The Department of Tourism (DOT) rolled out on Thursday, Aug. 12 a two-day vaccination program in San Fernando City, Pampanga which aims to inoculate at least a thousand active tourism workers there. (Photo from Department of Tourism) Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat led the vaccination...
Just two hours away from Manila via NLEX, you'll reach the City of San Fernando, the capital of Pampanga, and the home of the big Christmas lanterns we all adore. But more than the big lanterns, this city boasts of many tourist spots that are waiting to be re-explored now that travel restrictions...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo The first time I joined the President’s delegation — we were in Bicol region. Typhoon Nina, internationally known as Nock-ten, entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on December 23, 2016. It intensified into a typhoon on December 24 and made...
The Archdiocese of San Fernando, Pampanga has removed a priest from his parish assignment amid allegations that he had an affair with a married woman. Archdiocese of San Fernando/FB Pampanga Archbishop Florentino Lavarias said the move was made while a church investigation is ongoing. “Given the...
Two Philippine cities — Quezon City and San Fernando City — have been cited for their waste recycling collaboration with informal waste pickers that helped stymied poverty as recycling creates jobs in their localities and supports the recovery amid the economic difficulties during the pandemic,...
The Giant Lantern Festival will have to be experienced behind a screen 2012's Ligligan Parul, photo by Ramon F Velasquez If there’s one place in the Philippines that will keenly feel more than the others how the pandemic impacts the holidays—it’s San Fernando, Pampanga, the culinary capital...
