Totoong may pera sa basura!

SAMAL, Bataan – Ayon kay Punong Barangay Glenn Velasco ng Brgy. Tabing Ilog ng bayang ito, ang kanilang simpleng composting na galing sa biodegrable waste na ginagawang organic fertilizer ay isa nang income generating project na nag aakyat ng malaking pondo sa kanilang barangay. Dahil sa mahusay na pamamalakad ni Kapitan Glenn Velasco, sa kanilang solid waste management system, katulong […]

DTI to support marketing of bamboo products

CITY BALANGA, Bataan – Nelin Cabahug, provincial director of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) assured today that the DTI will help the bamboo producers market their products. During this morning’s Kapihan sa Bataan, Cabahug said that theDTI is also supportive of Mayor Gila Garcia’s program in boosting the bamboo industry in Bataan. “Mayor […]

DTI Bataan reports increase in business registrations

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – For the year 2016, DTI-Bataan was able to register 4,257 business names compared to 3,755 in 2015.  This was reported by DTI-Bataan OIC provincial director Nelin Cabahug during the Kapihan sa DTI held at The Plaza Hotel in this component city this morning, February 10. Among the businesses registered, trading tops […]

BGH- the only Mother-Baby Friendly Hospital in Region 3

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – No less than Assistant Health Secretary and Region 3 Director Dr. Leonita P. Gorgolon, led the 5thCentral Luzon Excellence Awards for Health yesterday, February 9, 2017 at Royce Hotel and Casino, Clark, Pampanga. Representatives from Bataan General Hospital (BGH) who attended the event were Dr. Glory V. Baltazar (Medical Center Chief), […]

PHO bags 7 regional excellence awards

ANGELES CITY, Pampanga – The Provincial Health Office (PHO) led by Dr. Rosanna Buccahan, took home seven recognitions during the 5th Central Luzon Excellence Awards for Health 2016, held at Royce Hotel, this City, yesterday February 9, for their efforts in providing quality health services to their fellow Bataeños. During an exclusive interview with Dr. […]

DENR conducts inventory of trees

PILAR, Bataan – Mr. Raul H. Mamac, provincial environment and natural resources officer (PENRO) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) here yesterday bared that no specific number of hardwood trees are yet to be felled or earth balled, a systematic way of transferring a full-grown tree, to give way to the proposed […]

NGCP to undertake Bataan transmission reinforcement project

BALANGA CITY, Bataan  – In anticipation of new power generation in the province, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) will undertake the Bataan transmission reinforcement project. New power plants in the province are expected to operate in the coming years, said NGCP Regional Corporate Communication Officers Fely Francisco and Ernest Vidal during media briefing […]

SSS urges members to avail Loan Restructuring Program

BALANGA CITY, Bataan -The Social Security System (SSS) has urged members to avail of the Loan Restructuring Program of the agency.   “The SSS launched the Loan Restructuring Program to provide delinquent members the opportunity to settle unpaid loans”, said Rex Ramiterre, SSS Mariveles Accounts Management Section Head, during his guesting at local radio station 91.1 Sikat FM. He also said that they (members) […]

SSS Mariveles bestowed 5-star CSC Seal of Excellence Award

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – The Social Security System (SSS) Mariveles Branch is recipient of the highest rating (5 stars) Civil Service Commission (CSC) Seal of Excellence Award. “While we take pride in receiving the award, we are at the same time humbled by the fact that we are confronted with another challenge, to live up […]

So, it’s cooking that is her passion, not numbers!

Having been assigned to write about the lady who leads one of the multiawarded departments in the Provincial Government of Bataan, made me nervous yet excited. Meeting Mrs. Alicia Reyes Magpantay for the first time, listening to her talk about her humble beginnings, leading to where she is now, as Head of the Provincial Accounting […]