Housing projects for workers in Bataan mulled

CITY of BALANGA, Bataan – Bataan Governor Albert Raymond S. Garcia is opting to construct socialized housing projects for employees in the two-industrial towns in Southern Bataan. Board Member Dante R. Manalaysay, Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) Committee on Housing and Land Utilization chair , said Governor Garcia is pondering on the 100 hectares of public lands […]

NFA Bataan collects 94 bags of blood

CITY of BALANGA, Bataan – In celebration of the National Food Authority’s 42nd Founding Anniversary, themed “Bigas ng NFA, Para sa Taumbayan”, NFA-Bataan, spearheaded by its Provincial Manager, Mrs. Adelaida C. Nuestro, once again conducted its annual bloodletting activity, in partnership with the Philippine Red Cross-Bataan Chapter, the Bataan Grains Retailers’ Association (BAGRETAS), headed by […]

Provincial Housing Board, tugon sa problema sa pabahay

LUNGSOD ng BALANGA, Bataan —  Inaprubahan na  ng Sangguniang  Panlalawigan (SP) ang isang ordinansa para sa pagtatatag ng Provincial Housing Board (PHB) na tutugon sa mga problema sa pabahay at mapigilan ang pagkalat ng iskwater sa iba’t ibang lugar sa lalawigan. Ayon kay Board Member Dante Manalaysay, Chairman ng SP Committee on Housing and Land […]

Mayor Serrano opens inter-town basketball tournament

ORANI, BATAAN — Mayor Benjie Serrano, Jr. of this first-class town the other day led the formal opening ceremony of inter-Bataan commercial basketball league 2014 at the Orani Multi-Purpose Gym. Serrano was joined by his wife Mylene Alonzo-Serrano, Vice Mayor Bong Galicia, members of the municipal council, youth groups and barangay officials. Bataan League of […]

FAB at Five: A Glimpse of FAB’s success

Due to the sudden surge in its foreign direct investments, the FAB has been recognized as the fastest growing Freeport in the country by the National Statistics Coordination Board in 2012 and 2013. “Since the Authority took over operations from the Bataan Export Processing Zone, it was able to increase the number of locators by […]

FAB to honor locators, sets 5th anniversary celebration

The Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB) will mark the fifth anniversary of the passage of Republic Act (RA) 9728, the law that created the Freeport Area of Bataan (FAB) and the AFAB, and celebrate its success with the conduct of various programs for its locators and key stakeholders in October. “This year, […]

SBMPC to establish Mini Stop in FAB

Officials of the Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB) and the Subic Bay Multi-Purpose Cooperative (SBMPC) joined together to officially break ground on the construction of the first Mini Stop branch in the FAB. The Mini Stop franchise, which will be built and managed by the SBMPC, is an additional to the influx […]

Bataan Freeport sets to honor investors on its 5th anniversary celebration

   MARIVELES, BATAAN — The Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB) will mark the fifth anniversary of the passage of Republic Act (RA) 9728, the law that created the Freeport Area of Bataan (FAB) and the AFAB, and celebrate its success with the conduct of various programs for its locators and key stakeholders […]