By HENRY EMPEÑO | Subic Bay Freeport SAFETY will be the first consideration in the ongoing 2021 Gatorade-PSL Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup, stressed the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA), as the three-day competition that was the first to be held in the country under a “sports bubble” concept kicked off at the Subic sand courts… Read More Safety top priority in Subic volleyball ‘bubble’
By HENRY EMPEÑO | Subic Bay Freeport WORKERS sifted sand at the beach volleyball courts here on Tuesday, Feb. 23, as the Subic Bay Freeport prepared to host the country’s first-ever volleyball tournament to be held under the Covid-19 pandemic. Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Chairman and Administrator Wilma T. Eisma said the 2021 Gatorade-PSL… Read More Subic Freeport ready for first ‘bubble’ volleyball playoffs
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – Officials of the Department of Education (DepEd) regional office here visited on Tuesday some island and mountain schools in Zambales to prepare for the eventual holding of face-to-face classes once allowed by President Rodrigo Duterte. DepEd Regional Director May Batenga Eclar, together with some other officials, inspected six elementary and… Read More DepEd execs inspect island, mountain schools in Zambales
MANILA — The Philippine Senate on Monday, Feb. 22, passed a bill granting the President of the Republic the power to defer the increases in contributions to the Social Security System (SSS) while the nation is still under a public health emergency under Proclamation No. 922, as amended by Proclamation No. 1021. Senator Richard J.… Read More Senate adopts bill suspending increase in SSS contributions
MANILA – As part of the United States’ ongoing commitment to support the Philippine government’s Basic Education Learning Continuity Plan during the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) turned over 371 laptop computers worth more than Php16 million ($333,000) to the Department of Education (DepEd). At a ceremony held at the… Read More USAID donates Php16M in learning equipment to support out-of-school children and youth
MANILA — The United States on Thursday turned over the first of two C-130H Hercules aircraft to be delivered to the Philippines to strengthen the military’s logistical capacity for military and civil support operations, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) and distribution of COVID-19 supplies. According to the U.S. Embassy in Manila, Chargé d’Affaires… Read More U.S. military turns over C-130 Hercules aircraft to Philippine Air Force
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – The 8.2-kilometer expansion project for the Subic Freeport Expressway (SFEX) that was designed to provide better, faster and safer access to the Subic Bay Freeport Zone was formally opened on Friday, Feb. 19, by the project developer and high-ranking government officials. The project, which began in July 2019, was inaugurated by… Read More Expanded Subic Freeport expressway now open
By NING DIMAANO | Subic Bay Freeport DIFFICULT times provide new opportunities to those who persevere. This in a gist is the story of Subic Superfood Inc., which manufactures and exports gourmet pili nuts from its factory here in Subic. During a visit of the factory by Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Chairman and Administrator… Read More Multi-awarded Subic food firm thrives after pandemic losses
By HENRY EMPEÑO | Subic Bay Freeport Even with the Covid-19 pandemic raging and causing economic slowdown in 2020, new investments and expansion projects continued to pour into the Subic Bay Freeport Zone last year, netting more than P1.38 billion in total project commitments. According to Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Chairman and Administrator Wilma… Read More Subic gets P1.22-billion new investments amid Covid-19 pandemic
By HENRY EMPEÑO | Subic Bay Freeport THE economic slowdown brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic last year has taken its toll on earnings by the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA), which reported more than half a billion losses in operating revenue in 2020. Citing the agency’s 2020 consolidated year-end report, SBMA Chairman and Administrator… Read More Covid-19 pandemic clips SBMA operating income
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