CANDABA — Vice President Jejomar Binay endorsed on Saturday the congressional bid of Mayor Jerry Pelayo and supported the mayoralty plan of Pelayo’s son, Patrick. Binay was warmly welcomed by local leaders during the launching of the “Anak Ng Candaba” (ANC), a local party here formed and headed by the young Pelayo, fondly called “Kuya […]
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 […]
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. http://balibago.org/ Generally regarded […]
PORAC, Pampanga (AFP) – Arnel Valencia felt humiliated at school when he was barred from using the language he spoke at home, part of a decades-long pattern of linguistic destruction across the Philippines. “‘Stop talking like a bird. You should use English or the national language,” Valencia, now 39 and a village elder, said his […]
ANGELES CITY- Red tide alert in most parts of the country has recently been lifted, but the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) warned yesterday that shellfish in coastal waters off Bataan and at the Masinloc Bay in Zambales remain toxic. BFAR’s Bulletin No. 10 issued yesterday also said that red tide alert has […]
The Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC), the Receiver of the closed First Provincial Bank, Inc. (A Rural Bank) reminded borrowers of said bank to continue to pay their loans and transact only with authorized PDIC representatives. In a statement, PDIC said that loan repayments should be made only to the PDIC Deputy Receiver or the […]
MABALACAT, Pampanga —- Governor Lilia “Nanay” Pineda and Mayor Marino”Boking” Morales announced Sunday that they fully support Vice Governor Joseller “Yeng” Guiao and Board Member Krizzanel “Win” Garbo’s worthwhile activities in this town. This came as Guiao and Garbo, president of the Pampanga Federation of Sangguniang Kabataan jointly held a sports tournament dubbed, as “1st […]
DESPITE earlier promises on returns of investment, the fertilizer byproduct of the multimillion peso Environmental Recycling System has not been selling. While not really explicating of zero sales from fertilizers, Mayor Mauricio Domogan said sales from fertilizers produced by the machines has not been picking up. The city is only now holding on to the […]
China now has a total of nine ships at Scarborough Shoal as of Friday, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). Aside from the two surveillance ships and six fishing vessels earlier sighted by the Philippine Coast Guard, an additional fishing vessel and an unidentified ship were seen in the area Friday. The Philippine […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — The Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) in Pampanga reiterated Friday its full support to the programs of the Provincial Government. Maria Rima Hernandez, officer-in-charge of Dole-Pampanga office, said that aside from the P1.5 million previously given by the department for summer employment opportunities of students, there will be another […]