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 […]
BALANGA City – There seemed to be no doubt that the power of prayers saved Bataan from the devastation expected from tropical storm Santi. The province was placed on Friday under typhoon signal No. 2 together with neighboring areas of Zambales, Pampanga and Bulacan. The people were expecting the worst but the wind blew but […]
BALANGA City – Bishop Ruperto C. Santos on Wednesday announced that the Diocese of Balanga will join the entire country in the ringing of church bells on Friday against the pork barrel and all the evil that it brings. Under the diocese are all parishes from 11 towns and one city in the Bataan. “All […]
BALANGA City – Bishop Ruperto C. Santos of the Diocese of Balanga has announced the holding of a long procession at dawn on first Saturday of October from two directions to Orani, Bataan as a way of sacrifice to voice strong opposition to the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) and other issues. The 4:00 a.m. […]
BALANGA City, Bataan- The Diocese of Balanga has implemented a program it calls “Sagot ka ng Diocese” to show its equal concern for all diocesan priests in Bataan, Bishop Ruperto C. Santos said Monday.
Under the scheme, priests, including the bishop, have standard living allowance. “Pantay-pantay ang tinatanggap kahit sa malaki o maliit na simbahan o parokya madestino,” said Santos, fondly called Bishop Stud.
There are 54 diocesan priests assigned in various parishes in 11 towns and one city in the province. This number does not include 28 other priests under different religious orders involved in Catholic-run schools.
The diocese shoulders payments of all dues of priests with the Social Security System, PhilHealth and the Catholic Bishops Conference.
