Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar: A Genesis Heritage Resort
In a virtual time warp, authentic 19th century Principalia Mansions and original Bahay na Bato (Stone Houses), stand resplendent around a cobblestone plaza and streets paying tribute to the magnificent craftsmanship of our forefathers.
Beyond the CSR acronym: Run, smile, learn, witness life
The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that 10 percent of our population in the Philippines is composed of Persons With Disabilities (PWDs).
Battle against poverty and corruption: A Tough Test for Noy
“Kung walang corrupt, walang mahirap.” The campaign slogan bannered by incoming President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III to end poverty by getting rid of corruption in the government will be a tough challenge for the incoming administration to achieve.
Discovering the (natural) wonders of Subic
The Subic Forest Watershed Reserve (SFWR) is located in the west-central portion of the major Philippine island of Luzon, 160 km by road northwest of Manila.
Subic seaport raises target as it breaches 2009 revenue goal
Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority’s (SBMA) Seaport Department has raised its collection target this year to P440.84 million—a bigger goal that could easily be attained due to growing maritime trade, SBMA deputy administrator for operations Ferdinand L. Hernandez said.
Op-Ed
A big gamble in Subic
By Fel V. Maragay After so much wrangling and fault-finding, the long-overdue plan to modernize the Subic Bay port and make it at par with international standards is about to take a leap from blueprint...
Asean can play leadership role in Asia
For ASEAN Secretary-General Dr. Surin Pitsuwan, a major revelation about the new reality of Asia’s global role and “shift of weight from West to East” came in October 2008, when Western and Asian...
Will the Resa law affect the brokers only?… Think again!
After my article in this column and my other article in another paper, after discussions in several forums and conferences, after meeting with several heads of sales organizations of different developers,...
Ayala moves into Boomtown
Indeed, it is such a delight to receive news that listed real-estate company Ayala Land Inc., one of the country’s biggest real-estate developers, is now targetting Subic Bay for expansion. The company,...
Rape of the Superhighway
The supposed “rationalization” currently being proposed by the Bases Conversion Development Authority (BCDA) on the rules that would govern the placement, installation and location of outdoor advertising,...
Will the RESA law affect the brokers only? Think again…
Property buyers will be happy to know that our government has been taking serious steps to provide protection for them, and thus encouraging them to invest more in Philippine real estate. There is already...
Enrile’s power bills
One way Congress can help ailing industries in the provinces, particularly in an economic downturn, is by helping lower their production cost through cheaper electricity. And this is precisely what Senate...
What’s next for Mariano Tanenglian?
Business circles are now rife with speculative talk about the cause and true nature of the feud between wealthy Chinese-Filipino businessman Lucio Tan and one of his brothers, Mariano Chua Tanenglian....
To and from Cojuangco town
In terms of business focus, it seems amiss for Cojuangco-chaired San Miguel Corp. (SMC) to be interested in a sizable stake in the proposed 88-km toll road that will extend the North Luzon Expressway from...
The monster killer called IFRIC 15
For the past few months, a lot of developers who knew about IFRIC 15, a new accounting reporting system scheduled to be implemented on January 1, 2009, with a retroactive application, were really worried....
The Clark Airport–the only hope
Whenever I travel internationally, I decide to closely observe the airports of those countries in comparison with the Manila International Airport. When I fly in an international airline, I got to depart...
Busy bodies
Build and they will come. From merely nothing flying out of the Clark international airport after the cataclysmic eruptions of Mount Pinatubo in 1991, the succeeding secondary explosions that emitted fine...
The Return of GI Joe
The sonic booms coming from the twin engines of F-18 Hornets and British-made Harrier jets suddenly reverberated from the azure skies where once GI Joe lorded it over for nearly a century. For the nth...
Tendering Dysfunction
When public bidding (or tendering) fails, and sadly, this has become the rule rather than an exception, one cannot help but feel being pulled at the edge of despair for whatever ills this process. For...
US: Resiliency in times of crisis
I was in New York City, and then in parts of Eastern Pennsylvania, from mid- to late-October to observe up close the 2008 US presidential campaign. The trip, hosted by the US State Department, involved...
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Cojuangco expands resort project in Subic, eyes take-over of Subic golf course
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – Television and communications mogul Antonio “Tony Boy” Cojuangco is expanding a beach resort and hotel project, here with the infusion of P300 million fresh investments for...
