House approves HB 8992 on 2nd reading

With the vital need to lessen face-to-face transactions during this time of pandemic, the House of Representatives approved Congressman Joet Garcia’s House Bill 8992 or ‘An Act Promoting the Use of Digital Payments for Financial Transactions of the Government and All Merchants’ also known as ‘Promotion of Digital Payments Act’ last Monday, March 22. Congressman […]

Mga makinarya sa pagsasaka, ipinamahagi ng DA

Pinangunahan ni Mayor Aida Macalinao na bayan ng Samal at G. Danilo Gamalog, cluster head ng PhilMech, na siyang kumatawan sa mga opisyal ng Dept. of Agriculture, ang pamamahagi ng mga makinarya at iba pang gamit sa pagsasaka sa iba’t ibang organisasyon at kooperatiba ng mga magsasaka sa buong Bataan. Sa kanyang mensahe sinabi ni […]

Subic firms give SBMA excellent rating for Covid-19 response

Subic business locators have given the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) superior grades for its handling of the Covid-19 pandemic since March last year, citing its strict implementation of safety protocols that allowed businesses to continue operation amid the health crisis. In a series of interviews for last week’s State of the Freeport Address (SOFA) […]

Bagac implements stringent health protocols

Mayor Ramil del Rosario of Bagac on Monday met the 14 Punong Barangay (village chiefs) to brief them on new stringent health protocols to be implemented in this tourism hub municipality. The mayor said he was very particular on checkpoints, points of entry, and exit to closely monitor the entry of non-Bagac residents who are […]

Dinalupihan prohibits selling of ancestral domain land

Councilor Amy Muli-Sandoval said that they at the Sangguniang Bayan (SB) Dinalupihan have passed a resolution prohibiting the selling of ancestral domain land in the municipality. “We should protect the rights of our indigenous peoples (IPs)”, she said. “Sadly for just a small amount, our Aetas are losing their lands to unscrupulous individuals”, she lamented. […]