Gov. Abet, Mayor Joet lead Smart City Reference Site Visit in Korea

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – To help Balanga City appreciate the development of Balanga City into a World-Class Smart University-City in the Philippines, similar to Smart Cities in Korea such as Songdo in Incheon and Paju to name a few, Cisco Country Manager, Louie Castaneda and his Korean counterpart and expert in Smart+Connected Communities Jae-Hyun Yu, invited Gov. Abet Garcia, Mayor Joet Garcia and other stakeholders to a ‘Smart City Reference Site Visit Program’ in Korea.

Bataan officials visit South Korea’s K-MEG

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – Some provincial and city government officials of Bataan are currently on a business tour in Seoul, South Korea for a study and inspection on the latest technologies focusing on energy generation using pro-environment systems. Geoff  Loyola, Chief of the Provincial Information  Office and Management Information Systems Office told this reporter that […]

79 US peace corps pay courtesy call

BALANGA CITY, Bataan- A total of 79 Americans from the United States Peace Corps recently paid a courtesy call on Governor Abet S Garcia after choosing Bataan to be the site of what they call “community-based training” that will last for two months. The American Peace Corps led by Ruel Pine told Governor Abet S. […]

New DE assures support to LGUs

   DINALUPIHAN, Bataan- Newly-designated District Engineer (DE) Magrara Dimalawang of the Department of Public Works and Highways, 1st engineering district, over the weekend assured Mayor Gila S. Garcia, President of the Bataan Mayors’ League, of his full support for the smooth implementation of infrastructure projects, particularly the badly-needed flood control in the Province’s 1st district.

525 typhoon victims get emergency employment

   BALANGA CITY, Bataan – Five hundred twenty five families in Bataan  out of the 1,130 families in Central Luzon who were displaced by typhoon ‘Glenda’, currently benefit from the emergency employment assistance given by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), while Gov. Abet S. Garcia said that  a massive distribution of relief goods is ongoing in the province.

A Bataeña math wizard conquers the world

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – Last July 25-29, Ronnie Vience P. Roberto, together with other Filipino Math wizards competed in the 2014 Enjoy Math Summer Camp (previously I Love Math Summer Camp) at the Zhejiang University in Hangzhou City, China. Ronnie Vience got the Gold Award in individual competition.