The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Monday, Aug. 9, that it is strictly implementing a “no contact policy” on the roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) passenger ship that is currrently anchored at the Bauan Bay of Batangas after 28 crew tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Personnel of...
Wala Lang … there’s no place like an ancestral home. With the end of the Galleon Trade in 1815, the Spanish colonial government embarked on structural reform. Foreign trade, heretofore restricted to Spain and her colonies, was opened to other countries. Commercial agriculture was prioritized...
A solo winner in San Jose, Batangas bagged the P77.1-million Lotto 6/42 jackpot prize, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) announced on Friday, Aug 6. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In a Facebook post, PCSO said that the winning ticket correctly guessed the jackpot combination 11 - 33 -...
No one died or got hurt in the aftermath of a magnitude 6.6 earthquake that hit Calatagan, Batangas on Saturday morning, July 24, according to an initial assessment by the Office of Civil Defense (OCD). A magnitude 6.7 earthquake hits Calatagan, Batangas on July 24, 2021. (Courtesy of Philippine...
Social media was abuzz early Saturday morning, July 24, after Filipinos were woken up by a magnitude 6.7 earthquake that hit Calatagan, Batangas which was felt in nearby areas including parts of Metro Manila. Some netizens praised the advance alert issued through their mobile phones by Google,...
Personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Substation Calatagan rescued two fishermen from a capsized motorbanca off Calatagan, Batangas on Monday, July 19. Captain Geronimo Tuvilla, commander of PCG Station Batangas, said they received a report from Vessel Traffic Monitoring System (VTMS) -...
State researchers are conducting biodiversity surveys on seaweeds in some areas in four provinces bordering the Verde Island Passage (VIP) through the assistance of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has intensified its regular patrol to monitor local fishermen checking their fish cages at Taal Lake amid the continuous threat of eruption from the volcano. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has intensified maritime patrol to monitor local fishermen...
The provincial government of Batangas and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) have inked a memorandum of agreement (MOA) for the construction of DSWD regional warehouse in Ibaan, Batangas. (DSWD Region IV-A Facebook page) The DSWD Region IV-A announced this on Monday, July 12,...
Retirement may be a comforting idea, but on the other hand, this season can be filled with different emotional phases, including wanting to reestablish one’s old working routine. Lito Dimaculangan, 58, a native of Batangas, is familiar with this feeling. Dimaculangan, an accountant by...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) intercepted over 30 Batangas fishermen who sailed in Taal Lake despite the threat of Taal Volcano’s magmatic unrest on Tuesday, July 6. (Photo by ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) “Noong itinaas ang Alert Level 2 to 3 ng Philippine Institute of Volcanology and...
The Provincial Government of Batangas has taken advantage of the ‘mass gathering’ in evacuation centers of residents affected by the Taal Volcano rumblings to conduct vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Based on the latest data, at least 40 evacuees from Agoncillo town were...