Story and Photos by HENRY EMPEÑO SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) on Friday canceled the license of two cigarette manufacturers in this free port following findings that they engaged in unregistered activities, including illegal sales of cigarettes and printing of packs of unregistered foreign brands of cigarettes without prior permit.… Read More BIR cancels permit of 2 cigarette makers in Subic Freeport
THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has issued 33 Show Cause Orders (SCOs) directing 25 Electric Cooperatives (ECs) and three (3) Private Distribution Utilities (PDUs) to explain why they should not be penalized for failure to provide information on the pass-through fuel cost charged to their customers. These included the Zambales II Electric Cooperative, Inc. (ZAMECO… Read More ERC requires power distributors to explain failure to justify pass-through fuel costs
By ALDGRA FREDLY / The Epoch Times, September 14, 2022 CHINESE vessels continue to swarm Philippine waters in the disputed South China Sea despite the Philippines having filed over 100 protests against China’s sea incursions this year, according to officials. A total of 172 protests were filed against China’s illegal presence, illegal fishing, harassment of local fishermen, and unauthorized marine… Read More Philippines Filed Over 100 Protests Against China’s Sea Incursions This Year
By JOEL R. SAN JUAN | Business Mirror, August 9, 2022 THE Supreme Court (SC) has ordered the Court of Appeals (CA) to hear anew the petition filed by the residents of Sta. Cruz, Zambales for the issuance of a writ of kalikasan with temporary environmental protection order (TEPO) against all mining operations in the province. In… Read More SC orders CA to resume hearing of writ after Zambales mining firms resume operations
By HENRY EMPEÑO | March 8, 2022 SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) is not divulging details of the impending takeover of the Hanjin shipyard here by American investment management company Cerberus Capital. This despite the reported announcement by newly-installed SBMA Chairman and Administrator Rolen Paulino Sr. on Monday about the… Read More SBMA mum over Hanjin takeover
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 Philippine Sea (WPS) and that the arbitral award won by the Philippines was a mere scrap of paper fit for the… Read More Zambales lawyers urge Pres. Duterte to retract ‘defeatist’ WPS statements
By HENRY EMPEÑO | 04 May 2021 CASTILLEJOS, Zambales — Eleven youth activists who were arrested here on Labor Day on what was described as trumped-up violation of health protocols regained temporary liberty late Monday (May 3) after spending three days and two nights in the custodial facility of the police office in this town.… Read More ‘Zambales 11’ activists freed on P66K bail
By HENRY EMPEÑO | Subic Bay Freeport SAYING it has had enough of speculation about the nature of a Chinese investment project in two strategically-located islands here in this free port, the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) on Friday said it welcomes a call by a so-called advocacy group for a Senate investigation into the… Read More SBMA on Grande Island probe: ‘Get on with it’
By HENRY EMPEÑO | Subic Bay Freeport THE Bureau of Customs in the Port of Subic (BOC-Subic) will conduct further investigation of container vans suspected to contain waste materials from the United States following confirmation of the illegal cargoes here early this week. Subic Customs Collector Marites Martin said on Thursday, Oct. 22, that all… Read More BOC to probe deeper into suspected waste imports in Subic Port
By HENRY EMPEÑO | Subic Bay Freeport THE North Luzon Expressway Corporation (NLEX Corp.) temporarily suspended the construction of a major portion of the P1.6-billion Subic Freeport Expressway (SFEX) expansion project following a worksite accident on Tuesday that killed two workers and injured three others. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the tollway operator said… Read More Subic expressway operator suspends bridge work after fatal mishap
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