Baguio City Assessor’s Office employees visit Bataan

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – Twenty employees of Baguio City Assessor’s Office have undergone a two-day benchmarking session with their local counterparts in Bagac, Dinalupihan, Balanga City and Bataan provincial government Ms. Maria Almaya Addawe, Baguio City assessor, said the Pine City Assessor staff have attended the comprehensive and systematic land and property assessment, analyze efficient procedure […]

Chief PNP cites Pizarro

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – Another feather is added to Bataan’s cap by Metro Bataan Development Authority (MBDA) General Manager Carlos “Charlie” Pizarro, yesterday November 28 during The Stakeholders’ Night, “Gabi ng Pasasalamat” held at the PNP Multipurpose Center, Camp B. Gen. Rafael T. Crame, Quezon City. No less than Chief PNP Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, who […]

Manila Bay Bridge, a step closer to reality

CITY of BALANGA, Bataan – As the CSCEC Strait Construction and Development Co, Ltd. shows their commitment to the Manila Bay Bridge project, they have sent a team to visit Bataan with the intent to make this project a reality. Gov. Abet Garcia, Vice Gov. Cris Garcia, members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, some PGB department heads, […]

SME’s on the rise in Bataan

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – A successful junkshop owner at Balanga City Greater Public Market is relatively optimistic of the expanding small and medium entrepreneurial endeavors in the province. Ms. Belen Gallego, a widow, owner of medium-sized buy and sell business has foreseen a progressive economic trend in the component City of Balanga and the historic peninsula […]

Hermosa bags SGLG 2017

HERMOSA, Bataan – The Local Government Unit of Hermosa has achieved another milestone through bagging the highly coveted 2017 Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLS) running on a theme: “Pagkilala sa Katapatan at Kahusayan ng Pamahalaang Lokal” conferred by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). Mayor Jopet Inton personally received the humbling validation […]

‘Law mandates creation of LGU plantilla position for agricultural engineer’

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – There is a law mandating the creation of LGU plantilla positions for agricultural engineers. In his paper, “Review on the Institutionalization of Agricultural Engineering Profession in the Provincial, City, and Municipal LGUs”, Philippine Society of Agricultural Engineers Bataan Chapter President Ronald Garcia said Republic Act 8559 or the Philippine Agricultural Engineering Act […]

Balancing economic growth and sustainable environment

CAPITOL GROUNDS – The Ambient Air Quality Monitoring System, an equipment that tests, measures, and monitors the current situation and quality of air that is present in our province especially in industrial areas, has now arrived. This device can help determine air problems at hand, and prevent further problems from happening. “Although we want economic growth, […]

PEMSEA, PG-ENRO turnover “State of the Coasts” report

CAPITOL GROUNDS – After years of gathering, producing, and editing information, the “State of the Coasts” Report of Bataan Province was finally printed out and turned over to Gov. Abet Garcia by the Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA) and the PG-ENRO (Provincial Government – Environment and Natural Resources Office) this […]

OWD collection efficiency cited

ORANI, Bataan – The Orani Water District (OWD) here is yielding a high 98% efficiency rating from its consumers. This was revealed by OWD General Manager Benny Andres who said that the remaining 2 percent actually represent the consumers who are so busy with their jobs and other negligible reasons. To date, OWD has 11,600 consumers […]

BDJ inmates benefit from free medical and dental services

BATAAN DISTRICT JAIL– Inmates of the Bataan District Jail were given free medical and dental services last week. Supt. Andrew Tauli, Bataan Jail Warden, said that more 2,000 male and 280 female inmates availed of the medical services sponsored by the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC). INC district head for Bataan Manuel Soriano and his wife, together […]