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PBBM to Aliño—take care of SBMA and its people

President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ R. Marcos, Jr. has mandated newly installed Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Chairman and Administrator Eduardo Jose Aliño to look into the needs of Subic Freeport stakeholders and help resolve problems of the business communities inside.

This was revealed by the SBMA Chief during the press briefing held at the SBMA administration building on Monday, following the flag raising ceremony.

“The President also instructed me to steer Subic Bay Freeport to the next level, which means go forward. With the help of the Board of Directors, who are all very professional, I believe that we can achieve that goal hand-in-hand,” Aliño added.

Aliño replaced former Pandan, Antique Mayor Jonathan D. Tan as the chairman and administrator of the government owned and controlled corporation (GOCC) this month, with his promotion as the Senior Undersecretary of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG).

𝑁𝑒𝑤𝑙𝑦 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑑 𝑆𝑢𝑏𝑖𝑐 𝐵𝑎𝑦 𝑀𝑒𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑝𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑛 𝐴𝑢𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑦 (𝑆𝐵𝑀𝐴) 𝐶ℎ𝑎𝑖𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐴𝑑𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝐸𝑑𝑢𝑎𝑟𝑑𝑜 𝐿. 𝐴𝑙𝑖𝑛̃𝑜 𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑒𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑙𝑎𝑔 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑆𝐵𝑀𝐴 𝐵𝑜𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑜𝑓 𝐷𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑠 𝑙𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑅𝑎𝑢𝑙 𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑜 𝑑𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑝 𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑛-𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟 ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑑 𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑑𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑏𝑢𝑖𝑙𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑠 𝑀𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑦, 𝐽𝑎𝑛𝑢𝑎𝑟𝑦 22, 2024.

The new chief took his oath of office before President Marcos on January 12 at Malacañan Palace.

“In my case, I am 73 years old, the legacy I want to leave is a good mark, all for the glory of God, country, and for SBMA, and for its people who have significantly helped me. I am also leaving this good mark for my family. I promised them that after my stint, regardless of time, hindi nila ako ikahihiya. For me its very important,” he said.

A devout Catholic with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the De La Salle University, Aliño was also the former chairman and president of the STAR Group of Companies which offers port operations services for bulk and break-bulk cargo with Subic Bay as one of its locations, Grain Terminal Services Inc and sister company Mega Subic Terminal Services Inc .

Aside from his achievements in port operations, Aliño was also involved in other business industries such as supply chain, power and energy, construction, industrial trading, entertainment and tourism.

The new SBMA head was also chairman of the Subic Bay Yacht Club from 2015 to 2018 and in 2023. He also remains active in civic and non-government organizations like the Marinducare Foundation, a group providing livelihood and civic assistance to poor communities in Marinduque, the hometown of Aliño’s parents.

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