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Subic bay news vol 11 no 24 15.00Php The Richest SBMA top officials SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — Top officials of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) have released information on their financial position and business in- terests in connection with the govern- ment’s transparency and accountability initiatives. SBMA Chairman and Adminis- trator Wilma T. Eisma said 12 of the 15 SBMA directors had already signed a data privacy consent form that allowed the agency to release their latest state- ment of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN) to the public. The annual filing of SALN is re- Director Julius Escalona has the highest Chairman Eisma has the highest declared Former Bataan Vice Governor Roge- quired under the 1987 Philippine Consti- net worth among the SBMA officials at assets at P69.74 million, but her liabili- lio Roque, who declared total assets at tution and under Republic Act No. 6713, P50.16 million. The businessman from ties totaling P25.98 million gave her a net P27.35 million and no liabilities. Roque’s also known as the “Code of Conduct and Hermosa, Bataan declared total assets of worth of P44.45 million, the second big- assets are mostly in the form of residen- Ethical Standards for Public Officials and P67.36 million, but has liabilities of P17.2 gest among the SBMA officials. tial lands acquired from 1983 to 2008. Employees.” The SALN should contain million. the true, detailed, and sworn declara- tion of one’s assets, liabilities, net worth, business interests and financial connec- Escalona’s biggest asset con- Eisma, a lawyer who served as nor Rogelio Roque, who declared total tions. sisted of a batching plant valued at P30 corporate manager with the Philippine assets at P27.35 million and no liabilities. According to the statements million, and several units of houses and affiliate of Philip Morris International be- Roque’s assets are mostly in the form of on file, Director Julius Escalona has the condominium units he acquired in 2015 fore taking over as SBMA administrator residential lands acquired from 1983 to highest net worth among the SBMA offi- and 2016 worth more than P20 million. in January 2017, listed her biggest assets 2008. He now has three relatives in the cials at P50.16 million. The businessman Chairman Eisma has the highest as condominium units she acquired in government, including daughter Maria from Hermosa, Bataan declared total as- declared assets at P69.74 million, but her 2005, 2013 and 2016. She also has some Margarita, who is a council member in sets of P67.36 million, but has liabilities liabilities totaling P25.98 million gave her real estate business in Olongapo City. Limay, Bataan. of P17.2 million. a net worth of P44.45 million, the second Third in the list with the biggest biggest among the SBMA officials. net worth is former Bataan Vice Gover- see SALN, page 4 SBMA Eyes More Direct Foreign Investments SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — The Subic Bay eas for trade and business operations,” Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) expects she added. to continue attracting foreign direct in- Eisma said that foreign direct in- vestments and to generate more jobs vestments (FDIs) continue to pour into this year, as it plans to expand into sur- Subic because of the SBMA’s invest- rounding communities to accommodate ment promotion program. The latest in major development projects. the pipeline, she said, include at least SBMA Chairman and Adminis- four FDI projects worth $10 million from trator Wilma T. Eisma said in a presenta- Taiwan, which are separate from the tion at the recent Subic Labor Congress P866-million committed investments ap- here that the agency is looking into some proved by the SBMA in the first quarter 21,000 hectares of land in nearby com- of this year. munities that could be developed for “These companies, which are more business ventures. into manufacturing and recycling, will “We continue to fulfill our mis- initially employ at least 260 workers, sion of attracting investments and gener- and these workers would come from our ating jobs, even as we are now practical- neighbor communities,” Eisma pointed ly running out of space in the Subic Bay out. Freeport,” Eisma said. She added that more employ- “We are now in consultation ment opportunities will be opened with with officials of local government units the big-ticket investments that were ap- The proposal earned the approval of local officials headed by Mayor Estela Antipolo nearby, so that we can develop more ar- see Subic Investments, page 4 and Vice Mayor Lugil Ragadio. AboitizPower whistles for safety Celebrating their combined 20 said. million safe man-hours without lost time Recognizing the challenge of op- injury (LTI), AboitizPower subsidiaries AP erating and maintaining large-scale power Renewables, Inc. (APRI) and San Carlos generation facilities, APRI Senior Vice Pres- Sun Power, Inc. (SacaSun) employees blew ident for