Celebrated every second day of May, the festival reenacts Queen Helena’s and her son Constantine’s quest for the cross of Jesus Christ. Source:bataan.gov.ph
The BPSU obtained 81.67% passing rate against the 68.87% national passing rate in the Mechanical Engineering Board Examination held on September 22 and 23, 2013 as forty nine (49) out of sixty (60) takers passed the licensure exam. This placed BPSU as top 6 performing universities in the country in the said examination. There are at least 135 universities and colleges in the country that fielded graduates in the said examination.
It is said that the name “Balanga” was derived from a kind of pot used for cooking or fetching water. The cooking pot is made of a special clay and is locally known as “banga”. To commemorate this humble beginning of the now progressive city, the Banga Festival is being celebrated. Source:http://www.traveltothephilippines.info
CLARK FREEPORT– Bataan Governor Albert Garcia disclosed on Wednesday that the provincial government is allocating at least P25 million next year for the operations of the Bataan General Hospital (BGH) in Balanga City.
Garcia, who was interviewed at the Holiday Inn Clark during the Central Luzon Stakeholders Meeting attended by governors and mayors from October 9 to 10, said the allotment of funds is part of the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Department of Health (DOH) signed earlier this year. The BGH is the frequent refuge of the poor residents of Bataan.
Bataan General Hospital (BGH) was recently hailed as a model of partnership between the Department of Health and the provincial government of Bataan, under Gov. Enrique “Tet” Garcia and his son, Rep. Abet Garcia.
In a press statement, the Bataan provincial government said BGH was now second to the Philippine General Hospital in Manila in access by indigent patients to cataract treatment that is under the PhilHealth’s universal coverage program.
The improved BGH impressed Dr. Eduardo Banzon, former PhilHealth president and chief executive officer, during a recent visit to the provincial government hospital.
CLARK FREEPORT—Bataan Gov. Albert Garcia disclosed on Wednesday that the provincial government is alloting at least P25 million next year for the operations of the Bataan General Hospital (BGH) in Balanga City.
Garcia, who was interviewed at the Holiday Inn Clark during the Central Luzon Stakeholders Meeting attended by governors and mayors on October 9 and 10, said the allotment of funds is part of the memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Department of Health (DOH) signed earlier this year.
Garcia said the province is committed in the same MOA to shoulder 25 percent of the expenses of the 350-bed BGH for 2014.
The different municipalities of Bataan joined the 69th Araw ng Kagitingan celebrations through participating in the float parade as part of the weeklong celebration from April 4-9, 2011.
MARIVELES, Bataan— Health officials in the province have joined forces to check the Chikungunya outbreak in Mariveles that has already affected more than a hundred people.
Chikungunya is a viral disease that is spread by Aegis aegypti mosquito, the same carrier of dengue. It causes fever, severe joint pain, muscle pain, headache, nausea, fatigue and rash, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
It is often misdiagnosed as dengue as it shares clinical signs with the deadly disease, WHO documents revealed. Though Chikungunya has no cure, treatment is focused on relieving the symptoms.
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Date: March OR April
Place: Calaguiman, Samal
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The people of Calaguiman had been practicing this tradition since 1947, which was started by one family in this barangay. A traditional Lenten presentation renacting the life and passion of Christ presented by the local folks of Calaguiman in major roads,
Galunggong may be widely known as the “poor man’s fish” but its versatility and taste is far from poor. At the Galunggong Fiesta, organized by Kayak Philippines last June 2 at the Anvaya Cove in Morong, Bataan, different dishes all made with galunggong were enjoyed by the Philippine Kayak Series participants. We commonly prepare […]
