Subic services 37 ships under crew-change program

Two months after joining the government’s crew-change program, the Port of Subic has serviced a total of 37 ships and enabled more than 500 mostly Filipino seafarers to either take badly-needed rest or renew work aboard commercial vessels. SBMA Chairman and Administrator Wilma T. Eisma said the crew-change program is a direct response to President […]

SBMA temporarily opens Subic hotels to returning OFWs

The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) has opened several hotels here for the temporary accommodation of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who were brought home under the government’s emergency repatriation program. SBMA Chairman and Administrator Wilma T. Eisma said close to 400 OFWs were given temporary lodgings in quarantine hotels here since Sunday when Typhoon Rolly […]

Comelec CL hinikayat ang mga kabataan na magparehistro

Hinikayat ng Commission on Elections o Comelec Central Luzon ang mga kabataan na magiging 18 anyos na sa sandaling sumapit ang Mayo 9, 2022 na magparehistro na. Ayon kay Comelec Central Luzon Assistant Regional Director Elmo Duque, ang mga magpaparehistro ay pwedeng mag- walk-in sa mga municipal at city Comelec offices ng mga bayan at […]

Col. Tampis: “Bataan crime rate still on downtrend”

“Our crime rate continues to go down since I assumed office last September 30.” This was announced by Bataan Police OIC-Provincial Director, Police Col. Joel K. Tampis during his 1st press conference with Bataan local newsmen at Camp Cirilo Tolentino in Balanga City on Monday, November 2. “We never stop conducting our anti-illegal gambling and […]

P40M multi-purpose evacuation center to rise in Dinalupihan

The Office of Civil Defense recently approved a P40 million budget for the construction of a multi-purpose evacuation center in Barangay Colo of this first-class municipality. This was disclosed by Municipal Mayor Maria Angela “Gila” Garcia during a news briefing with the local press at her office on Friday. “There is a 6,000 square meters […]

Roman, among NPR’s 7 women pandemic changemakers

The National Public Radio or NPR, an American news company, recently featured Bataan 1st District Representative Geraldine B. Roman as one of the 7 Covid-19 Pandemic Changemakers from all over the world. Written by Aurora Almendral with photos from Hannah Reyes Morales, the story focused on Congresswoman Roman’s “Oh My Gulay” gardening program and how […]

Landbank opens branch at The Bunker

Bataan Governor Abet Garcia on Wednesday led the formal opening of the Landbank branch at The Bunker at the Capitol in Balanga City. Governor Garcia was joined by key officials of Landbank led by Sylvia Lim, 1st Vice President of Landbank Central Luzon Group, along with Vice Governor Cris Garcia, Provincial Administrator Geoff Loyola, Balanga […]

SBMA: ‘Let’s make fight vs Covid-19 personal’

The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) has called on workers in the Subic Bay Freeport Zone to take a personal stand against Covid-19 in order to develop a culture of safety and thus enable the revival of the local economy. SBMA Chairman and Administrator Wilma T. Eisma issued this appeal on Wednesday, as the Subic […]

Isyu sa realignment sa ruta ng Subic-Clark Railway Project, naresolba

Sa isinagawang pagbisita ni Bataan 1st District Rep. Geraldine B. Roman kamakailan sa Brgy. Naparing, Dinalupihan, Bataan para sa isang public consultation ay tiniyak nito sa mga residente ang kanilang kaligtasan sa isang major project ng Bases Conversion Development Authority o BCDA. Nakasama ni Congresswoman Roman ang mga residente rito at ng mga karatig-barangay ng […]

Tulong para sa mga nasunugan sa Samal, Bataan, dumagsa

Bumaha ng tulong mula sa mga lokal na opisyal at pribadong sektor para sa mga nasunugan sa Barangay West Calaguiman sa Samal, Bataan nitong nagdaang Biyernes ng umaga, ika-23 ng Oktubre 23. Ayon sa ulat mula kay Samal Mayor Aida D. Macalinao, umabot sa 19 na kabahayan ang nasunog kung saan naapektuhan ang 34 pamilya […]