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KALAKLAN CLEANER, BUT MORE TO BE DONEBY BOB COUTTIE

Thanks to a clean-up campaign thatbagged 700 sacks of garbage, theKalaklan River is a little cleaner, but moreneeds to be done to persuade localresidents to keep the river clean.

On April 28 a team of some 30 peopleworked for 10 hours to clean up the riveraround the area of the Kalaklan gate, thesand bar and the nearby beach in a jointoperation by the Subic Bay unit of the103rd Auxiliary Squadron of the PhilippineCoast Guard and the SBMA’s EcologyDepartment. The team also included somelocal children living nearby.

Auxiliary Squadron members in the clean-

up included Ray Wolfe, Bob Hall, GaryZiegler of Marina Solutions, Inc. SBMABaywatch Harbour Patrol, Jun Mas,Filemon and Gregorio Atienza and ReneRamos.

Also notable was the SBMA’s Land andAsset Dept, all of whom helped the cleanup, and members of the Ecology and SolidWaste Management departments whoalso provided drinks and snacks and hiredtemporary help during the afternoon.Three helpers also came from the LawEnforcement department. Another teamfrom the Rotary Club worked on thebeach side of the river.

Three people wereinjured in this crash atthe intersection ofTarlac Road andArgonaut Highwayless than six monthsafter two died at thesame spot. Livescould be saved by asimple, cheap, gravelsafety ramp and waterbarrels. Overloaded,u n r o a d w o r t h yvehicles and baddriving are largely toblame. Maybe it’sbetter to be late thandead on time.

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Following enthusiastic approval from SBMA Chairman Felicito Payumo, a memorial wall isto be erected for the Freeport’s early pioneers who not only set up businesses in the freeportduring the days when its future was uncertain but also played key, and often unrecognized,roles in its development, promoted it, and encouraged investment.

The wall project was conceived by Susan Dudley, SBFCC executive director, and writer/director Bob Couttie. Although monuments exist honoring Filipino volunteers and the senatorswho voted for the closure of US bases, there is no current recognition for non-Filipinoindividuals who also helped create the country’s premier freeport and tourism destination.

Says Susan Dudley, “We’re very pleased with the support the proposal has received fromChairman Payumo. It is worthy recognition of those whose contribution is often overlooked.”

In the early days of Subic Bay Freeport a number of ex-pat investors and locators came tothe freeport on behalf of their companies. They liked the place so much that, when theircontracts expired, they stayed rather than going off to get better paid jobs elsewhere.Committed and dedicated to the future of the Freeport, and the Philippines, they workedalongside their Filipino counterparts to assist the local community, protect the environmentand do battle for the freeport during its growing phase, giving generously of their time andmoney.

A potential site for the wall has been identified along Waterfront Road, which will be finalizedonce a design has been approved.

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Hope is the feeling that you will succeed tomorrow in what youfailed at today

The American Chamber of Commerce of thePhilippines has urged the Philippinegovernment to improve its incentives packageto offset the negative factors that havedampened foreign investor interest.

In a letter to the House committee on waysand means, Amcham executive director RobertSears says Philippine incentives must beconsiderably more attractive in order tocompete with other countries that offer lowerwages, lower power costs, more flexible laborlaws, bigger domestic market, less pollution,better ground transportation, less bureaucracy,less judicial harassment, more stable policies,better security and less corruption.

He says Congress should make the country’sincentives package at par not only with otherAsian countries, but also with the fiscal perksoffered by countries in Latin America andEastern Europe that have also been aggressive

in attracting foreign investors. “If theinvestments go to other countries, thePhilippines gets nothing – no jobs, no transferof technology, and no revenue from taxes andspending of those that would have been hiredto work had the investors decided to locate inthe Philippines,’’ Sears said.

The Board of Investments (BOI) wants toamend the Investment and Incentives Code ofthe Philippines and beef up the fiscal perkspackage with a 12-year income tax holiday;duty-free imports of capital equipment; netoperating loss carry-over; tax credits onpurchased components of locally-producedequipment; deferred imposition of two percentminimum corporate income tax; investment taxallowance; and double deduction for trainingand research and development.

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Total investments registered with the BOI andPhilippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA),Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) andClark Development Corp. (CDC) plunged by47 percent last year to P99.183 billion fromP186.333 billion in 2001, mainly due to lackof investment opportunities and waninginvestor confidence.

