Subic Bay native visits hometown as USS Jackson commanding officer

By LT.JG. MOHAMMAD ISSA | Defense Visual Information Distribution Service SUBIC BAY | June 8, 2022 – A Subic Bay, Philippines, native is serving in the U.S. Navy as the commanding officer aboard the deployed Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) that pulled into the port of his hometown, June 2-4. Cmdr. Brian… Read More Subic Bay native visits hometown as USS Jackson commanding officer

Billions of pesos lost to defunct shipyard

By MALAYA BUSINESS INSIGHT | June 8, 2022 THE government lost billions of pesos in the form of tax breaks and subsidies for the now-defunct Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Philippines Inc. (HHIC-Phil), the Department of Finance (DOF) said in a statement yesterday. The DOF said the Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) secretariat has reported… Read More Billions of pesos lost to defunct shipyard

BRP Antonio Luna leaves PH for ‘Rim of the Pacific’ drill

By PRIAM NEPOMUCENO MANILA / June 8, 2022 – The BRP Antonio Luna (FF-151), one of the two guided-missile frigates of the Philippine Navy (PN), left its base in Subic Bay, Zambales Wednesday to join this year’s edition of the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise. RIMPAC, which will be held in Honolulu, Hawaii… Read More BRP Antonio Luna leaves PH for ‘Rim of the Pacific’ drill