Tag: central luzon
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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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Transport operation in Central Luzon normal on Day 1 of strike
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The transport operation in Central Luzon is normal on Monday as jeepney operators and drivers did not join the nationwide weeklong strike. Dan Yumol, chairperson of the Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operator and Confederation of the Passenger Transport of Central Luzon, said the nationwide transport strike was hardly…
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DPWH to implement 2,452 projects in Central Luzon this 2023
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga (PIA) — Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will implement a total of 2,452 projects in Central Luzon this year. P98.47 billion was earmarked for these under the 2023 General Appropriations Act. DPWH Regional Director Roseller Tolentino disclosed that Central Luzon received a 35.24 percent increase in this year’s budget compared…
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Business confidence in CL remains upbeat in 2022
PAMPANGA (PIA) — Business confidence in Central Luzon remains optimistic in 2022. This as the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) reported a total of 118,791 business name registrations (BNRs) from January to December. “The surge [in business name registration] means that more residents are venturing into entrepreneurship which could bring investments and generate more jobs…
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DENR-EMB to conduct air, water tests on 2 Pampanga steel plants
PAMPANGA – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) will conduct air and water sampling tests on two smelting and steel plants in San Simon, this province. The move came on the heels of reported massive air pollution being spewed daily for the past weeks by Wan Chiong Steel Corp.…
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2nd tranche of pay hike for C. Luzon workers takes effect Jan. 1
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – Minimum wage earners in Central Luzon will receive the second tranche of the daily wage increase effective Jan. 1, this year. The second tranche of the daily pay hike amounting to PHP10 was pursuant to Wage Order No. RBIII-23 issued by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB)…
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270K households in CL are poor – DSWD
Pampanga (PIA) — Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reported that a total of 270,456 households in Central Luzon are categorized as poor. The data came from the third-round assessment of the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) or Listahanan, an information system for identifying who and where the poor households are. This is…
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DTI CARP trade fair generates P6.5M sales
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga (PIA) — A total of P6.57 million in sales was generated in the 5th CARP Regional Trade Fair of Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Central Luzon. About 102 micro, small, and medium enterprises, who are beneficiaries of the government’s Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP), participated in the activity held at…
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C. Luzon farmers offer specialty products at regional trade fair
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – Agrarian reform beneficiaries in Central Luzon took the center stage to offer to the public a wide array of quality products as the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) launched on Thursday the four-day CARP Regional Trade Fair at Ayala Marquee Mall in Angeles City, this province“. With the…
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