SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) administrator Wilma Eisma has cited her priority programs that could revitalize Subic.
“I came here alone with no entourage because I have each and every one of you who are experts in this place. Let us work together for a bigger, better, brighter Subic,” Eisma said.
The SBMA administrator emphasized that strong work ethic, reasonable use of resources, honesty, transparency and following the law will mark her leadership and will serve as a commitment to what she described as a standard each employee should adhere to in order to professionalize SBMA services towards regaining and sustaining the confidence of investors.
Among her priorities, she said include targeting zero complaint by eliminating “red tape and waiting time” through streamlining of the process flow in applying for business permits, registration and other necessary documents related to the business needs of investors in compliance with President Rodrigo Duterte’s guidelines to issue all necessary permits, and other similar documents in three days or less.
She also said that her leadership is challenged to increase the container traffic and get the airport running by improving its equipment and intensifying its port marketing campaign through the utilization of its PHP553-million allocated budget.
Meanwhile, Eisma called on the SBMA Law Enforcement Department to step up in making the Subic Freeport the safest place for locators, tourists and residents.
She also asked the Ecology Center to make the Freeport clean and green by spearheading clean and green initiatives, such as serving tap water, instead of bottled water during meetings, keeping the surroundings clean of trash and imposing strict laws against litterers.
Eisma also disclosed that she wanted the introduction of policy reforms and good governance programs, as well as amending Republic Act 7227, if necessary, and intensify programs for a drug-free work place by applying zero tolerance on illegal drugs. (PNA) LAP/ZST/RAV