Rappler's latest stories on Clark
DA, BCDA eye PH's first agri-industrial business corridor in New Clark City
The 30-hectare project is targeted to begin construction in 2021
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
PH Red Cross opens bio-molecular lab at Clark Freeport
The Clark laboratory further boosts the country's COVID-19 testing capacity
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'
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
Duterte wants Aaron Aquino to head Clark International Airport Corporation
After leading the country's top anti-narcotics agency, Aaron Aquino is asked to helm a government corporation in charge of developing the second gateway to Metro Manila
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
New Zealand's Ardern turned away from cafe under virus rules
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, her fiance Clarke Gayford, and their friends are turned away from a Wellington cafe because of social distancing rules
Clark International Airport to suspend commercial flights effective April 3
'Passengers are encouraged to connect with their airlines for specific flight updates,' says the CRK advisory
Clark, Subic free ports shut doors to foreign, local tourists
Both Clark and Subic order business process outsourcing companies to provide temporary housing for their staff inside the free ports during the lockdown
Boxers Magno, Paalam make quarters as Bautista crashes out
Irish Magno and Carlo Paalam are one win away from a Tokyo 2020 Olympics berth
15 repatriates quarantined at New Clark City test negative for coronavirus
The Department of Health says there is no definite time yet for the repatriation of Filipinos in Macau
Ian Clark Bautista stuns former youth world champion in Olympic qualifiers
The Philippines opens its campaign with Ian Clark Bautista upsetting Japanese Hayato Tsutsumi in the 2020 Asia and Oceania Olympic boxing qualifiers
3 Filipinos quarantined at New Clark City show coronavirus symptoms
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III says their nose and throat swabs were already sent for testing at the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine
IN PHOTOS: COVID-19 quarantine facility for Filipino repatriates in New Clark City
The Athletes' Village in Capas, Tarlac once used for the 2019 SEA Games now serves as the national quarantine facility for the novel coronavirus
49 quarantined in New Clark City cleared of COVID-19, sent home
'We are glad that all our repatriates from China are well and did not exhibit any signs of the COVID-19,' says Health Secretary Francisco Duque III
Man suspected of killing wife, 3 children in Australia fire
Hannah Clarke dies in a Brisbane hospital just hours after her 3 children aged 3, 4 and 6 were found dead in the car on a suburban street
Environment group lauds VFA termination, cites toxic waste U.S. troops left behind
Ending the key military pact with the US is the first step towards exacting justice for thousands of Filipinos whose health suffered because of the hazardous waste the US military left behind in its former bases, says Kalikasan
PH-U.S. military operations could ‘disappear’ if VFA scrapped – U.S. official
Some 300 joint activities between Philippine and U.S. forces require the VFA as a basis for operations, says U.S. Assistant Secretary of State R. Clarke Cooper
30 Filipinos from Hubei, China return home
(5th UPDATE) The 30 repatriates and the team that brought them home will be quarantined in the New Clark City Athletes' Village for 14 days to be monitored for signs of the novel coronavirus
Gov’t begins repatriating Filipinos from Hubei, China amid nCoV outbreak
At least 26 Filipinos are expected to arrive early Sunday in the Philippines from China’s Hubei province, the epicenter of the nCoV outbreak. They will then be quarantined for 14 days at the New Clark City Athletes’ Village in Capas, Tarlac.
Repatriated Filipinos from Hubei to be quarantined in New Clark City
The area, which was used during the 2019 Southeast Asian Games, will house around 40 Filipinos who will be repatriated from Hubei province in China – the epicenter of the novel coronavirus
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
Bestselling US author Mary Higgins Clark dies
(UPDATED) Her publisher Simon & Schuster announces her death, saying she died peacefully 'surrounded by family and friends'
Meet 3 Pinoy bets in NBA 2K League Asia-Pacific
Get to know top Filipino gamers Aminolah 'Rial' Polog Jr, Custer George Galas, and Lynard Clark Banzon
[ANALYSIS] Aetas and New Clark City: Trampling on human rights of our first peoples
As we commemorate International Human Rights Day on December 10, let us remember that recognition begins at home and with our first peoples, the Aetas
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.
