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Local PNP gets a lift
By Mar T. Supnad MARIVELES, Bataan – In this fishing locality, “bayanihan,” or the fine art of inter-locking exchange of favor, remains intact. Whatever one needs, one fills the gap, at no cost. With an age-old tradition in place, the local police recently got another lift – this time from Barangay Alas-asin, which recently provided…
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Boat capsizes off Mariveles, 2 fishers from Cavite rescued
By Mar T. Supnad MARIVELES, Bataan – Two fishermen from Naic, Cavite whose fishing boat was sunk by big waves along the shark-infested high seas here were rescued by alert security personnel of the Karpa Security agency last Sunday. Rescuers described both fishermen – Bovit Jandog and John Pual Layson – as weak, tired and…
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Bataan town under ‘modified lockdown’ starting Aug. 8
By Mar T. Supnad WHEN the clock struck 12 early today, Aug. 8, the local government of Mariveles in Bataan started to implement a 48-hour “modified lockdown’ in an apparent effort to ensure prevention of an escalated figure on COVID-19 contamination. In her weekly update to her constituents, Mariveles Mayor Jocelyn Castańeda hinted at the…
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Mariveles creates one-stop housing board for homeless
By Mar T. Supnad MARIVELES, Bataan –The booming population as compared to the number of residents owning a house in this town has compelled the local government to take radical steps seen to bridge the gap on human settlement concerns. In a statement, Mariveles Mayor Jocelyn Castañeda hinted on a one-stop shop concept seen to…