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SBMA sees “Better Days” for Subic Freeport

Ambassador Sung Kim Renews Agreement with the Commission on Higher Education Makati--On April 28, 2017, Ambassador Sung Kim, honorary Philippine-American Educational Foundation Board Chair-person, renewed the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) that contin-ues the Fulbright-CHED Scholarship Pro-gram for Graduate Studies in the United States. Fulbright-CHED Scholarships en-able faculty and staff from higher educa-tion institutions to pursue master’s and doctoral studies, including thesis or dis-sertation research, in higher education institutions in the United States. In 2016, CHED and the Philippine-American Educational Foundation (PAEF)

formally established the Fulbright-CHED Scholarship to build capacity for higher education in the Philippines and strength-en people-to-people ties between our two countries. The 2016 MOA provided scholarships for 17 faculty and staff to pursue graduate degrees in fields includ-ing Socio-Cultural Anthropology, Agricul-tural Education, Fisheries Technology, and Maritime Law and Policy in the United States during the 2017-2018 academic year. The renewed MOA will offer addi-tional graduate education scholarships to college faculty for the academic year 2018-2019. -USEmbassy/Manila

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – More manufactur-ing companies and light to heavy indus-tries are expected to locate in this premier Freeport, as the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) approved the develop-ment of a 982-hectare industrial estate at Subic’s Redondo Peninsula. SBMA Chairman Martin B. Diño and SBMA Administrator Wilma T. Eisma announced the approval of the US$798-milion project proposed by Dynamic Kon-struct International ECO Builders Corp. (DKIEBC), a duly-registered enterprise in-side the Subic Bay Freeport Zone. “This project is our answer to the inquiry of investors looking for thousands of hectares of flat land for manufactur-ing and light to heavy industries inside the Subic Bay Freeport Zone,” Chairman Di o said during the State of the Freeport Address (SOFA) hosted by the Subic Bay Freeport Chamber of Commerce (SBFCC) last Monday.

SBMA okays 982 has. US$798-M dev’t in Redondo Peninsula

The location of the proposed solar farm and industrial city at the Redondo Peninsula

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) fore-sees better days ahead for this premier Philippine free port, as the new admin-istration seeks to build on past accom-plishments to bring the Subic Bay Free-port to greater heights. Expressing optimism for bet-ter performance by the Subic agency in terms of revenue, job generation and contribution to the economy this year, SBMA Administrator Wilma Eisma out-lined measures to improve and expand Subic operations and urged both loca-tor-businesses and workers here to do better. “We must look back into the past, so we could build a brighter fu-ture,” Eisma said during her State of the Freeport Address (SOFA) at the Subic Bay Exhibition and Convention Center (SBECC) on Monday. “Taking into account our per-formance last year, what we have ac-complished can certainly be improved upon,” she added. According to the Subic offi-cial, the Subic agency earned a total of P727.6 million in the first quarter of this year, compared to P676.3 million in the first quarter last year. Similarly, she pointed out that the SBMA posted a net income of P46.7 million in the first quarter of 2017, which represented a 148 percent in-crease over last year’s P18.8 million net income. Eisma also announced that the total cash and investments made by the Subic agency in the first three months of 2017 amounted to P4.57 billion, or a 24.84 percent increase over last year’s P3.6 billion record.

SBMA Administrator Wilma Eisma outlines measures to further develop the Subic Bay Freeport during her State of the Freeport Ad-dress on April 24.

Ambassador Sung Kim Renews Agreement with the Commission on Higher Education

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LEGAL NOTICES

He added that the SBMA has been confer-ring with nearby local gov-ernment units to identify more areas suitable for the development of industrial estates that will be under the Subic Bay Freeport’s tax- and duty-free regime. Administrator Ei-sma meanwhile pointed out that the proposed solar farm and industrial city, when fully realized, will generate about 50,000 new jobs. “When the Subic Naval Base closed down in 1992, we were all so de-pressed to be losing the 35,000 jobs generated by the US Navy. But under the SBMA we have long sur-passed those numbers— as of February 2017 our active workforce within the Freeport is 115,272—and we keep on working to bring about more employ-ment,” she added.

