Greg Refraccion, Author at 1Bataan

08
Aug

Bataan mayors ‘twit’ PENELCO on various concerns

Greg Refraccion / 3 years
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Members of Bataan Mayors’ League on Thursday pressed the Peninsula Electric Cooperative (Penelco) to review its financial transactions more particularly on granting consultancy fee to its consultants. The mayors who attended the monthly league meeting held at the Government Center in Pilar town were Charlie Pizarro (host), Cynthia L. Estanislao, M.D., Ace Jello Concepcion, Robin […]

02
Aug

Cong. Nisay: solar power, not nuclear plant

Greg Refraccion / 3 years
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Pusong Pinoy Party-list Representative Jett V. Nisay would rather go for solar panel as a source of energy than the expensive nuclear power plant. He said more sectors are now engaged in the propagation of solar power because it is cheaper and easily available. “Malaki ang matitipid natin,” he pointed put during his first major […]

01
Aug

Bataan, under state of calamity

Greg Refraccion / 3 years
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The Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng Bataan in a special session on Saturday afternoon declared a state of calamity in the province. Bataan Gov. Jose Enrique Garcia III announced through his Facebook page late Saturday afternoon that the province suffered damage in agricultural crops, infrastructures, and properties worth P22,382,052. He said mostly affected are the towns of […]

31
Jul

Power firm coughs up P4.3M to protect pawikans

Greg Refraccion / 3 years
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The country’s largest coal-fired power plant has shown its concern for the nature and environment, at least, for “pawikans” or the endangered green turtle. The GNPower Dinginin Ltd. Co. (GNPD) signed on Tuesday a memorandum of agreement with the Provincial Government of Bataan (PGB), Provincial Government Environment and Natural Resources Office, and the Sagip Pawikan […]

31
Jul

‘Banda Kawayan’, nabigyan ng kasiyahan

Greg Refraccion / 3 years
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Apatnapu’t dalawang matatalinong kagawad ng Mt. View Elementary School sa Mariveles ang nabigyan ng kasiyahan ng mga empleyado GNPower Dinginin Ltd. Co. (GNPD) at ng GNPower Mariveles Energy Center (GNMEC) sa kanilang “Project Saysay.” Layunin nito na lalo pang mapayabong ang kultura ng musika at mapanatiling buhay ang Bamboo Orchestra ng Mt. View. Ang gawaing […]

24
Jul

Resilient barangays, a must

Greg Refraccion / 3 years
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Resilient villages (barangay) in Bataan is a must, according to Sangguniang Panlalawigan member Romano del Rosario, chair of committee on peace and order and public safety at the provincial board. Del Rosario recently presided over a public hearing on resiliency empowerment of villages provincewide as emphasized by the spokesperson of National Resiliency Council. The board […]

21
Jul

Bataan SP crafts mental health ordinance

Greg Refraccion / 3 years
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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 […]

19
Jul

Mass housing project entails many issues

Greg Refraccion / 3 years
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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 […]

13
Jul

Gov declares state of calamity due to ASF

Greg Refraccion / 3 years
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The Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Bataan passed a resolution on Monday declaring the whole province in state of calamity due to upsurge of African swine fever affecting 75 percent of hog raisers. Bataan Gov. Jose Enrique Garcia III announced through his Facebook page on Tuesday that local residents need not worry about the safety of pork […]

12
Jul

People undergoing dialysis treatment may now reach 100k

Greg Refraccion / 3 years
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Filipinos who are undergoing dialysis treatment may now reach more or less 100,000 throughout the Philippines given the 70,000 patients suffering from kidney failure in 2020. Dr. Godofredo Galicia, Jr., Provincial Government of Bataan consultant on health, said kidney failure results from diabetes mellitus and hypentension. Galicia, a former member of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, said […]