MABALACAT – Vice President Jejomar Binay has reminded the public not to fall prey to text messages claiming that the recipients have won in a raffle sponsored by the Office of the Vice President under its cash assistance program. “Mag-ingat po tayo sa mga text scam. Wag tayong maniniwala sa mga pakana na ito. Wag […]
CANDABA – Police arrested on Friday a 66-year-old man for selling illegal drugs in Barangay Pulong Gubat this town. Superintendent Henry Flores, town’s chief of police, identified the suspect as Pelagio Gonzales Castro who was caught in the act of selling illegal drugs. The local police conducted a buy-bust operation in the said barangay relative […]
MEXICO — The Pampanga Electric Cooperative I (Pelco) based in this town was recently received the National Electrification Administration (NEA)’s Hall of Fame Electric Cooperative (EC) Award in the recently concluded 2012 Lumens Awards held in Davao City. Along with the Hall of Fame EC Award for its 2011 performance, Pelco 1 General Manager Loliano […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — The relics of Sta. Monica and her son St. Agustine were venerated Friday morning in different churches in Pampanga. The “homecoming” of the bone relics or the “ex ossibus” of the two were first taken to the San Agustin Parish Church in this city where they were welcomed by hundreds […]
STA. ANA — The Butil Farmers Party has reiterated its ongoing support programs for farmers in this town in line with its advocacy dubbed “Farmer’s Security is Food Security.” Butil Representative Agapito Guanlao told farmers here during the Farmers Congress over the weekend that Butil is an organization, which endeavors to achieve a holistic provision […]
LUBAO — Mayor Mylyn Pineda-Cayabyab hosted on Friday a town-wide job fair and a host of social service missions here as part of the 440th founding anniversary of the town. Pineda hosted a jobs fair at the Lubao Gym here participated by more than 55 local and overseas companies. “Job fairs like this have become […]
MEXICO — The Pampanga Electric Cooperative I (Pelco) based in this town was recently received the National Electrification Administration (NEA)’s Hall of Fame Electric Cooperative (EC) Award in the recently concluded 2012 Lumens Awards held in Davao City. Along with the Hall of Fame EC Award for its 2011 performance, Pelco 1 General Manager Loliano […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – The Pampanga Provincial Government and the Department of Agriculture (DA) have recently started the distribution of mango and banana seedlings in the mountainous area of Floridablanca. Roy Imperial, agriculture consultant of the Provincial Government, said farmers in three barangays of the said town were given 4,000 seedlings. The seedlings, according […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – The coastal waters of Pampanga, particularly those in Macabebe, Masantol and Sasmuan and adjoining areas in Bataan will be subjected to delineation and mapping by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). This was disclosed by officials led by Provincial Board Committee on Environment and Natural Resources chairman and […]
CLARK FREEPORT — Businessman Ruperto Cruz assailed Thursday the Bureau of Immigration (BI) for the alleged “slow processing” of passengers at the Clark International Airport. Cruz, owner of Royal Garden Golf and Country Club, complained that there were only two immigration officers checking hundreds of passengers bound for Hong Kong and Bangkok and other international […]