Balanga City pushes for 100% drug-cleared barangays

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – With nine of its 25 barangays already issued a ” Drug-Cleared Status Certificate” by the Regional Oversight Committee, the Balanga PNP is pushing for a 100% drug free Balanga City through the enforcement of its drug clearing operations in the remaining 16 barangays. Police Superintendent Bhyron Allatog of PNP Balanga City said […]

‘Gearing towards affordable and available foods for Filipinos’

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – The trainings we are providing are geared towards the Department of Agriculture’s thrust of “affordable and available foods for Filipinos”. “The direction of our office is sustainable food production as pushed by our DA Secretary Manny Pinol”, said Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) Region 3 Center Director Veronica Concepcion V. Esguerra during her guesting in […]

Subic Freeport business permits now valid for 3 years

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — To further promote the business-friendly atmosphere in this freeport and boost government efforts on transparency, the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) extended the validity of business registrations here from one to three years. SBMA Chairman and Administrator Wilma T. Eisma recently released the first batch of Certificate of Registration and Tax Exemption […]

Expect Saturday classes – Ferrer

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – In view of the five days in a row no classes this week due to heavy rains brought by the southwest monsoon or “habagat” and the observance of two national holidays, Department of Education (DepEd) Bataan Schools Division Superintendent Jessie D. Ferrer said during an exclusive interview that students may experience series […]

Roman Expressway to become a showcase of economic prosperity

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – The expansion of Roman Expressway would create a commercial and financial district and virtually become a showcase of the provinces’ economic prosperity in the Western Central Luzon. Leo Ruben Manrique, secretary of the Sangguniang Bayan (SB) of Abucay, this province identified  the expansion of the essential  structures under the Public Private Partnership (PPP) for […]

PCCI introduces PPP programs as a model

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), the Single Voice of Business in the Phil., in one of its management meetings with the Bataan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (BACCII), officials headed by its president, Mr. Orly dela Peña, had  as guest speaker, Mr. Edwin Glindro, PCCI Secretariat held recently […]

Sinagtala, first plastic-free resort in Bataan

ORANI, Bataan – With the growing concern over the pollution caused by plastics, adversely affecting our environment, former SBMA Chairman and one of the owners of Sinagtala Farm and Adventure Resort, Felecito “Tong” Payumo, promotes Sinagtala as the first plastic-free resort in Bataan and hopefully in the whole country. SINAGTALA, a tranquil oasis in the mountains […]

COA lauds SBMA for improved audit report

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – The Commission on Audit (COA) has lauded the management of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) for showing significant improvement in its financial and compliance reports. In a conference with top SBMA management officials led by Chairman and Administrator Wilma Eisma on Monday, COA representatives said the agency has shown significant improvement on […]

Bagac mayor predicts excellent business prospects

BAGAC, Bataan –  Mayor Louise Gabriel Q. del Rosario predicts an excellent business ambience in a couple of years in the historic peninsula in view of inflow of foreign investments which may boost local  eco-tourism industry. Nick S. Ancheta, Bagac municipal administrator, said this observation of Mayor del Rosario, the youngest elected municipal executive in the country, echoes […]

Gov. Abet, “hands on” on the province’s health system

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – Focused on the realization of the province’s vision that by the year 2020, Bataan will attain the highest Human Development Index (HDI) in the country, the provincial office of the Department of Health (DOH) held a convention on Service Delivery Network (SDN) among stakeholders, especially members of the Sangguniang Barangay, last Friday […]