Mariveles sets up command center

MARIVELES, Bataan – A command center complete with sophisticated communication and security features is being constructed in this town. Mariveles Mayor Ace Jello Concepcion said the command center will be equipped with modern technology in communication and standard feature in security equipment. He said the municipal government can now afford to have its own monitoring […]

Bataan Freeport denies involvement in P20M investment scam

MARIVELES, Bataan: The Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB) on Wednesday has categorically denied any involvement in a wide-scale estafa known as investment scam which victimized several employees of a bag manufacturing firm and local residents of about P 20 million for non-existent construction projects in the country’s first export processing zone here. […]

Guhit Pinas-Bataan: Art is life

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – In celebration of the National Arts Month, the Provincial Government of Bataan, thru the Provincial Tourism Office, in cooperation with the National Commission for Culture and Arts (NCCA) and Guhit Pinas-Bataan Chapter led by Mr. Alexander L. Quizon, conducted a Roving Art workshop among grade school students in different schools all […]

Modernization of civil registration

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – Bataan Provincial Statistical Office held its 2nd Provincial On the Spot Poster Making Contest for high school students in celebration of the Civil Registration Month 2019 with the theme: “Inclusive and Responsive CRVS: Working smarter through innovation” at the Bataan Government Center, Pilar, yesterday, February 20. Provincial Statistical Officer Ledesma Morante […]

NGCP takes anti-pilferage campaign seriously

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is taking its anti-pilferage campaign seriously. “The Regional Trial Court of Balanga recently ordered a private lot caretaker from Abucay to pay a fine of P 50,000.00 after the court found him guilty of the storage and possession of stolen steel angular bars, […]

Team #1Bataan#YesMariveles supports peaceful 2019 midterm election

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – Team #1Bataan#YesMariveles headed by reelectionist Mayor AJ Concepcion and reelectionist Vice Mayor Lito Rubia fully supports the peaceful conduct of the 2019 midterm election in the province. Members of Team #1Bataan#YesMariveles attended the Inter-Faith Covenant for Peaceful Election held at Saint Joseph Cathedral here on Saturday. The peace covenant was initiated […]

BNHS parents pay tribute to teachers

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – A simple thanksgiving tribute was given by the Parents Teachers Association (PTA) to the Grade 8 teachers of the Bataan National High School in appreciation of their hard work and sacrifice in their chosen field. Forty five teachers were treated to a fun filled program, with dancing and singing, raffle of […]

BNHS holds Dia del Español festival of talents

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – Grade 8 students of the Bataan National High School staged a program to celebrate the Spanish culture through a festival of talents featuring songs, dances, cosplay of famous personalities and a fair. Mrs. Merlinda Dominguez, Principal of BNHS, said that the Spanish subject under the SPFL (special program for foreign language) […]

Investors eye port terminals and high value agricultural crops projects in Bataan

MARIVELES , Bataan – Senator Cynthia Villar has proposed for the conversion of idle lands in the historic peninsula into high-value agricultural crops expansion projects with several numbers of foreign and local locators exploring the great possibilities of creating international port terminals and depots with the expansion of manufacturing plants at the Freeport Area of […]

SSS contribution collections jump by P22B in 2018

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – State-run Social Security System (SSS) over the weekend said its contribution collections jumped by more than P22.19 billion in 2018 on the back of the aggressive collection efforts of the agency. SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel F. Dooc said members’ contributions hit P181.92 billion in 2018, up by 13.89 […]