On the other hand, the agency’s total debt de-creased by 8.79 percent in the first quarter, with a total of P6,644,026,284.10 for this year compared to P7,284,520,865.20 last year. The administrator also pointed out that the agency’s key performance indicators such as the number of investments, new locators, import value and export value all rose

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SBMA Chairman Martin Diño (right) and SBMA Administrator Wilma Eisma (second from right) receive recognition from Subic Bay Freeport Chamber of Commerce presi-dent Rose Baldeo (second from left) and SBFCC treasurer Edna Canlas, along with Phil-ippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry chairman Sergio R. Luis-Ortiz Jr., during the State of the Freeport Address on April 24.

significantly for the Subic Bay Freeport in the same period. “The number of total new investments here have slightly increased by one percent, from last year’s P1,406,476,765 to P1,420,747,404 this year,” Eisma announced during the SOFA, adding that the agency registered 47 new business locators in the first quarter. Eisma also noted a

similar increase in import value, from US$653.8 mil-lion last year to US$2.75 billion— or a 321 percent increase, and a 10 per-cent increase in export value, which rose from U$406 million last year to US$536.3 million this year. Eisma added that companies such as Datian Subic Corp. and Toyota Subic, which located in the Subic Freeport this first quarter, have improved

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – One of the biggest and most exciting beach events this time of the year is coming over to the Subic Bay Freeport on May 12 to 14. The Summer Siren Festival, touted by organiz-ers as one of the country's most exciting destination festivals, will be held for the first time at Subic’s waterfront area and is ex-pected to provide a whole new summer experience to visitors in this premier tourist mecca.

Subic Freeport hosts ‘Summer Siren’ beach festival

“This brings the Subic summer experience to a whole new level,” Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Admin-istrator Wilma Eisma said as she announced the three-day event on Tues-day. “Subic’s popular waterfront area will be transformed into a giant entertainment park with beach-music and arts theme, and we’re very much excited because this has been one of the entertainment concepts

Subic’s business outlook, along with the approval of Dynamik Konstruk Corp.’s P42-billion investment for industrial park develop-ment and renewable en-ergy project. She also said that the SBMA sees more rev-enue outflow from the ship-to-ship transfer op-erations of liquefied natu-ral gas by Jovo, the largest clean energy provider in China which is expected to contribute an annual port revenue of P200 million, as well as that of Teekay Swan, a joint venture that controls the world’s most expensive fleet of gas car-riers. Another billion-peso investment that the SBMA recently approved is the DM Leisure Corp.’s P4.6-billion golf course and leisure complex pro-ject. Eisma said that this will not only increase in-vestments in the Freeport, but also boost the number of workers employed and the number of tourists vis-iting Subic. Administrator Ei-sma made the State of the Freeport Address along with SBMA Chairman Mar-tin Diño, who enumerated several development pro-jects planned for imple-mentation by the Subic agency. The SOFA is an annual event presented and organized by the Subic Bay Freeport Chamber of Commerce.

for Subic that we really like to push,” she add-ed. The fes-tival was previ-ously staged at beach venues in Zambales, but the SBMA and festival organiz-er Travel Factor signed a mem-orandum of agreement last week to bring it to the Freeport. E i s m a said the SBMA, along with the Subic Bay Free-port Chamber of Commerce (SBFCC) and the

ists will include Ron Poe, Quest, Ronthug, Ace Ra-mos, Borhuh, David Ar-diente, DJ Highrise, Up Dharma Down, and Gab and John of Urbandub. Eisma said the event will certainly push the already high number of visitors in the Subic Bay Freeport to record-break-ing figures since the sum-mer season is not over yet. She also stressed that the SBMA will be im-plementing strict security measures to keep Summer Siren drug-free and safe for everybody.- “We don’t want drugs to proliferate in the event, just like what hap-pened in another concert someplace,” Eisma added. She said that she has urged the organizers to cooper-ate and for the SBMA Law Enforcement Department to be vigilant. . “Subic has previ-ously been named by the Department of Tourism as the number one tour-ist destination in Central Luzon and we’re pushing for the Subic Freeport to retain this title. Summer Siren is really one ideal event that would push Subic’s tourism ranking even a notch higher,” Ei-sma added.

