Cabalen lauds medical team

STA. RITA– A Kapampangan based in Colorado, USA lauded a team of doctors and nurses at the Diosdado P. Macapagal Memorial Hospital (DPMMH) who saved her 62-year-old brother from imminent death.

Francy Dela Cruz Zehnder said her brother suffered severe head injuries in an accident.

Urban greening set

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -- The Department of Public Works and Highway (DPWH) and the Pampanga Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (PamCham) will lead the massive urban greening project along MacArthur Highway as part of their commitment to replace trees cut by the on-going road widening project.

PamCham, led by its president Rene Romero, led a multisectoral delegation during Tuesday’s inspection of the MacArthur Highway.

Mayor orders enforcement of law vs encroachment

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -- Mayor Oscar Rodriguez on Tuesday said his Taskforce Habitat team is ready to partner with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in enforcing strict laws against illegal encroachment along MacArthur Highway.

44 Clark companies join jobs fair

CLARK FREEPORT -- Some 44 companies from the Clark Freeport Zone joined the 2nd Clark Freeport Jobs Fair 2010 held at the SM Event Center last November 5.

Aviation police tightens security

CLARK FREEPORT —Foreign tourists should not worry about visiting Central Luzon since strict security measures are implemented in its airport, an aviation official said.

Public works chief wants bid docs published

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO—Public Works Secretary Rogelio Singson has ordered all regional offices and district offices to publish all bidding documents and plans from their agency in two government websites.

Gang asking for ‘load’ as tactic

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO –Suspected members of the “Budol Budol Gang” struck anew after several victims fell prey the other day.

‘Smile’ in gov’t hospital sought

MABALACAT -- Board Member Tarcicio Halili is urging the management of the Mabalacat District Hospital (MDH) to institute quality service to people particularly the indigents availing of medical services.

AUF students take Malaysia, Thailand tour

ANGELES CITY – Some 155 students from the Angeles University Foundation (AUF) toured Kuala Lumpur and Malacca in Malaysia and Bangkok in Thailand in a bid to "enhance their global competitiveness.”

Congress to hear GA housing case today

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -- The congressional hearing on the reported problems in the pilot housing of the Home Development Mutual Fund (Pag-Ibig Fund) in Bacolor and Mabalacat town under Globe Asiatique Realty Holdings will start Wednesday at the House of Representatives.

Lawmakers hit budget approval

MANILA -- A party-list lawmaker slammed his colleagues for voting for the passage of the 2011 budget bill, saying the allocation favors Pampanga Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

Senators, meanwhile, intend to cut the P21-billion allocation for the Aquino administration's conditional cash transfer (CCT) program when they started deliberations on the P1.645-trillion budget.

Village chief shot dead in Bangued

CAMP BADO DANGWA - A village chief of Bacooc in Lagangilang, Abra was shot to death last Nov. 6, at high noon by still-unidentified men.

Police reports say the suspects were riding in tandem on a black-and-white Honda motorcycle near the Shell Gasoline Station along Rizal Street, Zone 7 in Bangued.

Anti-child abuse guidelines beefed up

WHO CAN forget the father who raped his own daughter in her hospital bed, the mother who abandoned her newborn baby or the parents who force their children to work instead of sending them to school?

Perpetrators of these forms of abuse have been brought to jail but the cycle of abuse continues for other children, according to child rights advocates.

Developer glad for mayor's clarification

A DEVELOPER expressed delight over the city mayor's recent clarification regarding the ordinance that limits the height of buildings.

Goshen Land Capital president Alexander Bangsoy said the mayor's clarification would put to rest issues concerning building construction and the local law that supposedly limits building height to four storeys only.

Council wants probe of BOI payments

Foreign visitors' griping about excessive collection of visa-processing fees at the city's Bureau of Immigration (BOI) is hurting the bureau and the city's image as a favorite destination, especially of foreigners wanting to learn English.

Police in heightened alert due to advisory

BAGUIO police are now looking into taking security measures for upcoming tourism activities slated this month in the Summer Capital.

Itogon students support mayor vs gambling

ITOGON, Benguet -- Close to 100 students here signed a manifesto supporting the municipal stand against any form of gambling.

Mining convention slated Nov. 15

PHILIPPINE Mine Safety and Environment Association (PMSEA) will gather over 700 delegates here for the annual mining convention.

Dengue on the downtrend in Cordillera

DENGUE cases in the different provinces of Cordillera are gradually decreasing, but the Department of Health (DOH) continues to monitor some areas that are still in the epidemic threshold.

According to Director Myrna Cabotaje Dr. Cabotaje of the DOH-Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), the agency is still strictly monitoring some areas in the region as clustering of dengue cases is still reported.

Trade department starts drive against inferior products

AS DECEMBER nears, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has launched a heightened drive against inferior products proliferating in bazaars and trade fairs.

Bucay, Abra adopts Binay as son

BUCAY, Abra - Vice President Jejomar Binay has been officially adopted as a "Son of Bucay".

Girl's kidney ordeal now over

THE medical ordeal of Ashley Dyrine Sabling is over, as the girl, until recently the youngest kidney patient undergoing hemodialysis treatment here, died last Sunday afternoon.

Lakas-Kampi-CMD names new president

LUCENA CITY — House Deputy Minority Leader Danilo Suarez has announced the election of Leyte Rep. Ferdinand Romualdez as president of the Lakas-Kampi-Christian Muslim Democrats (CMD).

Suarez said Lakas-Kampi-CMD members believe that Romualdez can rebuild the former dominant political party in the country.

Nurses group laments low salary, lack employment opportunity

TACLOBAN CITY- The government should hire more nurses and increase the basic salary to address the concern on the increasing number of Filipino nurses leaving the country to work abroad.

Elnora Argota, regional governor of the Philippine Nurses Association for Eastern Visayas, also said that aside from hiring more nurses, the government should also implement the law increasing to P15,000 the starting salary of nurses.

Military capture rebel’s camp

TACLOBAN CITY -- Government troops overran a suspected camp of the members of the New People’s Army in a remote village of Gen. MacArthur town, Eastern Samar.

Local government agency to appoint officials in villages

TACLOBAN CITY - The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) in the region on Tuesday said it might just appoint officials in villages where there were no declared as winners during the October 25 barangay elections to avoid “vacuum in local governance.”

Government program to continue

TACLOBAN CITY – The implementation of a poverty alleviation program will continue among previous recipients if local government units (LGUs) maintains their support it.

55 die of dengue in the region

AT LEAST 55 people in Northern Mindanao have died of dengue from January to October this year, data from the regional Department of Health (DOH) office revealed.

Despite the above number, however, the regional DOH data shows that out of 6,821 cases, the region's fatality rate is still at a low 0.81 percent.

Councilor mulls insurance policy for employees

DUE to the pre-dawn fire that killed eight residents in Barangay Puerto last Saturday, a city councilor is pushing for the enactment of a law that requires business owners to insure their employees.

Minority bloc member Councilor Edgar Cabanlas said that fire must be taken seriously, hence the importance of an insurance policy for every employee.

Misamis Oriental supports nutrition bill

ADVOCATING health programs in the province, the Misamis Oriental Provincial Council on Monday showed support for Senator Lito Lapid's Senate Bill 2517 or the School Nutrition and Balanced Diet Act of 2010.

Vice Governor Norris Babiera, author of Resolution 272-2010, said it is also the duty of all local government units to promote and protect the health and well-being of children.