"Baler," a film about a band of Spanish soldiers who battled Filipino forces for 337 days in Aurora province, was proclaimed Best Picture at the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (Famas) awards held Sunday night at the Pagcor Grand Theater in Parañaque City... click here to read full story

Let us congratulate our beloved Governor Bellaflor A. Castillo for being chosen as the Gawad Parangal Hall of Fame Awardee as Outstanding Governor.

MANILA, Philippines - Avid followers of pageant events, entertainment, fashion, travel and leisure are already aware that the Mutya ng Pilipinas 2009 pageant will be held in Baler, Aurora, this coming August. The marriage of the national pageant and the enchanting province was formally sealed as past and present Mutya winners, together with the pageant organizers and the production staff, visited Aurora and explored its scenic landscapes and historic landmarks, discovered its rich cultural heritage, and delved into its simple, fun, and peaceful way of living... click here to read full story

This year's Mutya ng Pilipinas search's pre-pageant and grand finals (on Aug. 9) will be held in Aurora Province with its scenic spots as backdrop. The theme is Aurora: The Beauty Adventure in the Pacific... click here to read full story

It is not often we hear this province being promoted as a vacation and touring destination. We heard it made news when a foreign movie "Apocalypse Now," (stars Robert Duval and Charlie Sheen) chose it as a location for a scene. Same is true with a local-award-winning movie "Baler." Oftentimes, it lands on headlines when it has been battered by typhoons, landslides and shaken by a recent earthquake... click here to read full story

In keeping with its aim to promote beauty tourism, Mutya ng Pilipinas brings this year's pageant to the historic province of Aurora. The national beauty contest crowns its new titleholders on Aug. 9... click here to read full story

All roads lead to Aurora Province as is stages the 2009 Mutya ng Pilipinas beauty pageant next month. This year's theme is "Aurora: The Beauty Adventure in the Pacific." click here to read full story

From July 30 to August 10, the Mutya ng Pilipinas candidates and organizers will call Aurora their home... click here to read full story

Ruperto Zubia Sr. Elementary School will celebrate its Grand Alumni Homecoming on Deccember 29, 2009 1pm... click here to read full story

Around 1,200 rice farmers in Aurora province are learning new organic farming production technologies through the "e-Village" project, which links various local research institutions via the Internet... click here to read full story

Muli na namang tumanggap ng parangal si Punoung Panlalawigan Bellaflor J. Angara-Castillo bilang Outstanding Culture Friendly Local Governemnt Official buhat sa National Commission for Culture and Arts (NCCA) at ng International Theater Institute (ITI)... click here to read full story

Tinanghal sa ikalawang pagkakataon ang Punong Panlalawigan Bellaflor J. Angara-Castillo bilang Most Outsanting Local Chief Executive sa Pilipinas dahilan sa kanyang Pioneering Programs on Social Welfare Services... click here to read full story

Gov. Bellaflor J. Angara-Castillo and Baler Mayor Arthur J. Angara led the ribbon cutting ceremony at the opening of "BALER BUENA VISTA: Wild Bird and Landscape Photographs Exhibit" in the House of Senate which showcases the beautiful sceneries and endemic birds found only in Baler. The exhibits were presented by the office of Senator J. Angara, Baler 400 Steering Committee, Provincial Government of Aurora, National Commission on Culture and Arts in cooperation with Wild Bird Club of the Philippines, UP Mountaineers and Philippine Bird Photography Forum... click here to read full story

Baler Mayor Arthur J. Angara, Aurora Gov. Bellaflor J. Angara-Castillo, NCCA Chairwoman Vilma Labrador, Mrs. Gloria Manalang-Angara, a guest, Cong. Sonny Angara and Ma. Aurora Mayor Ariel Bitong appreciates SUMAN and other food products of Aurora during the recent opening of "Baler: Unraveling the culinary heritage of Aurora" at Shangrila, Makati City, being the highlights of the 400 years anniversary of Baler, Aurora... click here to read full story

A young man from Aurora who entered the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) to fulfill his father's failed childhood dream of becoming a soldier will lead this year's graduating Masiglahi class.... click here to read full story

MANILA, Philippines - Mark Meily's follow-up to 2005's rousing "La Visa Loca" is a noble albeit flawed attempt to "clarify" a contentious, but little-known episode of the Philippine revolution against the country's Spanish colonizers at the end of the 19th century: The Siege of Baler. Trust Meily to rally behind a brave, bold cause to tell an amazing piece of the nation's history using the Filipino perspective... click here to read full story

A period film that depicts the last stand of Spanish forces amid the fall of colonization by the end of the 19th century bagged the most number of creative, acting and technical awards in the Metro Manila Film Festival awards night on Saturday... click here to read full story

MANILA, Philippines - Mark Meily's follow-up to 2005's rousing "La Visa Loca" is a noble albeit flawed attempt to "clarify" a contentious, but little-known episode of the Philippine revolution against the country's Spanish colonizers at the end of the 19th century: The Siege of Baler. Trust Meily to rally behind a brave, bold cause to tell an amazing piece of the nation's history using the Filipino perspective... click here to read full story

MANILA, Philippines - My wish is for this movie to be shown in Spain," said Mark Meily, director of "Baler," which chronicles the clash in 1898 between Filipino forces and a 57-man Rifle Battalion of the Spanish military... click here to read full story