The Point is Election season sparks everything, it make big bucks for company engaged in advertising, creates temporary job for our residents, start word war III, this is also the time when politiko’s spend plenty of money, literally. Ride a jeep and see the huge billboards, tarpaulin, banners and poster around the city, where is the “Bawal mag kalat sa olongapo” slogan when you need it. You’ll... 

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo made Subic her last stop for her Luzon Urban Beltway tour that started last week. The president made a visit in Subic Bay Freeport late in the afternoon to check on the Subic Port Development Project and Korean ship builder Hanjin. Upon docking at the Hanjin pier the convoy of the president was supposed to be briefed by Hanjin officials along the Hanjin-Cawag road... 

Former Public Works Secretary HErmogenes Ebdane and incumbent 1st district congresswoman will be pushing for the construction of a road that would connect this town to the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx). That is if they both win this coming May 2010 election. The road connection according to Magsaysay, who is seeking for re election and Ebdane, who is seeking the gubernatorial post in Zambales... 

Some 300 individual from the private sector and government employees from the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority held a clean up drive along the shore of Subic Bay early morning Saturday. Organized by the Lighthouse Marina Resort together with  Moon Bay Marina and SBMA, the clean up drive aimed to educate stakeholders the concern to keep Subic Bay clean. The clean up drive came after the Subic Bay Metropolitan... 

Two inmates were allegedly shot during a protest inside the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology  in Barangay Barretto early morning Wednesday. BJMP officials could not give any detail regarding the incident, media was also barred from entering the BJMP compound. www.subictimes.com tried to call BJMP to get details but was denied after a male staff hang the phone after a few questions. In a text... 

He has been around since I was a kid, his smile and antics I can still remember, he makes me smile whenever i imagine his face and he reminds me that im from Olongapo city. I remember his famous line “maya? balik?” which he would say every time he doesn’t get any change (money) from people he ask for. In the growing and fast phase changes in Olongapo City, Daddy daddy’s popularity seemed... 

Morong, Bataan: Government authorities together with volunteers released 180 baby turtles off the coast of barangay Nagbayayong this week. The release formed part of the annual Pawikan Festival in Morong, Bataan. Deputy Presidential Spokesman Lorelei Fajardo joined local officials, volunteers and residents  in releasing the baby turtles. The baby turtles came from the Bataan Pawikan Conservation Center... 

SUBIC BAY Freeport: Local politics took a turn around Monday after the Magsaysay clan including majority of the mayors in the province of Zambales pledge their support for former Public Works Secretary Hermohenes Ebdane, who after begging of from the presidential race opted to run for Governor of Zambales. (Photo caption: Rose ‘Lumag’ Magsaysay, Zambales 1st District Congresswoman Mitos... 

Subic Bay Freeport: The Subic Bay Metropolitan on Friday announced that it had signed a deal with Ayala Land, Inc (ALI) in an effort to push developments beyond  the secured area of Subic. The plan according to SBMA Administrator Armand Arezza  is to draw a master plan to transform a portion of Olongapo City and the Subic Bay Freeport into a green, environmentally-friendly residential, commercial... 

Olongapo City: 7 individual was injured after a delivery truck slammed inside their home in Barangay Mabayuan Wednesday afternoon. According to initial reports the delivery truck with plate number ZCD-711 driven by Elmer Dacpano, a resident of Barangay Sta. Rita lost its break after delivering construction materials at Labrador St. in barangay Mabayuan around 1pm (December 9, 2009). “Una binanga... 

Subic Bay Freeport: The Local Court of Olongapo City has ordered the management of Legend International Resort Limited, which operates the Legenda Hotel and Casino to vacate the premises of the said hotel. Legenda management was given only 3 days to vacate the said hotel which was based on a writ of execution issued by the RTC that also ordered the LIRL to pay back rentals to the Subic Bay Metropolitan... 

Subic Bay Freeport: Some P130.7 million worth of fertilizer from Japan arrived in Subic recently which will make their way to provinces heavily affected by two recent typhoons in the country. A total of 120,000 bags of fertilizers or about 6,000 metric tons is the third delivery of fertilizer from Japan under a P253 million grant from the Japanese government arrived in Subic Port last November 12...