Senatorial aspirant and human rights lawyer Jose Manuel 'Chel' Diokno on Tuesday, Dec. 7, visited the Aeta community in Pampanga and conveyed his hopes to represent their needs and improve their living conditions if he gets into the Senate’s Magic 12 in the 2022 elections. Human rights lawyer...
Gen. Dionardo Carlos, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), has ordered a thorough investigation into the death of a town councilor candidate in San Simon, Pampanga, on Saturday, Nov. 27. The victim was identified as Rogelio Salvador Jr., 42, candidate for councilor; and his companion,...
Medge de Vera, 56, is a homemaker from San Fernando, Pampanga who built a food forest in the comfort of her home. De Vera has always dreamed of having a food forest, so she built one for her family in 2008. Medge de Vera, 56, a full-time gardener, sitting under the trees planted in her food...
A teacher in a viral TikTok video might face sanctions from the Department of Education (DepEd) for “insinuating a potential child abuse action.” A person holds a smartphone with Tik Tok logo displayed in this picture illustration taken November 7, 2019. (REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File...
Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Pampanga province aspires to transform itself into a megalopolis of 218,100 hectares, a cluster of 19 municipalities and three cities forming the country's next economic corridor. The Pampanga Golden Triangle, composed of the cities of Angeles, San Fernando...
Several allegedly smuggled luxury cars worth P500 million were discovered in two showrooms in Quezon City and Pampanga in separate operations conducted by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Thursday, Oct. 21. Mark Balmores/MANILA BULLETIN According to BOC, they received a report that the luxury cars...
President Duterte has welcomed the return of FedEx Express to the Philippines after abandoning its regional hub in Subic Freeport for China over a decade ago. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) “For the good news, again, iyong FedEx is the largest logistics company in the world has...
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...
