MABALACAT, Pampanga — An unidentified suspect brutally killed a 62-year-old widower in his own house at Barangay Mabiga, here, on Saturday, police said. Supt. Johanna Ponseca-Rosales, Pampanga police information chief and head of the Police Community Relations (PCR), identified the victim as Enrique Bundalian of 135 Casmor Subd., Mabiga. Rosales said the motive could be […]
MALOLOS CITY—Kumpirmado ng makakalahok sa London Olympics sa Agosto ang Bulakenyong manlalangoy na si Jessie Khing Lacuna. Dahil dito, abala si Lacuna sa mga paghahanda para sa kanyang pagtatangka na makapag-uwi ng medalya. Sa isang email na ipinadala ng manlalangoy sa mamamahayag na ito noong Sabado, Hunyo 2, ipinahayag niya na isang malaking karangalan na […]
THE House of Representatives has formed a committee that will draft guidelines on the release of statements of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALNs) of its members. Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. said the committee will be composed of representatives Rufus Rodriguez (Cagayan de Oro), Rodolfo Antonino (Nueva Ecija) and Rex Gatchalian (Valenzuela). Rodriguez represents the […]
SENATORS Panfilo Lacson and Francis Pangilinan will have a sure seat in the Cabinet of President Benigno Aquino III when their terms end in 2013. Aquino told reporters while in London for a business trip that Pangilinan and Lacson are being considered for the President’s team after their terms expire on June 30, 2013. He […]
PRESIDENTIAL Adviser on Political Affairs Ronald Llamas denied Thursday allegations of Archbishop Oscar Cruz that Malacañang tried to stop him from criticizing the Aquino administration. “The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Political Affairs (Opapa) categorically denies that it has attempted through any means to try and influence Archbishop Oscar Cruz from criticizing the administration,” […]
THE Aquino administration welcomed Thursday the passage of a bill restructuring the excise taxes on alcohol and tobacco products in the House of Representatives. In a press statement, Budget Secretary Florencio Abad commended the “groundbreaking” move of congressmen, hoping the Senate would also do the same. “We enjoin our senators to fully support the Aquino […]
CLARK FREEPORT — League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP) president Mayor Oscar Rodriguez urged fellow city mayors on Thursday to include issues on climate change adaptation in their disaster preparedness programs. Rodriguez made this call during Wednesday’s “Tapatan Roadshow in Disaster Preparedness and Climate Change Adaptation” held at the Oxford Hotel here and attended […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jesse Robredo vowed Wednesday to follow up the status of the dredging activity at the Pampanga River. Robredo said the project is not within his authority as secretary of DILG, but he would personally check it before the Department of Public […]
CLARK FREEPORT — Senator Loren Legarda asked the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Thursday to conduct an environmental audit on local government units (LGUs) to check if they are implementing and enforcing laws designed to protect the environment. Legarda issued the statement during the Regional Workshop on Climate Change and Adaptation and […]
CLARK FREEPORT — Four towns in Pampanga received P1 million each from the Performance Challenge Fund (PCF) after being awarded the Seal of Good Housekeeping (SGH), qualifying them for the fund subsidy. The municipalities of Porac, Lubao, Floridablanca and San Luis were the latest awardees of the PCF, after being awarded under the SGH. The […]