Upgrading of Bataan road network and port facilities indicate inclusive growth

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – Ms. Luzviminda Villanueva, former administrative officer of a government printing office expressed her positive outlook on the excellent foresight of Bataan Governor Albert S. Garcia and municipal officials for adopting comprehensive and competitive corporate investment concepts introduced by the late Governor and Congressman Enrique “Tet” Garcia, Jr. , Father of Petrochem Industry in the country of giving preference to essential infrastructure and public works projects to create a business-friendly atmosphere in the historic peninsula.
Ms. Villanueva who attended a business meeting in Bagac town the other day, described the basic advantages of Bataan peninsula as a leading economic and industrial hub in Central Luzon is mainly recognized on its accessibility status to Metro Manila and to the country’s foremost free ports namely : Freeport Area of Bataan, Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA)in Olongapo City and Clark Ecozone in Angelest City.
The six-lane road network of Roman Expressway from Barangay Palihan, Hermosa to Barangay Cacaben, Mariveles and naturally situated port facilities of the historic peninsula interconnecting the province’s seven economic zones are principally the two identified components to realize the eco-industrial growth areas of Bataan peninsula,Ms. Villanueva said added.
Ms. Villanueva said the construction of railroad services from Manila to Clark Ecozone and Clark Ecozone to SBMA would hasten further the development in Western Central Luzon areas particularly the port facilities of Freeport Area of Bataan in the coastal town of Mariveles.