Tag: tarlac
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DAR, Army partner to boost productivity of Tarlac farmers
TARLAC CITY — Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) partnered with the Philippine Army to boost the income of farmers in Tarlac. This is part of the Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty program which intends to contribute to the effort of the national government in addressing hunger, poverty and food security through synergy and convergence. Under the…
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PDEA nabs 3 soldiers in drug sting
TARLAC – Three active enlisted personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) were arrested and yielded around Php 340,000.00 worth of shabu following a buy-bust operation in Barangay Anupul, Bamban town on Sunday night (February 4). Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-Tarlac reported that the said three soldiers are considered high-value- targets because they…
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BCDA sets transfer of PAF facilities to New Clark City
TARLAC– The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) is moving forward with the Php 4.24 billion project to transfer the Philippine Air Force’s (PAF) housing facilities from the Air Force City in Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga to an 85-hectare property in New Clark City, Tarlac. BCDA President and Chief Executive Officer Engr. Joshua M. Bingcang…
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DA helps farmers hit by armyworm infestation in N. Ecija, Tarlac
MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) has intensified its efforts to deal with armyworm infestation by providing aid to affected onion farmers in several towns in Nueva Ecija and Tarlac. DA Regional Field Office III Bureau of Plant Industry director Gerald Glenn Panganiban said 366 hectares out of the 10,217 hectares of farm lands…
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Army spearheads 15-day ‘train-for-work’ program for Central Luzon’s unemployed
DAGUPAN CITY– The 702nd Infantry Brigade of the Philippine Army together with the Career Builders Skills Training and Assessment Center, Inc. (CBSTACI) has recently launched a 15-day train-for-work program for residents of Pangasinan, Tarlac, Bataan, and Zambales. The program, which started on January 9 at Camp Lt. Tito B Abat in Manaoag, Pangasinan is under…
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BCDA, Decathlon partner to get Aetas into the workplace
CLARK FREEPORT–Three Aeta women from Barangay Sapang Bato in Pampanga and Sitio Kalangitan in Tarlac were recently hired as sales representatives of one of the world’s largest sporting goods retailers, Decathlon, at their concept store in SM Clark, Pampanga. This forms part of Bases Conversion and Development Authority’s (BCDA) and Decathlon Philippines’ corporate inclusion program,…
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Training-to-work program to benefit soldier dependents, GIDA residents in North Luzon
DAGUPAN CITY – At least 100 military dependents and individuals in geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas (GIDAs) in Pangasinan, Tarlac, Bataan and Zambales are the first target beneficiaries of the training-to-work program of the Philippine Army 702nd Infantry Brigade and the Career Builders Skills Training and Assessment Center Inc. (CBSTACI). This is after the Philippine…
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BCDA inks deal with Zenmov, MC Metro for smart transport system in Clark dev’ts
The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) signed a memorandum of agreement with Japan-based Zenmov, Inc. and Philippine-based MC Metro Transport Operation, Inc. for a demonstration of an energy-efficient and smart public transportation system that will run within New Clark City, Capas, Tarlac and the rest of Clark Special Economic Zone. Under this two-year demonstration…
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BCDA eyes low-carbon district cooling technology for New Clark City
TARLAC — The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) has partnered with global leaders United District Energy International L.L.C. (UDEI) and Marubeni Corporation (Marubeni) to explore low-carbon district cooling technologies that will make energy consumption in New Clark City in Capas, Tarlac greener and more efficient. During its business mission in Tokyo in September, BCDA…
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PH’s Hot Air Balloon Festival To Stage A Comeback In New Clark City in 2024
MANILA– The Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta (PIHABF), the country’s only airshow experience, will officially be back in the skies from February 16-18, 2024. The three-day event will be held at a new venue: New Clark City in Capas, Tarlac. After a three-year hiatus during the pandemic, “A Weekend of Everything that Flies” will…
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DHSUD, BCDA eye .5M housing units in New Clark City under PBBM’s ‘Pambansang Pabahay’
The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) and the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) are eyeing township developments composed of 500,000 housing units inside the sprawling New Clark City in Tarlac. This, after DHSUD Secretary Jose Rizalino Acuzar, BCDA Chairman Delfin Lorenzana, and BCDA President and Chief Executive Officer Engr. Joshua Bingcang…
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BCDA, DOST vow cooperation for the completion of virology institute
NEW CLARK CITY- Stressing the urgent need for a national virology center, the heads of Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) and the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) have agreed to work together for the smooth and immediate completion of the five-hectare Virology and Vaccine Institute of the Philippines (VIP) in New Clark City…
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UP breaks ground for future campus in New Clark City
CAPAS, Tarlac–The University of the Philippines (UP), in partnership with the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA), and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), has commenced the construction of its first campus in New Clark City. Located in a 3.4-hectare plot within New Clark City, the new campus broke ground last December 5,…
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Young swimmers provide enthralling performance at National Finals in New Clark City
Over 300 young Filipino swimmers from all across the Philippines battled it out at the FINIS Short Course National Finals, which was held at the New Clark City Aquatics Center in Tarlac on 20 and 21 August 2022. The country’s best homegrown swimmers made their presence felt with victories in the two-day FINIS Short Course…
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Bring Music and People Together
SM LAUNCHES MY CITY, MY SM, MY MUSIC CAMPAIGN Over the past few years, the My City, My SM series has showcased the different facets of our country’s rich culture – our tourist attractions, our cuisine, our artisan crafts, and most recently, our visual arts. Beginning this August, our cultural journey takes us to another…
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