From 17 to 757 and still counting

SAMAL, Bataan – Set to celebrate its 55th founding anniversary in December of this year, the St. Catherine of Siena Academy of this town was established in January 1960 by the Rev. Fr. Conrado Ma. Quiambao, with the assistance of Mr. Roman Valenzuela, to become a secondary school where Christian values and discipline are instilled […]

Dinalupihan bet wins the provincial poster making tilt

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – A fourteen year old lass from Jose Payumo, Jr. in Dinalupihan town, this province, won the first prize in the coveted Provincial Poster Making Contest held at the Crown Royale Hotel yesterday. Shayne Plomeras, grade nine student and daughter of an Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) in Saudi Arabia was teary-eyed when she received the  cash prize of […]

What happens when good people are assembled for a good cause?

CAMP CIRILO TOLENTINO, BALANGA City, Bataan – Resolved in eliminating one of the menace of the society that has become the root of majority of the crimes committed nowadays which is the problem of drug addiction, the Bataan PNP under PSSupt. Rhodel O. Sermonia spearheaded the creation of the Bataan Anti Illegal Drugs Convenor Group […]

Sept 30, 2015-Prime Commodities

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Sept 30, 2015-Basic Necessities

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Balanga City makes it to UNESCO’s magic 12

Do you know that UNESCO just recently cited Balanga City as one of the world’s 12 Learning Cities? CITY of BALANGA, Bataan – The City of Balanga once again proved its competence in the line of education after being recognized as one of the 12 Learning Cities in the world by the United Nations Educational, […]

“I am proud and totally blessed to be at this age”

CITY of BALANGA, Bataan – In celebration of this year’s Medicine Week last September 20-26 with the theme “One PMA, One Health, One Nation”, the Bataan Medical Society held a Fellowship Night last September 25 at the Lou-Is Restaurant, this City. The highlight of the Fellowship Night is the awarding of Doctor Emeritus Awards to […]

Chapter 4 – Luz Banzon Magsaysay

Chapter 4 Married life The Ramon Magsaysay-Luz Banzon courtship lasted for two years, from 1931  until 1933. On June 10, 1933, Ramon and Luz were married at the Lourdes Church of the Capuchin Order located inside the walls of Intramuros. (The church would be the scene of torture, bloodshed and destruction during the Japanese Occupation, […]

AFAB marks six years of successful operation

MARIVELES, Bataan – The Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB) will recognize the significant contribution of its locators and stakeholders and give back to the community as it marks the sixth anniversary of the passage of Republic Act 9728, the law that established the Freeport Area of Bataan (FAB).