Tag: central luzon
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Some LGUs in C. Luzon now under state of calamity due to floods
PAMPANGA – Some local government units (LGUs) in Central Luzon are under a state of calamity due to the massive floods caused by the southwest monsoon and Typhoon Egay during the past few days. Sto. Tomas is the latest LGU in this province to be placed under such a state following a special session of…
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Classes, gov’t work suspended as floods hit Central Luzon areas
PAMPANGA – Continuous rains on Thursday triggered flooding in some areas of Central Luzon as a result of the southwest monsoon enhanced by Typhoon Egay. Based on the latest monitoring report of disaster risk management authorities in the region, several areas in the provinces of Pampanga, Bulacan, Bataan and Zambales were inundated by floodwaters due…
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LTO CL to drivers: ‘Be patient on driver’s license plastic cards delivery’
PAMPANGA — Land Transportation Office (LTO) is asking drivers in Central Luzon to be more patient in the issuance of their driver’s license plastic cards. This as the agency is experiencing a shortage on the supply of the plastic cards used. As a consideration, LTO Assistant Regional Director Antonio Bartolome said the validity of all driver’s licenses set…
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Digital science libraries open in remote C. Luzon areas
PAMPANGA – The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) have partnered to empower learners in marginalized communities in Central Luzon by providing digital science libraries. The initiative is under the DOST’s Community Empowerment through Science and Technology Program, which aims to build progressive and resilient communities.…
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43 transport groups shun Central Luzon transport strike
PAMPANGA – At least 43 transport service cooperatives in Central Luzon on Thursday assured the public that they will not join the three-day transport strike next week. Leaders of transport service cooperatives from the provinces of Bataan, Tarlac, Bulacan, Zambales, Nueva Ecija and Pampanga said they are strongly opposed to the planned transport group strike…
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DOT promotes Central Luzon as Muslim-friendly destination
Subic Bay Freeport – The Department of Tourism (DOT) regional office here is promoting Central Luzon as a Muslim-friendly destination through the enhancement of services and amenities designed to cater to Muslim travelers. DOT Regional Director Richard G. Daenos on Wednesday cited the need to identify and improve the facilities and services to meet the…
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Central Luzon wage board to hear P1,100 hike petition
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board-Central Luzon (RTWPB-3) is set to conduct public consultations to discuss a salary hike for minimum wage earners in Central Luzon. RTWPB 3 OIC-Board Secretary Kenneth D. Liza said on Thursday the move aims to hear the views of all stakeholders on the…
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263 agrarian reform beneficiaries in C. Luzon get land titles
PAMPANGA – Some 263 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in five provinces in Central Luzon received emancipation patents (EP) and certificates of land ownership award (CLOAs) from the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) on Monday. Lawyer Luis Meinrado C. Pañgulayan, DAR Undersecretary for Policy, Planning and Research Office (PPRO), together with DAR Regional Director James Arsenio…
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C. Luzon police ops net 227 suspects, over P4-M illegal drugs
PAMPANGA – More than PHP4 million worth of illegal drugs were seized and some 227 drug suspects were arrested in Central Luzon as a result of weeklong operations conducted by the Police Regional Office-3 (PRO-3). Data from PRO-3 showed that from June 19 to 25, there were 158 operations against illegal drug activities that led…
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2GO moves with Central Luzon’s Growth and Connectivity
CLARK FREEPORT ZONE — 2GO, the Philippines’ largest end-to-end transportation, logistics and distribution solutions provider, supports economic growth and connectivity in Central Luzon through its wide range of products and services. 2GO, part of SM Investments, serves businesses regardless of scale—from large industries to MSMEs. 2GO enables the movement of goods to and from Central…
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C. Luzon remains PH’s top palay producer in Q1
PAMPANGA – Rice production in Central Luzon has increased by 12.2 percent during the first quarter of the year, making the region the consistent top producer of palay in the country. Based on the latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority-Regional Statistical Services Office-Central Luzon (PSA-RSSO III), the region produced 867,084 metric tons of palay,…
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Central Luzon records 1K new Covid-19 cases
PAMPANGA– Central Luzon health officials on Wednesday reiterated their call to follow the minimum health standards amid the rising number of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases in the region. DOH CLCHD director Corazon Flores, director of the Department of Health Central Luzon Center for Health Development (DOH CLCHD), said spikes in the number of new…
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Central Luzon tourism vibrant – DOT
CLARK FREEPORT ZONE- Department of Tourism (DOT) highlighted that the tourism sector in Central Luzon is vibrant. It received about 3.9 million tourists in 2022, a figure that is largely higher than the two million tourists arrivals in 2021. DOT Regional Director Richard Daenos disclosed that apart from its domestic performance, the region recorded foreign arrivals including…
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Teenage pregnancy cases decline in CL, still 2nd highest in PH
PAMPANGA – Cases of teenage pregnancy in Central Luzon declined to 17.19 percent in 2021 but remained the second highest in the country. The latest figure, revealed by the results of the 2021 Civil Registry and Vital Statistics (CRVS), showed that cases of live births among adolescent mothers lowered to 15,504 in 2021 from 18,722 in 2020. Commission on…
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Ebdane alerts CL agencies on foreign troops deployment
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — Zambales Governor Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. urged government agencies and military and police forces in Central Luzon to maintain heightened security amid the deployment of foreign troops in the region for military exercises between the Philippines and the United States. Presiding over the first quarter meeting of the reorganized Regional Peace…
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