The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) cited Monday, Dec. 13, Balanga City, for being the top-performing local government unit (LGU) in the 2020 Fisheries Compliance Audit (FishCA) National Validation. Balanga City was recognized by the DILG for “its exemplary practices in the...
Balanga, Bataan Bishop Ruperto C. Santos has released a diocesan reflection on the coming elections with the hope of guiding voters to vote responsibly. Bishop Ruperto C. Santos (Manila Bulletin file) The diocesan reflection in the form of a dialogue between a priest and a voter seeks to guide the...
Balanga Bishop Ruperto C. Santos, vice chairman of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines Episcopal Commission on Migrants and Itinerant People (CBCP-ECMI) , cited the sacrifices and valuable contribution of overseas Filipino workers to the country’s economy. Bishop Ruperto Santos...
Balanga, Bataan Bishop has asked presidential aspirant Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso to work for the welfare and rights of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Bishop Ruperto Santos (CBCP / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) "I told him to put God first and to work for the welfare and...
The Diocese of Balanga in Bataan will offer the first holy mass Monday, Nov. 1, in all their parishes for the eternal repose of those who died of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Bishop Ruperto Santos (Manila Bulletin File) “We are remembering those who perished due to COVID-19. All the first...
Balanga Bishop Ruperto C. Santos has set up a scholarship foundation for the children of overseas Filipino workers, particularly those who lost their jobs amid the pandemic. Bishop Ruperto Santos (CBCP / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The Ad Seminandum RCS 10 Foundation, Inc. aims to look after the...
Balanga Bishop Ruperto C. Santos has ordered the suspension of all public religious activities in the Diocese of Balanga after the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) placed the province under the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) from Aug. 8 to...
Balanga Bishop Ruperto C. Santos, vice chairman of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines Episcopal Commission on Migrants and Itinerant People and bishop-promoter of the Stella Maris Philippines, has cited the heroic response of the Filipino seafarers who rescued the refugees...
