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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Through a reciprocal agreement inked between Clearwater Country Club and Ambassy Club in Shanghai China, members of both clubs may enjoy special reciprocal member’s privileges. Members of Clearwater Country Club planning to visit the Ambassy Club in Shanghai China should first obtain a letter of introduction. Upon arrival at the reciprocal club, members […]
MANILA, Philippines – Village officials of Barangay Bangkal in Makati City assured their constituents that contingency measures will be in place to address any possible effects of the Multi-Phase Extraction (MPE) system that will be used in the coming days to hasten the recovery of oil that may have contaminated groundwater due to an oil […]
MANILA, Philippines – With flu-like symptoms prevalent in the rainy season, a Quezon City councilor wants the city government to provide a free annual flu vaccination for the city’s public school pupils and students. Quezon City 3rd District Councilor Allan Benedict Reyes said vaccination will lessen the chances of the students of being afflicted with […]
MANILA, Philippines – Roughly 500 Filipino youths recently gathered in front of the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Rome to form a human Philippine flag. The event was organized to gather, unite, and get the demographic profiles of the youth of each Filipino community in Rome, including those who do not belong to […]
As the Department of Education sounded out its “Brigada Eskwela” call for community involvement in schools to focus on sanitation and hygiene, Malacañang reminded families of the efficacy of cleanliness against dengue-carrying mosquitoes. “Hindi lang pag tag-ulan nagiging delikado tayo sa dengue, kahit tag-init kailangan tuloy-tuloy ang pagprepara at siguraduhing di tayo, ang kapaligiran di […]
DISTURBING, if not surprising, is the report that Quezon City councilors Roderick Paulate and Francisco Calalay Jr. were ordered suspended by the Office of the Ombudsman for six months without pay for having some 60 ghost employees on the City Hall’s payroll. Based on the Field Investigation Office’s (FIO) report, the persons holding job order […]