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                    [Title] => Construction of Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway project starts
                    [Summary] => Clark field, Pampanga – Construction work for the P27.5-billion Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway project (SCTEP) finally started Monday. 


The 93.8 kilometer toll road project will connect the two former US military facilities which were both converted into progressive economic zones and were envisioned to play vital roles in the socio-economic agenda of President Arroyo.  


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                    [Title] => Major components of P350-M Subic power system rehab completed
                    [Summary] => Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Administrator Alfredo C. Antonio yesterday announced the completion of major works for the P350-million project to rehabilitate and upgrade the freeports’ supply system facilities which was installed when Subic was still an American naval base.


Antonio said the upgrading is a major component of the power supply privatization project of Subic Enerzone, a consortium of Aboitiz Equity Venture and Mirant Philippines, which has taken the more than 40-year-old power supply system here in Subic.


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                    [Title] => Blind tenor, Sunico-Coyuito duo, Subic Bay  Orchestra to perform
                    [Summary] => On Feb. 27, 2004, Carlos Alberto Ibay will hold his Philippine debut concert entitled Hope – The Message of the Third Millennium at the CCP main theater at 8 p.m.


Carlos started playing the organ at two. At nine, he studied piano with Thomas Schumacher of the Levine School of Music. At 12, Carlos won first place at the Peabody Conservatory Spring Festival and second place in the Steinway Piano Scholarship Competition of the Mid-Atlantic as well as in the Merlin-Engle Piano Competition at the Levine School of Music.


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                    [Title] => Boeing parts maker opens Subic plant
                    [Summary] => SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – D-J Aerospace, Inc., a US firm engaged in manufacturing essential parts of Boeing aircraft inaugurated its modern assembly plant here with an initial capitalization of P55 million and employing 221 highly skilled workers.


Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Chairman Felicito C. Payumo said that the entry of D-J Aerospace is a diversification from the industries that Subic Freeport has been known for.


"This is something different from the usual electronic manufacturing and assembly businesses we have here," Payumo said.


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                    [Title] => Aboitiz, PPDIC dispute right to energize Subic
                    [Summary] => The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) has received only two bids for the right to distribute power within the Subic Freeport.


According to SBMA Chairman Felicito C. Payumo, only Aboitiz Equity Ventures and the Philippine Power Distributors  Investments Corp. (PPDIC) submitted bids during the qualification proceedings.


Payumo said Aboitiz and PPDIC presented documents of their previous projects, financial capabilities and other legal aspects.


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                    [Title] => 10 firms vie to supply power to Subic
                    [Summary] => The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) has set for March 6 the public bidding for the right to distribute power inside the Subic Freeport.


SBMA Chairman Felicito C. Payumo said over the weekend that there are at least 10 firms which indicated interest in the Subic power project.


These are: the Aboitiz Group; Mirant; Miescor; Alston T&D; MCA Power; Philippine Power Distributors Corp.;  Harty Inc./Maiden; Obias, Ramos, Consunji Law Office; Pargon Consolidated; and Mactan Electric Co.


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                    [Title] => Subic investments up 63% in 9 months
                    [Summary] => Investments in the Subic Bay Freeport rose by 63 percent to P1.86 billion in the first nine months of the  year from P1.14 billion in the same period last year .


Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Chairman Felicito C. Payumo said  yesterday that the increase  in investments "is a clear indication that despite the economic difficulty, the Subic Bay Freeport continues to attract investments, both foreign and local, to boost the local economy and snowball employment in the region."


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                    [Title] => 'Revenge of the Masters' sa Subic Bay
                    [Summary] => Muli na namang mabibigyan ng pagkakataon ang mga panatiko ng billiards na masaksihan ang apat na greatest player sa daigdig sa apat na araw na tunggalian na tinaguriang ‘Revenge of the Masters’ ang tournament na idaraos ng Viva Vintage Sports at Puyat Sports kung saan ang Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority sa ilalim ni Chairman Felicito C. Payumo ang siyang magiging host.


Ang nasabing tournament ay gaganapin sa Set-yembre 17-20 sa lobby ng Yacht Club sa Subic.


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                    [Title] => Taiwanese firm sets P300-M add’l investment
                    [Summary] => SUBIC BAY FREEPORT– Hokei Subic Corp.,  a Taiwanese firm engaged in manufacturing parts and accessories of fashion travel bags of top quality brands, has earmarked a total of P300-million worth of fresh investments for its long-term expansion project.


Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Chairman Felicito C. Payumo said that Hokei has started constructing a new factory as part of its first phase expansion program for them to meet the growing demand for their products exported to the US and Europe.


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                    [Title] => SBMA generates over 50,000 jobs
                    [Summary] => Employment for more than 50,000 workers has been generated by the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) to date, more than double the employment provided by the US Navy when Subic was still a US naval facility.


According to SBMA Chairman Felicito C. Payumo, the total combined employees hired by various investors of Subic Freeport, the SBMA and its subsidiary, the Freeport Service Corp., has reached 53,185.


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Antonio said the upgrading is a major component of the power supply privatization project of Subic Enerzone, a consortium of Aboitiz Equity Venture and Mirant Philippines, which has taken the more than 40-year-old power supply system here in Subic.


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Carlos started playing the organ at two. At nine, he studied piano with Thomas Schumacher of the Levine School of Music. At 12, Carlos won first place at the Peabody Conservatory Spring Festival and second place in the Steinway Piano Scholarship Competition of the Mid-Atlantic as well as in the Merlin-Engle Piano Competition at the Levine School of Music.


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Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Chairman Felicito C. Payumo said that the entry of D-J Aerospace is a diversification from the industries that Subic Freeport has been known for.


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Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Chairman Felicito C. Payumo said that Hokei has started constructing a new factory as part of its first phase expansion program for them to meet the growing demand for their products exported to the US and Europe.


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