PDEA declares Bataan as 1st drug free province

CAMP TOLENTINO, Balanga City – Based on reports submitted to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), as of November 15, 2016, Bataan is the first drug free province in the country. This is a positive development considering that earlier this year, on June 30, Bataeños were astounded by a report that 211 out of its 237 […]

Limay municipal port mulled

LIMAY, Bataan – Mayor Lilvir Roque is opting to convert a 10-hectare coastal area here into a municipal port to provide an alternative route to the heavily-congested four-lane Roman Superhighway and as a revenue–generating project of this industrial town. Mayor Roque explained the exigency of the project  which the local authorities see as a vital blueprint  of […]

Garcia pushes for tax collection rationalization

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – Bataan 2nd District Representative Jose Enrique “Joet” Garcia III recently filed a bill (House Bill 4672) calling for the 100%  tax shares of local government units (LGUs) where the factory, plant or plantation is located.

MSMEs Price Disclosure Act pushed in Congress

ORANI, Bataan – Bataan 1st District Congresswoman Geraldine B. Roman has filed House Bill 4563 known as “MSMEs Price Disclosure Act of 2016,” requiring all micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to provide consumers a standardized list of prices of goods or services being sold in their outlets.   Roman said that trust is an essential component […]