Central Luzón Region

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sa Zambales lang yan

[whippersnapper]

Originally Posted by x_md

Magkakaroon din ng maraming establishments sa Olongapo in the future. Pero kahit ganyan sya ngayon, maunlad at sikat na city pa rin sya.

ang tagal ng city at highly urbanized pa, hanggang ngayon wla pa ung cnsbi mo

[coacozambo92]

Hello,
Back to Zambales tayo. For me, I am hoping that Zambales will not always be known for beaches and fresh mango producing province but as an industrial zone. Remember Masinloc, the local official there proposed to have an international container port in Culiat, Masinloc and an industrial zone. Deeply I am so disappointed it seems it falls to dreams. Why always Subic and SBMA as the zone for development? We must also give chance to other town, Zambales must have other source of development. POLITICIAN PLEASE!!! Huwag naman po sanang maka sariling bayan, ibahagi naman ninyo.
Also the potential to put a dried mango factory. Why Zambales cannot have such factory? Even your in Ologapo City you will find dried mango chips BUT MADE IN CEBU!!! Why? Zambales is known as Mango producing province and it's their most popular product. Do Zambales cannot or do not want to learn to produce by themselves? Fresh mangoes compared to dried Mango chip is very cheap. In Japan please check the price, compare it, you will learn. We will have good profit in exporting dried mango chips than fresh mangoes. Traders please, huwag naman sanang baratin ang manggang galing Zambales.

[xDieselJockx]

What language do they speak in this region? Anybody???

[coacozambo92]

Originally Posted by xDieselJockx

What language do they speak in this region? Anybody???

The Language? Yah.. Zambali (Sambal-Botolan, Sambal-Iba, Sambal-Masinloc, Sambal-Cabanggan), Ilocano, Tagalog, little Pangalatok. Maybe consider also Badjao dialect, there where Badjao colony in Zambales. You must understand Mr. Vic Magsaysay bring this people there for additional votes and to improve his image as the Best (Beast) Governor .

[xDieselJockx]

Originally Posted by coacozambo92

The Language? Yah.. Zambali (Sambal-Botolan, Sambal-Iba, Sambal-Masinloc, Sambal-Cabanggan), Ilocano, Tagalog, little Pangalatok. Maybe consider also Badjao dialect, there where Badjao colony in Zambales. You must understand Mr. Vic Magsaysay bring this people there for additional votes and to improve his image as the Best (Beast) Governor .

So, Zambali is the widely spoken dialect/language in this region. How does it sound like? Tagalo based? Ilocano?

[Sinjin P.]

P653-M Zambales road opened; Arroyo leads inauguration

By JONAS REYES

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — President Gloria Arroyo was the guest of honor yesterday afternoon at the opening rites for the P653-million Subic-Cawag-Balaybay access road to the shipbuilding complex of Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co. (HHIC).

The access road is in fulfillment of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) entered into by and between the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA), and HHIC on February 28, 2006.

Under the MoU, the DPWH is tasked to spearhead the undertaking.

The access road, which has a length of 16.15 kilometers, is deemed to help spur the creation of more employment opportunities for residents of Subic, Zambales, and Olongapo City.

"The Subic-Cawag-Balaybay road is an expression of the national government’s commitment to support the investment project of the HHIC that will provide not only easy access to manpower and construction materials for the Hanjin plant but will also serve as an important tool to help alleviate unemployment, particularly in the nearby communities," SBMA Administrator Armand C. Arreza said.

Funded by the DPWH and the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA), the new road now connects the -billion shipbuilding complex of Hanjin, one of the world’s largest ship builders, to the proposed Zambales Industrial Park and provincial port.

The shipbuilding facility is seen to boost the economy and development of Zambales.

The project consisted of asphalt overlay and widening of the existing 6.1-meter pavement to a nine-meter, two-lane roadway with reinforced concrete pipe culvert, stone masonry and line canal with a length of 7.55 kilometers; construction of 8.426-kilometer concrete road with lined ditch, retaining wall (stone masonry), slope protection (grouted riprap), and cross drainage.