Angeles City serial killer falls
Chief Inspector Fernando Bandola presents some of the items recovered from murder suspect Mark Dizon to (l-r) Chief Supt. Arthur Cacdac, regional police direction; Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan of Angeles City,...
Top Asian Cruise Terminals choose Subic as prime destination
SINGAPORE – Subic Freeport has been chosen as the first and only destination in the Philippines for international luxury cruise ships as a new regular route is being mulled in the Asia-Pacific rim....
Subic Freeport profits hit P3.5-B in six months
SUBIC Bay Freeport, one of the top income earning economic and Freeport zones in the country, collected P3.5 billion revenues derived from various government taxes in the first six months of the year....
Bataan Freeport gearing up for new investors
The newly created Freeport of Bataan in Mariveles, Bataan has started drafting a master plan for the conversion of the former Bataan Economic Zone into a progressive Freeport zone as it gears up for new...
SBMA seeking stronger trade relations with China
SBMA Senior Deputy Administrator (SDA) for trade and tourism Stef Sano (right) accepted a souvenir item from Yu Xingnan (2nd from right) head of the delegation from Wu Zhong Economic Development Zone....
DMIA prepares for more flight diversion
Transportation and Communication Secretary Jose De Jesus has ordered Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC) President and CEO Victor Jose Luciano to prepare to accommodate more diversion of international...
Zambales will be the next growth center of Central Luzon – Ebdane
IBA, Zambales – To be able speed up the delivery of goods and services, newly-elected Governor Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. announced yesterday that the province will soon be linked to two superhighways to...
Clark six-month exports surge 93% to $747 million
CLARK FREEPORT— Clark’s export significantly rose by 93 percent to $747 million during the first six months of the year with electronic products dominating shipments overseas. The Clark Development...
PNoy opens PNP value training school in Subic
SUBIC FREEPORT – As part of the government’s program institute reforms for police officers, the Philippine National Police (PNP) opened yesterday a new training school for values and leadership offering...
US-Canadian aviation firm takes-over airport hangars left by FedEx
Aviation Concepts Holdings Aviation Concepts senior vice-president Anthony Decostes (center) and AC aviation security head Edward Pooley (right) sign the contract for a full-service aviation center project...
SBMA, Korean university launch cultural exchange program
SBMA Chairman Feliciano Salonga (second from left) and Youngsan University president Gu Wuck Bu (third from left) lead in the inauguration of a basketball court constructed by Korean student-volunteers...
Southern American-inspired housing project rises in Pampanga
Landco Pacific president and CEO Alfred Xerez-Burgos III (2nd from left) and Central Weyland Properties, Inc. Chairman and President Dr. Leopoldo H. Lazatin (right) lead the ribbon cutting ceremony to...
Korean resort project boosts investment portfolio of Subic
A resort project proposed by Korean property developer M Castle Philippines Ltd. Co. has brought the total amount of foreign direct investments (FDI) in Subic Freeport to $1.11 billion in the first half...
Subic investment doubles in 1st half
SBMA Administrator Armand Arreza (2nd from left) and Sunnew Investments chairman Lee Yin Hung (2nd from right) enter into an agreement for the setting up of a $75-M wind farm project in the Subic Bay...
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Features
Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar: A Genesis Heritage Resort
In a virtual time warp, authentic 19th century Principalia Mansions and original Bahay na Bato (Stone Houses), stand resplendent around a cobblestone plaza and streets paying tribute to the magnificent craftsmanship of our forefathers. These structures carefully and painstakingly taken down from different parts of the country and rebuilt, “brick... [Read more...]
Lanyu aborigines visit ancestral home in Bataan
A group of aboriginal people from Taiwan’s Lanyu (Orchid Island) returned recently to Bataan, the land of their ancestors, with a shipment of medicines and farming tools, spending a week with their distant relatives to teach them modern farming and fishing techniques. Lanyu, located about 90 kilometers southeast off Taitung County, is inhabited... [Read more...]
Beyond the CSR acronym: Run, smile, learn, witness life
The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that 10 percent of our population in the Philippines is composed of Persons With Disabilities (PWDs). “Imagine that. Ten percent,” Clark Development Corporation (CDC) President Benigno N. Ricafort said who seemed perplexed by the statistics. “That’s about 9 million PWDs from the more than 80 million... [Read more...]
