ANGELES CITY — The City College of Angeles (CCA) Board of Trustees confirmed the college will be accepting enrollees for the next school year. Classes for the first semester of school year 2012-2013 will initially be conducted at the third floor of the Angeles City Library while construction of the CCA at the Barangay Pampang […]
THE World Health Organization (WHO) named Friday the Philippines as one of the 22 countries that carry much of the burden of tuberculosis (TB) cases in the planet. In a statement, the WHO–Western Pacific Region said four of the 22 countries in the region belong in the list, including the Philippines. “Twenty-two countries carry 80 […]
PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III will leave for Cambodia during the Lenten break to join other Southeast Asian leaders in a summit, Malacañang said on Friday. Presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda, in a news briefing, said Aquino will be in Cambodia to attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) summit on April 3 and 4. “The […]
Sheikh Sabah extended the invitation during their bilateral meeting in Malacanang Palace where Aquino also hosted a state dinner to the visiting official and the members of his delegation. The Kuwait official arrived in Manila for a five-day state visit upon Aquino’s invitation. In Malacanang, the two leaders also witnessed the signing of several agreements […]
MANILA — Proceeds from the sale of a commercial lot owned by the family of Chief Justice Renato Corona’s wife Cristina ended up in her account, the prosecution told the impeachment court on Thursday. Private prosecutor Renato Samonte Jr. said the P34.7-million check issued by the Manila City Government as a result of the negotiated […]
THE five African nationals who were earlier arrested for possessing 25 kilos of shabu worth P185 million have been charged before the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday. Charged for violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act were Lina Achieng Noah, a female Kenyan; Josephine Balikuddembe, a Ugandan woman; Aicha Camara, a six-month pregnant woman […]
IF HE only had his way, Chief Justice Renato Corona said prosecutors who accused him of owning 45 properties that later turned out to be incorrect should apologize in public. “Much as we want to get an apology, we cannot force this to the prosecutors. Saying sorry for a harm done is a personal decision,” […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — Some 250 pregnant women attended Thursday’s “Buntis Summit” at the Sindalan Health Center here organized by the Quota International of Pampanga, in cooperation with the City Government of San Fernando. The event was aimed at giving pregnant women tips on keeping a healthy pregnancy. The seminar was facilitated by health […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — Thousands of faithful and believers trooped Thursday to the Metropolitan Cathedral in this city to get a glimpse of the relic of St. Clare. At past 9 a.m., the relic was accepted by Archbishop Paciano Aniceto and members of the Pampanga Clergy in a High Mass, signaling the revered Saint’s […]
SUBIC Bay Freeport: Locators inside this Freeport, headed by Subic Bay Freeport Chamber of Commerce (SBFCC) President Danny Piano, protested the new Bureau of Revenue (BIR) order implementing taxes on oil products here. This after the BIR issued last week Revenue Regulation-2-2012 that would tax oil companies even those inside the Freeport zones starting next […]