Cong. Gila gives P5K to parents of special kids

Cong. Gila gives P5K to parents of special kids

Realizing the burden of raising school children with special needs, Cong. Gila Garcia of Bataan’s Third District gave P5,000 to the children’s parents. After all, it was her birthday, February 17. With the staff of Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office, the congresswoman’s chief of staff and coordinator Rollie Rojas, the parents were gathered at […]

Mayor Francis weds 60 couples

Mayor Francis weds 60 couples

Married couples must maintain the dignity of a Filipino family by having a close relationship with each other, children and relatives because it is the foundation of a model community. This was the admonition of Balanga City Mayor Francis Garcia who officiated the ceremonies for Holy Matrimony on Wednesday morning’s Kasalang Bayan”, February 14, being […]

Magbukun tribe gets food packs

‘Magbukun’ tribe gets food packs

Aetas belonging to Magbukun tribe received last February 6, a total of 300 food packs from the Municipal Government of Abucay, Bataan. Said food packs consisting of rice, canned goods and personal items were overwhelmingly appreciated by the natives led by IPMR Jay-R Reyes who represents them to the Sangguniang Bayan ng Abucay. Abucay Mayor […]

Anti-smoking, vaping drive meets headwinds

Anti-smoking, vaping drive meets headwinds

The provincial government of Bataan is well on its way of implementing its anti-smoking and vaping ordinance despite some headwinds and challenges following the so-called tobacco harm reduction strategies to protect the global tobacco industry. Says the banner headline of a major broadsheet: “PH Pushed To Reject Vape, e-Cigarettes In Int’l Meet” which refers to […]

Mayor Tagle thanks GGGI for EV study

Mayor Tagle thanks GGGI for EV study

Abucay Mayor Robin C. Tagle profusedly expressed gratitude to GGGI Philippines Country Representative Marcel Silvius for the support and study that can make electric vehicles effective in the province and in Abucay. For his reaction, Mr. Silvius personally congratulated Gov. Joet Garcia and other provincial officials for their pioneering efforts in transitioning the province to […]

GNPD lets loose 270 'pawikan'

GNPD lets loose 270 ‘pawikan’

Some 270 sea turtles were released into the open sea last January 26 during the pawikan hatchling ceremony at the Sagip Pawikan Foundation in Sitio Fuerte, Barangay Poblacion, Morong town. The ceremony was attended by nature enthusiasts, residents, community leaders, and 35 GNPD employee-volunteers who led the power firm’s ongoing effort to protect and preserve […]

Balayo collects P123.2B in 2023

Balayo collects P123.2B in 2023

Customs Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio has all the reasons to retain BOC District Collector Atty. William B. Balayo at the Port of Limay in Barangay Lamao, Limay town, in Bataan province. Balayo has what it takes to be a Bureau of Customs officer: hitting and surpassing the revenue target assigned by the tax agency and […]

Sen. Cayetano reminisces days when her father was EPZA administrator

Sen. Cayetano reminisces days when her father was EPZA administrator

Sen. Pia S. Cayetano reminisced those days when her father, the late Sen. Rene Cayetano who was then the administrator of Export Processing Zone Authority (EPZA), now Philippine Economic Zone Authority. “He used to take us here in Bataan when he was the EPZA administrator and we enjoyed the trip,” she told reporters during the […]