Author: Balen Porac

New bishop pays short visits on Bataan churches

BALANGA City, Bataan: Newly-ordained Bishop Rufino C. Sescon, Jr. paid short visits to Catholic parish churches in the towns of Hermosa, Orani, Samal and Abucay on his way to Balanga City where he will hold office after his installation as fifth bishop of the Diocese of Balanga on Saturday, March 1.  Riding an open vehicle, […]

TRB authorizes toll adjustment for NLEX

MANILA — The Toll Regulatory Board has authorized NLEX to adjust its toll by ₱5 in the open system and ₱0.72 per kilometer in the closed system effective March 2, 2025. ​ The adjustments, which followed regulatory procedures and underwent thorough review, are the consolidated amount of the first tranche of the approved periodic adjustments […]

Mayor Lazatin leads groundbreaking of housing project for Angeleños

Angeles City Mayor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin Jr. has led the groundbreaking ceremony for the affordable housing project for the Angeleños. The project will be implemented under the Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino Housing (4PH). Each 27-square meter unit will cost P1.23 million with an additional P400,000 for a parking slot. “Malaking bagay ito para sa […]

San Fernando City gets tourism awards

The local government of San Fernando City, Pampanga, under the leadership of Mayor Vilma Balle-Caluag, has received several tourism awards. During the Department of Tourism (DOT) Region 3’s “Tres Awards” on Wednesday, February 26, the city got the “Kaagapay Award,” the highest recognition, and the Top Tourist Destination Award for the city-level category, along with […]

4PH offers housing opportunity for Angeleños

ANGELES CITY — “An opportunity of a lifetime for Angeleños to have decent housing.”  Thus, declared Mayor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin Jr. as he led the groundbreaking ceremony for the Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino Housing (4PH) Project in Barangay Mining on Feb. 27.  The 4PH was made affordable for Angeleños since the national government will […]

2 gun-for-hire suspects na nagpapanggap na pulis at sundalo, arestado

Dalawang gun-for-hire suspects ang nadakip ng mga otoridad sa isinagawang operasyon sa Purok 5, Brgy. Mapalad, Arayat, Pampanga nitong Martes, February 25. Arestado ng CIDG Detective and Special Operations Unit (CIDG- DSOU) at iba pang kasamang operatiba ang mga suspek na pawang magpinsan na sina alyas “Antonio” at “Ariel”. Photo from Criminal Investigation and Detection […]

Cash gift distribution para sa mga senior citizen sa CL, sinimulan na 

Photo from Philippine Information Agency Personal na natanggap ng 95-anyos na si Paz Tiongco Telan mula sa Floridablanca, Pampanga ang kanyang cash gift sa ilalim ng Republic Act 11982 o Expanded Centenarians Act of 2024.  Siya ang pinakamatandang benepisyaryo nito sa inilunsad na Inaugural Cash Gift Distribution sa Gitnang Luzon, na pinangunahan ng National Commission […]

ANGELES CITY NAMED A TOP TOURIST DESTINATION ANEW

Angeles City, under the leadership of Mayor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr., has once again been recognized as one of the top travel destinations, securing 1st runner-up in the Top Tourist Destination-City category at the Tourism Recognition for Enterprises and Stakeholders (TRES) Awards 2024. Representing Mayor Lazatin, Angeles City Tourism Officer-in-Charge Anneleen Antonio-Sugui accepted the award […]

Mayor Lazatin thanks Sen Tolentino for financial aid to over 500 Angeleños

Angeles City Mayor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin Jr. has expressed his gratitude to Senator Francis Tolentino for initiating the distribution of financial assistance to more than 500 indigent residents. Tolentino’s son, Patrick, and Tagaytay City Councilor Henry Vergara, representing the senator, paid a courtesy visit at the Mayor’s Office on Wednesday, February 26. Some 559 indigent […]