AN OCULAR inspection in SM City Baguio was the only clear resolution reached by complainants, mall management and government agencies who attended a dialogue called by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). Presided by DILG Secretary Jesse Robredo, complainants led by National Union of People’s Lawyers and lead counsel of the Save […]
CLARK FREEPORT — A golf course and furniture owner in Angeles City has asked the newly installed Clark Development Corporation (CDC) chairman to relocate the headquarters of some six major units of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) located inside the Freeport. Ruperto Cruz, owner of Royal Garden Golf and Country Club and Cruz Wood Industries […]
Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will have more time in her hands, if Ombudsman prosecutors would have their way and have her suspended as a lawmaker. The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) on Tuesday asked the Sandiganbayan Fourth Division to suspend Arroyo from her position as representative of Pampanga’s Second District while her graft cases […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO—Kapampangan pride received either a boost or a beating depending on who you ask among the cabalen of Senator Manuel “Lito” Lapid concerning his first-ever “performance” at the Senate impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona. For a few minutes, the action star-turned-lawmaker, not exactly known for eloquence but more for his […]
ANGELES CITY — A farmers group has opposed the Balikatan military exercises between the United States and Philippines, particularly those to be conducted in Clark and Floridablanca. The Alyansa ng mga Magbubukid sa Gitnang Luson (Farmers’ Alliance in Central Luzon) or AMGL said the military exercises would also be held in Subic in Zambales; Crow […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — The Mother Earth Foundation (MEF), which will undertake the city’s Ecological Solid Waste (EWSM) program, will introduce the use of the Palawan template in training households on solid waste management, particularly segregation at source. “Our agreement with Mother Earth Foundation stipulates that they will conduct the program comprehensively starting at […]
MANILA, Philippines – A couple was found dead inside their home in Timog Park Homes, Angeles City, Pampanga Tuesday morning, police said. The victims, identified as Ernesto del Rosario Briones, 52; and his live-in partner Girlie Chavit, 42. They died of gunshot wounds. Chavit, an employee of Angeles City Hall, was reportedly 7 months pregnant. […]
MALOLOS—Halos buong Bulacan, kasama ang pitong bayan at lungsod sa Pampanga at tatlo pa sa kalakhang Maynila ang lulubog sa baha. Ito ang maaaring mangyari kung masisira ang dike ng Angat Dam sanhi ng malakas lindol na hatid ng posibleng paggalaw ng West Marikina Valley Faultline (WMVF) anumang oras, ayon sa Tonkin and Taylor International. […]
Respective individuals and corporations received a reminder coming from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) that they have only until today to file their 2011 income tax returns (ITRs). Ms. Kim S. Jacinto Henares, BIR Commissioner, provided specific instructions to all revenue deputy and assistant commissioners in supervising the tax filing operations on the regional […]
Janine Mari Tugonon, 22 years of age, a cum laude graduate with a pharmacy degree from the University of Santo Tomas, outdone 29 other candidates and was crowned Miss Philippines-Universe 2012 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum last April 15, 2012 (Sunday). She got the most desired title after finishing first runner-up in the same beauty […]