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Motorist assistance program launched

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — The Manila North Tollways Corporation (MNTC), in cooperation with the Tollways Management Corporation (TMC), has launched its motorist assistance program in response to the heavy influx of motorists along the North Luzon Expressway (NLEx) and Subic Clark Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx) during the Lenten Season. MNTC president Rodrigo Franco said the […]

Job Fair held in Olongapo for Women’s Month Celebration

City of Olongapo – In celebration of Women’s Month, the Public Employment and Service Office (PESO) of Olongapo recently partnered with Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Regional Office 3 in holding a job fair held at the Rizal Triangle Covered Court in the City of Olongapo. This year, the month-long celebration’s theme billed “Weathering […]

Group distributes slippers to indigent students

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — The women of Quota International of Pampanga (QIP) distributed Wednesday some 1,000 pairs of new slippers to indigent elementary pupils of Maimpis Integrated School here, as part of their social service program for children. QIP president Jennifer Lopez was joined by members of the all-women organization in distributing the slippers […]

Expressways to implement ‘express payment’ for Lent

CLARK FREEPORT — In order to lessen the waiting time for motorists plying along the North Luzon Expressway (NLEx) and the Subic Clark Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx), the Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC) will implement an express payment scheme for class 1 vehicles during the observance of the Lenten season. The program, dubbed as “Holy Week […]

DOLE issues Cease and Desist Order at North Haven Construction Project at Clarkfield

Clarkfield, Pampanga – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Regional Office No. 3 today issued a Cease and Desist Order signed by DOLE Regional Director Raymundo G. Agravante to Trass Construction Company from constructing the buildings of North Haven Pharmaceuticals at Clarkfield, Pampanga until further notice afteran accident occurred at the construction site of […]

DOLE holds Orientation on Basic Safety for 154 Contractor Workers

City of San Fernando – Days after a Cease and Desist Order (CDO) was issued by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to R.C. Ramos Construction Group and its contractors and subcontractors due to a mishap involving four (4) contractor workers sustaining physical injuries during the on-going construction of the SM City San Fernando, […]

Calumpit Bulacan flood: 22 barangays submerged by floods, worst in 40 years

Bulacan, Philippines – Twenty-two barangays in Calumpit, Bulacan were reportedly submerged by massive floods affecting almost 26,000 families, one day after typhoon Pedring left the country. As noted at local news sites on Friday, September 30, 2011, thousands of residents of Calumpit stayed on rooftops of their houses while others have abandoned their homes due […]

Aeta Families Get Tarlac Homes

CLARK FREEPORT, Pampanga — More than 20 Aeta families in Tarlac were chosen as beneficiaries of a housing project of the Clark Development Corporation (CDC) being implemented with the Gawad Kalinga Community Development Foundation, Inc. (Gawad Kalinga). CDC will construct an initial 20 houses, mostly for Aeta families, at the Sitio Monicayo, Bamban, Tarlac this […]