Go to help launch programs in support of women and LGBT welfare

ORANI, Bataan – Former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go last Saturday reiterated that, just like President Rodrigo Duterte, he is for gender equality and that he would be helping launch programs for the benefit of women and those in the LGBT sector. “Katulad ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte, I am for […]

Samal school wins PSA Bataan poster making tilt

Contributed by Mar Jay S. Delas Alas, PIA-Bataan PILAR, Bataan — Samal National High School placed first in the Provincial Civil Registration On-the-Spot Poster Making Contest of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Stanley Franz Gatchalian bested nine other high school students winning a certificate and PhP3,000 cash prize. According to Gatchalian, his artwork reflects the […]

Board members league confers recognitions to Bataan lawmakers

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – Four Bataan lawmakers who are now on their third terms have received recognitions from the Provincial Board Members League of the Philippines (PBMLP) yesterday for their “dynamic performance as public servants.” The recipients were Dexter “Teri Onor” Dominguez, Aristotle Gaza, Jovy Banzon, and Dante Manalaysay who all served as Bataan provincial […]

CCTV cameras to be installed in Bataan industrial town

MARIVELES, Bataan- Mayor Ace Jello Concepcion is readying to install sophisticated closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras along the 14 kilometer road stretching from the town proper up to the blooming seacoast of Camaya point here. Mayor Concepcion is expecting a more robust economic and tourism and travel industry growth in the locality with the installation […]

25 pares sa Kasalang Bayan sa Maiveles

MARIVELES, Bataan – Ikinasal ni Mariveles Mayor Ace Jello Concepcion ang 25 pares ng mag-sing irog na matagal nang nagsasama sa isang bubong subalit hindi pa kasal. Ang “Kasalang Bayan” ay isa sa mga tampok ng taunang pagdiriwang ng Liberation Anniversary at kapiyestahan ng Mariveles sa Pebrero 24. Dinaluhan din ng mga kagawad ng Sangguniang […]

SSS offers unemployment benefit

Contributed by Mar Jay S. Delas Alas, PIA-Bataan BALANGA CITY, Bataan – Social Security System (SSS) members who will be involuntarily displaced in their jobs will soon enjoy an additional benefit. “This new benefit seeks to help members who have just lost their job provided that they meet the qualifying conditions,” SSS President and Chief […]

DILG inks MOA with gov’t, private sector for Regional Resource Center

Contributed by Carmela Jane F. Villar, PIA CITY of SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) signed a Memorandum of Agreement with government and private sector partners on strengthening of Local Governance Regional Resource Center (LGRRC). It serves as a dynamic center of learning, a multi-media program for knowledge-sharing on […]

Intellectual Property Rights applications in CL up by 72%

Contributed by Carlo Lorenzo J. Datu, PIA CITY of SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga — Applications for registration of intellectual property rights (IPR) in Central Luzon increased by 72 percent. Based on the report of the local Intellectual Property Office (IPO) based at the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Regional Office, there were 307 applications for […]

Bataan PDRRMC to compete in Gawad Kalasag

Contributed by Mar Jay S. Delas Alas, PIA-Bataan BALANGA CITY, Bataan — Bataan Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (PDRRM) Council will join the Gawad Kalasag Search this year for the very first time. PDRRM Office Head Josefina Timoteo said the council will first compete in the regional level with the hope of qualifying in […]

Malasakit Center soon to open in Bataan

BALANGA CITY – This is a welcome news to local folks with limited budget particularly for their medical needs. The Malasakit Center, a one-stop shop for those seeking medical assistance will be put up at the Bataan General Hospital and Medical Center, barely a month after Bong Go, former special assistant to President Duterte, promised […]