Photos by ROBIN TUAZON [1-2] Subic Bay Yacht Club (SBYC) Commodore Juan Miguel “Mikey” M. Arroyo and other club members applaud as Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Chairman and Administrator Wilma “Amy” T. Eisma switches on the Christmas Trees display at the SBYC frontage on Tuesday night. The lights display, which has a carnival theme… Read More LOOK: Christmas Tree displays at Subic Bay Yacht Club
By HENRY EMPEÑO | SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — More than 75,000 Chinese cruise ship passengers have arrived in this Freeport in the last 20 months under the cruise tourism program launched by the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) in February last year. SBMA Chairman and Administrator Wilma T. Eisma said the steady influx of Chinese… Read More Chinese travelers boost Subic cruise tourism program
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 for better management and sustainability of cruise ship arrivals. SBMA Chairman and Administrator Wilma T. Eisma said she had instructed the… Read More Subic Freeport eyes cruise ship-handling protocol
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 “Destination of the Year” by the Philippine Sports Tourism Awards (PSTA). The Cebu-based awards body that honors organizers and participants in… Read More Subic cited as PHL sports tourism ‘destination of the year’
By HENRY EMPEÑO | SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — As temperature rises, so does Subic sizzle as a tourist spot. According to the Department of Tourism (DoT) in Region 3, this premier commercial and industrial center has maintained its hold as the most popular tourist destination in Central Luzon last year, a feat it has been… Read More Subic Freeport still CL’s top tourist draw
By HENRY EMPEÑO | SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — The Subic Bay Freeport has become a hotter summer vacation spot with the arrival of more visitors here for the observance of the Holy Week and Easter Sunday, two important religious events in the Christian calendar that commemorate the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. According to… Read More Subic gets ‘hotter’ as summer vacation spot
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – With six vessel arrivals scheduled for the month of January alone, this premier free port expects to cement its reputation further as the newest cruise ship destination and top anchor tourist attraction in the country today. On Wednesday, Subic welcomed for the third time this year the cruise ship World Dream,… Read More Subic marks strong start for cruise ship tourism
By HENRY EMPEÑO | SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — President Duterte’s order that effectively relaxed the admission and stay of foreign visitors who enter the Subic Bay Freeport Zone through its seaports is expected to further boost the nascent cruise ship tourism in Central Luzon, a niche sector that was successfully tapped early this year by… Read More Duterte EO easing foreign visits to Subic seen to boost CL tourism growth
CHINESE VISITORS: Newly-disembarked Chinese passengers from MS World Dream, a cruise ship owned by Genting Hong Kong Ltd., walk along the Alava Pier in the Subic Bay Freeport prior to a tour of leisure and historical destinations in Subic and nearby provinces of Zambales, Bataan and Pampanga on Tuesday, Dec. 4. It was the second… Read More LOOK: ‘World Dream’ returns to Subic Bay
SBMA employees and residents of the Subic Bay Freeport area welcome tourists disembarking from Costa Atlantica, a cruise ship that regularly docks in the Subic Bay Freeport as part of its Asian itinerary. Since February 2018 when it first arrived in Subic, the Italian-flagged cruise liner has made 14 visits to the Subic Bay Freeport,… Read More BACK TO SUBIC BAY
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