Category: News
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SBMA enhances capability to accommodate growing demand for multi-modal logistics in Asia
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) has enhanced this premier Freeport’s capacity and operational efficiency to keep up with the growing demand for multi-modal logistics in the Asian region. This was the statement made by SBMA Senior Deputy Administrator (SDA) for Port Operations Ronnie Yambao during the Super Terminal Expo 2024…
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PLDT, Smart Kids Learning Caravan empower Visayas vs OSAEC
PLDT Inc. and its wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) bolster their child online protection initiatives in Visayas by conducting the “Better Today for Kids: Bata, Bata Kami ang Iyong Kasangga” learning caravan, in the municipalities of Daanbantayan in Cebu and Miagao in Iloilo. Launched in August 2024, the Learning Caravan seeks to raise awareness…
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SSS urges members to update their contact information; implements SMS-OTP in the My.SSS Portal
The Social Security System (SSS) today called on its members to immediately update their contact information, especially their mobile numbers as the state-run pension fund implemented Multi-Factor Authentication schemes during logins to the My.SSS Portal. SSS Officer-in-Charge Voltaire P. Agas said that SSS took a proactive step by incorporating an authentication process whenever its members…
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Mga Cayetano inaasahan ang mas maraming trabaho, foreign investment sa pagpasa ng CREATE MORE Law
Naniniwala sina Senador Pia at Alan Peter Cayetano na magreresulta sa paglikha ng maraming trabaho at pagdagsa ng mga foreign investor sa bansa ang paglagda ng Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises to Maximize Opportunities for Reinvigorating the Economy (CREATE MORE) Law nitong November 11, 2024. “All our kababayan need is just a helping…
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Discover the Avian Wonders of Subic Bay in “Birds of Subic Bay” by Vinz Pascua
Explore the breathtaking bird life in one of the best birding sites in the Philippines through this new book by wild bird photographer Vinz Pascua. “Birds of Subic Bay” features one hundred and one species of birds found in the Subic Bay area, ranging from the sought-after Philippine endemics to the seasonal migrants and local…
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TS Ofel may bring flash floods, landslides to Northern Luzon
MANILA– The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has issued early warnings about the potential impacts of Tropical Storm Ofel, which may cause flash floods and landslides in Northern Luzon. In a press briefing organized by the Presidential Communications Office, PAGASA Assistant Weather Specialist Chief Chris Perez urged residents, particularly those affected by…
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Pagtutulungan ng SBMA at Customs-Port of Subic sa agarang aksyon sa mga problema sa Subic Freeport
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – Nagpulong kamakailan sina Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Chairman and Administrator Engr. Eduardo Alino kay Bureau of Customs (BOC) – Port of Subic District Collector Atty. Ricardo U. Morales II upang talakayin at tugunan ang ilang isyu na kinakaharap ng nasabing mga ahensiya sa Subic Bay Freeport zone. Kabilang sa mga…
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‘Nika’ now a typhoon; signal no. 4 up in parts of N. Luzon
Nika (international name Toraji) has intensified into a typhoon, packing maximum sustained winds of 120 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gustiness of up to 150 kph, the weather bureau said in its 5 a.m. bulletin Monday. The typhoon was tracked at 100 km. east southeast of Casiguran, Aurora as of 4 a.m.…
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NUSTAR Unveils a NU Universe of Rewards
Cebu City, Philippines – NUSTAR Resort Cebu, the premier lifestyle destination in Visayas and Mindanao, recently unveiled a “NU universe” with the new look of its NUSTAR Rewards cards. Guests were treated to a night filled with wonder – from ethereal LED walls to a captivating body-painted models who took to the runway to showcase…
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DSWD’s Pampanga hub to produce 10K-15K food packs daily for typhoon relief ops
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has announced its full activation of its hub in the San Simon, Pampanga to dispatch 10,000 to 15,000 boxes of family food packs (FFPs) a day to the Ilocos region and other local government units (LGUs) hit by Typhoon Marce (Yinxing). “On orders from Secretary Rex Gatchalian,…
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16 kolong-kolong donasyon ng AboitizPower para sa mga katutubo
ZAMBALES – Labing-anim (16) na kolong-kolong ang ipinagkaloob ng AboitizPower para sa mga katutubong Ayta, sa isang turn-over ceremony na ginanap sa Brangay Buhawen, San Macelino, Zambales. Ang naturang mga motorsiklong may kolong-kolong ay tinanggap ng mga lider-katutubo at mga Indigenous Peoples’ Mandatory Representatives (IPMRs) mula sa tatlong mga barangay ng Buhawen, Aglao at San…
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SBMA launches Christmas ‘parol’ contest
The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) is enjoining companies and stakeholders inside this premier Freeport to participate in the “Paskong Pinoy Parol Making Contest” this Christmas season. SBMA Chairman and Administrator Eduardo Jose L. Aliño announced that the contest is open to all Subic Bay stakeholders and locators and will have the single motif of…
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Philippine-Australian Army troops hold jungle survival, combat tracking drills
Philippine and Australian Army troops make their way through the thick undergrowth of Mount Isarog, Camarines Sur as part of Exercise “Kasangga” 24-2 jungle survival and combat tracking drills held on November 4 to 5, 2024. Platoons composed of 47 Filipino soldiers and 50 Australian Army personnel trekked eight kilometers from Brgy. Tinangis in Pili…
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305 AFP teams prepositioned for ‘Marce’ response
MANILA – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said it has prepositioned search, rescue and retrieval (SRR) teams in anticipation of the effects of Typhoon Marce (international name Yinxing). “Sa panig po ng AFP, kami po ay naghanda at nag-preposition ng ating mga SRR teams, ngayon po sa area ng Northern Luzon, meron po…
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BOC-Clark intercepts PhP729K worth of high-grade “Kush” marijuana
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) – Port of Clark seized PhP729,000 worth of high-grade “Kush” misdeclared as garments. The operation was conducted in coordination with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), the Philippine National Police – Aviation Security Group (PNP-AVSEG), the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Pampanga District Office, the Department of Justice (DOJ), and…
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