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In the News (Sat 28 Nov 09)

  
  Inventory of Conflict and Environment Case: Subic
Subic, the largest U.S. Naval base outside the U.S., is such a case that needs cleanup because of past dumping of hazardous waste, leaking underground storage tanks, toxic spills and other environmental harmful practices.
Subic naval base, formerly known as one of the largest American naval bases outside the US, was strategically located near international shipping lanes in the South China Sea and 120 kilometers north of Manila.
As such, Subic Bay is a centerpiece of the Philippines' drive towards newly industrialized economy status by the year 2000.
www.american.edu /ted/ice/subic.htm   (2622 words)

  
 Subic Bay - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Subic Bay is a bay on the west coast of the island of Luzon in the Philippines, about 100 kilometers northwest of Manila Bay.
Subic Bay is surrounded by Olongapo City, and the town of Subic, both in the province of Zambales.
Subic has since been transformed and became a model for bases conversion into commercial use after the Cold War with blue chip companies pumping in over $3 billion of investments creating 70,000 jobs in the free port's first four years.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Subic_Bay   (386 words)

  
 Subic Bay Portal :: Welcome!
From relatively common shrubs to gigantic trees, to rare species of the Kingdom Plantae, Subic Bay effortlessly epitomizes a sanctuary blessed with life that is enhanced by its inhabitants.
Subic Bay is dedicated to cultivating a peaceful co-existence between human and wildlife; hence, its thematic parklands that have long rescued, rehabilitated, and orphaned sick or injured animals.
The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority, in compliance to the Sec.
www.subicbay.com.ph /about.php   (472 words)

  
 Toll road - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Tipo Expressway is a 6-kilometer-long non-divided toll road runing east from the Subic Bay Freeport Zone.
Norwegian authorities closely monitored Singapore's use of tolls as a means to discourage urban traffic and Bergen got its first toll zone outside the ring road in 01.02.1986.
However, the toll authority got wind of their plans, and laid in a very large supply of small change (copper coinage), so that the students were soon weighed down with large amounts of small change.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Toll_road   (6463 words)

  
 OFW Guardian - I62 Subic
Subic Bay is on the west coast of the island of Luzon in the Philippines, about 100 km northwest of Manila Bay.
Subic is picturesque and serene, teeming with flora and fauna found only in its bountiful forests, and its blue bay waters endowed with rich marine life.
The SBMA is the operating and implementing arm of the Government of the Philippines in developing the 67,000 hectare area of Subic Bay Freeport (SBF) into a self-sustaining industrial, commercial, financial, and investment and academe center to generate, among others, employment opportunities in and around the Zone.
www.ofwguardian.com /article.php?story=I62Subic   (1071 words)

  
 Subic Bay real estate properties; Olongapo Zambales.
The Subic Bay Freeport Zone (SBF) is located southwest of the Luzon Island in the Philippines; next to the province of Zambales, near Olongapo City.
The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) is the operating and implementing arm of the Government of the Philippines for the development of the 67,000 hectare area of the Subic Bay Freeport (SBF) - or what was the former US Naval facility - into a self-sustaining tourism, industrial, commercial, financial, and investment center.
Subic Bay is a bay on the west coast of the island of Luzon in the Philippines, about 100 km northwest of Manila Bay.
www.cebu-trade.com /subic_bay_zambales.htm   (456 words)

  
 Sun.Star Pampanga - Aviation school now operates in Subic
Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) chairman Feliciano Salonga announced that the entry of Subic Aeroflite to the Subic Freeport will place the Subic Freeport's name in Philippine aviation history by producing world-class pilots.
Meanwhile, SBMA administrator Armand Arreza said Aeroflite will also help boost the tourism industry in the area with the introduction of a new way -- by air -- to behold the beauty of Subic Bay and various destinations inside the freeport and its nearby provinces.
Subic Aeroflite Corp. is an affiliate company of Manila-based Aeroflite Aviation Corporation, owner and operator of Aeroflite Airways which charter tourists to Baguio, Clark, Boracay, Alaminos, and now Subic Bay.
www.sunstar.com.ph /static/pam/2007/02/04/news/aviation.school.now.operates.in.subic..html   (462 words)

