Freedom at Last (January 30, 1945)

The Philippines was the last major conquest of Japan in the Pacific.[i]The guerrillas contributed greatly to the liberation of the Philippines. [ii]All throughout the province today, the memory of that period remains. Its legacy to the generations of Filipinos who have lived and breathed freedom since the end of the Second World War is described in a marker that stands till today at the entrance to Bataan: “The little mountainous peninsula of Bataan saved democracy and the whole world from the evil hands of the devil” – From a radio broadcast of US President Franklin D. Roosevelt, January 5, 1945.”[iii][i] Alberto S. Abeleda Jr., The Nation in Focus, St. Bernadette Publishing House Corporation, 2007, p. 124[ii] Alberto S. Abeleda Jr., The Nation in Focus, St. Bernadette Publishing...

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Gov. Enrique T. Garcia, Jr.

PERSONAL INFORMATIONFull name: Enrique Tuason Garcia, Jr.Date of Birth: September 13, 1940Place of Birth: Pasay CityCivil Status: MarriedName of Spouse: Victoria S. GarciaName of Children: Anna, Abet, Gila, Joet, FrancisOffice Address: 2nd Floor Capitol Bldg., Capitol Drive, Balanga City, BataanTelephone Nos.: (047) -791-4759, 237-1066, 237-2413, 791-1784, 237-1058, 237-3488,791-7955Telefax No.: (047) 237-2413EDUCATIONElementary: Balanga Elementary School (1947-1953)Secondary: Bataan High School(1953-1957)Tertiary: De La Salle College - AB-Economics, AB-Accounting (1957-1963)EMSI, New Jersey, USA - Linear Programming (1970) Experience ...

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Cong. Albert S. Garcia

Personal InformationName : Albert Raymond Garcia Date of Birth : February 1, 1970 Civil Status : Single Gender : Male Residence : Bo. Campo, Tenejero, City of Balanga Bataan Tel. No. : (047) 237 - 2543 EDUCATION College : De La Salle University College of Liberal Arts (1988 - 1991) Degree/Units earned : AB Philosophy and Letters Secondary : La Salle Greenhills (1984 - 1988) Primary : Colegio De San Agustin (1977 - 1984) COMMITTEES Rules Deputy Majority Leader Appropriations Member...

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Cong. Herminia Roman

Personal InformationRepresentative Bataan, 1st District LAKAS-CMD Term: 1 Age: 67 Date of Birth: 09 July 1940 Civil Status: M Spouse: Atty. Antonio P. Roman Other Profession: Businesswoman Rm. N-416, House of Representatives, Quezon City Phone: 931-5001 local 7375, 9315620 Chief of Staff: Ramon Ignatius C. Lazo Committees BASES CONVERSION Vice ChairmanINTERPARLIAMENTARY RELATIONS AND DIPLOMACY Vice ChairmanWOMEN AND GENDER EQUALITY Vice ChairmanAPPROPRIATIONS Member for the MajorityENERGY Member for the MajorityFOREIGN AFFAIRS ...

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Behind The Enemy Lines (January 28, 1945)

The fall of Bataan and Corregidor in 1942 ended the organized Fil_american resistance to the Japanese invasion. But the resistance to the Japanese continued in the form of guerrilla warfare waged by former Filipino soldiers and a few Americans who did not surrender to the Japanese. The ranks of the guerrillas were strengthened when released Filipino prisoners of war, Filipino civilians who wanted to take revenge on the Japanese for their cruelty, and patriotic young men and women joined them.[i]The guerrilla movement included many high-ranking officials of the Japanese-sponsored government who passed on vital information to the guerrillas about Japanese military plans and activities.[ii]U.S. submarines supplied the guerrillas with arms and ammunition, communications equipment, food and medical...

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Death March & The Prisoners of War

On that same day April 9, 1942, the Death March began. It was a trek of close to 80,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war that began in Mariveles, Bataan, down the dusty roads that cut through the eastern towns of the province, through Lubao and Guagua, and finally, San Fernando, Pampanga, from where they were transported by trains to the concentration camp in Capas, Tarlac.[i]The 76,000 Filipino and American Soldiers who surrendered in Bataan underwent a terrible ordeal. They were forced by the Japanese to march a distance of more than 100 kilometers, under a broiling sun with little or no food and water. Thousands of Filipino and American prisoners of war died along the way, many of them brutally killed by Japanese guards. This was the infamous “Bataan death March” for which LT. Gen....