SBMA Administrator and CEO Wilma T. Eisma (right) signs a memorandum of agreement with Cedric James Valera, managing partner of TF Adventure Travel Inc., for the holding of the Summer Siren 2017 in the Subic Bay Free-port. The three-day beach festival will be held along Subic’s Waterfront Road entertainment strip.

Subic Bay Hotels, Attrac-tions and Tourism Stake-holders Visitors Board (SB-HATSVB), will sponsor the event. Meanwhile, festi-val organizers have agreed with partner resorts in the area to put up a series of various themed pool parties, three days of art workshops and fitness ac-tivities by the shore, and two evening concerts fea-turing some of the coun-try’s biggest rock, alterna-tive and pop acts. The featured art-

The SBMA officials also clarified that out of the $798-million invest-ment commitment, the DKIEBC will spend about $300 million for the pro-posed 402-hectare solar farm, which is designed to produce 200 megawatts of green energy to primar-ily supply the proposed 580-hectare industrial city. The industrial city project will include com-mercial buildings, facto-ries, warehouses, utilities for water and electricity, fire and law enforcement facilities, and sanitation and landfill facilities. According to DK-IEBC, the solar farm shall primarily benefit the in-vestors and locators of the industrial city with green and low-cost energy sup-ply and reduce the risk of exposure from the spot market.

Notice is hereby given to the public that a EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ES-TATE OF SPOUSES DOROTEO T. REVADILO AND CORAZON S. REVADILO was made and executed by the surviving heirs of spouses DOROTEO T. RE-VADILO AND CORAZON S. REVADILO who died intestate on August 26, 2010 in OLONGAPO CITY and January 16, 2017 in Olongapo City, respectively as per Doc no 510 Page No 103 Book No.I Series of 2017 in the Notarial Registry of Atty. Maria Sole-dad M. Santos. All interested parties, creditors,and persons having money claims against the decedent are hereby required to file their claims with the court appointed executor of their estate.

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION

BRANCH 75OLONGAPO CITY

RONALD M. ELIAS and JACHEL D. ELIAS, Petitioner

- versus - SP PROC. NO. 2017-0-15

THE OFFICE OF THE LOCAL CIVILREGISTRAR OF OLONGAPO CITY ANDTHE OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, Respondents.

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ORDER

A verified petition was filed by Ronald M. Elias and Jachel D. Elias, through counsel, praying that after due notice and hearing, judgment be rendered ordering the Civil Registrar of Olongapo and the Office of the Civil Registrar General to cancel the Certificate of Live Birth of Jewell Dumantay Elias, under Registry No. 2016-3395.

Said petition being sufficient in form and sub-stance is set for hearing on June 6, 2017 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning and all persons interested may appear and show cause why said petition should not be granted.

Let this Order be published at the expense of the petitioner in any newspaper of general circulation in the City of Olongapo and in the Province of Zambales once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks prior to the date of hearing.

SO ORDERED.

Olongapo City, this 29th day of March 2017.

RAYMOND C. VIRAY Judge

Notice is hereby given to the public that an EX-TRA JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF THE DE-CEASED AMONG HEIRS WITH WAIVER was made and executed by the surviving heirs of the late CONSTANCIO B. MARQUEZ AND ESTELLA G. MARQUEZ, who died on DECEMBER 3, 1991 in Manila and January 2, 2017 in Olongapo City, respectively and a Deed of Waiver by the undersigned heirs of the deceased to waive, transfer and relnquish their respective rights, share and ownership participation and interest over a portion of said parcel of residencial land, in favor of KAREN R. PEÑERA as per Doc no 207 Page No 43 Book No.VIII Series of 2017 in the Notarial Registry of Atty. PORFIRIO AGUILON AGUILA. All interested parties, creditors,and persons having money claims against the decedent are hereby required to file their claims with the court appointed ex-ecutor of their estate.

RESERVATION & INFORMATION CENTER Manila: (02) 404.4784 Subic: (047) 252.9978

Lower Kalaklan Road, Olongapo City, Fifteen minutes drive from SBMA

SM Olongapo’s Rooftop Illumination Dance PartyOlongapenos got the feel of real fun and exciting dance party ever. The Illumination dance party, held at the roofdeck last Saturday, was a hit to partygoers, both teenagers and adults. The performances of the Philippine Shuffle Squad, Gents, and the perfect music choices of guest Djs Ron Poe and Mc Boo augmented the colorful lighting and sound, together with the burst of foam that created a high energy atmosphere.