Operations Kevin Beavers said, whistles together for 20 seconds, a sym- “The unified blowing of whistles, which bolic activity that highlights the high value lasted symbolically for 20 seconds, is a tes- AboitizPower places on safety. tament to the hard work, determination, Since AboitizPower’s acquisition and teamwork that are the key ingredients of the facilities in 2009, APRI’s Tiwi Geo- to achieving this 20 million safe-man hours thermal Power Plant in Albay has recorded milestone.” zero accident resulting in injury, while the With safety being at the forefront MakBan Geothermal Power Plant, which of AboitizPower’s business operations, spans across the provinces of Laguna and team members across the different busi- Batangas, has already reached seven years ness units all over the Philippines are en- without injuries resulting in lost time. couraged and empowered to become safe- Meanwhile, SacaSun has main- ty ambassadors. As for APRI and SacaSun, tained zero lost time injury rate since the their Environment, Health, and Safety De- start of its operations, despite the exten- partments have rolled out several safety sive construction that involved more than programs including monthly huddles, reg- 4,000 workers even before it was commis- ular emergency drills, safety orientations, sioned in 2016. and various trainings and certifications on Engr. Alberto Suansing, Chairman occupational health and safety. of the Board of the Safety Organization “Safety begins with each one of us. of the Philippines (SOPI), graced the com- I wish to thank our leaders for giving us a memorative activity held in APRI-MakBan. clear mandate so that I and my fellow em- “The Attainment of 20 million ac- ployees can go home safely to our families cident-free man-hours [is] no simple feat. every day,” said APRI-Tiwi Safety Specialist RESPONSIBILITY. At AboitizPower and its subsidiaries, safety is a shared responsibil- It takes hard work and focus,” Suansing Casimiro Flores, Jr. ity of all team members. 2 Ronald Reagan Sailors 36 lepto cases with Help Mount 3 deaths in Central Mayon Eruption Victims in Manila Luzon from Jan-Jun CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga — A total of 36 leptospirosis cases, including three deaths, were re- corded in Central Luzon from January to June this year, a bit lower compared to the 40 cases during the same period last year. Dr. Jessie Fantone, head of the Regional Epide- miology Surveillance Unit (RESU) of the Department of Health-Central Luzon, told the Philippine News Agen- cy in a telephone interview on Friday that of the three reported deaths, two were from Nueva Ecija and one from Bulacan. Of the seven provinces in the region, Fantone said that Nueva Ecija has the most number of cases with 18 (including two deaths); followed by Tarlac with six cases; Pampanga, five cases; Bulacan, four cases, in- By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Greg Johnson cluding one death; and Aurora with one case. USS Ronald Reagan Public Affairs Fantone said so far, there are no reported lepto- spirosis cases in Bataan and Zambales. Manila – Thirty Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed air- craft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), participated in a Meanwhile, two other leptospirosis cases were community volunteer project with the Republic of the Philip- reported for the 23rd morbidity week (June 4-9). pines National Response and Logistics Management Service Fantone, however, said that there is a possibili- (NRLMS), June 28. ty of increased number of leptospirosis cases in Central During the project, Sailors helped pack more than Luzon this rainy season. 3,000 boxes of food items to be delivered to victims of the He advised the public to avoid wading in flood- January volcanic eruption at Mount Mayon. According to the water or potentially contaminated water. U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Leptospirosis is a bacterial infection commonly CELINA C. ROBLE disaster resulted in the displacement of more than 90,000 acquired through the urine of rodents, direct contact June 27, 1937 - July 1, 2018 people. with infected animals, or superficial cuts and open “We rely solely on volunteers, so it is very important wounds which are exposed to a contaminated environ- that we get this kind of support in order for us to be able to ment such as flood water. Our beloved Celina C. Roble ship goods to victims in different areas affected by disasters,” “The simple way to avoid contracting leptospi- said Byrone Barrionuevo, head of volunteer management for rosis is by not wading in floodwater or contaminated passed away peacefully on July 1, 2018 NRLMS. water. However, if it cannot be avoided, one should al- Legalman 1st Class Keia Greenwood, who volun- ways wear boots or gloves. Likewise, always maintain in Calapandayan, Subic, Zambales, our teered to lead the project, said it was a rewarding experience cleanliness in the house as well as surroundings,” he on multiple levels.

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