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, 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 […]
SUBIC, Zambales — Another worker who was injured Friday in an accident inside a Singaporean shipyard in Barangay Cawag Subic Zambales which instantly killed five others died Saturday in the hospital in Olongapo city. Reports identified the latest fatality as Ronaldo Bagay who lost his leg during the accident and was rushed to a hospital […]
THE Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) said Wednesday that it will soon be a center to train and develop emergency rescue teams in the country and will also be the regional headquarters of Red Cross for Asia-Pacific. SBMA Chairman Roberto Garcia during the recent Luzon Island Cluster Conference of League of Municipalities of the Philippines […]
SUBIC BAY Freeport — The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) announced Wednesday that it will welcome an international cruise ship, which will dock here on Friday. M/V Spirit of Adventure, a United Kingdom-based cruise ship, will arrive in Manila Wednesday and will dock in Subic on Friday to visit tourist spot in Subic. The ship […]
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — Electricity provider Subic EnerZone (SEZ) Corp. renewed its commitment to sponsor the maintenance of all ambulances of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) under its corporate social responsibility program. SEZ represented by its senior vice president and COO Dante Pollescas and SBMA Administrator Roberto Garcia signed on Tuesday a memorandum of […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Google CEO Larry Page spent nearly an hour in a federal courtroom Wednesday deflecting questions about his role in a copyright dispute over some of the technology in his company’s Android software for smartphones. The taciturn Page often looked uncomfortable on the witness stand as he sparred with David Boies, a tenacious […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) head Engr. Lulu Alingcastre urged various business establishments in Pampanga to follow the lead of SM City in hosting yearly earthquake drills to keep everyone ready to act in case of disasters. Alingcastre lauded the preparedness measures of SM City Pampanga during […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — Businessman and Pampanga Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. vice chairman Rene Romero said recently that the local economy is “still struggling” despite some gains noted by economists. Early this year, Romero forecasted that the 2012 economy will be “shaky but not really disastrous” because not enough money is in […]
CLARK FREEPORT — The Clark Development Corporation (CDC) disclosed that six firms are set to invest P43 million for their respective projects inside the Freeport. The investment figure was based on the firms’ lease agreement with CDC approved on February this year. In a report submitted to CDC Chair and Officer-In-Charge Eduardo Oban Jr., the […]