Bataan gov, new member of capitol coop

BALANGA CITY—Bataan Governor Albert Garcia is one of the new members of the Capitol Employees of Bataan Multi-Purpose Cooperative (CEMBA).           Zena Sugatain, Provincial Cooperative Development Office (PCDO) Head and former Chairman of the Board of CEMBA, said the Governor has subscribed P40,000.00 initial membership share.           […]

The Oriental Bataan Hotel to rise inside Bataan Freeport

FREEPORT AREA OF BATAAN—-A classy hotel, The Oriental Bataan, will soon be built inside the Freeport Area of Bataan (FAB) in Mariveles. The Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB) and the LKY Group, the developer of the hotel, are already scheduling the ground breaking ceremony of the project. The abandoned four-storey Hilltop Hotel will be rehabilitated to become The Oriental Bataan.

          The hotel is part of the P300 million leisure hub that will rise in the 489,170.9 square meter property inside FAB following the agreement between AFAB and developer LKY Group.

Mariveles SB moves to ensure efficient transport service of commuters

MARIVELES, Bataan—With the plight of hundreds of commuters in this industrial town in mind, the Mariveles Sangguniang Bayan headed by Vice Mayor Turing Isip and SB Chairman of the Committee on Transportation Angel Sunga immediately acted following the enforcement of the order prohibiting the operation of buses plying Balanga-Mariveles route, of which franchises were either […]

Seminar on standards for training, watch keeping for seafarers held

MARIVELES, Bataan—An expert in standards for training, certification, and watch keeping for seafarers conducted  a two-week seminar for the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) staff and representatives of other concerned government agencies, according to an official of the Maritime Academy of the Asia and the Pacific (MAAP).    

          MAAP External Relations Director Angelica Baylon said Capt. Fazlur Rahman Chowdhurry, Associate Fellow of the Nautical Institute (AFNI)  conducted the seminar-workshop on the amended International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watch keeping for Seafarers (STCW) of 1978.  Baylon is also a member of AFNI.

Lamao acquires new ambulance

   LIMAY, Bataan—Putting premium on the health of the village folks, Barangay Lamao  has acquired an ambulance for fast transport of people needing medical services.    Barangay Captain Restituto “Bart” Reyes said they acquired a new ambulance recently for better health services of  his constituents.  “We have an existing ambulance plus the other one we […]

Bataan to launch Credit Surety Fund

   BALANGA CITY—- Credit Surety Fund (CSF), a program of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), is set to be formally launched in Bataan.  The launching is scheduled on May 20 at Louis Resort and Restaurant, this City.

   BSP Program Manager Ellen Ramos said the CSF program is a credit enhancement scheme developed by the BSP, which aims to increase the creditworthiness of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and even individuals  who are members of cooperatives  experiencing difficulty in obtaining loans from banks due to lack of acceptable collateral, credit knowledge, and credit track records. 

Vertical fed biomass cook stove to be presented in Cameroon

   ABUCAY, Bataan—Negotiations are ongoing  for the presentation in Cameroon, a country in South Africa,  of the vertical-fed biomass cook stove developed in a state  university here, according to Reynan Calderon, Secretary General of consultancy firm WRJ Agriboize Incorpoarted and one of the collaborators of the invented cook stove.

Experts impart scientific knowledge, methods to Yolanda-ravaged communities

   BALANGA CITY—-Experts belonging to Samahan ng Nagtataguyod ng Agham at Teknolohiya para sa Sambayanan (Agham) have imparted scientific knowledge and methods to super typhoon Yolanda-ravaged communities in Eastern and Western Visayas.      

   In the just concluded two week-engagement with the people affected by Yolanda,  Agham Central Luzon Secretary General Reynan Calderon, and Agham CL Executive Council members Herminio Miguel, Engr.  Jonathan Lacayanga, and Engr Walter Valdez, imparted to Yolanda-ravaged communities in the provinces of Samar, Leyte, Iloilo, and Antique knowledge on climate change, organic farming, and aerobic rice technology. The experts also introduced to them vertical fed biomass cooking stove.

Mga katutubo sa Bataan, may kinatawan na sa SP

   BALANGA CITY, Bataan —  Magkakaroon na ng kinatawan sa Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) ng Bataan ang mga katutubo sa lalawigan kasunod na rin ng pag-apruba  ni Gov. Albert Garcia para sa pagbuo ng sectoral representative at paglalaan ng pondo para dito. 

   Nabatid na pormal na nanumpa kahapon sa harap ni Gov. Garcia si Danilo Salonga, miyembro ng Ayta-Magbukon Tribe sa Brgy. Duale, Limay bilang ex-officio member na kakatawan sa Indigenous Peoples/Indigenous Cultural Communities (IPs/ICCs) sa Provincial Council.

JOB FAIR 2014 GAGAWIN SA BATAAN

   BALANGA CITY, Bataan Isang malawakang Job Fair na may temang “Sa Sipag, Tiyaga at Talino, Buong Mundo Saludo sa MANGGAGAWANG PILIPINO”  ang isasagawa bukas May 6, 2014 sa People’s Center Capitol Compound Balanga City, Bataan.

   Ito ay naglalayong makatugon sa ating mga kababayang naghahanap ng trabaho mapa lokal man o international. Ang mga posibleng trabaho ay ang mga sumusunod: Office Workers, Production Operator, Machine Operator, Technician, Welders, Engineers, Hotel Workers, Casino Workers, Marketing/Sales Officers, Accountants, Nurses, Factory Workers at marami pang iba.