DTI reports increase in Bataan businesses for 2018 1Q

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)-Bataan registered 2,752 business names this first quarter of the year. This was reported yesterday by DTI Bataan information officer Tess Magtanong during the Kapihan sa DTI with members of the Bataan press and DTI key officials. Last year’s figure for the same period was 2,430. […]

DOLE reports 30,000 pledges for SPES 2018

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – A total of 30,407 pledges to support working-youths are set for this year’s Special Program for the Employment of Students (SPES) in Central Luzon, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reported Wednesday. The SPES, which officially kicked-off in the region this month, is a youth employment flagship program of the Department of […]

Bataan nanguna sa CL sa dami ng mga drug-cleared barangays

ORANI, Bataan – Nanguna ang lalawigan ng Bataan sa Gitnang Luzon na may pinakamaraming drug-cleared barangays. Ito ang iniulat ng Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency o PDEA sa isinagawang Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) meeting kahapon sa 1Bataan Command Center na pinangunahan ni MBDA general manager Charlie Pizarro Jr. at Bataan PPO provincial director, Senior Supt. […]

Multi-agency task force lauds Hermosa SLF good practices

HERMOSA, Bataan – The Hermosa Sanitary Landfill Facility in Barangay Mambog of this first-class municipality is now fast becoming a major “tourist and business model destination.” As part of their tour as beauty pageant contenders, the 2018 Binibining Hermosa candidates visited the Hermosa SLF and were briefed about the best practices being done inside. Hermosa SLF […]

Sayaw para sa Pagbabago, inilunsad ng Bataan PPO

CAMP TOLENTINO – Umabot sa isanlibo limandaang Bataenyo ang nakiisa nitong Biernes sa isinagawang Zumba Dance with the stars na may temang “Sayaw ng Pagbabago” bilang suporta sa anti illegal drugs campaign ng pamahalaang Duterte. Ayon kay Bataan PPO provincial director, Senior Supt. Marcelo Dayag, proyekto ito ng Bataan police at ng Bataan Anti Drug Abuse […]

Ganda Pulis 2018 candidates visit Bataan

CAMP CIRILO TOLENTINO –   The twenty six candidates vying for “Ganda Pulis 2018” paid a courtesy call to Bataan Police Provincial Office provincial director, Senior Supt. Marcelo Dayag last Friday. Before Bataan, they went to PRO3 Regional Director P/Chief Supt. Amador Corpus at the PANA Hall of Camp Julian Olivas, City of San Fernando, Pampanga […]

Gov. Imee Marcos lauds Bataan progress, proposes “silver tourism”

PILAR, Bataan – Ilocos Norte Governor Imee Marcos was overwhelmed with the present progress of the province of Bataan. Marcos said she was delighted to see the latest developments in the province during an ambush interview last Monday, April 9, by the local press as she joined national and local officials in commemorating the 76th Araw […]

DOLE Undersecretary holds labor consultations with Bataan Freeport workers

MARIVELES, Bataan – Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Undersecretary Joel Maglungsod, over the weekend, spearheaded a Labor and Legal Consultation with some 142 locator-workers of the Freeport Area of Bataan (FAB) and neighboring areas in the province. The half-day event, held at the San Nicolas de Tolentino Parish in Mariveles town, was facilitated by the […]

House panel approves bill increasing war veterans monthly pension

SAMAT, Bataan– Bataan 1st District Representative Geraldine B. Roman announced yesterday that the House committee on appropriations has approved a proposed House Bill that aims to raise the old-age pension of war veterans to P20,000 from P5,000. Roman, who filed HB 270, said the current pension for the country’s 6,000 surviving veterans is not enough […]

Mt. Samat FTEZ formally launched at the 76th Day of Valor rites

PILAR, Bataan – The Mt. Samat Flagship Tourism Enterprise Zone (Mt. Samat FTEZ) was formally launched yesterday during the commemoration of the 76th Anniversary of the Araw ng Kagitingan or Day of Valor at the Dambana ng Kagitingan, Mt. Samat in Barangay Diwa of this historic municipality. The launching of its logo and groundbreaking were administered […]