Ex-Zambales vice gov named SBMA director

MANILA, Philippines - President Aquino has appointed former Zambales vice governor Anne Marie Gordon as member of the board of directors of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA).

In an interview over government-run dzRB Radyo ng Bayan, deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte yesterday said Gordon replaced Teodoro del Rosario.

Valte said Gordon’s term would expire on Aug. 17, 2013.

Gordon is the wife of Olongapo City Mayor James Gordon Jr. 

The SBMA is the operating and implementing arm of the government in the development of the 262-sq. mile Subic Bay Freeport in Subic Bay into a self-sustaining tourism, industrial, commercial, financial and investment center to generate employment opportunities.