MARIVELES, Bataan–A wife living miserably hanged self to death in Barangay Alion, this town, on Monday. Police report said Maria Fe Islum, 29, with her children aged 8, 7, and 2, went to the farmhouse here where her husband Jumer Islum, 32, was staying to confront the latter for not supporting them. But Islum just […]
LUBAO, Pampanga–Gov. Lilia Pineda said the provincial government targets zero casualty for mothers during pregnancy and in giving birth this year. Pineda, who attended the free check-ups and consultation administered by the provincial health office (PHO) in the Second District, told pregnant mothers that she will help those who will undergo caesarian at the provincial […]
ANGELES CITY– The Department of Education (DepEd) has been urged to give an update to the investigation of 10 public school teachers here who are allegedly listed as job order employees of the city government. Pampanga First District Representative Carmelo “Tarzan” Lazatin sent a letter to Angeles City Division of City Schools Superintendent Luz Arriola […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO–Central Luzon has 5,823,044 registrants– the third biggest in the archipelago–for the midterm polls, according to the latest figures from the Commission on Elections (COMELEC). “Bulacan has the most number of voters in the region at 1,497,873; followed by Nueva Ecija with 1,363,646; Pampanga at 1,239,372; Tarlac with 692,948; Bataan with 456,648; […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO–The National Bureau of Investigation in Central Luzon (NBI-3) will have a new chief after a turnover ceremony this week. Outgoing NBI-3 Regional Chief Ricardo Diaz said Assistant Regional Director Jose Husto Yap will officially assume as acting regional director after a formal turnover of responsibilities set this week. Diaz will be […]
ANGELES CITY–A former village chief here has criticized the chief of the Republic Central Colleges (RCC), a kin of Pampanga First District Representative Carmelo “Tarzan” Lazatin, for completely ignoring his request for documents relative to the grant of government funds to the said school. Former Barangay Sto. Cristo chairman Aymer Alvarado criticized Dr. Victoria Lazatin-Angeles, […]
CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga–Police operatives conducting Oplan Bakal recovered a firearm inside a rest room of a bar in Tarlac City on Sunday. A report submitted to Central Luzon Police Regional Director, Chief Supt. Edgardo Ladao, said the operatives were implementing Oplan Bakal at the Apung Mori Video Bar in Barangay Tibag, Tarlac City at about […]
FLORIDABLANCA, Pampanga— The newly constructed P5-million operating complex facility of Romana Pangan District Hospital here was formally opened on Thursday. The provincial government funded the operating complex which is part of construction and rehabilitation of 11 district and provincial hospitals in the province. Govenor Lilia G. Pineda stressed the importance of government hospitals, especially to […]
SUBIC, Zambales–A community health clinic turned wellness center is helping lower the incidence of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and infections among women in Subic, Zambales. Refurbished and renovated by Redondo Peninsula Energy, Inc. (RP Energy), the former health center now Usapang Babae Health and Wellness Hub in Barangay Calapandayan offers cheap gram staining and pap […]
CLARK FREEPORT – The two-day Clark Aviation Conference, which is slated here next month, will have for its guest speaker an international expert on futuristic travel, technology and urbanism, Greg Lindsay. Lindsay, the co-author of the book “Aerotropolis: The Way We’ll Live Next”, will discuss in detail the crucial role that air travel plays in […]