Pilar Hall Set for Repairs

PILAR, Bataan - After years in the drawing board, the long-overdue renovation of the municipal hall and historic giant flaming sword monument in front of it will push through with a R34-million budget, Mayor Charlie Pizarro revealed yesterday.

After the bid for the implementation of the two projects is published, their construction will be initiated immediately, said Pizarro. The mayor said Bataan Governor Enrique "Tet" Garcia and Rep. Abet S. Garcia (2nd District, Bataan) will also provide additional fund for the projects.

-by: Mar T. Supnad



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Camaya Coast as Tourist Haven

MARIVELES, Bataan, Philippines — Rep. Abet S. Garcia, 2nd district-Bataan, cited yesterday the tourism and industrialization potential of this town even as he expressed optimism that more tourists and investors have continued to flock in the province.

Briefing newsmen, Congressman Garcia said that the tourism industry of this town has been booming with the establishment of the Camaya Coast, know as “Little Boracay of Bataan,” due to its pristine beaches and crystal clear water. “Camaya Coast is so accessible from Metro Manila since it takes an hour only by speed boat to reach this town; it is also located near the SBMA,” pointed out the bachelor solon..

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LTO pledges new Mariveles office

MANILA, Philippines -- A top official of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) gave his assurance to Bataan officials over the weekend that a new extension office will be put up to accommodate the renewals of registration of thousands of tricycles in this southern most town of Bataan.

The assurance was given by Reynaldo J. Cortez, newly-designated chief of the LTO-Registration Section in Bataan, who said that he is willing to set up a mobile LTO office here.

“In the name of public service, we will put up an extension office in Mariveles. We are just waiting for the tester machine being reconditioned in Olongapo City,” Cortez told Bataan 2nd District Rep. Albert Garcia and Mayor Jesse I. Concepcion when they met last Saturday.

- by Mar T. Supnad



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Labor center up in Limay

LIMAY, Bataan, Philippines — With the expansion program of a number of multi-national companies operating in this industrial town, Mayor Ver Roque revealed yesterday that they will set up a labor center here where his constituents can be trained for various skills training and livelihood programs.

Vowing to give priority to his town mates to be given work commensurate to their skills and capabilities, Roque said that the slaughter house and former hospital tagged as white elephant constructed by his predecessor, will be converted into a Labor center.

Under the program, the facility will be located in a one-hectare lot on the highway in Barangay Alangan. It will house a training facility where a number of vocational courses will be taught.

“Around 400 persons will be initially trained for various courses, livelihood programs, among others,” said Roque.

- by Mar T. Supnad


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Bataan's new tourism draw

MARIVELES, Bataan, Philippines — The sky-rise mountain called Tarak ridge has been a magnet for mountain hikers this year that Mayor Jesse I. Concepcion is now planning to put up an Eco-Tourism Center in the area.

Concepcion said the mountain climbers must have a shelter as they ascend Tarak Ridge.

He said he noticed how many tourists have committed themselves to going up Tarak ridge, acknowledging its historic importance and its natural allure.

During the recent three-day Tarak Endurance Open that kicked off in Barangay Alas-asin, media visitors were surprised at the beauty of Tarak ridge, its unique environment and virgin forest overlooking the Manila Bay and South China Sea.

To give shelter to the mountain climbers, Mayor Jesse I. Concepcion revealed the other day that they will soon put up an Eco-Tourism center.

In his speech during the launching of the three-day 1st Tarak Endurance Open competition, Mayor Concepcion said that the said Eco-Tourism center can be used as resting house and other purposes by hikers and tourists going up to the highest mountain here.

- by MAR T SUPNAD



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Bataan freeport helping reduce jobless

AFAB, Bataan, Philippines — With the simultaneous arrival of big time investors in need of thousands of personnel and workers inside the Authority of Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB) here, the number of jobless in the province will fall in the next few months.

Since the enactment of the law creating AFAB, at least 2,000 personnel and workers have been hired and thousands more are being hired to fill the necessary various positions ranging from skilled sewers, office personnel, welders and other skilled workers, said Rep. Abet S. Garcia of the second district of Bataan, author of the AFAB law.

AFAB chairman and administrator Lawyer Deo Custodio reported to Garcia, chairman of the House committee on trade and industry that at least 10 multi-national companies have been pouring their investment inside AFAB in just a short time and these companies had employed around 2,000 personnel and workers.

Mayor Jesse I. Concepcion of this town said that they have already been preparing constituents for the jobs by giving them free skills training to enable them to be easily hired in AFAB even.

Concepcion said he was also lobbying for the prioritization of his town mates to be employed within AFAB.

He said that GN Power, a private firm being constructed to generate at least 600 megawatts of electricity in this town, is also in need of at least 500 welders and laborers, aside from the more than thousands already employed in GN Power.

- by MAR T. SUPNAD

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