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7,500 students get P 37.5-M educational aid

MACABEBE – A total of 7,500 poor but deserving students from the fourth district received scholarship grants amounting to about P 37.5 million from Congresswoman Anna York Bondoc-Sagum. The grants of P5,000 each were distributed by Bondoc-Sagum and Board Member Nestor “Bay” Tolentino, together with congressional aspirant Juan Pablo “Rimpy” Bondoc. Also present during the […]

Port of Clark among top Customs collecting districts

CLARK – The Port of Clark has maintained its position as one of the highest tax collecting district of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) in the country for five consecutive years. Lawyer Ronnie Silvestre, Clark Customs collector, said the top five major source of collection last year were PTT Philippines Trading Corporation, United Parcel Service […]

Nanay cites importance of gays’ talent in society

LUBAO, Pampanga – Gov. Lilia Pineda on Tuesday stressed the importance the development of skills and personality of at least 282 gays from Pampanga’s Second District towns. Pineda said the members of the “Rosas” gay group should be encouraged to be more productive and their contributions to the society must be recognized. “The gays should […]

2 dead, 5 injured in Sto. Tomas road mishap

CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga–Two persons died and five others were injured when a car crashed against a tricycle in Sto. Tomas, Pampanga on Sunday dawn. The fatalities were identified as Manuel Operana and Noel Operana, the driver of the tricycle; both of Barangay Sampaloc, Apalit, Pampanga. Injured were Jeffrey Arevalo, Juan Cabrera, Remedios Operana, Judith Operana, […]

3 kidnap-suspects arrested in Bulacan

CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga–Three suspected members of a kidnap-for-ransom group who abducted a prominent businessman in San Ildefonso, Bulacan last month fell to the hands of authorities in a series of follow-up operations in the province, police said yesterday. In his report to Police Regional Office 3 director Chief Supt. Edgardo T. Ladao, Bulacan police director […]