PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III said Friday that the prosecution team could not force Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona to testify in the impeachment court since his appearance could not help him. Aquino, in an interview in Oriental Mindoro, said Corona might further be pinned down from the cases hurled against him, that is why […]
MANILA — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has created the new set of officials of the Special Bids and Awards Committee for the 2013 Automation Project. Director Helen Aguila-Flores of deputy executive director for administration of Comelec will chair the committee while lawyer Jubil Surmieda, director of Comelec-NCR, will be the vice-chairman. The committee members […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — The Pampanga Provincial Government announced Wednesday that Capitol’s Best Provincial Employment Services Office (Peso) has thousands of jobs for unemployed Kapampangans here and abroad. Meeting with municipal and barangay Peso managers at the Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center, the governor revealed that in cooperation with the Clark Development Corporation, Department […]
Children of provincial capitol employees benefited from dental immunization conducted by the Provincial Health Office (PHO) in cooperation with the Diosdado Macapagal Memorial Hospital (DMMH) and dentists from various municipalities. Dr. Antonio Aquino, head of the PHO, said that the activity is part of the provincial governments’ total health program for its constituents, as he […]
PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III denied on Friday that a negotiation has been ongoing for the return of Jose Ma. Sison, the founder of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), in the country. Aquino, in an interview in Oriental Mindoro, said what has been ongoing is the negotiation on the peace process. “There is no […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO—Political observers and officials in Pampanga had assumed Governor Lilia Pineda would run uncontested in her reelection bid next year. But that scenario changed on Saturday. On the 26th anniversary of the People Power Revolution, City of San Fernando Mayor Oscar Rodriguez, an ally of President Aquino and chairman of the League […]
CANDABA — Officials of the Municipal Government here said Thursday that their collectibles involving Real Property Tax (RTP) already reached more than P26 million. As this developed, the officials urged the Provincial Government to act upon their request to subject to an auction proceeding the real properties whose RPTs remained unpaid despite several notices given […]
MABALACAT — Officers of the Rotary Clubs belonging to the Rotary International District 3790 has announced its free surgery program open to children under 13 years old who are suffering from congenital heart disease. Rotary Club of Mabalacat former president May Shilton told Sun.Star Pampanga that patients will be sent to India where the medical […]
MANILA, Philippines – The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the 17 local government units (LGUs) of Metro Manila launched yesterday afternoon the Uniform Ordinance Violation Receipt (UOVR) single ticketing system for traffic violations. MMDA assistant general manager for operations Emerson Carlos said the new traffic violation tickets will only be issued starting this morning […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — The Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) in Central Luzon has started moves to address problems with unemployment in the region with job hunts anticipated as graduation fever is on. In a report furnished Sun.Star Pampanga on Thursday, Dole-Central Luzon communications officer Jerry Borja said the move is meant “to […]