Raffy C. Viray, Author at 1Bataan

22
Sep

P 400 M budget to stop flooding in Bataan town

Raffy C. Viray / 12 years
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CITY of BALANGA, Bataan – A member of the Bataan Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) asked the national government to allocate some P 400 million the for extensive dredging and demolition of illegal dikes along the seven kilometer river channel in the coastal towns of Hermosa and Orani bringing to an end the perennial problems of flooding […]

19
Sep

Mount Samat, to become a leading revenue-earning hub in the country

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PILAR, Bataan- A well-known real estate broker and contractor is opting to bid for the development of the 77-hectare famous battle site atop Mount Samat this town, which is envisioned by the Bataan Peninsula Tourism Foundation Incorporated (BPTFI) to become a premier tourist destination in the country. Mayor Alice Dizon Pizarro said the newly-created Mount […]

08
Sep

Sea food chain magnate earmarks P20 M for expansion in Bataan

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BALANGA CITY, Bataan – A prominent seafood restaurants owner has earmarked some P 20 million for its future expansion program for the establishment of three more branches in Bataan.

05
Sep

DOT to impart mechanisms to attract tourists in Bataan

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BALANGA CITY, Bataan – The Department of Tourism (DOT) Director for Central Luzon Ronaldo Tiotuico is determined to impart with the local tourism councils the essential mechanisms to attract foreign and local visitors with the improvement of tourism facilities and historical sites. Tiotuico who has served the government for almost 37 years, assured Mrs. Vicky […]

03
Sep

Bataan, a premier tourist destination in the country

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BALANGA CITY, Bataan – Mrs. Vicky Sandejas Garcia , chairperson of the Bataan Peninsula Tourism Foundation Council, Incorporated (BPTFCI) has urged municipal and provincial officials and other stakeholders to strengthen the bond which would unify the thrust of the historic peninsula to become a premier tourist destination in the country.

28
Aug

Balanga City is SEATCA ‘Smoke-free City’ awardee

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Balanga City, Bataan – The Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance(SEATCA) presented the other day the ‘Smoke-free City’ Award to Balanga City Mayor Jose Enrique S. Garcia lll, for “Exemplary commitment to protecting the health of its people by making all enclosed places and outdoor places 100% smoke-free.”

28
Aug

At the forefront of the fight against smoking

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BALANGA CITY, Bataan – The multi-awarded component city of the province , who has already attained a Hall of fame status in the Department of Health (DOH) Red Orchid Awards is at the forefront of Bataan’s campaign against smoking .

Speaking before some 100 delegates mostly medical practitioners and local government officials from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at the Justice Cayetano Arellano hall, The Plaza Hotel in this City. Governor Albert Raymond S. Garcia yesterday stressed that the provincial government has already created a Smoke-Free Task Force for the implementation of a provincial ordinance banning smoking, approved last year.

26
Aug

Hongkong businessman eyes $ 40 M shoe firm in Bataan

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BALANGA CITY, Bataan – A Hongkong businessman is eyeing this City or the Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB) in the industrial town of Mariveles, as the possible site of the $ 40 million integrated shoe factory.

26
Aug

50 ASEAN delegates attend 2nd smoke–free workshop in Bataan

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BALANGA CITY, Bataan – About 50 delegates from the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) are expected to arrive here today (August 26) to attend a-three day 2nd Smoke-Free Cities regional workshop .

City Mayor Jose Enrique S. Garcia lll yesterday said the 3-day seminar workshop from August 26-28, 2014 was organized by the Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance (SEATCA) whose mission is to work together to save lives by accelerating the effective implementation of programs and policies towards a healthy tobacco free ASEAN countries.

22
Aug

P100 million budget for the widening of Bataan expressway mulled

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BALANGA CITY, Bataan – Newly-appointed Metro Bataan Development Authority (MBDA) Chairman Charlie Pizarro has disclosed that the national government is allocating P 100 million for the widening of the Bataan Expressway next year.

Chairman Pizarro described the other day that the road widening project starting from Barangay Balsik, Hermosa town near the Pampanga-Bataan boundary to the Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan(AFAB) in the industrial town of Mariveles as another highlight in the socio-economic development program of the province with the expected arrival of foreign and local industrial investors in the five ecozones within the historic peninsula.