Battle against poverty and corruption: A Tough Test for Noy
“Kung walang corrupt, walang mahirap.” The campaign slogan bannered by incoming President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III to end poverty by getting rid of corruption in the government will be a tough challenge for the incoming administration to achieve. Filipinos are hoping that this ain’t nothing more than a campaign slogan and wanted Aquino... [Read more...]
Discovering the (natural) wonders of Subic
The Subic Forest Watershed Reserve (SFWR) is located in the west-central portion of the major Philippine island of Luzon, 160 km by road northwest of Manila. It is at the northern portion of the Bataan Biogeographic Zone, which noted high biodiversity and endemism. This secondary growth, low land dipterocarp forest covers approximately 9,800 hectares... [Read more...]
Olongapo City: The country’s first Freeport zone and next Hong Kong in Asia
SUBIC-OLONGAPO BUSINESS TRIANGLE: SBMA Administrator Armand Arreza, Olongapo City Mayor James Gordon Jr., and Ayala Land Inc. president Anthony Aquino sign an agreement for the development of a master plan for the Subic-Olongapo Central Business District Triangle project. The vision of Olongapo City to become truly the country’s first Freeport zone... [Read more...]
World-renowned online real-estate broker opens in Subic Freeport
OPENING RITES. Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority Senior Deputy Administrator lawyer Ramon Agregado (second from right) leads the ribbon cutting ceremony to formally open the office of world-renowned Century21 Real Estate. Joining him are SBMA Director Ted del Rosario, real estate guru Donald Lawby and Ronald Wang. Buying or selling a home is one of... [Read more...]
Subic Bay Gateway Park sets up high-tech security system
Intelligent video-surveillance software otherwise known as Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) systems are important modern equipment in the fight against crime. Subic Bay Gateway Park (SBGP) has recently upgraded its security system through the installation of CCTV cameras positioned at strategic locations inside the sprawling industrial park to make... [Read more...]
Environmental protection: A continuing challenge
What do flying fox bats, hawkbill turtles and Aetas of Pastolan Village have in common? One is that they are found in Subic Bay Freeport. Two, they are all part of a giant “web of life” that local environmentalists work so hard to protect and care for. The task of protecting the diverse but fragile ecosystems in the former US Naval base in Subic... [Read more...]
SBMA year-end report: Exceeds Expectation in 2009, Brighter Prospects in 2010
Subic Bay Freeport closes 2009 with renewed confidence that the effects of the global economic crisis to local economy would soon be over, expressing much optimism and brighter prospects into 2010. Economic indicators such as employment generation, import and export earnings, and seaport revenues posted positive growth while investment commitments... [Read more...]
ECPay scheme will let OFWs pay bills from host countries
LEADING electronic commerce technology provider ECPay, which has been providing the backbone for an estimated P4 billion worth of billing transactions annually, is set to roll out later this year an international payment system, mainly targeting the overseas Filipino worker (OFW) market. The main goal is to “empower the overseas Filipino worker to... [Read more...]
Zest Air launches daily Hong Kong flights at DMIA
Local carrier Zest Air launched its inaugural International flight recently via daily flights to Hong Kong at the bustling Diosdado Macapagal International Airport (DMIA), the premier international gateway of the country. Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC) President and CEO Victor Jose I. Luciano, Zest Air President and CEO Ambassador Alfredo... [Read more...]
SCTEx tops Arroyo’s completed legacy projects
Over 40 priority infrastructure projects worth P88.48 billion have been completed as of the end of September, Malacañang said. Presidential management staff director-general Hermogenes C. Esperon Jr. said in a report that these infrastructure projects are among the 154 priority projects committed by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in her State of... [Read more...]
Rep. Garcia wants to expand powers of SBMA, CDC
BATAAN Rep. Albert Garcia has asked Congress to speed up the passing of a bill that will strengthen and expand the powers of the governing bodies of Subic and Clark to allow the development of more economic zones, thereby ensuring both local and national economic growth. Garcia of the ruling Lakas-Kampi-CMD said that to fully utilize Subic, Clark and... [Read more...]
Exporters told to adjust to climate change
THE government is seriously considering adopting a policy aimed at promoting disaster-risk reduction, especially in the country’s mining and logging industries, and encouraging the private sector to implement safe industry practices to protect the environment and industry workers. This was disclosed by Anthony Golez, presidential deputy spokesperson,... [Read more...]
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