Flooding in Pampanga feared to worsen as river swells after Ulysses

Tonette Orejas 11/14/2020

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO–The Pampanga River, which drains 30 river systems in Central Luzon, has swelled on the heels of intense rains by Typhoon Ulysses, causing some parts to overflow, data from the Pampanga River Flood Forecasting…

First COVID-19 case in PBA bubble ‘may be false positive’—joint statement

MARK GIONGCO 10/21/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The first case of COVID-19 infection inside the PBA bubble in Pampanga “may be a case of false positive,” the league said Wednesday night. In a joint statement, the PBA and Clark Development Corporation…

TNT faces Alaska, Ginebra battles NLEX in PBA restart opener

MARK GIONGCO 10/06/2020

MANILA, Philippines — TNT and Alaska will raise the curtains on the much-awaited PBA season restart on Sunday in Clark, Pampanga. Both teams are hoping for a strong start and a deep run in their Philippine Cup…

Drive-thru communion: Pampanga priests find ways to reach flock

Tonette Orejas 08/02/2020

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, Philippines —When quarantine rules were eased on May 16, Fr. Mario Sol Gabriel began giving the communion wafers at a “drive-through” service. He handed out the host to devotees who participated in…

Ex-solon and cult leader Ruben Ecleo Jr. now in police custody

Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ 07/30/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Former Dinagat Islands Rep. Ruben Ecleo Jr., the “supreme master” of cult group Philippine Benevolent Missionaries Association (PBMA), is now in police custody after he was arrested by the police in Pampanga. Ecleo was…

Illegal hospital treating COVID-19 patients shut

Tonette Orejas 05/21/2020

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, Philippines — The state-owned Clark Development Corp. (CDC) on Wednesday ordered the closure and full lockdown of an illegal hospital treating Chinese nationals infected with the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) inside an…

Quarantine violators in Pampanga plant vegetables as punishment

Tonette Orejas 04/19/2020

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO –– At least 35 first-time offenders of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in this Pampanga capital were punished by making them plant vegetables in the city nursery on Saturday. “We made them plant…

ASF still spreading; 200,000 pigs culled

Karl Ocampo - Philippine Daily Inquirer 02/01/2020

Despite intensified efforts to contain the spread of the African swine fever (ASF) virus, the Department of Agriculture (DA) reported that the hog-borne disease has continued spreading in several parts of Luzon, bringing the total number of…

Media members refused access to SEA Games venue in Clark

Denison Rey Dalupang - Philippine Daily Inquirer 12/01/2019

New Clark City (NCC), one of the main venues for the 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEAG), was placed on lockdown on Saturday afternoon, ahead of the biennial meet’s highly touted opening at Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan.…

#Presyo Merkado: Pork Sisig

Gresheen Gift Libby 12/01/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Sundays are best spent with the family. Para sa espesyal nga adlaw sa mga pamilya, mag luto ta ug lami-an nga pork sisig! Sisig is a dish that is made from pig’s mask…

GMA thanks Cebuano businessmen for helping Pampanga after quake

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/17/2019

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu, Philippines — Former President and incumbent Speaker of the House, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, expressed gratefulness to Cebuano businessmen who helped Pampanga following the magnitude 6.1 earthquake that hit the province on April 22. Arroyo,…

SM Foundation awards 500 scholarship grants nationwide

PR 05/14/2019

SM Foundation recently awarded college scholarship grants to around 500 high school graduates nationwide on May 8. Simultaneous awarding were held in NCR, Tuguegarao, Cauayan (Isabela), Baguio, Rosales (Pangasinan), Tarlac, Cabanatuan, Olongapo, Pampanga, Clark, Lucena, Naga, Legazpi,…

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