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…
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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)…
DENR closes 47 establishments in Bulacan, Bataan
OBANDO, Bulacan — A total of 47 establishments were shut down in the provinces of Bulacan and Bataan since Friday for polluting the river system that leads to Manila Bay. This…
3 missing kids in Bataan found alive
CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga – The three elementary pupils who went missing in Limay, Bataan last Friday have been found alive and well. Chief Supt. Joel Napoleon Coronel, Central Luzon Police Regional…
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…
Bizman shot dead in Bataan
ABUCAY, Bataan – Two unidentified men gunned down a businessman painting a car inside his residential compound here Thursday afternoon. Senior Inspector Jennifer Cruz, Abucay police chief, said Joeffrey Anthony Limcangco,…
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…
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…
Bataan placed under state of calamity
BALANGA CITY, Bataan — The Sangguniang Panlalawigan on Sunday afternoon passed a resolution, approved by Governor Albert Garcia, declaring the entire province of Bataan under state of calamity after flash floods,…
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 submerges 46 villages in Bataan
PILAR, Bataan — Heavy rains triggered by the southwest monsoon and Tropical Storm Henry caused flashfloods in 46 villages in nine towns and one city of this province. Partial report from…
‘Termite gang’ carts away P7-M in cash, valuables in Bataan mall heist
BALANGA CITY, Bataan — A gang of robbers struck at a mall here between midnight Friday and dawn of Saturday, robbing three business establishments of cash and assorted items estimated to…
3 Bataan towns flooded due to heavy rains
HERMOSA, Bataan — Intermittent light to heavy rains triggered by the southwest monsoon or “habagat” since Saturday last week have caused two- to six-feet flash floods in at least 12 barangays…
Ports manager killed, admin officer injured in Bataan ambush
LIMAY, Bataan — The manager of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) in Bataan died while his administrative officer was seriously injured in an ambush by car-riding gunmen along the busy…
Fire still tearing down main commercial building in Bataan
BALANGA CITY, Bataan— Fire continued to rage at the five-storey annex building of Galeria Victoria here on the second day Wednesday noon as smoke almost engulfed the four-storey main structure…
NDRRM operations center on ‘blue alert’ for typhoon, LPA
MANILA — The National Disaster Risk Reduction Management (NDRRM) Operations Center has been placed on “blue alert” noontime Monday due to inclement weather brought by the expected entry of…
Flash floods hit 4 Bataan villages; destroy footbridge
MARIVELES, Bataan — Flash floods hit four villages here and destroyed a footbridge at the height of intermittent light to heavy rains Friday afternoon till midnight. Floods washed away the footbridge…
3 dead, 16 hurt in Bataan road mishap
DINALUPIHAN, Bataan, Aug. 11 –Three jeepney passengers died while 16 others were injured in an early Friday morning head-on collision between a passenger jeepney and a 14-wheeler truck along the…
600 join early morning transport strike in Bataan
BALANGA CITY, Bataan — Drivers and operators of passenger jeepneys plying the routes in the first district of Bataan temporarily stopped their operations on Monday, to demonstrate their opposition to…
2 dead, 16 injured in Bataan jeepney accident
BAGAC, Bataan — Two female excursionists died while 16 others, including the driver, were injured when their passenger jeepney lost its brake, hit a concrete posts and plunged into the…