LIMAY, Bataan – The Petron Bataan Refinery was forced to go on 35-day shutdown starting May 1 following the strong earthquake that affected Central Luzon and Metro Manila last April 22. Petron, however, assured customers that the country’s largest oil refinery “have ample inventory to supply our domestic requirements.” Kai Palaganas, media relations officer of […]
BALANGA CITY, Bataan – Sen. Joel Villanueva who authored RA 11058 “An Act Strengthening Compliance of Occupational Safety and Health” on Thursday lavishly praised Bataan province for having the highest level of compliance with occupational safety and health standard set forth in the said law during the summit. The summit on occupational safety and health […]
MARIVELES, Bataan – A team of engineers from the office of Mariveles Municipal Engineer Ildefonso Tarriela, Jr. said they found no structural defect in the three-storey building of Chuzon Supermarket, located in the outskirt village of San Isidro in this coastal town. Tarriela told Inquirer that he and other engineers of his office have yet […]
MARIVELES, Bataan – The Authority of Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB) has sent out on Tuesday technical teams to conduct inspection of vital FAB facilities and infrastructures following Monday afternoon’s 6.1 magnitude earthquake. Also inspected were the FAB dam, substations, roads and bridges. “Our response teams are on hand and are ready to provide assistance, […]
BALANGA CITY, Bataan – A vacant lot that used to be a mini-dumpsite in Barangay Cupang North in this city had been converted to what is now known as “Disiplina” Park. The park was inaugurated last March 26 by the city environment and natural resources officials, City Vice Mayor Vianca Lita Gozon and barangay officials […]
BALANGA CITY, Bataan – The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has ventured into a P3.3 billion reinforcement project of power transmission line in Bataan province. In its statement issued over the weekend, the NGCP said that the Hermosa-Bataan combined cycle power plant line-3, the facility’s Substation Bay 1 and associated equipment had been […]
MARIVELES, Bataan – Employment laws, lawful wages, incomes, productivity policies and other government programs for laborers are the basic issues that really matter to workers and employers. Those were the topics tackled in the “Updates on Occupational Safety and Health Standards” (RA 11058 and its IRR) learning session jointly spearheaded by the Authority of Freeport […]
CAMP TOLENTINO, Balanga City – A multi-sectoral group composed of concerned individuals from the Philippine National Police, DepEd, Comelec and inter-faith leaders, pastors and other civic organizations launched last Friday the ASIN at ILAW (Ang Suhol Iwaksi Natin at Itaguyod Ligal at Wasto) Movement. The movement aims to encourage the electorate to keep the forthcoming […]
ABUCAY, Bataan – Bataan has become one of the itineraries for vacationists and tourists during summer time. The peninsula province is dotted with small inland resorts that draw people from all walks of life. In Abucay town, for instance, the popular Villa Amanda is what local folks come to mind during the hot weather not […]
CAMP TOLENTINO, Balanga City – The newly installed Bataan police director P/Colonel Villamor Tuliao is genuinely impressed by the peace and order situation in Bataan. He said this province is peaceful and a nice place to live in. Tuliao who is barely two months in his post said this Holy Week he had assigned policemen, […]