Man proposes marriage near Air Asia plane
CLARK FREEPORT -- A 32-year-old mountain biker from Quezon City did not let Valentine's Day pass without proposing to his girlfriend near an Airbus A320 aircraft of Air Asia Incorporated Philippines in Clark Sunday.
Patrick Obias, an executive of an ad agency in Manila, did not think...
International hotel opens in Angeles City
THE Tune Hotel, an international chain of hotels, has opened its first five-star 160-room hotel in Angeles City on Friday.
Fire razes 7 classrooms
ANGELES CITY -- A fire caused by faulty electrical wiring razed at least seven classrooms at the Angeles City National High School (ACNHS) in Barangay Pampan Friday morning. Authorities said no one was reportedly injured in the fire.
Senate okays Mabalacat cityhood on 2nd reading
MABALACAT -- The Senate Committee on Local Government has recently approved on second reading House Bill 2509/4736 or the Mabalacat cityhood bill.
Mayor Marino “Boking” Morales said he was elated by this development.
P30-M dining complex to open in Clark
CLARK FREEPORT -- The Clark Development Corporation (CDC) has signed for a P30-million tourism-related venture inside the Freeport, involving an entertainment and dining complex.
The project will be put up along the boundaries of Ninoy Aquino Ave. and E. Quirino Streets near the Parade...
Authorities prevent entry of drugs at Clark airport
CLARK FREEPORT -- The strict security measures being implemented by joint security operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), Customs and airport security prevented the entry of illegal drugs at the Clark International Airport.
Clark International Airport Corporation (...
Luciano not yet ‘off the hook’
CLARK FREEPORT – Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC) president Victor Jose Luciano is not off the hook on the cable theft case inside the aviation complex, said CIAC vice president Reynaldo Catacutan.
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines-Office of the Transportation...
Clark to host Taboan Writer Festival
CLARK FREEPORT -- The “Taboan: Philippine Writers Festival” will be held inside the Freeport on February 9-11.
National Artists for Literature Virgilio Almario, Bienvenido Lumbera and Sionil Jose will join writers Butch Dalisay, Aida Rivera Ford, Charlson Ong and other poets, playwrights...
3 junkshops shut down
ANGELES CITY -- The City Environment and Natural Resources Office (Cenro) here has closed three junkshops for allegedly violating environment laws, among which is the open burning of biodegradable wastes.
A “Notice for Closure” was served by the City Government to De Guzman Junkshop,...
Clark airport workers hold rally over bargain deal
CLARK FREEPORT -- Scores of workers at the Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC) held Tuesday a lightning rally, demanding for their benefits under the 2011 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with their management.
The CIAC employees, belonging to the Samahan ng mga Manggagawa...
Police seize P7-M worth of marijuana
MABALACAT -- The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) neutralized a big-time drug syndicate following the arrest of three women who ferried P7 million worth of marijuana from Benguet to Barangay Dau in this town.
Catherine Sangdaan Lamog, 44, of Bontoc, Mountain Province, and...
Firm exec announces mayoralty bid
CLARK FREEPORT -- Clark International Airport Corporation Vice President Reynaldo Catacutan announced that he will again seek the mayoralty post in the town of Capas, Tarlac province next year.
Catacutan also dismissed claims that he is eyeing the presidency of CIAC, saying that he...
Bosconian alumni group leads 'Blue Run' in Clark
CLARK FREEPORT - Don Bosco Academy Batch 1988 and the Don Bosco Alumni Association (DBAA) - Pampanga Chapter is inviting all Bosconians and its alumni to join the "Blue Run" on January 28 at the CDC Parade Grounds.
Event chairman and technical director Melvin Fausto of DBA Batch 1988 said...
$50-M aviation training school to open
CLARK FREEPORT -- President Benigno Aquino III led Tuesday other government officials in the groundbreaking ceremony for the US$50-million pilot school and aviation training facility of Cebu Pacific (CEB) and CAE inside the Freeport.
The President is joined by Canada’s Parliamentary...
Clark president back to work
CLARK FREEPORT -- Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC) president Victor Jose I. Luciano has reported back to work after going on a 90-day voluntary leave of absence, following allegations of his involvement in a cable theft case inside the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport....
Angeles City mayor hosts city’s ‘vin d’honneur'
ANGELES City Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan hosted on Friday the City Government’s version of vin d’honneur at the Old Pamintuan Mansion.
Vice Mayor Vicky Vega Cabigting, members of the City Council, department and program heads of the City Government, businessmen from the Angeles City Filipino...
DMIA cable theft ‘should be resolved soon’
CLARK FREEPORT -- Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC) Vice President for Operations Reynaldo Catacutan said he wants to see the cable theft case inside the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport (DMIA) resolved soon.
"I love Luciano. I love DMIA. But I love justice,"...
Tutuban mall soon to rise in Mabalacat
MABALACAT -- The 168 retail store, which is popular in Tutuban, Manila, will rise in Barangay Mabiga here.
Mayor Marino Morales said the project is part of the P500-million stimulus package that will provide development of major public infrastructure in the town.
Binay confident on offloading guidelines
CLARK FREEPORT -- Vice President Jejomar Binay is confident that the newly approved guidelines for departure of international-bound passengers by the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (Iacat) will boost the fight against human trafficking.
Binay, who serves as chairman emeritus of...
Corona told: Keep 14-0 decision on Luisita
TARLAC CITY – A group supporting the Hacienda Luisita farm workers appealed on Wednesday to members of the Supreme Court (SC) to keep its 14-0 decision on Hacienda Luisita.
The militant fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) issued the...
Cops nab top bike thief
ANGELES CITY -- The city police recently arrested a 22-year-old man who is believed to be one of the notorious motorcycle thieves operating here and in nearby towns of Mabalacat and Magalang.
Serglenn Abalos Mercado, 22, single, of Purok 4 Saint Vincent, Old Pampang this city was arrested...
Clark 2011 exports breach $2-billion mark
CLARK FREEPORT – The Clark Development Corporation (CDC) announced that the value of exports inside this world-class Freeport for 2011 has breached the $2-billion mark, three years earlier than the target date set by the state-owned firm.
CDC president Felipe Antonio B. Remollo said...
Police creates task force to solve death of couple
MABALACAT -- The Pampanga police office has formed a task force to solve the double murder case involving a couple who was found dead inside a car last Saturday.
Task Force Payuyao-Toledo will go after the killers of partners Rey Cunanan Payuyao, 51, of Barangay Paralaya, Candaba town;...
Mayor bares plan to beautify Mabalacat
MABALACAT – Mayor Marino Morales has bared plans to beautify and light up major roads in anticipation of big investments in this urbanized municipality.
Morales’s lighting project will be implemented with the cooperation of the Pelco-2 management led by Amador “Ka Basil” Guevarra.
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P3.3M in scholarships given to 4 local schools
CLARK FREEPORT – The Metro Clark Information and Communications Technology Council (MCICTC) recently awarded a total of P3.3 million in training scholarship vouchers to four local schools.
The training scholarship vouchers are accredited by the Technical Education and Skills Development...
