DOLE to owner, contracter of collapsed building: Pay ₱11M in liabilities, fines
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has ordered the owner and contractor of the collapsed building project in Angeles City to pay more than ₱11.7 million in labor-related liabilities and administrative fines following an investigation into the deadly incident. “After conducting an investigation, after constituting a committee, the DOLE found that Jackson Lim and […]
Mayor Jon shares light moments from birthday wish to response to ‘hot’ mayor tag
With the collapsed building slowly taking the back seat after a challenging 18 days at ground zero, Mayor Carmelo “Jon” Lazatin II shared his thoughts on the incident that also brought him to celebrate his birthday with the rescuers. In a rare expression of his feelings and even show of laughter, he shed off the […]
Contractors take fall for construction failure under PH laws – lawyer
(AI-generated photo represents an activity in the construction of a structure.) Under Philippine laws, the primary culpability for defective or failed structures and site safety violations falls squarely on the contractors, a lawyer said today. Atty. Simoun M. Salinas noted that the Civil Code provides that architects and contractors — not the building owners — […]
Dalawang bata, nasagip sa umano’y child exploitation sa Angeles City
Nasagip ng mga otoridad ang dalawang menor de edad sa isinagawang operasyon laban sa umano’y child exploitation sa Purok 6, Brgy. Anunas, Angeles City gabi nitong Lunes, June 15. Ayon sa Angeles City Police Office (ACPO), tatlong Korean national ang naaresto matapos mapatunayang pinagtatrabaho ang naturang mga bata sa isang online gaming operation. Photo from […]
Pinatubo at 35/Part 5: The Triumph of Thievery
ALONG WITH Independence Day, the Mount Pinatubo eruptions take centerstage every second week of June in Pampanga. With the celebration of the resilience, iron will, and triumph of the Capampangan spirit as recurring, indeed, unvarying, theme. This, if only to for the younger generations to learn, if only in passing, the hardships their elders hurdled, the […]
BBM program opens opportunities for students, strengthens services in Angeles City barangay
A government program designed to bring direct benefits to communities is making a difference in Barangay Ninoy Aquino, where indigent students are receiving educational assistance and residents are gaining access to improved community services. Through President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s Bawat Barangay Makikinabang (BBM) Program, Barangay Ninoy Aquino received P200,000 in assistance, enabling the village […]
BBM opens opportunities for students, strengthens services in AC barangay
ANGELES CITY – Living up to its very name, the Bawat Barangay Makikinabang (BBM) Program is making a big difference in Barangay Ninoy Aquino here, with indigent students receiving educational assistance and residents gaining access to improved community services. Receiving P200,000 in assistance, barangay chair John Terry O. Halili said the program has provided vital […]
Pinatubo at 35/Part 4: The forgotten hero
BY CALAMITY defined. No, not for having caused the calamity but for facing it, taking its full brunt, and rising above it. Thus, Mayor Roy David of Porac, Pampanga found his defining moment in the Mount Pinatubo devastations consequent to the eruptions. Buried in the volcano’s vomit, besieged by the onslaught of lahar rampages, Porac […]
Pinatubo at 35/Part 3: Agyu Tamu!
FROM OUT of the depths of desolation and despair, a cry – faint at first, then resonant all across the city. There rekindled some flicker of hope that the city can rise again, if only the people believed in themselves – that, yes: “We Can.” Summoning storied People Power, acting Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan led thousands […]
Pinatubo at 35/Part 1: It was the worst of times
JUNE 10, 1991. Angeles City awakened to its worst nightmare: the American dream was over. Dashed was the hope – against hope – that GI Joe would stay, come what may. A belief borne by the new concrete wall around the base perimeter that had just been completed, the frenzied base housing construction seen as […]