Int’l community cites Balanga City for ‘inspirational’ feats on health

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – “Whether big or small, we hope other cities in the Southeast Asian Region can follow your example and learn from Balanga City’s experience.” This was the message of Director Bungon Rithiphakdee of the Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance (SEATCA) to Balanga City Mayor Jose Enrique Garcia III when she, together with […]

Fisherman, ambulance driver lead Dangal Balangueño awardees

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – “In my years of service, I never expected that a simple man, much less an ambulance driver, can receive this big award.” These were the words of a teary-eyed Silvestre R. Tuazon, Jr., an ambulance driver from the city government of Balanga, when he received the Dangal Balangueño award, the highest […]

Full benefits only for legit war vets

PILAR, Bataan – Owing to the war veterans’ gallantry that led to liberation, President Benigno Aquino III disclosed yesterday that only legitimate veterans have been receiving full benefits through the Philippine Veterans Affairs Office’s (PVAO) Pensioner’s Revalidation Program.

PNoy: BBL will end generations of violence

PILAR, Bataan – President Benigno Aquino III has called for the passage of Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) during yesterday’s 73rd Araw ng Kagitingan rites here, and challenged the country in pursuing peace to halt generations of violence. In front of war veterans and their families at the Dambana ng Kagitingan, Aquino said a repeat of […]

“Iconic capitol building stays”, Gov. Abet

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – However spectacular the plans are for the P2.4-billion government center here, the 65-year-old edifice will remain the face of the provincial capitol, revealed Governor Albert Garcia.

AFAB: Freeport growth won’t kill small biz

MARIVELES, Bataan – Small and longstanding businesses here are clamoring for support from the imposing Freeport Area of Bataan, which reciprocally vows to lift local industries with its record growth. The Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB) said it expects to lure more global investors and that its increasing number of foreign locators […]

Techno park by the sea ushers hi-tech call center, gaming setup

MARIVELES, Bataan – From the gridlocked mesh of metropolitan Manila, high-tech call center operations and online gaming facilities are now moving seaside. Completion of the three-hectare Techno Park in Mariveles town is pinned on 2016 after the Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB) and Grand Innovasia Concept Corporation (GICC) broke ground recently.

Bataan Peninsula State U open for enrollees till March 20

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – Students who aim to get into the province’s biggest tertiary academe, the Bataan Peninsula State University (BPSU), have until March 20 to file their application. The filing of application, which started November 24 last year, will run until March from Monday to Saturday. The exams will take place from February 21 […]

Bataan gov’t mulls P2.4 B capitol revamp

   BALANGA, Bataan – The aging provincial capitol here will soon get a grandiose facelift—complete with hotel rooms and call centers – should a P2.4 billion development proposal to make a “never-before-done government center” pushes through.      During a recent public consultation in this City, Governor Albert Garcia took pride that the province will […]