DTI holds ‘Maagang Pamasko’ caravan

   BALANGA CITY, Bataan – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Bataan, on Wednesday opened its three-day “Maagang Pamasko Diskwento Caravan” at the Plaza Mayor de Balanga with the theme “Presyong Panalo sa Mamimiling Bataeno”.    “We see to it that all participating traders give a minimum discount of 10 percent on all goods,”said […]

Yolanda victims choose Bataan as new home

   LIMAY, Bataan- Some children of families from Leyte heavily ravaged by Yolanda who have found Bataan as their new home still suffer the trauma even though it will be a year on November 8, since the super typhoon unleased its fury,  parents revealed  Tuesday.    Lita Simborio of Barangay Sagkahan, Tacloban City and her […]

‘Takbo Samaleño’

   SAMAL, Bataan- Mayor Gene Malibiran dela Fuente has announced the holding of a fun run in this beautiful and peaceful municipality on December 6, 2014. “Dubbed as ‘Takbo Samaleno’, the fun run is a fund-raising project for out-of-school youth and the K-12 scholarship program that can aptly be called ‘Takbo Samaleño Para sa Edukasyon Ko’,” […]

Young boys, girls dress as Saints in Balanga City

   BALANGA CITY, Bataan – Young boys and girls dressed as Saints joined a long procession around the commercial district of this city, Thursday night aimed at showing the right way of celebrating All Saints Day.    Rev. Fr. Abraham Pantig, parish priest of Balanga City, said they are on the fifth year holding “A Night with […]

Aglipayan Church holds choral festival

   SAMAL, Bataan- The Diocese of Bulacan and Bataan of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI) known as the Aglipayan Church held a choral festival in this town in celebration Saturday of the Month of the Laity.    Bishop Joel Pornares of the diocese said members of choral groups came from various parishes in Bulacan and Bataan who […]

Bagac town registers zero crime rate on index crime

BAGAC, Bataan – This mountain town adjacent to the West Philippines Sea has registered a zero-crime rate on index crime since April this year, the chief of police announced Thursday. Included under the index crimes are murder, homicide, robbery, kidnapping; among some other major offenses. “Since April only a few petty crimes were recorded; no big and sensational […]

VP Binay visits Bataan

BALANGA CITY, Bataan- Vice-President Jejomar Binay was warmly welcomed by local government officials in this City last Saturday. At the Department of National Defense (DND) Arsenal in Limay, he distributed over 362 certificates of lots awarded to workers of the DND Arsenal and members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines assigned in Lamao, Limay. […]

Running club with Chi, Tai-Chi techniques launched

   BALANGA CITY, Bataan – The city government of Balanga on Friday afternoon launched the Balanga University Town (U-Town) Running Club aimed at attracting residents in all 25 villages, students, city hall workers and employers and employees of private and public offices to join in an exercise of their choice.    The launching was made […]

DTI Bataan holds poster-making contest

BALANGA CITY, Bataan- In celebration of the Consumer Welfare Month, the Department of Trade and Industry held on Tuesday a poster-making contest participated in by 24 students from different private and public high schools in the province. With the theme ‘Sapat na Impormasyon: Susi sa Wastong Paggamit ng Enerhiya, the contest was held at the […]

Lady mayor pledges to wipe out poverty, to give no chance to corruption

SAMAL, Bataan- Mayor Generosa M. Dela Fuente of this town vowed to give no room for corruption and to wage war against poverty in her State of the Municipality Address (SOMA) on Tuesday night. “Lalabanan po natin ang anumang sistema na magbubukas sa anumang uri ng kurapsyon sa ating bayan at gigibain natin ang pader […]