PamCham calls out DSWD: Fake PWD IDs hit hard at resto industry
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – The Pampanga Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. has called out the Department of Social Welfare and Development for “prompt and decisive action” on what it called “widespread misuse” of persons with disability (PWD) identification cards, particularly in the restaurant industry. In a letter to National Council on Disability Affairs […]
Comelec declares full readiness for 2025 midterm elections in Central Luzon
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga (PIA) — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has assured the public that it is fully prepared for the upcoming 2025 midterm elections in Central Luzon. During the second episode of the Kapihan sa Bagong Pilipinas of the Philippine Information Agency for 2025, Comelec Assistant Regional Director Elmo Duque emphasized that […]
High-value drug suspect yields P1.7-M shabu
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – Police seized P1.7-million worth of shabu and arrested a high-value suspect in an anti-illegal drugs operation in Barangay San Vicente, Sto. Tomas, Pampanga, at around 12:56 a.m. Feb. 25. The suspect was identified as alias “Nato,” 41, a resident of Barangay Bulaon, City of San Fernando. Confiscated from him were […]
4PH: 2,450-unit socialized housing project to rise in AC
ANGELES CITY — A socialized housing project under the Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino (4PH) Program is set to break ground on Feb. 27 in Barangay Mining here. To be led by Mayor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin Jr., the event will commence the construction of a 10-building socialized housing project, featuring six-storey structures, each containing 245 […]
Dismissed Mexico execs petition SC for reinstatement
MEXICO, Pampanga – The dismissed mayor of this town, along with three other municipal officials, has asked the Supreme Court to overturn a Court of Appeals (CA) ruling that upheld their 2022 dismissal by the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) and order their reinstatement. In an urgent motion filed on Feb. 24, former Mayor Teddy […]
Travelogue: Islands in the rain
A DARK cloudy day after a night of intermittently moderate and heavy rains opened to a relatively serene sea where an outrigger boat was to take a group of practitioners from both mainstream and social media on Siargao’s renowned tri-island hopping tour. At the boat, fun, fun, fun dissolved the disparity in ages in the […]
Ang Pagbabagong-Anyo ng Bayang Filipino
NAISIP NA ba ninyo, kung hindi naganap ang EDSA PPR, ano na kaya ang nangyari sa ating bayan mula sa araw na iyon ng Feb. 25, 1986? Kung walang mga milyong tao na pumagitna sa mga armadong puwersa ng gubyerno at puwersa ng mga nagrebelde, baka umagos nang husto ang dugo sa EDSA. O kung […]
DOH, JBLMGH strengthen leprosy care in Central Luzon
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga (PIA) — The Department of Health-Central Luzon Center for Health Development (DOH-CLCHD) and Jose B. Lingad Memorial General Hospital (JBLMGH) launched the Hansen’s clinic, a specialized center dedicated to provide dermatological and leprosy-related services in the region. DOH-CLCHD Local Health Support Division Chief Maria Eloisa Vidar said the initiative is […]
Sakripisyo ng isang guro
‘di pa sumusungaw, ang sikat ng araw, agad nang babangon, sa aking higaan, puyat man sa gabing, oras na nilaan, nakahandang ganap, sa papapasukan. iilang subo lang at kapeng maiinit, sapat nang almusal, sa tiyan matigib, tanging mahalaga, buo pa ang isip, at maibahagi ko, araling isulit. kahit namamalat, sa pagsasalita, ‘di ko […]
OFW Hospital sa CSFP, mas palalawakin
Photo from Senator Bong Go Facebook page Naghain ng panukalang batas si reelectionist Senator Christopher “Bong” Go upang palawakin ang kapasidad ng Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) Hospital sa City of San Fernando, Pampanga. Layunin ng Senate Bill No. 2990 na inihain ng Senador na matugunan ang lumalaking bilang ng mga OFW at kanilang ‘dependents’ na […]