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'Not leisure,' says Roque about swim with dolphins at Ocean Adventure
As head of the Strategic Communications Task Group of the National Task Force COVID-19, Harry Roque is responsible for ensuring that Filipinos understand quarantine restrictions and other health policies designed to fight the pandemic
Japanese firm produces 10 million face masks a month at Clark factory
Yokoisada (Philippines) Corporation reached its maximum production capacity for May and June at its Clark Freeport Zone factory, following the easing of quarantine measures, says the Clark Development Corporation
Coronavirus testing center opens in Subic Bay Freeport
The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test laboratory is a joint project of the Philippine Red Cross and the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority
PH Red Cross opens bio-molecular lab at Clark Freeport
The Clark laboratory further boosts the country's COVID-19 testing capacity
DENR places Clark, Subic under tight watch for illegal wildlife trade
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources says the strategic locations of the two freeport zones 'make them irresistible to smugglers attempting to transport wildlife poached from other countries and parts of the Philippines'
SBMA extends locators' business permits for another 30 days
The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority has given business locators more time to renew their permits in view of the continuing community quarantine in the Subic Bay Freeport
Subic firms retrench workers due to coronavirus pandemic losses
The retrenchment measures affect close to 3,500 workers
SBMA eases gate restrictions but keeps strict health protocols
More businesses resume operations as Subic Bay Freeport transitions to GCQ
CIDG files complaint vs 2 Chinese over makeshift hospital in Clark resort
The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group Regional Field Unit 3 also files a complaint against the lessee of the villa at the Fontana Leisure Park that housed the underground hospital and pharmacy
Fontana denies involvement in illegal COVID-19 clinic, defends villa owner
The resort operator says the Chinese suspects who allegedly ran the illegal COVID-19 clinic were released without any charges
490 Chinese POGO workers, tenants in Clark resort tested for coronavirus
Filipino employees and delivery boys trapped inside the locked down Fontana Leisure Parks are not included in the swab testing
Police raid underground Chinese coronavirus hospital in Clark resort
(4th UPDATE) The Clark Development Corporation says one of the villas at the Fontana Leisure Park in Pampanga was turned into a 'makeshift medical facility' for Chinese who are suspected coronavirus patients
Subic Freeport coronavirus ‘surge’ facilities ready next week
The two facilities – the former Leciel Hotel and the Subic gymnasium – will have equipment and supplies provided by corporate and individual donors
Hospital inside Subic Bay Freeport treating coronavirus case
Zambales health officials confirm that the patient confined in Baypointe Hospital, a 70-year-old Filipino-American, is the province's second COVID-19 case
Clark, Subic free ports shut doors to foreign, local tourists
Both Clark and Subic order business process outsourcing companies to provide temporary housing for their staff inside the free ports during the lockdown
3 more Chinese men nabbed for sex trafficking at Clark Freeport
Nine Chinese women are rescued from a room at ON Pool Villas during the sting operation. They are at the regional social welfare office as authorities coordinate with the immigration bureau.
2 Chinese nabbed for human trafficking at Clark Freeport
Central Luzon cops also rescued 14 women – 6 Vietnamese and 8 Chinese
Subic stakeholders urge DENR to review SBMA environmental regulations
'We also ask for a review of all projects within the past 10 to 15 years that have already destroyed hectares of wetlands, mangroves and forests, in the name of development,' says Save Subic Bay Coalition spokesperson El Latinazo, after a protected area in the freeport was cleared for a shooting range
SBMA admits SEA Games construction in protected area lacks permit
SBMA says the contractor, CFV ARAR Contractors, has been issued a violation notice for the 'extensive clearing and grubbing operations in the area without appropriate environmental permit'
Does SEA Games construction in Subic have environmental permit?
