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Tanauan City Palawan Council grants Environmental Clearance to teams, As-Pac proposed Coal-Fed Plant baseball champs >>>NEWS....P/2
>>>F.E.S.T....P/8
Batangueños must be wellrepresented in Congress >>>OPINION....P/4
JOENALD MEDINA RAYOS Publisher/Editor-in-Chief
NAKALUSOT na sa Ikatlo at Huling Pagbasa ng Senado noong Lunes, Hunyo 1, ang panukalang batas na maghihiwalay sa Lunsod Batangas at Lunsod ng Lipa bilang mga solong distrito ng lalawigan ng Batangas. Nakapaloob ang naturang usapin sa Committee Report No. 126 -- Joint Report ng Committee on Local Government na pinamumunuan ni Senador Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. at Committee on Electoral Reforms and People’s Participation na pinamumunuan ni Senador Koko Pimentel III. Sa naturang ulat, ang House Bill No. 3750 na may titulong “An Act Separating the City of Batangas from the Second Legislative District of the Province of Batangas to Constitute the Lone Legislative District of the City of Batangas” na
>>>PANUKALANG BATAS.....sundan sa P/2
Nature’s gift. The pride of Batangas -- coral reefs, clean and pristine beaches, historical landmarks -- facing destruction if the proposed mining in Lobo town will be allowed by the government.| CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Online signature campaign against mining in Batangas gains support In an effort to help save the environment against any form of destruction that would greatly affect the community and its environs, an online signature campaign is now gaining support both locally and abroad with its presence in the social media. As of this writing, the campaign has already reached 1,234 signatories The campaign is particularly focused on the proposed mining activity in approximately 263 square hectares of land in Lobo, Batangas, which will encompass most of the
barangays near the coastlines of Verde Island passage. Said 263 hectares would be equivalent to excavating the size of two Bonifacio Global Cities in Makati-Taguig area. “We ask you to join us in this fight against the ruin and exploitation of one of our country’s last remaining marine and wildlife sanctuaries. Please sign this petition to let the Philippine government know that people care about the environment, and that the preservation of our marine wildlife is more
>>>VOC POPULI....turn to P/3
Sakuna. Umabot sa 15 pamilya ang direktang naapektuhan samantalang walong (8) kabahayan naman ang natupok sa sunog kamakailan na naganap dating PNR Station Purok 4, Barangay 24. Basahin ang istorya sa pahina 3.| JERSON SANCHEZ