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==New business name registration in CL rises by 11%==
*Source:http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/561425818483/new-business-name-registration-in-cl-rises-by-11-
*Tuesday, March 10, 2015
:By Carlo Lorenzo J. Datu (CLJD-PIA 3)
 
ANGELES CITY, March 10 (PIA) -- New business name registrations in Central Luzon totaled to 35,643 in 2014, which is 11% higher compared to the 32,620 in 2013.
“Among the factors in the rise is the simplification of the procedures and faster transaction time,” Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) OIC-Regional Director Judith Angeles said.
Bulacan has the most business name registrations for the second year in the row at 9,092.
One of DTI’s major targets is to have business name processing in less than 15 minutes.
Its 2014 accomplishment report showed that the average processing time for business name registration in the region is less than six minutes, which is faster than the 2013 average of seven minutes.
DTI provincial office in Tarlac and the Industry Development Division in Angeles City have the fastest average transaction time for the region, where a completed business name application can be processed in a little over three minutes.
“Another continuing innovation of our agency in enabling business is streamlining the business registration process and integrating them with the requirements of partner government agencies under the Philippine Business Registration (PBR) system,” Angeles added.
PBR integrates the business registration processes of DTI, Home Mutual Development Fund or Pag-ibig, Bureau of Internal Revenue, Social Security System, and Philippine Health Insurance Corporation.
Under it, a business registrant will only go to one venue to lodge his business registration application for the five agencies.
12,633 registrants or 36% of all the new business name registration in the region last year were processed through the PBR.
==Angeles council okays salary increase of day care workers, BHWs==
*Source:http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pampanga/local-news/2015/03/09/angeles-council-okays-salary-increase-day-care-workers-bhws-396525
*Monday, March 9, 2015
:By Reynaldo G. Navales
ANGELES CITY – Members of the Angeles City Council unanimously approved a resolution calling for a P5,000 increase in the salaries of day care workers in the city.
Councilor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin said the resolution he authored was approved during the city council’s regular session last February 3 with an amendment to include the Barangay Health Workers in the city.
"The essence with refilling the resolution is if we could increase another couple of thousands to the salaries of Day Care Workers," Lazatin said.
It can be recalled that the City Council has approved a similar resolution in 2014.
However, instead of P5,000, Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan only approved a P1,000 increase across the board, according to Lazatin.
“Our day care workers play an integral part in the development of our children and it is only fitting that we show them our sincere gratitude.”
Lazatin revealed that at present, day care workers in Angeles City earn between P3,000 to P6,000 per month.
“This amount is hardly enough considering the amount of work they have to put in,” said Lazatin, adding “As a father of three, I can attest to the fact that dealing with very young children isn’t easy and requires a lot of patience.”
Councilor Alexander Indiongco, who initially made a motion to block the resolution, introduced an amendment to include Barangay Health Workers in the salary increase, Lazatin said.
“If the proponent would want, we will have an amendment that instead it was intended only for the Day Care Workers, let us include all the Barangay Health Workers,” Indiongco said.
Lazatin made no objection on the amendment saying it is appropriate to recognize the Barangay Health Workers’ efforts in the delivery of basic health services.
==Central Luzon included in top tourist destinations==
*Source:http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pampanga/local-news/2015/03/08/central-luzon-included-top-tourist-destinations-396398
*Sunday, March 8, 2015
:By Reynaldo G. Navales
MABALACAT CITY -- Central Luzon is one of the leading regions in the country in terms of domestic visitor arrivals with 3.1 million tourists last year.
Ronnie Tiotuico, Department of Tourism Central Luzon director, said this indicate an increase of 21 percent compared to 2013 with 2.7 million tourists.
He said the arrival figures are based on monthly survey reports submitted by accommodation establishments in the region.
Tiotuico said the figures represent foreign tourists or Filipino travellers that found themselves vacationing in the various provinces in the region, which are called domestic travellers.
He said Filipinos represent a large part on the number of tourist or a share of 72 percent of the total arrivals.
