SUBIC BAY FREEPORT - Boosted by a resurging seaport trade, the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) recorded an income of PHP387 million last January, the highest monthly revenue ever recorded in the Subic agency's almost 30 years of history. SBMA chair and administrator Wilma T. Eisma said on Monday the operating revenue posted in January 2022 was higher by 92 million, or 31 percent, compared to that in the same period last year. The highest monthly revenue previously recorded by the SBMA was PHP358 million in "pre-pandemic" June 2019. The other record highs were PHP343 million in December 2021; PHP337 million in October 2020; PHP324 million in October 2018; and PHP298 million in July 2017. This record-breaking income in January, Eisma said, was accompanied by other positive indicators: an 11-percent increase in operating expense that was higher by PHP10 million; 41-percent growth in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization; and a 20-percent inc
Subic Bay Freeport After capping 2021 with an 8-percent growth in revenue despite the Covid-19 pandemic, the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) posted an income of P387 million last January, the highest ever recorded by the Subic agency. The resurgence of business operations in the free port fueled the latest revenue…
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT The al fresco cafés and open-air restaurants that happily thrive here are symbolic of how the Subic Bay Freeport coped with the economic challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic. Sidelined for a while when the entire Luzon was placed on lockdown in three instances in March to May…
LAST REPATRIATION FLIGHT. Returning Filipinos from Palau arrive onboard the last repatriation flight of the Philippine Airlines (PAL) at the Subic Bay International Airport on Tuesday (Feb. 22, 2022). PAL made a total of 82 repatriation flights, bringing home a total of 20,522 passengers. (Photo courtesy of SBMA) SUBIC BAY FREEPORT - The Philippine Air Lines (PAL) landed its last "Bayanihan" repatriation flight on Tuesday, ending its nine months of flying home overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and other returning Filipinos via this free port. Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) chairman and administrator Wilma T. Eisma said the government's repatriation flights to Subic Bay were stopped after the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) was allowed to increase the capacity of inbound international passengers as coronavirus disease (Covid-19) restrictions were eased. "So, there's no more need for PAL to reroute OFW flights via Subic. It is a bittersweet moment
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT Subic sparked strong interest among businessmen and venture capitalists during a trade mission conducted by the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) until last week in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). SBMA Chairman and Administrator Wilma T. Eisma said in a February 16 report to President Duterte that the…