NFA Bataan overshoots palay procurement target

CITY of BALANGA, Bataan – The month of October is the peak of harvest season for most palay farmers in the province of Bataan. Sporadic harvests normally start first week of October and by the third week, full-blown harvesting is everywhere. The National Food Authority (NFA) personnel took advantage of this situation and started talking […]

BIR chief, Bataan Gov vow to work hand in hand

PROVINCIAL CAPITOL, Bataan – For the interest of the public, newly-designated Bataan Revenue District Officer of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Atty. Vicky Reynante assured today her full support to the provincial government for the benefit of the public.

Honoring all saints, known and unknown

SAMAL, Bataan – The St. Catherine of Siena Parish gave the annual observance of All Saints’ Day a different touch this year. Instead of the usual images being paraded around the town in the form of a procession, to honor the martyrdom of saints, teenagers dressed as saints, known and unknown, paraded around the town, […]

Closed cemetery to be developed like Paco Park

DINALUPIHAN, Bataan – The Catholic cemetery in Barangay Kataasan of this town, where burials were stopped six years ago will be developed similar to Paco Park in Manila, Fr. Rene de Leon, parish priest said Friday. Though he could not give concrete details yet, he said that an ossuary will probably be built around the […]

DENR launches “from ridge to reefs” clean-up program

PILAR, Bataan – Bent on ridding the province of stagnant and polluting rivers, Raul H. Mamac, head of the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO), disclosed that their clean-up program along the Manila Bay area is not only concentrated in the coastal towns but also along rivers in the mountains and barangays that serve […]