CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — The Provincial Board on Wednesday urged various Kapampangan groups in the United Stated of America to be united to further advance the interest of the province. Jess Española, a representative of the USA Pampanga Day Celebration Commission, visited the Board Members on Wednesday. Senior Board Member Cris Garbo, acting as […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — The head of the Pampanga Provincial Library (PPL) here recently disclosed that their total book collections have reached 21,572. Provincial Librarian Bessie Makabali said these collections were purchased from local funds, while some were part of the allocation from the National Library of the Philippines (NLP). Makabali also claimed that […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — Village chiefs hoping for an extended stay at their post might be disappointed after the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) recent opinion on the proposed synchronized barangay elections in 2013. The National Federation of Barangay Leagues recently filed resolutions with the House of the Representatives in support of President Benigno Aquino […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — Clark Development Corporation (CDC) officer-in-charge Eduardo Oban Jr. paid a courtesy call on Governor Lilia Pineda on Wednesday for the first time. Oban’s visit to Pineda was marked by talks of various issues at the Capitol. The cordial dialogue at the Executive House was more than enough to break the […]
MAGALANG — Pampanga Agricultural College (PAC) president Honorio Soriano Jr. said they welcome the establishment of a satellite campus by the Philippine Science High School (PSHS). “I have no objection. We will appreciate if we accommodate ‘PhiScie’ in PAC,” Soriano said. He said the PSHS is developing the value of science and advocating the science […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — A detainee was arrested for allegedly concealing illegal drugs and planning to smuggle the items inside the Pampanga Provincial Jail. The arrest came after operatives of the Pampanga Provincial Intelligence Branch received a report that a certain detainee who is about to be committed at the provincial jail will try […]
MABALACAT, Pampanga – The treasurer of Barangay Bundagul here said their former village chief, now Vice Mayor Noelito “Noel” Castro, had used public funds to purchase a 534-square meter property in 1999. In an interview on Monday night, Bundagul Treasurer Elisa Cunanan said she was ordered by then Barangay Captain Castro to release funds in […]
ANGELES CITY – The construction of the P15-billion Balog-Balog megadam (BBM) in Tarlac, a project initiated way back during the term of Pres. Aquino’s mother former Pres. Corazon Aquino, will finally start this July, the National Irrigation Authority (NIA) has announced. Balog-Balog Multipurpose Project (BBMP) Manager Vicente Vicmudo said the “rock-fill dam” would be 113.5 […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — Eighteen young men and women are vying for this year’s title of Lakan at Mutya Ning San Fernando 2012. The said candidates were presented to members of the media Monday at the Heroes Hall here. The event was led by Pyestang Fernandino executive committee chair Jennifer Bonifacio and Lakan at […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — This city has started its almost month-long fiesta celebration with an off-road challenge over the weekend, signaling the beginning of a host of cultural programs and recreational activities in line with its theme “Pyestang Fernandino, Dalerayan Ning Kulturang Pasulungan.” “On the occasion of the feast of St. Ferdinand, our city […]