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In a virtual time warp, authentic 19th century Principalia Mansions and original Bahay na Bato (Stone Houses), stand resplendent around a cobblestone plaza and streets paying tribute to the magnificent craftsmanship of our forefathers. These structures carefully and painstakingly taken down from different parts of the country and rebuilt, “brick... [Read more...]

A group of aboriginal people from Taiwan’s Lanyu (Orchid Island) returned recently to Bataan, the land of their ancestors, with a shipment of medicines and farming tools, spending a week with their distant relatives to teach them modern farming and fishing techniques. Lanyu, located about 90 kilometers southeast off Taitung County, is inhabited... [Read more...]

The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that 10 percent of our population in the Philippines is composed of Persons With Disabilities (PWDs). “Imagine that. Ten percent,” Clark Development Corporation (CDC) President Benigno N. Ricafort said who seemed perplexed by the statistics. “That’s about 9 million PWDs from the more than 80 million... [Read more...]

“Kung walang corrupt, walang mahirap.” The campaign slogan bannered by incoming President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III to end poverty by getting rid of corruption in the government will be a tough challenge for the incoming administration to achieve. Filipinos are hoping that this ain’t nothing more than a campaign slogan and wanted Aquino... [Read more...]

The Subic Forest Watershed Reserve (SFWR) is located in the west-central portion of the major Philippine island of Luzon, 160 km by road northwest of Manila. It is at the northern portion of the Bataan Biogeographic Zone, which noted high biodiversity and endemism. This secondary growth, low land dipterocarp forest covers approximately 9,800 hectares... [Read more...]

SUBIC-OLONGAPO BUSINESS TRIANGLE: SBMA Administrator Armand Arreza, Olongapo City Mayor James Gordon Jr., and Ayala Land Inc. president Anthony Aquino sign an agreement for the development of a master plan for the Subic-Olongapo Central Business District Triangle project. The vision of Olongapo City to become truly the country’s first Freeport zone... [Read more...]

OPENING RITES. Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority Senior Deputy Administrator lawyer Ramon Agregado (second from right) leads the ribbon cutting ceremony to formally open the office of world-renowned Century21 Real Estate. Joining him are SBMA Director Ted del Rosario, real estate guru Donald Lawby and Ronald Wang. Buying or selling a home is one of... [Read more...]

Intelligent video-surveillance software otherwise known as Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) systems are important modern equipment in the fight against crime. Subic Bay Gateway Park (SBGP) has recently upgraded its security system through the installation of CCTV cameras positioned at strategic locations inside the sprawling industrial park to make... [Read more...]

What do flying fox bats, hawkbill turtles and Aetas of Pastolan Village have in common? One is that they are found in Subic Bay Freeport. Two, they are all part of a giant “web of life” that local environmentalists work so hard to protect and care for. The task of protecting the diverse but fragile ecosystems in the former US Naval base in Subic... [Read more...]

Subic Bay Freeport closes 2009 with renewed confidence that the effects of the global economic crisis to local economy would soon be over, expressing much optimism and brighter prospects into 2010. Economic indicators such as employment generation, import and export earnings, and seaport revenues posted positive growth while investment commitments... [Read more...]

LEADING electronic commerce technology provider ECPay, which has been providing the backbone for an estimated P4 billion worth of billing transactions annually, is set to roll out later this year an international payment system, mainly targeting the overseas Filipino worker (OFW) market. The main goal is to “empower the overseas Filipino worker to... [Read more...]

Local carrier Zest Air launched its inaugural International flight recently via daily flights to Hong Kong at the bustling Diosdado Macapagal International Airport (DMIA), the premier international gateway of the country. Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC) President and CEO Victor Jose I. Luciano, Zest Air President and CEO Ambassador Alfredo... [Read more...]

Over 40 priority infrastructure projects worth P88.48 billion have been completed as of the end of September, Malacañang said. Presidential management staff director-general Hermogenes C. Esperon Jr. said in a report that these infrastructure projects are among the 154 priority projects committed by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in her State of... [Read more...]

BATAAN Rep. Albert Garcia has asked Congress to speed up the passing of a bill that will strengthen and expand the powers of the governing bodies of Subic and Clark to allow the development of more economic zones, thereby ensuring both local and national economic growth. Garcia of the ruling Lakas-Kampi-CMD said that to fully utilize Subic, Clark and... [Read more...]

THE government is seriously considering adopting a policy aimed at promoting disaster-risk reduction, especially in the country’s mining and logging industries, and encouraging the private sector to implement safe industry practices to protect the environment and industry workers. This was disclosed by Anthony Golez, presidential deputy spokesperson,... [Read more...]