The Association of Tertiary School Paper Advisers-Region III recently organized a competition for campus journalists with the theme Responsible Campus Journalism in the New Media Technology.

The Guilds is the official student publication of BPSU-Main Campus. The campus journalists of Bataan Peninsula State University had won five major awards during the 12th Regional Higher Education Press Conference held at Crown Royale Hotel in Balanga City. More than 200 campus journalists in Central Luzon participated in the said competition. The awards won are Best Broadsheet, Best Tabloid, Best Newsletter and Best Literary Folio. Also, the young journalists of the university bagged the overall champion award for the 3rd time. The Guilds was also honored to bring home 2nd Best Magazine award and 13 other individual awards.

Camella Bataan is an addition to the Villar’s residential project. The second project situated at Camella Balanga in Brgy. Cupang. The home models have Mediterranean design. Home models include Camella Series such as Marvela, Carmela, Drina, and Elaisa. Designer homes from the Jewels series include Sapphire, Emerald and Ruby.

Bamboo or "kawayan" is a lasting woody which belongs to the family of grasses. The bamboo culm or pole is best use as inexpensive raw material for housing and construction, furniture, handicraft, banana props, fish pens, musical instruments, pulp and paper manufacture, and many more. Bamboos are planted typically in river banks and waterways to hold the soil to prevent soil erosion. Based from a research, bamboo can be propagated in different methods. To prove the study, Engr. Romualdo Sta. Ana, a bamboo expert, conducted training sessions at the 150-square nursery built for a planting stock of about 3,000 propagules. With this scenario, the Philippine government had recently launched the Engineered Bamboo or e-Bamboo Project.

The Bataan Hotel and Restaurant Owners’ Association (BHROA) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will conduct as assessment that will help strengthen ties between food service establishments with local suppliers. DTI-Bataan Director Yay Lasam said DTI will find manufacturers and suppliers that will match the needs of food service establishments. This will eliminate the added costs when hiring a middleman. The partnership of BHROA and DTI will provide a list of micro, small and medium enterprises that will supply the needs of prospective food establishments.

A resolution recently passed by the Regional Development Council (RDC), a counterpart of National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board at the subnational level, which reminds DPWH to immediately prioritize the construction of Manila Bay-Cavite-Bataan Coastal Highway. This is one of the PPP projects of the government which is to be implemented in 2016.

Mabatang Palis-Lasa Festival 2012

St. Antonine of Florence Parish
Mabatang, Abucay

October 27, 2012