Rappler's latest stories on Pampanga
Japanese firm produces 10 million face masks a month at Clark factory
Yokoisada (Philippines) Corporation reached its maximum production capacity for May and June at its Clark Freeport Zone factory, following the easing of quarantine measures, says the Clark Development Corporation
Hundreds of Angeles, Mabalacat cops undergo COVID-19 tests as 22 rookies found positive
All of Angeles and Mabalacat police are subject to rapid and swab tests
Mayor shuts down Angeles City public market after vendor contracts COVID-19
The head of the Rafael Lazatin Memorial Medical Center in Angeles says the vendor died before the result of his swab test came out
80-year-old coronavirus patient found dead in Pampanga hospital
An initial police report describes the patient's death as an apparent suicide but also says that the incident is still under 'further investigation.' The man died on the same day that he received his positive COVID-19 test result.
DENR places Clark, Subic under tight watch for illegal wildlife trade
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources says the strategic locations of the two freeport zones 'make them irresistible to smugglers attempting to transport wildlife poached from other countries and parts of the Philippines'
126 arrested in Pampanga for not wearing face masks
Provincial Ordinance 756, which requires wearing of face masks and face covers in public places, imposes a penalty of P20,000 to P50,000 or one month to 6 months imprisonment
COA tells Angeles water district to cut supply as uncollected bills hit P75M
Among the customers that failed to pay are the city government, the city engineer's office, the city's hall of justice, and at least 23 public primary and secondary schools
CIDG files complaint vs 2 Chinese over makeshift hospital in Clark resort
The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group Regional Field Unit 3 also files a complaint against the lessee of the villa at the Fontana Leisure Park that housed the underground hospital and pharmacy
Mayor, NBI bust illegal Chinese pharmacy in Angeles City
Angeles City officials confiscate medicines and medical products with labels in Chinese characters
No charges yet: PH settles for immigration alert on Chinese clinic operators
Unless charged in court with a hold departure order, the Chinese nationals cannot be barred from leaving the country
Child sex offender gets life imprisonment for human trafficking
David Timothy Deakin is the first foreigner to be convicted for trafficking offenses through online proceedings, according to the International Justice Mission
Fontana denies involvement in illegal COVID-19 clinic, defends villa owner
The resort operator says the Chinese suspects who allegedly ran the illegal COVID-19 clinic were released without any charges
490 Chinese POGO workers, tenants in Clark resort tested for coronavirus
Filipino employees and delivery boys trapped inside the locked down Fontana Leisure Parks are not included in the swab testing
Police raid underground Chinese coronavirus hospital in Clark resort
(4th UPDATE) The Clark Development Corporation says one of the villas at the Fontana Leisure Park in Pampanga was turned into a 'makeshift medical facility' for Chinese who are suspected coronavirus patients
Pampanga cops arrest medic caught using ambulance to transport liquor
The medic and his companion are job order employees of the Capas municipal government in Tarlac. They have been dismissed.
Chinese biotech firm opens coronavirus testing lab in Pampanga
The new facility at the Jose B Lingad Memorial Regional Hospital is designed to test 3,000 coronavirus specimens daily
'Bodies wrapped in plastic bags': Coronavirus panic spreads across provinces
An entire barangay in a Pampanga town is mistakenly banned from entering a supermarket. Batangas residents panic as social media goes abuzz with claims that busloads of infected foreigners are making their way to the province.
