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Olongapo seniors can now watch movies for free

Anthony Bayarong — Thu, 10 May 2012 02:35:06 +0000

OLONGAPO City: Senior citizen in the city can now watch movies for free on selected days at Times Squares Cinemas located inside Subic Bay Freeport.

Olongapo City Mayor James ‘Bong’ Gordon Jr. said Time Square Cinemas was the first to act in response to his letter asking theater operators for free movie viewing for senior citizens.

He explained that the city passed city resolution No. 116, series of 2011, requesting all cenema operators to grant complimentary admission for Olongapo City senior citizens.

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Zambales health program gets boost

subictimes — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 05:54:21 +0000

IBA, Zambales: The provincial government of Zambales has beefed up its medical and health program with 3 brand new ambulances and 3 new incubators donated by a private company last week.

Zambales governor Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. said that the new medical equipments will help in their steps to bring health and medical services directly to the barangay.

He added that the province is finalizing the mobile clinic program in order to reach out to as many residents as they can.

“A bus to be outfitted [...]

Largest book store in Subic by Friday

subictimes — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 06:15:17 +0000

SUBIC BAY freeport: MV Logos Hope the world largest book store will be arriving in Subic Bay Freeport Friday.

Operated by GBA Ships which is non-profit organization based in Germany which operates big ship that sail around the world to bring knowledge, help and hope.

GBA was responsible for bringing the decommissioned MV Doulos in Subic seven times most recently last year seeing more than 60,000 coming on board.

Now replaced with MV Logos Hope which offers more expanded selection of 5,000 books [...]

subictimes — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:40:04 +0000

Subic mulls banning plastic bags

subictimes — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:46:12 +0000

SUBIC BAY Freeport: Officials of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority is proposing to prohibit retail establishments inside this Freeport the use of plastic bags and Styrofoam’s as packing materials.

SBMA Chairman Roberto Garcia said that the proposal is in line with the agency’s desire to reduce plastic bags in an effort to protect public health and welfare as well as local environment and wildlife.

Garcia said that the SBMA Solid Waste Management Division collects almost 35 tons of garbage every day and [...]

PNoy-Pawikans released in Subic bay

subictimes — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:53:10 +0000

SUBIC Bay Freeport: A resort here released more than 100 turtle hatchlings which was all named ‘PNoy Pawikan’ Wednesday.

Mark Dayrit, owner of All Hands Beach Resort said that more tha 60 foreign students from an international school released the ‘PNoy Pawikans’ which coincided with the President Benigno Aquino’s birthday last February 8.

All Hands beach has become an instant tourist attraction after several batches of Pawikan were released since December last year.

The company has already taken measures to make the beach resort [...]

Subic celebrates 19th year of Freeport takeover

subictimes — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 08:19:24 +0000

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 US. When its troops withdrew, thousands of volunteers worked without compensation that turned the area into one of the most successful Freeport in history.

Today, hundreds of former Subic workers trooped to Volunteers Shrine here to [...]

Another coal plant eyed in Subic

subictimes — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 06:14:08 +0000

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 for ship building giant Hanjin Heavy Industries located in Redondo Peninsula inside Subic freeport.

An official of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority who asked not to be named confirmed that they had received a request months [...]