Bataan undertakes preemptive evacuation as ‘Rolly’ nears
The Bataan Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (PDRRMO) is conducting preemptive evacuation of residents in flood-prone areas as Typhoon Rolly comes nearer the province.
Author: Ernie Esconde-PNA
18 new infections recorded in Bataan
BALANGA CITY, Bataan – Eighteen new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (Covid-19), including three children and four teenagers, were reported in this province, raising the total number of infections to 541.
Bataan’s coronavirus tally climbs to 495
BALANGA CITY, Bataan – Governor Albert Garcia on Monday said confirmed cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in this province continue to rise and has reached 495. Citing the latest report from the Provincial Health Office (PHO), the governor said six cases have been added in the list of those infected by the dreaded disease. He … Read More
Bataan bans mass gatherings, religious activities
BALANGA CITY, Bataan – The provincial Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) here has prohibited the holding of mass gatherings, including religious activities, in all the 11 towns and one city effective on Monday. Governor Albert Garcia, IATF chair, said the group decided to arrest the growing number of Covid-19 infections in the … Read More
Bataan freeport checks visitors, workers vs. Covid-19
MARIVELES, Bataan — The Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB) has implemented random checking of body temperature of visitors and workers in this town as a precaution against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). John Ryan Reyes, incident commander of AFAB Incident Management Team (IMT), said in an interview on Monday that they have … Read More
Petron Bataan Refinery defies DOLE, suspends union officers
LIMAY, Bataan — The Petron Bataan Refinery (PBR) here on Monday suspended 24 officers of the striking union despite the return to work order given by Secretary Silvestre Bello III of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). “Nakakalungkot isipin pero kailangan sundin. Dumating na po ang assumption order mula sa office ng DOLE kung saan … Read More
Big whale found dead on Bataan beach
MARIVELES, Bataan — A big whale, commonly known to villagers as “balyena”, was found dead on a beach in Sitio Boracay, Barangay Townsite here on Friday dawn. No one knew what species the mammal belonged to. A fisherman, Ramon Francisco, said it could be a blue whale or humpback whale. An inspecting team from the Municipal Environment … Read More
Bataan hit by red tide
SAMAL, Bataan — The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Monday night imposed a shellfish ban in Bataan after samples taken from the coastal areas tested positive for Paralytic Shellfish Poison (PSF). A copy of BFAR’s shellfish advisory BFAR, in its Local Shellfish Advisory No. 03 dated October 28, 2019, banned the eating, … Read More
Suspected diphtheria case reported in Bataan
DIPHTHERIA CASE? Dinalupihan Vice Mayor Renato Matawaran (left), Municipal Health Officer Dr. Johna Mandac and Municipal Administrator Rolando Rojas (not shown in photo) discuss the suspected diphtheria case involving a four-year-old boy in the town on Tuesday (Oct. 1, 2019). The boy was brought to the Dinalupihan District Hospital but was immediately transferred to San … Read More
20K Bataan folks join Coastal Clean-up Day
BAGAC, Bataan — Some 20,000 people joined the International Clean-up Day, focusing not only on the seven coastal villages but all the 14 barangays of this town. Mayor Rommel del Rosario said some 8,000 participated in the parade from the Philippine–Japan Friendship Tower to the town plaza and later in the clean-up of seven seaside villages … Read More
Fire-stricken Bataan town now under state of calamity
ORION, Bataan — The municipal government here on Wednesday placed the town under a state of calamity following a huge fire incident that gutted more than 900 houses, affecting more than a thousand families. “Nagdeklara kami ng state of calamity para matutukan ang pangangailangan ng affected families (We declared state of calamity so that we can … Read More
1.6K volunteers join Manila Bay cleanup in Bataan
MARIVELES, Bataan — The launching of the rehabilitation of Manila Bay, dubbed as “Battle for Manila Bay” in Bataan province was a success, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Monday said. Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Officer Raul Mamac said more than 1,600 volunteered and joined the cleanup in Lucanin, one of the … Read More
4 die, 1 hurt in Bataan road mishap
ORANI, Bataan — A speeding car bringing five family members to a hospital for an emergency case crashed at a small concrete house by the side of a road in Barangay Tugatog here before dawn on Tuesday, resulting in the death of four persons and the wounding of another. Dead on the spot were Rogelio Santiago, … Read More
3 beachgoers drown in Bataan during ‘Undas’ break
BAGAC, Bataan — Police on Sunday reported that three persons drowned while bathing in beaches along three coastal villages of this town in three consecutive days starting All Saints’ Day. The victims were identified as Jason Manlangit, 26, vendor, of Baclaran, Parañaque City; Mathew Plaza, 19, of Mariveles, Bataan; and Michael Palalimpa, 19, Malabon City resident. … Read More
Suspected drug trader killed in Bataan buy-bust
SAMAL, Bataan — A suspected drug trader was slain in an armed encounter with police during a buy-bust operation at a waiting shed in an upland village in the area at 2:30 a.m. on Thursday. Samal police chief, Chief Insp. Emelito dela Cruz, said Vincent del Rosario of Sapa, Samal, died when he tried to fight … Read More
Floods hit 15 Bataan villages due to heavy rain, high tide
HERMOSA, Bataan — Some 15 villages in Bataan were hit by floods, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) reported on Sunday. Among the 15 flooded barangays, seven are in Hermosa town, which include Almacen, Daungan, Parayray, Pulo, Saba, Mandama, and Purok 1. Fishing bancas remained as the only means of transportation in the … Read More
Arroyo on ‘prime minister’ talks: black propaganda
DINALUPIHAN, Bataan — Former President and House Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on Friday branded talks about her becoming prime minister under a federal form of government as black propaganda. She begged off from talking about politics and said she wanted to concentrate on working for the good of those displaced by the recent typhoons. Arroyo said … Read More
3 Bataan villages remain buried in mud
ABUCAY, Bataan — Three villages in this town on Thursday remained buried in thick mud left by the massive flood that hit the province Sunday. Heavy equipment like backhoe and dump truck were being used but residents of Barangays Gabon, Omboy and Wawa were seen continuously shoveling the mud. The flow of traffic along the MacArthur … Read More
Bataan flood victims display resilience of Filipinos
BALANGA CITY, Bataan—Residents in this province have displayed their resilience amid the devastation wrought by floods. Two days after the province’s 11 towns and city were inundated, things were almost back to normal on Tuesday except that people, such as those in Balanga City and Abucay, worked to remove the thick mud and garbage left … Read More
Wall in Bataan village collapses; some areas still flooded
DINALUPIHAN, Bataan — Portions of a retaining wall in a housing subdivision here collapsed at the height of the rains Tuesday afternoon while seven villages in the town remain submerged in flood waters on Wednesday. No injury nor damage to property was reported as a result of the incident. The retaining wall served as protective mechanism … Read More