A MEMBER of Permanent Council of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) is hoping that the senator-judges of the impeachment court would decide based on the evidence and not on politics.”I hope the senators will base it on the evidence of both parties and not on politics or on whether one is an […]
THE Supreme Court (SC) may moot the petition of Chief Justice Renato Corona to stop the Senate impeachment court from probing his bank deposits in view of the magistrate’s unconditional waiver over his bank accounts. The Senate, sitting as an impeachment court, is expected to take a vote today, Tuesday, on whether or not to […]
PORAC — Local officials here led by Mayor Condralito dela Cruz and Vice Mayor Dexter David lauded on Monday civil society and fraternity groups for their support to community projects and advocacies in various barangays of this town.The groups Guardians, Justice League, Tau Gama Fraternity and Phi Beta Rho Fraternity were given plaques of recognition […]
ANGELES CITY – Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan led other city officials in celebrating the National Flag Day, commemorating the day when the Philippine flag was first unfurled 114 years ago during the Battle of Alapan. A brief program hosted by the Angeles City Tourism Office (ACTO) coincided Monday’s flag raising rites at the City Hall grounds […]
ANGELES CITY — Some 100 children are set to receive free harelip and cleft palate surgeries from the Kapampangan Development Foundation (KDF), Operation Smile and the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) at the Rafael Lazatin Memorial Hospital on May 30 to June 3.KDF president Benigno Ricafort said the beneficiaries come from poor families who cannot […]
SAN SIMON — A 21-year-old tricycle driver was arrested by police authorities in a drug bust operation conducted over the weekend along Barangay San Isidro this town, a police report said Monday.Police identified the suspect as Benjamin Calma Celis alias Jepoy, single and resident of Barangay San Agustin this town.Investigations revealed that an informant reported […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — Councilor Jimmy Lazatin is set to file this week a resolution encouraging all private and public schools in this city to use the book “Iniang Malati Ku” as a supplemental reading material.Lazatin said this is in line with the Department of Education (DepEd) Order 74, which requires schools to offer […]
PORAC — Municipal government cited on Monday through a Municipal Council resolution the massive contribution to local and international tourism of Poracay Resort in Barangay Manibaug here.During the Monday flag raising rites, Municipal Council majority floor leader Councilor Ludi Muli read the resolution which noted the growing influx of tourists in the town, particularly Poracay, […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — Some P14 million in scholarship funds are now ready to benefit the new set of scholars of Rep. Aurelio “Dong” Gonzales Jr. (3rd District, Pampanga) under his “Iskolar Ng Dong Program”. Gonzales said the new fund will enable him to accommodate more scholars for this coming school year 2012 to […]
APALIT – The Provincial Government distributed Monday another set of tricycles to be used as barangay patrols in this town.Village chiefs here lauded Governor Lilia Pineda for the initiative which will further bolster the campaign against criminality in the localities. According to Hermogenes Bayani, president of the association of barangay chiefs, the service patrols given […]