Month: July 2020

SBMA blasts disinformation on gov’t plan for return of OFW’s via Subic

By HENRY EMPEÑO | Subic Bay Freeport THE Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) bristled at claims that it is withholding information about a government plan to bring home repatriated overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) through the Subic Bay Freeport. SBMA Chairman and Administrator Wilma T. Eisma said on Tuesday that the plan to use Subic as… Read More SBMA blasts disinformation on gov’t plan for return of OFW’s via Subic

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SBMA warns vs travel, exposure to visitors

By HENRY EMPEÑO | Subic Bay Freeport SUBIC Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Chairman and Administrator Wilma T. Eisma warned against travel to other places and accepting visitors from areas with raging Covid-19 infections, as authorities noted a new surge in positive cases here and in nearby communities. Eisma said on Friday (July 24) that the… Read More SBMA warns vs travel, exposure to visitors

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Tourism leads business revival in Subic Bay Freeport

Story and Photos by HENRY EMPEÑO | Subic Bay Freeport TOURISM is breathing life back into this free port, as businesses make the painful transition to the “new normal” after a long hiatus since March when the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) was imposed in Luzon to stem the spread of the new coronavirus disease (Covid-19).… Read More Tourism leads business revival in Subic Bay Freeport

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ZPPO, DILG, LGUs team up for ‘Disiplina Muna’ program

IBA, Zambales — The Zambales Police Provincial Office (ZPPO) has teamed up with the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Zambales and local government units (LGUs) in fostering discipline as a means for community development and nation-building. Said offices successfully launched the “Disiplina Muna” advocacy program across the province on July 13 with… Read More ZPPO, DILG, LGUs team up for ‘Disiplina Muna’ program

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SBMA: 1st confirmed Covid-19 cases traced to outside contacts

By HENRY EMPEÑO | Subic Bay Freeport AFTER being free of Covid-19 infection under four months of quarantine restrictions, the Subic Bay Freeport reported its first positive cases on Tuesday, just two weeks after it eased into modified general community quarantine (MGCQ). Wilma T. Eisma, chairman and administrator of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA),… Read More SBMA: 1st confirmed Covid-19 cases traced to outside contacts

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PHL’s first missile frigate commissioned in Subic Bay

By HENRY E. EMPEÑO | Subic Bay Freeport THE country’s first missile-capable warship, the Barko ng Pilipinas (BRP) Jose Rizal (FF-150), was commissioned here on Friday, July 10, in simple ceremonies that also signalled a historical shift towards the modernization of the Philippine Navy. The multi-role frigate, which arrived in this free port from South… Read More PHL’s first missile frigate commissioned in Subic Bay

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Subic Freeport firms get longer grace period for rents, fees

By HENRY EMPEÑO | Subic Bay Freeport SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) has extended the suspension of rentals and other payments due since the start of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in March, giving business locators in this free port a longer period to recover from the effects of the… Read More Subic Freeport firms get longer grace period for rents, fees

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SBMA-PRC Covid-19 testing center now open to public

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test, which is considered the gold standard in the accurate diagnosis of the new coronavirus disease (Covid-19), is now available to residents in the Subic Bay Freeport area and neighboring communities. Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Chairman and Administrator Wilma T. Eisma said the public… Read More SBMA-PRC Covid-19 testing center now open to public

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Agrarian reform chief delivers land titles to Palauig farmers

PALAUIG, Zambales — Agrarian Reform Secretary John R. Castriciones took one step further when he delivered Thursday, July 2, a land title to a farmer-beneficiary right in the middle of his farm in Barangay Pangolingan here. Castriciones drove all the way from his office in Quezon City up to here to hand to the Delos… Read More Agrarian reform chief delivers land titles to Palauig farmers

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