The local government of Olongapo bagged the best in “Business One-Stop Shop” in Central Luzon. The award was given in a simple recognition rights in Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga recently. Olongapo was recognized after it implemented the streamlining program in the issuance of Mayor’s permit. Neal Perez, Head of the Business Permit and Licensing division of Olongapo accepted the award in behalf... 

Police authorities arrested in Olongapo City a British national who was allegedly involve in a smuggling attempt of firearms worth P5 million in Port of Bataan last year. Authorities identified the British national as Captain Bruce Anthony Jones. Criminal charges against 37 people was filed by Custom Commissioner Napoleon Morales including Jones who were allegedly involved in the smuggling of Indonesian-made... 

Schoolchildren from the Olongapo City Elementary School (OSEC) had an extra learning session Wednesday during the pedestrian road safety workshop sponsored by FedEx Express and the Safe Kids Philippines (SKP) in observance of the annual National Safe Kids Week. Organized as part of the FedEx/Safe Kids Walk This Way program, the activities focused on teaching schoolchildren about road safety and smart... 

The Subic Bay Chamber of Commerce is giving president-elect Benigno Aquino III to choose the next SBMA Chairman and Administrator who will be working hand in hand with him during his 6 years term. The SBFCC is the largest and most influential business group inside the 67,000 hectare Freeport. As of February this year, some 1,258 companies call the Freeport their home. ‘It is tough to undergo a change... 

Seventeen children from this city will literally have something to smile about after successfully undergoing free hare-lip, cleft lip and palate surgery with the help a non government organization based in Pampanga in cooperation with the local government of Olongapo. Olongapo City First Lady Anne Gordon helped supervise the surgical operation by volunteer doctors from “Operation Smile-Philippines”... 

2 workers were killed in a landslide in Barangay Kalaklan Monday afternoon. Police identified the victims who were buried alive in ten feet of mountain soil and mud as Gilbert Dalisay, 38 years old, a resident of 68 lower Kalaklan and Rommel Lastinada, 23 years old and a resident of Old Cabalan. According to reports the landslide occurred around 4:30 in the afternoon Monday after a slight rain in the... 

Scores of students, parents and employees of a local college went out of their classrooms and office to protest what they called an illegal demolition of a school room by the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) and Ayala Land during the weekend. Anbert Joaquin, administrator of Comteq Computer and business College, condemned the demolition of a school room allegedly by the SBMA and Ayala Land Saturday... 

Laus Auto Group, the largest multi-brand automotive network in the Philippines, has opened a Ford auto dealership in this free port. The opening is the first of its kind in Subic Freeport. According to the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority’s Business and Investment Group, Ford Subic is the first and only company to register in the free port for the purpose of engaging in the sale and distribution... 

Here’s another first in the country and in Asia- the first religious theme park which will be built in Subic Bay Freeport. The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority announced Wednesday that it had approved the proposal of a non-stock, non profit organization which will build the first religious theme park in Asia. SBMA administrator Armand Arreza said that Holy Lang Subic Foundation Inc will build the... 

Official COMELEC result for Olongapo City during the May 10, 2010 National and local Elections. House of Representative of Zambales Gordon Anne Marie                       35,135 Magsaysay Maria Milagros           45,564 Mayor Bacay Jerome                                    4,115 Gordon James Jr.                            ... 

Re-electionist Olongapo Mayor James Gordon Jr. was proclaimed Tuesday together with 8 of his councilors beating his closest rival former Zambales Governor Vicente Magsaysay. Based on the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) official results of the first automated polls in this city, Gordon garnered 53,349 votes against closest rival Magsaysay who got 22,601 votes while independent candidate Jerome Bacay,... 

NATIONAL UNION OF JOURNALISTS OF THE PHILIPPINES (NUJP) Statement May 8, 2010 NUJP statement on media harassment by parties, candidates The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines is alarmed over the increasing harassment of journalists and the curtailment of their right to pursue their profession by political parties and candidates seeking office in the May 10 elections. This week, gmanews.tv...