It also includes the construction of three bridges with a length of 100.8 linear meters, 50.8 linear meters, and 20.8 linear meters, and pre-stressed concrete girder resting on bored pile foundation.

[Sinjin P.]

Road leading to industrial park opens

By BERNIE CAHILES–MAGKILAT

The P653-million Subic-Cawag-Balaybay road project is now open providing access to Hanjin’s billion ship building facilities in Subic Freeport and to the proposed Zambales Industrial Park and provincial port.

The ceremony was graced by no less than President Gloria Arroyo.

Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority Administrator Armand C. Arreza said the access road, which stretches 16.15 kilometers, will serve as a gateway that will open more employment opportunities for the residents of Subic, Zambales and Olongapo City.

"The Subic-Cawag-Balaybay Road is an expression of the national government’s commitment to support the investment project of the HHIC that will not only help provide easy access for manpower and construction materials for the Hanjin plant but will also serve as an important tool to help alleviate unemployment particularly in the nearby communities," Arreza said.

The access road is the fulfillment of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) entered by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) and Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co., Ltd. (HHIC) in February 2006.

The project was funded by the DPWH and the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA).

The shipbuilding facility is seen to boost the economic expansion and development of the whole province of Zambales.

The construction entailed asphalt overlay and widening of the existing 6.1-meter pavement into the nine-meter two-lane roadway with Reinforced Concrete Pipe Culvert, Stone Masonry and Line Canal with a net length of 7.55 kilometer; construction of 8.426-kilometer concrete road with lined ditch, retaining wall (stone masonry), slope protection (grouted riprap) and cross drainage

[Sinjin P.]

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San Manuel, Tarlac. Bishop Mariano Madriaga of Lingayen

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[Sinjin P.]

Tarlac Cathedral - 1919

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[allan_dude]

Zambales drafts three-year economic dev’t plan

SAN NARCISO, ZAMBALES — The provincial government has drafted a three-year economic development plan that identifies priorities for investments, Zambales Governor Amor Deloso said in the speech he delivered yesterday before 600 cadets of the Philippine Merchant Marine Academy (PMMA).

The plan focuses on priority development thrusts, namely: mining development, retirement village, tourism, agriculture, shipbuilding, infrastructure improvement and the setting-up of a 500-hectare special economic zone to attract foreign direct investments.

Mr. Deloso said an area at Mt. Tapulao is being eyed as a "premier summer [retirement] community" in Central Luzon. Mt. Tapulao, located near the town of Palauig, is known among mountaineers as the "High Peak," towering about 2,000 meters.

He said the provincial government is planning recreation facilities for both local and foreign retirees from neighboring markets like Taiwan, Japan and South Korea.

The second thrust is sustainable mining. Mr. Deloso also said the recent formation of the Zambales Provincial Mining Regulatory Board (PMRB) is aimed at regulating the mining industry to ensure it is sustainable, by incorporating environmental preservation guidelines. Recently, Mr. Deloso led the shutting-down of five illegal mining operations here. The provincial government has also formed Task Force Kalikasan (TFK) to study the social, economic and environmental impact on communities hosting mining operations.

Mr. Deloso cited data from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) as showing that Zambales is rich in chromite, particularly in the town of Sta. Cruz; gold is abundant in the towns of Castillejos and San Marcelino; while nickel, manganese and platinum can be found in the towns of Sta. Cruz, Masinloc and Candelaria.

Mr. Deloso also said that a 500-hectare special economic zone will rise at the former San Miguel communication station in San Antonio, Zambales. He said the area would be made available for lease at a much cheaper price compared to nearby industrial estate in Subic Freeport, that could rival a similar site in Vietnam that charges $5 per square lease rates to investors by offering $3/sq.m.

The province is also setting its sights on a 500-hectare jatropha plantation in the town of Botolan, which was hit hard by the Mt. Pinatubo eruption in 1991.

Mr. Deloso has directed Botolan Mayor Roger Yap to build alternative roads along the eastern part of Botolan, particularly in barangay Malumboy where the jatropha plantation project will be built. Mr. Deloso said he expects the plantation to generate 1,500 jobs.