Arrivals of foreign nationality, on the other hand, represented a share of 1.54 percent, according to Tiotuico.
In 2014, Chinese tourists represented the biggest population among foreign visitors at 12.5 percent (390,431) of the total arrivals while Americans came in second at 3.08 percent (95,737); South Koreans took the third spot at 1.8 percent (55,692); and Singaporeans placed fourth at 1 percent (31,200).
Among the provinces and cities in the region, Subic Bay Freeport and Zambales occupied the first slot at 1.2 million arrivals while Clark/ Pampanga / Angeles City came in 2nd at .621 million; Bataan at .199 million, Bulacan, .109 million, and Aurora at .108 million.
Average occupancy rate for accommodation establishments in the region stood at 62 percent while the length of stay of travellers was recorded at 22 nights with over 1.2 available rooms during the year.
The total arrival at the Clark International Airport reached 384,221 in 2014 based on the Bureau of Immigration (BI) records of passengers from various destinations.
Of the total arrivals, 61 percent or 236,162 are Filipinos. South Koreans represented 14.7 percent or 56,591; and the Americans at .061 percent or 23,691.
Tiotuico attributed the “unprecedented” increase in visitor arrivals in the region in 2014 to the significant developments in Clark and Subic - two of the most favored destinations.
“Among the events that triggered movement of people include the conduct of M.I.C.E. convention in June of last year which propelled the region to higher ground as the convention capital in the North Philippines if not in the entire country,” Tiotuico said.
The tourism regional office is set to come up with an audio-visual production or documentary on the potential of the region, he added.
Also paving the way for the development of the region as a major destination is Aurora with its annual surfing event in February of every year, according to the official.
“The event never ceases to attract foreign and local aqua sports enthusiasts," he said.
The recent infrastructure improvement at the Clark airport terminal to a capacity of 4 million passenger per year also paved the way for the recognition of the airport as one of the most preferred gateways in the country, he said.
“The energized re-constitution of the Association of Tourism Officers of Central Luzon (ATOCEL) played a vital role in developing the region as a major destination with the recent hosting of a number of major festivals and events in most cities and municipalities – resulting from the conduct of seminars on festival planning and management,” Tiotuico said.
The participation of the region including its private stakeholders and major players to major tourism and travel expositions in Cebu and Davao including the Tara na sa Norte in Makati City contributed in a significant way to the increase in arrivals to the region, he added.
“The long-running expo introduced to the potential travellers in Manila the myriad of major destinations of the region,” Tiotuico said.
The event was initiated by the Manila North Tollways Corporation (MNTC) in cooperation with the chapter members of North Phils Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Association of Tourism Officers of Central Luzon.
==Cops nabbed for extortion==
*Source:http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pampanga/local-news/2015/03/07/cops-nabbed-extortion-396230
*Saturday, March 7, 2015
:(AC-CIO)
CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga -- Two rookie policemen were arrested by combined operatives of the Angeles City Intelligence Branch and Tracker Team during an entrapment operation in Barangay Malabanias, Angeles City on Saturday.
Senior Superintendent Eden Ugale, Angeles City police director, identified the arrested cops as Police Officer (PO) 1 Hebren Sicat, 25, a resident of Barangay Salapungan, Angeles City; and PO1 Ryan Villanueva, 34, a resident of Barangay Camias, Magalang, Pampanga.
Sicat and Villanueva are presently assigned at Police Station 4 in Angeles City, Ugale said.
He said George Colvin, 73, an American tourist temporarily residing at St. Josefa Subdivision in Barangay Malabanias, Angeles City, complained to police authorities about the two policemen who were allegedly extorting from him a certain amount of money.
Ugale, however, did elaborate how much the policemen were extorting from the foreigner and their reason for the alleged extortion.
Upon receiving the complaint of Colvin, Ugale said he immediately formed a police team to conduct an entrapment operation against the two policemen.
The entrapment operation was conducted along Narciso Street, St. Josefa Subdivision in Barangay Malabanias, here, which resulted to the arrest of Sicat and Villanueva.
