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Wednesday, January 28, 2009
2009 R - 10 - REQUESTING THE SBMA TO RECONSIDER ALTERNATIVE ANCHORAGE POINTS FOR VISITING SHIPPING VESSELS ON LAY-UP IN SUBIC BAY
EXCERPTS FROM THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD OF OLONGAPO, HELD ON JANUARY 28, 2009 AT THE CITY HALL.
PRESENT:
Hon. Cynthia G. Cajudo - - City Vice-Mayor & Presiding Officer
Hon. Gina Gulanes-Perez - - - - - City Councilor
Hon. Rodel S. Cerezo - - - - - - - “ “
Hon. Sarah Lugerna Lipumano-Garcia- - - - “ “
Hon. Edwin J. Piano - - - - - - - - “ “
Hon. Angelito W. Baloy - - - - - - - “ “
Hon. Aquilino Y. Cortez, Jr.- - - - - - “ “
Hon. Anselmo A. Aquino- - - - - - - “ “
Hon. Elena C. Dabu- - - - - - - - - “ “
Hon. Jonathan G. Manalo- - - - “ “
Hon. Carlito A. Baloy - - - - - - President, Liga ng mga Barangay
Hon. Cheenee F. Hoya- - - - - - - SK Federation President
ABSENT:
Hon. John Carlos G. Delos Reyes- - - City Councilor
RESOLUTION NO. 10
(Series of 2009)
A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE SUBIC BAY METROPOLITAN AUTHORITY (SBMA) TO RECONSIDER ALTERNATIVE ANCHORAGE POINTS FOR VISITING SHIPPING VESSELS ON LAY-UP IN SUBIC BAY
WHEREAS, due to the global economic slowdown, numerous international and local shipping vessels particularly cargo ships and oil tankers have been anchoring in Subic Bay for their lay-up as ship movements have been limited due to less world demands for their cargoes;
WHEREAS, Subic Bay for its deep waters and strategic regional location and proximity to international shipping lanes and ports is an ideal location for anchorage or lay-ups of these vessels. Another competitive advantage of Subic Bay as a port of destination is its well-maintained facilities and cost to anchor;
WHEREAS, by keeping the edge of Subic Bay as a port, helps prevent the lay-off of world class Filipino seafarers that man these international sea vessels. The presence of these ships with their crews could support local tourism and businesses as well as cushion the impact of the weakening world economy;
WHEREAS, the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) by virtue of Republic Act 7227, thru the Seaport Department has the jurisdiction and authority to administer and oversee the Port of Subic and regulate incoming and outgoing shipping vessels in the area;
WHEREAS, while the influx of ships on lay-up at Subic Bay is a welcome development for the City and the SBMA, the City Government still urges that environmental concerns such as their sewage disposal are likewise, addressed. For such, the City stands that it will be vigilant that such issues are being taken cared of ;
WHEREAS, for this, the City Government of Olongapo also requests the SBMA thru the Seaport Department to reconsider the proposed 30 anchor points by striking a balance between maintaining the panoramic, pristine view of Subic Bay for tourists and keeping the strategic, competitive edge of Subic as a transshipment hub and port;
NOW, THEREFORE, on motion of Councilor Aquilino Y. Cortez, Jr. with the unanimous accord of the members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod present,
RESOLVED, AS IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, by the Sangguniang Panlungsod in session assembled, to request, as it hereby requests the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) to reconsider alternative anchorage points for visiting shipping vessels on lay-up in Subic Bay.
Let copies of this Resolution be furnished the SBMA Seaport Department as well as the managements of ships docked at SBMA for their information, record and appropriate action.
APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY, January 28, 2009.
CYNTHIA G. CAJUDO
City Vice-Mayor & Presiding Officer
GINA GULANES-PEREZ JOHN CARLOS G. DELOS REYES
City Councilor City Councilor
(Absent)
RODEL S. CEREZO SARAH LUGERNA LIPUMANO-GARCIA
City Councilor City Councilor
EDWIN J. PIANO ANGELITO W. BALOY
City Councilor City Councilor
AQUILINO Y. CORTEZ, JR. ANSELMO A. AQUINO
City Councilor City Councilor
ELENA C. DABU JONATHAN G. MANALO
City Councilor City Councilor
CARLITO A. BALOY CHEENEE F. HOYA
President, Liga ng mga Barangay SK Federation President
ATTEST:
ELFLIDA S. SALMON
Council Secretary
APPROVED BY HIS HONOR, THE CITY MAYOR ON______________________.