"I am also happy to report that the funding for the construction of the Iba-Tarlac road has already been finalized through Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita for the opening of the bypass route connecting Zambales to several other provinces in Central and Northern Luzon," Mr. Deloso said.

He said the road is expected to lessen the burden of businesses operating in the province to transport domestic products such as sweet mangoes, fish and mining products, particularly from the towns of Sta. Cruz and Masinloc. — Reynaldo M. Garcia

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$1.38-B investments committed at Subic
THIS AMOUNT IS ONLY FOR FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR BUT IT EXCEEDS FULL-YEAR TARGET OF $1B

By Max V. de Leon
Reporter

FRESH investments committed at the Subic Bay free port reached $1.383 billion in the first half of the year, already exceeding the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority’s (SBMA) full-year target of $1 billion for 2007.

SBMA administrator Armand Arreza said that of the amount, about $1.366 billion will be poured in by10 companies led by shipbuilder Hanjin of South Korea, which committed to undertake a $684-million expansion of its facility inside the free port.

The second-biggest investment registered in the January to June period is the cogeneration power project of Redondo Peninsula Energy Inc. at $431.64 million.

The other huge investments are from KT Global Subic Inc., $127 million; Subic Bay International Terminal Corp. (SBITC), $89 million; Philip Morris Philippines Manufacturing Inc., $20 million; Shin Young’s Corp., $5.37 million; Baypointe Hospital and Medical Center Inc., $4.067; Pacific Peal Airways.Com Corp., $2.12 million; Orient Pearl Entertainment & Management Ltd., $1.42 million; and Carag & Cook C4 Solutions Inc., $1.39 million.

The projects of these companies are expected to generate 9,853 fresh jobs.

In the first half of 2006, the SBMA also registered over $1.3 billion in fresh investments, with the bulk again coming from Hanjin with its original $1-billion shipyard project.

Arreza said once the power generation plant project of Redondo Peninsula, a consortium between a Taiwanese firm and the Aboitiz Group, has become operational, the electricity cost in the Subic Bay area will go down to P4.20 per kilowatt-hour from the current P5.

SBITC, Arreza said, will spend the $89 million in building offices and warehouses and setting up cargo handling facilities for its operation of the Subic Bay Container Terminal 1.

Philip Morris will use the $20 million in renovating a 9,000-square meter warehouse that it will use as the temporary Asian logistics center for its leaf tobacco.

KT Global is putting up a condominium complex, while Baypointe is constructing the area’s most modern hospital facility.
Orient Pearl will use its new investment in refurbishing the Subic Diamond Hotel, which will be hosting a casino.

Pacific Pearl will set up an operation that will involve the flying in of casino players by large groups to Subic.
Shin Young is a major supplier of Hanjin.

http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/070...economy02.html

[lightsaber46]

Guyzz ano kaya update sa mga project na ito??

[schaner]

I don't really know how to describe the Zambali dialect, but some of the words sound close to Ilocano, while some sound close to Bicol. The written Zambali is quite close to Spanish, where in it doesn't make use of the letter "k" but instead use "c" (although nowadays, this rule isn't much observed by the younger generation.

I don't speak Zambali very well, but I do understand it.

[coacozambo92]

Ayos bungat ison, Anya man ot? Anyay labay mo yo? That's simple sambali-Iba language. But this must be preserve too? The problem now is at the school. They prefer to speak tagalog.. so we are lossing now the future. What a waste. tsk tsk tsk tsk...

[allan_dude]

^ Sounds like Bolinao.

[allan_dude]

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[lightsaber46]

Cojuangcos sell mall to Gokongwei firm
09/10/2007 | 10:16 PM


Gokongwei-led Robinsons Land Corp. has acquired the Cojuangco family’s Plaza Luisita Center in Tarlac City, Robinsons Land President and Chief Operating Officer Frederick D. Go told BusinessWorld.

The deal was signed by former president Corazon C. Aquino, Luisita Realty Corp. President and Chief Operating Officer Josephine C. Reyes, Luisita Realty Chairman Don Pedro Cojuangco, Mr. Go, and Robinsons Land Vice-Chairman and Deputy Chief Executive Lance Y. Gokongwei.

