Month: September 2023

More than a thousand daycare children in Orani received school supplies and hygiene kits from the Bus ng Pangarap, a charitable project of Afaji Builders, a construction firm based in Orani in the province of Bataan. The Bus ng Pangarap, which literally means “Bus of Dreams”, is a mobile outreach program that aims to provide […]

Only two towns and its lone city are free from African swine fever (ASF)— Limay, Mariveles and Balanga City. Dr. Alberto Venturina, Bataan veterinarian, said his office had not received any report of ASF cases in the said places. He said his office is now processing pertinent documents for indemnification of affected hog farmers from […]

Bataan First District Representative Geraldine Roman took to social media to celebrate Women’s Equality Day on August 26. In her post, she reaffirmed her commitment to a world where everyone, regardless of gender, enjoys equal opportunities and rights. Women’s Equality Day is observed in the United States to commemorate the 1920 adoption of the Nineteenth […]

For ease of doing business and efficient delivery of services, the Municipality of Morong has adopted digital payment for government disbursement and collection. The Sangguniang Bayan of Morong, headed by Vice Mayor Leila Linao-Munoz passed Municipal Ordinance No. 267, “An Ordinance Prescribing the Adoption of Digital Payments for Government Disbursement and Collections in the Municipality […]

The Peninsula Electric Cooperative (Penelco) announced on its social media page that it will no longer charge the 3% franchise tax to its consumers starting from the billing month of September 2023. Their statement states that this is in compliance with Resolution No. 10, Series of 2023, issued by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) on […]

DQS Certification Phils. Inc. has recently re-certified the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) for its compliance with ISO 9001:2015 and 14001:2015 standards. According to Vicente Evidente, Jr., SBMA Planning and Development Office (PDO) manager and the agency’s Quality Management Representative (QMR), the third-party surveillance audit is the DQS’s first face-to-face audit here since the pandemic, […]

The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) ng Bataan headed by Vice Governor Cris Garcia unanimously passed a resolution expressing profound sympathy and condolences on the death of Department of Migrant Workers Secretary Susan “Toots” Vasquez Ople. Sponsored by Board Member Tony Roman, SP Resolution 366 expresses deep sadness on Ople’s demise and honors her as a champion […]

Bataan Governor Joet Garcia attended the Inter-Agency Meeting or the Oplan Balik-Eskwela of the Bataan Schools Division Office on August 25, where various agencies discussed the preparations for the resumption of classes in public schools on August 29. The meeting aimed to coordinate the efforts of the agencies, teachers, parents, and all Bataeños in implementing […]