FAB all set of Olympic-distance triathlon

FAB all set of Olympic-distance triathlon

This coming November 16, all roads lead to the sprawling Freeport Area of Bataan (FAB) in Mariveles, for the 5150 Triathlon Season. FAB will host the first Olympic-distance triathlon. The occasion is in partnership with IRONMAN Group’s Sunrise Events Inc. This marks a historic first for Bataan and a significant step in opening FAB as […]

Tourism Office, KWP spearhead preservation of Ayta Magbukun language

Tourism Office, KWP spearhead preservation of Ayta Magbukun language

The Aytas, though they have different culture and upbringing, essentially, are Filipino citizens, and their spoken language may appear the same as ours. In Bataan for instance, the indigenous tribe Ayta Magbukun has been part of dominant communities in the province’s remote villages and subvillages or sitios and they are free to interact with the […]

Gov Joet vows more projects for Hermosa

Gov. Joet Garcia announced last Wednesday, July 2 that more infrastructure projects are upcoming in Hermosa town. The governor vowed to bring more economic progress not only in Hermosa but in other neighboring towns as well, following the completion and improvement of 5.72-kilometer farm-to-market road ìn Sitio Nazareno, Culis, Hermosa. He thanked barangay residents and […]

Sariwang prutas mula sa Sitio Nazareno

“Sa ngayon po ay dumarating na sa mga pamilihan ang iba’t-ibang klaseng prutas na sariwa hindi gaya noong dati na bago dumating sa pamilihan ay lamug na,” ayon kay Manolito Paule, Punong Barangay, Culis, Hermosa. Labis ang pasasalamat ni Kapitan Paule kay Gobernador Joet Garcia, sa pamahalaang bayan ng Hermosa sa pangunguna ni dating Hermosa […]

Gov. Joet urges mayors to utilize 15,900 hours while in office

Re-elected Bataan Governor Jose Enrique S. Garcia III asked elected local officials to make the most of the 15, 900 hours allotted them while in public office. The governor said this after the mass oathtaking ceremonies of elected local officials to support government programs like the EduChild program, public health initiatives like the Seal of […]

Balanga commits ‘restorative’ justice to drug users

Balanga City Mayor Francis Anthony Garcia has committed ‘restorative’ justice’ to persons who use drugs (PWUDs) through inclusive initiatives which focus on their rehabilitation and reintegration into the mainstream society. On his belated posting on Facebook, Mayor Garcia said he presented the city’s CARES Program during the 2nd National Justice Zone Summit held last June […]

DOT trains resort owners on housekeeping

DOT trains resort owners on ‘housekeeping’

Resort owners in scenic Bagac are readying themselves for the influx of tourists any season of the year and meet many challenges in the tourism industry. The Department of Tourism conducted a three-day training for 41 members of Bagac Beach and Inland Resort Owners Association (BBIROA) on housekeeping standard practices, sanitation, pest control, bed making, […]

Bataan partners with SMGP on environment project

Bataan partners with SMGP on environment project

The Provincial Government of Bataan sealed a memorandum of agreement with San Miguel Global Power Foundation to carry out various projects on environment. The environmental undertakings involved: the Forest for Life project SusTREEnability for 1Bataan in the towns of Mariveles, Orion and Limay; Orion Mangrove Adoption and Protection Project; and Balance and Healthful Life Underwater […]

Modern Palengke goers feel safe with 48 CCTVs

Modern Palengke goers feel safe with 48 CCTVs

Housewives and other market-goers from Pilar and nearby towns would now feel safe, confident, are in good place and may go on shopping for as long as they want — unharmed and free from being victimized by pickpockets. Pilar Mayor Charlie Pizarro and representatives from the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) last […]