Developers urged to institute environmental friendly structures

BALANGA CITY, Bataan- Bataan Governor Albert Raymond S. Garcia has encouraged land and housing developers, commercial building owners and manufacturing firms to institute in their architectural designs, environmental friendly-structures in the whirling of erratic global weather changes. Garcia instructed Provincial Engineering Office (PEO) chief, Engr. Enrico Yuzon to hold regular dialogues with housing and subdivision […]

OWD to improve facilities to better service their members

ORANI, Bataan – Orani Water District (OWD) General Manager Benni Andres said they are set to improve their facilities next year to better service their members. He announced they will install Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) to effectively monitor their operation.  SCADA is a computer system for gathering and analyzing real time data. “Even […]

KALIPI holds general assembly 2014

 CITY OF BALANGA, Bataan – The Bagong Sigla ng Kalipunan ng Liping Pilipina ng Bataan Inc. (KALIPI) once again gathered for their General Assembly at the Bataan People’s Center last December 5, 2014.    An organized group of women from different municipalities and city of the province, KALIPI receives technical assistance from the Provincial Social […]

Roman bill for war vets signed into law

BALANGA CITY , Bataan – Last November 27, President Benigno Aquino III signed into law Republic Act No. 10649  “An Act increasing the burial assistance for veterans from Ten Thousand Pesos (P10,000) to Twenty Thousand Pesos (P20,000),” amending Republic Act No. 6948, as amended by Republic Act No. 7696. The House Bill was authored by […]

Multi sectoral groups develop coastal areas, propagate coral reefs

BAGAC, Bataan –  Noting the potential of this coastal and beautiful town, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the Philippine Army led recently the signing of an agreement that will develop further the coastal areas and propagate coral reefs in the coastal barangays here. Led by DENR Central Luzon director Francisco Milla, Jr, […]

Limay residents receive relief goods in advance

 LIMAY, Bataan – About 10,000 households from 12 barangays in this town received on Sunday food packs in preparation for the onslaught of typhoon Ruby.    The effect of the super typhoon is expected to be felt Monday or Tuesday in Bataan but town officials decided to distribute in advance the food packs consisting of rice, canned […]

Bataan cooperatives get more trainings

   ABUCAY, Bataan – Agrarian reform cooperatives in the province continue to get trainings from the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Bataan. Agrarian reform cooperatives are those being assisted by DAR, and whose members are mostly agrarian reform beneficiaries.    The cooperatives underwent Microfinance Forum and Credit Management Seminar, respectively, in the recent two successive […]

AFAB to host press briefing on Bataan tourism and energy potentials

   MARIVELES, Bataan – The Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB) is all set to hold a press conference with AFAB Chairman Deogracias Custodio and the management of GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Ltd., along with some officials of our top locators, on December 11 and 12, 2014.    The Freeport Area of […]

Takbo Samaleño gathers 1,300 participants

   SAMAL, Bataan – This beautiful and peaceful town in Bataan held on Saturday morning its first fun run dubbed “Takbo Samaleno” to raise funds for the education of children, especially those under the K-12 scholarship program.    Samal Mayor Gene Malibiran dela Fuente said she was only expecting around 1,000 runners but 1,300 joined the […]

Bishop Santos, students to pay tribute to Pope Francis

   BALANGA CITY, Bataan – Bishop Ruperto Cruz Santos will lead students in giving tribute next week to Pope Francis. “We will sing for Pope Francis. We will play musical instruments for our Holy Father. We will pray for him,” said Bishop Santos in a statement sent to the press.    Fresh from visiting the […]