ANGELES CITY – With a new leadership at the helm of the government-run Clark Development Corp. (CDC), an advocacy group based here has expressed confidence in the leadership of a retired chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), who was appointed by President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III as the CDC’s […]
ANGELES CITY — Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan has been included in this year’s nominees for the World Mayor Award. The World Mayor award is given every two years to a mayor “who has made outstanding contributions to his/her community and has developed a vision for urban living and working that is relevant to towns and cities […]
CAMP OLIVAS — Mexico town’s most wanted person, Fernando Dela Cruz alias “Popong Fernan,” has fallen into the hands of the police. According to reports, elements of the Mexico Municipal Police Station (MPS) have been conducting surveillance and monitoring in Barangay Buenavista of the said town where the suspect was recently spotted. Over the weekend, […]
SUBIC BAY Freeport – San Juan City Representative JV Ejercito Estrada who is seriously considering running for a seat in the Senate in the 2013 elections said he is uncomfortable with the other would-be senatorial candidates under the United Alliance (UNA) party. In a visit here in Subic, Estrada said, “I just don’t feel comfortable […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — Governor Lilia Pineda vowed Monday to support the establishment of a bigger and permanent office for the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) here. She said the establishment of the consular office will further boost the service capabilities of the agency in handling needed services of overseas Filipino workers and tourists. […]
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 […]
CLARK FREEPORT – Farmers and other militant folk ended their two-day protest caravan by swooping down yesterday afternoon on this former US air force base to protest the joint US-Philippine military Balikatan exercises slated here and other parts of the country. They said hundreds of farmers and fisherfolk in Central Luzon are again likely to […]
ANGELES CITY- Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan has been included in this year’s nominees for the World Mayor Award. The World Mayor award is given every two years to a mayor “who has made outstanding contributions to his/her community and has developed a vision for urban living and working that is relevant to towns and cities across […]
(Updated 11:35 a.m.) At least for now, the Philippines does not need to ask the United States for help in resolving the latest territorial row with China over the Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea. Department of Foreign Affairs spokesman Raul Hernandez on Thursday said talks between the Philippines and China are still […]