Prime wasted
PRIME, AS in first in authority, e.g. prime minister; or in significance, e.g. prime example. Prime, as in of highest value, e.g., prime lot; or in quality, e.g., prime cut. Prime, as in the highest point of a period, e.g., the prime of life. Everything exaltedly exceptional comes with prime, in both the English lexicon […]
DPWH promotes inclusive infra with new center for Ayta community in Pampanga
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga (PIA) — Members of the Ayta community in Barangay Planas, Porac, Pampanga now have access to a safe and inclusive space for learning, recreation, and cultural expression, following the completion of a new multipurpose facility by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). The 582-square-meter center, built under the […]
Gov Pineda holds dialogue with salandra workers; asks them to form group
Pampanga Governor Dennis “Delta” Pineda spearheaded on Thursday, June 19, a dialogue with the 91 salandra workers from Barangay Mancatian, Porac on legalizing sand hauling. The Provincial Information Office (PIO) said the governor wants the workers to form an association and come up with guidelines to protect their livelihood. “Ang pagkakaroon ng legal at organisadong […]
Delta pushes for formal organization, livelihood of ‘salandra’ workers
PORAC, Pampanga – “Gagawa tayo ng istraktura para sa inyo. Pag-aaralan natin kung paano bababa ang gastos para tumaas ang kita.” Thus, outgoing governor and incoming Vice Gov. Dennis “Delta” Pineda assured the so-called “salandra” workers of provincial government’s support in organizing their operations and improving their income. “Salandra” in both Tagalog and Kapampangan means […]
Viral robbery suspect, arestado sa buy-bust operation sa Porac
By Ashley Punzalan, CLTV36 News Naaresto na ang suspek sa viral robbery incident na kinasangkutan ng isang senior citizen na biktima, matapos matimbog sa isang buy-bust operation na isinagawa ng Porac Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) katuwang ang San Fernando City Police nitong Martes, June 17, sa loob ng Don Honorio Ventura State University compound, Brgy. […]
Prime Waste Solutions tagged in pollution, sanitation problem
PORAC, Pampanga – Prime Waste Solutions, the material recovery facility inaugurated only in June 2024 in this town, has apparently become the very problem it has been purported to solve. The stench of garbage trucks passing through Barangay Planas to the MRF has become “so unbearably nauseating” that residents are calling out on the local […]
EcoProtect cleared of sanitation, environmental complaints
PORAC, Pampanga — EcoProtect Management Corp. (EPMC), the operator of a landfill facility in Barangay Mancatian here, has been cleared of environmental and sanitation complaints raised by residents earlier this month. “This is to certify that ‘Land Fill Eco Protect’ located at Barangay Mancatian, has fully complied (sic) with the complaints raise (sic) by the […]
Record P4.5-B quarry income caps Delta’s term as governor
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – Close to P4.5 billion revenues from the extraction of Mt. Pinatubo sand and gravel – the highest by the Capitol – capped the two terms of Gov. Dennis “Delta” Pineda from July 2019 to May 2025. Pineda steadily increased the gross collection to P4.379 billion as well as licenses and […]
JUNE 12, 1991 Pinatubo: The Big Bang
ANXIOUS, APPREHENSIVE anticipation of an expected unknown gripped the people of Pampanga in the weeks leading to June 12, 1991. Like the prophet of old – or the doomsayer, as a number who questioned his wisdom, if not his authority, were wont to deride him – Director Raymundo S. Punongbayan of the Philippine Institute of […]
Delta orders suspension of hauling permits for Bulacan trucks
PORAC, Pampanga – Gov. Dennis “Delta” Pineda has ordered the 15-day suspension of all hauling passes issued to truckers from Bulacan after reports of unauthorized waste dumping in the sanitary landfill located in Barangay Mancatian here. The suspension came after a site inspection conducted on June 11, by the governor himself, along with the provincial […]