CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna, Philippines — The town of Calaca in Batangas became the country’s newest component city after a majority of the residents voted yes in a plebiscite conducted on Saturday.

Calaca will become Batangas' fifth city once its conversion into a component city is ratified through a plebiscite President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law a measure converting the ...

The epicenter of the rumbling was recorded southwest of Calaca, Batangas at around 8:24 a.m. and had tectonic origins. Phivolcs is expecting both damages and aftershocks due to earthquake.

Semirara Mining and Power Corp. (SMPC) is in talks with local banks to fund its planned 700-megawatt coal-fired power plant ...

The bid of Calaca town to become Batangas province’s fifth city will be decided in a Sept. 3 plebiscite, as local officials stepped up the campaign to entice voters to support the conversion.

MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court (SC) has affirmed the merger of two barangays in Calaca, Batangas, thereby putting an end to a dispute that has dragged on for decades. In a 28-page ...

MANILA, Philippines — The municipality of Calaca in Batangas is now officially a city, said the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Sunday after over 29,000 of its residents voted for cityhood.

LUCENA CITY — Classes at all levels in public and private schools were suspended in Calaca City in Batangas province as a precaution after a magnitude 5 earthquake struck five kilometers ...

THE Supreme Court has upheld the abolition of Barangay San Rafael in Calaca, Batangas, and affirmed its merger with Barangay Dacanlao, settling a legal dispute that has spanned more than two decades.

The Supreme Court (SC) has upheld the abolition of Barangay San Rafael and its merger with Barangay Dacanlao in Calaca, Batangas. In a 28-page decision, the SC En Banc reversed and set aside a ...

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake was recorded in Calaca, Batangas and was felt in several areas in Metro Manila on Friday morning. Interviewed on Dobol B TV, Dr. Teresito Bacolcol, director of Philippine ...

Calaca is the first city in the 1st Congressional Distict of Batangas and fifth in the province after Lipa, Tanauan, Santo Tomas and Batangas City CALACA, Philippines – The Commission on ...