Sun.Star Pampanga

Subic Freeport to receive PAL flights with returning OFWs

SUBIC

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BAY FREEPORT — The Subic Bay Internatio­nal Airport (SBIA) will be accepting rerouted Philippine Airlines (PAL) flights for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) starting Monday, July 5, under a government program to facilitate the return of overseas Filipinos during the Covid-19 pandemic.

SBMA Chairman and Administra­tor Wilma T. Eisma said six Philippine Airlines flights are expected to land at the SBIA this month to ferry home mostly overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Dammam and Riyadh in Saudi Arabia.

The flights have been scheduled on July 5, 7, 15, 17, 25, and 27 with an average of 230 passengers in each of the PAL Airbus A330 flights to Subic.

that the meeting took place in an undisclose­d location in this town which was organized by the older Bondoc and attended by the said former local officials.

According to the source, one of the topics discussed is to consult Simonians from various sectors as to “who will be the best choice” in leading the town to regain its glory days, saying that with the alleged controvers­ies surroundin­g the present administra­tion, the people of San Simon must choose a leader who is"‘transparen­t and practices good governance."

“Actually the meeting is kind of a get-together among old political friends, who became rivals and now are allies again, for a common mission and goal of consulting their fellow Simonians in choosing a leader who will be transparen­t and practices good governance in public service,” the source said.

However, Vice Mayor Leonora C. Wong who served nine years as mayor in this town was not present during the “get-together.”

But the source assured that Wong is "supporting" the advocacy of the group.

(Chris Navarro)

The constructi­on of a child developmen­t center is still part of the “Para saBatangAy­ta” project which aims to support the IP Communitie­s despite the suspension of face-to-face learning due to the COVID 19 pandemic that greatly affected the educationa­l foundation of IP children ages 3-5 years old.

Through sharing resources and complement­ing what is lacking, the Public - Private Partnershi­p can make a difference if it works as one to be of service to the IP community’s developmen­t and to end the local communist armed conflict and achieve genuine and everlastin­g peace.

Let us put in mind that we cannot gain peace by making children carry arms, rather, let us equip them with knowledge and ideals that would mold them to become good leaders and active members of society and education is a vital key towards this end.

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