OWD to celebrate anniversary with run for a cause on Feb 17

ORANI, Bataan – The Orani Water District (OWD) will celebrate its 18th year anniversary with an annual run for a cause on February 17. The fund to be raised will be used for OWD’s reforestation project in the upland Tala watershed area. Andres said they have been holding the run for the last 18 years in celebration of their anniversary although the planting of trees in the watershed area was started […]

FAB shows remarkable performance in investments

MARIVELES, Bataan – Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB) chairman and administrator Engr. Emmanuel Pineda is enthusiastic on the astonishing performance of the first export processing zone in the country with outstanding record high investments of a total of P 113 billion from 2010 to 2017 out of the registered 125 operational locators. Engineer Pineda reported the favorable increase […]

Installation of CCTV’s at AFAB provides better business atmosphere

MARIVELES, Bataan – The Authority of Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB) and Metro Bataan Development Authority (MBDA) have forged an agreement of strengthening security procedures and to guarantee public safety in the country’s first export processing zone. Engineer Emmanuel Pineda, chairman and administrator of AFAB, has disclosed the confidential arrangement of installing closed circuit camera television system (CCTV’s) in strategic […]

PVB commemorates 76th Bataan Day with Freedom Run and Freedom Trail

QUEZON CITY – Aiming to uphold the legacy of camaraderie, bravery, and sacrifice made by Filipino and American freedom fighters 76 years ago, Philippine Veterans Bank (PVB) together with its partners, is once again holding the Bataan Freedom Run and the Mariveles-San Fernando-Capas Freedom Trail in time for this year’s commemoration of Philippine Veterans Week.  Now on its 5th year, the Bataan Freedom Run (BFR) slated on April […]

P 20 million budget for Bagac tourism enhancement program

BAGAC, Bataan –  Mayor Louise Gabriel Q. del Rosario has allocated some P 20 million for the construction of information office and museum, sports  center, road improvement and beautification of leading tourism landmarks of the town  to boost travel and tourism industry. Mayor del Rosario and the Sangguniang Bayan are confident that the latest development program would further improve visitors arrivals […]

Roman lauds Duterte’s plan to create a Commission for LGBT affairs

QUEZON CITY – Bataan First District Rep. Geraldine B. Roman recently thanked President Rodrigo Duterte for his support for the LGBT community and his plan to create a Commission for them. “It only shows that he wants EQUALITY for all Filipinos,” she said in an interview. The announcement was made by President Duterte in a LGBT […]

Balanga Wetlands all set for AWC 2018

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – Feathered tourists from cold countries are in this component city once again, and they are the centerpiece of the upcoming 2018 Asian Waterbird Census (AWC). Tourism, environment and bird watchers will once again gather in in this city for the census slated on the early morning of January 20 at the city’s bird villages: […]

FAB chair optimistic on proposed infrastructures in the province

MARIVELES, Bataan – Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB) chairman and administrator Engineer Emmanuel Pineda is keenly optimistic of the strategic eco-industrial boom with the proposed  construction  of  the two multi-billion dollars infrastructure projects in the historic  peninsula . Pineda revealed the other day that two Chinese state run construction firms have signified their intensions to build the Bataan-Cavite toll way […]

Hermosa receives P2M fund from DILG

HERMOSA, Bataan – The local government unit of Hermosa led by Municipal Mayor Jopet Inton on Tuesday received a check from the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG Bataan) represented by Provincial Director Myra B. Moral-Soriano. Mayor Inton said the check, amounting to P2 million, will be utilized to fund the improvement of Culis-Tama Road […]

DOLE: More than 22,000 workers regularized in Bataan, CL

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – A total of 22,699 workers were voluntarily regularized by 246 establishments from Bataan and different parts of Central Luzon, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said Tuesday. In a press statement, DOLE Regional Director Atty. Ana Dione reported that the regional office’s latest scorecard in reducing illegal contracting, ‘endo,’ and labor-only […]