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The Fall of Bataan (April 9, 1942)

While the Japanese already controlled Manila and other Luzon areas, the Filipino and American troops could not stop the Japanese advances.On the month of February the Fil-American soldiers seems to lose their direction, with no food, no armaments. They are starving to death…How they can survive?On the eleventh of March, Mc. Arthur left the Philippines…with his very well-known line, “I shall return!”.On April 3, 1942, Lt. Gen. Masaharu Homma, commander of the Japanese Imperial Forces, ordered his men to attack and finally defeat the Filipino-American troops.On April 6, 1942 the bloody battle begins at Mt. Samat. Hungry, disease-ridden, low on ammunition and without any hope of relief, the defenders of Bataan had no choice but to surrender to the Japanese on April 9, 1942.[i]With supplies running...

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The Battle Begins (January 11, 1942)

The Road to WarWorld War II actually began in Europe on September 1, 1939 when Hitler invaded Poland. Great Britain and later, France, which had promised to defend Poland in case of attack, declared war on Germany.[i]In Asia, the Japanese attack and invasion of China caused some tension between Japan and the United States. The U.S. was sharply critical of Japan's aggression in China. In 1939, the U.S. terminated its trade agreement with Japan. As a result, Japan could no longer buy most of the metals, machinery and other materials she needed for her war efforts.[ii]When Japanese forces occupied French-Indo_china in July 1941, the Americans reacted by imposing an oil embargo on Japan and freezing all Japanese assets in the United States. In addition, the U.S. demanded that Japan withdraw her...

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The American Period (1898-1946)

The revolt of the Filipinos against Spain at the close of the 19th century, after more than 300 years of subjugation, did not mean the end of foreign dominion over the Islands. The ousting of Castillian conquerors and administrators by the local insurrectos only meant turning over control to another fair-skinned race. On May 1, 1898, Corregidor fell into the hands of the Americans. By the first days of the second week of the following month, Bataan was already taken for them by the insurrectos. Soon, on June 12, 1898, Philippine independence from Spain was proclaimed in Kawit, Cavite. But it was only on August 14, 1898, after the Battle of Manila, that Spain surrendered to the United States. On December 10, 1898, the Treaty of Paris was signed. The first Philippine...

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1898 Revolution

It was the first of May 1898, at around five to six o’clock in the morning when thunders of cannon volleys interrupted the tranquil sleep of the people of Bataan. American forces were bombing Corregidor, just off the coast of Mariveles. In less than an hour, Spanish defenses on the island were destroyed and by the afternoon of that same day, six American officials, including a captain, landed on the island from their vessel, Zafiro. The island was surrended.THE FALL OF MARIVELES By the end of the month, everything was ready for the conquest of Bataan by the insrurrectos, who had no choice but to raise a rebellion. Otherwise, it was known later, the American forces threatened to bombard the whole province. Mariveles, therefore, was taken on May 30. Protected by eight...

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Bataan is Made A Province

After two centuries of Progress and development, Bataan was made a province in 1754, during the incumbency of governor General Don Pedro Manuel Arandia.The new province included the towns of Orion, Pilar, Balanga, Abucay, Samal, Orani and Hermosa, which were under the administration of the Dominicans. Dinalupihan was also included. These towns were the parts of the province of Pampanga. Mariveles, with its barrios of Bagac and Morong, was also included in the province, thus abolishing the old district (corregimiento) of Mariveles. And Maragondon which originally belonged to this district, was incorporated into the province of Cavite.As a province, Bataan was placed under its own Alcalde Mayor, assisted by a number of personnel. The economy of the province was taken over by its own Administrador...

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The People

The first Spanish who arrived in the province came upon two main races of people living in Bataan – the inhabitants of the mountains and those settled on the plains. The mountain people were the Negritoes or Aetas and the inhabitants of the plains were the natives. Aside from these two main groups, however, there came the peninsular Spaniards, the Chinese, and the mestizos who were either Spaniards or Chinese born to parents married to native women.The Aetas The Negritoes or Aetas, at the time they were written about by Father Vicente Fernandez in 1886, numbered around 1,300 to 1,500 with the population tending to decrease rather than increase. They were described then as a miserable race with kinky hair and dark...

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The Land Called Bataan

The province known as Vatan during the Madjapahit Empire, was already a progressive settlement long before 1571. The Spaniards who first set foot on the land reportedly came upon a population of about 2,000. The province of Bataan lies on the western coast of the island of Luzon, with an area of over 137,297 square hectares or a total of 1,243 square kilometers. It is bounded on the north by the province of Zambales; on the northeast, by the province of Pampanga; on the east, by Manila Bay; on the west, where its coastline forms a semicircle, by the China Sea; and on the South, by the canal between the verdant mountains of Mariveles and the historical fort-island of Corregidor called Boca-Chica. In its northern part are the...