Filipino investors signed up P53.135 billion intotal investments in 2002, down by 57 percentfrom P123.896 billion in 2001. Foreign

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June 2003 Issue

FUN AND EXCITEMENT IN THE FIRST SUBIC BAYLEGENDARY ADVENTURE By Annalyn S. Jusay

Summer is usually associated with picnics, beach parties and sundry of sports activities. Ittherefore came as a pleasant surprise when the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) andLegend International Resorts Limited (LIRL) last month held the 1st Subic Bay LegendaryAdventure, a unique motoring event which combined the wits and navigational skills of theparticipants with their love for the great outdoors.

It took LIRL chief executive officer Kho Boo Boon to conceive the Philippine version of the racewhich he says is popular in the United States and other parts of the world as a “scavenger hunt”or an “equestrian rally.” The Subic Legendary Adventure the first contest of its kind to be held inthe country. A total of 28 teams signed up for the challenge and on the Big Day, they showed upin a wide assortment of vehicles – from reliable sedans, bulky pickup trucks, the glitzy Benz andof course trusty SUVs. All the cars underwent emission testing in compliance with the strictenvironmental policies in Subic.

Participating teams were given a question sheet and a trail map which they had to follow strictly.They must answer the questions before they proceed to the next destination. The sheet containedthe exact distance of the covered routes in metres, additional remarks or instructions and a totalof 118 questions which either required factual information or provided a set of clues related tothe place being visited. At the forest trail stop, for example, they had to find out “what is thescientific name of the santol tree?”, while at the Bat Kingdom, they had to count just how manyflags there were on the bamboo pole. Most found out that the hardest part was the anagramwhere they had to untangle key words to create a new word or phrase (example: DEBIT CARDcan also be jumbled as BAD CREDIT Along the way, the teams had to collect certain treasures(with the appropriate clues, of course!) which earned extra points. Incase of traffic violations, the corresponding penalty points werededucted from the total score.

“This contest really is a test of patience, endurance and team-building.You are supposed to think out of the box, to discover the nuancesand subtleties of each word or phrase which will lead you to uncoverthe whole mystery of the game,” says Boon.

The mental challenge and physical excitement of the race were enoughto keep everybody’s adrenaline going. Among those who joined wasa couple of doctors who brought along their kids aged nine, eight andfive. Another team consisted of hotel front desk personnel who wantedto win and raise money for their colleague afflicted with a kidneyailment.

While most of the participants were residents of Subic, the top honorsof the 1st Subic Bay Legendary Adventure went to a team from Manilawho called themselves K8TVT (a play on “creativity,” which is also thename of the multimedia agency they work for).

Earl Palma, the group’s leader said “we just heard on the contestfrom 99.5 RT and we said, why not? We came this far and so, wereally set our hearts and minds on winning. We found out that it reallypays to be meticulous. We weren’t satisfied with just passing by agiven route once. We always had to go back and verify our answers.”For their efforts, Earl and his teammates brought home R30,000 incash plus an all-expense paid trip to Malaysia courtesy of the LegendGroup of Hotels and Resorts.

The second prize went to “El Guapitos” led by SBMA marketing manKenneth Peralta. “We didn’t expect to win. We were really just havingfun and treated this like any ordinary “gimik.” I guess our advantage isthat we’re from Subic and so we know the place, we didn’t have tofollow the exact distance of the routes as indicated in the questionsheet,” he noted. “El Guapitos” were awarded R20,000 in cash plus

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The third prize (and R10,000 in cash) went toa group called “Endangered Species.” Specialprizes were also given to the “Most PersistentTeam” and the one who sported the Best Outfit.

SBMA chairman Felicito Payumocongratulated the organizers for focusing thespotlight on the breathtaking natural and man-made wonders of Subic. The LegendaryAdventure — which started at Remy Field andended at the Legenda Suites in Upper Cubi —gave participants a good view of Subic’s wide,open roads, its lush jungle, its clear, crystal-blue waters and other picturesque attractions.

The event will benefit a good cause. Legenda’sCheryl Singzon said part of the proceeds areearmarked to the Subic Bay Ecology Center’sForest Fire Management and Control Programand the Labor Management Cooperation’sEducational Assistance Project.

Life is what’s coming....not what was

WATCHDOG TO GUARD AUTO IMPORTSAn inter-agency watchdog has been formed to deal with alleged illegal imports of second-handvehicles in the Freeport.

