NIA allots P 30 million irrigation projects in Bataan

BALANGA CITY,Bataan – The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) has bankrolled the construction of two vital irrigation projects worth P30 million last year to boost crop productivity in farming villages of Cataning and Tuyo, this City. Ms. Nerissa B. Mateo, city agriculturist and concurrent environment and natural resources officer , has revealed the two essential irrigation […]

Progress is sweeping in Balanga City

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – This component city of Bataan peninsula province is a picture of a progressive urban community where progress is now sweeping that may prove contagious to the adjoining municipalities. Here on the busy Capitol Drive shapes up a new commercial complex known as the Capitol Square which may inevitably become an important […]

Vice Cris pushes for waste segregation

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – Vice Governor Cris Garcia is pushing for waste segregation. “We should implement waste segregation. We should teach discipline”, the vice governor pointed out during a regular session here on Monday as members of the legislative body were deliberating for the concurrence of a resolution of a town to enter into a […]

Mariveles prioritizes peace and order

MARIVELES, Bataan – A bustling industrial area, local government executives of this town prioritize peace and order. Councilor Tito Catipon, SB chairman of the Committee on Peace and Order said, they hold regular weekly meetings every Monday with all the members of the Public Safety Office (PSO) for updates and to constantly remind them of […]

BPSU teaches agriculture inside jail

BALANGA CITY, Bataan—-The Bataan Peninsula State University (BPSU) provided agriculture training to persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) inside Bataan District Jail. “We recently held graduation for PDLs who studied agriculture conducted by BPSU”, said Jail Superintendent Andrew Tauli, Bataan District Jail warden. “They were taught hydrophonics and urban farming”, he said. The agriculture training was […]

288 magsasaka at mangingisda, nakatanggap ng survival loan

LUNGSOD ng BALANGA, Bataan – Umabot sa 288 ang kabuuang bilang ng mga magsasaka at mangingisda na naapektuhan ng bagyong Ompong at Josie ang nakatanggap na ng kanilang survival loan nitong Lunes sa tanggapan ni Mayor Francis Garcia ng lungsod na ito. Ayon kay City Agriculturist at City Environment and Natural Resources Officer Nerissa Mateo, […]

“Sige magtapon ka, nang magmulta ka!”.

LUNGSOD ng BALANGA, Bataan – Matapos ang mahigit walong taon, mahigpit na ngayong ipatutupad sa 25 barangay ng lungsod na ito ang ordenansa tungkol sa anti-littering na noon pang taong 2010 naisabatas. Ito ang ipinahayag ni Bb. Nerissa Mateo, City Agriculturist at City Environment and Natural Resources Officer kahapon. Ang naturang ordenansa ay may temang, […]

City treasurer optimistic of hike in business tax take

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – City Treasurer Lito Evangelista expressed optimism his office will surpass the P10 million business tax collection last year. Evangelista based his conservative estimate on the good business climate in Balanga City adding that “there is a dramatic upsurge in the number of business establishments as the year 2019 ushers in.” He […]

NFA-Bataan bags Red Orchid Award

Contributed by Jinkee M. Landicho, NFA-Bataan CITY of BALANGA, Bataan – Last January 15, 2019 the National Food Authority Bataan Provincial Office bagged its first Red Orchid Award during the 7th Central Luzon Excellence for Health (CLExAH) held at Royce Hotel, Clark City, Pampanga. NFA-Bataan Provincial Manager Ms. Adelaida C. Nuestro together with Tobacco Control […]

PDLs, Bataan District Jail personnel undergo drug test

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – Randomly selected persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) and all personnel of Bataan District Jail underwent drug test on Monday. “We will undergo three consecutive drug testing over a period, the PDLs and personnel, to be declared drug-free if all tests yielded negative”, said Jail Superintendent Andrew Tauli, Bataan District Jail warden, […]