MANILA, Philippines—The 13-year-old boy who attempted to commit suicide after shooting a friend inside SM Pampanga mall Tuesday is pronounced dead Wednesday afternoon, said a report by Jong Manlapaz of 990 AM Radyo Inquirer. Quoting Dr. Alfonso Danac, head of the emergency department of Jose B. Lingad Memorial Hospital in San Fernando, Pampanga, the report […]
MANILA, Philippines – Deployment of additional security guards and a reduction in the number of their working hours were among the proposals presented by a group of security agencies in a meeting with police Thursday after the fatal shootings in two branches of a popular mall that happened a week apart. The incidents at the […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO—Security was tightened at a mall here where a 13-year-old boy shot a 16-year-old friend then turned the gun on himself. Millie Dizon, vice president for marketing and communications of SM Supermalls, said in an e-mail statement that security was tightened in all the mall’s entrances after the shooting. The retail giant […]
MANILA, Philippines—Police will undergo retraining to equip them with skills and knowledge needed to handle emergency situations like the recent shooting incident at SM Pampanga last month, PNP chief Director General Nicanor Bartolome said Friday. The remark came amid criticism the police and SM security personnel who responded when a 13-year-old boy shot his male […]
The three dump trucks were part of a convoy heading for Macabebe when the bridge at Colgante village in Apalit collapsed at about 10:15 a.m., police said. “Aming napagalaman may apat na dump truck papuntang Macabebe, dito sa dinadaanan ang Colgante Bridge. Ang naunang truck nakalipat pero … itong tatlo na sumunod sa naunang truck […]
CLARK FREEPORT ZONE — Revenue in Clark Development Corporation has increased in 2011 compared to 2010, the Corporate Planning Department (CPD) of the state-owned firm reported. In reports submitted to CDC chair and Officer-in-Charge Eduardo Oban Jr., the gross revenue for last year has reached P984,361 million compared to the 2010 revenue of P898,673 million. […]
CLARK FREEPORT — Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia has relayed her plan to run for senator during the Mothers’ Day celebration at the SM City Clark on Sunday. “This is my first time to announce my political plan outside of Cebu and it is here in Pampanga,” Garcia said. Calling for the province’s support to her […]
PORAC – Don Honorio Ventura Technological State University (DHVTSU) officials made insinuations it will withdraw from the satellite campus agreement with town officials here if “internal disagreements” are not settled soonest. Majority of village chiefs in this quarry-driven and sand-rich town urged Councilor Mike Tapang to unite with the administration of Mayor Condralito Dela Cruz […]
APALIT – Archbishop Paciano Aniceto and Governor Lilia Pineda led on Monday thousands of devotees and well-wishers of the Sto. Cristo del Pardon during the first grand fluvial procession held at the Rio Grande de Pampanga commonly known as the Pampanga River. Aniceto, welcomed by the Catholic faithful in Candaba, was joined by local leaders […]
Pampanga Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) Head Engr. Lulu Alingcastre tells barangay officials of 35 villages in Apalit, Candaba, San Luis, San Simon and Masantol to value the programs and services provided by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in line with its emergency humanitarian relief assistance to typhoon and flood-affected populations […]