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AROUND CENTRAL LUZON

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, -- About 8,713 jobseekers were reported “near-hires” in today’s Labor Day Job and Business Fairs in Central Luzon. “Near-hires are job applicants who were considered hired but still need to submit additional or lacking require-ments, or may need to attend further in-terviews or tests/exams,” Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Regional Director Ana Dione said. “The overlap of near-hires versus the number of attendance of jobseekers means that some of them were reported near-hires in more than one company,” Dione added. Carrying the theme “Matatag na Kabuhayan at Trabaho, Tungo sa Pro-gresibong Pagbabago,” over 7,464 job-seekers flocked the Labor Day Job and Business Fairs that were simultaneously held in SM malls in Baliuag, Pampanga, San Fernando Downtown, and Clark. A similar activity was also held at the Freedom Park in Cabanatuan City, Metro Town Mall in Tarlac City, and Ayala Harbor Point in Subic Bay Freeport Zone. DOLE Technical Support and Ser-vice Division for Employment and Wel-fare head Alejandro Inza Cruz said the near-hires are expected to add-up in the days to come. “We will be having our usual month-long monitoring of our near-hires and those subjected for interview from

Labor Day Job & Business Fairs have8,700 jobseekers ‘near-hires’ in Reg. 3

reports submitted by our job and busi-ness fair employer-participants and we are hopeful that these applicants would even-tually be hired and land jobs,” Inza Cruz added. The Job and Business Fairs adopt-ed the Trabaho, Negosyo, Kabuhayan (TNK) Concept of DOLE and Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). “TNK concept aims to achieve full employment and creation of jobs in Key Employment Generators (KEGs) specifi-cally in the manufacturing, agri-business, construction, tourism, IT-BPM, transpor-tation and logistics, and retail and trade,” Dione shared. “The job and business fairs are expected to increase rate in applicants hired in KEGS during the job fairs, apprise and advocate job seekers to consider en-trepreneurial and business opportunities, and build strong partnerships among con-cerned agencies including DOLE, DTI, local government units, and private sector,” the official furthered. During the fairs, DTI conducted a lecture on Business Opportunities for jobseekers and Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who wish to venture into entrepre-neurship and small businesses. National Reintegration Center for OFWs, on the other hand, provided teach-ing kits for OFW teachers under the Sa Pi-nas, Ikaw ang Ma’am Sir Program. (PIA 3)

MALOLOS CITY, Bulacan -- “Old age is the childhood of immortality.” With these words that he quot-ed from a Greek writer, Gov. Wilhelmino M. Sy-Alvarado, together with Vice Gov-ernor Daniel Fernando and officials of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) regional office on Thursday recognized the feats and con-tributions of the province’s centenarian citizens. During the “Pagkilala st Pagpapa-halaga sa mga Sentenaryong Bulakenyo at Pagkakaloob ng Cash Incentives” at the Bulacan Capitol Gym here, Alvarado and Fernando distributed PHP100,000 cash incentive each to 45 centenarians from different parts of Bulacan. The governor told the centenar-ians and their relatives that the cash in-centives came from President Rodrigo Duterte. Aside from the PHP100,000 cash

Bulacan has 45 centenariansincentives, the governor also said that the provincial government will give them PHP10,000 each through the Provincial So-cial Welfare and Development Office head-ed by Rowena Tiongson. Alvarado said that it is an honor to be with the centenarians who have done their fair share in raising the generations of Bulakenyos who are now making their part in building the great province of Bulacan into a prosperous and peaceful one. Vice Gov. Fernando, for his part, said that the centenarians serve as an in-spiration on how to live well and do good. "They are good examples on how to live well that is why God gave them long lives,” Fernando said. During the program, the 105-year-old Trinidad Juaquin of Guiguinto wowed the crowds when she did a rendition of the patriotic song “Bayan Ko” and other "kundiman" songs. (PNA)

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has granted a total of PHP49.773-million development fund to the three local government units (LGUs) in Zambales under the Assistance to Disadvantaged Municipalities (ADM) program. The municipalities of Botolan, Masinloc and Sta. Cruz comprise the first batch of recipients of the ADM fund following their compliance with the re-quirements of the DILG Seal of Good Fi-nancial Housekeeping (GFH) and Depart-ment of Budget and Management (DBM) Public Financial Management System. The municipality of Botolan received PHP17.513 million; Masin-

