Tourists view deck to rise in Mariveles

MARIVELES, Bataan – A joint view deck tourism project of the Bataan Tourism Council Foundation Incorporated (BTFI) and Mariveles Tourism Office is now being constructed in the picturesque coastal sitio of Barangay Sisiman, this town. Barangay Chairman Maximo Barcena of Sisiman here revealed that BTFCI chair Mrs. Vicky S. Garcia and Mrs. Cleotilde Concepcion, local tourism council […]

PG-ENRO hosts ICM orientation

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – The Provincial Government – Environment and Natural Resources Office (PG-ENRO) conducted an orientation about the Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) program on February 23 and 24, 2017 at the Conference Room, Bulwagan ng Bayan, Capitol Compound, this City. With the theme “National Strategy for Sustainable Development of the Coastal and Marine Areas […]

DPWH allots P2.1B for Bataan Highway widening

ORANI, Bataan – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is allotting approximately 2.1 billion pesos for the widening of the Bataan Provincial Highway or the Roman Expressway. This was revealed last Tuesday by Engr. Erlindo “Boying” Flores, DPWH 1st district office OIC, in a news briefing at his office in this first-class town. “The […]

Real estate business immensely grows in Bataan

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – Real estate business is flourishing in the Southern Bataan  amid reports of that the country’s largest food conglomerate is scouting for  lucrative industrial sites for the company’s  future expansion plan . Sonny Quicho, a fishpond owner who owns several parcels of land located in the upper section of Orion town, said real […]

Farmers’ field day at BPSU model mango farm

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – Pampanga mango planters held a field day on a Bataan university mango model farm highlighting best practices in raising and propagating the tropical fruit. The Bataan Peninsula State University (BPSU) and Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic, and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD) have adopted a mango farm in Mabalacat to become a model for science and technology farming methods.     The mango […]

AFAB lauds GICC’s CSR program

Contributed by Carissa Caraig, AFAB MARIVELES, Bataan – To ensure that the workers and residents in the Freeport Area of Bataan (FAB) are not just well-trained and equipped but also healthy, the Grand Innovasia Concept Corp. (GICC) conducts a series of medical missions in partnership with the Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB). […]

ISANG BUKAS NA PAANYAYA

Mga Kagalang-galang na Bataeño, Ako po si Kenji Mori, isang Hapon. Ikinararangal ko pong humarap at bumati ulit sa inyo sa isa pang pagkakataon. Ako po ang donor ng isa sa pinakamalaking pyrotechnic event dito sa Bataan bilang parangal sa mga beteranong sundalo na nakipaglaban noong Ikalawang Digmaang Pandaigidig (WW2). Bilang isang pribadong indibidwal, ang […]

Of plants, canines and felines

“Tumanda na ako sa Capitol!”, these were the words of the lady who best exemplifies the saying “grace under pressure”, when she cordially consented to a one-on-one interview with 1Bataan.com. She uttered these words while sporting her usual adorable smile that never fails to endear her to people. This amiable soft-spoken lady, a role model […]

Key to healthy and vibrant economy

BALANGA CITY, Bataan– Public market stallholders here have described the prevailing healthy and vibrant economic scenario is due to the implementation of fundamentally sound socio-economic development programs which encourage both local and foreign investors to locate in Bataan. Leonardo Hernandez, Jr. and Ben Lojo, proprietors of general merchandise stores at the Balanga City Greater Public […]

Senior citizens take oath of office

Contributed by Grace Santos – Bagac LGU BAGAC, Bataan – This morning, February 21, the newly-elected officers of senior citizens group per barangay took their oath of office at the municipal hall of this town. “Nakakatuwa po dahil ang samahan dito sa ating bayan ay may kooperasyon. Ang bawat isa ay aktibong nakikilahok sa mga […]