SBMA Grants BCDA Space to Advance Luzon Economic Corridor Projects

The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) has allotted an 800-square-meter site to the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA), providing the agency with a base of operations within the Freeport.

The move positions BCDA staff to directly oversee Luzon Economic Corridor (LEC) projects, including the Subic-Clark-Manila-Batangas Railway and the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway expansion.

Officials say the arrangement strengthens inter-agency cooperation and anchors Subic’s role in advancing national infrastructure priorities.

SBMA Chairman and Administrator Eduardo Jose L. Aliño and BCDA President/CEO Joshua M. Bingcang formalized the agreement in a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) signed June 3 at the SBMA Administration Building, witnessed by senior officials from both agencies.

Aliño described the allocation as more than a land grant, calling it a commitment to provide a “vibrant, supportive, and sustainable home” for BCDA staff.

Bingcang said the prepositioning of personnel reflects BCDA’s thrust to accelerate investments and development activities in the Subic-Clark-Bataan growth corridor.

The designated lot, located between Lots 95 and 97 Corsair Street in Kalayaan Heights District, was approved by the SBMA Board of Directors through Resolution No. 25-07-1360.

Officials noted the move is expected to boost investment inflows, increase mobility, and enhance coordination across Luzon’s strategic development axis. (SNL)

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Warehouse for US Marine Corps humanitarian efforts opens in Subic Freeport

This premier Freeport is set to be the staging area for the United States Marine Corps humanitarian aid and disaster relief as it opens a warehouse facility at the Naval Supply Depot here on Tuesday. 

US Marine Corps Col. Luke Watson and officials from the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) lead the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the warehouse that will be used by the US Marine Corps for storage.

Watson, commanding officer of Blount Island Command, said that the site will enable them to preposition equipment for humanitarian aid and disaster relief that will be utilized for its Indo-Pacific region operations. 

 

“This is one of our ashore sites for humanitarian aid and disaster relief. As part of the Marine Corps’ global prepositioning network, there will be no ammunition, just motor transportation, communication, and engineering,” Watson explained. 

 

Blount Island Command plans to stage humanitarian aid and disaster relief equipment for the Indo-Pacific region.

 

Meanwhile, SBMA Chairman and Administrator Eduardo Jose L. Aliño expressed his full support for the ingress of the equipment to Subic Bay Freeport. “This is a great stride for the Subic Bay Freeport in assisting foreign allies in their thrust to provide humanitarian aid and relief assistance in the Indo-Pacific Region.”

 

He added that Subic Bay Freeport is one of the most strategic areas to deploy aid to other areas around the Indo-Pacific Region, as the area has become the logistics hub for maritime and aviation industry in the country.

 

Based in Jacksonville, Florida, Blount Island Command is the hub for US Marine Corps prepositioning programs, including afloat squadrons and ashore sites. (MPD-SBMA)

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