Subic fishers set race to raise environment funds

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — All is set for this year’s “Takbo para sa Pagmamahal sa Karagatan”, an annual fund-raising activity of the Subic Bay Integrated Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management Council (SBIFARMC) to support the protection of marine resources and environmental conservation. Around 300 participants are expected to join in the five-kilometer and ten-kilometer runs… Read More Subic fishers set race to raise environment funds

SBMA chief in Chicago trade mission, accepts int’l service and business awards

By HENRY EMPEÑO | SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Chairman and Administrator Wilma T. Eisma will conclude a weeklong business trip to Chicago this Friday not only with potential investment projects for the Subic Bay Freeport, but also with awards in international public service and business. Eisma, who arrived in Illinois, USA… Read More SBMA chief in Chicago trade mission, accepts int’l service and business awards

Subic Korean community reaches out with cultural show

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – The Korean community in this free port sought to foster closer relations with other residents in the Subic Bay area with a two-day cultural festival that stressed common musical and artistic traditions. The event, dubbed as the Philippine-Korean Cultural Festival 2018 was held November 9 and 10 at the Harbor Point… Read More Subic Korean community reaches out with cultural show

Fire razes Subic’s historic APEC Villa clubhouse

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — Fire of still undetermined origin gutted on Monday part of the historic APEC Villa here where 18 leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) met for the Subic economic summit in 1996. The thirty-minute fire destroyed the iconic domed lobby of the APEC Villa clubhouse, as well as the sales office… Read More Fire razes Subic’s historic APEC Villa clubhouse

SBMA forms anti-littering task force, imposes fines for violators

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) has created an anti-littering task force to effectively implement its no-littering policy and has set fines to discourage violations. SBMA Chairman and Administrator Wilma T. Eisma said that the agency has begun enforcing a policy that prohibits littering, and dumping or throwing of garbage, rubbish… Read More SBMA forms anti-littering task force, imposes fines for violators

11 rescued from stalled yacht off Cabangan, Zambales

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – Eleven passengers, including four children, were rescued Sunday morning off the coast of Cabangan, Zambales after their yacht stalled Saturday afternoon on the way back to the Subic Bay Freeport. The passengers, who were stranded in the sea for more than nine hours, were rescued by the tugboat MT Stanford that… Read More 11 rescued from stalled yacht off Cabangan, Zambales