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Subic celebrates 19th year of Freeport takeover

SUBIC BAY Freeport: November 24 marked the day when thousands of residents from Olongapo City, and Zambales and Bataan provinces volunteered to manage this former American naval base after the U.S. troops withdrew in 1992.

Subic naval base was the largest US military installation outside mainland...

Another coal plant eyed in Subic

SUBIC Bay Freeport: A South Korean firm is studying to build another coal fire power plant in Subic Bay Freeport which would cost around $450 million.

Kepco Philippines Corp is planning to put up a 200 to 300 megawatts coal plant in Subic to supply electricity...

Local companies invest $1.07-B in Subic

SUBIC Freeport: The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) reported Wednesday that investment pledges from local investors in this Freeport reordered an all-time high reaching $1.07 billion for the first nine months of this year.

Local investors, according to SBMA, dominated this year’s pledges totaling 72 out...

SBMA still studying 600MW coal plant venture

By Anthony Bayarong written for The Manila Times

SUBIC BAY Freeport: Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Chairman Roberto Garcia has clarified that the planned expansion of the 300-megawatt coal power plant into a 600-megawatt coal plant inside Subic Bay Freeport has not been granted an Environmental...

SBMA release LGU share worth P65.5M

SUBIC BAY Freeport: The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority recently reported that it had released more than P65.6 million in revenue shares to contiguous and affected local government units surrounding this Freeport.

SBMA Administrator Armand Arreza said that the release of the LGU share was made through...

Subic offers bay to Philippine dragon boat team

SUBIC BAY Freeport: Officials of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) formally invited the Philippine Dragon Boat team to use the facilities of this Freeport for their regular practice.

The Philippine Dragon Team during the feast of San Roque in Subic. Photo by Anthony Bayarong

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Subic celebrates feast of San Roque with flavor-Slideshow

SUBIC BAY, Freeport: Colorful costumes ‘ala broadway’ took on center stage during the feast of San Roque in Subic Bay Freeport Tuesday morning.

Viva, San Rooque, ala boardway was theme for this year’s celebration.

The feast day of San Roque, the first patron saint of Olongapo, has...

Alex Hermoso (center) of Preda foundation a non government organization based in Olongapo City who oppose the building of a coal power plant in Subic hands over protest documents to RP Energy President Ramon Aboitiz (right) and Meralco President Oscar Reyes (right) after a MOA...

Graft charges against SBMA officials dropped

SUBIC BAY Freeport: The office of the Ombudsman for Luzon has cleared several senior officials of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority for graft charges filed by former operators of the Subic Bay Golf and Country Club Inc.

Deputy Ombudsman Mark Jalandoni dismissed the case file against...

Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority Chairman Roberto Garcia and SBMA administrator Armand Arreza pose with Aeta kids after a book reading for Aeta children from Pastolan village sponsored by a national newspaper at Comteq Computer and Business College. Photo by Anthony Bayarong

Subic Bay Summer Sports Summit

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Malacanang appoints 6 new SBMA board

Malacañang on Monday announced six new board of directors for the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) jus four days after the visit of President Noynoy Aquino in Subic Bay Freeport.

Among those appointed as new board of directors were Benjamin Antonio III, representing the private sector,...