  
 SubicBay.Ph Olongapo-Subic.com Zambales daily ICT news jobs
SUBIC BAY—When the inaugural Asian 02 Long Distance Triathlon Championship was held last year inside the beautiful Subic Bay Freeport, Czech entry Petr Vabrousek completely dominated the opposition en route to a course-setting record of 4:17.
SBMA Administrator Armand C. Arreza said that the Boton wharf, which was designated for cargo handling and unloading of fertilizers from cargo ships, was exclusively used by SSTI.
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT--From a beach where American servicemen frolicked during the heydays of the Subic Bay Naval Base here, Cubi Point is now the site of a world class port to complement the development of this freeport and the rest of Central Luzon.
subicbaynews.blogspot.com   (10806 words)

  
 Subic Bay real estate properties; Olongapo Zambales.
The Subic Bay Freeport Zone (SBF) is located southwest of the Luzon Island in the Philippines; next to the province of Zambales, near Olongapo City.
The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) is the operating and implementing arm of the Government of the Philippines for the development of the 67,000 hectare area of the Subic Bay Freeport (SBF) - or what was the former US Naval facility - into a self-sustaining tourism, industrial, commercial, financial, and investment center.
Subic Bay is a bay on the west coast of the island of Luzon in the Philippines, about 100 km northwest of Manila Bay.
www.enjoyph.com /subic_bay_zambales.htm   (448 words)

  
 International Roads Conference in Japan
For the Subic Bay road and bridge network, the intervention criteria were set on the basis of asset preservation (intervention to prevent further deterioration) and safety (intervention to remove a hazard or potential hazard).
The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority in the Philippines is responsible for the management and operation of a Freeport zone based on the extensive Subic Bay Naval Base infrastructure left after the US Navy vacated in 1992.
Subic Bay is in a tropical environmental with some 2.5 m to 4.5 m of rain each year (over about five months).
www.smec.com.au /media/papers/japan.htm   (3989 words)

  
 Subic Bay Marine Barracks
Near the middle of the bay's eastern shore is a splendid harbor.
The importance of Subic Bay manifested itself in the 1950s as it became a logistics hub providing support to the United States Navy during the Korean War.
Subic's operating budget was near $160 million a year, and it provided employment for 30,000 civilians.
www.subicbaymarines.com /lnjuly1999text.htm   (4163 words)

  
 Subic Freeport retirement village - Jan. 20, 2004
THE SUBIC Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) announced Monday that a 600-million-peso retirement village was being developed in the Subic free port, west of Manila, to attract retirees from abroad.
SBMA Chairman Felicito C. Payumo said the project, dubbed as Subic Holiday Villas, was designed to provide high-quality living for up to 500 retirees.
"Subic Freeport is opening its door to become a modern community like Singapore and Hong Kong with environment-friendly projects such as a retirement village, a theme park and eco-tourism projects," Payumo said.
www.inq7.net /brk/2004/jan/20/brkofw_1-1.htm   (394 words)

  
 Subic travel guide
Subic Bay is a bay on the west coast of the island of Luzon in the Philippines, about 100km northwest of Manila Bay.
Subic Bay is surrounded by Olongapo City, the town of Subic and the Subic Bay Freeport Zone, both in the province of Zambales.
Subic has since been transformed and became a model for bases conversion into commercial use after the Cold War with blue chip companies pumping in over $3 billion of investments creating 70,000 jobs in the first four years.
www.world66.com /asia/southeastasia/philippines/subic   (390 words)

