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 […]
STA. ANA — Representative Aurelio Gonzales Jr. (3rd District, Pampanga) extended Thursday P100,000 as financial support for the development programs of farmers here. Gonzales said the fund aims to provide the immediate needs of farmers. He added that last year, he has extended the same assistance used for the purchase of bikes and other needs […]
CLARK FREEPORT – Clark International Airport Corporation President Victor Jose I. Luciano said the “Clark airport has arrived” as he leads journalists in a tour inside the busy Diosdado Macapagal passenger terminal Thursday. During a brief tour inside the airport, Luciano showed some of the budget carriers bound for Hong Kong, Bangkok, and Singapore; and […]
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. […]
CLARK FREEPORT — “The basis for this procedure (offloading) is the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Law of 2003 and protection against human rights violations.” This was stated by Ronnie Tiotuico, Department of Tourism (DOT) Central Luzon director, who is referring to several cases of passenger offloading at the Clark International Airport. “A mere possession of a […]
SUBIC FREEPORT — Residents and tourists flocked to the three-day opening show of the Ayala Land’s Harbor Point mall inside this Freeport recently. TV celebrities Anne Curtis, Bea Alonzo, and Marvin Agustin; sport figures Nate Burkey and Carlo de Murga of the Philippine Azkals; and singer Juris entertained shoppers during the mall’s initial launching. The […]
CLARK FREEPORT — The Cebu Pacific (CEB) admitted that the recent delays to its flights are mostly caused by air traffic congestion, and pledged continuous support to relevant government authorities to decongest the Ninoy Aquino International Airport runway. In a press statement furnished to Sun.Star Pampanga, the airline stated that it has coordinated with the […]
THE Angeles City Tourism Office (Acto) has revealed a preview of its branding campaign which aims to create a positive image for the city during the “Tourism Brand and Calendar Launch” held recently at the Museo ning Angeles. The newly launched brand which is the slogan “Angeles City: I Like!” aspires to showcase what makes […]
ANGELES CITY — Joint elements of the Optical Media Board (OMB) and the local police confiscated at least 20 sacks of pirated DVDs from street stalls along Fields Avenue here and in Dau in nearby Mabalacat town. OMB chairman Ronnie Ricketts personally supervised the surprise raid on sidewalk merchants selling fake DVDs. Chief Inspector Luisito […]
ANGELES CITY — The City Council is set to conduct an investigation on alleged irregularities in the issuance of fire clearances by the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) here. This stemmed from a complaint filed by Fatima Salvo, proprietor of Notes and Rhythms School of Music, before the City Council. Salvo informed the councilors that […]