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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

Following the distribution of demolition notices for a 3-meter road expansion plan, Angeles City’s (AC) Local Government Unit (LGU) has yet to present relocation or compensation plans for Abacan riverside residents in Purok 4B and 5B, Barangay Pampang. The Task Force on Abacan River Waterways Management (TF Abacan) issued notices… Read more

As of 6:00 p.m. on July 21, PAGASA has issued Flood Bulletin No. 2 for the Pampanga river Basin, raising a critical and above alarm water level (WL) over the Candaba Swamp and Mid Pampanga River in Arayat, respectively. Forecasted to remain at the critical WL until tomorrow morning, a… Read more

Newly installed Angeles City (AC) Mayor Carmelo “Jon” Lazatin II issued Executive Order (EO) No. 2025-001, formally suspending the collection of environmental fees by water utility companies in the city, July 1. Following the suspension, private water utilities and water districts were instructed to “cease and desist” from collecting environmental… Read more

Carrying calls for across-the-board minimum wage hikes and the abolition of contractualization practices — two separate marches in honor of International Labor Day, May 1, were held in Angeles City (AC) by regional labor organizations and unions. Read more