  
 Philippinenews.com
Subic is likewise tapping into emerging market segments like retirees and their families, honeymooners, the 18-24 youth market, and those who favor sports and adventure tourism, as well as eco-tourism.
Subic’s tourism program is also proving to be a good incentive to protecting the natural and cultural environment of Subic.
To add to the attractiveness of Subic, a scheme was hatched by the SBMA early this year granting as much as 80 percent discounts on aeronautical fees for airlines and airport users entering through the Subic Bay International Airport.
www.philippinenews.com /news/view_article.html?article_id=fcc78c384392464a2def33d5d80eb188   (1419 words)

  
 Cascal BV - Subic, Philippines
Partnership - A local joint venture company, Subic Water & Sewerage Company Inc. (Subicwater), was established together with the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) and the Olongapo City Government to undertake the project by means of a thirty year concession contract.
Subic Bay Freeport and Olongapo City are located approximately eighty kilometres northwest of Metro Manila.
SBMA has appointed an independent Regulatory Board to monitor the quality of service and oversee the prioritisation of capital expenditure.
www.cascal.co.uk /subic.htm   (410 words)

  
 Taiwan comes to aid of its investors at Subic
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT ZONE, Philippines -- The Taiwan Economic and Cultural Office (TECO), Taipei's de facto embassy in the Philippines, has come to the aid of a Taiwanese investor that has been locked in a business dispute with the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA).
The SBMA has recovered the property and has been operating the golf club since June 8 because of Subic Bay Golf's alleged failure to pay lease amounting to $350,000 and P16 million, violations of sanitation, environmental and labor laws, and failure to construct 100 villas as required in the contract.
He said the TECO had been advised that the proper recourse at this point was for Subic Bay Golf to appeal to the SBMA board for reconsideration of the contract termination.
asianjournal.com /?c=189&a=21080   (545 words)

  
 Honolulu Star-Bulletin Local News
SUBIC BAY, Philippines -- Like admirals stationed here for almost a century, businessman Guenter Zillig sat in his Subic Bay office talking about strategic location, the dynamics of Asia and why Americans needed to be here.
Since the U.S. military pulled out of Clark Air Base and Subic Bay in 1991 and 1992, respectively, the bases have been turned into special economic zones that are already turning away industries for lack of space.
SUBIC BAY, Philippines -- Doming Bulanhigan skillfully slices a piece of bamboo with his machete, demonstrating how to carve rice cookers and spoons and draw water from this life-sustaining plant.
starbulletin.com /97/05/28/news/story2.html   (1941 words)

  
 SubicBay.Ph Olongapo-Subic.com Zambales daily news jobs
Officials of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) belied reports that this freeport zone had turned into "a restricted port and a garrison state," saying it remained an investor-friendly community."Subic is neither a restricted port nor a garrison state and will never be.
The Subic freeport was established after the United States pulled out its navy forces in 1993 in the wake of a violent and deadly volcano irruption overwhelming a large area nearby.
SBMA labor department manager Severo Pastor, project coordinator, said the project "aims to bring a hero in all of us" through Bayanihan, a famous Filipino tradition that depicts the spirit of cooperation.
subicbaynews.blogspot.com /2004_12_01_subicbaynews_archive.html   (5164 words)

  
 Subic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA), an economic free trade area in the Philippines.
Subic Bay Naval Base, which was the United States' largest overseas naval base.
This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Subic   (95 words)

  
 November 27 news - Development of Philippines’ Subic Bay heats up
SBMA administrator Armand C. Arreza said the idle land is directly connected to the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway Project (SCTEP).
SBMA will fund the P1 billion (US$20 million) modern convention centre to be able to host both local and international conferences.
Arreza said that when the plan of SBMA to construct a convention centre was presented to prospective investors, real estate developers and even top executives of the SM and Robinson mall chains expressed interest in setting up shop at the Subic Gateway District.
www.property-report.com /aprarchives.php?id=266&date=271106   (658 words)

  
 Subic Bay Naval Base Report
It is CRC's opinion that the EBS does not accurately characterize contamination at the Subic Bay Freeport Zone, and the potential for adverse impacts to human health and the environment.
The potential exposure to unexploded ordnance (UXO) in the Freeport Zone and surrounding Subic Bay waters.
The potential for health impacts to subsistence fisherfolk from the accumulation of toxics in fish and other marine life residing in Subic Bay waters.
www.toxicspot.com /military/philippines/subic   (731 words)

