Students, film enthusiasts flock to Brillante Mendoza film fest

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO-Students and film enthusiast from different parts of the province trooped to the Brillante Mendoza Film Festival at SM City Pampanga yesterday to get a rare glimpse of the award-winning films of the internationally acclaimed Kapampangan director.

Subaru: 'Confidence in Motion'

THE maker of Subaru automobiles, Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (FHI), announced today its new brand statement: "Confidence in Motion."

DHVTSU: From trade school to Pampanga's first and only State University

ONLY an enterprising few believed that the former Don Honorio Ventura College of Arts and Trades (DHVCAT) would be converted into state university, but naysayers were all proven wrong when it only took third district Representative Aurelio Gonzales Jr., president Enrique Baking and the school community less than a year to lobby for the conversion and the rest, as they say, is history.

SM Foundation's farmer training program and green initiative

TRUST SM Foundation in coming up with the best corporate social responsibility programs that set the trend for other corporate programs in the country today.

AUFMC opens cardiac catheterization lab

THE Angeles University Foundation Medical Center (AUFMC), in collaboration with HB Calleja National Heart Institute, recently blessed and inaugurated the AUFMC Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory.

SM Food Retail Group opens Mabalacat Hypermarket

MABALACAT -- The SM Food Retail Group opened its 18,000 sq. meter Hypermarket facility in Barangay Mabiga here Tuesday bringing its market one-stop-shop services closer to consumers of Pampanga and nearby provinces.

KDF Christmas Party: Recognizing partners in public service

IT WAS an honest get-together, no raffles and no fireworks. It was a simple gathering of partner organizations and individuals that have been working dedicatedly to improve the lives of many Kapampangans.

La Vista Solana: The sun, wind and view experience

NOW homebuyers and future residential owners can savor the sun, the wind and a great view all in one!

Digital (3D) cinema wonders at MarQuee Mall cinemas

MORE and more wonders unfold with each visit to Marquee Mall. Considered as the favorite gathering place in Central Luzon, MarQuee Mall never runs out of first-rate choices for the whole family.

The many ways of eating Duman this Yuletide Season (Part 2)

DUMAN is more fragrant when eaten in a bowl of fresh sugarcane juice.

MGCS stages ‘Regalo’

THE college (Philosophy) department of Mother of Good Counsel Seminary (MGCS) in the City of San Fernando will stage, starting today (December 3) a self-produced and directed Christmas play titled “Regalo.”

Live at MarQuee: The Nutcracker

MARQUEE MALL brings you a first in Christmas malling this December!

Hotel Vida lights up lanterns for Christmas

SELECTED executives and employees of Hotel Vida on Tuesday led the ceremonial lighting of lanterns (blue stars) installed around the hotel premises.

The many ways of eating Duman this Yuletide Season

AROUND midnight, the faint sound of the "asug" would reverberate, increasing steadily with rhythmic intensity accompanied by the December breeze. The scent of the newly roasted palay being pounded to become the proverbial and expensive Christmas delicacy hovers in the air, in the streets and into the houses for it is the time of making duman in Sta. Rita town.

Dalit Ning Balen 2: An art exhibit for a cause

THE Art Association of the Philippines (AAP) Angeles City Chapter and Ystilo Kapampangan are now exhibiting the best works of their member-artists at SM City Clark in an effort to generate awareness and concern in the ongoing works to help the Sagip Sapang Balen Creek project.

Assumpta Batch '87 initiates medical mission in San Simon

SAN SIMON -- Hundreds of residents in this town benefited from a medical and dental mission initiated by the alumni of Assumpta Technical High School (Assumpta) Batch 1987.

Exciting, glittery MarQuee Christmas!

CHRISTMAS has never been so exciting and glittery (fabulous and glamorous, too) at Central Luzon's favorite gathering place -- MarQuee Mall in Angeles City!

Going Global: Covering the UN

COVERING the United Nations is probably boring for any Filipino journalist, especially one like me who comes from a regional daily newspaper.

