SB urges Bagac mayor to settle boundary dispute

The Sangguniang Bayan (SB) of Bagac has approved Resolution No. 4l authorizing the municipal mayor to undertake appropriate action to resolve the boundary dispute with the nearby industrial town of Mariveles. According to Municipal Adminsitrator Mr. Nick Ancheta, the muncicipal government is asserting its rights to a property of about 400 hectares of land located […]

Expanding port facilities ensure eco-industrial growth

The forthcoming operation of another port terminal and depot facilities signifies a big leap to ensure the capability of eco-industrial stature as alternative policy for sustainable growth of Orion. Mayor Antonio L. Raymundo, Jr. has disclosed that one of the country’s largest and most diversified conglomerates is opting to relocate its feedmill processing company and […]

Bataan, fast growing investment hub in Central Luzon

A visiting retired Australian Defense Industry (ADI) electrical technician Noel Quiroz of Barangay Burgos, Pilar town, is truly surprised with the commercial and industrial progress of Bataan as compared two decades ago when he saw the Castillan landscape of the Balanga City plaza, shopping malls, hotels, educational institutions, and fast-food restaurants all intended for the […]

Residents and tourists prod DPWH to step-up bridge project in Bagac

Residents and local tourists have sought the intervention of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Bataan 2nd Engineering District to compel the private contractor of Umagol bridge in Barangay Bannawang, Bagac to speed up the construction of the project. Nick S. Ancheta, Bagac municipal administrator, has received numerous complaints coming from motorists, traders, […]

AFAB expansion leads industrialization of Bataan

The fortified powers and expanded area of jurisdiction of the territorial operations of the Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB) under Republic Act 11453 is one of the best options for the province near the roadway of industrialization. Engineer Ricardo C. Herrera, Bataan provincial assessor, cited the significant outcome of President Duterte’s approval […]

Balanga City completes comprehensive flood control and sewerage system plan

The city government has completed a feasibility study for the implementation of comprehensive long term plan for the upgrading of flood control and refurbishment of sewerage system in the fast province’s growing component city. Ms. Elsa Ilagan, chief of the City Planning and Development Office (CPDO) ,has expressed the viewpoints of City Mayor Francis Anthony […]

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation training held in Samal

The Philippine Heart Association (PHA) Bataan chapter vice president is strongly advocating for continuous and extensive training of students and barangay officials here for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) procedures to protect lives. Dr. Orlando Bugarin, a leading cardiologist in Bataan, said the medical association is pursuing health advocacy in schools and grassroots levels that is a […]

High economic impact with opening of SM Balanga City

The forthcoming opening of one of the country’s largest shopping mall conglomerates, SM Balanga City, this year would enhance trade and industry here. Ms. Elsa Ilagan, chief of Balanga City Planning and Development Office (BCPDO), has predicted a more aggressive and robust economic path toward a progressive and self-sustaining community with the operation of the […]