CLARK FREEPORT — The Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) in Central Luzon culminated the month-long celebration of Labor Day on Tuesday with a tripartite run-for-a-cause at the parade grounds of this Freeport. Regional Director Raymundo Agravante said some 250 runners joined the 2.5-kilometer (2.5K) fun run dubbed “Pulayan Para Queng Cabiayan 2012,” which was […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – The National Government, through the Department of Health (DOH) and Capitol, have agreed to jointly construct 14 rural health units in the flooded towns of the province. This initiative is aimed at strengthening the capability of various rural health units in terms of delivering basic health needs of the people. […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — The Pampanga Provincial Manpower Training Center (PMTC) recently disclosed that some members of the indigenous community in Floridablanca town completed their training on wellness massage. PMTC officer-in-charge Francis Maslog said 19 Aetas from the upland community underwent a five-day skills training on arm, foot, hand, head, facial, leg and back […]
By Jovi T. De Leon Wednesday, May 30, 2012 ANGELES CITY — Mayor Edgardo “EdPam” Pamintuan said Tuesday his administration’s priority now is the repair and upgrading of roads particularly those leading to the new City College. During the regular “Kapihan with EdPam,” the mayor said it is of outmost importance that vital roads leading […]
By Reynaldo G. Navales Wednesday, May 30, 2012 CLARK FREEPORT — A top executive of the Cathay Pacific said the airline’s sister firm Dragonair, which launched its daily Clark-Hong Kong flights Tuesday, said they will connect Clark to the world. Wilson Yam, general manager of Cathay Pacific for South East Asia, made the announcement during […]
By Ian Ocampo Flora Wednesday, May 30, 2012 ANGELES CITY — Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan clarified on Tuesday that the City College of Angeles (CCA) will not be in competition with large private colleges and universities in this city. Pamintuan said that CCA would be catering only to impoverished students who cannot afford high tuition fees. […]
Wednesday, May 30, 2012 CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – With barely a year before the mid-term elections, former congressman Jose “Peping” S. Cojuangco’s PDP-Laban has been moving all over the country to rally its members and supporters, a reliable source said. Cojuangco is the uncle of President Benigno C. Aquino III. The source said Cojuangco […]
By Ian Ocampo Flora Wednesday, May 30, 2012 ANGELES CITY — Some P1.5-million worth of plastic products and other materials were destroyed during an early morning fire that gutted down a warehouse in Barangay San Nicolas here. Police reports revealed that around 1:30 a.m. of Sunday, May 27, a fire erupted at a warehouse located […]
Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile has found Chief Justice Renato Corona guilty of betraying public trust. Enrile’s vote has brought to 20 the number of senator-judges who gave a guilty vote for the chief magistrate on charges included in the Article 2 — Corona’s non-disclosure of his assets and net worth. “I vote to hold […]
Government of the Philippines (GPH) peace panel chair Marvic Leonen underlined that “meaningful autonomy,” which the GPH and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) have been eyeing to achieve for the Bangsamoro people, is “collective” and “democratic.” “Meaningful autonomy is and has always been a collective effort of all Moros with the various other identities […]