By HENRY EMPEÑO SUBIC, Zambales — Two fisherfolk groups in this town are poised to venture into seaweed farming as an alternative means of livelihood in face of an overfished communal fishing ground here. Members of the Parola Fisherfolk Neighborhood Association based at Barangay Cawag, and the Samahan at Ugnayan ng Mangingisda sa Matain in… Read More Subic fishers to try seaweed farming
By HENRY EMPEÑO | May 17, 2018 SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — Authorities have suspended a subcontractor at the Hanjin shipyard in the Redondo Peninsula here after an accident last Saturday killed one worker and injured three others when they fell off a collapsed platform mounted at the side of a ship under construction. Both the Subic… Read More Hanjin subcontractor suspended over fatal accident; workers blame labor subcontracting for unsafe workplace
By CARRIE T. ASPA | Subic, Zambales A colorful parade of entries and the scintillating performances of street-dancers from various barangays in Subic, as well as other towns in Zambales, aptly brought the week-long “Subic Ay!” Festival here to its satisfying conclusion on Sunday, May 6. In this year’s celebration, the street-dancing tilt dazzled the… Read More Colorful street carnival caps week-long Subic festival
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — Companies, workers and residents brought used light bulbs, car batteries, unused paints, electronic discards, and even old air conditioners to an empty lot here on Friday to join the Subic Bay community in a collection program to recycle wastes and donate the proceeds to charity. The project was the fourth in… Read More Subic stakeholders join SBMA recycling project
By MALOU DUNGOG | Subic, Zambales SOME 1,000 registered farmers and fisherfolks from the seven coastal barangays here joined the “Araw ng Mangingisda at Magsasaka” held at New Fishport on Thursday, May 3. Subic municipal agriculturist Miguela Lolita Buan said the local government unit (LGU) of Subic has undertaken various activities in recognition of the… Read More Subic celebrates ‘Araw ng Mangingisda at Magsasaka’
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) is bringing to Subic a new way of boosting both human and nature’s health—“plogging.” SBMA Chairman and Administrator Wilma T. Eisma said plogging, a term that blends the English word “jogging” and the Swedish phrase “plocka upp” or pick up, is now becoming popular in… Read More ‘Plogging’ seen to boost health, environment
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