Slain Tacloban shooting victim hailed as ‘pride of Pampanga’

Tonette T. Orejas 06/24/2026

Slain 15-year-old student Chris Lorenz Fabian is being hailed as a hero after reportedly shielding his classmates during the deadly shooting at San Jose National High School in Tacloban City on June 22, 2026. Fabian was among…

Pampanga buy-bust: P6.8-M ‘shabu’ seized, 2 suspects nabbed

Jason de Asis - Philippine News Agency 05/02/2026

CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga – Police seized about 1 kg. of suspected shabu with an estimated street value of P6.8 million and arrested two suspects during an early morning anti-drug operation in Mabalacat City, Pampanga on Saturday. In their…

Pampanga child abuse: DSWD to file cases vs. head of care facility

Jose Cielito Reganit 08/14/2025

MANILA – The Pampanga Police’s Women and Children’s Protection Desk and the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) 3 (Central Luzon) have arrested an American national who is the subject of numerous complaints by children over alleged…

Pampanga town mayor stripped of police powers over bribery

Christopher Lloyd Caliwan 08/08/2025

MANILA – Commissioner Rafael Vicente Calinisan, Vice Chairperson and Executive Officer of the National Police Commission (Napolcom), has ordered the suspension of San Simon, Pampanga Mayor Abundio Punsalan Jr.’s powers and control over the municipal police. This came…

Comelec disqualifies Porac, Pampanga mayor linked to Pogo

Tonette Orejas 05/28/2025

SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) Second Division on Wednesday ruled to disqualify Porac, Pampanga Mayor-elect Jaime “Jing” Capil and declared the votes cast for him last May 12 as stray. In the May…

Pampanga: Man nabbed for stabbing dead 2-year-old stepson

Jun Malig 04/05/2025

MABALACAT CITY, Pampanga — Police arrested on Friday, April 4, a man who stabbed and killed his two-year-old stepson in Lubao town in Pampanga province, reports said Saturday, April 5. Police statements said the suspect, identified only…

Porac, Pampanga officials face graft charges over Pogo mess

Zacarian Sarao 10/16/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The mayor of Porac, Pampanga, Jaime Capil, along with Vice Mayor Francis Tamayo and other local officials, has been charged with graft for their alleged involvement in the operations of an illegal Philippine offshore…

Case filed vs suspect who stabbed dog in Pampanga, says AKF

Luisa Cabato 04/06/2024

MANILA, Philippines —  A criminal case has been filed against a suspected animal abuser who allegedly stabbed a dog in Mabalacat, Pampanga, the Animal Kingdom Foundation (AKF) said on Saturday. Around 1:30 p.m. on Friday, a neighbor…

Sarah Geronimo: ‘Unexpected medical condition’ postpones Pampanga show

09/29/2023

Sarah Geronimo and Bamboo’s scheduled Pampanga concert on Oct. 1 has been postponed due to an “unexpected medical condition” that the singer-actress is still recovering from. VIVA Live and G Productions announced the postponement via a statement…

‘Shabu’ worth P1.3 billion found in abandoned car in Pampanga

Faith Argosino - Reporter 08/26/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Authorities recovered P1.3 billion worth of suspected crystal meth, locally known as “shabu,” inside a car abandoned at a mall parking lot in Pampanga on Saturday, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said. According to…

Sinag Liga Asya inaugural tournament draws 11 teams

Glendale G. Rosal 08/08/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A total of 11 teams will vie in the first season of the Sinag Liga Asya (SLA) at the Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center in San Fernando, Pampanga. This was officially announced by…

The disappearing ‘lolas’ of Mapanique

Joel Ruiz Butuyan - @inquirerdotnet 03/30/2023

There were originally 96 members when they formed the Malaya Lolas, an association of Filipino women who suffered mass rape and other forms of horrendous crimes committed by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. As…

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