Billionaire Fernando Zobel de Ayala, Board Director of the country’s oldest conglomerate Ayala Corporation, has been conferred the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice (For Church and Pope), the highest honor the Pope bestows upon a layperson. Ayala Corp. Director Fernando Zobel de Ayala receives Pope's...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – The provincial government has provided assistance to more than 1,150 registered stall owners affected by the fire that razed a public wet market in Barangay Ilocanos Sur here this week. VENDORS affected by the fire that razed a public market in San Fernando City, La...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – A fire razed the public wet market in Barangay Ilocanos Sur here on Thursday, January 11. SMOKE rises from the wet market in San Fernando City, La Union destroyed in a fire on Thursday, January 11. (City government of San Fernando, La Union FB) Fire Chief Insp. Jun...
DAVAO CITY – Samira Gutoc, a peace advocate, has urged the government to sustain the legacy of the late Davao Archbishop Emeritus Fernando Capalla on interfaith dialogues in Mindanao. Gutoc also asked the government to provide necessary support for the Bishops-Ulama Conference (BUC) co-convened...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – The SM Foundation inaugurated its 107th school building at the South Central Integrated School here on Thursday, January 4. The two-story, four-classroom structure is a welcome addition to the community, alleviating the burden of overcrowding and provides a...
DAVAO CITY – Presidential Assistant for Eastern Mindanao Leo Tereso Magno said the death of Archbishop Fernando Capalla is heartbreaking for the people of Davao whom he served as prelate for most of his life. Magno said he is one with the people of Davao in mourning the death of a selfless and...
CITY of San Fernando, Pampanga – Police seized suspected shabu worth P500,000 from two drug pushers in a buy-bust operation here on Saturday, January 6. The suspects who were nabbed in Barangay Sindalan here were identified as “Pakyaw” and “Jess.” TWO suspected drug pushers...
DAVAO CITY – Former President Rodrigo R. Duterte mourned the death of former Davao Archbishop Fernando Capalla on January 6. Duterte said he lost a good friend and counselor in Capalla. FORMER President Rodrigo R. Duterte (left) visits the wake of Archdiocese of Davao Archbishop Emeritus Fernando...
DAVAO CITY – The Archdiocese of Davao announced that Archbishop Emeritus Fernando R. Capalla passed away before dawn on Saturday, January 5. He was 89. CAPALLA Capalla, a former president of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines from 2003 to 2005, was one of the most influential...
For Senator Grace Poe, the late "King of Philippine movies", Fernando Poe, Jr., or simply "Da King", was a kind soul both on reel and in real life. Sen. Grace Poe offered flowers and lit candles for Fernando Poe, Jr. and her mother, Susan Roces, who passed away on May 20, 2022, at their grave...
NEW PAO AND FFTC BUILDING -- Gov. Daniel R. Fernando and Vice Gov. Alexis C. Castro lead the ribbon-cutting with Provincial Agriculturist Ma. Gloria SF. Carrillo, Chairman of Provincial Agriculture and Fishery Council Ruperto Hernandez, and Bausa Integrated Farm and Training Center, Inc. Chairman...
Power distributor Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) denied anew Santa Rosa City Rep. Dan Fernandez's claim that the company overcharged its customers since 2012. In a statement on Sunday, Nov. 26, Jose Ronald Valles, Meralco first vice president and regulatory management head, said the company's rates...
