CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — Motorists can avail of a free Wi-Fi connection while traveling along the North Luzon Expressway (NLEx) this Holy Week. This is in line with the “SafeTrip Mo, Sagot Ko” project, a motorist assistance program of the Manila North Tollways Corporation (MNTC) and the Tollways Management Corporation (TMC). The free internet […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – Governor Lilia Pineda noted that majority of the mayors in the province were late during the Health summit held Friday at the Kings Royale here. Pineda, on her opening remarks, appeared to be disappointed of the local chief executives who have seemed to have shown “disinterest” on the summit, which […]
ANGELES CITY — Police have arrested two motorcycle-riding men after they evaded a checkpoint setup in Barangay Malabañas here. City police chief Rodolfo Recomono identified the arrested persons as Bryan Buerano, 27, a resident of Phase 4, Holy Angel Village, City of San Fernando; and Jayren David, 30, of Purok 2, Barangay Sta. Cruz, Porac […]
ANGELES CITY — Holy Angel University held two major cultural events last Thursday night that attracted two national artists, music aficionados and art critics, and members of the Manila culturati, including Irene Marcos Araneta, who expressed surprise at the active cultural scene in Pampanga. The twin events were the opening of the Museum of Kapampangan […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III said Friday that the ongoing impeachment of Chief Justice Renato Corona serves to strengthen the democratic system and then justice could be served even if it concerns the highest magistrate of the country. Pimentel made this statement during the press conference for Pampanga media at […]
A PUBLIC teacher from Zamboanga del Sur has been recognized by Microsoft Corp. as one of the innovative teachers in the country for using social networking site to gather support for her students’ mangrove conservation project. Shateen Senara, 31, a teacher at the Taluksangay National High School in Zamboanga del Sur, said she could not […]
A PASAY City court allowed Monday former Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman Benjamin Abalos to seek medical treatment without prior court order in case of emergencies. Pasay Regio nal Trial Court Branch 117 Judge Eugenio dela Cruz, in an order dated March 20, set conditions in granting the former poll official’s request. One of such […]
MANILA — Students of various colleges said Monday that there is nothing wrong with publication of surveys, as Supreme Court classified polls as part of the constitutional guarantee of freedom of expression. The Student Council Alliance of the Philippines (Scap) took exception the comments made by Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago on the reliability and propriety of […]
MANILA (Updated) — Malacañang urged boxing icon Manny Pacquiao on Monday to present income-related documents before the court handling the contempt case filed against him by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) in Koronadal City. Presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda made the comment following Pacquiao’s call to President Benigno Aquino III to order the dismissal of […]
THE government has drawn out measures for the overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the event that the tension in the Korean Peninsula heightens, Malacañang said Monday. Presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda, in a news briefing, said the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is on top of the situation. “We already have the measures drawn out by […]