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Province of Bataan - Archived News

Wars of ancient history were about possessions, territory, power, control, family, betrayal, lover's quarrel, politics and sometimes religion.

But we are in the Modern era and supposedly more educated and enlightened .

Think about this. Don't just brush off these questions.

  • Why is RELIGION still involved in WARS? Isn't religion supposed to be about PEACE?
  • Ask yourself; What religion always campaign to have its religious laws be accepted as government laws, always involved in wars and consistently causing WARS, yet insists that it's a religion of peace?

WHY??

There are only two kinds of people who teach tolerance:
  1. The Bullies. They want you to tolerate them so they can continue to maliciously deprive you. Do not believe these bullies teaching tolerance, saying that it’s the path to prevent hatred and prejudice.
  2. The victims who are waiting for the right moment to retaliate. They can’t win yet, so they tolerate.
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St. Joseph Church

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PNoy assures enhanced Phl defense system

PILAR, Bataan- President Benigno Aquino III on Monday assured an enhanced Philippine defense system under his administration so that the country will be able to defend its territory against external threats that may endanger freedom.

In his speech during the 70th Araw ng Kagitingan rites in Bataan, Aquino bared that Navy’s biggest warship to date, the BRP Gregorio Del Pilar is now patrolling the West Philippine Sea to protect the state’s interest in the disputed Spratly Islands.

The 378-foot vessel, a Hamilton class US Coast Guard-Weather High Endurance Cutter, was purchased through the US Excess Defense Act using funds from the Department of Energy’s Malampaya project.

The ship can carry up to 180 crew members and is equipped with a helicopter flight deck, a retractable hangar and other facilities to support helicopter operations. Philippine Navy has trained 13 officers and 82 enlisted personnel to man the vessel.

Aquino added that another ship similar to BRP Gregorio Del Pilar is expected to arrive in May.

Meanwhile, the Chief Executive disclosed that the Philippine Air Force already received the first four out of the total eight multi-purpose Sokol combat utility helicopters that are equipped with the latest navigation and avionics systems including a night vision goggle compatible cockpit, allowing it to operate day and night in all weather conditions.

These six-tonne class twin-engine choppers can each transport up to 11 troops in the cabin or can each lift up to 2,100 kilograms using its external cargo hook. These aircrafts can also be fitted with a M60D machine gun on each side of the cabin.

The President announced that a total of 138 air, land and sea equipment are currently in the pipeline under the five-year defense acquisition system that his administration is implementing.

On April 9, 1942, approximately 75,000 Filipino and American soldiers stationed in Corregidor and Bataan formally surrendered to the Japanese army under Lt. General Masaharu Homma.

The prisoners of war were transferred to Camp O’ Donnell, Capas, Tarlac in what would infamously be known as the “Bataan Death March."

The Dambana ng Kagitingan was built on top of Mount Samat in 1966 in memory of those soldiers.

The shrine’s most distinct feature is a 92-meter Memorial Cross which is made up of marble, steel, and concrete. At the base of the cross is a sculptural bas relief that depicts important historical events and battles in the Philippines.

Designer in ‘Valor’ fair

BALANGA CITY — Bataan Tourism Council Foundation Inc. chairwoman Vicky Garcia, wife of Bataan Governor Enrique Garcia, said Hollywood fashion designer Oliver Tolentino will open the Agri-Aqua Trade Fair during the 70th Day of Valor rites in Bataan.

Raised in Orani town, he introduced local fabrics to the international circuit with the support of the Fiber Industry Development Authority by designing clothes for celebrity events.

At the Global Green USA Pre-Oscar Party, past Golden Globe nominee Emmy Rossum and actress Maggie Grace wore Tolentino-designed cocktail dresses.

Rossum’s yellow piña dress created a fashion stir and was picked by the New York Post as “Look of the Week”.

Tolentino arrived last week following his acclaimed San Giego gala and dressing up “Gossip Girl” star Michelle Trachtenberg.

The province is hosting “Padyakan sa Bataan 2012” which the governor’s daughter Gila, consultant, described as an event to position the locality as a premier sports and adventure destination.

Organizer Eboy Roselada, past president of the Bataan Trailriders and Adventurers Network, said the trail in Sitio Karagatan, Barangay Alas-asin is considered an international course by seasoned bikers.

MARIVELES, Bataan — The Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB) has adopted a new brand that will serve as the official logo of the Freeport Area here. “This celebration highlights the AFAB’s shift into a higher gear as it introduces the FAB’s new Brand to the world,” said AFAB Corporate Affairs Manager Francis Initorio.

“The new Brand reflects the FAB’s goal to become the Future’s Answer to Business” he added. Attended by thousands of Bataenos, the celebration started with a fire dance number with percussions/drums exhibitions. Surprise raffles and prizes were also given to lucky revelers, while Boracay Rhum flowed freely to bring the night’s celebration to a fever pitch level.

