By HENRY EMPEÑO | SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) will outsource the services of workers hired through contract of service (COS) scheme starting February 2019 in order to comply with national government directive to end contractualization in government service. SBMA Senior Deputy Administrator for Support Services Ramon Agregado said a… Read More SBMA to outsource contractual workers
By HENRY EMPEÑO | SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — President Duterte’s order that effectively relaxed the admission and stay of foreign visitors who enter the Subic Bay Freeport Zone through its seaports is expected to further boost the nascent cruise ship tourism in Central Luzon, a niche sector that was successfully tapped early this year by… Read More Duterte EO easing foreign visits to Subic seen to boost CL tourism growth
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – A group of upland farmers has helped the government in bringing back trees in a portion of grassland ecosystem in Zambales using cost-efficient way and by enhancing the establishment of second-growth forest, environment officials here revealed. Arthur Salazar, deputy director of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) regional office, said the Malatapi Community Livelihood Center, Incorporated (MCLCI) in Candelaria, Zambales,… Read More Upland farmers use cost-efficient technology to reforest grassland area in Zambales
BAGWIS AWARDEES DTI Zambales Provicnial Director Leonila Baluyot (center) and Consumer Protection Division Chief Enrique Tacbad (4th, left) join local winners of the Bagwis Awards during the awards ceremony at Travelers Hotel, Subic Bay Freeport on December 11. The DTI-Bagwis Program gives due recognition to DTI-certified establishments that uphold responsible business practice and consumer rights.… Read More DTI Bagwis Awards for Zambales
SUBIC BAY FREPORT — This bustling industrial-commercial zone still plays an important role in educating residents on environmental protection and climate-change mitigation by providing real-life outdoor classrooms for ecosystem-based training. Recently, some 60 members of the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) from communities around the Subic Bay Freeport participated in a disaster-risk management training that focused on… Read More Youths train in Subic jungles for ecosystem-based disaster management
[1] Chairman and Administrator Wilma T. Eisma (center) and other SBMA employees join the Subic Pride Parade on Dec. 8 to show their support for the promotion of rights and welfare for members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community in the Subic Bay area. The parade proceeded from the Subic Bay… Read More LOOK: Subic Pride Parade
SIMULATED HOSTAGE-TAKING EXERCISE Members of the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority secure the area and subdue a “suspect” during a simulated hostage-taking scenario held on Dec. 6 at the Harbor Point Ayala Mall in the Subic Bay Freeport. The exercise is part of the security program of the… Read More LOOK: Hostage-taking Drill
By HENRY EMPEÑO | SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — Taiwanese computing giant Wistron Infocomm Corporation will be reopening its manufacturing plant here, setting up to revive its Subic facility that has been the biggest export manufacturer in the Subic Bay Freeport Zone a decade ago. Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Chairman and Administrator Wilma T. Eisma… Read More Computing giant Wistron to revive Subic operations
CHINESE VISITORS: Newly-disembarked Chinese passengers from MS World Dream, a cruise ship owned by Genting Hong Kong Ltd., walk along the Alava Pier in the Subic Bay Freeport prior to a tour of leisure and historical destinations in Subic and nearby provinces of Zambales, Bataan and Pampanga on Tuesday, Dec. 4. It was the second… Read More LOOK: ‘World Dream’ returns to Subic Bay
FARMERS’ FORUM Sen. Cynthia Villar explains to farmers the importance of the proposed Rice Tarrification Bill during a forum held at Sitio Afga in San Felipe, Zambales on November 30. Villar also calls for sustained funds to protect local rice farmers once the said law is enacted. — JUN DUMAGUING
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