Infrastructure projects heighten Bataan town growth

BALANGA CITY, Bataan -The substantial growth of the northern Bataan town is an offshoot of the implementation of public works projects which strengthen the economic development frameworks and motivating features for the establishment of commercial complex. Erwin Garcia, 49, farmer and councilman of Barangay Saguing, Dinalupihan town, this province, explained the construction of multi-billion peso […]

Expansion of business district indicates a progressive community

DINALUPIHAN, Bataan– A-48 year old councilwoman from the upland village of Saguing, this town, has applauded the entrepreneurial proficiency of Mayor Maria Angela S. Garcia for magnificently leading in transforming the agricultural town into a commercial area in northern Bataan. Councilwoman Luzviminda Esquivel, who is engaged in the buy and sell business, has duly recognized […]

NHA eyes P 1 billion housing projects for Bataan fire victims

ORION, Bataan – The National Housing Authorities (NHA) is eyeing the construction of 40 modules of mid-rise three-storey type building including infrastructure development worth approximately P 1 billion for the 1,089 displaced families affected by an accidental fire that hit Sitio Depensa, in the coastal village of Capunitan, this town, last January 29,2019. Mayor Antonio […]

Retired generals to finance FAB commercial strip project

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – A group of retired generals from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is listed among the top prospective investors to finance the construction of commercial strip at the Freeport Area of Bataan (FAB). Engineer Emmanuel Pineda, chairman and administrator of AFAB has revealed that a number of retired generals is […]

MBDA secures Bataan road network

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – The Metro Bataan Development Authority (MBDA) has assured motorists, petroleum and liquefied gas tankers, haulers of manufactured goods and raw materials and other commercial conveyance facilities and services that the province’s leading thoroughfare is a safe network route. MBDA General Manager Charlie Pizarro has provided meaningful monitoring system with the installation […]

AFAB seeks PPP scheme for housing expansion plan

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – Engineer Emmanuel Pineda ,chairman and administrator of the Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB) is eyeing the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) scheme for the building of economic housing and dormitory facilities with the expected influx of factory workers and their families at the country’s first export processing zone . Engr. […]

P 150 M World Bank-funded road project to spur agri-tourism growth of Bagac

BAGAC, Bataan- The expected operation of the P 150 million World Bank –funded San Antonio-Saysain road in this town creates a big boost to the agricultural development and tourism industry. Former Bagac town Mayor Mel Teopengco describes the concreting of the 15 kilometer road connecting the upland village of San Antonio to the coastal area […]

$1 billion thermal power plant in Bataan mulled

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – A joint Japanese–Korean firm is evaluating for a suitable site for the proposed construction of a 600-megawatt thermal power plant worth $1 billion in the province which would provide job opportunities and sustainable development of premier investment hubs in Central Luzon. Bataan Governor Albert Raymond S. Garcia explained that the top […]

Bataan provincial jail rids of illegal drugs, deadly weapons

Balanga City, Bataan – The Bataan Provincial District Jail and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) conducted a half-day “Operation Greyhound” on Tuesday morning to inspect the detention cells of 804 male inmates here. Superintendent Andrew W. Tauli, Bataan district jail warden, said the impromptu operation accompanied by drug sniffing dogs, PDEA agents and a […]

SM Foundation to train farmers to attain quality crop production

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – The SM Kabalikat sa Kabuhayan has opened another rural farmers training project in the agricultural village of Tuyo, this City, to accelerate crop production and improve the quality of farm inputs . Ms. Christy Angeles, senior vice president for outreach of SM Foundation , said the project of uplifting the farmers […]