Led by the Bureau of Customs (BoC), the body is composed of representatives from the LandTransportation Office (LTO), the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)and the Bureau of Import Services (BIR).

The inter-agency body will look into claims of the rampant abuse of the environment andcircumvention of the Clean Air Act caused by supposed illegal importation of unsafe, emission-hazard used motor vehicles.

It is aimed at strengthening coordination between various government agencies in theimplementation of the Clean Air Act and the provisions in the importation of used motor vehicles.

The Clean Air Act requires that every used motor vehicle imported into the country should havea certificate of emission compliance duly authenticated by the Philippine Embassy or Consulatefrom the country where the vehicle was imported.

Most of the second-used vehicles come from Japan and South Korea. Emission compliancedoes not only refer to the gaseous exhaust emission from the motor vehicle.

Emission includes to the engine efficiency and vehicle roadworthiness.

Japan-funded landfillinaugurated at Subic

A P86.4 million landfill project has beeninaugurated north of the Tipo Expressway,approximately nine kilometers from the SubicBay Freeport’s Central Business District, it wasfunded by an economic loan package from ofthe Japan Bank for International Cooperationand is part of the Environmental Managementand Protection Project of the Subic BayMetropolitan Authority.

One of its main features, according to theSBMA, is its ability to manage and control theemissions of liquid, dust, gas, vapor bio-aerosols and odors in such a way that therewill be no adverse impacts on the beneficialuse of the surrounding environment.

SBMA Chairman Felicito Payumoacknowledged the support given by theJapanese government, stating that theircontinued belief in Subic and the country helpsin making SBMA’s goals attainable. KinjiShinoda, first secretary of the EconomicSection of the Japanese Embassy said he waspleased at the newly-opened landfill andthanked the Japanese taxpayers for making theproject possible. “We are very pleased at theturnout of this project. All of this is madepossible because of the belief of the commonJapanese taxpayer in Subic’s potential as agrowth area,” he said.

Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc. (AEV) and itssubsidiary Davao Light and Power Co. (DLPC)have been awarded a 25-year contract toprovide power at Subic Bay Freeport.

In a report to the Philippine Stock Exchange,AEV said the SBMA board had approved theaward of the contract during its meeting onApril 25. The contract is not a franchiseagreement but solely a distribution agreement.

The AEV-DLPC joint venture submitted thelowest financial bid of P0.5975 per kilowatt-hour. Among the conditions in the bidding is tobring down the current P1/Kwh electricity rate.

AEV owns 60 percent of the joint venture whileDLPC holds the balance of 40 percent.

The franchise area covers Subic FreeportSecured Area. It serves the Central BusinessDistrict, the Gateway Area, the Subic PortDistrict, and the Kalayaan and Binicticanhousing areas.

From 1997 to 2001, total electricity demandat SBMA grew at an annual average growthrate of 3.33 percent. The system peak demand

Aboitiz zaps power supply contractgrew from 23.9 megawatts (MW) in 1997 to32.8 MW last year. The SBMA powerdistribution system generates an averageannual revenue of P589 million.

DLPC is Aboitiz Power Corp.’s leadingdistribution utility and the third largest in thecountry.

DLPC is the first utility in the country to operateon a full supervisory control and dataacquisition system, which allows for monitoringof distribution facilities by remote control.

AEV chief operating officer Erramen Aboitizsays they are holding talks with Mirant Corp.to join the consortium.

“They bring an added dimension to ourconsortium whose aim is to supply Subic withreliable and competitive power. We believe thisalliance with Mirant who is already supplying50 percent of the bulk power requirements ofSubic will ensure our consortium can and willdeliver optimal electricity making Subic morecompetitive moving forward.”

investors registered P46.048 billion worth ofprojects in 2002 from P62.436 billion in 2001.

PEZA had the biggest investment haul withP38.741 billion worth of projects registered lastyear, down 52 percent from P80.89 billion in2001. BOI investments fell by 72.2 percent toP28.352 billion in 2002 from P102.036 billionin 2001.

Economic zones in the former American militarybases, however, bucked the downtrend as theyposted hefty increases in project registrations.

CDC posted a record-high P27.548-billioninvestment last year, up by 1,655 percent fromP27.548 billion in 2001. SBMA chalked upP4.542 billion in investments last year, up 147percent.

