Tag: zambales
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Market monitoring
Department of Trade and Industry – Zambales personnel together with Local Price Coordinating Council (LPCC) members conducted market monitoring and enforcement at Agora Public Market in Botolan, Zambales on April 8, wherein 75 stalls are monitored and 1 defective weighing scales confiscated.(DTI-Zambales photo)
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DENR to map public lands, municipal waters suitable for salt farming
MANILA – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will soon start identifying, mapping, and designating public lands and portions of municipal waters in the country that are suitable for salt production, in compliance with Republic Act No. 11985, or An Act Strengthening and Revitalizing the Salt Industry in the Philippines which took effect…
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Easter sunrise celebration
Worshipers gather in the traditional Easter sunrise service near a riverbank in San Antonio, Zambales as majority of world’s Christians join the celebration of Jesus Christ resurrection on Easter Sunday, March 31, 2024. The tradition originated from the biblical story of five women- Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, Joanna and other women with…
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The execution
Actors of the Union of Concerned Youth of Castillejos, Inc. perform the traditional “Senakulo”, a street play about the life and death of Jesus Christ on Good Friday in Castillejos, Zambales. Christ crucifixion occurred after his arrest, whipped, carried then nailed on the cross between two thieves, as narrated in Bible scriptures. (Ang Pahayagan photos…
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The flagellation of Christ
Samahang Ilocano Castillejos Zambales Chapter performers portray a scene from the “Scourging at the Pillar”, also known as the flagellation of Christ, during a village presentation dubbed “Live Kubol” on Maundy Thursday in Barangay San Roque in Castillejos town of Zambales in the Philippines. The scourging at the pillar is a mournful event that serves…
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Christ passion in the streets
Actors perform the traditional street play depicting the passion of Christ in observance of Good Friday, March 29, 2024 in Castillejos, Zambales. (Ang Pahayagan photo/ JUN DUMAGUING)
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Population commission alarmed with spike in teen pregnancies in Central Luzon
PAMPANGA– The Commission on Population and Development (CPD) raises alarm as Central Luzon ranks first nationwide in terms of pregnancies among adolescents below 15 years old. Based on the 2022 Civil Registry and Vital Statistics data, births among 10 to 14-year-olds in the region totaled 409, making up 33.66 percent of all cases in the country. CPD…
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Street passion play
Actors of Teatro Castillanos AD 1990 reenacts the passion of Jesus Christ as they parade the thoroughfares on Palm Sunday in Castillejos, Zambales. Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week in the Roman Catholic Church’s liturgical calendar around the world where Christians commemorate Christ’s death and resurrection through prayers and repentance. (Ang Pahayagan photos…
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29 Zambales farmers receive E-titles from DAR
ZAMBALES– A total of 29 farmers in Botolan, Zambales received their electronic titles (E-titles) from the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR). This covers more than 69 hectares of land located in Barangay Poonbato. DAR Zambales Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Officer Emmanuel Aguinaldo said the World Bank-funded Support to Parcelization of Lands for Individual Titling (SPLIT)…
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Zambales farmers associations, schools receive equipment, tools from DOST
ZAMBALES — The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) awarded Multi-Purpose Solar Drying Trays to farmers associations as well as planting tool kits to schools in Zambales. These initiatives were under the agency’s Community Empowerment through Science and Technology (CEST) program. DOST Provincial Director Bernardita Montevirgen said the CEST program aims to provide livelihood and…
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Gov. Ebdane tells fishers to organize, avail of govt assistance
ZAMBALES — Hearing of complaints about dwindling fish catch in municipal waters along the Zambales coast, Governor Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. urged small fishermen in the province to form cooperatives and avail of funds from the provincial government to develop sustainable fishing methods. “Don’t go back to marginal fishing—that would get you nowhere. You organize yourselves…
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Estrada seeks probe into Chinese ships dredging in Zambales
MANILA – Senator Jinggoy Estrada filed a resolution Wednesday seeking to investigate the reported dredging activities of Chinese vessels in Zambales. Estrada is worried that the activities could have a significant impact on the lives of Zambales residents who rely on fishing and may disturb the overall balance of the ecosystem. “The ongoing dredging activities…
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Health caravan, bloodletting held as Fleet’s pre-anniversary activities
ZAMBALES– Two activities aimed at promoting health and wellness which is part of the preliminary activities preluding the commemoration of the Philippine Fleet (PF)’s 86th founding anniversary in April were held at Naval Operating Base Subic in Zambales. Conducting this activity in anticipation of the PF anniversary was a timely endeavor to raise health awareness…
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World Wildlife Day beach clean-up at mangrove planting activity
Pinangunahan ng Agusuhin High School ang isinagawang coastal clean-up at mangrove planting sa Sitio Agusuhin, Cawag, Subic, Zambales bilang pakiki-isa sa pagdiriwang ng World Wildlife Day nitong Linggo, Marso 3. Ang project proponent ng aktibidad na si ni Raine Montevilla Carol C. Coloma and nanguna rito kung saan naging katuwang ng mga guro at estudyante…
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DTI distributes 24 ‘Timbangan ng Bayan’ in public markets in Zambales
ZAMBALES — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) distributed a total of 24 Timbangan ng Bayan or public weighing scales in public markets in Zambales. This is a joint project of the agency with the provincial government and Local Price Coordinating Council (LPCC). DTI Provincial Director Enrique Tacbad said the project aims to implement…
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