Notwithstanding a sure win in her new congressional bid, former President and Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will still expect strong support from her Lakas-Christian Muslim Democracts (Lakas-CMD) colleagues. 12E005F6-D2F7-42C5-B176-4A8FAB52B428 Arroyo, one of the founders of the political party,...
Leticia "Lolita" O. Hizon, the founder of iconic food brand Pampanga’s Best, has passed away on Oct. 3, 2021, Sunday. News about her demise was announced through a Facebook post made by the brand the following day. Leticia Lolita O. Hizon (Photo from Pampanga's Best website) “The woman in the...
The Philippine National Railways’ (PNR) Clark Phase 2 project is expected to produce more jobs and spur economic recovery in Central Luzon once completed, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) assured. Design render of PNR Clark Phase 2 (Malolos to Clark Railway) of the North-South Commuter...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has provided nearly P18 million worth of livelihood packages to the informal sector workers in Quezon and Pampanga to cushion the impact of the ongoing pandemic. A beneficiary of the Department of Labor and Employment's Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating...
At least 2.9 million displaced Filipino workers from the formal and informal labor sectors have benefitted from the Department of Labor and Employment's (DOLE) assistance program. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III leads the payout of salaries to 1,500 beneficiaries under the Tulong Panghanapbuhay...
PBA Images For the first time in eight months, two-time MVP James Yap is back playing basketball with Rain or Shine as the Elasto Painters prepare for the Philippine Cup resumption of the PBA 46th Season. The team had its first practice session last Tuesday at the Angeles University Foundation in...
Clark International Airport in Pampanga has been selected as a finalist for the prestigious international award Prix Versailles, which recognizes the best architecture and design projects in the world, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) announced. Clark International Airport (Photo from BCDA)...
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...
Bureau of Immigration (BI) agents caught three Koreans in the act of operating online gaming sites in Pampanga--a no-no based on their country’s law against illegal gambling. (Photo from BI Facebook page) BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said members of the bureau’s fugitive search unit (FSU)...
Some 1,000 mangrove trees were planted by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Macabebe, Pampanga to mark this year's observance of the National Disaster Resilience Month. (Photo from DENR Undersecretary Benny Antiporda Facebook Page) DENR Undersecretary Benny D. Antiporda...
The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) has completed the rehabilitation of an irrigation project in Pampanga that was funded by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). In a statement, NIA said that it has already completed the newly rehabilitated Porac-Gumain River Irrigation System...
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...