JAMES GORDON, JR.
City Mayor
ATTEST:
DELFIN A. JUICO, JR.
Secretary to the City Mayor
PRESENT:
Hon. Cynthia G. Cajudo - - City Vice-Mayor & Presiding Officer
Hon. Gina Gulanes-Perez - - - - - City Councilor
Hon. Rodel S. Cerezo - - - - - - - “ “
Hon. Sarah Lugerna Lipumano-Garcia- - - - “ “
Hon. Edwin J. Piano - - - - - - - - “ “
Hon. Angelito W. Baloy - - - - - - - “ “
Hon. Aquilino Y. Cortez, Jr.- - - - - - “ “
Hon. Anselmo A. Aquino- - - - - - - “ “
Hon. Elena C. Dabu- - - - - - - - - “ “
Hon. Jonathan G. Manalo- - - - “ “
Hon. Carlito A. Baloy - - - - - - President, Liga ng mga Barangay
Hon. Cheenee F. Hoya- - - - - - - SK Federation President
ABSENT:
Hon. John Carlos G. Delos Reyes- - - City Councilor
RESOLUTION NO. 10
(Series of 2009)
A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE SUBIC BAY METROPOLITAN AUTHORITY (SBMA) TO RECONSIDER ALTERNATIVE ANCHORAGE POINTS FOR VISITING SHIPPING VESSELS ON LAY-UP IN SUBIC BAY
WHEREAS, due to the global economic slowdown, numerous international and local shipping vessels particularly cargo ships and oil tankers have been anchoring in Subic Bay for their lay-up as ship movements have been limited due to less world demands for their cargoes;
WHEREAS, Subic Bay for its deep waters and strategic regional location and proximity to international shipping lanes and ports is an ideal location for anchorage or lay-ups of these vessels. Another competitive advantage of Subic Bay as a port of destination is its well-maintained facilities and cost to anchor;
WHEREAS, by keeping the edge of Subic Bay as a port, helps prevent the lay-off of world class Filipino seafarers that man these international sea vessels. The presence of these ships with their crews could support local tourism and businesses as well as cushion the impact of the weakening world economy;
WHEREAS, the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) by virtue of Republic Act 7227, thru the Seaport Department has the jurisdiction and authority to administer and oversee the Port of Subic and regulate incoming and outgoing shipping vessels in the area;
WHEREAS, while the influx of ships on lay-up at Subic Bay is a welcome development for the City and the SBMA, the City Government still urges that environmental concerns such as their sewage disposal are likewise, addressed. For such, the City stands that it will be vigilant that such issues are being taken cared of ;
WHEREAS, for this, the City Government of Olongapo also requests the SBMA thru the Seaport Department to reconsider the proposed 30 anchor points by striking a balance between maintaining the panoramic, pristine view of Subic Bay for tourists and keeping the strategic, competitive edge of Subic as a transshipment hub and port;
NOW, THEREFORE, on motion of Councilor Aquilino Y. Cortez, Jr. with the unanimous accord of the members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod present,
RESOLVED, AS IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, by the Sangguniang Panlungsod in session assembled, to request, as it hereby requests the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) to reconsider alternative anchorage points for visiting shipping vessels on lay-up in Subic Bay.
Let copies of this Resolution be furnished the SBMA Seaport Department as well as the managements of ships docked at SBMA for their information, record and appropriate action.
APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY, January 28, 2009.
CYNTHIA G. CAJUDO
City Vice-Mayor & Presiding Officer
GINA GULANES-PEREZ JOHN CARLOS G. DELOS REYES
City Councilor City Councilor
(Absent)
RODEL S. CEREZO SARAH LUGERNA LIPUMANO-GARCIA
City Councilor City Councilor
EDWIN J. PIANO ANGELITO W. BALOY
City Councilor City Councilor
AQUILINO Y. CORTEZ, JR. ANSELMO A. AQUINO
City Councilor City Councilor
ELENA C. DABU JONATHAN G. MANALO
City Councilor City Councilor
CARLITO A. BALOY CHEENEE F. HOYA
President, Liga ng mga Barangay SK Federation President
ATTEST:
ELFLIDA S. SALMON
Council Secretary
APPROVED BY HIS HONOR, THE CITY MAYOR ON______________________.
