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SBMA, SBITC TO CONSOLIDATE SUBIC WHARFAGE FEE

The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) and the Subic Bay International Terminal Corporation (SBITC) have agreed to let the marine port terminal operator to collect wharfage fees in behalf of the agency, minimizing the need to transact business to both institutions. According to SBMA Chairman and Administrator Eduardo Jose L. Aliño, the said plan to […]

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SBMA GETS AWARD FOR SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT

The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority Ecology Center recently bagged the prestigious award for Best Ecological Solid Waste Management Practices at the Environmental Summit 2026, held last August 19, 2026, at the Royce Hotel and Casino in Clark, Pampanga. This accolade is a testament to the SBMA’s unwavering commitment to environmental stewardship and sustainable development as […]

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SBMA REMITS P820M DIVIDEND TO NATIONAL COFFERS

The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) turned over a total dividend of P820 million during the recently held Government-Owned and Controlled Corporations (GOCC) Day at Heroes Hall, Malacañang Palace. This milestone highlights the SBMA’s unwavering commitment to contributing to national government revenues despite changes in taxation policies. The higher tax rate led to a substantial […]

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DICT, SBMA LEAD SUBIC BAY GOVNET SITE LAUNCH

In its thrust to boost connectivity between 47 government agencies for faster communication, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) launched the Government Network (GovNet) Project in this premier Freeport. Held at the Best Western Hotel on June 24, the GovNet interconnects national government agencies, local government […]

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SBMA RELEASES ₱158.9M LGU REVENUE SHARES

Subic Bay Freeport—The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) released a total of ₱158.9 million to its eight contiguous local government units (LGUs) as their revenue share for the second semester of 2025. During the distribution of checks at the SBMA Boardroom on March 3, 2026, SBMA Chairman and Administrator Eduardo Jose L. Aliño said that […]

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NEW SBMA CHIEF BARES NEW DIRECTION FOR FREEPORT

Newly appointed Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Chairman and Administrator Jonathan D. Tan has bared his leadership’s new directions and development plans, emphasizing the role of employees to attain them. The new chief disclosed this as he addressed all SBMA employees for the first time during the flag ceremony on May 8. Tan, who was […]

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DA, BOC, SBMA FOIL SUGAR SMUGGLING AT SUBIC PORT

Consistent with the policy directive of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to bolster the government’s campaign against agricultural smuggling, the Department of Agriculture-Inspectorate and Enforcement Office led the inspection of 58 container vans offloaded at the Port of Subic, which were placed on alert mode. The operation conducted recently in partnership with the Bureau of Customs (BOC), […]

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SBMA Q2 2022 FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS HIT P32B

Some P32.98 billion in foreign direct investments (FDIs) approved in this premier freeport accounted for 71.34 percent of the total P46.23 billion approved by all Investment Promotion Agencies (IPAs) in the country during the second quarter of the year. Those investments were pledges approved by the following IPAs – Authority of the Freeport Area of […]

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Hobbies & Advocacies

SBMA GIVES ADULTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS WORK TRAINING

Subic Bay Freeport–Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) ventured in yet another first-of-its-kind partnership, in support of the workplace immersion program for student-adults with special needs from the Vanguard Academy. Over the weekend, SBMA officials led by SBMA Legal Department Manager Atty. Melvin Varias, together with Le Charmé Suites chief executive officer Josephine Pellicer and Meat […]

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Politics

GORDON TO BARMM OFFICIALS: LEARN FROM SBMA

Senator Dick Gordon has assured the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) of his unequivocal support in building a formidable region in the South. Speaking during the recent inaugural BARMM Donor’s Forum, Gordon encouraged BARMM officials to take a page out of Subic’s success book which had proven to be an outstanding formula in […]