CANDABA, Pampanga—The United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) has begun making its presence felt in the provinces, beginning with Pampanga, where President Aquino won in the 2010 elections. Vice President Jejomar Binay and several prospective candidates on the UNA senatorial slate came here Saturday for the launch of a local political party. But Binay said he attended […]
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 […]
PAMPANGA, Philippines – Residents in the town of Porac staged a reenactment of Jesus Christ’s passion and death or “senakulo” as early as Wednesday to meditate more deeply on Christ’s sacrifice. There were some cast as Jews who jeered as Jesus and the two robbers passed carrying their crosses. In Barangay Manibaug, the procession stopped […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -– An official from the Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) earlier stressed that the province of Pampanga is already heading towards reducing and ultimately eradicating rabies cases by 2020. Provincial Veterinarian Augusto Baluyut Jr., claimed that Pampanga is no longer included in the Top 10 provinces with high animal rabies cases nationwide. […]
CEBU CITY — The Quota International of Pampanga and Angeles City won in the 18th District Conference of Quota International District 41 held at the Marco Polo Hotel in this city over the weekend. The two clubs bested eight other Quota clubs from different parts of the country. The district conference is an annual event […]
State-owned Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) turned P3.54 billion to the treasury bureau as part of its share in the gaming agency’s earning in the first-three months of the year, surpassing its P2.54-billion remittance in the same period last year. Data from the Bureau of Treasury showed that Pagcor’s remittance in January to March […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF, or Pag-IBIG Fund, here disclosed that the government office is still offering a penalty condonation program until June 30 for members who have unpaid housing loans and delinquent employers who failed to register their employees with the agency. The agency has launched a […]
THE Regional Development Council (RDC) recently approved the implementation of P3.056 billion worth of infrastructure projects in Pampanga. Under the Convergence Program for Enhancing Tourism Access of the Departments of Tourism (DOT) and Public Works and Highways (DPWH), the RDC approved the infrastructure projects, which include the P277-million widening of the West Circumferential Road in […]
MABALACAT — Some 600 residents of the Mawaque Resettlement Area here availed themselves of free medical and dental services last Friday. The medical and dental mission was sponsored by Vice Governor Joseller Guiao. According to Guiao’s chief of staff Art Punsalan, some 400 indigents benefited from medical and dental services, while some 200 young boys […]
ANGELES CITY — Pampanga furniture and other products are being lined up for export to South Korea, business groups here said. A delegation recently toured the province and visited the top manufacturers. Erdy Feliciano, co-owner of Calfurn Manufacturing Phils. Inc., said developing a market abroad would be boon to the local economy. “We hope to […]