MANILA, July 31, 2021 — President Rodrigo Duterte took back his long-standing threat to cancel the government’s Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States following a meeting with U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III. The agreement, which allows American military forces to train in the country and conduct war exercises with Philippine counterparts… Read More Pres. Duterte recalls VFA abrogation
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT, July 30, 2021 — Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Chairman and Administrator Wilma T. Eisma called on residents and workers in the Subic Bay Freeport to register for Covid-19 vaccination and take advantage of the free vaccines being rolled out by the government. Eisma made the appeal on Wednesday as the SBMA… Read More SBMA chief urges Subic stakeholders to get vaccinated
MANILA – The government needs to scale up the monthly deliveries of up to 25 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines to meet the demand for the country’s inoculation program. National Task Force (NTF) Against Covid-19 Chief Implementer Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said they are working overtime to deliver more to local government units (LGUs). “In order… Read More Vaccine demand nationwide now at 25M doses monthly
By National Task Force Against COVID-19 MANILA — Another 1.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines developed by Chinese manufacturer Sinovac were delivered to the Philippines on Thursday (July 28). A Cebu Pacific plane carrying the vaccines from Beijing, China, landed at the NAIA Terminal 3 in Pasay City around 7:44 AM. This brings to 18.5… Read More Gov’t receives 1.5 million more CoronaVac vaccine doses
By HENRY EMPEÑO | July 28, 2021 SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – The vaccination program for the A4 priority group composed of frontline personnel in essential sectors and other economic frontline workers in the country started here last Tuesday with five employees of a manufacturing firm getting their first shot of Covid-19 vaccine.The ceremonial launch of… Read More Vaccination of A4 priority group kicks off in Subic Freeport
IBA, Zambales — To ensure that locally-funded projects in the province of Zambales are implemented in accordance with the required technical specifications and are constructed in conformance with quality assurance standards, an on-site inspection of projects under the FY 2020 Conditional Matching Grant to Provinces (CMGP) was made on July 19 to 22. The Department… Read More DILG, Zambales gov’t inspect CMGP road projects
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL | Bulatlat.com MANILA – The Olongapo Regional Trial Court dismissed the first known case of terrorism filed against two Aeta farmers for insufficiency of evidence. A decision dated July 15 by Presiding Judge Melani Fay Tadili of the Olongapo RTC Branch 97 said that Aeta farmers Japer Gurung and Junior… Read More Olongapo court junks terror case vs 2 Aeta farmers
By HENRY EMPEÑO | July 23, 2021 SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — Taking the cudgels for workers, the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) said it has suspended the operation of a company here for various labor violations and warned that it will suspend others if they failed to comply with labor laws and other government regulations… Read More SBMA to Subic firms: obey labor laws, or else…
By HENRY EMPEÑO | July 22, 2021 SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — Business locators observing health safety protocols in the Subic Bay Freeport may now apply for “Safety Seal” certification to assure customers of their compliance with government requirements. Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Chairman and Administrator Wilma T. Eisma said the Subic agency has started… Read More ‘Safety Seal’ program to certify compliant Subic locators
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — Subic Bay Freeport Chamber of Commerce (SBFCC), in partnership with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Zambales, recently inaugurated the Go Lokal Booth at the SBFCC office in Alava Pier, Subic Bay Freeport Zone. The booth that was launched on July 14 aims to showcase local products and “pasalubong”… Read More DTI Zambales, SBFCC set up ‘Go Lokal’ booth in Subic Freeport
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