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Angelite devotees expressed mixed reactions after the 70th anniversary celebration of the Virgen de los Remedios’ canonical coronation was moved to the Repository Chapel of the Arzobispado de Pampanga, with in-person attendance inside the chapel limited to designated lay representatives and clergy amid the province’s ongoing state of calamity. Read more

Pampanga’s four river sub-basins remain at critical and above critical water levels as per PAGASA’s Flood Bulletin No. 8, following the effects of the Enhanced Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) and Low Pressure Area (LPA), August 21. Read more

Pampanga Pride 2026 has designated Angeles City (AC) Plaza as its host venue on June 27 with the theme “Ilaban Ing Lugud,” calling for greater LGBTQIA+ visibility and stronger protections through progressive legislative measures. Read more

National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) once again placed the Luzon grid under yellow and red alerts on May 15, prompting electric cooperatives and distribution utilities across Pampanga to implement Manual Load Dropping (MLD) amid a continuing power supply deficiency that has persisted since May 13. Read more

Minimum wages in Pampanga and other Central Luzon provinces will increase starting April 16 after the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board III (RTWPB-3) approved the second tranche of the increase. Under Wage Order No. RBIII-26, the adjustment adds P30.00 to P40.00 to… Read more

Various progressive groups and transport drivers staged a protest along Marisol Terminal in Angeles City on March 20, calling for urgent government action amid continued increases in oil prices. Dubbed “Welga na Laban sa Oil Price Hike!”, the mobilization gathered members of PISTON, Bagong Alyansang Makabayan – Gitnang Luzon (BAYAN-GL),… Read more

The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) First Division has ruled that the election protest filed by former Pampanga Board Member Mylyn Pineda-Cayabyab against incumbent City of San Fernando (CSFP) Mayor Vilma Caluag is “sufficient in form and content,” allowing an official recount to begin on February 2. After losing to Caluag… Read more

Candaba Mayor Rene Estacio Maglanque has been placed under a 90-day preventive suspension in connection with 194 criminal charges filed in 2017 over the alleged misuse of P900 million in Malampaya funds, the Sandiganbayan announced on January 22. Read more

To commemorate the 21st anniversary of the Hacienda Luisita massacre, the Alyansa ng mga Manggagawang Bukid ng Asyenda Luisita (AMBALA) held an assembly in Barangay Lourdes, San Miguel, Tarlac City on November 15. Read more

Students from Pampanga State University (PSU), formerly Don Honorio Ventura State University (DHVSU), reported incidents of red-tagging against civic organizations during a security awareness seminar under the National Service Training Program (NSTP), September 6. According to the accounts reported in an official statement by The Industrialist, PSU’s official student publication,… Read more