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AFAB Registration, ImpEx, Workforce Control Processes now ISO certified

Contributed by Carissa Caraig, AFAB  MARIVELES, Bataan - Just six years after it started its operations, the Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB) has already established its management systems, assuring the registered locators, potential investors and key stakeholders of the Freeport Area of Bataan (FAB)...

AFAB, FAB locators support crisis-stricken Marawi City residents

Contributed by Carissa Caraig, AFAB  MARIVELES – The Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB), along with the registered locators of the Freeport Area of Bataan (FAB), joined the government of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) in extending help and support to crisis-affected residents...

Roman supports efforts to resolve Subic Freeport leadership tussle

ORANI, Bataan – Bataan 1st District Representative Geraldine B. Roman on Friday said she supports the efforts being done by his colleagues and other concerned individuals to resolve the tension on the leadership feud inside the Subic Bay Freeport. In an interview via Messenger, Roman was reacting to the...

DOLE 3 orients FAB locators on amended rules

FREEPORT AREA OF BATAAN – Some 40 locators of the Freeport Area of Bataan (FAB) were recently oriented on Department Order No. 174-17 by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). Jerry Borja, DOLE 3 information office chief, said that DO 174-17, which supersedes DO 18-A...

Bataan Governor welcomes proposed construction of LNG power plant

BALANGA CITY, Bataan -  Governor Albert Raymond S. Garcia has articulated  his  optimism with the proposed plan of the government and private sectors to construct a $ 2.4 billion liquefied natural gas plant and  storage terminal in the coastal village of Lamao, Limay, this province. According  to Governor Garcia, the...

Bataan tops 2016 NCC ranking

CITY of BALANGA, Bataan – The Province of Bataan was ranked 1st in Central Luzon and the 7th Most Competitive Province in the Philippines by the National Competitiveness Council (NCC) for 2016. The NCC is a public-private sector organization mandated to promote and develop national competitiveness...

Mediamen urged to focus on Bataan’s economic growth

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – Governor Albert S. Garcia is encouraging media practitioners to highlight the remarkable economic growth of the provicne and to focus on the expansion of the country’s first defense industrial complex  located at the government arsenal in the upland area of Barangay Lamao in Limay. In a press...

Mt. Samat Shrine as eco-tourism investment hub cited

PILAR, Bataan – Some multinational tourism-oriented entrepreneurs are expected to contribute their expertise and financial resources in the sophisticated transformation of historic Mount Samat National Shrine of Valor into a world-class memorial site and principal tourist destination in Central Luzon. Bataan Governor Albert Raymond S. Garcia has commended the official...

SBMA Director Boy Roque, vows to do what’s best for Bataan

LIMAY, Bataan – SBMA Director Boy Roque, former Bataan Vice-Governor, who was personally handpicked by President Duterte to serve as one of the Board of Directors of SBMA representing the private sector, said that he will always keep in mind to do what’s best for...

Mount Samat to become a world-class memorial site

BALANGA CITY, Bataan -The endorsement of Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) of the Mount Samat Tourism Enterprise Zone Authority as the second flagship tourism enterprise in Luzon and subsequent approval of its integrated master plan is a monumental component of creating a world-class memorial shrine of valor...