The bulk of investments went to manufacturingprojects (P56.992 billion up by 36 percent),services (P16.613 billion down by 37.3percent), and finance and real estate (P12.007billion down by 75 percent.

Philippines...from page 4

Look for opportunities...not guarantees

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DJ COMES WITH BOEING BITSD-J Aerospace, Inc., a US firm making Boeing aircraft parts has opened a P55 millionassemblymodern assembly plant and employing 221 highly skilled workers.

The entry of D-JAerospace is adiversification from theindustries that SubicFreeport has beenknown for such ase l e c t r o n i c smanufacturing andassembly.

Vice president foroperations RashedulChowdhury says “Inthis kind of business,we could hardly tell ifwe’re going to succeedor not, especially nowthat the aircraft business is down. But we are confident that, withthe support of the SBMA and SBDMC, we would surpass problemsand be even able to expand operations in the near future,”Chowdhury said.

The Company assembles aircraft parts to complement theproduction of its mother company, D-J Engineering, Inc. in Kansas,which assembles other aircraft parts and is a subcontractor tomany aircraft manufacturers.

Aside from Boeing 737 and 747, D-J Aerospace will also produceaircraft parts for Boeing 777, Gulfstream private jets, and EclipseAviation.

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Scuba Shack and Gary Ziegler(Marina Solutions, Inc.) and SBMABaywatch Harbour patrol provideda boat for the clean-up.

PCGA deputy commander of the SubicBay Unit, Ray Wolfe, says: “This operationwas very successful but needs to be doneas a regular operation by local residentsto ensure that this garbage build up willnot reoccur. Olongapo needs to start aneducation or fine system.”

Ironically, Olongapo prides itself on itsgarbage collection and disposal systemso there is no need to use the river as atrash dump.

...from page 1 Kalaklan

D-J Aerospace gets a traditional blessing during its openingceremonies. Photo by Kevin Hamdorf

Kayaker also clean up Subic’s mangroves. Photo by Kevin Hamdorf

Life’s precious moments don’t have value unless they areshared

“I have more eggs”, shouts Louisa happily, aswe walk up the beach at Sampaloc. Oh no –we thought she understood!“You have to leave them in thesand – don’t touch them. Andno I don’t want to see them.”

Last time she showed me to abucket full of turtle eggs andsand, sitting under a tree in theshade. They had been dug upby her husband about 4 daysbefore. John Corcoranstumped up the P500 (lastyear it was P1.00 per egg nowit P5.00 which is worrying) andwe took the eggs back on theboat to Miracle Beach whereJeff and his team buried themand set a fence. That time shetold me that they had dug upall 7 or 8 nests that were laidon the beach this season and sold the eggs.

Now she has more. Will we ever change theworld?

She leads us to the eggs but there is no signof a bucket, just an old fishing net drapedacross some bamboo sticks. She is grinningwith delight because she does know what we

are thinking and yes, she has done it right. Shehas moved a nest to where she can watch it

and re-buried the eggs on the beach, the dayafter they were laid. There is hope after all.We told her again that we don’t need proof ofthe babies hatching – although an old eggshellwould do, and most of all she must not stopthe baby turtles from running down the beachto the sea, and she must not keep them just toshow us.

We had two months to wait to see if she did itright, but meanwhile, on Miracle Beach to ourgreat surprise the eggs that were in a bucketfor 4 days, in a boat for 2 miles and in the sandfor two more months, hatched and 68 babyOlive Ridley turtles scrambled to the sea. Wedid not expect them to survive so this was agreat bonus.

Back at the beach last week we ask Louisaabout her nest and learnt that it too hatchedabout a week previously, however, there wereonly 18 survivors which all made it to the sea.She got her P500 anyway for effort andwillingness.

We don’t know how soon after they were laidthat they were moved. There is a view that ifthey are moved in the first few days but afterfour hours the disturbance can rupture thenewly forming blood vessels and kill theembryo. If they were moved earlier or laterthey might have survived.

We also don’t know how deep she buried them.If they were not deep enough they may havebeen overheated in the sand, for it was not inthe shade.

There is still an awful lot to learn, and teach,but we believe we are getting somewhere onSampaloc Beach.

Vacationers en route to Subic andelsewhere in Northern Luzon have beenpromised fewer traffic problems fromroadworks on the North Expressway undernew schemes being put in place by threegovernment agencies and the PhilippineNational Construction Corporation, PNCC.

