• Ebdane bares anti-insurgency plan

    IBA, Zambales — Gov. Hermogenes E. Ebdane Jr. laid out his plan on how to properly and accurately address communism and insurgency during a forum at the Balin Sambali Community Center here on February…

  • UnliCity food hub opens in Subic Freeport

    SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — A branch of the popular UnliCity food hub that is well-known for its three-in-one restaurant combo opened here over the weekend to offer more options to the growing dine-out clientele…

  • 2 patients under investigation in Central Luzon, negative for 2019 nCoV ARD

    By MARIE JOY S. CARBUNGCO CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, Feb. 4 (PIA) — Two patients under investigation (PUIs) in Central Luzon tested negative for the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Acute Respiratory Disease (nCov ARD).…

  • ‘No seaport in PH linked to Wuhan’ — BOQ

    By MAR JAY S. DELAS ALAS BALANGA CITY, Jan.29 (PIA) — The Bureau of Quarantine (BOQ) clarified that there are no seaports in the country that are directly linked to Wuhan in China, where…

  • LGUs call for temporary cruise ship ban in Subic amid nCov fears

    By HENRY EMPEÑO | SUBIC BAY FREEPORT (Jan. 28, 2020) — The scheduled arrival here of a cruise ship from Hong Kong has set alarm bells among residents of communities surrounding this premier free…

  • Subic on heightened alert vs Wuhan virus

    By HENRY EMPEÑO | SUBIC BAY FREEPORT (Jan. 27, 2020) — This emerging cruise ship destination has been placed by authorities on heightened alert to help check the spread of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus…

  • NEDA eyes sustained poverty reduction in Central Luzon

    CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, Jan. 23 (PIA) — National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) is optimistic that Central Luzon will sustain its momentum in terms of poverty reduction until 2022. NEDA Regional Director Leon…

  • PH Navy eyes Hanjin’s Subic shipyard as submarine base

    PH Navy eyes Hanjin’s Subic shipyard as submarine base

    MANILA | PNA, Jan. 21 —  The Philippine Navy (PN) plans to construct the base of its proposed submarine arm inside the facility of the cash-strapped Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction (HHIC-Phils) in Subic Bay,…

  • Hanjin, One Year After: Desperately Waiting for White Knight

    By HENRY EMPEÑO |  SUBIC, Zambales — Like giant fishes out of water, the two ships awaiting completion here on Drydock 6 of Hanjin’s Redondo Peninsula shipyard mirror the sad state of the Korean-owned…