Ugale said that appropriate charges are being readied to be filed in court against the two policemen.
==Pamintuan gets 3rd most outstanding mayor award from Superbrands==
*Source:http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pampanga/local-news/2015/03/05/pamintuan-gets-3rd-most-outstanding-mayor-award-superbrands-395790
*Friday, March 6, 2015  (Date Published)
:(AC-CIO)
ANGELES CITY -- Multi-awarded and World No. 8 City Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan has been chosen as one of the recipients of the 2015 Most Outstanding Mayors Award (MOMA) by the prestigious worldwide organization Superbrands Marketing International (SMI).
This is the third time that SMI has voted Pamintuan for the said award since 2012.
SMI is the only international award-giving body on Marketing/Branding in the Philippines. A Superbrand pays tribute to the strongest brands in the country. It is currently promoting more than 14,000 brands and is present in 88 countries worldwide. The MOMA (Most Outstanding Mayor Award) promotes the works of the mayors for their singular or collective efforts toward nation building.
"We are being recognized worldwide and by world-class organizations for our dedication to public service and our service to the people. I am humbled by this award which will not be possible without the full support of the officials and employees of the city government and the barangays, and without the active participation of the different sectors in our city through their non-government and civil society organizations, and the business groups," Pamintuan said.
According to SMI, "A mayor who has already achieved the brand as Good and for Outstanding already enjoys the Better among the Good. But with ‘Most Outstanding,’ the award is for successes achieved.”
Just last month, the City Government of Angeles was adjudged as one of the most child-friendly LGUs by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).
Pamintuan also garnered the Seal of Good Financial Housekeeping (GFH) from the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG).
Aside from Pamintuan, other city mayors who will receive the 2015 Most Outstanding Mayor Award from SMI are Manila Mayor Joseph Ejercito Estrada, Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista, City of San Fernando Mayor Edwin Santiago, Lipa City Mayor Meynard Sabili, Ozamis City Mayor Reynaldo Parojinog, Sr. and Cauayan City Mayor Bernard Faustino Dy. Mayor Emmanuel Alejandrino of the Municipality of Arayat as well as the municipal mayors of Sta, Praxedes, Cagayan Province; Torrijos, Marinduque; Lucban, Quezon; Candelaria, Zambales, San Ildefonso, Bulacan; Calatagan, Batangas; Pagbilao, Quezon; and, Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte.
==Vega-Cabigting sets programs for Women’s Month celebration==
*Source:http://punto.com.ph/News/Article/22242/Volume-8-No-62/Headlines/Vega-Cabigting-sets-programs-for-Women%E2%80%99s-Month-celebration
*Thursday, March 5, 2015
:(Press Release)
ANGELES CITY--This city’s Vice Mayor Vicky Vega Cabigting has set a series of activities in line with the celebration of the Women’s Month this March aimed at promoting the welfare and well-being of women across all sectors.
Vega-Cabigting said that the events are in line with the 2015 National Women’s Month Celebration with the local theme “Angeleña, Desisyon Mo ay Mahalaga sa Kinabukasan ng Bawat Isa, Ikaw Na!”. Vega-Cabigting said that the events aim to pay tribute to all women leaders who passionately led and continue to advance women’s advocacies.
“We have lined up activities that promote the well rounded development of women. We have diversified this year’s events to cater to diverse needs of our women in the city,” Vega-Cabigting said urging Angeleno women to participate in the events.
The Vice Mayor has lined up activities like Sayaw, Galaw Kababaihan sa Daan that features Zumba and Street dancing events and Sine Kababaihan Short Film that brings college students in an an open competition for this year’s best creative films.
Vega-Cabigting will also be relaunching her Kabuhayan Patrol (Barangay Edition) in a bid to bring livelihood assistance for women in the barangays.
Women and mothers will also be able to participate in environmental activities as Cabigting calls on mothers and all women in communities here to actively participate in protecting ‘Mother Earth’ through environmental advocacies in a program dubbed as Mothers for Mother Nature (MOM Na!).
