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Sep

Balanga distributes P17M ‘ayuda’

  • Greg Refraccion / 5 years
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The Balanga City government has already distributed P17,549,000 worth of “ayuda intended for local residents affected by the last enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) status. Joselito Evangelista, city treasurer, said distribution has already covered 13 barangays out of 25. The city government received a total of P83,339,000 for distribution to residents badly affected by the recent […]

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27
Aug

FAB workers back to the grind

  • Greg Refraccion / 5 years
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Factories at the Freeport Area of Bataan – more than 90 of them – were already allowed to operate but on condition that they allow only 50 percent of their manpower, to avoid the spread of the killer virus. The operation of FAB companies resumed Monday following the implementation of modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) […]

22
Aug

Multi-sector forum on environmental projects

  • Greg Refraccion / 5 years
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Various government agencies dealing on regulations of environmental projects urged local government units to strictly comply with environmental laws. In a zoom meeting initiated by Kilusan Bataan, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) disclosed it issued a letter of denial to Cargon Mining Corporation which was reportedly planning to undertake reclamation projects in […]

22
Aug

Herd immunity status seen in FAB

  • Greg Refraccion / 5 years
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The atmosphere in the Freeport Area of Bataan (FAB) seems to favor the possibility of achieving herd immunity by December citing good prospect of more factory workers now willing to be vaccinated.   Ms. Hazel Keith, one of the information officers at the Authority of Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB), said so far more than […]

19
Aug

FAB workers get inoculated

  • Greg Refraccion / 5 years
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Some 7,487 workers at the Freeport Area of Bataan have been vaccinated through its own vaccination program launched a month ago. In its statement, the Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB), said some 3,357 workers were fully vaccinated, while 3,655 are awaiting second dose. The freeport authorities are asking FAB workers to avail […]

13
Aug

Bataan PNP accosts 2,376 ECQ violators

  • Greg Refraccion / 5 years
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THE Bataan police office has apprehended from August 8 to 11 a total of 2,376 people for violating Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) guidelines including 190 for curfew violations. Police Lt. Carlito Buco, assistant chief of Bataan PNP’s provincial operations management unit (POMU), said most of those apprehended were non-authorized persons outside of residence (APOR). “Karamihan […]

12
Aug

Ex-mayor: Good thing ECQ was enforced

  • Greg Refraccion / 5 years
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Former Morong, Bataan Mayor Jorge Estanislao lauded the move of Bataan Gov. Albert Garcia and the municipal mayors for having placed the province under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) to contain the spread of highly transmissible Delta variant of Covid-19. The move was consequently approved by the national inter-agency task force (IATF). Estanislao who is himself […]

04
Aug

95% of Bataan cops vaccinated

  • Greg Refraccion / 5 years
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Ninety-five percent of members of Bataan police force are now vaccinated – either first dose or second dose. P/Col. Joel K. Tampis, Bataan police director, said the policemen and policewomen were inoculated through the courtesy of the local government unit where they are assigned or posted by the provincial police command. He said only a […]

04
Aug

Bagac to open more vaccination centers

  • Greg Refraccion / 5 years
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Bagac Mayor Ramil del Rosario announced recently that the municipal government will establish more vaccination centers to accommodate residents in far-flung areas. Del Rosario said almost 3,000 residents have already been vaccinated. “We are preparing sites for the vaccination of our people but the problem is when will the vaccines be forthcoming,” he said. Bagac […]

31
Jul

Balanga City, Dinalupihan placed under state of calamity

  • Greg Refraccion / 5 years
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This component city and the only land-locked town of Dinalupihan in Bataan province were declared under a state of calamity. Balanga City’s 12 low lying villages were under 4 feet to six feet of water following continuous rainfall since Thursday. Rollie Rojas, municipal administrator of Dinalupihan, said the Sangguniang Bayan passed a resolution on Thursday […]