BALDOMERO GONZALES is best remembered as the last cabeza de barangay of Puerto Rivas before the Spanish-American War broke out in the Philippines.
NORBERTO BORJA GONZALES was the 36th Secretary of the Department of the National Defense of the Philippines under the administration of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. His term covered from June 2009 until June 2010. Earlier, he served as Arroyo’s Presidential Chief of Staff (August 2004 to February 2005) before being promoted as National Security Adviser […]
DOMMY GANZON (1915-1987) was the first Abucay native to become a professional boxing champion. He won the Philippine and Oriental Boxing Federation’s welterweight crown in 1936. Dominador Baluyot Ganzon was born in Omboy, Abucay on February 4, 1915. At an early age, he became an avid fan of Joe “The Brown Bomber” Louis, an American […]
EMILIO ANGELES GANCAYCO (1921- ) is the second Orion native who served as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court from January 12, 1987 until August 22, 1992. Justice Gancayco was born in Barangay Arellano, Orion on August 20, 1921. He completed his Bachelor degrees in Arts and Laws at the University of the Philippines. He […]
ROMEO ROBERTO GARDUCE, a native of Balanga City, is among the first three Filipinos to reach the top of Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world. He accomplished the amazing feat on May 19, 2006, at about 1:15 p.m. Manila time.
Editor’s Note: The Provincial Government of Bataan sends its condolences to the bereaved family of Former Bataan Board Member Rodolfo Salandanan who joined his Creator last April 30, 2016 at the age of 79. RODOLFO SORIANO SALANDANAN (1937-2016) is aformer school teacher, noted literary and prose writer, poet, novelist, newspaperman, columnist, publisher, and a farmer. […]
JUDGE ROMAN A. CRUZ SR. of Orani was the father of former Press Secretary/Ambassador J.V. Cruz, and Roman Cruz Jr., erstwhile president of PAL, Manila Hotel and the Government Service Insurance System.
OSCAR VALERO CRUZ is a native of Balanga who served as the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan in Pangasinan. He is a vocal critic of the Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s administration.
JOSE VICENTE (JV) CRUZ (1926-1998) was a famous journalist from Hermosa who lived the life of a newspaperman/regular columnist of “The Manila Bulletin,” Press Secretary of President Ramon Magsaysay and Ambassador to Iraq and England (Court of St. James) under President Ferdinand E. Marcos. The son of the late Judge Roman A. Cruz was born […]
VICTOR DAVID MENDOZA CONSUNJI is a modern, progressive and world-class builder. He owns the construction company called David M. Consunji, Inc. (DMCI). Most important of all, he is a native of Samal who served as Secretary of the Department of Public Works, Transportation and Communications from 1971 to 1975.
