A PHILIPPINE official at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has called on the concerned governments to protect all the seafarers, including Filipinos, against pirate attacks off the coast of Somalia. Philippine Permanent Representative to the IMO Ambassador Enrique Manalo said ship owners and the governments whose flag their ships fly should assume the responsibility of […]
MALACAÑANG vowed Tuesday to work harder to eliminate extrajudicial killings in the country, amid a report from Human Rights Watch (HRW) criticizing the Aquino administration for its failure to address cases of human rights abuses over the past two years. Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said Malacañang took note of the observations of the HRW […]
THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) has reshuffled its field officials assigned in various ports in the provinces, including immigration officers assigned at the international airport in Clark Field, Pampanga to re-energize the agency, official said on Tuesday. BI Commissioner Ricardo David Jr. said he issued last week the personnel orders reassigning several employees to various […]
MALACAÑANG said Tuesday that Chief Justice Renato Corona failed to take advantage of the opportunity given by the Senate impeachment court to clear his name of allegations being thrown against him. Presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said Corona was given an “unprecedented display of liberality” in court but the chief magistrate did not make the most […]
Think of Volvos and you’re likely to picture a station wagon carrying kids home from soccer practice. But 50 years ago, the Swedish automaker produced one of the most curvaceous sportscars on the market. It was called the P1800, and it still stands as an icon in the company’s history and a cult favorite among […]
MABALACAT, Pampanga – This town’s Mayor Marino Morales dangled P100-million additional internal revenue allotment (IRA) to lure local voters to vote for cityhood in a plebiscite expected to be held here next month. Following Pres. Aquino’s signing of Republic Act 10164 declaring this town as component city, Morales also assured his constituents of a five-year […]
OLONGAPO CITY—Residents from the northern half of this city will experience increased water pressure and wider service coverage with the formal commissioning of the new filtration facility of Subic Water and Sewerage Company Inc. (SUBICWATER), the private utility serving this area and the Subic Bay Freeport. SUBICWATER Chairman Herbert Consunji, who led the inauguration rites […]
THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) has reshuffled its field officials assigned in various ports in the provinces, including immigration officers assigned at the international airport in Clark Field, Pampanga to re-energize the agency, official said on Tuesday. BI Commissioner Ricardo David Jr. said he issued last week the personnel orders reassigning several employees to various […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — Councilor Alex Patio revealed Monday he is looking at joining a party-list as a passport to Congress in 2013. Patio, majority floor leader of the Fourth City Council and author of breakthrough legislation and ordinances like the parallel service roads among others, confided to Sun.Star Pampanga that a party-list group […]
ANGELES CITY – Store owners caught selling cigarettes and liquor to minors in this city will face stern sanctions and possible imprisonment, Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan said. Pamintuan said the City Government will employ stringent measures against vices to save the youths. At the same time, the mayor is also set to certify a proposed ordinance […]