By RUBEN VELORIA | SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — Hundreds of volunteers from the various community organizations, schools and government agencies converged here on Sunday to clean up the beach along the popular Boardwalk Park here in preparation for the Century Tuna Ironman 70.3 Subic Bay triathlon event here on June 2. The volunteers from the… Read More Volunteer cleanups propel Subic Freeport tourism
By HENRY EMPEÑO | SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — Eyeing more tourism receipts here under its budding cruise ship tourism program, the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) now plans to develop a cruise ship-handling protocol for better management and sustainability of cruise ship arrivals. SBMA Chairman and Administrator Wilma T. Eisma said she had instructed the… Read More Subic Freeport eyes cruise ship-handling protocol
Photos by JUN DUMAGUING | [1] Filipino line handlers moor the JS Samidare, a Murasame-class destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, upon arrival at the Alava Wharf in the Subic Bay Freeport on Friday morning (17 May) for a three-day goodwill visit. [2] Japanese pilots look on as a Philippine Navy officer tries the… Read More LOOK: Japanese destroyer docks in the Subic Bay Freeport
TOP PHOTO: Governor-elect Jun Ebdane with family after his proclamation as winner. Left to right: Former 2nd District Rep. Jun Omar Ebdane, Gov. Ebdane, Mrs. Alma Ebdane and granddaughter, grandson, Iba Mayor Jun Rundstedt Ebdane, Mrs. Daisy Ebdane By HENRY EMPEÑO | IBA, Zambales — The ballots shook even the bedrock of political power in… Read More May 13 polls shake Zambales power bases
PHOTOS BY JUN DUMAGUING | [1] DTI Provincial Director Leonila Baluyot (3rd from right) joins SBMA Labor Department-Workforce Development Division head Amy Dimacali and Zambales Consumer Affairs Council president Rhodora Lacandula in cutting the ceremonial ribbon on May 16 to open the two-day “DTI Diskwento Caravan” in the Subic Bay Freeport. [2-3] Buyers inspect the… Read More LOOK: “DTI Diskwento Caravan’ in the Subic Bay Freeport
By HENRY EMPEÑO | SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — For consistently hosting sports events throughout the year and thus helping position the Philippines as a competitive sports tourism destination worldwide, Subic Bay was named 2016-2017 “Destination of the Year” by the Philippine Sports Tourism Awards (PSTA). The Cebu-based awards body that honors organizers and participants in… Read More Subic cited as PHL sports tourism ‘destination of the year’
By HENRY EMPEÑO | SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – Two ships of the Royal Thai Navy (RTN), with about 500 crewmen and officials, arrived here on Wednesday for what was announced as a goodwill visit to the Philippines. The Naresuan-class frigate HTMS Taksin (FFG-422) and the modified river-class patrol vessel HTMS Krabi (OPV-551) entered Subic Bay… Read More Thai ships in Subic for goodwill visit
ZAMBALES, REGION III Partial, unofficial results aggregated from Comelec data as of May 14, 2019, 9:22 PM and from 100% of Election Returns GOVERNOR 1 EBDANE, JUN (PDPLBN) 151,667 2 DELOSO, AMOR (MKMAZA) 128,692 VICE GOVERNOR 1 KHONGHUN, JAY (PDPLBN) 181,402 2 MAGSAYSAY, ANGEL (PFP) 92,364 PROVINCIAL BOARD MEMBER FIRST PROVDIST, ZAMBALES, REGION… Read More ZAMBALES 2019 Election Results
By HENRY EMPEÑO | SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) is now reaching out to more prospective investors from Taiwan following successful talks with business leaders in the recent Philippine Investment Forum held in Taipei. SBMA Chairman and Administrator Wilma T. Eisma, who presented investment and business opportunities in the Subic… Read More Subic eyeing more Taiwanese investors
By RUBEN VELORIA | SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — They ran, sang, danced and had fun together. On Labor Day, members of the Subic Bay Freeport workforce, as well as management personnel investor-firms here, made a collective effort to promote employees welfare and sound labor-management relations. With a whole-day program to bolster bonding among workers and… Read More Subic workers, managers mark festive Labor Day
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