EastWest Ageas Insurance Expands In Pampanga
Angeles City, Pampanga. January 22, 2025 – EastWest Ageas Insurance, one of the fast-rising insurance providers in the Philippines, expands its foothold in Central Luzon by opening its agency house in Pampanga, the first one outside of Metro Manila. Strategically located in Angeles City, the agency house will be will be home of EastWest Ageas […]
‘Tulong Balik-Tahanan’ reunites 4 families
ANGELES CITY – Four mentally-challenged individuals given for lost have been found by their families through Mayor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr.’s “Tulong Balik-Tahanan” program. The case of Estanislao Melgar of Nueva Ecija, who had been missing for 30 years, is most notable. In a Facebook comment, his niece Celine Melgar wrote that their family has […]
Motorsiklo nahulog sa bangin, sakay na mag-live-in-partner sugatan
ORANI, Bataan: Sugatan ang maglive-in-partner nang bumangga sa steel road railing at mahulog sa bangin ang sinasakyan nilang motorsiklo habang bumubulusok sa pakurbadang bahagi ng kalsada sa Barangay Tala sa bayang ito nitong Miyerkules ng umaga. Sinabi ni Captain Harold Genetiano, Orani police chief, na ang may dala ng motorsiklo ay ang rider na 33 […]
99 Central Luzon LGUs pass Child-Friendly Local Governance Audit
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga (PIA) — A total of 99 local government units (LGUs) in Central Luzon passed the 2024 Child-Friendly Local Governance Audit (CFLGA) conducted by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). Department of Social Welfare and Development Regional Director Venus Rebuldela said this accomplishment underscores the collective efforts of LGUs […]
A Mixed Picture: Central Luzon’s teenage pregnancy rate drops; remains among top regions with pregnancies aged 14 and below
City of San Fernando, Pampanga—The latest 2023 Civil Registry and Vital Statistics (CRVS) data by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reveals a significant decline in teenage pregnancy cases in the country, dropping to 5.24% or 142,276 from 150,138 in 2022, while births among adolescent girls ages 10-14 increased from 3,135 in 2022 to 3,343 or […]
Subic Freeport workforce up by 4.8% in 2024
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority has pegged its 2024 workforce at 164,400 showing a minimal but steady 4.8% increase. SBMA chairman and administrator Eduardo Jose L. Aliño attributed the increase in the workforce to the number of orders in the manufacturing sector that drove the workforce from 2023’s 156,811 workers […]
Pampanga gov’t provides aid to 241 bedridden Kabalens
The Pampanga government, under the leadership of Governor Dennis “Delta” Pineda, has extended assistance to 241 bedridden Kabalens in the province’s first district. The Provincial Information Office (PIO) said the beneficiaries received powdered milk and P2,000 each. Pampanga Councilors League President Cherry Manalo, Magalang Mayor Malu Lacson, and Vice Mayor Norman Lacson were present during […]
‘Bakuna ni Nanay, Ayuda ni Tatay’ brings flu vax, food to Mabalaqueños
MABALACAT CITY – Twin initiatives of Pampanga’s renowned couple Vice Gov. Lilia “Nanay” Pineda and businessman-philanthropist Rodolfo “Tatay Bong” Pineda were cascaded here on Jan. 21 benefitting hundreds of residents. The Geld Aquino-Jun Castro tandem and their team of aspirants led the roll out of free flu vaccinations under the Bakuna ni Nanay and the […]
Championing public health
IF MY memory serves me right, I was in the third grade when the country’s Expanded Programme on Immunization began. The program added polio, measles, and tetanus toxoid for pregnant women, and also estimation of vaccine coverage and monitoring of incidence and mortality of six target diseases. We had no idea what the project was, much less […]
More ‘island flights’ at CRK; Turboprops out of NAIA starting March 30
CLARK FREEPORT – The Clark International Airport is poised to gain more “island flights” along with other secondary airports with the government moving turboprops out of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport starting March 30. The move is meant to “efficiently and safely maximize the operations at the NAIA,” said a Philippine Star report, citing the […]