Limlingan: National Schools Maintenance Week
THE Department of Education (DepEd)’s National Schools Maintenance Week, also known as Brigada Eskwela, kicked off yesterday with several government agencies and private corporations helping public schools prepare for the opening of classes next month.
It’s an annual activity when public...
Limlingan: When summer is gone
PAGASA, the country’s oldest and the only weather bureau, has announced that we are on the brink of saying goodbye to summer.
While we are still experiencing hot humid days, we are also experiencing torrential rains usually during the late afternoons and at nights. For farmers who still...
Limlingan: Proposed Postponement
HERE we go again.
For quite a number of times, there have been proposals moving for the postponement of the barangay elections all over the country. Since the enactment of the 1991 Local Government Code, empowerment of barangays came back to life, with Republic Act 7160 setting the...
Limlingan: An anti-noise ordinance at last
ANTI-NOISE advocates are sure to be rejoicing as Angeles City councilor Edu Pamintuan filed an ordinance that would penalize motorists using vehicles generating excessive noise from modified some parts, usually the exhaust system.
Limlingan: Early Bird EdSa
WHILE it’s still almost a year before the next local elections, aspirations of would-be wannabees are floating in the air. Observers believe many of them have already unofficially started their unofficial campaign through various political gimmickry, or other means to attract attention or to...
Limlingan: Defeating the purpose
SINCE early this year until this month, Gov. Lilia “Nanay” Pineda has been distributing barangay patrol tricycles to various villages all over the province of Pampanga.
The three-wheeled vehicle is composed of a heavy duty motorcycle installed with a sidecar painted in white and bearing...
Limlingan: Changes observed
THE recent observance of the Holy Week can be characterized by changes in some practices and traditions by Catholics in the province – although some were still observed amidst this age of computers.
Limlingan: SafeTrip Mo, Sagot Ko
AS OF this writing, there are perhaps thousands of vehicles now traveling the North Luzon Expressway (NLEx) and the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx), both premier highways connecting Metro Manila to the northern and western parts of Luzon.
Limlingan: Mekeni Food Corporation, the best in Philippines, the best for the world
ANOTHER feather in the cap of Mekeni Food Corporation was added when in was bestowed the 2012 Century International Quality Era (CQE) Gold Award during the 14th Business Initiative Directions CQE Convention last March 11 in Geneva, Switzerland.
Limlingan: Butil is for farmers, ALE is for laborers
NO DOUBT, Butil Farmers’ party-list is for farmers. It’s been a while when I saw Butil Farmers’ party-list Representative Agapito “Pits” Guanlao had a sip of his favorite coffee at our favorite old man’s coffee hangout. He never gave me yet a free treat of our favorite coffee and looking forward...
Limlingan: CSR
THIS is not about spelling the name Cesar, jejemon style. This does not mean Corporate Social Responsibility either.
Limlingan: Fire prevention needing attention
YESTERDAY, the Fire Prevention Month kicked off. Its aim is to instill to the public awareness on how to prevent fires and fire-related disasters, not only in homes but in commercial and industrial establishments as well.
Limlingan: Minalin versus San Simon
IT LOOKS like there’s a tug-of-war between two municipalities over their respective boundaries -- Minalin versus San Simon are two contenders in the so-called game.
Limlingan: Paging ALE
THE International Labor Organization has reported recently that Philippine workers were among the most affected by the world economic crisis and has expressed concern over the “extremely high risk of low pay” in the country.
Limlingan: Pelco 1's (Another) Proof of Excellence
OF ALL the power cooperatives I know, I deeply admire the management of the Pampanga Electric Cooperative 1 (Pelco 1) for bagging not just one or two awards for various achievements in different fields for the past years.
Limlingan: How How the Carabao
CARABAO owners in Candaba town are urging local officials to promote the use of this beast in their farming activities.
When I was a kid, I used to live in the countryside known as the "baryo". The baryo is a typical community where "bahay kubos, kahit munti" thrive. The air is so fresh...
Limlingan: Junkshops and MRFs
MATERIAL Recovery Facilities, better known as MRFs, are a topic of today’s dailies with local chief executives retorting that they have theirs in their respective towns.
Limlingan: On Impeachment
ONCE AGAIN most of our nation’s critical eyes and ears will be glued to TV and radio sets as the impeachment trial against Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato S. Corona begins.
While most telenovelas still dominate viewership during primetime, television channels increase their ratings...
Limlingan: Gov’s Welcome
GOVERNOR Lilia “Nanay Baby” Pineda seems to be impervious to the idea that City of San Fernando Mayor Oscar “Oca” Rodriguez will be her rival in the next gubernatorial race in 2013.
No, she is not affected but rather welcomes it as a new development in politics in the land of the...
Limlingan: Indiscriminate firing
NEW Year is often associated with new things to come, often with the hope improvement compared to the concluding year.
By this time, we may have thrown our old calendars away, together with the unpleasant and sad memories that we wish not to be repeated. Like time, they simply pass by. We...
Limlingan: No Botcha, Please
CHRISTMAS is near and all are agog preparing for the happiest day of the year. Different activities likewise fill the air like yuletide caroling and the conduct of Christmas parties among government agencies, private companies and various organizations all over the country.
Limlingan: Writing
AFTER hibernating for a couple of weeks, this humble column comes back to life.
Limlingan: The Real Winner
SUNDAY’S boxing match is haunted by controversies. It was the worst and most questionable win that the Pambansang Kamao had in the years of his boxing career.
Limlingan: Don Ramon
STORIES about former Senator Ramon Revilla, Sr., would not just die nor fade away. He is more popular then as an actor who would use his “agimat” or “anting-anting” to fight evil villains and other elementals in most of his movies. Like in every movie, the protagonist is always the hero and at...
Limlingan: Repercussion
A FEW days ago, Fly Guam, an American airline with operations outside of the US island territory, has put on hold indefinitely its Clark-Agana flights. Its maiden voyage on the said route was supposed to commence this November.
Some insiders say that the airline company decided to freeze...
