THE Senate and the House of Representatives have formed a joint oversight congressional committee on public expenditures, which is initially tasked to review the P39.5-billion fund for the conditional cash transfer (CCT) program of the government. House committee on appropriations chair Joseph Emilio Abaya Jr. will lead the House contingent while Senator Franklin Drilon, chairman […]
MALACAÑANG said Wednesday that President Benigno Aquino III is ready to face any possible impeachment complaint to be filed against him in the House of Representatives. In Tuesday’s freedom day protests, militant group “Oust Penoy Movement” (OPM) said it plans to file charges against the Chief Executive for violation of the Constitution and acts of […]
ANGELES CITY — Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan is optimistic that the Museo Ning Angeles would become the benchmark of other soon-to-be declared national cultural properties of the Philippines by the National Museum. Officials of the National Museum of the Philippines led the unveiling of a marker declaring the Museo ning Angeles as an “Important Cultural Property […]
ANGELES CITY – The City Government will now work full time in the creation and establishment of a heritage district in this city, a top official said. This development came after the Museo ning Angeles was recently declared as an important cultural property and was turned-over to the National Museum of the Philippines. Vice Mayor […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — Archbishop Paciano Aniceto led dignitaries, government officials, multi-sectoral representatives and guests in a toast during the City of San Fernando’s 114th Independence Banquet or Vin De Honor at Heroes Hall on Tuesday. “Real freedom must be based on truth and not mere political considerations,” said Aniceto. “Freedom and independence are […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – A local executive order was passed declaring a suspension of work in all government offices and of classes in public and private schools in Pampanga on June 15 in commemoration of the 21st anniversary of the Mt. Pinatubo eruption. Acting Governor Joseller Guiao signed the order at 4 p.m. Wednesday. […]
CLARK FREEPORT – Pres. Aquino is expected to sign into law the People’s Survival Fund (PSF) bill after the congressional bicameral committee finished the final version of the proposal that will provide P1 billion fund annually for projects to mitigate the effects of climate change in the country. “It will provide the seed capital as […]
LUNGSOD NG MALOLOS – Hiniling ng mga environmentalists ang mas maigting na pangangalaga sa Angat Dam Watershed upang mabigyang proteksyon ang samut-saring buhay doon kabilang na ang mga namamataang agila. Ang panawagan ay kaugnay ng mahabang panahon na kampanya sa pag-iingat sa 63,000 ektaryang watershed na nakatutok sa pagtiyak ng pagpapadaloy ng tubig sa kalakhang […]
MARIVELES, Bataan – So what if they cross a dilapidated and dangerous footbridge and hike more than one kilometer of flooded dirt road in going to and from school. “Mahirap po ang tumawid sa tulay at maglakad pero kailangang makapagtapos ng pag-aaral para maging mabuti buhay namin.” This was what children from Sityo Boracay, a […]
LUNGSOD NG MALOLOS – Pangungunahan ni Gob. Wilhelmino Alvarado ang pagsasagawa ng proyekto para mabigyan ng suplay ng tubig at kuryente ang paaralan ng mga katutubong Dumagat sa loob ng Angat watershed. Ito ay dahil hindi parin nabibigyang aksyon ng National Power Corporation (Napocor) ang kahilingan ni Alvarado na ipinabatid noong Disyembre 2011. Dahil sa […]