CITY OF SAN FERNANDO–Police authorities killed one person, arrested seven others and confiscated several assorted firearms in a search seizure operation Thursday dawn in Guagua, Pampanga. The operation was in implementation of a search warrant issued by Judge Angelo Reyes of the Regional Trial Court Branch 27 of Cabanatuan City. Senior Supt. Oscar Albayalde, the […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO–The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will be holding a dry run of the 1,647 Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines in polling precincts all over the province today, after the machines arrived in Pampanga over the weekend. The dry run, according to Atty. Fernando Cot-om, Comelec provincial election officer, will be held […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — Governor Lilia Pineda said the other day that she would ask the Provincial Board to allocate another P100 million for livelihood and employment programs if she is given a fresh mandate after the elections. She said there is a need to strengthen the job generating mechanism of the province, including the […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – The Commission on Elections will be holding a dry run of the Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines in polling precincts all over the province tomorrow, a day after the machines arrived in Pampanga. The dry run, according to lawyer Fernando Cot-om, Comelec provincial chairman, will be held for “fine […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — The City Government of San Fernando honored Thursday the men and women of the Multi-Sectoral Governance Council (MSGC) by unveiling and installing a marker at Heroes Hall. City Planning Officer Engr. Fernando Limbitco said the marker is “dedicated to the men and women of the city of San Fernando whose […]
SASMUAN — Former Mayor Nardo M. Velasco branded as “politically motivated” the case filed against him by known allies of his political opponent. Velasco, who is running again for the mayoralty seat of this town, told Sun.Star Pampanga in a phone interview Saturday that the said “falsification of public documents” case was filed in 2006 […]
CAMP OLIVAS — A former village chief of Barangay Dela Paz in San Simon town was shot and killed Saturday by two unidentified motorcycle-riding armed men along Barangay Dela Paz of the said town. Senior Superintendent Oscar Albayalde, officer-in-charge of the Pampanga provincial police office, identified the victim as Marciano Intal, 63, an alleged supporter of […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO–Governor Lilia G. Pineda’s team of medical specialists welcomed Dr. Jason Aries Pagcu, neurosurgeon – a new addition in their ranks to further serve the indigent Kapampangans in need of various neurological surgeries and treatment. Pagcu, a graduate of medicine specializing in neurosurgery from the University of Santo Tomas, has already handled […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO–A senatorial bet from the United Nationalist Alliance party has expressed opposition to the pending privatization of a regional government hospital here. Senatoriable Miguel “Migs” Zubiri expressed opposition to the proposed privatization of the Jose B. Lingad Memorial Regional Hospital (JBLMRH) because it will deprive poor people of affordable medical services. “This […]
CLARK FREEPORT — Governor Lilia G. Pineda on Tuesday went beyond her political boundary to campaign for her bets for mayor of Angeles City and congressman of the province’s First District. Pineda expressed confidence that there will be a “new Angeles City” if and when Team Agyu Tamu is chosen by the electorate. “Kapag reng […]