• SBMA upgrades to solar power, eyes up to 39% savings

    By HENRY EMPEÑO | May 25, 2021 SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — Grasping the inevitability of going green, the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) is now adding renewable energy to its power mix with high…

  • SBMA starts Covid-19 vaccine rollout for priority groups

    By HENRY EMPEÑO | May 19, 2021 SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) on Tuesday, May 18, began rolling out Covid-19 vaccines from the Department of Health (DOH) for the…

  • Zambales lawyers urge Pres. Duterte to retract ‘defeatist’ WPS statements

    Zambales lawyers urge Pres. Duterte to retract ‘defeatist’ WPS statements

    By HENRY EMPEÑO OLONGAPO CITY — Lawyers from Zambales have joined the call for President Duterte to take back his public statements that the People’s Republic of China is in possession of the West…

  • Subic Q1 container throughput rise 10% despite fewer ship calls

    By HENRY EMPEÑO SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — Cargo container throughput from export and import transactions in the Subic Bay Freeport unexpectedly increased in the first quarter of this year, although fewer ships called here…

  • GLOBE DONATION

    SBMA GETS CONTACT-TRACING TOOL SBMA Chairman and Administrator Wilma T. Eisma receives a special Samsung Galaxy cellular phone from Globe Telecom, Inc. which will be used for contact-tracing of Covid-19 cases. The donation was…

  • DENR: Masinloc-Oyon bay remains safe for recreation activities

    DENR: Masinloc-Oyon bay remains safe for recreation activities

    CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga (PIA) – The Masinloc-Oyon Bay Protected Landscape and Seascape (MOBPLS) remains safe for recreation activities after passing quality standards of water classification for protected waters. The Department of Environment and…

  • DA urged to come up with ASF ‘game plan’

    MANILA, May 11, 2021 — Senator Joel Villanueva today lauded Malacanang’s declaration of a state of calamity for the entire nation over the ravaging effects of the African Swine Fever (ASF), adding that the…

  • U.S. provides additional P5.7-M PPE to support Philippine COVID-19 response

    MANILA, May 11, 2021 — U.S. military service members in Mindanao and Luzon began the delivery on April 22 of nearly P5.7 million ($118,700) worth of personal protective equipment and medical supplies to local…

  • Subic Freeport exports surge 48%, imports 29% in 1st Qtr

    By HENRY EMPEÑO | May 11, 2021 SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — Exports generated by Subic-based manufacturers and port users surged by 48 percent while imports grew at 29 percent in the first quarter of…