Three Zambales towns receive PHP49.77-M DILG development funds

loc, PHP16.788 million; and Sta. Cruz, PHP15.472 million. The ADM is a new program con-sistent with the advocacy of the national government to empower LGUs and boost citizen's access to basic facilities. It also aims to address the fiscal gap in the LGUs and to promote transpar-ency and good governance. Projects under the ADM program include water system, evacuation facility, local access roads, small water impound-ing and sanitation and health facilities. The other 10 municipalities of Zambales will receive a total of PHP159.445 million upon the release of the second batch of ADM fund. (PNA)

ORANI, Bataan -- The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has allotted a budget for the rehabilitation of 10 major bridges and concreting of a six-lane road in the first district of Bataan. District Engineer Erlindo Flores, Jr. on Tuesday said Rep. Geraldine Roman of the province’s first district requested the projects worth PHP132 million that will be implemented within the year. Bridges to be rehabilitated are the Orani 1 and Orani 2 bridges in Ora-ni town; Calaylayan, Capitangan, Salian bridges and another bridge in Abucay town; Culis and Almario bridges in Her-mosa town; Mabical bridge in Samal town and Mauban bridge in Morong town. The rehabilitation of 10 bridges

DPWH to construct 10 bridges, widen roads in Bataan

constructed in the 1970s mostly along the Roman Superhighway was funded for PHP100 million while widening from four to six lanes of the portion of the superhigh-way in Abucay town has a budget of PHP32 million, Flores said. Ongoing are bridge rehabilitation projects along the MacArthur Highway in the towns of Samal and Abucay and a road project in Barangay Mulawin, Orani town. The district engineer said also go-ing on is the setting up of 400 posts (200 posts on each side) for the installation of luminous street lights along the Roman Su-perhighway in Palihan, Culis and Mambog, all barangays in Hermosa town. The four-kilometer lighting project was allotted with a PHP42-million budget, Flores added. (Ernie B. Esconde/PNA)

IN THE NAVYMakin Island ARG/11th MEU’s Contributions to US 7th Fleet

PACIFIC OCEAN (NNS) -- The Makin Islan-dAmphibious Ready Group (ARG), com-prised of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), the amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25), and the amphibious dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45), with the em-barked 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), provided a vital array of amphibi-ous capabilities to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations during a month-long stay in theater. The 4,500 Sailors and Marines of the ARG-MEU conducted maritime se-curity operations and partnership build-ing throughout the Indo-Asia-Pacific to preserve the free flow of commerce in the region and promote international co-operation. The Navy-Marine Corps team also participated in bilateral engagements which strengthened military relations with partner nations and enhanced re-gional stability. Capt. Mike Crary, commander, Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 5, said the team's deployment to the region brought a critical capability to a dynamic operating environment. "The ARG-MEU team brings a range of capabilities to any region. During month six of our deployment, we entered 7th Fleet at the top of our game, trained and equipped to perform everything from combat operations and maritime security missions to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief efforts," said Crary. "As a forward deployed contingency-response force, we provided operational flexibility for our 7th Fleet commanders." The ARG-MEU team worked closely with foreign nations during their time in the Pacific to maintain strong rela-tionships, proficiency and readiness. During their final international port visit to Hong Kong, Makin Island and embarked Marines hosted a reception aboard the ship for foreign dignitaries and distinguished guests. The crew also

