By RUBEN VELORIA | SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — Starting October 1, single-use plastics which are used only once before they are thrown away or recycled, will no longer be allowed in workplaces of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA). SBMA Chairman and Administrator Wilma T. Eisma said the agency has banned single-use plastics as part… Read More SBMA bans single-use plastics in workplaces
By NING DIMAANO | SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — Wyndham Hotel Group, one of the biggest hotel chains in the world, will be establishing a five-star hotel here, committing P5 billion for a leisure complex near Subic’s popular seafront event Boardwalk Park. SBMA Chairman and Administrator Wilma T. Eisma said this marks the first time that… Read More Wyndham Group eyes first 5-star hotel in Subic Freeport
By JONAS REYES | SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – The Subic Bay Freeport scored another first when around 3,300 participants from all over the globe participated in what is touted as the biggest obstacle course race (OCR) in the country, the Spartan Southeast Asia (SEA) Series Finale Trifecta that was held here on September 16. Subic… Read More Biggest obstacle race successfully held in Subic Freeport
By HENRY EMPEÑO | CANDELARIA, Zambales — Residents of Zambales are now gathering signatures for a petition to stop a mining company from constructing a ferronickel plant in this town, fearing such project will further degrade an environment already heavily damaged by mining operations in the province. According to the newly-formed Zambales Lingap Kalikasan (Zalika),… Read More Zambales residents oppose ferronickel plant
By JONAS REYES | SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – The Subic Bay International Airport (SBIA) is gearing up with a multi-million rehabilitation program to recapture its lost glory as a major port for international commercial flights. Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Chairman and Administrator Wilma T. Eisma said the government is set to pour P502 million… Read More Subic airport gears up for international flights
By HENRY EMPEÑO | SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Director Brian H. Gordon said the SBMA remains steadfast in collecting debts under its good governance program even if it meant stepping on the toes of some well-connected business owners here. Gordon said in a media interview that the SBMA board of… Read More Gordon: SBMA board stands firm on good governance
By HENRY EMPEÑO | SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) has allied with the Israeli port of Eilat under an agreement that will promote the all-water route between the Subic Bay Freeport and Israel’s only anchorage on the Red Sea. SBMA Chairman and Administrator Wilma T. Eisma signed the memorandum of agreement on… Read More SBMA signs trade tie-up with Israeli port
By RUBEN VELORIA | SUBIC BAY FREPORT – The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) will undertake several road and drainage improvement projects to control flooding brought about by heavy rains and rising tides in the Subic Bay Freeport Zone. SBMA Chairman and Administrator Wilma T. Eisma said the Subic agency has already green-lighted flood-mitigation projects,… Read More Drainage, road projects to avert flooding in Subic Freeport
By RUBEN VELORIA | SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA), which stresses community volunteerism and malasakit among its employees and stakeholders in the Subic Bay Freeport, has produced another winner of the coveted Civil Service Commission’s Pagasa Award. Rhea Jane Pescador-Mallari, who works as Community Development Officer at the agency’s Ecology… Read More SBMA community development officer to get Pagasa award
By HENRY EMPEÑO | SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — New investment projects approved by the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) in the first semester of this year reached a total of P2.85 billion, marking a 290 percent increase over the total commitments made in the same period last year. SBMA Chairman and Administrator Wilma T. Eisma… Read More Subic 1st sem investment pledges hit P2.85 billion
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