FOUR people died while two others were wounded when grenade exploded Monday afternoon in a village in Lingig, Surigao del Sur, radio report said. The fatalities were identified as Michael Ambus, 17; Joselito Nonong, 19; and Nelbert Banog, 15. Wounded in the incident were Camille Orillo, 11; and Jake Jay Orillo, 13. The incident took […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — Governor Lilia Pineda urged on Monday her fellow government officials and Capitol employees to follow the example of Jose Abad Santos in placing the welfare of the people first above personal comfort and gains. Pineda made this call after the wreath laying ceremonies Monday in honor of the 70th death […]
CANDABA – A group of fishermen here disclosed that despite the reported water pollution at the Pampanga River, their catch had increased compared to the previous months. Roderick Sablan, a fisherman from Barangay Bambang, was happy to note that the fish from the river appeared to be “undisturbed” despite the bulk of garbage. “Marami ngayon […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — Livelihood beneficiaries from Central Luzon recently received a total of P7.2 million in grants from the government’s Integrated Livelihood Program (ILP). The ILP is a concerted effort of the Department of Labor and Employment (Dole)-Central Luzon, Public Employment Service Offices, Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (Owwa), National Reintegration Center Office (NRCO) […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — The delegates in the 45th Meeting of the Board of Governors of Asian Development Bank (ADB) experienced fun in the province, said Department of Tourism (DOT) Central Luzon director Ronnie Tiotuico. “The 45th Meeting of the Board of Governors of Asian Development Bank (ADB) at the PICC (Philippine International Convention […]
CONSUMERS are now being eyed to become members of the regional tripartite wages and productivity boards (RTWPBs). Ciriaco Lagunzad, National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) executive director, said consumer representation in the wage boards is necessary as they are directly affected by the minimum wage adjustments. Aside from consumers, he said NWPC is also eyeing […]
THE Philippines is back on the radar screen of the international community after its successful hosting of the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) 45th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors, official said. Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima said that the recently concluded ADB meeting showed that “It’s more fun in the Philippines.” “Manila 2012 has put […]
THE City Government of Angeles received nego-karts livelihood funding assistance from the Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) that will be distributed to ambulant vendors in the city. The nego-kart (Negosyo sa Kariton) project is one of Dole’s priority projects intended to provide decent livelihood for the ambulant workers in major cities of the country. […]
MANILA, Philippines – Two suspected carjackers were killed by policemen in a shootout in Porac, Pampanga on Thursday morning. Police identified one the slain suspects as Renato Pamintuan of Capas town in Tarlac province. Pamintuan and his buddy were killed by joint teams of the Sta. Rita and Porac town police stations in an encounter […]
MANILA, Philippines – The Pilipinas Anti-Piracy Team (PAPT) together with the Optical Media Board (OMB) seized on Friday over 100 pirated software installers among popular shopping malls in Pampanga. Among the malls raided were SM City Pampanga in San Fernando City, SM City Clark, Marquee Mall and Robinsons Place in Angeles City. Several laptop brands […]