Pampanga’s 38 HIV carriers under watch
ANGELES CITY, Pampanga—Health authorities here are tracing at least 38 people allegedly diagnosed with Human Immunodeficiency Virus mostly members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender...
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The Medical City-Clark opens
CLARK FREEPORT—The Medical City-Clark, a world-class 150-bed hospital, will start its operations on Jan. 16, providing quality healthcare services in Pampanga and other parts of...
Read moreSuspected killers of reporter freed
BALANGA CITY, Bataan—Prosecutor Oscar Lasama on Monday ordered the release of the suspected gunman in the January 8 killing of tabloid reporter Nerlie Ledesma from...
Read moreCivilians own more guns than cops in C Luzon
CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga—More civilians are armed than the members of the Philippine National Police in Central Luzon, according to records from the PNP’s Firearms and...
Read moreP100,000 reward offered for tips on reporter’s killer
BALANGA CITY, Bataan—Governor Albert Garcia has offered P100,000 for information that will lead to the arrest of the gunman, who shot dead a woman reporter...
Read morePampanga’s Best cited
SAN FERNANDO City—Pampanga’s Best Inc. was named champion in the search for “Healthy Workplace,” besting several industrial firms here, including beverage giants Coca-Cola and San...
Read moreLapid announces mayoralty bid
ANGLES CITY, Pampanga—Sen. Manuel Lapid, a movie actor-turned politician, announced here his plans to run for mayor of Angeles City in the May 2016 elections....
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The government has asked local officials to join the Earth Hour celebration and encourage their constituents to switch off lights...
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The country's oil firms will likely cut pump prices by as much as P1.50 per liter effective Tuesday to reflect...
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An inquiry is being conducted into the surprise fire drill done in a school in Cabuyao City, Laguna that led...
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday said he is "deeply concerned" over the increasing activities of communist terrorist groups in...
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Gregorio Catapang Jr. was formally appointed Director-General of the Bureau of Corrections by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on March...
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Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.