BCDA: 2025 another banner year for investments, sustainable development

The Bases Conversion and Development Authority recorded P70 billion new foreign direct investments poured in its various economic zones in 2025. One of the biggest investors came from Australia with the establishment of StB Giga Factory in New Clark City, the first lithium iron phosphate battery manufacturer in the Philippines. (BCDA) CLARK FREEPORT — The […]
NLEX champions road safety with free eye care services for bus drivers

NLEX Corporation, in partnership with the Nagkakaisang Samahan Ng Panlalawigang Bus ng Pilipinas Inc. (NSNPBPI), held the latest installment of its long-running corporate social responsibility initiative, the “See Clearly, Drive Safely” eye care program on November 12. Some 71 bus drivers from major provincial transport lines, including Baliwag Transit, Inc., Golden Bee Transport, Genesis Transport […]
Pampanga Capitol honors 23 Most Outstanding Kapampangan Awardees for 2025

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga — In celebration of the 454th founding anniversary of Pampanga, the Provincial Government proudly conferred on Thursday, December 11, the 2025 Most Outstanding Kapampangan Awards (MOKA) to 23 exemplary individuals and institutions whose achievements embody the finest Kapampangan values, culture, and traditions. The annual MOKA ceremony—recognized as the highest and […]
Capitol honors 23 most outstanding Kapampangans for 2025

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — Twenty-three exemplary individuals and institutions whose achievements embody the finest Kapampangan values, culture, and traditions were given recognition at the 2025 Most Outstanding Kapampangan Awards held at the Kingsborough International Convention Center here, as the culminating event of the 454th Aldo Ning Kapampangan celebrations. The annual MOKA — recognized as […]
Cong Pogi Lazatin pushes Anti-Dynasty Bill

ANGELES CITY – “Ang pagpasa ng Anti-Dynasty Bill ay isang paraan para maibalik ang tiwala ng tao sa pamahalaan. Naniniwala ako na mas magiging inclusive at accountable ang gobyerno pag naipasa ito.” Thus, Pampanga 1st District Rep. Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr. on Dec. 11 categorically declared his full support Anti-Political Dynasty Bill being pushed in […]
Treat yourself with PAL’s 12.12 Seat Sale: Score great deals for your 2026 adventures

Philippine Airlines (PAL), the country’s flag carrier, is giving travelers another chance to reward themselves this new year with the 12.12 Seat Sale. For a limited time, enjoy special low fares to your favorite domestic destinations and start planning memorable journeys for 2026. Travelers can take advantage of one-way Economy base fares to select domestic […]
Recharging, powering up travel in Camp John Hay

Partnership introduces DC EV charging hubs to support sustainable tourism in Baguio, expand ACMobility’s nationwide charging network ACMobility, Ayala’s mobility arm and the leading provider of EV charging solutions and infrastructure in the Philippines, has partnered with the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) and the John Hay Management Corporation (JHMC) to accelerate the development […]
PH’s 1st major agri-machinery complex to generate 10K jobs

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. leads the groundbreaking ceremony of the Korea Agricultural Machinery Industry Complex in Barangay Kalikid Sur, Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija. (PCO) CABANATUAN CITY — The development of agricultural machinery and equipment suited to local farms, along with about 10,000 job opportunities, are among the projected benefits of the Korea Agricultural Machinery […]
From Soil to Soul: Meet Nueva Ecija’s Guardians of Green Progress

Nueva Ecija, the “Rice Granary of the Philippines,” is rich not just in harvests, but also in people. In this installment of NLEX’s “Humans of the North,” meet three innovative stewards from Central Luzon —Clarice Azarcon-Kong, Dr. Dana Vera Cruz, and Kaiselle & Elmer Atun—who are redefining agriculture by sowing seeds of sustainability and empowerment. […]
Capampangan, A to Z

THIS THURSDAY, December 11, marks the 454th year of the founding of the Province of Pampanga, the first in the entire island of Luzon by the Spanish conquistadores. Enough cause not only for a grand celebration but also of that conceit the Capampangan is widely known for. Unwanting to reprint for the nth time my paean to the Aldo […]