Ebdane bares economic recovery plan as Zambales shifts to GCQ

By CARRIE T. ASPA | Iba, Zambales AFTER ensuring the health and safety of his constituents against the Covid-19 threat during the enhanced quarantine period (ECQ), Gov. Hermogenes E. Ebdane Jr. is now focusing on an equally pressing concern: the health of the local economy as Zambales eases down to general community quarantine (GCQ) this… Read More Ebdane bares economic recovery plan as Zambales shifts to GCQ

Freeport firm faces sanctions for product ‘tampering’

By HENRY EMPEÑO | Subic Bay Freeport A TRADING company here is facing sanctions from the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA), aside from a criminal complaint from law enforcers, after it was caught tampering with the expiration dates of food products kept in its warehouse here. SBMA Chairman and Administrator Wilma T. Eisma said Phil-Em… Read More Freeport firm faces sanctions for product ‘tampering’

PHL’s newest frigate quarantined on Subic Bay

By HENRY EMPEÑO | Subic Bay Freeport   JUST LIKE ANY other incoming vessel in this time of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, the country’s newest and most powerful warship is also undergoing the requisite 14-day quarantine after it arrived here on Saturday from South Korea. The multi-role frigate, which will be christened BRP Jose Rizal (FF150)… Read More PHL’s newest frigate quarantined on Subic Bay

SBMA frontliners negative in rapid antibody tests

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — Close to a thousand frontline workers of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) tested negative in a rapid antibody test undertaken here on Saturday under a mass testing project sponsored by a business locator here in response to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. SBMA Chairman and Administrator Wilma T. Eisma said the… Read More SBMA frontliners negative in rapid antibody tests

9 Covid-19 survivors, 120 other ‘negatives’ leave Zambales hospital

By HENRY EMPEÑO | Iba, Zambales WITH A LOT of cheering and well wishes from frontline workers and provincial government officials, nine survivors of the new coronavirus disease (Covid-19) and 120 suspect cases who finally tested negative marched out of the provincial hospital here on Sunday, May 17, all eager to go home. Zambales Governor… Read More 9 Covid-19 survivors, 120 other ‘negatives’ leave Zambales hospital

Zambales placed on modified ECQ

By CARRIE ASPA | Iba, Zambales ZAMBALES and several neighboring provinces in Central Luzon were placed under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) on Friday, May 15, as the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) eased down a bit on transitioning high-risk areas that were previously under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ)… Read More Zambales placed on modified ECQ

LGUs urged to join SBMA-Red Cross mass testing program

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) has urged local government units (LGUs) adjacent to the Subic Bay Freeport Zone (SBFZ) to join its mass testing program to detect new coronavirus disease (Covid-19) infections in the locality. In a letter sent to LGU executives on Tuesday, April 28, SBMA Chairman and Administrator… Read More LGUs urged to join SBMA-Red Cross mass testing program