JAMES GORDON, JR.
City Mayor
ATTEST:
DELFIN A. JUICO, JR.
Secretary to the City Mayor
Thursday, November 27, 2008
SBMA: Trees won't be cut for hotel-casino project
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT, Philippines - The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) will not allow the cutting of trees to make way for a multi-million hotel-casino project here, officials said on Wednesday.
SBMA Administrator Armand Arreza said the agency has told project proponent Grand Utopia, Inc. that the trees should be saved and incorporated in the development plan, which will be subject to SBMA review.
"We won't stand for the cutting of trees. Definitely, we won't allow it," Arreza said in a statement sent to media organizations.
He said a news report saying that the project would destroy some 300 trees in the two-hectare site is speculative.
The report quoted architect Jun Palafox, who said that he was initially tapped to design the project but backed out when he found out that the management "intended to cut the trees."
Arreza said, however, that he did not know why the deal between Palafox and Grand Utopia fell through.
"But the trees are still there, because all that the developer has done at this time was to fence in the area and inventory the number of trees preparatory to balling, which was the procedure we have recommended," Arreza said.
"It's pure speculation that 300 trees will be destroyed because, in fact, Grand Utopia has already applied for a permit to ball the trees," he added.
Arreza said the area, which previously contained a mini-golf course built during the US Navy days, has been classified under SBMA zoning regulations as a commercial area.
"It's true that because of the density of the trees at the mini-golf course, our Ecology Center has classified that part of the site as an urban jungle. But it's still within the commercial zone where development is allowed," he explained.
"This is why the recommendation from Ecology was to incorporate the trees in the development plan, or if that won't be possible, to ball the trees and transfer them to a new location," Arreza said.
The SBMA Ecology Center said that several mature trees affected by development projects in the Subic Bay Freeport have been successfully transferred.
Technicians at the Center said balling is "relatively a simple procedure" although the recovery stage for relocated trees "would be the hard part."
"But we've been doing it," they added.
The Center also said the SBMA has required developers to provide replacements on a ratio ranging from 10 to 50 saplings for each affected tree. On top of this, developers pay a considerable amount for the maintenance of saplings.
Arreza said the Grand Utopia project, which will be known as the Ocean 9 Casino and Hotel Resort, is considered to be a critical infrastructure in Subic's bid to attract more foreign tourists to the growing number of holiday destinations in this free port.
The hotel will be located near Subic's Alava Pier, which is being developed by another firm as a passenger terminal for cruise ships.
The casino-hotel resort is expected to employ more than 5,000 workers once operational. The project is scheduled for completion within two years. - GMANews.TV
Labels: denr, ecology, environment, olongapo, sbma, subic
SBMA Administrator Armand Arreza said the agency has told project proponent Grand Utopia, Inc. that the trees should be saved and incorporated in the development plan, which will be subject to SBMA review.
"We won't stand for the cutting of trees. Definitely, we won't allow it," Arreza said in a statement sent to media organizations.
He said a news report saying that the project would destroy some 300 trees in the two-hectare site is speculative.
The report quoted architect Jun Palafox, who said that he was initially tapped to design the project but backed out when he found out that the management "intended to cut the trees."
Arreza said, however, that he did not know why the deal between Palafox and Grand Utopia fell through.
"But the trees are still there, because all that the developer has done at this time was to fence in the area and inventory the number of trees preparatory to balling, which was the procedure we have recommended," Arreza said.
"It's pure speculation that 300 trees will be destroyed because, in fact, Grand Utopia has already applied for a permit to ball the trees," he added.
Arreza said the area, which previously contained a mini-golf course built during the US Navy days, has been classified under SBMA zoning regulations as a commercial area.
"It's true that because of the density of the trees at the mini-golf course, our Ecology Center has classified that part of the site as an urban jungle. But it's still within the commercial zone where development is allowed," he explained.
"This is why the recommendation from Ecology was to incorporate the trees in the development plan, or if that won't be possible, to ball the trees and transfer them to a new location," Arreza said.
The SBMA Ecology Center said that several mature trees affected by development projects in the Subic Bay Freeport have been successfully transferred.
