Tan steps down as SBMA chief; Aliño picked as replacement

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT: The top official of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) has stepped down from his position after serving only eight months and was replaced by a local businessman on Friday, January 12, 2024.

Jonathan Tan officially announced his resignation as chairman and administrator of SBMA on Friday morning and in the afternoon, Eduardo Aliño took his oath of office as Tan’s successor.

tan steps down as sbma chief; aliño picked as replacement

Tan steps down as SBMA chief; Aliño picked as replacement

The oath-taking took place at Malacanang with both the incoming and outgoing SBMA chief in attendance.

Tan described his stint at the freeport as “short but valuable.”

“I was given the chance to serve the agency. I’ll bring with me all the happy memories I had with you,” he said in a message to SBMA employees on Friday.

Tan, a former mayor of Pandan town in Antique province, did not state the reason for stepping down after he was appointed to the post by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in April last year.

Also on Friday, Tan was appointed as undersecretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government.

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