Foresight, flexibility and fortitude help Subic Bay Freeport weather the Covid storm By HENRY EMPEÑO | February 24, 2022 SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — The al fresco cafés and open-air restaurants that happily thrive here are symbolic of how the Subic Bay Freeport coped with the economic challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic. Sidelined for a… Read More BACK IN THE BLACK
By JAY-AR EMPEÑO | February 27, 2022 SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) is expecting a stronger position in regional seaborne trade this year following the maiden port call here last Wednesday of the shipping giant Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), as well as the revived port visit of the Taiwanese shipping… Read More SBMA bullish over Subic seaborne trade
CANDELARIA, Zambales — The Municipality of Candelaria, Zambales received its Anti-Drug Abuse Council (ADAC) marker and citation for 100% compliance on SubayBAYAN portal implementation on February 23, 2022. DILG Zambales Provincial Director Armi V. Bactad conferred the citation after Candelaria was assessed for the 2021 National Anti-Drug Abuse Council Performance Award and garnered a score… Read More Candelaria cited for 2021 anti-drug performance
By HENRY EMPEÑO | February 23, 2022 SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — Subic sparked strong interest among businessmen and venture capitalists during a trade mission conducted by the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) until last week in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). SBMA Chairman and Administrator Wilma T. Eisma said in a Feb. 16 report to… Read More Subic sparks more investor interest in Dubai trade mission
By HENRY EMPEÑO | February 23, 2022 SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – Some good things never last. After flying home overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and other returning Filipinos via this free port for almost nine months, the Philippine Air Lines (PAL) landed its last “Bayanihan” repatriation flight here on Tuesday, ending a windfall that sustained the… Read More Subic’s OFW flights end, as PAL returns to NAIA
IT IS SAID that the Cadbury group introduced a new Valentine’s Day tradition when candy maker Richard Cadbury was inspired to package chocolates in heart shaped boxes decorated with rosebuds and cupids, which were popular symbols of romance among the Victorians. These boxes had locks where one could later store mementos like love letters and… Read More SPECIAL FEATURE: Saying It Sweetly 2.0 at the SM Snack Exchange
THE provincial government of Zambales started the pediatric coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccination for children aged 5 to 11 on Tuesday, Feb. 15. The official launch of the pediatric inoculation was held at Balin Sambali Building, Zone 6 in the capital town of Iba from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dr. Noel Bueno, chief of… Read More Zambales starts Covid-19 vaccination for younger kids
MANILA, February 14, 2022—On February 10, the United States turned over a newly constructed assault boat pier and maintenance bay facility in Ternate, Cavite to the Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) as part of a small-scale construction Foreign Military Financing (FMF) grant. The newly completed facility in Ternate is one of three FMF construction projects, valued… Read More United States turns over boat facility to Philippine Marine Corps
MANILA — On February 10, the United States turned over four Cessna 172 Skylark planes to the Philippine Naval Air Wing based in Sangley Point, Cavite as part of a Php298.1 million ($5.8 million) grant under the Foreign Military Financing (FMF) program. The Cessna planes will be used to train new naval aviators, as well… Read More United States turns over 4 Cessna planes to Philippine Navy
MANILA, February 11, 2022—The United States, in partnership with the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) facility, delivered an additional 3,436,290 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to the Philippines as part of its worldwide effort to end COVID-19 and its commitment to partner with the Philippine government to keep Filipinos healthy and safe. The U.S.… Read More U.S. donates additional 3.4 million Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines to the Philippines
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