Cong Pogi wants more incentives for BHWs
FIRST DISTRICT, Pampanga – Pampanga First District Representative Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr. has filed a bill to enhance the incentives and benefits received by Barangay Health Workers (BHWs). House Bill No. 3710, filed on August 13, 2025, seeks to provide a monthly honorarium for BHWs amounting to no less than P3,000 pesos and additional incentives […]
Cong Pogi files bill seeking more incentives for barangay health workers
ANGELES CITY – A bill to enhance the incentives and benefits being received by barangay health workers (BHW) has been filed by Pampanga 1st District Rep. Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr. House Bill No. 3710, filed on Aug. 13, 2025, seeks to provide a monthly honorarium for BHWs amounting to no less than P3,000 pesos and […]
SSS offers loans for rainy days, reminds members to avail condonation program
SSS Vice President-Luzon Central 2 Division Gloria Andrada (right) and Angeles City Branch Head Normi Cruz discuss SSS benefits during News@Hues, a media forum by the Pampanga Press Club at Park Inn by Radisson Clark. Need rainy day funds but not working anymore? You can still avail of loans from Social Security System. The agency […]
Travel and tour back in business
After the global Covid pandemic, local travel and tour industry has been getting back on its feet even as more firms are opening to serve the rising number of travelers and tourists. “The travel industry is recovering,” said Joel Sarmiento, President of the Alliance of Travel and Tour Agencies of Pampanga (ATTAP). He was guest […]
Cong Pogi monitors declogging operations
ANGELES CITY – To address flooding concerns, Pampanga 1st District Rep. Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr. on Aug. 20 led the inspection and declogging of the drainage along Friendship Highway stretching from Barangay Anunas to Barangay Sto. Domingo here. The inspection and declogging were conducted in cooperation with the DPWH Pampanga 3rd District Engineering Office, led […]
Cong Pogi’s Free Casket Program to begin Sept. 1
Philip Pangilinan Samson, owner of Pangilinan Funeral Homes, inspects the caskets for the Free Casket Program sponsored by Pampanga First District Representative Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr. The Free Casket Program of First District Rep. Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr. which he announced a few weeks ago, is set to begin on September 1, 2025. Through the […]
Cong Pogi to lobby ₱40M for rehab of Mabalacat, Magalang RHUs in 2026
(File photo shows the Primary Health Care Facility in Barangay Amsic, Angeles City, which was inaugurated by then City Mayor Lazatin on May 22, 2025.) FIRST DISTRICT, Pampanga – Pampanga First District Representative Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr. is set to lobby ₱40 million to fund the rehabilitation of Rural Health Units (RHUs) in Mabalacat City […]
Wedding Destination Pampanga Turns 17: A celebration of love, legacy, local excellence
WHAT STARTED as a modest bridal fair in 2009 has blossomed into Central Luzon’s most anticipated wedding event. On its 17th year, the Wedding Destination Pampanga Bridal Fair opened its doors anew at SMX Convention Center Clark, welcoming over 100 exhibitors and a vibrant community of wedding creatives, entrepreneurs, and soon-to-wed couples. The three-day bridal […]
Cong Pogi to lobby ₱260M for rehab of 173 daycare centers in 2026
(File photo shows Lazatin during his visit to Camachiles Purok 3 Child Development Center in Barangay Camachiles, Mabalacat City on September 16, 2024 to distribute his personal donation of school supplies to day care students.) Pampanga First District Representative Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr. is set to lobby ₱260 million to fund the rehabilitation of all […]
Cong Pogi to lobby for P260-M to rehab 173 daycare centers
ANGELES CITY – Pampanga 1st District Rep. Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr. is set to lobby for P260 million pesos to fund the rehabilitation of all 173 daycare centers in the First District in 2026. This was outlined during a workshop of programs for 2026 held on August 16 facilitated by Lazatin’s chief adviser IC Calaguas, […]