First World eco-urban center at SBMA eyed
The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) unveiled on Tuesday its long-term goal of establishing in the Subic Bay area a First World eco-urban center that would also push for the development of municipalities surrounding the freeport.
In his state of the freeport address (SOFA) at the Subic Bay Arts Center here, SBMA Administrator Armand Arreza said the SBMA envisions a unique eco-urban development that could serve as a regional city for Southeast Asia.
“This is the challenge for the future,” he told stakeholder groups here. “Our big long-term goal would be to transform the greater Subic Bay area into a First World eco-urban center in 20 years.”
The SBMA administrator, who reported on the agency’s plans after SBMA Chairman Feliciano Salonga cited accomplishments in the past year, said the eco-urban project will incorporate significant investment, financial and business opportunities, and allow the convergence of developments in logistics, commercial, leisure, educational and medical industries.
“It would also complement Clark Freeport in our common posturing as the new catalyst for growth in the Mega Luzon area,” he said.
Under the plan, the SBMA has identified various development nodules for government and private funding.
These include commercial areas in downtown Olongapo and Subic’s Gateway District; integrated resorts in Olongapo, Morong, Bataan and Subic, Zambales; industrial estates in Hermosa, Bataan and Castillejos, Zambales; and information technology (IT) parks at the Tipo area, also in Hermosa.
The plan also calls for development of an integrated port and logistics area; a medical city in Cubi; an education city; additional housing areas at the El Kabayo area and in Tipo; and a shipbuilding center at the Redondo Peninsula.
He said the vision for Subic’s eco-urban center is boosted by Executive Order No. 675 and the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway Project (SCTEP), which is set to open next month.
“These are the two ‘enablers’ that would help us deliver on our vision,” he stressed.
By: Jess V. Antiporda - Journal online
In his state of the freeport address (SOFA) at the Subic Bay Arts Center here, SBMA Administrator Armand Arreza said the SBMA envisions a unique eco-urban development that could serve as a regional city for Southeast Asia.
“This is the challenge for the future,” he told stakeholder groups here. “Our big long-term goal would be to transform the greater Subic Bay area into a First World eco-urban center in 20 years.”
The SBMA administrator, who reported on the agency’s plans after SBMA Chairman Feliciano Salonga cited accomplishments in the past year, said the eco-urban project will incorporate significant investment, financial and business opportunities, and allow the convergence of developments in logistics, commercial, leisure, educational and medical industries.
“It would also complement Clark Freeport in our common posturing as the new catalyst for growth in the Mega Luzon area,” he said.
Under the plan, the SBMA has identified various development nodules for government and private funding.
These include commercial areas in downtown Olongapo and Subic’s Gateway District; integrated resorts in Olongapo, Morong, Bataan and Subic, Zambales; industrial estates in Hermosa, Bataan and Castillejos, Zambales; and information technology (IT) parks at the Tipo area, also in Hermosa.
The plan also calls for development of an integrated port and logistics area; a medical city in Cubi; an education city; additional housing areas at the El Kabayo area and in Tipo; and a shipbuilding center at the Redondo Peninsula.
He said the vision for Subic’s eco-urban center is boosted by Executive Order No. 675 and the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway Project (SCTEP), which is set to open next month.
“These are the two ‘enablers’ that would help us deliver on our vision,” he stressed.
By: Jess V. Antiporda - Journal online
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