BCCII lauds DTI for worldwide products promotion

   BALANGA CITY, Bataan- Bataan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Incorporated (BACCII) president Armanda T. Battad exalted the unequalled dedication of key officials of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in continuously improving the quality of local products to compete in the world market. Speaking before mediamen during the launching cum kapihan of the […]

$550 million solar energy projects in Bataan mulled

 BALANGA CITY, Bataan – Governor Albert Raymond S. Garcia is encouraging the utilization of five (5) renewable  and dependable solar energy powered plant projects worth $ 550 million with an estimated  capacity of 280 MW in a few years, which is  expected to become a great contributory factor  to the province’s sustainable economic growth. Garcia […]

Funds for P150 million flood control program sought

DINALUPIHAN, Bataan –  Mayor Maria Angela S. Garcia is negotiating  for a P150 million funding for the declogging of heavily–silted waterways  and rehabilitation of  dikes  to solve the perennial flooding that cause  the destruction of hundred millions of  pesos worth of agricultural crops, as well as private and public infrastructures for the past decades in […]

Quality education – the best legacy of Rep. Garcia

CITY of BALANGA, Bataan –  A-49 year old mother  who works at the Bataan Provincial Crime Laboratory extoll  the impact of the Iskolar ng Bataan program to her family and to its proponent,  Bataan 2nd District Congressman Enrique T. Garcia,Jr.  saying, this by far is his best legacy; for the youth to become future leaders […]

Housing projects for workers in Bataan mulled

CITY of BALANGA, Bataan – Bataan Governor Albert Raymond S. Garcia is opting to construct socialized housing projects for employees in the two-industrial towns in Southern Bataan. Board Member Dante R. Manalaysay, Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) Committee on Housing and Land Utilization chair , said Governor Garcia is pondering on the 100 hectares of public lands […]

One-stop-shop facility, a big boost to Bataan’s economic development

CITY of BALANGA, Bataan – The establishment of a one–stop-shop facility in the business district of this city is a big boost to the economic development of the provincial government in encouraging local and foreign investors to take advantage of growth opportunities in the Bataan peninsula. The operation of the mixed use master plan development […]

Bataan PDC approves P 1.5 Billion one-stop-shop facility

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – The Bataan Provincial Development Council  (PDC) has approved the creation of a one-stop-shop and mixed use master plan development of the 10.26 hectares of the Capitol compound here at the estimated project cost of P 1.5 Billion . Governor Albert Raymond Garcia S. Garcia, PDC chair, signed Resolution 1 Series of […]

Uncovering the grandeur of Bataan

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – Governor Albert Raymond S. Garcia stressed the other day the universal importance of preserving cultural heritage sites at the wake of emerging  economic integration and globalization process. Speaking before some 300 participants composed of provincial and municipal heads of offices, board members, mayors  and  officials of the Department of Education (DepEd) […]

Gov. Abet seeks promotion of Mt. Samat in educational tours

CITY of BALANGA, Bataan –  Bataan Governor Albert Raymond S. Garcia  is looking forward to a dialogue with the Department of Education (DepEd) officials to give priority to  the  rich cultural heritage and heroic exploits of Filipino-American soldiers in their educational tour program. He explained that the DepEd officials should encourage the students to learn […]

Bataan RPT collections increased by 47% for the first 6 months of 2014

CITY of BALANGA, Bataan – The Bataan Provincial Treasurer’s office’s efficiency in collecting real property taxes (RPT) remarkably improved in the first six-months of the year notwithstanding the revision implemented by the Provincial Assessors’ Office. Mrs. Emerlinda S.Talento, Provincial Treasurer, said the collections on real property tax increased by 47% compared to the same period […]