The Bataan-Cavite Interlink Bridge (BCIB) and the Cebu Bus Rail Transit (BRT) projects have faced delays and increased construction costs, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) announced. In a briefing, NEDA Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan on Friday, Oct. 13, said that the...
CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – Police seized suspected shabu worth P510,000 from two drug pushers in buy-bust operations in Bataan and Pampanga on October 11. In Mariveles, Bataan, a male drug pusher yielded 45 grams of shabu with an estimated street value of P306,000. Alias...
CAMP Olivas, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – Authorities apprehended eight fishermen for alleged dynamite fishing in the sea of Limay, Bataan on Tuesday, September 19. Police said five suspects with the surnames Maceda, Bernaldo, Tapion, and Villanueva were on an unmarked fishing boat. On...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has started its own probe and has dispatched a quick response team to look into the reported disappearance last Sept. 2 of two environment advocates in Bataan. It acted on report by the anti-reclamation network AKAP Ka Manila Bay that Jonila Castro, 21, and Jhed...
La Jolla located at the Bataan Peninsula, renowned as a sustainable hospitality property, takes immense pride in leading the way toward environmental renewable practices. Every year, La Jolla commemorates Pawikan Day by setting free newly hatched sea turtles into the vast ocean, thereby making a...
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga (PNA) – The province of Bataan was placed under a state of calamity due to an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF). The declaration was provided in a resolution passed by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) of Bataan and was approved by Gov. Jose Enrique Garcia III on...
Just a few hours’ drive away from Manila lies the province of Bataan, a place brimming with history and natural beauty. Whether you’re a history nerd, a beach lover, or just someone who needs to get away from it all, Bataan has something to offer. Allow us to give you three good reasons to...
A fisherman found what is believed to be rocket debris floating in the open sea in Morong, Bataan this week, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported on Friday, June 9. A ROCKET debris lies on the shorelines of Morong, Bataan shortly after it was towed out of the sea on June 5. The Philippine Coast...
Metal debris bearing Chinese markings was found by a fisherman in the open sea water in Morong, Bataan, the Philippine Coast Guard confirmed on Friday, June 9. Fisherman Alvin Menez found the huge metal object floating approximately 10 miles off Napot Point in Brgy. Nagbalayong last June 5 while he...
Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koshikawa Kazuhiko said Thursday he is hoping to see more maritime security collaborations between Tokyo, Manila and Washington as the three nations rolled out their trilateral exercises in the hotly-contested South China Sea. Kazuhiko said the arrival of...
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga (PNA) – Three persons, including a police officer, were killed and two others were wounded during a buy-bust operation against suspected gunrunners in Barangay Gen. Lim, Orion town in Bataan province on Tuesday, May 23. POLICE Regional Office-3 Director Police Brig....
Aside from looking for potential supplier for the planned nuclear power plant in the Philippines, Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo E. Pascual said the government is also eyeing potential manufacturing of nuclear power reactors in the country. It could be recalled that President Ferdinand R....
