Paglulunsad ng Mariveles Comprehensive at Integrated Nutrition Program

Paglulunsad ng Mariveles Comprehensive at Integrated Nutrition Program

Bilang paghahanda sa paglulunsad ng Comprehensive and Integrated Nutrition Program ng bayan ng Mariveles ay nagsagawa sila ng mga programa hinggil sa nutrisyon. Sinimulan ito sa selebrasyon ng Nutrition month nito lamang nakaraang biyernes sa Mariveles People’s park na may temang, “Healthy diet gawing affordable sa lahat. Ayon kay Mayor AJ Concepcion, prayoridad ng kanyang […]

Former AFAB Administrator appointed as DHSUD USec

Former AFAB Administrator appointed as DHSUD USec

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed Engr. Emmanuel Pineda as one of the new undersecretaries of the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD). Pineda, who previously served as the administrator of the Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB), will join lawyer Randy Escolango, another DHSUD undersecretary, in implementing the government’s housing […]

SSS Balanga pursues employers over unpaid contributions

With the effectivity of Republic Act 11199 or Social Security Act of 2018, Social Security System (SSS) Balanga City Branch continues the second semester of Run After Contribution Evaders (RACE) Operations 2023, a nationwide campaign to call on delinquent employers who fail to remit their employees’ contributions. The representatives of SSS visited employers from the […]

DFA to open new consular office in Bataan

DFA to open new consular office in Bataan

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is set to open a new consular office in Balanga City, by the first half of 2024. The office will be located at the Bunker at The Capitol, a business, heritage and cultural center that showcases the province’s history and major achievements. The new consular office will have a […]

SP approves joint venture agreement

SP approves joint venture agreement

The Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng Bataan presided by Vice Governor Cris Garcia has passed a resolution authorizing Gov. Joet Garcia to award the Private-Public -Partnership (PPP) project and to enter into and execute a Joint Venture Agreement with Premium Megastructures Inc. (PMI) for the development of 235 hectares Mariveles Bay Reclamation and Future Transshipment Hub in […]

Bataan SP crafts mental health ordinance

Bataan SP crafts mental health ordinance

Alarmed by spike in number suicide cases in the province, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng Bataan is now crafting a provincial ordinance to at least control or minimize the number of people affected by mental illness. Board Member Jorge Estanislao, chair of committee on health in the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, said he sees no problem in creating […]

Morong officials thank Garcias for major projects

Morong officials thank Garcias for major projects

Morong, Bataan officials thank the Garcias for the twin major projects in their town. The groundbreaking of Morong District Hospital in Brgy. Sabang was recently held spearheaded by Senator Joel Villanueva and joined by Bataan Gov. Joet Garcia, Bataan 3rd District Congresswoman Gila Garcia, and local officials. The senator provided the initial fund. The groundbreaking […]

Rep. Roman pushes for bill to improve the status of barangay health workers

Rep. Roman pushes for bill to improve the status of barangay health workers

Bataan First District Representative Geraldine Roman has filed a bill that aims to give barangay health workers (BHWs) the recognition and benefits they deserve as government workers. House Bill 6481, or the Barangay Frontline Health Services Act of 2022, seeks to increase the salary, provide job security, and enhance the welfare of BHWs, who are […]

AFAB administrator joins talk on BNPP conversion

AFAB administrator joins talk on BNPP conversion

Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB) Administrator Mohammed Hussein P. Pangandaman joined a meeting on the potential conversion of the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) into a state-of-the-art data center. Bataan 2nd District Rep. Abet Garcia discussed land status, progress reports, and insights on the proposed conversion plan of the mothballed facility, according […]

Mass housing project entails many issues

Mass housing project entails many issues

The national government’s mass housing project faces a plethora of problems that cannot be resolved overnight. Undersecretary Wilfredo Mallari of Department of Human Settlement and Urban Development said there are many issues that entail in the government’s housing project but the national leadership under President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. had been trying its best so as […]