Positive News Media (Free subscription) | 06/20/2008
OLONGAPO CITY, June 21 (PNA) -- The city government lauded the excellent performance of the Public Employment Service Office (PESO) after being awarded recently by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Region 3 as PESO finalist in Region III in the ‘Highly Urbanized City’ category.
Positive News Media (Free subscription) | 06/17/2008
OLONGAPO CITY, June 18 PNA) -- The local government here will soon launch a modern solid waste disposal and collection system to secure safe and environment friendly garbage disposal and maintain cleanliness in this city.
ABS CBN (Free subscription) | 06/02/2008
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) Olongapo-Subic Chapter on Monday condemned the shoddy treatment given to two journalists in Olongapo by members of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority-Law Enforcement Department (SBMA-LED) and a court officer during two separate incidents.
ABS CBN (Free subscription) | 06/03/2008
CAMP OLIVAS, PAMPANGA - A Pasay City court sheriff was shot dead while his aide was listed in critical condition at a hospital after they were shot point blank along corner Anunas and 20th Streets in Barangay West Bajac-bajac in Olongapo City Tuesday.
ABS CBN (Free subscription) | 06/03/2008
CAMP OLIVAS, PAMPANGA - Two persons were shot dead by an unidentified gunmen near the Victory Liner Terminal in Olongapo City, police said.
ABS CBN (Free subscription) | 06/18/2008
... nine in Bulacan, seven in Tarlac and seven in Angeles City, three in Camp Olivas, and three in Olongapo City and one in Bataan. The statistics, Villanueva said, only showed that HPG3 personnel are not remiss on their job particularly in the campaign against carjack vehicles and cars with spurious documents travelling on the streets. He said HPG3 operatives also strictly enforce the "no plates,...
Positive News Media (Free subscription) | 06/06/2008
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT, June 7 (PNA) -- A United States Navy submarine is currently docked at the Alava Pier here for a week-long goodwill visit and rest and recreation (R&R). On Thursday, orphaned children from the Olongapo Center for Assistance, Rehabilitation and Empowerment (OCARE) and members of the media toured the USS Buffalo (SSN 715), which arrived here on June 3. The submarine carries...
USGS M5+ Earthquakes (Free subscription) | 06/07/2008
Earthquake Details5.0Saturday, June 07, 2008 at 20:04:41 UTCSunday, June 08, 2008 at 04:04:41 AM at epicenter 13.671°N, 120.890°E104.7 km (65.1 miles)MINDORO, PHILIPPINES20 km (10 miles) WSW of Batangas, Luzon, Philippines45 km (25 miles) NW of Calapan, Mindoro, Philippines105 km (65 miles) S of MANILA, Philippines145 km (90 miles) SSE of Olongapo, Luzon, Philippineshorizontal +/- 9.4 km (5.8...
ABS CBN (Free subscription) | 06/06/2008
... a Taiwanese fishing boat docked at Subic’s Riviera Pier. Anthony Ang, a Chinese national living in Olongapo City who allegedly tried to bring the boxes out of Subic’s SRF compound, initially declared that the boxes contained "sensitive computer parts." He later went missing with his family, prompting the PASG, SBMA and PDEA to open the boxes that contained more than 90 kilos of shabu. Subsequent...
Positive News Media (Free subscription) | 06/04/2008
... context, Davao City ’s population is 71 percent higher than Cebu City , 499% larger than Olongapo-Subic City 333 percent higher than Angeles-Clark City and 340 percent larger than Baguio City . The city’s estimated workforce is twice of Cebu, 9 times of Subic and 7 times of Clark and 6 times of Baguio . This has not even taken to account the manpower pool at the nearby cities and provinces...
Positive News Media (Free subscription) | 05/20/2008
... Laboratory provided forensic analysis support in the investigation of a multiple murder case in Olongapo City last March 13 involving a showbiz figure and three other persons. The Crime Laboratory was able to establish a link between the murder case and two suspects Ferdinand Cardenas and John Ariel Santos arrested by the San Fernando City Police Station who yielded three handguns. Through...
The Closet Grandmaster (Free subscription) | 05/18/2008
Another strong tournament opened yesterday in The Philippines, this time in the former United States military base of Subic, in Olongapo City. Dubbed the 1st Subic International Open, the event features GM Yuriy Kuzubov, rated 2603 and currently Ukraine's number fourteenth ranked player. Backing up from the just concluded 2nd PIO are the usual cast of top-class locals including IM Sadorra who...
