The Bureau of Customs (BOC), the country's second-largest revenue collection agency, has entered into an agreement with the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA), granting it rent-free use of facilities within the Subic Bay Freeport Zone for the next 25 years. In a statement released Friday,...
Grande Island and Chiquita Island in Subic Bay (Courtesy of Google Earth) Two islands in Subic Bay are being considered as military reservations by the national government, according to the Philippine Navy (PN). Portions of the Grande Island and Chiquita Island, located at the southern entrance of...
The Department of National Defense (DND) is eyeing the declaration of the Grande Island as a military reservation following the arrest of six foreigners and their alleged two Filipino cohorts over suspicions of espionage on Wednesday, March 19. DND Assistant Secretary Arsenio Andolong said the...
United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III (middle) visits the Philippine Navy’s (PN) Naval Operating Base in Subic, Zambales on July 31, 2024. He was accompanied by PN chief Vice Adm. Toribio Adaci Jr. (right most). (Photo: PN) United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III inspected the...
Philippine Coast Guard personnel retrieve the wreckage of fishing banca "John Robert" on July 9, 2024 after it was hit by an unidentified vessel in subic, Zambales on July 3. The incident left one fisherman missing. (Photo: PCG) Two Chinese bulk carriers were considered as “vessels of interest”...
You’ve seen and probably reacted to some of the local viral road rage videos—from bald drivers loading their guns and cursing at fellow motorists, to other motorists displaying the alpha male in them in confronting fellow road users over petty traffic misunderstanding. But all of these...
President Marcos has named business leader Eduardo Aliño as the new administrator of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) following the resignation of Jonathan Tan. NEW APPOINTEE — President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. administers the oath of Eduardo Aliño as the new...
Former Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Chairman Jonathan Tan is now an undersecretary at the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). MOVING — President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. administers the oath of office of Jonathan Tan as a new undersecretary at the...
Senator Imee Marcos on Wednesday, January 10 criticized the “inexplicable silence” of the Philippine and United States (US) government regarding the shipment of 39 million gallons of fuel from Pearl Harbor to Subic Bay Freeport. Marcos said the Department of National Defense (DND)...
Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Chairman and Administrator Jonathan D. Tan (photo: SBMA) Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Chairman Jonathan D. Tan has ordered a crackdown on all fraudulent transactions and conspiracies involving organized crimes across various government...
Big business groups including the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) of the Philippines and investor firms inside Clark and Subic freeports are urging the government to suspend and review the implementation of new rules of the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) Act...
Jonathan Tan, the newly appointed Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) chairman and administrator, said he is prioritizing further streamlining in the processing of business permits of investors to ensure ease of doing business and create more jobs at the freeport. In his first public interview...
