Transport groups in Pampanga, Philippines, halted traffic to protest rising fuel costs, as the Department of Energy chief announced impending double-digit price hikes for diesel and kerosene across the country.

MANILA, Philippines — An estimated P382 million worth of illicit cigarette manufacturing materials were seized in Pampanga, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) announced on Wednesday. The BOC, in a statement, said the materials were seized during an enforcement operation inside a warehouse in Apalit, Pampanga on March 5, 2026 through coordinated efforts between the commission

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga — Facing 10 criminal cases of estafa with no bail, Pampanga Board Member Estelito “Shiwen” Lim voluntarily surrendered on Monday morning to Vice Gov. Dennis “Delta” Pineda at the provincial capitol. Pineda, who serves as the presiding officer of the Provincial Board, immediately turned Lim over to Col. Eugene Marcelo,

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga—Around 45 hot-air balloons are slated to fly to the skies on Saturday, March 7, as the Lubao International Balloon and Music Festival (LIBMF) resumes for the second time after the COVID-19 pandemic. Began in 2014 at the Pradera Verde in Lubao town in Pampanga, the LIBMF took a five-year break

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) in the Philippines announced plans to plant 690,000 trees in Pampanga and Cavite watersheds starting July 2026. This initiative aims to mitigate the environmental impact of tree cutting during the construction of the North-South railway project.

March 6, 2025 The local government of Angeles City, Pampanga, inaugurated Belen Homesite Elementary School, the first solar-powered, fully airconditioned public school in Central Luzon.

A fire that raged on Mt. Arayat in Pampanga, Philippines, on February 25, was reported by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to have spared the protected landscape.

MANILA, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) dismantled a cyber-financial scamming operation hub at the Clark Freeport Zone in Pampanga, following a raid that resulted in the arrest of 14 individuals. In a statement on Wednesday, the NBI said the scheme primarily targeted retirees and vulnerable citizens. READ: NBI sues vlogger Jack Argota

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – Pampanga Gov. Lilia Pineda on Thursday launched a floating clinic, said to be the first in the country, to the coastal village of Malusac in Sasmuan town where it…

The manipulated video used an old video announcement by Pampanga lawmaker Mica Gonzales in which she talks about a barangay medical mission

ANGELES CITY, PAMPANGA, Philippines — The spacious backyard of Henry Pan in the upland village of Sapang Bato here, was filled with more than 200 Aeta on last Feb. 21. They shared food with unat (straight-haired people) under the shade of trees in Sitio Target, as the Tayag clan marked the first death anniversary of

MABALACAT CITY, Pampanga — At least 123 students were brought to hospitals due to symptoms of food poisoning after participating in a feeding program at the Maimpis Integrated High School in the City of San Fernando on Thursday, March 5. In a statement, the City Government of San Fernando said its health office had responded

ANGELES CITY, PAMPANGA, Philippines — With a staggering 2,852 pages and some 8,500 entries, the newly released “Capampangan Words with Chinese Roots” by Papa Osmubal (real name: Oscar Muñoz Balajadia) is not only a record-setter in the Philippine publishing industry but also a strong testament to the long-standing ties between the Kapampangan language and Chinese

MABALACAT CITY, Pampanga — The summer season has not yet started but many cases of grass fires have already been recorded in Tarlac City in the past few days.

MABALACAT CITY, Pampanga – Operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) confiscated some P133 million worth of knock off footwear in a raid at a compound in Apalit, Pampanga on…

ANGELES CITY — Policemen in nearby Porac town are conducting house-to-house campaigns against loud motorcycles and car exhaust pipes, warning owners that modifying their vehicles to make them noisier is illegal. In a social media post on Monday, Police Lt. Colonel Julito Rabena II, Porac acting police chief, said Section 34 of Republic Act 4136, known as the Land

Police in Angeles City, Pampanga, arrested eleven Chinese nationals for illegally recycling and processing lead automotive batteries during a raid at an industrial compound.

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga— Vice Mayor Jen Capil began serving as mayor of Porac, Pampanga, on Monday, after her father, Jaime “Jing” Capil, was suspended for 90 days due to graft related to operating a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (Pogo) in the municipality. Myra Soriano, provincial director of the Department of the Interior and

Mobile and internet networks in Pampanga are undergoing expansion and upgrades to meet the increasing demand for digital activity, driven by the province's steady economic growth.

MABALACAT CITY, Pampanga — Authorities confiscated some P25 million worth of suspected smuggled footwear at a warehouse in Apalit, Pampanga, on Wednesday. The Crocs brand of footwear, believed to have been smuggled, was discovered after police and Bureau of Customs (BoC) operatives opened a warehouse in Calantipe village around 4 p.m., according to the statement

A Pampanga court has dismissed an estafa case against Globe Asiatique founder Delfin Lee and four others in an alleged P6.6-billion housing scam, where they were accused of using “ghost borrowers” to secure loans from the Home Development Mutual Fund, also known as the Pag-Ibig fund. In a decision promulgated by the San Fernando, Pampanga

MANILA, Philippines — A Regional Trial Court (RTC) in Pampanga has dismissed for insufficiency of evidence an estafa or fraud case against Globe Asiatique founder Delfin Lee and four others, in connection with the alleged P6.6 billion housing scam.  In a decision promulgated by the San Fernando, Pampanga RTC on February 25, 2026 and penned

MANILA, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation dismantled a cyber-financial scamming operation hub in Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga, following a raid that resulted in the arrest of 14 individuals. In a statement on Wednesday, the NBI said the 14 suspects’ scheme primarily targeted retirees and other vulnerable citizens. Their modus operandi involved gathering personal

MABALACAT CITY, Pampanga — The local government of Capas, Tarlac, will suspend work and classes at all levels on February 25 to mark the 40th anniversary of the Edsa People Power Revolution that toppl