PBA stars grace Orani basketball summer league

ORANI, Bataan – Two star players from the Alaska Aces of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) graced the summer basketball league in Barangay Mulawin of this first class municipality last Sunday. Before proceeding to the game opening, I had the chance to have a brief talk and photo opportunity with these PBA players namely Vic Manuel […]

Rep. Garcia leads opening of Galing Bataan Trade Fair 2018

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – Bataan 2nd District Rep. Jose Enrique “Joet” Garcia III joined Balanga City Tourism Council chairperson Raquel Garcia, DTI-Bataan chief Nelin Cabahug, and businessman Eusebio Aquino in the formal opening of the annual Galing Bataan trade fair this morning at the Plaza Mayor de Ciudad de Balanga. Salted egg chips, toasted pastillas, roasted […]

LGUs na nagtitiwala sa Econest, dumarami

HERMOSA, Bataan – Patuloy na nadaragdagan ang bilang ng mga local government units (LGUs) na nagtitiwala sa kumpanyang nag-ooperate ng Hermosa Sanitary Landfill Facility (Hermosa SLF) na matatagpuan sa Barangay Mambog sa bayang ito. Nitong nagdaang Lunes, ika-2 ng Abril, ay pumirma na sa isang kasunduan ang ECONEST Waste Management Corporation bilang kapartner ng Pamahalaang Bayan […]

Bataan PPO tight security yields “zero Holy Week related incident”

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – Due to the tight security measures carried out by Bataan Police Provincial Office and all the other police offices under the Police Regional Office 3, no single Holy Week related incident was reported particularly from Maundy Thursday to Easter Sunday within the region. PRO3 Regional Director, Police Chief Superintendent Amador V. Corpus reported that the “zero-Holy […]

Garcia leads “Balagtas Day” in Orion

ORION, Bataan – The Provincial Government of Bataan led by Governor Albert Raymond Garcia joined the nation yesterday in celebrating Balagtas Day in this historic town. The celebration commemorated the 230th birth anniversary of Francisco “Balagtas” Baltazar in the said town known before as “Udyong” where he resided, raised a family and died. “Naging saksi din […]

Bataan PPO tops PNP PRO3’s list in decreased crime rate incidents

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – The province of Bataan topped the latest list released by Central Luzon Regional Police Office citing the highest percentage decrease of crime incidents among the seven provinces and two highly-urbanized cities of the region. The Bataan Police Provincial Office (Bataan PPO) recorded the highest percentage decrease of crime incidents with 48.21%. The […]

BIR Bataan kicks off 2018 tax campaign

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – Several hundred taxpayers, business owners and withholding agent representatives attended the recent briefing of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) that kicked off the 2018 tax collection campaign for the province of Bataan. Held at the Penelco Conference Hall, the briefing, held last March 8 this year, focused on the latest tax regulations, […]

Roman’s House Bill for WW2 Vets approved in committee level

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES – Bataan 1st District Rep. Geraldine B. Roman has announced today, that her House Bill 270 that seeks to increase the monthly pension of surviving World War 2 and Korean War veterans, has been approved on a committee level here. “I am very happy that my bill increasing  the pension of surviving World […]

Bataan solon defends SOGIE Bill

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES – “Contrary to what the opponents of the SOGIE Equality Bill say, the SOGIE Equality Bill’s sole purpose is to end gender-based discrimination in this country, which affects not only members of the LGBT community, but heterosexual men and women as well. This in consonance with the Constitutional provisions on equality and protection […]

Remembering the Bataan Death March: 76 years of Filipino heroism

BATAAN CAPITOL – The 76th annual commemoration of Bataan Death March on April 9, 2018 is no longer been a day of mourning for our fallen soldiers. It is now widely recognized as a day to rekindle the spirit of heroism that lies deep in the heart of every Filipino. Mike Villa-Real, Head of Veterans Bank’s Corporate and Consumer Relations Division made the statement as […]