In what could be an upset, the daughter of former Zambales Gov. Amor Deloso, Cheryl Deloso-Montalla of the Liberal Party, defeated reelectionist Zambales Rep. Jun Omar Ebdane in the race for the province’s second congressional district.
Village officials of Sta. Cruz, Zambales, set up roadblocks on Tuesday along the provincial highway after rice farmers of the town complained about the damage to the road caused by 20-ton trucks hauling ore from local mine sites to the pier for shipment.
IBA, Zambales—Just into his first term, Zambales Gov. Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. has started flexing his political muscle in the province that had been dominated by political families for many years. His ally, Vice Gov. Ramon Lacbain II, expected the political party formed by Ebdane—Sulong Zambales Party (SZP)—to dominate the May 13 elections due to [...]
A leader of Zambales’ Magsaysay clan almost came to blows with a priest during an election forum organized by the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) on Saturday for candidates in this city and in the province’s first congressional district.
It’s that time of the year when the aroma of freshly harvested mango wafts through Zambales, a coastal province facing the West Philippine Sea.
Unidentified persons set off explosives on a steel and wooden bridge leading to a mining site in Masinloc, Zambales, Sunday morning but no one was hurt in the blast, police said.
Local government officials in Zambales hailed the Court of Appeals’ (CA) decision to stop a coal-fired power plant project in this free port. They also vowed to continue their opposition to the project that they feared would harm the Subic Bay environment.
Gov. Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. started flexing his political muscle after he launched on Wednesday a local party that was expected to field candidates in Zambales.
The illegal hauling of chromite in Zambales continues through the operations of small-scale miners given permits by Gov. Hermogenes Ebdane Jr., according to officials of a mining company from which the ore is being taken.
She came out firing—and ended up crying. Frustration got the better of Zambales Representative Milagros “Mitos” Magsaysay when she confronted the Aquino administration for apparently withholding the “pork barrel” allocated for her district in the last two years.
The mining firm earlier accused of leveling a mountain in Zambales province has turned the tables on Sta. Cruz, Zambales, Mayor Luisito Marty for allegedly misleading the public on its alleged illegal activities in the area.
Three mild quakes were recorded in different parts of the country Tuesday morning, the Philippine Volcanology and Seismology reported.
Senator Antonio Trillanes IV blamed the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Thursday for “not doing [its] homework” which led to the failure of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to issue a joint statement that would address recent territorial disputes in the West Philippine Sea.
