CITY OF SAN FERNANDO–Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (Philhealth) manager Arsenia Torres announced that this province has the highest number of Philhealth members and beneficiaries in Central Luzon for the year 2012. Based on the data of the agency, 86 percent of the 2.4 million population in the province were enrolled to Philhealth, meaning 2,060,285 Kapampangans […]
CAMP OLIVAS — An Austrian national was injured when he was accidentally hit by a van along MacArthur Highway in Barangay Mabiga, Mabalacat City, on April Fool’s Day. In a report here, Senior Superintendent R’Win Pagkalinawan, Pampanga police provincial director, identified the victim as Christian Na Keplinger, 49, an Austrian tourist who temporary resides at said barangay. […]
CAMP OLIVAS — A security guard of an armored van was shot dead by three armed men on board a motorcycle in Barangay Bitas, Arayat town last Tuesday. In a belated report here, Senior Superintendent R’Win Pagkalinawan, Pampanga police provincial director, identified the fatality as Jeffrey Gatungan, 29, a resident of Barangay Pag-asa, Bamban, Tarlac. Gatungan, […]
CAMP OLIVAS — A 54-year-old man was killed after he tried to protect his son from a gunman at St. Jude Village, Barangay Dolores, City of San Fernando, on Tuesday. The fatality was identified as Nerio Sarzuela, 54, of St. Jude Village, who suffered gunshot wounds in the body. He died while undergoing treatment at the San […]
GUAGUA — The Guagua Community College will be offering Bachelor of Science (BS) Accountancy for school year 2013-2014 in a bid to expand its course offerings for indigent students from all over this highly urbanized town. Guagua Community College administrator Isaias Panganiban Jr. said the new course offering is expected to boost the population of […]
ANGELES CITY — Human rights lawyer Francisco Buan Jr. has expressed support to the mayoralty bid of Representative Carmelo Lazatin. “Congressman Lazatin is the best person to serve as mayor of Angeles City,” said Buan, who ran against the former in the 1987 congressional election. Buan said that even though he was once Lazatin’s political […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — A 30-year-old mother of four accused a seaman of raping her in her own home. The victim Janice (not her real name) identified the suspect as Dennis Manuel, 29, of Barangay Palmayo in Floridablanca town. Janice narrated in her complaint that she was already sleeping when Manuel allegedly came to […]
MABALACAT CITY — The Court of Appeals (CA) stopped a Makati City judge from implementing its earlier rulings favoring Globe Asiatique Realty Holdings Corp. (GA) president Delfin Lee. Vice President Jejomar C. Binay said the CA issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) against Makati Regional Trial Court Branch 28 Judge Eugene Paras, who granted the […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO–Some 818 farmers from various municipalities expressed their gratitude to the provincial government, Department of Agriculture, and Department of Agrarian Reform for the free training provided under their joint project, Farmers’ Field School (FFS) Wednesday at the Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center. The graduates have undergone a four-month training on modern farm […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO– The Department of Tourism (DOT) Central Luzon is offering three skills training program this summer as the number of tourism-related establishments in the province is fast growing making it in “need for manpower resources and possible job placement.” In partnership with the Hotel and Restaurant of Pampanga (HARP), they will be […]