By BENJAMIN PULTA | Philippine News Agency MANILA / June 21, 2022 – A former Zambales town mayor already serving time at the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa City for falsification of documents was fined by the Sandiganbayan in connection with irregularities in the management of public funds. The anti-graft court’s Second Division ruled that former… Read More Ex-mayor Lonzanida fined by Sandiganbayan
OLONGAPO CITY — Two mall guards at the SM City Olongapo Central and SM City Olongapo Downtown received certificates of commendation from Olongapo City Mayor Rolen Paulino, Jr. for returning cash and other valuable items and documents they found in the mall premises. Paulino presented the citations during the flag raising ceremony for city government… Read More SM security personnel cited for honesty
By HENRY EMPEÑO | June 21, 2022 SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – Nidec Subic Philippines Corporation, a Japanese firm manufacturing speed reducer gears for robotic applications, is set to undertake a P4-billion expansion program here in the next three years and expects to quadruple its workforce under the project. This was disclosed by company president Takeshi Yamamoto and… Read More Subic techno firm poised for P4-billion expansion
By JOANNA ROSE AGLIBOT | @inquirerdotnet SAN ANTONIO, Zambales—The short film, “Ampangabagat Nin Talakba Ha Likol” or “It’s Raining Frogs Outside,” featuring the struggles of Zambales fishermen, won two awards at two different international film festivals this month. On Monday, the film took home the International Award at the 14th edition of Leiden Shorts, a… Read More Short film on Zambales fishers bags 2 international awards
THE Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) has remitted Php 7.38 billion to the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) this year to beef up the state coffers while providing support for the modernization of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The state corporation’s total remittances this year jumped 60.81 percent… Read More BCDA remits P7.38-B to Treasury in 2022
SENATOR-ELECT Alan Peter Cayetano on Saturday said the West Philippine Sea dispute between the Philippines and China is “solvable,” with the first step being a face-to-face diplomacy to defuse the increasingly heated situation in the sea. “The problem is solvable but we have to be committed to it,” Cayetano said in an interview with reporters… Read More Cayetano: WPS situation ‘solvable’
By JOANNA ROSE AGLIBOT | Philippine Daily Inquirer OLONGAPO CITY / June 10, 2022 — After almost five years of trial, a regional trial court (RTC) here acquitted two journalists of two counts of cyberlibel charges filed by a former official of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA). In a 31-page decision on Wednesday, Judge… Read More Olongapo court clears 2 journos of cyberlibel
TO celebrate Philippine Independence Day, SM Olongapo Central and SM Olongapo Downtown along with SM City Tarlac, SM Pampanga, SM Clark and SM Cabanatuan are holding an exhibit featuring local products to support local businesses from June 1-12, 2022. Fresh local produce and other specialty items from MSMEs through the Pinoy Buys pop-up stores are… Read More Celebrate Independence Day at SM Malls
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
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
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