One may probably think the boredom may come with the thought that the Philippines -- as a state -- may not really be a force to reckon with in global affairs and diplomacy. It is like saying "What difference does it make? We are just a developing country. Coverage of UN is as less interesting as what the Philippines could eke out in New York compared to the mighty nations."

From teaching to writing: A reporter's adventure

I HAVE been working with Sun.Star Pampanga for more than a year now. I started as a correspondent after leaving Central Luzon TV 36's news desk which I served for several months. But before I joined the media outfit, I also spent seven years in the academe in the capacity of a full time college instructor until such time that I decided to move on and be with my first love: writing.

A broader, boundless horizon in the local news media

Businessman Levy P. Laus, in a flare of bravado, foresees a broader horizon in local community reporting with Sun.Star Pampanga leading the way on the side of the newspaper business. Not surprising, since he has started a brave endeavor bringing Sun.Star Publications into the unforgiving business environment of Pampanga.

I read Sun.Star Pampanga because ...

FOR the 15th anniversary of Sun.Star Pampanga, we asked some people across Mabalacat, Porac, Angeles City and the City of San Fernando why they choose our paper to be on top of their desks every morning.

Police Superintendent Danilo Bautista, Angeles City Police Director:

15 years of SSP's committed service to Pampanga readers

NUMBERS are not always decisive, but in terms of a media outfit's longevity in giving credible public service, numbers do matter.

Many local individuals have braved the harsh market and opened their respective newspapers in Pampanga, much with only bravado and the honest intent of bringing news to the people and never minding the economics of the business that they fold-up barely a few years after opening. Much like fireworks, they bring a momentary spectacle before disappearing.

Looking Back

FOR some people, the idea of going back to where they came from is a bad idea.

They'd rather look forward than dwell on the has-been and prefer to forget their past and whatever happened during those times when everything seemed to be a struggle.

Folks: Sun.Star Pampanga redefining reporting

LOCAL folks who were once quoted on their grievances addressed to concerned officials lauded Sun.Star Pampanga (SSP) for redefining the role of print media in promoting the welfare of the people even in remote villages of the province.

They claimed SSP became their voice in exposing irregularities in government affairs and transactions committed by some public officials. Before, they were afraid to talk, they said. However, with SSP listening to their concerns, they said, they are now brave enough in demanding protection of their rights.

Another fruitful year with Sun.Star Pampanga

A WRITING job can be a lot of things but working as a journalist for Sun.Star Pampanga is never boring. It is always climatic, a surge down the hill and sometimes it offers a few nuggets of wisdom along the way.

Though a fairly young addition to Sun.Star Pampanga, I have seen enough of its highs and lows. It is never a perfect organization albeit it does try to be one. But it can be said that Sun.Star Pampanga provides enough elbow room for its reporters to grow and explore their skills alongside their regular work schedules.

SM City North Edsa honors pioneer tenants in 25th Anniversary Gala

It was a night of glittering magnificence as Metro Manila's elite, business men and kibitzers converged at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City for the 25th Anniversary Gala of SM City North Edsa.

SM City North Edsa caps its 25th Anniversary Celebrations with a gala evening honoring its pioneer tenants. The event paid tribute to 53 business partners who joined the mall from Nov. 1985 to Dec. 1986 for sharing the vision of SM Founder Henry Sy, Sr. and the Philippine shopping center history in the process.

Pilmico donates library kits to 2 Capas schools

PILMICO Animal Nutrition Corporation recently donated library kits to Capas East Central and Lawy Elementary School, both in Capas, Tarlac. The library kit donation is part of the company's community relations program to education-related initiatives.

San Simon on its way to PH tourist map

WITH Mayor Leonora Wong at the helm, San Simon Pampanga is on its way to aggressive development.

'Cats them on stage!'

BRIGHTWOODS school, in cooperation with Crocs and Kamiseta presents CATS. It is an adaptation of the Broadway musicale by Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot.

The maverick, eclectic and playful art of Don Reich De Dios

HIS artworks would always invite a second glance for the details, colors, and textures of his art pieces that are not just unique, but are a genre unto themselves.