Best Implementor

BALANGA CITY, Bataan — For second time, Barangay Cataning under chairman Benjie Meriño bagged the city’s Kasama Ani sa Barangay” (KAANIB) “Best Implementor” award. Meriño said that from the initial 500 square meters, the barangay expanded the farm area to 2,000 square meters planted with different vegetables like talong, sitaw, okra, kalabasa, and kamatis.

Meriño, president of the Association of Barangay Captains (ABC) here, said they are eyeing other idle lots for the vegetable planting program to increase vegetable farming lots to 6,000 square meters.

Bataan Survivors To Meet At Clark Field, Pampanga

Survivors of the Battles of Bataan and Corregidor, and the Bataan Death March, will gather at Hotel Stotsenburg, April 7 – 10, on the 70th anniversary of the fall of Bataan and the beginning of the Bataan Death March, for the annual meeting and reunion of the Philippine Scouts Heritage Society.

These soldiers fought the first battles of World War II, and the United States Army awarded its first three Congressional Medals of Honor of the war to Philippine Scouts: Sgt. Jose Calugas, Lt. Alexander Nininger and Lt. Willibald Bianchi, for their heroic actions on Bataan. Ultimately, all 80,000 Filipino and American soldiers in the Philippines became Prisoners of War, and more than half of them died in Japanese custody.

The Philippine Scouts were a unique organization within the U.S. Army, consisting of highly-trained Filipino soldiers, and American and Filipino officers, who formed the backbone of General Douglas MacArthur’s United States Army Forces in the Far East (USAFFE). USAFFE included the Army of the Philippine Commonwealth, the U.S. Army’s Philippine Scouts and U.S. National Guard units brought from the States shortly before hostilities began, and was ordered to hold back the Japanese advance.

Despite being surrounded on Bataan Peninsula and Corregidor Island, and starved out by the Japanese Army and Navy, these men managed to fight on for more than four months while every other country and island in Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific succumbed to the Japanese. They bought America time to repair Pearl Harbor and throw a cordon of defense around Australia at the beginning of World War II.

Today, only about 100 of the original 12,000 Philippine Scouts are still with us, scattered around the Philippine Islands and the United States. This meeting at Fort Stotsenburg, Clark Field, will be the first time they have officially gathered together in the Philippines since the end of World War II.

At their annual reunions, those who can make it are joined by families and admirers for two days of discussions, business meetings, and celebration. As their numbers grow smaller, the Philippine Scouts Heritage Society seeks to preserve their memory and raise public awareness of the heroic role these men played in the early stages of World War II, and their gallant defense of the Philippines.

The Fort McKinley Chapter of the Society hosts their 2012 reunion at Hotel Stotsenburg in Clark Field, Pampanga, Saturday, April 7 through Tuesday, April 10.

Repaired ships fail Philippine Navy test

Anything less than 100 percent just would not do for the Philippine Navy.

The fighting force on water delayed deployment of six newly repaired ships after getting less than perfect results from a weapons test-fire conducted in Bataan over the weekend.

Commander Hilarion Cesista, training and evaluations officer of the Fleet Operations Readiness Training Evaluations Group, said the exercise yielded a 98-percent level of readiness.

He said measures had to be taken to achieve 100-percent readiness before the vessels could be deployed.

The ships subjected to the weapons test-fire were the BRP Iloilo, BRP Tagbanua, BRP General Mariano Alvarez, BRP Liberato Picar, BRP Hilario Ruiz and BRP Filipino Flojo.

The onboard weapons that were tested included antiaircraft guns, 25mm naval guns and heavy machine guns.

The test-fire was conducted after the ships underwent system repairs at the naval shipyard in Sangley Point, Cavite City.

Held 15 nautical miles off Luzon Point in Mariveles, Bataan, the exercise had the vessels take turns firing off all their weapons at a floating target.

PENRO Monitoring All Developers, Contractors

MARIVELES, Bataan — Following complaints from the public, Amado Villanueva, head of the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) here is now closely monitoring developers and other companies operating in the province to prevent pollution and “stealing” of Bataan’s natural resources.

Villanueva said that they are now also coordinating with the management of various firms in the province to ensure that their operations are put in order to protect the public’s health and environment.

Aside from this, the PENRO is also now looking into reports that a number of contractors of housing and other projects have been engaged in hauling gravel and stones from the riverbanks for their business. This, Villanueva emphasized, is prohibited under the law.

“We are monitoring realty developers because of complaints we received that they are hauling gravel and stones from the river,” he said.

Board Member Gaudencio Ferrer recently denounced the alleged massive and illegal hauling of natural resources from rivers such as stones, boulders and gravels and sand by a number of housing developers and other contractors.

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