CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — The wife of Representative Aurelio Gonzales Jr., Elizabeth, led the medical and dental mission of the lawmaker at the Sindalan district office. A total of 200 people availed themselves of the services. The event dubbed “Lovehealth-Medical and Dental Bonanza” is the latest of the social service missions of Gonzales that […]
ANGELES CITY — The city police have arrested two suspected hold-uppers who incidentally fired a gun while on board a motorcycle along a busy street in Barangay Balibago here Saturday night. Serafin Valenzuela Vaca Jr., 27, of Amsic, Angeles City and Hermie Estor Capulit, 28, of Balyok, San Clemente, Tarlac were cornered by Senior Police […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — Provincial Government Environment and Natural Resources Officer Art Punsalan allayed on Friday fears that quarry revenues will be affected by the advent of the rainy season. “As we have noted since the start of the (Governor Lilia) Pineda administration, we are taking seasonality out of the question which has been […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — The Regional Development Council in Central Luzon’s Sectoral Committee on Infrastructure Development (SCID) backed the bid of the regional Land Transportation Office (LTO) for jurisdiction of the North Luzon Expressway (NLEx) and Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx). During its regular meeting at Party Place in this city, SCID chairman and Bulacan Governor […]
SAYING it has lost its prestige and popularity among Filipinos over the years, the House of Representatives recently approved a bill that would institutionalize the Palarong Pambansa as the premier national sporting event of the country. House Bill 6119 aims to create a policy and coordinating body for the conduct of the 37-year-old Palaro, which […]
THE Court of Appeals (CA) has turned down a motion filed by a suspected financier of the international terror group Jema’ah Islamiyah (JI) to lift the six-month freeze order issued against his bank accounts. In a three-page resolution, CA’s Former First Division through Associate Justice Mariflor Punzalan-Castillo held that the motions for reconsideration filed by […]
MALACANANG said Sunday that President Benigno Aquino III is not hiding anything by refusing to sign waiver on his bank accounts. Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said everything the public should know is stated in the statement of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN) of the President and calls for waiver signing are mere “gimmickry.” […]
SENATOR Miriam Defensor Santiago told President Benigno Aquino III to expect a backlash if he decides to appoint a political ally as replacement to deposed Chief Justice Renato Corona. Santiago, who voted against Corona’s conviction last May 29, said Aquino will only prove his critics right that the end goal of removing the ex-magistrate was […]
MANILA (Updated 5:58 p.m.) — Ousted Chief Justice Renato Corona was discharged from an upscale hospital in Pasig City Saturday afternoon, radio and television reports said. Corona, who was recently removed from office after 20 of 23 senators found him guilty of committing culpable violation of the Constitution and betraying public trust, was admitted to […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — Mayor Oscar Rodriguez and Angeles City Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan are pushing to have the Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) portability for towns being converted to cities. This move is to cushion the effect of reduced IRA shares of the 117 member cities of the League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP). […]