Technicians at the Center said balling is "relatively a simple procedure" although the recovery stage for relocated trees "would be the hard part."
"But we've been doing it," they added.
The Center also said the SBMA has required developers to provide replacements on a ratio ranging from 10 to 50 saplings for each affected tree. On top of this, developers pay a considerable amount for the maintenance of saplings.
Arreza said the Grand Utopia project, which will be known as the Ocean 9 Casino and Hotel Resort, is considered to be a critical infrastructure in Subic's bid to attract more foreign tourists to the growing number of holiday destinations in this free port.
The hotel will be located near Subic's Alava Pier, which is being developed by another firm as a passenger terminal for cruise ships.
The casino-hotel resort is expected to employ more than 5,000 workers once operational. The project is scheduled for completion within two years. - GMANews.TV
Labels: denr, ecology, environment, olongapo, sbma, subic
Sunday, November 23, 2008
ESMO, environment sanitation
2008 R - 182 - AUTHORIZING THE CITY MAYOR JAMES GORDON, JR. TO ENTER INTO A MOA WITH THE SBMA FOR THE USE OF THE OLONGAPO CITY SANITARY LANDFILL
2008 R - 182 - A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MAYOR JAMES GORDON, JR. TO ENTER INTO A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT (MOA) WITH THE SUBIC BAY METROPOLITAN AUTHORITY FOR THE USE OF THE OLONGAPO CITY SANITARY LANDFILL AND FOR OTHER RELATED PURPOSES
Labels: AUTHORIZING, CORTEZ, ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION,MOA, sanitary landfill, SBMA
10 January 2007
2007 O-02 - APPROPRIATING PHP244,580.00 TO THE ITEM REPAIR OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION and MANAGEMENT OFFICE
2007 O-02 - AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING THE AMOUNT OF TWO HUNDRED FORTY FOUR THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED EIGHTY PESOS (PHP244,580.00) TO THE ITEM REPAIR & MAINTENANCE – MOTOR VEHICLE UNDER THE MAINTENANCE & OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION & MANAGEMENT OFFICE
Monday, September 22, 2008
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
subic bay lighthouse vista marina sewer outlet
Uploaded by intergapo on Sep 16, 2008
this is a report on the subic bay vista marina sewer outlet, sbma authorities has to act pronto on this one or people can get sick from this anomaly
Do we understand it correctly that it was the property developer and not TLMR who made this sewer system? That is interesting since it was Palafox (the self proclaimed environmental champion) whom property developer Moonbay Marina commisioned to design this area.
The question now is.... if he really cares for the environment... how come his project dumps sewer into SubicBay?
This project to me puts his credibility in question...
SBN READERS' COMMENTS
I am living in Europe and I am in Olongapo frequently. I would like to know if anything happened since the first message about this was coming up here? Did the police come there or did any other authority do something about it?
SBN READER said...
I think if you investigated further you would find that ALL establishments along waterfront road plus others dump raw sewerage into the bay - ALL
i hope the sewer outlet has been fixed already... please keep us posted.
Aphrodyteness
took a 1 day vacation here and really I got overwhelmed the people were very nice like in the hotel where we stay "Vista Marina" in particular, nice spots near the shore, the pool etc. I didn't see any dump?! people are very discipline no garbage beside the beach it's not a white sand beach but for watersporting it's really nice to go.
applebabe222
hey too much exaggerations, I don't think this place is not a great place to stay as you mention...are you a foreigner well you are not welcome in the Philippines anymore. I
applebabe222
i would love to see a live debate between intergapo and sabyog.
subic0bserver
very few people with the guts to expose the truth about subic bay, i can perfectly understand when black propaganda hits this gentleman.
subic0bserver
ur english is bad... hehehehehe...
sabyog
This is now a serious health and environment issue that must be addressed right away. TLMR helps in beach clean up in its surrounding area on its own and are strong advocate for clean and healthy environment
selmajea
The Lighthouse Marina Resort (TLRM) takes this issue with grave concern and has raised it with the developer and proper authorities. By the way, this is not supposed to be a sewer system and was installed by the property developer. TLMR is a lessee in the area and is not ina ny way connected into the drainage system. Accordingly it is supposed to be a storm drain. TLMR opposes in the first place the installation of the drainage into the beach and the bay albeit supposed to drain only rainwater.
selmajea
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