SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) has received information technology (IT) equipment donated by e-Konek Pilipinas, Inc., a software solutions company that provides technology tools for the supply chain industry.

SBMA Chairman and Administrator Eduardo Jose L. Aliño accepted the donation from e-Konek Pilipinas, Inc. Chairman and President Theresita D. Eisma by signing the turnover document at the Seaport Administration Building conference room on Wednesday, April 3.

The donation package includes 20 sets of desktop PCs, three Apple iPads, and three large TV monitors, which will be used by the SBMA for services such as the electronic Transit Admission Permit System (eTAPS), Gatepass Management System (GMS), Trade Automation and Facilitation System (TAFS), and Automated Export Documentation System (AEDS).

According to SBMA Senior Deputy Administrator for Operations Ronnie Yambao, the donation is to support the SBMA in its various initiatives, serving to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the agency’s operations.

For his part, Chairman Aliño expressed his gratitude to e-Konek Pilipinas, Inc. for the donation, citing that these equipment will be beneficial to the shipping sector of the Freeport.

“We are grateful for the donation. Rest assured that these equipment we received will be fully utilized by the SBMA,” he added.

Eisma said that e-Konek Pilipinas, Inc. is a software solutions company niching on providing technology tools for the supply chain industry.

The company develops and implements best-in-class computer systems for distribution, transport management, warehouse management, freight forwarding and trade regulatory clearances. 