“We will also be hosting seminars for women in various sectors and groups like the Philippine National Police Girl Scouts and those employed in the education sector of the city. All these to help them be aware of their rights and, their responsibilities in forging a strong community,” Vega-Cabigting said.
Vega-Cabigting has been known for her pro-women programs. She has been active in empowerment programs like Sulong Kaalaman, Women H.E.A.L., Read-a-long, Kariton para sa Edukasyon, Sulong= Kalusugan/Caravan and Mobile Clinic, Gabay sa Paghimlay and Kabuhayan Patrol among others.
The vice mayor said that celebration of Women’s Month here is pursuant to Presidential Proclamation Nos. 224 and 227, both series of 1998, and Republic Act No. 6949 s. 1990, hat declared the month of March as National Women’s Month.
This year’s celebration also aims to pay tribute to all women leaders who passionately led and continue to advance women’s advocacies. Their key roles and accomplishments in leadership, power and decision-making will be highlighted in order to influence and break the conservative mindset and belief that politics and leadership are not for women, according to Vega-Cabigting.
Vega-Cabigting is one clear proof that women can make it into the real of local public service having served as No. 1 city councilor (two terms) and soon to complete her full term as vice mayor.
==Pamintuan bares program for Angeles youth==
*Source:http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pampanga/local-news/2015/03/04/pamintuan-bares-program-angeles-youth-395675
*Wednesday, March 4, 2015
:By Reynaldo G. Navales
ANGELES CITY -- Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan bared in a forum recently a package of programs for the youth and students of this city, including an expanded scholarship program, free wi-fi connection in all education centers and the opening of more courses at the City College of Angeles (CCA), even as he challenged the youth to also invite Senator Lito Lapid in a similar event to hear about his plans for the youth.
Pamintuan was responding to a question posed by one of the more than 600 youth and student leaders who attended the forum held at the Shanghai Restaurant, asking him to differentiate his plans for the youth with that of Lapid's, who early on announced his plan to run for mayor of the city.
"Although he is from Porac, you should ask him yourselves what his programs are for the youth of Angeles City. Why don’t you invite him in a forum like this?" Pamintuan said.
Pamintuan also announced his plan to reduce to zero the number of out-of-school youth in Angeles City within three to four years.
"By providing free wi-fi to all university and college belts within the city, we shall be opening the universe of information to our students and even provide them access to social media," he said.
"Information is now worth more than gold," he added.
He said students of the CCA would soon have free transportation to and from the college in Barangay Pampang.
Pamintuan also called on the youth and students to involve themselves more actively in activities that promote the welfare of young people, including preservation of the environment and in eradicating illegal drug abuse.
He reminded them that Andres Bonifacio, Emilio Jacinto and Gregorio del Pilar were 29, 24 and 19 years old, respectively, when they led the revolution against the Spaniards and Americans.
==DTI posts 11% increase in new Central Luzon businesses==
*Source:http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pampanga/local-news/2015/03/03/dti-posts-11-increase-new-central-luzon-businesses-395357
*Tuesday, March 3, 2015
:By Ian Ocampo Flora
ANGELES CITY -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) noted Tuesday an 11 percent increase in new business name registrations in Central Luzon last year, higher than the 32,620 new registrants for 2013, with the province of Bulacan having the most number of business name registrations at 8,343 in 2013 and 9,092 for 2014.
DTI OIC regional director Judith Angeles said that an important factor for the increase in the number of new business registration is the simplification of the procedures and faster transaction time.
It was reported that DTI continuously monitored transaction time in its business name registration centers all over the region.
Angeles said that one of DTI's major targets is to have business name processing in less than 15 minutes. DTI-Central Luzon's 2014 accomplishment report showed that the average processing time for business name registration in the region is less than six minutes, which is faster than the 2013 average of seven minutes.
Business name registration centers like the DTI provincial office in Tarlac and the IDD in Angeles City have the fastest average transaction time in the region, where a completed business name application can be processed in a little over three minutes.