7-day eviction notice to Aetas ‘standard follow-up,’ says BCDA
The BCDA says affected families were issued notices before, given assistance amounting to P300,000 per hectare, and relocation sites
P6.5-M worth of shabu seized at Clark port
The illegal drugs were hidden in a shipment of 'external aquarium filter' from the Czech Republic, says the Bureau of Customs-Port of Clark
Even with BCDA repayment, New Clark Sports hub still a joint venture – OGCC
The BCDA 'contributed the usufruct of its property to the joint venture agreement under the contract, thus, it is clearly not a Build-Operate-and-Transfer project,' says the OGCC
2 Chinese nabbed for human trafficking at Clark Freeport
Central Luzon cops also rescued 14 women – 6 Vietnamese and 8 Chinese
Ex-OGCC chief refutes 'go signal' for New Clark sports hub
Rudolf Jurado says his contract review subjected the joint venture agreement on the New Clark sports facilities to 'a condition'
New Clark sports facilities not part of original proposal by MTD Berhad
The Bases Conversion and Development Authority asked the Malaysian firm to construct it, after the latter said it just wanted to build offices in New Clark City
OGCC chief downplays predecessor's New Clark City red flags
OGCC Chief Elpidio Vega says the contract review issued by former chief Rudolf Jurado even 'gave the go signal' for the project to push through
Clark landfill firm hops onto waste-to-energy bandwagon
Rufo Colayco, president and CEO of the Metro Clark Waste Management Corporation, says his company’s unsolicited proposal is currently 'under evaluation by government.'
LOOK: New Clark City all set for SEA Games 2019 showpiece
Action in the athletics and aquatics events gets going in the brand new sports complex at New Clark City in Capas, Tarlac
[PODCAST] New Clark City: May anomalya ba?
Paano nga ba nakalusot ang kwestyonableng deal na pinangunahan ng Bases Conversion and Development Authority?
BCDA guarantees better meals for SEA Games 2019 teams in New Clark City
Chef Bruce Lim, together with Kapampangan chef Sau del Rosario, leads Culinarya Pampanga in handling the nutrition and dietary needs of athletes and officials
How BCDA's multi-billion New Clark deal slipped through
Conclusion: EXCLUSIVE: The favorable legal opinion of the OGCC being cited by BCDA was issued only in October 2018 – 8 months after the deal was already signed, skirting several rules, including BCDA's own guidelines
OGCC flagged non-bidding of BCDA's New Clark sports facilities
Part 2: EXCLUSIVE: The OGCC raises red flags during a contract review. The BCDA, however, says it has an OGCC opinion that affirms the legality of the agreement.
Bloated SEA Games budget and other exposés
Who says budget hearings are boring?
2019 SEA Games: World-class New Clark City stadium built in 'record time'
'The facility has been built for 18 months, but it usually takes 3 years,' says MTD Philippines president Nikko David
Travelers to Korea can now depart from Clark airport
The Clark-to-Incheon route will run daily, with one round trip each day
LIST: NLEX, SCTEX, Cavitex preparations for Undas 2019
The preparations include more toll collection points, suspension of roadwork, and free services for motorists
LOOK: New Clark City Sports Complex 'on track' for 2019 SEA Games
The sprawling 9,500-hectare development includes a 20,000-seater athletics stadium, a 2,000-seater aquatics center, and an athletes' village
4 dead in Pampanga car crash
Police say the car caught fire after crashing into an open canal in Clark Freeport
Businessman files cyber libel complaint vs CDC chief
Renato Mendiola Jr insists that he is a 'legitimate businessman' and not an 'influence peddler,' as insinuated by Clark Development Corporation in a notice to the public posted on its Facebook page
Be decision-makers, ex-New Zealand PM Clark urges youth
'You have to start looking at how you can enter the political structures, how you will bring your ideas into them,' former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark tells young citizens
