Cong Pogi visits Magalang elderly
MAGALANG, Pampanga – Pampanga First District Representative Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr. visits bed-ridden elderly, aged 90 to 99 years old, in Magalang Municipality on July 1, 2025 to personally deliver P2,000 financial assistance, Vitamin C supplements, five kilos of rice, and free medical check-ups, funded out of his own pocket. Lazatin visited 11 elderly today […]
Bagong school buildings, itinayo sa 2 paaralan sa Pampanga
Dalawang pampublikong paaralan sa Pampanga ang nakatanggap ng mga bagong silid-aralan mula sa Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). Sa Prado Siongco Elementary School sa Lubao, Pampanga, nakumpleto na ang one-storey building na nagkakahalaga ng ₱9.94-million. Photo from DPWH III Mayroon itong apat na classrooms na may kasamang blackboard, electricfan, at ilaw upang matiyak […]
Daycare parents get rice from Cong Pogi
MAGALANG, Pampanga – Parents of daycare pupils here received rice donation from 1st District Rep. Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr. on July 1. “Pasalamat ku pu kang Congressman Lazatin keng pribilehiyong bibye na kareng anak, kareng school supplies, rice, karen pung egana-ganang bibye nang suporta para pu kareng pamag-aral daring anak. Salamat pu, Cong,” said Maureen […]
Angeles City suspends environmental fee collection pending review
ANGELES CITY — The city government has officially suspended the collection of the controversial environmental fee, following the issuance of Executive Order No. 2025-001 signed by Mayor Carmelo “Jon” Lazatin II. The order directs a comprehensive review—and potential amendment—of local ordinances related to the imposition of the environmental or septage fee charged to residents by […]
₱2-M marijuana seized, 3 arrested
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – Three high-value suspects yielded some P2 million worth of marijuana and marijuana-based products in a buy-bust operation in Mabalacat City on July 2. The operation led by personnel from Mabalacat City Police Station’s drug enforcement unit in Barangay Bical resulted to the dismantling of a suspected drug distribution network in […]
Cong Pogi reaches out to Magalang elderly
MAGALANG, Pampanga – Eleven bedridden nonagenarians here for the first time received in their homes their very representative in Congress bringing gifts funded out of his own pockets. “Ako po ay magbabahay-bahay dahil gusto ko pong malaman ang bawat pulso, bawat kailangan, at bawat hinaing ng aking mga kababayan sa Unang Distrito ng Pampanga,” said […]
Mayor Jon’s 1st order of business: Suspend environmental fee
ANGELES CITY – Mayor Carmelo “Jon” Lazatin II, after officially taking his oath of office at the Lapid Arena in Barangay Pampang, made a commitment to Angeleños that received much applause – to suspend the collection of the environmental fee. “Meron man magagalit, mas marami ang matutuwa, at kung may magalit man, basta gagawa tayo […]
Mayor Jon’s 1st EO suspends septage fee collection in AC
ANGELES CITY – Minutes after taking his oath of office, Mayor Carmelo “Jon” Lazatin II, with the entire 20th Sangguniang Panlungsod literally serving as backstop, signed his very first executive order as hizzoner. EO 2025-001 suspends the implementation of city ordinances mandating the collection of the environmental/septage fees “pending review, reevaluation and eventual introduction of […]
On his first day as solon, Cong Pogi delivers school supplies to daycare centers
MAGALANG, Pampanga – On his very first day as representative of the 1st District, Congressman Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr. hit the ground running as he personally distributed school supplies to daycare students in this town on July 1. A total of 1,665 daycare students in Magalang will receive school supplies, including crayons, notebooks, pencil, eraser, […]
The NLEX Plight
Stone throwing on vehicles plying the NLEX (and other tollroads and highways) must be stopped. There was one recent incident carried by some Pampanga-based media. Although unnamed in the news account, the vehicle that was hit by the stone belonged to a prominent businessman in Angeles City. And the worse part is that his family […]