The two-year construction project, due forcompletion in 2005, has led to severegridlocks and hours of delays for motoristsheading north, particularly on the 12 km SanSimon-San Fernando stretch. This part ofthe construction is expected to becompleted in September this year.

To improve traffic flow, the Department of

Tourism, DOT, Department of the Interiorand Local Government, DILG, andDepartment of Public Works and Highways,together with the expressway operator,PNCC, are to set up several schemes.

The counterflow on San Simon-SanFernando stretch will become two north andone south on Fridays from 3pm to midnight,on Saturdays from 5am to noon, and dailyfrom 5pm to 8pm. Two lanes will run south,with one north, on Monday’s from 5pm to10am, and daily from 8pm to midnight.Strategically placed billboards, as well asradio and television notices, will give trafficconditions and suggested alternativeroutes.

Traffic enforcement will be increased and‘quick reaction assistance’ will be availableevery kilometer with more traffic aidesposted every 500 metres to deal withbreakdowns and accidents. Kilometreposts will be put along the highway,together emergency cellphone numbers(currently 1340 and 1341), to helpmotorists in trouble identify their location.Pre-paid coupons are also promised to easedelays at toll booths.

Those going to northwest Luzondestinations can also use the Orion andBataan ferries at the CCP Complex offRoxas Boulevard.

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Subic Bay Medical Center, the most advanced hospitalfacilities in Central Luzon, formally opened its doors lastmonth. Shown here at the opening ceremonies, SBMAchairman Felicito Payumo, Executive Secretary AlbertoRomulo and Mrs Payumo. Photo by Kevin Hamdorf

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After half a decade as a Freeport landmark, the SS. Sunflowerfinally left Subic Bay for a breakers yard in Bangladesh in Mayunder her own steam. While her life will end in a scrapyard,she lives on in the movie Doomsdayer, shot in the freeport, as abillionaire’s private yacht. Photo by Kevin Hamdorf

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A Successful ComunityEvent!

On Saturday and Sunday, May 17th & 18th, Brent InternationalSchool Subic Bay had it annual PTA fundraiser-a “RenaissanceFair”!

Fair goers came to enjoy an array of happenings. Merchantsfrom Manila came to sell their one of a kind items and localrestaurants set up stalls that served delicious international foods.

All ages enjoyed the many activities such as rock climbing, horseriding, a dunking booth and free beautiful face painting. It wasa colorful day with free entertainment by our talented local FireDept. Choir to our international guest from Australia, a sologuitarist named Shilo. Our entertainment portion ended withthe Pundaquit Orchestra playing under the shaded food courtto the delight of everyone.

on behalf of our Renassaince Fair Committee, we thank themany fair goers who made this a truly successful communityevent.

Never look down on anybody unless you’re helping them up

Here is a story taken from my most recent book – Birthday Inspirations. It is hopedthat this message will inspire you to thank some of the people who, perhaps manyyears ago, deeply touched your life. Let them know you appreciate their kindnessbefore it’s too late.

When William Smith taught at university, he once reflected upon the great number ofun-thanked people in his life. Those who had helped nurture him, inspire him or whocared enough about him to leave a lasting impression.

One was a schoolteacher he’d not heard of in many years. But he remembered thatshe had gone out of her way to put a love of verse in him, and William had loved poetryall his life. He wrote a letter of thanks to her.

The reply he received, written in the feeble scrawl of the aged, began, “My dearWillie.” He was delighted. Now over 50, bald and a professor, he didn’t think therewas a person left in the world who would call him “Willie.” Here is that letter:

My Dear Willie,

I cannot tell you how much your note meant to me. I am in my eighties, living alonein a small room, cooking my own meals, lonely and, like the last leaf of autumn,lingering behind. You will be interested to know that I taught school for 50 years andyours is the

first note of appreciation I ever received. It came on a blue-cold morning and itcheered me as nothing has in many years.

Not prone to cry easily, William wept over that note. She was one of the great un-thanked people from his past. You know them. We all do: the teacher who made adifference; that coach we’ll never forget; the music instructor or Sunday school workerwho helped us to believe in ourselves; that scout leader who cared.

We all remember people who shaped our lives in various ways. People whose influencechanged us. William Smith found a way to show his appreciation, he wrote themletters.

Who are some of the un-thanked people from your past? It may not be too late to say,“Thanks.”

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