MARIVELES, Bataan – The Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB) is set to stage its annual trade fair dubbed FAB Fair 2014. Set to officially open on November 7, AFAB has invited exhibitors to participate in the fair. The annual shopping festival will be back with plenty of exciting offers, along with guaranteed […]
CITY of BALANGA, Bataan – Paulo Tibig, a young successful businessman, renowned entrepreneur speaker and a native of this City, added another feather in his cap when he was named Young Entrepreneur Awardee in the local 1st Asean Business Awards 2014.
Tibig is the president of VCargo Worldwide. His earlier major entrepreneur awards included: one of the Top Ten Entrepreneur of 2005 by Entrepreneur Philippines; winning mentor in the 2007 Entrepreneur Schools of Asia (ESA) Teenpreneur Challenge; and finalist in the 2008 Nokia Mobile Entrepreneur Awards.
MARIVELES, Bataan—The Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) and the Land Transportation Office (LTO) will hold a joint meeting anytime this week to discuss the appeal of Mariveles bus operators asking for a transition period before the implementation of the phasing out of 15 years old or older passenger buses and mini buses, according to Mariveles Councilor Angel Sunga, Chairman of the Committee on Transportation.
SAMAL, Bataan -The municipality of Samal is tapping the Police Hotline Movement Incorporated (PHMI) volunteers in the maintenance of peace and order. Yolanda Paulo, PHMI provincial directress, said Lady Mayor Gene Malibiran has assigned members of PHMI Samal Chapter on the main streets of the town to assist in the peace-keeping and orderliness of the […]
CITY of BALANGA, Bataan – The Leo Club of Bataan, in cooperation with the Host Lions Club of Bataan hosted a one-day illegal drugs seminar for about 6,000 students of Bataan National High School (BNHS), the largest secondary school in the province. Undersecretary Rommel L. Garcia, Dangerous Drugs Board Vice Chairman and member of Rodriguez […]
BALANGA CITY, Bataan – Bataan Governor Albert “Abet” Garcia has described the Freeport Area of Bataan (FAB) in Mariveles town as an economic engine of the province.
Speaking in a tourism event last week, the governor pointed out that the free port, for the past years, has attracted foreign investors and created thousands of jobs for local folks. “The growth of FAB is tremendous, becoming an important economic engine of the province”, said the governor.
ABUCAY, Bataan—Fifty seven farmer- beneficiaries from Bagac and Dinalupihan towns finished the year-long Agricultural Entrepreneurship and Extension Services (AESS) training, a program of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR). The farmers received their certificates of graduation in a ceremony held in Villa Amanda Resort, this town.
A professional service provider, UMIC International Incorporated, was hired by DAR Bataan, to train the 32 farmers from Bicol Binukawan Marketing Cooperative and 25 from Dinalupihan Multi-Purpose Cooperative.
BALANGA CITY, Bataan – A research study will be conducted aimed at finding efficient rice production mechanization in Central Luzon. Dubbed as “Economic Analysis of Farm Machineries in Rice Production of Different Farm Sizes in Central Luzon” it aims to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of farm machineries in rice production in the region.
PILAR, Bataan – About 70 students of Pablo Roman National High School together with volunteers in this town planted more than 500 tree seedlings along the Joaquin Linao Road in this town on Friday, said Araling Panlipunan (AP) teacher and Club Adviser John Dean Regondola.
ABUCAY, Bataan—Farmers in the provinces of Bataan and Zambales were trained by the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) to become paratechnicians. Provincial Agrarian Reform Officer (PARO) Engr. Eric San Luis said 25 farmers from Bataan and another 25 from Zambales have completed trainings conducted by a professional service provider hired by their agency. San Luis […]