Amelia Gordon enjoys a full and long life, celebrates 89th bday
September 10, 2009 by Administrator
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Former Olongapo City Mayor Amelia J. Gordon celebrated her 89th birthday last September 4 at the Olongapo City Convention Center (OCCC). With the theme “Amelia J. Gordon: Enjoying a Full and Long Life – daughters Veronica G. Lorenzana and Barbara G. delos Reyes prepared a presentation wherein child actors from the Olongapo City and Zambales [...]
Subic Aetas add technical know-how to jungle survival skills
September 7, 2009 by Administrator
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SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — Their renowned jungle survival instincts made them masters of Subic Bay’s virgin forests. But realizing that the “outside” world is much bigger than their forest homes, Subic Bay’s indigenous people are now pursuing technical skills training to enable them to survive in the lowlands. Supported by the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority [...]
Swiss Global Connect USA earmarks $ 50-B investments in Zambales
September 6, 2009 by Administrator
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California-based financing firm Swiss Global Connect USA has earmarked on a $50-billion investment package to bankroll the province’s priority projects on tourism, mining and property developments.
Chinese metal pipe firm to invest $35M in Clark plant
August 29, 2009 by Administrator
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CLARK Development Corp. (CDC) announced that a Chinese metal pipe firm is set to pour more than $35 million for the establishment of a metal pipe-fabrication plant inside this free port following the signing of a lease agreement last week. CDC president Benigno Ricafort said the state-run firm signed a lease agreement with HLD Clark [...]
Bechtel leases NCT-2 terminal for 4 years
August 29, 2009 by Administrator
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THE Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) has decided to just lease its New Container Terminal 2 (NCT-2) rather than put it up for bidding and risk another failed bid as a result of the current economic slump experienced worldwide. SBMA seaport department strategic planning head Lynette de la Cruz said they had decided to lease [...]
Atlas Shippers Intl opens ‘balikbayan box’ distribution center in Subic
August 29, 2009 by Administrator
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Atlas Shippers International, a Filipino-owned freight forwarding service provider, formally opened its distribution center in Subic with the launching of its maiden shipment. Atlas used the port of Subic as an entry point for the first time, officially marking the US-based firm’s intent to establish its hub for Northern Luzon operations here. The first cargo, [...]
Yap orders withdrawal of FMD vaccines
August 29, 2009 by Administrator
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CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga—In a bid to secure international recognition as foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) free zone, the FMD task force in Central Luzon has ceased using vaccines to susceptible animals, saying the region is already FMD-free. The Department of Agriculture here stands confident that the region has already attained an FMD-free status as indicated [...]
Subic seaport raises target as it breaches 2009 revenue goal
August 28, 2009 by Administrator
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Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority’s (SBMA) Seaport Department has raised its collection target this year to P440.84 million—a bigger goal that could easily be attained due to growing maritime trade, SBMA deputy administrator for operations Ferdinand L. Hernandez said. He said that income in seaport operations by the SBMA rose to P319.73 million in the first [...]
Philip Morris extends Subic lease to 50 years, starts phase two of P1-B project
August 28, 2009 by Administrator
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SUBIC BAY FREE PORT—Tobacco industry remains strong amid global downturn as the country’s leading cigarette maker Philip Morris Philippines Manufacturing Inc. (PMPMI) put up a P1-billion expansion project in this free-port zone. An agreement was signed by Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Administrator Armand Arreza and PMPMI managing director Chris Nelson that will increase the [...]
Subic’s medical and wellness center: RP’s response to Asia’s medical-tourism thrust
August 28, 2009 by Administrator
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President Arroyo inaugurated recently the George Dewey Medical and Wellness Center—the only one of its kind in the Philippines—located at the Subic Bay Free Port Zone. The $30-million George Dewey Medical and Wellness Center is a 100-bed tertiary hospital owned and operated by George Dewey Medical College Inc., a five-year-old nursing college. It sits on [...]
