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From nine pilot areas, Bataan is the only province to comply with resiliency plan
By Mar Supnad FROM nine pilot localities, only Bataan managed to formulate, complete and submit its comprehensive resiliency plan seen to alleviate difficulties under extreme conditions. At the online conference keynoted by United Nations (UN) Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) top executives on October 30, Bataan province, represented by its Governor Abet S. Garcia presented to…
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Mechanization program
A farmer, center, poses happily for a photo with Gov. Abet S. Garcia, 2nd right; Board member Benjie Serrano, right; and Mayor Gila Garcia, 2nd left; right (lower photo) after receiving his farm equipment during the ‘Awarding of Agricultural Machinery and Farm Equipment’ thru the efforts of the governor and Mayor Gila Garcia. (Mar T.…
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Garcia pushes for modular learning system
By Mar T. Supnad BATAAN CAPITOL – Amid the pandemic, Governor Abet S .Garcia has pushed for the modular learning system here, believing this is more effective in conducting blended learning schemes in public and private schools in the upcoming opening class this October 5. During the recent media briefing held at The Bunker, Bataan…
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Bataan registers 310 COVID cases in 3 days alone
By Mar T. Supnad BATAAN CAPITOL – Bataan registered 310 cases of coronavirus for the last three days, bringing to 1,763 the total number of infected individuals in this province. This was reported by Governor Abet S. Garcia who said that last September 12, Bataan recorded a total of 183, and Sept. 13, 56 and…
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$500M project assurance
Mario T. Supnad (right), provincial consultant to the office of the governor, briefs Friday Bataan Gov. Abet S. Garcia about the progress of the $500 million waste-to-energy project to be set up in Hermosa, Bataan. Project proponent – AgriPower of New York led by its CEO Barry Berman – assures that the WtE is well-funded…
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Bataan cites Robredo, Rotarians for COVID-19 response, PPEs
By Mar T. Supnad MARIVELES, Bataan — The provincial government badly needed help and they readily provided. For that reason, Bataan Governor Abet Garcia underscored the need to recognize what he described unsolicited help from those who have shown compassion sans media stunts. Garcia particularly cited efforts of Vice president Leni Robredo and the people…
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Bataan equips checkpoints with high-tech gadgets
By Mar T. Supnad BATAAN CAPITOL – People are bound to get tired and err as an offshoot of exhaustion. With that in mind, the provincial government embarks on equipping front-liners manning the checkpoints with high-tech gadgets that would effectively monitor the ingress and egress, if only to make sure they get to minimize the…
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African swine fever spreads in Bataan
By Mar T. Supnad ASIDE from the highly-infectious coronavirus disease, Bataan also got hit by another virus strain – this time affecting the farm livestock. But unlike the Department of Social Welfare and Development, which is required to undergo multiple layers of bureaucratic process before it could release aid, Bataan Provincial government was too quick…
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Free dialysis saves kidney patients in Bataan
By Mar T. Supnad LIMAY, Bataan — If not for the free dialysis, local folks suffering from kidney failure could have already died months ago, and in an apparent effort to save more lives, the provincial government alongside with the local government units in the province embarked on putting up a dialysis center. At the…