Balanga holds University Town Summit

   BALANGA City, Bataan – This City in Bataan held yesterday the fifth University Town Summit to attain its dream of becoming a city known for quality education by year 2020.    “Ang pangarap natin ay magkaroon ng mahuhusay na mga paaralan at magagaling na mga estudyante na adapted sa knowledge-based businesses that are dominating […]

Gov. Abet, on preserving our identity, culture and heritage

CITY of BALANGA, Bataan – The Bataan Peninsula Tourism Foundation Inc. (BPTFI) in coordination with the provincial government of Bataan has officially launched the cultural mapping project aimed at discovering and preserving the rich cultural heritage of the province. “In this modern time when there is globalization, rapid integration of goods and services between nations, there […]

Samal undertakes mass clean-up

SAMAL, Bataan – In participation to the International Coastal Cleanup Day, the municipality of Samal on Saturday undertook a mass cleanup not only in the coastal areas but also along roads, inside villages, creeks and rivers. In the farming village of Santa Lucia, participants started the cleanup along the Santa Lucia – Ibaba River and […]

Dinalupihan bags the Ms.Bataan crown for the 3rd time

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – Ms. Myle Alexis Reyes of Dinalupihan, the fairest of the 12 candidates from the 11 towns and one city in the province was crowned as Miss Bataan 2014 at the Bataan People’s Center in this City, last night. The 21-year old talented lady is a Bachelor of Science in Hotel and […]

P4.2M new school building in Hermosa village soon to open

HERMOSA, Bataan- A new elementary school building worth P4.2 million will soon open in Almacen, a low-lying village in this town, a school official said Monday. Julieta Bernaldo, principal of the Almacen Elementary School, said the construction of the new building was made possible through a donation by the Grassroots Foundation of Japan. Target date of completion […]

Habagat triggers light to heavy rains, flooding 2 villages

   HERMOSA, Bataan- The southwest monsoon or habagat enhanced by typhoon Luis triggered from light to heavy intermittent rains in most parts of Bataan Sunday afternoon till evening, causing the flooding of two barangays in Hermosa, midnight of Sunday.

   Portions of barangay Daungan leading to Almacen were no longer passable to light vehicles.

Mga ibong dayo, unti-unti nang nagdadatingan sa Balanga

   LUNGSOD ng BALANGA, Bataan – Unti-unti nang nagdadatingan sa magandang lungsod na ito ang mga ibong taun-taong dumarayo sa Bataan upang iwasan ang malamig at nag-yeyelong klima sa mga bansang pinagmulan sa Asia at Europa.

Blackbeard’s Seafood Island launches 2 sports programs

   BALANGA CITY, Bataan – Blackbeard’s Seafood Island (BSI) announced Friday the launching in Bataan of two sports programs with the hope of making triathlon a sports known not only to the elite but even to the poor.

   Raymund Magdaluyo, BSI president, broke the news during the formal opening in Balanga City of their 28th branch, of the “Bataan International Triathlon” and the “Batang Tri Grassroots” programs.

   The triathlon – swim, bike, run – will be held in November this year at the well-known Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar in Bagac, Bataan.

DTI extends P1.6M-assistance to Mariveles bagmakers

   BALANGA CITY, Bataan – The Mariveles Bagmakers Multi-purpose Cooperative, Inc. is the latest recipient of the Shared Service Facility (SSF) project from the Department of Trade and Industry. 

   Nelin Cabahug, Bataan DTI Provincial Director, said they provided the bagmaking cooperative in Mariveles a computerized embroidery machine and a flat-bed binding machine, worth P1.6 million. Mariveles is home to more than 60 multi-national firms in the fast-growing Freeport Area of Bataan, the former Bataan Export Processing Zone.

Party list solon inducts new CIS officers in Mariveles

   MARIVELES, Bataan- Party list Rep. Samuel Pagdilao, Jr. on Friday inducted into office the new set of officers of the Community Investigative Support (CIS) in Mariveles, Bataan. The CIS is part of the Anti-Crime & Terrorism (ACT) – CIS party list which Pagdilao, former chief of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group, represents in congress.