The venue in the West Ilanin forest – an environmentally-protected area – is supposed to be used for the shooting competition of the SEA Games, even if there is an existing firing range just a kilometer away
Subic ready for SEA Games, says SBMA administrator
A total of eight venues were prepared for the 17 games to be held at the Subic Bay Freeport
SBMA takes back order imposing fines on stranded Vietnamese fishermen
SBMA management says its letter to the Philippine Coast Guard 'was simply a procedural reminder and a statement of policy'
Residents assail SBMA for threatening to fine stranded Vietnamese fishermen
An Olongapo resident who was helping the marooned Vietnamese described the SBMA as 'so heartless'
Ocean Adventure operator challenges foreclosure
'We have been forced to take SBMA to court since they are clearly unwilling to deal with us in good faith,' says SBMEI president and CEO Robert Gonzaga
Port of Subic recognizes top 20 'revenue contributors'
The Bureau of Customs inside the Subic Bay Freeport breaches collection targets, thanks companies which contributed to this achievement
4 dead in Pampanga car crash
Police say the car caught fire after crashing into an open canal in Clark Freeport
Gordon on slow APECO dev't: 'I want it done'
Indigenous peoples whose ancestral lands would be affected by APECO are ignored in the budget hearing for 2020
Notorious hotel thief nabbed in Subic Bay Freeport
Authorities say Daniel Mercado's scheme is to pose as a participant in conventions so he could steal laptops and other items from delegates
Subic Bay Freeport security arrest Chinese for carnapping
The suspect forcibly takes a Starex van and drives it inside the Subic Bay Freeport
P100M worth of smuggled gadgets seized in Pampanga
The smuggled gadgets include 6,900 units of Vivo, Huawei, and Xiaomi phones and tablets
Task force seizes 3 used sports cars being smuggled from Clark Freeport
Task Force Aguila confiscates two other old vehicles earlier – a Ford F-150 XLT pick-up truck and a 1970 model Nissan Datsun car – allegedly brought to Angeles City and City of San Fernando from Clark Freeport Zone for restoration
Gatchalian: Expanded Bataan freeport zone won’t leave 'bona fide residents' homeless
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian assures retired workers and their families that the Bataan freeport bill has safeguards against unlawful eviction
Meat possibly contaminated with African swine fever seized in Subic Bay
SBMA prevents entry of shipment labelled as 'food items' from Guangzhou, China
Canada starts removing garbage from Subic port
Authorities are expecting that the transfer of the 69 container vans to MV Bavaria will be completed by Friday morning, May 31
Sibling rivalry: Brother tagged as ‘mastermind’ in Sytin slay
(UPDATED) 'This high-profile murder of Dominic Lim Sytin was apparently motivated by rivalry among corporate siblings, and carried out through a gun-for-hire,' says PNP chief Oscar Albayalde
Suspect in businessman Sytin slay arrested
(UPDATED) Suspected gunman Edgardo Luib is arrested in Santo Tomas, Batangas on Tuesday, March 5
Gov't to hold job fair for Hanjin workers in Subic
The government says at least 1,000 jobs will be available for workers who were displaced due to Hanjin's bankruptcy
Subic port collects P22B, breaching target before 2018 ends
District collector and lawyer Rhea Gregorio credits this to the 'strict implementation of customs laws and rules and regulations'
Businessman shot dead in Subic Bay Freeport
(UPDATED) Senators urge the Philippine National Police to 'use the full force of the law' to solve the murder of prominent businessman Dominic Sytin, regarded as one of the pillars of the Subic Freeport Zone
Korean dies on beach inside Subic Bay Freeport Zone
SBMA Law Enforcement Department says morning joggers found Park Jin Sung sprawled on the beach
Arroyo meets with Chinese businessmen who want to invest in Clark
Among the Chinese traders that Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo met with is Chuanjian Feng, a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
Duterte leads destruction of P278 million in contraband cars in Cagayan
This time, 68 luxury vehicles – including a Lamborghini and a Porsche – and 8 luxury motorbikes are destroyed in front of a crowd of hundreds. The vehicles are worth P277.9 million, while the motorbikes cost P19.5 million.
SBMA eyes collection of P144.8-M past-due accounts
Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority Chairperson and Administrator Wilma Eisma says more than 30 investor-companies have cooperated to settle long-due obligations, negotiating payment arrangements approved by the board
Government to wreck luxury cars to send 'strong message' vs smuggling
'The President is very clear in his instructions and directives that we should follow the rule so if they violate, let's apply the most extreme remedy or penalty. And the decision of the government is to destroy these cars,' Lambino tells Rappler
Marcos ‘son’ arrested in Clark Freeport for guns, grenades
Edilberto del Carmen, who claims that his real name is Angel Ferdinand Marcos Marcos, says he's also in possession of original treaties entered into by the United States
Holding BUMN tambang efektif, jalan kuasai Freeport terbuka?
Sejarah panjang holdingisasi BUMN dimulai di era Orde Baru
Mobil Freeport ditembaki, satu karyawan terluka
“Ada karyawan Freeport atas nama Toto Sadewo yang kena tembakan dan kini sedang dirawat di Rumah Sakit.”
Jubir OPM: Tidak ada penyanderaan warga sipil di Tembagapura
Pemberitaan mengenai penyanderaan warga dianggap tidak lebih dari propaganda polisi dan TNI
Teror di Tembagapura, polisi buru 21 terduga pelaku
“Mereka diduga kuat terlibat berbagai aksi teror penembakan terhadap kendaraan dan fasilitas milik PT Freeport Indonesia."
Pemerintah masih bernegosiasi agar warga Tembagapura dibebaskan KKB
Mantan anggota Komnas HAM Natalius Pigai membantah kelompok OPM telah menyandera warga di dua desa itu
