SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – A solar power company located in this free port is now providing the means for power consumers to produce their own electric power supply and sell the excess power generated from their solar panels. Bandacorp Solar Inc. (Bandasolar) officials said with the net-metering program already in effect, residents of Olongapo City… Read More Subic firm allows solar users to sell excess power
By HENRY EMPEÑO SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — The P32-billion information and communication technology (ICT) sector in this free port is expected to generate some P76.4 million in revenue for the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) this year, a 15-percent growth projection seen to be sustained by ongoing expansion projects. SBMA Administrator and CEO Wilma T.… Read More SBMA sees 15% revenue growth in Subic ICT sector
MARIVELES, Bataan — The Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB) has received ISO 9001:2015 certification, an international standard which signifies compliance with the latest requirements for quality management system. AFAB Chairman and Administrator Emmanuel D. Pineda said they received the certification after an audit of the agency’s management and administrative services related to… Read More Bataan Freeport gets ISO 9001:2015 certification
MARIVELES, Bataan – Renewable energy developer New Generation Power Technology Corp. (NGPTC) has received the nod of regulators and the endorsement of authorities to build a 37-hectare solar power plant here at the Freeport Area of Bataan (FAB). Officials of NGPTC, which is a subsidiary of renewable energy company Citicore Power, Inc. (CPI), recently received… Read More Solar plant project gets green light at Bataan Freeport
Karen Empeño disappeared in 2006, when she was forcibly taken away by armed men from a village in Hagonoy, Bulacan. But she occupies a special place in the hearts of those who knew her.… Read More KAREN’S CHOICE
Story by RUFFIE CRUZ Subic Bay, home of the world’s fourth largest shipbuilding company, found a way to cater to the hundreds of Koreans working at Hanjin Heavy Industries. Seoul, owned and operated by Uram Jeong, is believed to be Subic’s number 1 Korean restaurant. Ten years ago, Uram’s grandparents started the restaurant. They were… Read More Subic’s #1 Korean Restaurant
Despite stories of sudden unintended acceleration (SUA), this Montero Sport owner from Olongapo showed his SUV can go toe-to-toe with gasoline cars in national competitions.… Read More From SUA scandal to diesel drag king: This Mitsubishi Montero reigns supreme
ASIDE from being the country’s theme park capital, Subic Bay is also earning raves as a prime location for filming movies and television shows. Jem Camba, head of the Tourism Department of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA), said that a lot of movie and TV producers and directors bring their production to Subic because… Read More Subic becoming top pick for movie and TV location shoots
By HENRY EMPEÑO SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — It’s work as usual here at the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) even as officials and employees alike awaited word from Malacañang to resolve the leadership squabble pitting the SBMA head of agency against the chief executive officer. On Monday, as SBMA Administrator & CEO Wilma Eisma announced… Read More SBMA awaits Palace verdict on leadership issue
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — The Port of Subic posted an impressive 11 percent growth in revenue in the first five months of this year, despite less ship calls recorded in the same period. According to Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Administrator and CEO Wilma Eisma, total port revenue logged from January to May 2017 in… Read More Port of Subic posts 11% revenue growth
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