BALANGA City- Bataan Bishop Ruperto C. Santos on Tuesday appealed to parishioners in 11 towns and one city in the province for monetary contributions to assist earthquake-stricken areas in the Visayas. “The Diocese of Balanga will help the Archdiocese of Cebu and the Dioceses of Tagbilaran and Talibon in Bohol. We are one with them […]
The Bataan General Hospital (BGH) is starting to gain national fame as other hospitals and health bodies visit the multi-awarded institution to 
benchmark on its best practices.
The hospital, which recently won the national Red Orchid Award for 100 percent tobacco-free environments, is frequented weekly by hospitals and health offices from all over the country to learn from its efficient system of admission of patients and implementation of policies, as well as its intensified PhilHealth processing system.
Health officials from Gabriela Silang Hospital from Vigan City, Ilocos Sur who recently visited the Bataan General Hospital in Balanga City, expressed awe over the high technology, procedures; and its newly constructed buildings and sprawling complex.
Headed by Engr. Danilo Estillore, Sanitary Engineer of Ilocos Sur, the group came all the way here just to see and observe for themselves the BGH facilities and operations, now the envy of others due to its modern facilities and state-of-the-art equipment. “The sequence flow for the patients is impressive. The system and the facilities are well-arranged,” said Estillore.
The existing road network of Balanga has a total aggregate length of about 105 kilometers. Out of these, about 52 kilometers are concrete pavement, 23 kilometers are asphalt-paved while the rest are made up of gravel road. The City has about 60 kilometers of city and barangay roads in its jurisdiction. In general, the road […]
