Insurgency free Bataan rises to economic prosperity

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – Governor Albert Raymond S. Garcia has expressed his utmost gratitude to the barangay officials for their competent support and uncompromising commitments of making the historic peninsula the first insurgency free province in Central Luzon. Having an insurgency free and peaceful environment, business–friendly  and advantageous location  with pulsating Freeport and economic zones, inter-connectivity and accessibility  to […]

Zero incident laban sa paputok, inilatag na!

LUNGSOD NG BALANGA, Bataan – Inatasan na ni Bataan Police Director Sr. Supt. Marcelo Dayag ang mga hepe ng pulisya sa labing-isang bayan at isang lungsod na paigtingin pa ang pagmamatyag hinggil sa ipinagbawal na pagpapaputok sa pagsalubong sa Bagong Taon  sa buong lalawigan. Ito rin ang tagubilin ni Bataan Governor Albert Garcia sa isang pagpupulong […]

Industrial growth of Mariveles town, seen

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – A former municipal administrator and legal officer of the Provincial Legal Office here is foreseeing brighter productive business years for the historic town of Mariveles, one of the two starting points of the infamous Death March, with the expected launching of the first pipe coating factory and expansion of supercritical coal-fired power plant in […]

Oplan iwas paputok; Fireworks display ang patok

Contributed by Michael Angelo G. Baluyot, PHO-Bataan BALANGA CITY, Bataan – Now that the holiday season is on, the threat of firecracker related injuries follows. As mandated by the Department of Health, local health units are to monitor every injury noted during the season. Last year a total of 49 firecracker related injuries were monitored by […]

Mariveles’ pride wins at the 36th National Book Awards

Contributed to 1Bataan BALANGA CITY, Bataan – Every year since 1982, the National Book Development Board, in partnership with Manila Critics Circle, recognizes the best books written, designed and created through the National Book Awards. This year marks the 36thinstallment of the prestigious award, and the ceremony was held at the National Museum Auditorium in Ermita, […]

Former factory worker benefits from DOLE programs

MARIVELES, Bataan – In February 2013, Jerry Borja, the information officer of DOLE Region 3 featured the success story of Juliet Abad and how she made her DOLE-given Negokart into a sustainable livelihood business. The report says the former fiberglass factory worker could no longer take her working environment and opted to resign to pursue a street food […]

Upgrading of road network and port facilities lead to economic prosperity

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – A public transport operator in Valenzuela City, Bulacan has admired  the constant infrastructure improvement of the local government focusing on strategic road network and port facilities that would  precisely  lead to  long-range economic prosperity. Aristotle Ona, a former Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) and  operator of  some 10  units of taxicabs, is amazed […]

DTI-Bataan unveils 61st Negosyo Center in Central Luzon

PILAR, Bataan – The opening of DTI’s Negosyo Center in this town where the Dambana ng Kagitingan, the country’s premier war memorial is located atop the historic Mount Samat, would strengthen micro-small and medium entrepreneurship  as well as travel and tourism industry in the province. Ms. Judith Angeles, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) regional director for Central […]

Bataan, now ISO 9001:2015 certified

CAPITOL COMPOUND – Despite feeling overwhelmed by plenty of paper works, the different departments under the Provincial Government of Bataan made it through the first and second stages of the ISO 9001:2015 audit, finally making Bataan ISO 9001:2015 certified. The final stage of audit was held yesterday, December 18 at the Provincial Governor’s Office conference room. The […]