DTI-3 kicks off Consumer Welfare Month; honors CL Gold Bagwis awardees
DTI-3 Regional Director Edna D. Dizon welcomes the attendees to the kick-off ceremony of the Consumer Welfare Month. The Department of Trade and Industry Regional Office 3 proudly opened the month-long celebration of Consumer Welfare Month this October with a kickoff ceremony that underscored the agency’s continuing commitment to protect and empower Filipino consumers. Anchored […]
Bataan posts 9.3% economic growth for 2024, fastest across Central Luzon
BALANGA CITY (PIA) — The economy of Bataan surged by 9.3 percent in 2024, outpacing its 6.3 percent growth in the previous year and marking the fastest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) expansion among provinces and highly urbanized cities (HUCs) in Central Luzon. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), Bataan’s GDP was estimated at P300.61 […]
NorthPhil Expo 2025 Gears Up as the Biggest Tourism and Trade Fair in the North
Preparations are in full swing for NorthPhil Expo 2025, the biggest tourism and trade fair in Northern and Central Luzon. To date, 15 provinces have confirmed their participation. In addition to the provinces from Central Luzon, the event will also feature the provinces of Cebu, Bohol, Palawan, Camiguin, Laguna, Batangas, as well as those from […]
Cong Pogi meets NBI, PNP, DepEd to address bomb threat hoaxes in campuses
ANGELES CITY – Pampanga 1st District Rep. Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr. initiated a meeting with officials from the National Bureau of Investigation, the Philippine National Police, and the Anti-Cyber Crime Group on Oct. 9 to address bomb threat hoaxes that have become rampant in the district as well as in the province. Since September, […]
DOTr clears ROW issues for Calumpit to Clark stations
Acting Sec. Lopez: ROW acquisition for NSCR North section to be completed mid-2026 The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has secured the right-of-way (ROW) in six areas from Calumpit, Bulacan to Clark, Pampanga to speed up the completion of the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) System. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has directed the DOTr to streamline land […]
NSCR Calumpit-Clark ROW issues cleared
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – The right-of-way in six critical areas from Calumpit, Bulacan to the Clark Freeport Zone has been secured by the Department of Transportation to speed up the completion of the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) System. This, flowing President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directive to the DOTr to streamline land acquisition process for […]
DTI-3 Kicks Off Consumer Welfare Month; Honors Central Luzon Gold Bagwis Awardees
The Department of Trade and Industry Regional Office 3 proudly opened the month-long celebration of Consumer Welfare Month this October with a kickoff ceremony that underscored the agency’s continuing commitment to protect and empower Filipino consumers. Anchored on Presidential Proclamation No. 1098 signed by then President Fidel V. Ramos, the Consumer Welfare Month is observed […]
CONG POGI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Ramdam na ramdam ang serbisyong may puso
ANGELES CITY — It has been exactly 100 days since Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr. took oath as representative of the First District of Pampanga – 100 days that can be summed up in a single phrase: “Ramdam na ramdam ang serbisyong may puso.” While politicians stay within the comfort of their office, Cong Pogi leads […]
Cong Pogi seeks salary increase for public school teachers
ANGELES CITY — Three days before the celebration of World Teacher’s Day, Pampanga 1st District Rep. Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr. on Oct. 2 filed House Bill No. 5067, which seeks to increase the entry-level salary of public school teachers, teaching personnel in higher education, and public non-teaching personnel. To be known as “Entry Level Salary […]
Arroyo hails modern fashion industry as OTOP’s ‘next crowning glory’
Former President and Pampanga 2nd district representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (4th from right) attends the Pustura 2.0 Central Luzon fashion show of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) held at SM City Clark. Arroyo says the emergence of the modern fashion industry, created by designers from Central Luzon, is poised to be the “the next crowning glory” […]