Despite some business difficulties during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of workers in the Subic Bay Freeport Zone registered a continuing growth and reached a yearend total of 142,177 last year.
Port stakeholders inside Subic Bay Freeport Zone periodically conduct simulation exercises to test emergency response capability and plans, as well as further hone systems and procedures for various emergency scenario.
A member of the 16th Central Luzon Regional Development Council (RDC) yesterday asserted the need to develop more infrastructure for greater access and connectivity in the region.
SBMA Chairman and Administrator Wilma T. Eisma said the use of Subic as an alternate port of entry for the government’s OFW Repatriation Program since July this year has resulted in increased international aircraft and passenger movements, as well as improved income for the airport.
A total of 80 kilograms of shabu worth P544 milliom was seized here by authorities from three Chinese nationals following a buy-bust operation on Tuesday in Candelaria, Zambales that netted P3.4-billion worth of the illegal drug.
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