Manila truck ban affects FAB economic gains

   MARIVELES, Bataan — Massive lay-offs and export value losses will be the major results inside the Bataan Freeport if the truck ban in the City of Manila continues following protests from truckers.    “The effect of truck ban on the incoming and outgoing shipments to the Freeport Area of Bataan, we notice a 30% […]

Official fears reduction in export value, work stoppage in FAB if truck ban prolonged

MARIVELES, Bataan- A top official of the Freeport Area of Bataan (FAB) on Thursday expressed fear that a prolonged truck ban in Manila may cause reduction in export value and work stoppage in more than 50 locators in Mariveles town. Lawyer Deogracias Custodio, FAB chairman, said that with the truck ban they have noticed reductions of 30 percent […]

DTI continues launching million-peso SSF projects in Bataan

BALANGA City – The Department of Trade and Industry continued awarding million-peso Shared Service Facility projects in Bataan, the third this year launched Friday about a packaging center for processed food in Balanga City. DTI Region 3 director Judith Angeles said they have given under a conditional grant the Bataan  Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (BACCII) […]

Bataan business group opens new office

   BALANGA CITY — The Bataan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. (BACCII) led by its president Amanda Battad inaugurated Friday morning its new office located at the Capitol compound beside the Bataan People’s Center in this component city.    The office was provided by the provincial government of Bataan.    Bataan Governor Albert Garcia, […]

Super Ferry boat eyes Bataan

PROVINCIAL CAPITOL, Bataan- An Australian Ferry Boat company is eyeing to ply Bataan- Roxas boulevard route via Manila Bay, that will make Bataan, if pushes through, nearer to Manila.                Briefing newsmen based here, Governor Abet S. Garcia revealed that talks for the resumption of a Ferry boat service […]

Teacher: A Nation Builder

The greatness of a nation can be measured by the contributions of its people to his country, to the world and to mankind. The ability of these people to think clearly, sensibly and logically are thought and enhanced by their teachers. They provide people with tools to make them thinking individuals. During the time of […]

OWWA invites OFW dependents in Central Luzon to apply to their college scholarship

 BALANGA CITY- Aside from the scholarship program of the Provincial government, the Overseas  Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) in the Region also invites dependents of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in Central Luzon to apply to their college scholarship program. “OFW Dependent Scholarship Program is open to those whose relatives are active OWWA members and receive a […]

Barging operation in Bataan Freeport proposed

 MARIVELES, Bataan — A week ago, the tremendous traffic in Metro Manila became the topic of news reports in major media networks and the netizens in social media sites.

The perennial traffic blames it to the beginning of the construction of Skyway Stage 3 connecting the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) to South Luzon Expresssway (SLEX) due to the closure of inner lanes of the major roads in the metropolis.

Pilar town sets up “breath-taking tree hopping”

 MT. SAMAT, PILAR, Bataan- After putting up the Zip line, Mayor Alice Pizarro is now rushing the putting up of a tree-hopping along the historic Mt. Samat, adding tourist attraction in this strategic town.

            Compared to such other existing sports facilities, the tree-hopping project here is not actually an ordinary one since it is a seven-stage recreational or functional activity consisting of ascending and moving around in the crown of giant trees along Mt. Samat’s virgin forest where the players can get a glimpse on the sky-rise buildings in Metro Manila, the sprawling Manila Bay, coastal areas of Pampanga and Bulacan.

Nominations for Outstanding Public Officials and Employees on

   BALANGA CITY , Bataan- Government workers in Bataan and other areas in Central are urged to join in search by the  Civil    Service Commission (CSC) Regional Office 3  for the 2014 Search for Outstanding Public Officials and Employees.    In a news dispatch by PIA, it said that State workers may be nominated […]