• SM Foundation turns over new school building to Balanga ES

    BALANGA, Bataan — SM Foundation turned over on Friday (May 31) a newly-built two-story, four-classroom school building to Balanga Elementary School (BES) in Bataan to be used by their Grade 6 learners starting SY 2019-2020.…

  • Canadian trash out of Subic at last

    Canadian trash out of Subic at last

    Text and Photos by HENRY EMPEÑO | SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — Goodbye and good riddance. The 69 garbage-laden shipping containers temporarily stored in the Subic Bay Freeport, including two that were recently transferred from…

  • Volunteer cleanups propel Subic Freeport tourism

    By RUBEN VELORIA |  SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — Hundreds of volunteers from the various community organizations, schools and government agencies converged here on Sunday to clean up the beach along the popular Boardwalk Park…

  • Subic Freeport eyes cruise ship-handling protocol

    Subic Freeport eyes cruise ship-handling protocol

    By HENRY EMPEÑO |  SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — Eyeing more tourism receipts here under its budding cruise ship tourism program, the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) now plans to develop a cruise ship-handling protocol…

  • LOOK: Japanese destroyer docks in the Subic Bay Freeport

    Photos by JUN DUMAGUING | [1] Filipino line handlers moor the JS Samidare, a Murasame-class destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, upon arrival at the Alava Wharf in the Subic Bay Freeport on…

  • May 13 polls shake Zambales power bases

    TOP PHOTO: Governor-elect Jun Ebdane with family after his proclamation as winner. Left to right: Former 2nd District Rep. Jun Omar Ebdane, Gov. Ebdane, Mrs. Alma Ebdane and granddaughter, grandson, Iba Mayor Jun Rundstedt…

  • LOOK: “DTI Diskwento Caravan’ in the Subic Bay Freeport

    PHOTOS BY JUN DUMAGUING |  [1] DTI Provincial Director Leonila Baluyot (3rd from right) joins SBMA Labor Department-Workforce Development Division head Amy Dimacali and Zambales Consumer Affairs Council president Rhodora Lacandula in cutting the…

  • Subic cited as PHL sports tourism ‘destination of the year’

    By HENRY EMPEÑO | SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — For consistently hosting sports events throughout the year and thus helping position the Philippines as a competitive sports tourism destination worldwide, Subic Bay was named 2016-2017…

  • Thai ships in Subic for goodwill visit

    By HENRY EMPEÑO |  SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – Two ships of the Royal Thai Navy (RTN), with about 500 crewmen and officials, arrived here on Wednesday for what was announced as a goodwill visit…