AFAB supports anti-dengue drive

   MARIVELES, Bataan – The Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB) through its Community Services Department assisted an elementary school here in its mosquito fogging activities to help secure a healthy and safe environment for students.

   AFAB Enterprise Services Officers Francis Anthony Emata and Kelvin Rodriguez; Senior Industrial Relations Officer Menchie Sanchez and four other AFAB officers assisted the teachers and students of the Renato Cayetano Elementary School in Barangay Maligaya in the fogging operation.

Balanga COP sent to Libya to assist distressed OFWs

CAMP TOLENTINO, Bataan – Supt. Joshua Alejandro, Chief of Police of Balanga City, left the other day for Libya to assist Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) trapped in the war-torn country.

This was learned from Sr. Supt. Flynn E. Dongbo, PNP director, who said that Col. Alejandro’s assistance was sought by the Department of Foreign Affairs in the repatriation of the 11,000 OFWs still trapped in Libya.

Anti-smoking ordinance, ipatutupad sa Pilar

   PILAR,  Bataan – Maghihigpit na ang pamahalaang bayan dito sa kanilang kampanya laban sa paninigarilyo bilang pakikiisa sa adhikain ni Bataan Gov. Albert Garcia na maging “Smoke Free”  ang buong lalawigan.

   Ayon kay Pilar Mayor Alice Pizarro, panahon na para ipatupad ang kanilang anti-smoking ordinance na inaprubahan ng Sangguniang Bayan noon pang 2007, pero sa hindi malinaw na kadahilanan ay hindi seryosong naipatupad.

PCWC helps achieve ‘child-nurturing’ Bataan

CITY OF BALANGA, Bataan – Gearing to achieve a more “child-friendly, child-nurturing” Bataan, the Provincial Council for the Welfare of Children (PCWC) sets this month synergies and technical meetings for this city and various municipalities.

ABET team goes full blast on smoke free ordinance

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – In its earnest desire to fully implement the Province’s smoke free ordinance, the ABET (Alis Bisyo Eliminate Tobacco) Team held its first meeting for 2014 with the Provincial Smoke Free Task Force last July 14 at the Maternal and Child Health Conference Room of the Provincial Health Office (PHO), this City.

Presided by Dr. Rosanna M. Buccahan, PHO Head, said meeting was well attended by the different Provincial Smoke Free Task Force member agencies namely, DILG, Provincial HRMO, PEO, Provincial Legal Office, PIO, Provincial Treasurer, PGENRO, DEPED, PNP, BACFETODA and League of Municipalities.

Balanga City Education Summit 2014

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – Kaugnay ng adhikain ng pamahalaang panlungsod na maging World Class University Town ang Balanga City sa taong 2020, muling pangungunahan ni City Mayor Jose Enrique “Joet” Garcia III ang ika-6 na taong Education Summit bukas (Agosto 7) na gaganapin sa Grand Ballroom ng Lou-is Restaurant, Capitol Drive, Lungsod ng Balanga. Ayon […]

We are now partners with DepEd BATAAN!!!

   To our amazing and hardworking teachers and students, if you want to get the latest news and trends on the tourism industry in Bataan, just visit WWW.DEPEDBATAAN.COM, go to Programs and Linkages and click BATAAN TOURISM.  Indeed, for all ages #itsmorefuninbataan!!! URL: http://www.depedbataan.com/programs/bataan-tourism/

Samal RPT collection rises

   SAMAL, Bataan – This fourth-class municipality now ranks third in the Province in terms of effective collections of real property taxes (RPT), Mayor Gene M. Dela Fuente reported.

   Dela Fuente added that this year they expect to collect more than P50 million in local taxes. Limay and Mariveles ranked first and second respectively.

NFBM: Exclude nuke to power crisis solutions

   MORONG, Bataan – Anti-nuke groups here once again lambasted the Department of Energy for considering the revival of the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) located in this municipality as one of the solutions to solve the looming power crisis next year.    

Bataan still battered by habagat

   BALANGA CITY, Bataan- The southwest monsoon or habagat enhanced by typhoon Jose continues to bring heavy rains in Bataan flooding some areas of three of its 11 towns and one city.    Gov. Albert Garcia suspended classes in all levels, both public and private, on yesterday and today.    Tess Senora, Officer-in-Charge of the […]