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100-bed capacity for COVID-19 patients
Philippine Ports Authority general manager Jay Daniel Santiago (left) and Bataan Governor Abet S. Garcia cut the ceremonial ribbon officially opening the state-of-the-art 100-bed capacity Port Capinpin Covid processing facility in Orion town this morning, October 9. The Covid facility was donated by the Lopez Group of Companies. Also in photo are Cong. Joet Garcia…
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Central Luzon on track to recover from pandemic, unemployment rate drops
Central Luzon is on track to recover from the losses brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic while the unemployment rate dropped to 10.9 percent from 27.3 percent in previous quarter. In his message during a virtual meeting last Friday, Regional Development Council (RDC) Chairperson and Bataan Governor Abet S. Garcia said Central Luzon’s strength comes…
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Bataan capitol, Samal town best implementors in infra projects
By Mar T. Supnad BATAAN – The provincial capitol under the leadership of Gov. Abet S. Garcia was cited as “best” in implementing locally-funded projects while Samal town took the top spot again for third consecutive months with 100 percent compliance rating, an unequalled performance by any other LGUs. Myra Moral-Soriano, provincial director of Department…
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Bataan lists 239 COVID-19 cases in 48 hours
By Mar T. Supnad BATAAN – The dreaded coronavirus logged the highest number of infected in last two days, infecting 239 individuals in the province. In his report, Governor Abet S. Garcia said that on September 12, Bataan recorded a total of 183, the highest number of infected in a single day since the onset…
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Subic crew-change hub begins operations
By Mar T. Supnad SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — Subic started operations as a crew-change hub on Thursday, September 10, with the arrival here of five Filipino seafarers who finally disembarked after being stranded aboard their ship for several months due to port restrictions during the Covid-19 pandemic. Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Chairman and Administrator…
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Bataan rushes quarantine, isolation facility
By Mar T. Supnad ORANI, Bataan – Governor Abet S. Garcia ordered to speed up the construction of 1 Bataan COVID-19 Mega Processing Facility here. Garcia said that the facility will cater to returning overseas Filipinos (ROF), locally stranded individuals (LSI), seafarers, and even special cases of authorized persons outside of residence (APOR). When the…
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Bataan COVID-19 update: 948 infected, 17 dead
By Mar T. Supnad BATAAN – The total number of infected by COVID-19 in Bataan has reached an alarming record of 948, with 17 dead. Governor Abet S Garcia reported on Sept. 1 that based on report, 27 were newly-infected most of them from Mariveles town, by the virus while recovered were 559. However, the…
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Biggest cement plant in Bataan opens
By Mar T. Supnad ORION, Bataan – A giant foreign-owned cement plant has been set up in barangay Sta. Elena this town. The Halong Pilipinas Inc., said to be owned by Chinese and Taiwanese nationals, is reportedly bigger than the one operating inside Freeport Area of Bataan. Top company officials of Halong led by Jayson…
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Bataan tests 10K residents for COVID-19, mega-facility to start in September
By Mar T. Supnad BALANGA CITY, Bataan – A total of 10,152 residents in Bataan were already tested using the Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction machine (RT-PCR) for COVID-19 cumulative since January 31, based on the reports today of the Provincial Health Office. Of this number, 9,408 residents yielded a negative result. Number of active confirmed…
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Bataan traders help sought in battle against COVID-19
By Mar T. Supnad CITING corporate social responsibility, the Bataan provincial government appealed to local business leaders to do their share in the province’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. At the recent consultative meeting held Saturday, Bataan Governor Abet Garcia shared his vision for a proposed three-hectare mega-facility that will rise in Orani to house…