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Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority chairman and administrator Jonathan Tan resigned on January 12 after only eight months on the job
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He was immediately sworn in as undersecretary for the Department of Interior and Local Government
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Tan’s replacement is businessman Eduardo Aliño
Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) chairman and administrator Jonathan Tan has resigned on January 12, after only eight months on the job.
Tan was later sworn in as undersecretary of Department of Interior and Local Government
Businessman Eduardo Jose Aliño is taking over Tan’s place.
Aliño is associated with the S.T.A.R Services Group. The Group’s website said the company focuses on integrated supply chain services centering around port operations for bulk and break-bulk cargo specifically catering to the agricultural industry. The company has locations in Subic Bay, Pampanga, Batangas, and Cagayan De Oro, among others.
The S.T.A.R. Group’s flagship company, Subic Bay Freeport Grain Terminal Services Inc. (Subic Grain), was established in 2000 as a locator in Subic Bay Freeport Zone (SBFZ). Together with its sister company Mega Subic Terminal Services Inc. operating at the Naval Supply Depot, the group handles about 2.5 million metric tonnes of grain in the Port of Subic annually.
SBMA Office of the Deputy Administrator for Corporate Communications officer-in-charge Armina Llamas in a farewell message on the same day thanked Tan, whose appointment was signed on April 28, 2023. No reason for the resignation was given.
“In behalf of the men and women of the SBMA, I convey our heartfelt appreciation and gratitude for the hardwork and dedication rendered by our beloved Jonathan Dioso Tan as SBMA chairman and administrator, who had been part of the SBMA family for the past eight months,” Llamas said on her Facebook page.
“We wish you all the best in your new journey,” Llamas added.
Updated at 8:33pm Jan 12 to reflect the appointment of Tan’s replacement, Eduardo Aliño, and Tan’s new post as undersecretary of the Department of Interior and Local Government.