gave back to the community by spend-ing time with students from several local schools and giving ship tours to local stu-dents and Boy Scouts, while experiencing Hong Kong's rich culture firsthand. "Our time is 7th Fleet was very relevant and much of what our team ac-complished will have long-lasting, positive impacts on this region," said Capt. Mark Melson, Makin Island's commanding of-ficer. "The importance of the partnerships our Sailors and Marines enhanced here can not be overstated, and their contri-butions to those relationships will remain long after our deployment is done." The Sailors and Marines aboard Comstock also trained alongside mem-bers of the Sri Lankan Navy in an effort to exchange expertise in a range of top-ics which improved communication and coordination between U.S. and Sri Lankan forces, built mutual warfighting capability and supported long-term regional coop-eration. Comstock also visited Port Moresby to conduct activities and train-ing that enhanced the Papua New Guinea Defense Force's support to civil authority operations, which include entry control and vehicle check points, escalation of force tactics, personnel searches, urban patrolling and VIP escorts. "Training with partner militaries enables both forces to better understand how one another operate, and helps en-sure we can fight effectively together to-ward a common objective," said Col. Clay C. Tipton, commanding officer, 11th MEU. "You can surge military personnel, equip-ment and vehicles, but you can't surge trust. That only comes from working side-by-side and shared experiences of tough, realistic training." The Southern California-based Makin Island ARG/11th MEU is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations, returning from a seven-month deploy-ment to the Asia-Pacific and Middle East.

PACIFIC OCEAN --An MV-22B Osprey, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163 (Reinforced), embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), flies past Wake Island. Makin Island, the flagship for the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, with the embarked 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is op-erating in the Pacific Ocean to enhance amphibious capability with regional partners and to serve as a ready-response force for any type of contingency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Mathew Diendorf)

PACIFIC OCEAN. The Republic of Korea destroyers Sejong the Great (DDG 991) and Yang Manchun (DDH 973), the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108), USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) and USS Stethem (DDG 63), the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) and the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) transit the western Pacific Ocean. The U.S. Navy has patrolled the Indo-Asia-Pacific routinely for more than 70 years promoting regional peace and security. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communica-tion Specialist 2nd Class Sean M. Castellano)

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — More than 3,000 jobs were offered to jobseekers here on Monday during a jobs fair organized by locator-companies and the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Labor De-partment in line with the celebration of Labor Day. SBMA Administrator Wilma Ei-sma said the huge volume of jobs being opened to workers could be attributed to the growing number of investments in the Freeport, and the participation of businessmen from the nearby city of Olongapo. Eisma said more than 100 busi-ness locators participated in the job fair and offered jobs ranging from housekeep-ing, various skilled positions for electri-cians, plumbers and welders, and engi-neers. Thousands of applicants from Olongapo and the nearby provinces of Zambales and Bataan filled the jobs fair venue at the Ayala Harbor Point mall to full capacity, she said. The SBMA official added that the increasing number of job openings in the Freeport indicates the growing success of

Subic companies open 3,000 jobs on Labor Day

the SBMA in attracting more investors to Subic. “As of late, Evergreen Shipping Company to made its maiden voyage to the port of Subic, negotiated for the es-tablishment of an industrial city at the Re-dondo Peninsula, and last week the coun-try’s first ship-to-ship transfer operation of liquefied natural gas commenced here. All these signal more jobs and more op-portunities for local workers,” Eisma said. She also noted that while SBMA is doing its best to attract new investors, it also promotes harmonious working rela-tionships between workers and manage-ment, and initiates projects for workers’ welfare. “We believe that quality perfor-mance by employees is not only the end result of getting good salary or working in a big company. Quality performance also comes about if workers feel good about their employers, and if investors feel good about their employees and the SBMA,” she explained. Meanwhile, SBMA labor manager Severo Pastor Jr. said the job fair was just one of the activities they organized for the Labor Day celebration here.

Workers from business-locators in the Subic Bay Freeport take part in a fun run, motorcade, and singing and dance contests organized by the SBMA Labor Department to celebrate the International Labor Day. A jobs fair offering local and overseas jobs was also conducted for jobseekers in cooperation with the Olongapo City Public Employment and Services Office.

Subic Labor Day Job’s Fair

“We had a fun run, and as early as 5:30 in the morning, we al-ready had 750 worker-runners doing the 3-kil-ometer fun run around the Freeport’s Central Business District. Then we also had a company float parade, singing contest, and muse and dance competitions,” Pastor said. The contestants in the various competi-tions were all workers from Subic-based com-panies, he added. Pastor also said that during the May 1 event, Freeport workers choose to relax along-side colleagues from other companies, as well as SBMA employ-ees. “We make a big difference here in Subic because while many of our labor organizations are joining street pro-tests and rallies to cel-ebrate Labor Day, work-ers in Subic Freeport run for fun and good health. This is a day for camaraderie and to thank every member of the labor sector for a job well done,” he add-ed.