CAMP OLIVAS – Members of the so-called “Daga-Daga” group robbed a Mercury Drugstore branch in Tarlac and carted away with P27,800 in cash and several energy drinks, police reported Tuesday. The incident reportedly happened over the weekend when the suspects gained entry to the drugstore by creating a hole at the building’s steel roof, and […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) divulged that another P69 million has been allocated for construction works at the Baliuag-Candaba Road here. Rafael Yabut, DPWH Undersecretary for Project Management Office Operations-Foreign-Assisted Projects, in an interview claimed that P49 million has initially been approved by the national government to […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — The San Fernando Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. (SFFCCII) donated a two-classroom school building in the remote Sitio Minalungao, General Tinio town in Nueva Ecija province, to provide adequate school facilities to students of the area. SFFCCII president Eddie Chua told Sun.Star Pampanga that the facility constructed at […]
CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga–A 46-year old man was arrested for carrying a gun in a drinking session in Tarlac City last Tuesday. Police identified the suspect as Hernando Dayao, a resident of a resettlement area in Barangay Sapang Maragul, Tarlac City. Police said Sapang Maragul Barangay Captain Arturo Taguines reported that a man was seen carrying […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO–President Benigno Aquino III has recently appointed two new commissioners to the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Former ambassador Macabangkit Lanto and election lawyer Maria Bernadette Sardillo replaced retired commissioners Rene Sarmiento and Armando Velasco. Lanto, 70, is also a former Justice undersecretary, a former member of the House of Representatives and a […]
MEXICO, Pampanga – The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has conducted a public hearing yesterday at the Pampanga I Electric Cooperative, Inc. (PELCO I) main office at Barangay Sto. Domingo here regarding the electric power cooperative’s application for approval to repair one of its power transformers under its Emergency Capital Expenditures (CAPEX) funds. It can be […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO–Bulacan, Pampanga, Tarlac, and Nueva Ecija provinces will be trained this March on Infant and Young Child Feeding cum “Pabasa sa Nutrisyon” to improve the nutritional status and health of children especially under three years old in their respective areas. Some 44 municipalities and four cities’ nutrition committees will be attending the […]
ANGELES CITY–Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan reiterated yesterday that there were no “anomalous projects” implemented by the city government which are being monitored and checked by the City Project Monitoring Committee (CPMC) of the Local Development Council (LDC). Pamintuan issued the statement following a letter-complaint made by broadcaster Medardo David to the Office of the President in […]
ANGELES City Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan vowed that his administration will be more innovative and creative in governance if he succeeds in his re-election bid. The mayor even stated that he will sustain the implementation of his Contract with Angeleños (CWA) with new and bigger components. “Innovation and creativity shall be the hallmark of my next […]
MABALACAT CITY – Over 30,000 members of the Mabalacat Consumer Group have expressed their support to the re-election bid of Mayor Marino “Boking” Morales, citing the concrete positive changes the official brought in the city. MCG president Roberto Dizon said the consumer-members also vowed to support the candidacy of Morales’s teammates. According to Dizon, the […]