• RP Energy, DTI sign MOU for enterprise development

    The Redondo Peninsula Energy, Inc. (RP Energy) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Zambales have launched a partnership on April 20 for enterprise development. The program includes a workshop on how…

  • SBMA signs agreement with Asian aviation group to develop Subic airport

      SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Asian Business Aviation Association (AsBAA) to further develop the Subic Bay International Airport (SBIA)…

  • SBMA goes after debtor-firms, collects P148M

    By HENRY EMPEÑO SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority’s resolve to go after stale debts and past-due accounts of business locators in the Subic Bay Freeport is handsomely paying off in…

  • SBMA streamlines processes for better business

    By HENRY EMPEÑO SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) vowed to continue instituting good governance measures and policy reforms to build a better business climate in this premier free port…

  • SBMA’s ‘Heaviest Butt’ campaign goes viral

    SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — The “Heaviest Butt” campaign launched recently by the Ecology Center of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) has gone viral in just 48 hours since it was posted online on…

  • Bataan called upon to rekindle Pinoy patriotism

    Story and Photos by HENRY EMPEÑO  PILAR, Bataan  — After playing a heroic role in the defense of the Philippines and paying a heavy price for it during World War II, the province of…

  • Week-long mango festival starts in Zambales

    By HENRY EMPEÑO IBA, Zambales – Zambales opened the tourist season in this popular holiday destination with the launching on Saturday of this year’s edition of the annual Zambales Dinamulag Mango Festival, a week-long program…

  • Subic power firm signs P750-M lease extension

    By HENRY EMPEÑO SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — One Subic Power Generation Corp., a fully-owned subsidiary of PHINMA Energy Corp., has signed a 10-year lease extension agreement for the operation of the diesel-power plant here,…

  • SBMA rebuts report on ‘rising crime’

    SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) has disproven reports of a rising crime rate in the Subic Bay Freeport, particularly in the housing areas here, and called for sobriety among…