ANGELES CITY – Sixteen out of 20 trainees earned their “degrees” in massage therapy last week. The two-week training – for free – sponsored by the sangguniang kabataan and accredited by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority was held at the Angeles City Hall. Joey Charles Pamintuan, SK regional head, said the massage-therapy training is […]
CLARK FREEPORT – After being headed by an officer-in-charge (OIC) for eight months, the state-firm Clark Development Corp. (CDC) which runs this freeport got yesterday yet another OIC. Former Armed Forces of the Philippines chief Eduardo Oban, who was appointed chairman and OIC of the CDC last April after his retirement from the military in December […]
ANGELES CITY — Vice Mayor Vicky Vega-Cabigting was reportedly behind the recent city council reorganization that stripped three councilors of their committee chairmanships. In an executive session in her office, Cabigting announced the reorganization of various committees of the city council even if it was not even included in the agenda or listed in the “other […]
GERONA, Tarlac—In a quick-response operation, police here neutralized five gunmen who allegedly carnapped a Toyota Innova in Baguio City and whose owner was found dead in Pozorrobio, Pangasinan early Sunday morning. In his report to Tarlac PPO director Senior Supt. Alfred Corpus, Gerona chief of police Supt Ponciano Zafra identified the victim as Atty. Roldan R. […]
CLARK FREEPORT –– The provincial government of Tarlac and the local government of Cebu City have won the first Jesse Robredo Awards for Excellence in ICT for Good Governance. Initially known as “eGov Awards” before the fatal accident that claimed the life of Interior and Local Governments Sec. Robredo, the awards aim to boost efficiency […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO— A former official of the provincial government here is now in hot water after the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) filed a P27-million tax evasion case against him last week. Atty. Arnel C. Manaloto, former deputy provincial attorney and former appointments secretary of then governor Among Ed Panlilio, was charged before the […]
THE City of San Fernando is now promoting a different kind of lantern competition that uses recyclable materials and household waste as a way to express the Yuletide cheer. Conrado Pacla, one of the board of advisors of this year’s Giant Lantern Festival, said various villages in the city are now competing to produce the […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — Lantern makers and organizers of the annual Giant Lantern Festival (GLF) affirmed Monday the tradition of the world-renowned festivity of lights, colors and sounds will continue. The celebration will push through despite the recent calamities and tragedies that befell this city, like recent flooding brought about by southwest monsoon rains. […]
CLARK FREEPORT — Cebu Pacific Air and CAE, world leader in aviation training, inaugurated Monday their new aviation training center inside this Freeport. The joint venture, known as the Philippine Academy for Aviation Training Inc. (PAAT), will initially cater to Airbus A319/320/321 series pilot type-rating training requirements and will provide “wet” instructor-led type-rating training to […]
DESPITE the unfamiliar surroundings, optimism runs high in the active and vibrant Badjao community also known as the “Sama Dilaut” in Mabalacat, Pampanga. For Guzman Kalingalan, one of the Badjao refugees, Mabalacat has become not only a sanctuary but a beacon of hope for people like him. The Sama people can be quite hard to […]