Tourism projects drawn up for the Subic Bay Freeport last year helped raise investments in the Philippines by 12 percent, according to the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) but the Freeport Area of Bataan posted the highest growth rate.
The lawyer who represents environment advocates, residents and business locators opposing the construction of a 600-megawatt coal-fired power plant here has accused the project proponent of engaging in a “deceptive media campaign” to distort a recent ruling on the project by the Court of Appeals (CA).
The Court of Appeals (CA) has invalidated the lease development agreement and the environmental compliance certificate (ECC) of a consortium of energy firms proposing to put up a coal-fired power plant inside this free port.
As projected by business and political leaders in central and northern Luzon at the start of 2012, the regions’ economies showed improvement with more commercial activities in the provinces.
Several rice traders allegedly being used as dummies by rice smugglers finally appeared before the Senate Monday after snubbing previous hearings on the matter.
Businessmen, officials and residents of communities around this economic zone protested the issuance of an amended environmental compliance certificate (ECC) to the proponent of a coal-fired power plant here, citing pending issues and opposition against the project.
Residents, businessmen and officials of communities surrounding this economic zone slammed the conduct of a public hearing by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on the proposal to build a 600-megawatt coal-fired power plant here, saying not all stakeholders were invited to the event.
One can usually guess when an American warship or a
submarine is docking in this free port by the number of souvenir vendors
along Alava Pier and the Subic boardwalk.
POWER supply in four provinces in Cagayan Valley and the Cordillera will be cut off for 12 hours on Wednesday to give way to maintenance work of the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP).
The coalition of organizations and government officials opposing the construction of the 600-megawatt coal-fired power plant here lauded the Supreme Court for issuing a writ of kalikasan against the project on Tuesday.
Malacañang on Friday denied appointing Mark Macapagal, an Olongapo businessman, as administrator of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority.
Once a trademark of the Subic tourism experience, fruit bats (also called flying foxes) in the forests of the Subic Bay Freeport have started to dwindle due to human activity.
A top customs official on Friday gave 40 Subic locators a week to explain how 1,800 imported secondhand vehicles had vanished while under their custody.
