President Marcos Jr. appoints businessman Eduardo Aliño as new SBMA chief

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed and sworn in Eduardo L. Aliño as the new chairman and administrator of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA).

Aliño took oath before Marcos as the new SBMA head in a ceremony at the Malacañan Palace in Manila Friday, January 12. 

Aliño replaces former SBMA chairman and administrator Jonathan Tan who will assume a new post at the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). Tan was also sworn in on Friday as DILG undersecretary.

Aliño is the chair of the Subic Bay Yacht Club, as well as president and chairperson of the S.T.A.R. Group of Companies, a major player in integrated supply chain services and port operations.

He is also the president and chairperson of Subic Bay Freeport Grain Terminal Services, Inc. and Mega Equipment International Corp., among other posts.

Tan, on the other hand, served as mayor of Pandan, Antique from 2010 to 2019.

Tan is also a businessman who owns the JDT Construction and Supply and serves as president of JDT Trading. (SNL)