  
 6 names emerge as top Subic post aspirants - Jun. 27, 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT ZONE, Zambales -- As the term of Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority chairman Felicito Payumo ends this year, at least six names have cropped up as his possible successors.
The SBMA was created as an operating and implementing arm of the BCDA under Republic Act 7227.
The Bases Conversion Act states that the SBMA chair, including members of the SBMA board, shall be appointed by the President to serve for a term of six years.
www.inq7.net /reg/2004/jun/27/reg_7-1.htm   (331 words)

  
 Philippine Travel: Subic Bay
Realizing Subic Bay's potentials, the Spaniards used the bay as a port to defend and maintain the Philippines as a part of their empire in the 17th century.
Subic Bay is situated in Zambales Province on the west coast of Luzon 120 kilometres north of Manila.
Subic Bay boasts of its rainforest and a white sand beach.
www.philippinetraveler.com /subic-bay.htm   (440 words)

  
 Print
Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority Administrator Armand Arreza disclosed this during his speech at the State of the Freeport address (SOFA) on Tuesday.
The SOFA is held yearly and organized by the SBMA with the help of the Freeport Chamber of Commerce and the rest of the Subic Bay Freeport community.
SBMA chairman Feliciano Salonga for his part said that the Freeport is now in the forefront of maritime industry in the country as the Subic Freeport is being developed into a world-class shipbuilding, ship repair and general maritime services hub, which is closely aligned to President Arroyos economic program.
www.yehey.com /News/print.aspx?id=150211   (422 words)

  
 Official Web Site of Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Subic Bay Freeport – To ensure environmental protection and safety of the vast marine resources, the patented works of a Filipino inventor on oil recovery system would be adopted here as part of its emergency response program on sea tragedies.
Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Chairman Feliciano G. Salonga said that the patented system developed by the Filipino inventor Doroteo Gaerlan on safe oil retrieval operations on sunken vessels would be adopted in case sea tragedies occur in this premier Freeport zone.
Task Force Subic director Gen. Jose M. Calimlim (Ret.) questions businessman Diosdado C. Tayag (at his left) and Customs policeman Jesus M. Suing (at his right) who were caught early this morning with six accomplices while trying to smuggle P2 Million worth of imported cigarettes and liquor out of the Subic Bay Freeport.
www.sbma.com /news-files/12mar07a.html   (514 words)

  
 SBMA taps FPI for hardware maintenance and software support services : FUJITSU Philippines
SBMA’s challenges included how to maintain all the software and hardware of SBMA, which were distributed sporadically within the sprawling 67,000-hectare facility at a limited manpower complement.
As the operating and implementing arm of the government in developing the 67,000 hectare area of Subic Bay Freeport (SBF), the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) is envisioning to become the next Information Technology Center in Asia.
Since SBMA's requirements are 24 x 7-support availability and two-hour response time, FPI decided to assign field engineers on standby.
www.fujitsu.com /ph/casestudies/sbma.html   (760 words)

  
 The Manila Times Internet Edition | REGIONS > 18 new locators to start Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority’s 2007 year
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT: The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority on Tuesday reported that 18 new investors with an estimated investment of $13 million have signed their intention to invest in Subic Bay Freeport.
Toping the locators list is the Korean builder MGfnd (Subic) Inc., which is committing $9.9 million to build a one-stop shop entertainment and leisure facility, coming in second is the Subic Family Land Inc. that will invest some $200,000 for an amusement park and will hire around 203 workers when it starts full operations.
SBMA chairman Feliciano Salonga said that having a wide range of industries in Subic Freeport will help SBMA hire a wide range of skilled workers from surrounding communities, thereby realizing its intention to help the national government lower the unemployment rate in the country.
www.manilatimes.net /national/2006/dec/07/yehey/prov/20061207pro7.html   (192 words)

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