CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – The executive committee of Maleldo 2013 or Holy Week urged politicians, particularly those bidding for a post in the coming May elections, to abstain from campaigning in Maundy Thursday and Good Friday. Like in the past, Maleldo 2013 coincides with the start of the local election campaign. “We urge candidates […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO–Running aficionados will again honor the Philippines’ World War II veterans this coming April 8 and 9, 2013, by retracing the infamous 1942 Death March Trail in the Central Luzon region, thru a non-competitive relay-run. Dubbed the 28th Araw ng Kagitingan Ultra-Marathon (A Tribute To World War II Veterans), the non-competitive, 114-kilometer […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO–The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and Philippine Information Agency (PIA) recently conducted a forum on “Women and the Media” which was participated in by around 50 gender and development (GAD) focal persons coming from various local government units and civil society groups across Central Luzon. “The event serves as […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – The Public Employment Service Office (PESO) of the municipality of Lubao bagged the Central Luzon’s Best PESO 2013 for first and second class municipality category given by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). Mayor Mylyn Pineda-Cayabyab was named Best Local Chief Executive and Raquel Lugtu as Best Municipal PESO […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO–Top environment and science and technology officials here signed a P5-million bamboo deal in Central Luzon in a bid to maximize the economic and ecological potential of bamboo as an industry and source of livelihood to poor upland farmers. The two-year bamboo project targets about 500 upland farmers in a cash-for-work scheme […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – Gov. Eddie Panlilio and his team received “cold treatment” in his hometown of Minalin during a sortie there before the Holy Week, residents disclosed. Only a handful of resident welcomed and joined the motorcade of the former priest’s team, they added. “Halos kayabe dala di Panlilio deng dinatang. Mapilan lamu […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – Medical institutions and health professionals in Central Luzon ranked first in Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (Philhealth) accreditation in the country outside National Capital Region (NCR). Dr. Danilo Reynes, chief of health care delivery management division of Philhealth 3, said there are 460 accredited medical facilities in the region and 4,172 […]
ANGELES CITY–Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan said the use of public schools for political activities is not illegal. Pamintuan issued the statement in reaction to the comments of Congressman Carmelo Lazatin’s camp saying Pamintuan’s Partido Abe Kapampangan (PAK) is illegally using public schools for political gatherings. “The use of public schools facilities for political activities such as […]
PORAC, Pampanga–The Liberal Party in Pampanga lost a candidate running for board member in the province. Leira Buan, who is gunning for a seat for one of the seats as a board member in the Second District of Pampanga in the coming election, resigned as an LP member and will just run as an independent. […]
CLARK FREEPORT–Dubai-based Emirates Airline (EA) announced on Monday that it will begin daily flights from Clark International Airport in October 2013. In a statement, EA said it will begin non-stop flights from Clark to Dubai from October 1, 2013. Tim Clark, president of EA, said there had been a growing demand since they started flights […]