The Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Bataan under Vice Gov. Ma. Cristina M. Garcia approved last week the province’s budget of P3.492 billion for the year 2022; much higher than the previous year’s P1.2 billion. Receiving the lion’s share of the budget is the maintenance and other operating expenses (MOOE) which eats up more than 50 percent […]
Bataan Governor Abet Garcia and Bataan 1st District Rep. Geraldine Roman led on Wednesday the 3rd batch of Provincial Distribution and Turnover of Agri-machinery under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund Mechanization Component in Orani. They were joined by Orani Mayor Efren Pascual Jr., Councilor Tonton Reyes and Joel Datur of PhilMec. Agriculture Secretary William Dar […]
Sa ilalim ng Tulong Paghahanapbuhay para sa mga Displaced Workers o TUPAD Program ng Department of Labor and Employment DOLE, nakatanggap ng ayuda ang mga taga Morong na nawalan ng hanapbuhay dulot ng pandemya. Ayon kay Morong Mayor Cynthia Linao-Estanislao, 50 sa kanyang mga kababayan na nawalan ng trabaho sa gitna ng pandemya ang nakatanggap […]
Makikiisa ang 11 bayan at isang lungsod sa Bataan sa ilulunsad na Bayanihan Bakunahan o #VaxAsOne ng Pamahalaang Nasyonal sa ika-29 ng Nobyembre hanggang unang araw ng Disyembre ng taong ito. Sa mga nasabing araw ayon Kay Bataan Governor Abet Garcia, bilang maagang pamasko ay bibigyan ng tig-5 kilong bigas ang bawat magpapabakuna para lalong […]
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) recently distributed about P600,000 worth of livelihood inputs to fisherfolks in Hermosa, Bataan. BFAR Regional Director Wilfredo Cruz said this is in support to the municipal government’s COVID-19 pandemic recovery program. The agency awarded motorized boats and various types of fish nets for river and fish pond […]
Only light vehicles are allowed to pass through Zigzag Road in going to the Freeport Area of Bataan (FAB) and Mariveles town proper. Buses, mini-buses and trucks shall continue to use the by-pass road. This was learned from Mariveles Councilor Tito Pancho Catipon, chair of Sangguniang Bayan committee on public order and safety (PSO), tourism, […]
After ironing out kinks with members of Idigenous People or the Kulot (Aetas) in the remote Sitio (sub-village) of Kanawan in Barangay Binaritan, in Morong. Bataan, the P50 billion Subic Clark Railway Project will push through next year. The railway system from Clark will traverse some 73.8 kilometers passing through a good portion of Aetas’ […]
The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) approved new investment proposals worth a total of P16.2 billion in the third quarter of this year to reassert Subic Bay Freeport Zone’s claim as one of the biggest business destinations in the country. SBMA Chairman and Administrator Wilma T. Eisma said the new investment commitments were made by […]
Employees of the Provincial Government of Bataan (PGB), who have children ages three to four, can now work without worrying about their kids as the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) inaugurated today, November 23, the PGB Child Development and EduChild Resource Center. Governor Albert Garcia led the inauguration ceremony of the facility which […]
Nine mango farmers who are cooperators of Bataan Peninsula State University’s (BPSU) mango project received Philippine Good Agricultural Practices (PhilGAP) certificates from Department of Agriculture (DA). BPSU Vice President for Research, Extension, and Training Services Dr. Hermogenes Paguia said the awarding of certificates was held during the recent DA Region 3 Annual Regional Awarding of […]