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SBMA: DENR to decide Subic casino’s fate
Tuesday, 09 December 2008 08:00

By Robert Gonzaga
Central Luzon Desk

Inquirer.net

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – The fate of a Korean casino-hotel project here now lies in the hands of the environment department, after it revoked the power of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority to issue environmental clearances for projects in this free port, an SBMA official said.


SBMA Administrator Armand Arreza said the SBMA was reviewing the application for an environmental compliance certificate of Grand Utopia Inc. for its $120-million casino-hotel.


“The ECC for Grand Utopia is still under review. [On Thursday], we submitted their applications to the [Department of Environment and Natural Resources], the agency that will decide whether to issue the ECC,” Arreza told the Inquirer.


Earlier, architect and urban planner Felino Palafox Jr. revealed that he backed out of the project after he learned that more than 300 trees would be cut to give way to the project.


But Arreza said no tree would be cut in the project site, contrary to Palafox’s revelation. However, a report from a survey team commissioned by Grand Utopia showed that at least 161 trees would have to be replaced.


Arreza said the SBMA is “not concerned about Palafox’s allegations at all.”


“Now that the DENR is part of the process, people will know whether we are correct or not,” he said.

 

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Taiwan lock maker expands in Subic
Monday, 09 August 2004 16:30

A Taiwanese manufacturer of locks has expanded its operation at the Subic Bay Freeport, northwest of Manial, opening a new, P246-million plant meant for exporting a million sets monthly.Tony Ho, chairman of Tong Lung (Philippines) Metal Industry Co. Ltd., said in a statement the facility would produce zinc die-cast and zinc-plated doorknob and lock sets.

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Bid for new Subic container port
Monday, 09 August 2004 16:30
MANILA, Philippines - Companies were invited to bid for the right to run and manage a new container terminal in Subic Bay, the Philippine government announced on Monday. The New Container Terminal 2 is the second-phase of a project intended to enhance Subic Bay’s capacity as a logistics port, the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) said.
 
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