Pampanga provincial gov’t distributes P4.3M for 1,221 ‘TUPAD’ beneficiaries

The Pampanga provincial government has distributed P4.3 million to 1,221 beneficiaries enrolled at its "Tulong Pangkabuhayan Para sa Ating Disadvantaged Workers" (TUPAD)...

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Ranking Pampanga officials mull dev’t of eastern part of province into tourism, agri zones

Ranking Pampanga public officials are planning to develop the eastern part of the province into a tourism and technology-based agriculture destination by...

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This Pampanga mayor has a X’mas message for OFWs

San Simon, Pampanga mayor Leonora Wong has felt the need to build up the morale of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who hail from the town this Christmas season. “For the OFWs who were from San Simon, I know that Christmas season is coming and there is a possibility that you’ll feel homesick,” Wong said in...

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Perennial loser: ex-Pampanga mayor hopes to win in 3rd try

He has been defeated twice. But come 2016 elections, former San Simon, Pampanga mayor Manuel Bondoc feels it is now his time to win. The former three-term mayor is challenging, for the third time, re-electionist mayor Leonora Simbulan-Wong, who is now seeking her third and last term. Bondoc said he is still pursuing his goal...

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May pinaghuhugutan? Pampanga mayor ‘elbows’ rival, calls him ‘traitor’

San Simon, Pampanga mayor Leonora Simbulan-Wong could not just bring herself to shake the hands of her former ally-turned-rival even in the presence of Gov. Lilia Pineda. Wong, according to a local paper Headline Gitnang Luzon, tried to hit Concepcion village chairman Sonny Simbulan with an elbow when Pineda asked them to reconcile and shake...

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Pampanga mayor Wong uses P3M cash prize to build women’s center

San Simon, Pangasinan mayor Leonora Wong has pledged to put up a facility for battered women using the P3 million cash award she received from the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG). Wong made this statement as she announced her re-election bid in the 2016 elections. “I want to give more employments and investments...

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Pampanga guv orders mayors to ban sale of fish kill harvests

Pampanga Governor Lilia Pineda has directed local officials to ensure that fish and other aquatic products affected by the recent fish kill do not end up for sale in the local markets. In an emergency meeting at the provincial capitol, Pineda ordered the mayors of the affected towns to stop people from eating fish kill-affected...

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