Tag: Bataan
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GMEC equips community to combat climate change
BATAAN–GNPower Mariveles Energy Center Ltd. Co. (GMEC) conducted an Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) Environmental Forum on Understanding Climate Change and Mangroves this May at Pulo Integrated School in Sitio Pulo, Barangay Kabalutan, Orani, Bataan. This is one of the company’s initiatives under its 6.8M Mangrove Adoption and Protection Project, a five-year program aiming to…
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51 CL tour guides receive insurance, kits from DOT
PAMPANGA– A total of 51 tour guides from the provinces of Pampanga, Aurora, Bataan, Bulacan, and Tarlac received free personal accident insurance coverage worth P2.55 million from the Department of Tourism (DOT). Aside from the insurance, they also received DOT tour guiding kits containing electronic lapels, hats, sunblock, sunglasses, tumblers and other tour guiding essentials. The recipients…
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Kwento to Kwenta: GNPD Paints Colorful Stories of Hope with Children of Special Needs in Mariveles
BATAAN – In an ode to celebrate Autism Awareness Month last April, GNPower Dinginin Ltd. Co. (GNPD) held its employee-led volunteer program Project Saysay, with the theme Strokes of Progress: Uniting Colors and Minds at Romalaine’s Seafood Restaurant in Alasasin, Mariveles, Bataan. The morning was filled with color as the Special Education (SPED) teachers from Antonio G. Llamas Elementary School, 16…
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India’s largest port operator eyes Bataan for expansion
MANILA – The India-based Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (APSEZ Ltd.) is looking at Bataan for its port development plan, the Palace said on Friday. The Presidential Communication Office said the company plans to develop a 25-meter-deep port that can accommodate Panamax vessels. The Adani group is also planning to invest in ports,…
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Power sources
A worker on a bicycle pedals his way to his designated workplace inside GMEC coal-fired power plant complex in Mariveles, Bataan. GMEC along with the adjacent and much bigger coal-fired power plant, the GNDP, supplies the Luzon and Visayas power grid of the much-needed electricity amid the El Niño phenomenon affecting the country. (Ang Pahayagan…
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PH Navy test-fires new non-line of sight missile system
MANILA – The Philippine Navy (PN) has validated the precision strike capability of the newly installed Israeli-made Spike NLOS (non-line of sight) missile system fitted aboard one of its fast attack interdiction craft (FAIC) platforms. The NLOS missile system accurately hit the target at least 20 kilometers away during the firing held in Mariveles, Bataan…
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RED TIDE UPDATE
The shellfish samples collected from the coastal waters of Bataan, Pampanga, Bulacan and Zambales are FREE OF THE TOXIC RED TIDE. All types of shellfish gathered from these areas are safe for human consumption. Below is the latest Shellfish Bulletin released by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Central Office for the information of…
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10 suspects fell in 2 dismantled drug den in Bataan
BATAAN – Ten alleged drug personalities were apprehended in a series of buy-bust operations that led in the dismantling of two makeshift drug dens in Barangay Pantalan, Orani on Thursday night (April 11). The first operation took place around 8:24 p m. resulted in the arrest of five individuals and seizure of approximately 13 grams…
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Death March Marker
Pagpupugay at pagkilala sa dakilang sakripisyo ng mga beterano ng Bataan Death March, ang pinakamatinding pangyayari noong panahon ng ikalawang digmaan pandaigdig kung saan mahigit kumulang 75,000 sundalong Pilipino at Amerikano ang naglakad mula Bataan patungong Capas, Tarlac.
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DENR to map public lands, municipal waters suitable for salt farming
MANILA – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will soon start identifying, mapping, and designating public lands and portions of municipal waters in the country that are suitable for salt production, in compliance with Republic Act No. 11985, or An Act Strengthening and Revitalizing the Salt Industry in the Philippines which took effect…
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Bataan fisherfolk undergo fish processing training
BALANGA CITY — About 40 members of the Mabayo Agri-aqua Association in Morong, Bataan have undergone skills training on fish processing. The training conducted by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) aims to equip local fisherfolk not only with valuable techniques for handling, adding value to caught fish, and processing seafood but also…
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Population commission alarmed with spike in teen pregnancies in Central Luzon
PAMPANGA– The Commission on Population and Development (CPD) raises alarm as Central Luzon ranks first nationwide in terms of pregnancies among adolescents below 15 years old. Based on the 2022 Civil Registry and Vital Statistics data, births among 10 to 14-year-olds in the region totaled 409, making up 33.66 percent of all cases in the country. CPD…
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DTI Bataan supports cancer patients through GNPD-led livelihood training
BATAAN – The Department of Trade & Industry (DTI), in partnership with GNPower Dinginin Ltd. Co. (GNPD) hosted a one-day livelihood training at La Arnie’s Farm, Munting Batangas, Balanga City, Bataan. According to Veronica Señoreses of DTI Bataan, the training aims to introduce the members of the Bataan Cancer Society and Support Group to another…
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World Water Day beach clean-up
Subic Bay Freeport – The Subic Bay Marine Exploratorium, Inc. – Camayan Beach Resort took a proactive step to preserve the pristine beauty of Subic Bay with an activity dubbed “Ecology Zone Shore Restoration,” coinciding with the celebration of the World Water Day on March 22 at the Camayan Beach area in Morong, Bataan. In…
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Police: No foul play in Zulueta death
The Philippine National Police (PNP) said Monday there was no foul play in the death of former Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Deputy Security Officer Ricardo Zulueta. Tagged as among the brains behind the Oct. 3, 2022 slay of broadcaster Percival “Percy Lapid” Mabasa, the 42-year-old Zulueta succumbed to heart failure at Bataan Peninsula Medical Center…
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