Balanga City Mayor Francis Garcia advised the 59 newly-wed couples in the Valentine’s Day Kasalang Bayan held at the Emiliana Hall to ignore petty quarrels among partners in life. Said the mayor who was accompanied by wife Racquel: “Kung maliit na bagay lang wag niyo na palakihin para walang away.” He said small misunderstanding should […]
Balanga City led by Mayor Francis Garcia and Vice Mayor Vianca Venzon-Gozon has been recognized by the Commission on Population and Development (CPD) for its exceptional initiatives in population management and development. The city received the prestigious recognition during the Rafael M. Salas Kaunlarang Pantao Awards ceremony in San Fernando, Pampanga for creating a favorable […]
Balanga City Mayor Francis Anthony S. Garcia will complete his term next year leaving the city government with P1 billion in coffers. The mayor said Balanga is now a second class city after realizing P1 billion income in the last three consecutive years. Bulk of Balanga City’s income are derived from business permits and licenses, […]
Through the initiative of Balanga City Mayor Francis Garcia and Vice Mayor Vianca Venzon-Gozon, Greater Bani Multi-Purpose Cooperative in Barangay Cataning has been chosen beneficiary of the Rice Business Innovation System (RiceBIS) Community Program of Department of Agriculture-PhilRice. RiceBIS aims to create pilot-test development models for community transformation that is participatory, market-driven, and supported by […]
Balanga City Mayor Francis Garcia and Vice Mayor Vianca Venzon-Gozon launched the Kaanib-Hapag Garden program to encourage vegetable farming in the city. The top two leaders are promoting the value of planting vegetables for sustainable food production as well as keeping the surroundings clean. Recently, the city government turned over a Kaanib-Hapag Garden area in […]
Through the leadership of Mayor Francis Garcia and Vice Mayor Vianca Venzon- Gozon, another program from the Department of Agriculture benefited farmers in Balanga City. Three million pesos fertilizer assistance was distributed to 600 farmers in the City. Each farmer received P4,000 for fertilizer recently. Garcia and Venzon-Gozon aim to boost the city’s agriculture program […]
To promote proper waste management and greening of the environment, the Balanga City leadership tandem of Mayor Francis Garcia and Vice Mayor Vianca Venzon-Gozon has launched Pinaka-Malinis at Luntiang Tahanan award. The City Environment and Natural Resources Office (Cenro) stated the award aims to recognize the contributions of Balanga residents in making the environment clean […]
In celebration of the 61st Public Library Day, the Balanga City Government conducted a storytelling activity for day care students at the city library on Monday. Thirty-seven children with their parents participated in the story-telling activity. Mayor Francis Garcia who personally joined the story-telling event asked parents to encourage their children to read. “I am […]
BALANGA CITY, Bataan – Two hundred eighty eight (288) farmers and fishermen who were harshly affected by tropical storms Ompong and Josie that struck the province last year have availed of the P1.440 million soft loans assistance. Ms. Nerissa B. Mateo, City Agriculturist and concurrent Environment and Natural Resources Officer, has announced the Department of […]
