ANGELES CITY–Jesus “Jesse” Eres, 62, close aide and friend of Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan, died of heart and organ failure Monday at the Angeles University Foundation (AUF) hospital. Pamintuan was at his bedside when Eres expired Monday night. Eres, a cockfighting aficionado, was rushed to AUF after he collapsed while in a cockfighting event at the […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO–A group of farmers has expressed opposition to the proposed privatization of a regional hospital here. Farmers from the Anakpawis Party-list in Central Luzon have opposed the move to privatize the Jose B. Lingad Memorial Regional Hospital (JBLMRH). Joseph Canlas, regional coordinator of the farmer’s party-list, said JBLMRH is among the 26 […]
STO. TOMAS, Pampanga–A restaurant owned by Mayor Lito Naguit’s brother Jong on Sunday dawn turned to ashes after it was razed by fire. In a press conference yesterday, Naguit said the Funnside Ningnangan branch located in Pulilan, Bulacan, which officially opened last April 6, was set on fire by still unidentified suspects last Sunday around […]
BACOLOR, Pampanga –The advocacies of vice gubernatorial bet Dennis “Delta” Pineda have attracted the support of a group of bikers, who spearheaded their second 50-kilometer bike caravan participated in by some 500 cyclists all over the province. Mike Carlos, one of the organizers of Friends of Delta, said Pineda, at his young age, has been […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO –The Department of Tourism (DOT) regional office here sees a steady tourism growth in Central Luzon this year. DOT regional director Ronaldo Tiotuico said they expect tourist arrivals to continuously increase as marked with the good performance in the first three months of the year. “The first three months of the […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO –Some 17,085 Kapampangan were given employment in different local and overseas companies through the assistance of the Capitol’s Public Employment Services Office (PESO) for the past 33 months. Luningning Vergara, provincial PESO manager, said the Pineda administration has given its all-out support to the programs and activities that could lead to […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan described as “bustling” the business and trade in Pampanga’s premiere city as he expects to host 11,000 registered businesses in 2013. In his recent monthly press conference, Pamintuan said 10,569 businesses in 2012 was the highest-ever for the city. He added that they are looking to surpass […]
Illegal recruitment victims thank Capitol for assistance CITY OF SAN FERNANDO– Twelve victims of illegal recruitment expressed on Friday their gratitude to the provincial government through its Pampanga Action Center for Overseas Filipino Workers Concerns (PACOC) for the expedition of their case. According to Romeo Manalansan, one of the victims, he and other town mates […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO–The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) announced that revenues from the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) toll collections increased to P769 million in 2011 from P629 million in the previous year. Quoting a report from the Commission on Audit, BCDA said the collection from toll fees has added to its generated total revenues […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO– The Regional Development Council’s Regional Project Monitoring Committee (RDC-RPMC) of Central Luzon will have a field validation and ocular inspection of the ongoing Pinatubo Hazard Urgent Mitigation Project Phase III (PHUMP-III) this May. In a letter sent by RPMC Chairperson, also the Regional Director of the National Economic and Development Authority […]