The much-anticipated fresh round of extensive feasibility study for the targeted revival of the 620-megawatt Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) will be facing delays due to “compliance concerns” that the governments of the Philippines and South Korea have yet to accomplish. In an exclusive...
The Sandiganbayan has recalled its conviction of Limay, Bataan Mayor Nelson C. David who passed away four days before he was declared guilty of violation of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act. Last Dec. 2, the anti-graft court promulgated its decision convicting David who died four days...
PCG Commandant, Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan (right) and Abucay, Bataan Mayor Ruben Tagle (middle) sign the deed of usufruct for the donation of 20 hectares of land by the local government of Abucay to the PCG on Feb. 11, 2025 in Port Area, Manila. (Photo: PCG) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said...
CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – Police arrested two men for allegedly robbing a convenience store in Barangay Balsik, Hermosa, Bataan, on Wednesday, Feb. 12. THE suspects' loot and gun. (FB) The suspects were identified as Junior, 32, and Gil, 31. Investigation said the store was...
A family of four was killed in a fire that razed their two-story house in Purok 1, Barangay Camacho, Balanga City, Bataan on Sunday, Feb. 2. The victims were identified as Zenaida, 70; Augusto Jose, 53; Jaimelyn Joy, 24; and three-year-old Jaila Adeline. Investigation said the fire started at 4:45...
Senator Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri has sponsored a measure that seeks to amend the Freeport Area of Bataan Act to further strengthen the Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB), emphasizing that enhancing its powers will pave the way for more investments and job opportunities while...
(Courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard) Two fishermen who got stranded when their motorboat suffered engine failure while they were fishing off Bagac, Bataan over the weekend were rescued by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). Fishermen Giovannie Austria and Angelo Pilote were onboard the...
A sprawling facility allegedly operating as a scam hub inside a freeport zone in Sitio Cabog-cabog, Balanga City, Bataan was raided by authorities on Thursday, Oct. 31. Nearly 1,000 Filipino workers were rescued by the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission in the operation conducted on the...
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – Fishermen found a total of 2.1 kilos of suspected shabu valued at P14.6 million floating on the sea of Zambales and Bataan on Monday, October 14. SUSPECTED shabu worth P14.6 million was found in the sea of Bataan and Zambales on October 14. Eight...
Officials from the Philippine Coast Guard, Harbor Star Shipping Services Inc., local government of Bataan, Office of Civil Defense, and Bataan Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) conduct a final inspection on Sept. 12, 2024 at the ground zero in Limay, Bataan where...
All questions surrounding the sunken and capsized vessels that caused massive oil spill in Bataan and nearby cities will be investigated, President Marcos said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. leads the distribution of assistance to fishermen affected by the oil spill in Navotas on Sept....
MTKR Terranova (File photo courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard) The siphoning operation for sunken tanker MTKR Terranova has been extended until Friday, Sept 13, to ensure that the eight cargo oil tanks onboard are no longer carrying oily waste, a ranking official of Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)...
