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Higher STAR tollway rates effective July 11

STAR tollway rates went higher effective yesterday, July 11. Commuters passing in and out of the Southern Tagalog Arterial Road (STAR) will have to endure another burden on their everyday travelling expenses. This is a repost from www.gmanews.tv. Higher toll rates for the Southern Tagalog Arterial Road or STAR Tollway …

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Gov. Vi heads Oath-Taking for Batangas LP winners

Gov. Vilma Santos Recto took her oath of office together with her husband, Senator Ralph Recto, June 28. Joining the couple-politicians were elected LP provincial candidates, Vice Governor Mark Leviste, Board Member Christopher de Leon, Cong. Tomas Apacible and Cong. Hermilando Mandanas. In the re-elected Governor’s speech, Ate Vi gave …

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Star Tollway charges go up on July 10

THE charges for using the 42-kilometer, four-lane Star Tollway connecting Santo Tomas, Batangas, to Batangas City will go up by P5 starting July 10 to enable the road operator to recover its construction costs, an official said Monday. The Toll Regulatory Board approved Star Infrastructure Development Corp.’s petition to raise …

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Classes Near Taal Volcano, Suspended

Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) is still keeping the alert level 2 for Taal Volcano. Classes on most parts of the country are starting today, but DepEd Batangas has suspended the classes on critical areas around Taal Volcano. These includes classes on Pulo Elementary School in Talisay and …

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Philvocs raised alert level 2 at Taal Volcano

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) raised the alert level at Taal Volcano in Batangas from 1 to 2 after detecting “anomalous changes” in volcanic activity in the past two months. Phivolcs director Renato Solidum said the alert level was raised due to the following reasons: increasing number …

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Bridge of Promise at STAR-SLEX link, bubuksan na!

“ Magkasabay na bubuksan sa publiko sa June 15,2010 ang dalawang major infrastructure development sa Southern Tagalog- ang STAR-SLEX link at ang Bridge of Promise sa Batangas City.” Ito ang naging pahayag ni Batangas Congressman Hermilando Mandanas matapos ang isinagawa nitong inspection sa nabanggit na mga proyekto kamakailan. Si Mandanas …

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