Another continuing innovation of the agency in enabling business, Angeles added, is streamlining the business registration process and integrating them with the requirements of partner government agencies under the Philippine Business Registration (PBR) system.
The PBR is a single business registration system, which integrates the business registration processes of five agencies including DTI, Home Mutual Development Fund (HMDF or Pag-Ibig), Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), Social Security System (SSS) and Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth).
Under the PBR, a business registrant will only go to one venue to lodge his business registration application for the five agencies.
DTI Central Luzon reported that last year, 12,633 registrants or 36 percent of all the new business name registration in the region were processed through the PBR.
==Angeles school tops Tesda provincial video tilt==
*Source:http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pampanga/local-news/2015/03/02/angeles-school-tops-tesda-provincial-video-tilt-395179
*Monday, March 2, 2015
:By Reynaldo G. Navales
ANGELES CITY -- The St. Peter's College of Angeles City took home the top prizes of the 2015 Tatak Tesda (Technical Education and Schools Development Authority) provincial video making contest, claiming the honor of representing Pampanga at the regional level.
Alumnus Jerry Manaloto, who now works as an assistant cook in a restaurant, placed first in the individual category and got P5,000 and a plaque.
His entry was likewise chosen as Best in Video that gave him an additional P3,000 and a plaque.
Moreover, St. Peter's was named as grand winner in the school category, which narrated the story of alumna Eufemia Sapa who is now a housekeeping attendant, and got P100,000 worth of Training for Work Scholarship Program (TWSP) vouchers and a plaque.
It was also hailed as Best in Story in that category that earned the institution extra P50,000 worth of TWSP vouchers and plaque.
"The contest, now on its second year, seeks to promote technical vocational education and training to Filipinos especially among the youth as a viable option to attain better opportunities in life," Tesda Provincial Director Belinda Labutong said.
"It is designed to boost our efforts to remove the stigma or the second-rate status assigned to tech-voc courses in the country. Through these two to three minute flicks, it is our hope that more Filipinos will be encouraged to take this path," Labutong added.
Tatak Tesda Year 2 has two categories: individual where a contestant shares his/her own story on how tech-voc changed his/her life and school where a participating tech-voc school tells the story of an alumnus/alumna.
A panel consisting of representatives from Technical Vocational Institutions, Philippine Information Agency, and the media selected winners.
Entries were judged based on story content and quality of execution.
Other recipients of special awards were Achievers1 alumna and spa owner Belinda Muldong- Best in Story and People’s Choice for individual category and International School of Advanced Career and Technology- Best in Video and People’s Choice for school category.
==More green parks to rise in Angeles City==
*Source:http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pampanga/local-news/2015/03/01/more-green-parks-rise-angeles-city-394991
*Sunday, March 1, 2015
:By Ian Ocampo Flora
ANGELES CITY -- Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan promised to build more green parks and beatification projects in Angeles City.
In a meeting with the press last week, he said it is part of his advocacy to make the city eco-friendly and promote a livable environment.
In line with this, the mayor decided to put up the third park after the construction of the Plaza Angel in Barangay Santo Rosario. Aside from this, the City Government also converted the Estacion de Angeles of the Philippine National Railways (PNR) to a community garden, children's playground and a peoples' park.
The local government is set to extend the parks including portions of other barangays covered by the old PNR track.
The third park will be constructed inside a property (120 meters long and 80 meters wide) along a portion of the PNR track at the Checkpoint area in Barangay Balibago.
Pamintuan said the local government is "locating blighted areas or unused lots and transforming them to parks or plazas that people can visit."
"We want to see a city that people can relax with its parks and other amenities that promote art, beauty and nature," Pamintuan added.
Following the same formula that led to the success of the rehabilitation of the old PNR station, Pamintuan directed his chief of staff, Alex Cauguiran to spearhead the rehabilitation of the Checkpoint People's Park.
The area will be beautified with the installation of benches, park lights and pavements, the mayor said.
Ornamental plants will also be planted and food carts and souvenir kiosks will be placed to encourage people to stay, rest and enjoy, Pamintuan said.
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