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Let's Do Business

Let's Do Business Starting a Small Interprise Why Be An Entrepreneur?Rewards of EntrepreneurshipRisk of EntrepreneurshipProcess Flow: Starting a Small EnterpriseAnalysisDecision Making/ PlanningFinancingSetting-Up Nais Mo Bang Magnegosyo Ang Pagnenegosyo: Kailangan nga Ba?Mga Kabutihan ng Pagnenegosyo o EntrepreneurshipMga Di-Kabutihan ng PagnenegosyoPagsusuri sa SariliPagsusuri sa KapaligiranPagpili ng Produkto at Klase ng NegosyoMga Uri ng Negosyo Ayon sa Pagmamay-ariAng Pagplaplano sa Isang NegosyoPaglikom ng PuhunanPagtukoy sa Iba pang Mahihingan ng TulongPagtukoy sa Lugar ng NegosyoPagrerehistro ng NegosyoPaghahanap at Pagsasanay ng mga Tauhan SMEs Directory of Support Organizations for Micro Small & Medium Enterprises ...

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Investment Generation Activities

Despite the absence of a Local Investment Incentives Code, Bataan was able to generate new investments and encourage existing industries to expand on their operations. Take the case of the Petron Bataan Refinery who infused another multi-million dollar investment on petrochemical feedstock facilities, the Petro Fluidized Catalytic Cracking Unit and Propylene Recovery Unit. Another one is the PNOC Alternative Fuels Corporation that will use Jatropha plants as source of biofuels, which is located inside the PNOC Petrochemical Park in Mariveles. The Ayala Land Corporation, developer of Anvaya Cove, the most complete leisure park in Asia which is located in Morong town. The operation of the new P650-million San Miguel Foods Incorporated, a producer of animal feeds where half of its production...

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Investment Priority Areas

1. Information and Communication Technology· Business Process Outsourcing (legal & financial services, manpower, call centers)· Manufacturing of IT and electronic products· IT Research and Development· Multi-media Industries2. Healthcare and Wellness Products and Services· Retirement Industry (care providers, nursing facilities, retirement village)· Medical Tourism (services and facilities)· Human Health and Wellness3. Tourism· Tourist Accommodation Facilities· Nature Parks/Mountain Resorts· Transportation Services· Restaurants/food Outlets· Other Tourism-related Services4. Heavy Industries· Power Plant Facilities· Oil Refinery· Oil Depot· Petrochemical Industries·...

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Water & Power Utilities

Electricity Power supply is being handled by the National Power Corporation which is generated by Alstom Power, a 600 MW-capacity plant. The electricity is distributed locally by Peninsula Electric Cooperative (PENELCO) through National Transmission Corporation. Bataan is 100% energized. Assuring prospective investors of a steady power supply, GN Power Co. Ltd., a company affiliated with Hydro Mac, a corporation owned by the Republic of China will start the clearing operation for its 600 MW-$822M coal-plant in Alas-asin, Mariveles, Bataan.Water All municipalities in Bataan have their respective water supply system. The operation and maintenance of water supply facilities are under the responsibility and supervision of Local Water Districts, Barangay Water Supply Association (BWSA),...

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Investment Incentives

Philippine Economic Zone AuthorityPEZA incentives for Developers of Economic Zones include the following: • Income Tax Holiday (ITH) or Exemption from Corporate Income Tax for four years; • After the ITH, option to pay a special 5% Gross Income Tax, in lieu of all national and local taxes; • Permanent resident status for foreign investors and immediate family members; • Employment of foreign nationals; • Incentives under the Build-Operate-Transfer Law; and • Other incentives under Executive Order No. 226 (The Omnibus Investment Code of 1987 ), as may be determined by the PEZA BoardPEZA Incentives for Locator Companies such as export enterprises and I.T. companies are the following: • Income Tax Holiday (ITH) or Exemption from Corporate...

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Investment Areas

1. PNOC Alternative Fuels Corporation Industrial ParkThe PNOC AFC Industrial Park (formerly PPDC) is situated in a 530-hectare land between the municipalities of Limay and Mariveles. It is 135 kms. away from Manila by land and more or less an hour away across Manila Bay. At present, the complex houses the following companies: Philippine Resins Industries, Inc., NPC Alliance Corporation, and Phoenix Polypropylene Plant (formerly Petrocorp) that process petroleum by-products for rubber and plastic industries. Soon to start its initial operation is the PNOC Alternative Fuels Corporation registered with the Board of Investments with a pioneer status will use jatropha plants as source of biofuels.2. Petron Bataan Refinery ComplexPetron Corp., the country’s top oil refiner inaugurated...

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