Korean arrested for pimping during coronavirus lockdown in Pampanga
An hour-long chase ensues after a Korean national attempts to evade undercover cops who caught him pimping a woman in Angeles City
Angeles City releases P37 million for hazard pay of gov't workers
'This is a way for us to extend assistance to the families of the City Hall frontline workers in order for them to cope with this trying time,' says Mayor Carmelo Lazatin
Pampanga governor: Don’t ask about coronavirus patients’ barangays
Only the province of Pampanga and the municipality of Lubao refuse to provide their constituents with basic information about COVID-19 cases
Fear, confusion in Pampanga town as it records first coronavirus case
(UPDATED) Some residents want a total lockdown of the COVID-19's village, while a supermarket initially bars people from the same village from entering its premises
Tempers rise as Lubao town's FB page goes missing amid coronavirus panic
Lubao has 4 confirmed coronavirus cases as of Monday, April 13, but residents lament the lack of transparency on the part of the municipal and provincial governments
Angeles City gov't distributes P1,000 extra cash to vulnerable residents
It is on top of the P5,000 cash assistance selected residents will receive from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) under the government's P200-billion Special Amelioration Program
Barangay captain makes LGBTQ+ quarantine violators do lewd acts as punishment
The barangay captain of Pandacaqui in Pampanga apologizes to the people who underwent different punishments for breaching quarantine protocols
Sta Rita municipal gov't in Pampanga confirms first coronavirus case
Mayor Ferdinand Salalila appeals for "compassion and not discrimination" among residents
Tarlac, Cebu, other areas see coronavirus cases spike to double digits
(UPDATED) Tarlac, Cebu, Pampanga, La Union, Davao City and Baguio City are among provinces and cities seeing cases rise in their areas
Pampanga has 3 new coronavirus cases
Neighboring Tarlac has 4 more COVID-19 patients as of Wednesday, April 1
Pampanga mayor bars 4,500 city employees from taking relief packs
Netizens have mixed reactions to Mabalacat City Mayor Crisostomo Garbo's orders
Overcrowding marks Pampanga ‘market schedule’ rule
Crowds form during the window hours to buy their necessities
Hospitals report 3 confirmed coronavirus cases in Clark Freeport, Angeles City
The Medical City Clark (TMCC) and the Angeles University Foundation Medical Center (AUFMC), both private hospitals, give the assurance that safeguards are 'strictly enforced' to prevent the spread of COVID-19
Pampanga health chief dies due to coronavirus
'We received the result of his test after 8 days. At least 'di siya naunang pumanaw bago dumating ang diagnosis po niya,' says Cielo, daughter of the late Dr Marcelo Jaochico
Mabalacat City imposes '24-hour curfew,' schedules grocery runs
Mabalacat City Mayor Crisostomo Garbo warns his constituents the police will send them home or file charges against them if they violate the restrictions
No coronavirus death in Angeles City, says mayor
Mayor Carmelo 'Pogi' Lazatin, Jr. issues the statement after a photo supposedly showing a casket being taken out of a hospital's COVID-19 isolation room was posted on Facebook and circulated, sowing fear among Angeles residents
In Porac town, 267 monitored for coronavirus, 6 under investigation
The persons under monitoring include members, relatives, and friends of the Grab driver who tested positive for COVID-19
Pampanga under state of calamity
The province has 3 confirmed cases of COVID-19, one of whom had died
2 coronavirus patients now confined at hospital in Pampanga
The Jose B. Lingad Memorial General Hospital is the DOH designated treatment center for Central Luzon coronavirus cases
Pampanga calls off ritual crucifixions over coronavirus
'I'm disappointed,' says resident Ruben Enaje, who aims to be crucified for the 34th straight year as part of a religious vow to atone for his sins
Rogue cop, 2 other suspected robbers killed in Pampanga shoot-out
Wilson Castro Regala was in the 'frozen' status of the police force because of the numerous criminal cases he was facing, says a source in Camp Olivas
Lubao Hot Air Balloon Festival canceled amid COVID-19 outbreak
The event was originally scheduled to run from April 3 to 5
8 children, baby rescued from online sexual exploitation in Pampanga and Laguna
Three children are rescued in Angeles, Pampanga, while another 5 children and a 25-day old baby were rescued in San Pedro, Laguna
Former CPP and NPA chief Rodolfo Salas arrested in Angeles City
(UPDATED) Salas headed the Communist Party of the Philippines at the peak of the communist insurgency in the mid-1980s
Pampanga, Iloilo ramp up defenses against spread of coronavirus
Though both provinces remain free of the nCoV, they have assigned facilities in case of an outbreak
Lawyer killed in front of Pampanga church
Police say lawyer Anselmo Carlos and his driver Marcial Mendoza were killed by 3 motorcycle-riding men in front of the San Vicente Parish Church in Sta Rita, Pampanga
Central Luzon police set up at eco-zones to prevent union organizing
'Central Luzon remains a major flashpoint for communist insurgency and in the white area operation,' says Central Luzon police chief Brigadier General Rhodel Sermonia
At least 7 dead in Pampanga road collision on New Year’s Day
Police say over a dozen others were hurt
3 more Chinese men nabbed for sex trafficking at Clark Freeport
Nine Chinese women are rescued from a room at ON Pool Villas during the sting operation. They are at the regional social welfare office as authorities coordinate with the immigration bureau.
LIST: DFA consular operations suspended on December 6, 7
(UPDATED) The Department of Foreign Affairs advises the public to take note of the schedules of its consular offices in Zamboanga, Pampanga, Metro Manila, and Baguio City
Pampanga 'ninja cop' dismissed from police service
A 'ninja cop' involved in the anomalous 2013 Pampanga buy-bust is dismissed, but over a 2019 anti-drug operation in Antipolo City, Rizal
Remate columnist shot dead in Pampanga
A columnist and his companion are shot dead while on their way to Olongapo City
Pampanga governor offers P300,000-bounty for Korean fugitive
Pampanga Governor Dennis Pineda also orders the preventive suspension of 5 jail guards who were escorting Park Wang-yeol in nearby Tarlac province
