SunStar Pampanga

26/07/2025

Senator Lito Lapid, TIEZA general manager Mark T..Lapid and Porac Councilor Maynard T. Lapid distribute relief goods in five flood-stricken towns in Pampanga.

The Lapids distributed 5,000 food packs to affected families in Sasmuan, Minalin, Sto. Tomas, Macabebe, and Masantol.
Photos by Chris Navarro

26/07/2025

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is looking to create more than eight million digital jobs by 2028 as part of the new “Trabahong Digital” policy roadmap.

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is looking to create more than eight million digital jobs by 2028 as part of the new “Trabaho

26/07/2025

The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) is calling on the government to pursue broader trade reforms and negotiate deeper tariff cuts for Philippine exports, following the recent one-percentage-point reduction in U.S. tariffs—from 20 percent to 19 percent, on select goods.

THE Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) is calling on the government to pursue broader trade reforms and negotiate deeper tariff cuts for Philipp

26/07/2025

The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has released PHP1.625 billion to replenish the Quick Response Funds (QRFs) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).

About PHP1 billion of the PHP1.625 billion released funds will go to the DPWH, while the remaining PHP625 million will be given to the DSWD, according to a DBM news release on Friday.

MANILA – The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has released PHP1.625 billion to replenish the Quick Response Funds (QRFs) of the Department of Soci

26/07/2025

The Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food Inc. (PCAFI) on Friday lauded the government’s trade negotiators after they secured a 19 percent tariff for PH exports, down from the previous 20 percent.

The development follows President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s meeting with US President Donald Trump, which the latter described as a “beautiful visit” at the White House.

MANILA – The Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food Inc. (PCAFI) on Friday lauded the government’s trade negotiators after they secured a 19 percent ta

26/07/2025

Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte cited the city government’s improved disaster response in the recent bad weather and adverse effects of tropical cyclones Crising, Dante, and Emong, and the southwest monsoon or “habagat.”

In a media briefing at the QC Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO) on Friday, Belmonte said there is still room for improvement in the city’s response efforts, and that the city government is eyeing long-term solutions to flooding and mass evacuation challenges.

MANILA – Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte cited the city government’s improved disaster response in the recent bad weather and adverse effects of tropical cy

26/07/2025

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has relieved nine Customs personnel linked to a reported extortion incident at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 in Pasay City.

BOC Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno said the incident, which occurred in June, is now the subject of a full-blown investigation by the Internal Inquiry Division of the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS).

MANILA – The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has relieved nine Customs personnel linked to a reported extortion incident at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport

26/07/2025

A C-130 transport aircraft of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) on Friday transported some 200 sacks of rice and 300 boxes of food items from Jolo, Sulu to the Villamor Air Base in Pasay City for communities affected by Severe Tropical Storm Crising (international name Wipha) and the southwest monsoon (habagat).

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MANILA – A C-130 transport aircraft of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) on Friday transported some 200 sacks of rice and 300 boxes of food items from Jolo, S

26/07/2025

Tropical Depression Emong (international name Co-May) and the southwest monsoon will continue to bring rains over parts of Luzon and the Visayas, the weather bureau said Saturday.

MANILA – Tropical Depression Emong (international name Co-May) and the southwest monsoon will continue to bring rains over parts of Luzon and the Visayas,

26/07/2025

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and Nanay Partylist distributed 1,000 food packs today to flood-affected families in three barangays of City of San Fernando.

The beneficiaries were from Barangay Pandaras (300), San Jose (300), and Sto. Niño (400).

Atty. Jun Canlas, second nominee of Nanay Partylist, said distribution was led by the partylist consultant Mylyn Cayabyab, following her request to Congresswoman Florabel Yatco.

The food packs came from DSWD, with logistics support from the Pampanga provincial government.

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26/07/2025

AT LEAST 50 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) were left stranded and unable to get deployed or return home due to the extreme weather conditions felt in the country for almost the entire week.

In a social media post, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said some 50 OFWs were recorded as having their flights at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) either delayed or cancelled.

AT LEAST 50 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) were left stranded and unable to get deployed or return home due to the extreme weather conditions felt in the coun

26/07/2025

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