Top global brands are “created” and “built.” And they sometimes become synonymous with the product. You’ve probably heard “Give me a Xerox copy of that document”, or “Go Colgate your teeth”. How about “Please Hoover the floor,” and “The sun is sharp, I must wear my Polaroids.” That is the ultimate in brand building. But […]
MAGALANG — Scores of mentally and physically challenged children benefitted from the “Reach for the Sky 2” project jointly initiated Saturday by the Canon Advocacy Team and the SM Cares. Some of the kids with disabilities were given a chance to experience flying on board ultra-light aircrafts and Cessna planes at the Angeles City Flying […]
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — A skills training program was recently launched by the Redondo Peninsula Energy, Inc. (RP Energy) which aims to uplift the economic status of the relocated residents of Sitio Naglatore in Subic, Zambales. Dubbed as the “Galing Pinoy” program, the endeavor is in partnership with the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority […]
JALAJALA, Rizal — This lakeshore municipality of the province is empowering the sector of the physically challenged with livelihood opportunities and self sufficiency program in line with the local government’s poverty alleviation program. This came as some 400 members of the town’s Federation of Persons With Disability (FPWD) were given the chance to start various […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Philippines—Madrid-based Business Initiative Directions (BID) gave the Century International Quality Era (CQE) Gold Award to meat processing company Mekeni Food Corp. during its 14th convention on March 11 in Geneva, Switzerland. Prudencio Garcia, Mekeni president, shared the news last week in a letter to Levy Laus, chairman of the Pampanga Chamber […]
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 […]
ANGELES CITY, Pampanga — The Center for Kapampangan Studies (K-Center) here opened the other day the “Kapampangan Arts Museum” which is dedicated to preserve and promote local Kapampangan heritage. The opening of the museum is in line with the celebration of the center’s 10th anniversary which will feature sketches and memorabilia collection of Kapampangan National […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — Governor Lilia Pineda urged barangay officials and grassroots health workers to help in the province’s fight against tuberculosis (TB) by monitoring cases in their respective barangays and referring these to provincial health officials. Pineda said such vigilance is the only way of achieving higher monitoring and cure records for Pampanga […]
CLARK FREEPORT, Pampanga — The Clark Development Corporation (CDC) hosted the National Goat and Sheep Congress this year. The Department of Agriculture (DA) said 1,000 goat and sheep raising practitioners, advocates and enthusiasts from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao converged in Clark Freeport the other day to discuss topics in the local goat and sheep industry. […]
Bacolor is home to the oldest vocational school in the Far East, the Escuela de Artes y Oficios de Bacolor, which was established on November 4, 1861. The school is now the present-day Don Honorio Ventura College of Arts and Trades. Also, one of the Philippines’s oldest churches, the San Guillermo Parish Church, was built […]