By CARRIE T. ASPA | SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — A leisure yacht mistakenly identified in an online news site as a “Chinese vessel” that allegedly entered Subic Bay without notice raised concerns among netizens here on Sunday. But it turned out to be just that, a Subic-registered pleasure boat with a bunch of Chinese guests… Read More Incursion of ‘Chinese vessel’ on Subic Bay alarms netizens
By HENRY EMPEÑO | SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) yesterday confirmed the existence of a proposal by a Chinese-controlled company to operate the Grande and Chiquita Islands here on Subic Bay, but hastened to add that the project has been put on hold since May due to unresolved issues. SBMA… Read More SBMA: Chinese project for Subic islands shelved
By CARRIE T. ASPA | SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – Illegally-parked trucks and heavy vehicles in this free port will be slapped a hefty fine of P50,000 starting this month to deter traders from using the roads as parking areas. Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Chairman and Administrator Wilma T. Eisma said the SBMA Board of… Read More SBMA sets P50,000 fine for illegal truck parking
By HENRY EMPEÑO | SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — Authorities at the Port of Subic have confiscated some P600,000 worth of meat products from China, as the government tightened monitoring and quarantine procedures in all ports to prevent the entry into the country of the dreaded African swine fever (ASF). Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Chairman… Read More P.6-M meat products from China seized in Subic port
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 the Port of Manila, finally sailed out of here early Friday morning to be returned to their sender in Canada. The… Read More Canadian trash out of Subic at last
By HENRY EMPEÑO | LABOR group Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino (BMP) has called for government takeover of the debt-ridden Hanjin shipyard in the Subic Bay Freeport in order to avert massive job displacement and pave the way for national industrialization. But it stressed that any government intervention, which may involve the takeover by foreign investors,… Read More Labor group urges nationalization, workers’ control of Hanjin shipyard
Former shipyard workers face uncertain times as Hanjin-Subic faces insolvency By HENRY EMPEÑO | CASTILLEJOS, Zambales — When South Korean shipbuilder Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Co.-Philippines (HHIC-Phil) turned over a low-cost housing project to worker-beneficiaries in April 2013, there was much cause for jubilation here, a stark contrast to the heavy pall of gloom… Read More Hard-pressed at Hanjinville
By HENRY EMPEÑO | SANTA CRUZ, Zambales — Residents affected by mining operations in Zambales challenged Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu on Monday to visit mining sites here and in other areas of the province to see for himself the damages wrought by mining. This as they condemned the downgrading of an order by the Department… Read More Zambales folk urge Cimatu: See mining damages for yourself
By HENRY EMPEÑO | SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Director Brian H. Gordon said the SBMA remains steadfast in collecting debts under its good governance program even if it meant stepping on the toes of some well-connected business owners here. Gordon said in a media interview that the SBMA board of… Read More Gordon: SBMA board stands firm on good governance
By HENRY EMPEÑO | SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — The Subic Bay Development and Management Corporation, Inc. (SBDMC), operator of the Subic Bay Gateway Park in this free port, said it owns the controversial 25% shareholding in a company here that a lawyer had cited in a graft complaint against the chairman of the Subic Bay… Read More SBDMC: Joint venture, not SBMA chief, owns controversial TECO 3C shares
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