mavalor, and Panghayaan was built for P270 million, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Region 4-A said. The DPWH-Batangas...
