The 48 delegates of the 5th World Social Forum on Migration (WSFM) are welcomed by Pampanga Gov. Lilia Pineda, Board Members Fritzie David-Dizon and Trina Dizon, PACOC unit head Eliza Muñoz, Provincial Administrator Andres Pangilinan and Mabalacat Councilor Cherry Manalo at the Capitol on Wednesday. –Photo by Ric Gonzales CLARK FREEPORT–Representatives from the Clark Development […]
SUBIC BAY freeport: Twenty years after the last American fighter jet took off, a new breed of jets have taken over the runway and hangars of the Subic Bay International Airport—business jets. “This is what we want to see. Our airport as a bustling hub for general aviation,” says Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) chairman […]
STA. RITA, Pampanga—The heavy rains induced by the habagat (southwest monsoon) in August and the amihan (northeast monsoon) wind two months later had brought an unexpected bounty to local rice farmers who celebrated the ‘Duman’ Festival here on Saturday. The lakatan malutu (red glutinous rice) variety withstood the habagat rains and had matured into a […]
The Senate Committee on Games and Amusement (CGA) will investigate allegations of bribery in the Entertainment City project of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor). In a news release, Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III, PDP Laban President, and chair of CGA, said the probe is in response to the news reports which indicated […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — Foreign national delegates of the World Social Forum on Migration (WSFM) and an officer of the Episcopal Commission for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People lauded the efforts of the Provincial Government of Pampanga in helping overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) through the Provincial Action Center for OFWs (Pacoc). […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, (PNA) — The provincial government, in close coordination with the Department of Health (DOH), on Sunday conducted a community health summit to some 300 barangay health workers (BHWs) in the province to help in the implementation of integrated medical assistance. Board member Monina “Monz” Laus, head of the provincial committee […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — Third district Board Member Monina Laus has urged officials of the Pampanga Provincial Police Office to advance the rights and welfare of women in line with the celebration of the Women’s Month. Laus said police officers are in the forefront of cases and incidents dealing with abuses against women. […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — The Provincial Government has spent some P260 million for the education of students in Pampanga, particularly in the construction of school structures and facilities, and scholarship grants. Governor Lilia Pineda, during her first 30 months in office, implemented the construction of at least 183 classrooms with appropriate comfort rooms […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — Members of the fourth City Council of San Fernando said on Monday that their most recent award as the Philippines’ best Sangguniang Panlungsod — the Hall of Fame distinction — is due to their “common ground taking the interests of Fernandinos above all.” In turning over the award to […]
ANGELES CITY — The camp of first district Representative Carmelo Lazatin said the loans incurred by his administration, when he was the city mayor, were above board. Lazatin issued the statement in reaction to statements accusing him of alleged irregularities. Lazatin asked Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan to focus instead on how to explain the […]