Bataan Ranks 2nd on LSI generation

MANILA, Philippines – Among the 80 provinces in the country, Bataan ranks second in terms of Locally Sourced Income (LSI) generation for the year 2013.

Amid continuous calls from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) on provinces to fully develop their local revenue base instead of relying on the national government’s allocation, in its latest Tax Watch ad released Wednesday, June 18, BIR said that locally sourced income (LSI) of 56 of 80 provinces accounted for less than 15% of their regular income in 2013.

Libreng Gupit sa Mag-aaral

The Rotary Club of Orani in hopes of helping in the preparedness of the students for the start of their classes launched its Libreng Gupit sa mga Mag-aaral, a joint project with the Bravo Company 24th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army.

Bataan vies for Seal of Good Local Governance

The Regional Assessment Team (RAT) composed of DILG personnel and officers and CSO partner led by Ms. Lerrie Hernandez conducted the on-site validation of the Provincial Government’s Performance last Tuesday, June 17, 2014. The heads of the different departments/agencies were all present to respond to queries from the team as well as to join them in their tour of the different offices and concerned agencies.

Bataan governor eyes NEDA expertise to measure local economic performance

BALANGA CITY- Bataan Governor Albert Raymond S. Garcia is eyeing the expertise of the (NEDA) to undertake   an in –depth and efficient appraisal performance analysis  of the local government units to find out exactly  the socio-economic impact of their development programs in the countryside.

He stressed the NEDA should conduct a positive assessment of the local government agencies instead of concentrating on the regional stage  as part of the performance measurement study of their capability of pursuing good governance, socio-economic and investments levels .

2 Bataan Brgys win National Award; Get P600,000 cash award

LIMAY, Bataan-  One barangay in this town and another in Balanga City were adjudged Best National Lupong Tagapamayapa and awarded P300,000 each as monetary award, a top official of the Department of Interior and Local Government said yesterday. DILG Regional Director Florida Dijan confirmed that  Barangay  Cataning in Balanga City (component city category) and Barangay […]

Programa para sa mga Taong may Kapansanan

BALANGA, Bataan – Sari-saring aktibidad ang naghihintay para sa mga taong may kapansanan sa gaganaping National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week sa Hulyo 17-23. Sa pulong kahapon ng Provincial Council on Disability Affairs, napagkasunduan na magsasagawa ng Orientation on photography at English Word Processing, quiz bee tungkol sa buhay ni Apolinario Mabini, song writing contest, […]

P9 M allotted to reforest industrial Mariveles

MARIVELES, Bataan, June 18 (PIA) – The touted clean coal power plant here will be spending nearly P9 million as part of its social responsibility program to reforest a vast non-watershed area in Mariveles with help from the Authority of the Freeport of Bataan (AFAB).   AFAB and GN Mariveles Coal Plant (GMCP) signed recently […]

NGCP donates school supplies

 Around 6,000 students in select public schools in Central Luzon, including Bataan, recently received school supplies from the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP). “The distribution is part of our Balik Eskwela project which intends to give back to our host communities or areas where we have transmission facilities,” NGCP Central Luzon Corporate Communication […]