"It will be a redeveloped mall and become part of our chain of malls," Mr. Go said. He declined to disclose the purchase price and how much the company will spend to redevelop the Plaza Luisita mall.

BusinessWorld tried to reach the Cojuangcos for comment but they were not available as of press time.

The Plaza Luisita Center is a two-storey business and shopping complex. The first shopping complex in central Luzon, it has a multi- cinema complex, boutiques, fast food outlets, grocery stores, an appliance store, and other shops.

Robinsons Land said last month it would jointly develop with Federal Land, Inc., the property arm of the George S.K. Ty-led Metrobank group, a two-hectare prime property on EDSA corner Pioneer Street in Manda-luyong into a residential condominium complex.

The Links, which will be composed of five towers, is expected to churn P15 billion in sales.

Federal Land President Alfred V. Ty said the Tys’s property is right next to Robinsons Land’s Cybergate building.

"It is very natural to work as partners rather than develop it separately. We are both excited about this new venture," he said.

The commercial centers division of Robinsons Land accounted for 41% or P2.46 billion of the company’s gross revenues for the three quarters starting October 2006 to June 2007.

The increase in revenues was principally due to rental escalations and strong rental income from almost all Robinsons malls, particularly Robinsons Place Cainta, Robinsons Place Pioneer, Robinsons Metro Bacolod, Robinsons Place Lipa and the Galleria Mall in Ortigas Center.

Robinsons Land reported a nearly 50% increase in net income during the three quarters, at P1.82 billion from P1.23 billion.

Gross revenues for the nine-month period rose 23.4% to P5.96 billion from P4.83 billion.

The Robinsons Land group is 60.01% owned by JG Summit Holdings, Inc., one of the country’s largest conglomerates with interests in branded consumer foods, agro-industrial and commodity food products, telecommunications, petrochemicals, air transportation and financial services.

On Monday, Robinsons Land shares closed 2.78% weaker at P17.50. — Ruby Anne M. Rubio/BusinessWorld

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SUBIC AMPELOS TOWER

5-tower Residential Building Complex rising 17-floors facing the Subic Bay.

Location: SBFZ Olongapo City


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[allan_dude]

Gov’t expands Subic freeport area

By MA. ELISA P. OSORIO
The Philippine Star

The government has issued an executive order extending the Subic Bay Freeport zone by several hundred hectares to accomodate more foreign investors wanting to locate in the area, Trade Secretary Peter B. Favila said.

Favila said he personally followed up the approval of the executive order expanding Subic in order to accommodate more international businesses.

"There is already an executive order. I was the one who personally followed it up with the President," Favila told reporters.

Favila said there is not enough space in Subic anymore as existing locators continue to expand their operations.

The executive order extends the Freeport area beyond the mountains of Olongapo. "It is near Redondo," Favila said.

Businesses within the Freeport zone enjoy fiscal incentives including tax breaks.

With the expansion in place, Favila said what is needed now is enough funds to develop the area in order to attract more locators.

According to Favila, he has already directed Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Administrator Armand Arreza to use SBMA funds in order to bankroll the construction of infrastructure like roads and bridges.

Favila said SBMA should not wait for the foreigners to build the roads. He noted that because SBMA has enough money given its efficient operation, it should be able to take care of the developments.

"I was telling Armand (Arreza) to see how SBMA itself can take care of the development. It is very liquid so they can tap the fund to develop the roads and the terrain rather than wait for investors to do it for us," Favila said.

"SBMA should develop it because the foreign businessmen are saying they will only enter if there is infrastructure," he added.

Favila said Subic as well as Clark should start being competitive in order to get more foreign investors because countries like Vietnam and Indonesia are also targeting the same businesses.

To be competitive, Favila said the Philippines should improve its infrastructure.

Investments in Subic Bay Freeport Zone has breached the $1-billion mark as of the first nine months of the year as 123 new business locators entered the freeport.

With a full quarter to go, SBMA has already hit the $1.45- billion mark, which is almost a $30-million increase over last year’s total of $1.425 billion.