P100 million budget for the widening of Bataan expressway mulled

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – Newly-appointed Metro Bataan Development Authority (MBDA) Chairman Charlie Pizarro has disclosed that the national government is allocating P 100 million for the widening of the Bataan Expressway next year.

Chairman Pizarro described the other day that the road widening project starting from Barangay Balsik, Hermosa  town  near the Pampanga-Bataan boundary to the Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan(AFAB) in the industrial town of Mariveles  as another highlight in the socio-economic  development  program of  the province  with the expected  arrival  of foreign and local  industrial investors in the five ecozones within the historic peninsula.

CCTV’s ikakabit sa Roman Expressway

BALANGA CITY, Bataan —  Plano ng pamahalaang panlalawigan ng Bataan na maglagay ng mga closed-circuit television (CCTV) camera sa kahabaan ng Roman Expressway bilang paghahanda sa nalalapit na pagdaraos ng Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting sa susunod na taon. Ayon kay Metro-Bataan Development Authority (MBDA) chairman Charlie Pizarro, aabot sa kabuuang 108 CCTV cameras […]

Bataan to host ATOCEL conference in 2015

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – The Association of Tourism Officers in Central Luzon (ATOCEL) held its second meeting for the year 2014 at the Bataan Tourism Center last August 15. Presided by  ATOCEL Pres. Mike Palispis, Provincial Tourism Officer of Aurora and Association of Tourism Officers in the Philippines (ATOP) Vice President for Luzon, the association […]

Not yet too old to learn new tricks

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – Eighty senior citizens from the 11 municipalities and one component city of the Province are currently attending a seminar on bookkeeping, annual work and financial plan preparation and project proposal making at the Crystal Room of Crown Royale Hotel & Restaurant in this City.

An afternoon with retired mentors

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – In his message before the members and new batch of officers of the Bataan Retired Teachers and Employees Association (BARTEA) last Monday at the Lou-Is Restaurant this City, Gov. Abet S. Garcia underscored the province’s recent feat, by topping the estimated Special Education Fund revenue per public school student for 2013 nationwide-at Php 3, 153.00 per student. This is one of the tangible indicators of his earnest desire to assure the students of Bataan of a better if not the best quality of education.

Rice subsidy program kicks off

MARIVELES, Bataan – The annual distribution of rice to target beneficiaries province wide kicked off yesterday at the People’s Park in this industrial town. A total of 775 direct service workers received 2 cavans of rice each, covering the period January to August. Based on the Rice Subsidy Program, each beneficiary is entitled to 1 […]

Tiyakin munang hindi malalagay sa panganib ang mga residente

MORONG, Bataan  – Iisa ang sentimyento ng  mga residente ng Barangay Nagbalayong sa bayang ito ukol sa plano ng pamahalaan para sa rehabilitasyon ng $2.1-B mothballed Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) sa isinagawang public consultation ng Department of Energy (DOE) kahapon at ito ay ang katiyakang hindi malalagay sa panganib ang kanilang buhay at kalusugan sakaling muling buhayin ang naturang plantang nukleyar.

Safety features of the nuke plant questioned

MORONG, Bataan – While conflicting opinions on the possible reactivation of the mothballed Bataan Nuclear Plant have snowballed with the impending power supply shortage in the coming years, questions on the operational safety remain the fundamental issues to be satisfied in public consultations with the residents.

“2GO” now in Balanga City

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – The country’s largest premier logistics provider, 2GO Express opened its branch in this fast rising component city last Tuesday afternoon. Strategically located in Barangay San Jose along Capitol Drive, the simple ceremony was attended by the officials and members of the Bataan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (BACCII). Paulo Tibig, […]

Upholding industrial peace in CL

BALANGA CITY –The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Regional Office 3, in coordination with member-agencies of the newly forged Central Luzon – Regional Inter-Agency Coordinating and Monitoring Committee (CL-RICMC) recently signed a Memorandum of Commitment (MOC) at the DOLE regional office in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga, in its bid to uphold the […]