More than P106M worth of abandoned cargo was seized by the Bureau of Custom Subic and Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority here yesterday. BOC district collection Marietta Zamoranos together with Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority Senior Deputy Administrator Robert  Onchiaco personally opened 7 container vans located at the Subic Port’s New Container Terminal-1 (NCT1). BoC district Collector Marietta... 

The body of former Olongapo City mayor Teddy Macapagal will be move to the Olongapo City Hall today. In a text message to www.subictimes.com his eldest son, Michael Macapagal said that “My dad’s body is being moved to Olongapo City Hall for the duration of his wake for reasons that the memorial park could no longer accommodate the number of people who wanted to see him for the last time.” The... 

A FLAG lawyer, an advocate of human rights and a known Cory Aquino supporter,  former Olongapo City Mayor Teddy C. Macapagal passed away early morning of Sept. 1. The body lies in state at the Olongapo City Memorial Chapels and Funereal Services. It will be brought to city hall for memorial services on Friday. Interment will be held the following Tuesday at the Olongapo City Memorial Park. A member... 

Two remote agricultural communities in Morong, Bataan that are now experiencing lean season received timely assistance from the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) last Friday, as the agency carried out another community outreach project under its corporate social responsibility program. Under the supervision of SBMA Public Relations manager Armie Llamas, the SBMA outreach team gave out food aid... 

The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority over the weekend reported that Korean shipbuilding facility Hanjin Heavy Industries Corp.-Philippines (HHIC-Phil) is expected to boost it employment to 22,000 this year. To date Hanjin’s workforce stand at 16,600 but officials said that the company is targeting to increase this till the end of the year. According to Taek Kyun Yoo, general manager for external... 

Note: An open letter to the world by a 15-year-old Reigno Jose Dilao after the hostage incident in Manila yesterday (posted on several websites and social networks) August 23, 2010 “A letter from a teenage Filipino to the WHOLE WORLD” As you are reading this letter, I bet that you have seen/heard about what happened earlier in our country. Tourists were hostages of a policeman here, Rolando... 

Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) administrator Armans Arreza said he is ready to face any investigation by the senate or house of representative in relations to the Commission on Audit report listing him as the top official who took home the biggest paycheck in 2009 with P26.9million. The senate probe which is schedule tomorrow will look into the CoA report and would get straight answer from... 

CASTILLEJOS, Zambales: “You’re still in the Philippines”  an irked Zambales governor Hermogenes  E. Ebdane Jr. told Hanjin officials after restricting government officials entry to the shipyard. “You are still in the Philippines, right?” Ebdane reminded Hanjin general manager for external trade Taek Kyun Yoo, when the firm’s security officers tried to bar provincial officials from the... 

The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) is now facing a new dilemma, the authority has virtually no board of directors which freezes policy making, renewal of contracts and approval of new investors in the Freeport. Last week Malacañang issued Executive Order No. 2 sacking all midnight appointees of former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, affecting twelve (12) out of the fifteen (15) SBMA board... 

KOTA KINABALU: Philippines’ Selma Star, also known as Purpose Driven, defended their BIYC overall championship for the fourth consecutive time this year. “It is unprecedented victory for us as this year event posed tough challenge for us with the increase in the number of yachts taking part. “The tough challenge came from UluMulu which was one of our biggest rivals especially in the offshore... 

After being tagged as the government official who took home the fattest paycheck in 2009, Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority Administrator said the report of the Commission on Audit (COA) was “unfair and misleading.” The CoA report placed Arreza on top of the list, allegedly earningsome P26.865 million in take home pay last year. “Dapat basic at take home lang ang nilagay kung sahod angpagbabasehan,”... 

A group of Filipino-Chinese businessmen headed by tycoon James G. Dy have expressed interest in investing in the province of Zambales after meeting with Governor Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. over the weekend. Dy, together with nine other Chinese businessmen who visited the province of Zambales is the president emeritus of the Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Inc and the Chairman of the Philippine Chinese...