Legend A group of Spaniards were on their way to this town by boat when their attention was attracted by something floating on the water. With unusual curiosity, they looked at the floating object. Each one of the Spaniards asked the natives who were with them what the name of the floating object was. The […]
The Provincial Government of Bataan launched on Thursday (Nov.4, 2021) what it considers a breakthrough to monitor, observe and discipline motorists zipping through the 68-kilometer Roman Superhighway which spans from Hermosa to Mariveles. The no contact apprehension (NCAP) program is a P50 million project to be undertaken with a private company through the 1Bataan public […]
Representing the Provincial Government of Bataan, Governor Abet Garcia, signed a memorandum agreement last November 5 with the Bataan Police Provincial Office, Armed Forces of the Philippines, PNP-Special Action Force, PNP-Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Canine Unit, PNP-Highway Patrol Group, PNP-Maritime Group, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, Philippine Coast Guard, Bureau of Fire Protection, Bureau of Customs-Limay, […]
The Social Security System (SSS) announced today that members may update their contact information online starting May 16, 2022 after the state-run pension fund resumed the said online updating of record on the My.SSS portal. In a media statement sent to 1Bataan News, SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Michael Regino said members using their […]
The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) is not always aimed at warding off communist terrorists, sometimes it also helps construct farm-to-market road. This will happen in Barangay Mabiga, in Hermosa where the NTF-ELCAC allotted P12 million for a one-kilometer farm-to-market road. The Local Government of Hermosa, Bataan PNP, Department of […]
Mayor Alex Acuzar is eyeing at least two housing projects in Samal to benefit local residents. “Our municipality owns a land area in upland Barangay Imelda, we will use that as housing site”, the mayor said in vernacular. “We also plan to purchase land in the town proper that we can use as another housing […]
President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. announced last week he would review Executive Order No. 138 issued on June 2021 directing full devolution of certain functions of the national government, as ordered by the Supreme Court in the Garcia-Mandanas case. The SC granted in 2018 and reaffirmed a year later the petitions of former Bataan Governor Enrique […]
The local government unit of Abucay is confident of winning the prestigious Seal of Good Local Government (SGLG). Abucay Mayor Ruben C. Tagle explained that even the utilization rate of 20% development fund is at 78.15%. The passing SGLG standard is 65%. “This would have been more than enough for the municipality of Abucay,” said […]
Construction of bridges, flood-control projects and other important infrastructure facilities throughout the province were among the topics tackled in the recent 3rd Quarter Full Council Meeting of the Provincial Development Council (PDC) held at the Bunker. Presided by Bataan Gov. Joet Garcia, the meeting was attended by provincial board members, representatives of the three district […]
The Provincial Government of Bataan is facing a new challenge barely five months before yearend, and that is how to fully implement the Universal Health Care Law amid reports that funds for the Department of Health for 2024 has been slashed by P10 billion. Bataan Gov. Joet Garcia recently met with representatives of district hospitals […]
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