Seminars and Field Trip of CpE91: Subic Tour

Last January 8, 2014 we visit five plant tours located at Subic Bay. We made the entire visit in one day because the plants are near to each other, We choose this kind of field trip to lessen the complication in travelling from one place to another. A plant visit provides the design team with the opportunity to inspect the plant site and allows the team to personally examine the said plant and facilities, to further define and clarify the scope of the design problem through discussions and to obtain available background information on the company and its projects. Our first stop is at One Subic Power Generation Corp. practically has its scope from Electrical engineering due to the process of the plant and Electronics for the controls part, it provides electricity for the whole town as the distributor. It uses a diesel that is why it is the last option for the clients to choose because it is expensive. The thing for the Computer Engineering is they use a Programmable Logic Controller which is programmed to control and monitor their equipments. Next is BBS (Broadband Broadcast Services Ltd. Philippines) provides domestic and international communication links in telecommunication and broadcasting, Monitors day-to-day RF signal quality and usage and assist customers on antenna verification test prior to activation. Configures transponders for subscribers’ use in coordination with the pertinent group within ABS/BBS and Monitors, manage and reports transponder inventory. It is also a Satellite Communication Group that monitors the state of health covering our fleet of satellites. Detects and reacts immediately to all satellite anomalies, and prepares to take whatever action necessary to restore the satellite to its normal configuration. It conducts daily satellite operations activities.

PAGASA Weather Station has exposed us to different ICT usage in weather forecasting and different meanings how a plane can be controlled by them. The visibility of their route and certain circumstances they are about to interface. Their main objective is to monitor the weather for the airplanes. Subic Bay International Airport (Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Look ng Subic) serves as a secondary airport and a main diversion airport of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. Only 10% of the airport is used, it is only used by the privates who want to use the airport for shooting, car racing, and practice flying planes. It is also the airport serving the immediate area of the Subic Bay Freeport Zone and the general area of Olongapo City in the Philippines. This airport used to the Naval Air Station Cubi Point of the United States Navy and its airport terminal has 2 gates. In January 2010, Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority Administrator and CEO Armand C. Arreza expressed interest in closing Subic Bay International Airport in favor of converting the area to a logistics hub. This was due to the closure of FedEx's delivery hub, which is located within the airport complex, and the planned expansion of the nearby Clark International Airport. In December 2010, Guam-based Aviation Concepts has set up fixed-based operationsas a full-service business jet center at Subic Bay International Airport, which has made it Asia’s largest private aviation firm in terms of hangar space (100,000 square feet). Subic Bay International Terminal Corp, has been serving the growing economy of the northern regions of the Philippines through world class container handling services at the Subic Bay Freeport since 2000 initially at the Naval Supply Depot. In 2004, SBMA began constructing a dedicated container terminal as part of its Port Development Master Plan and was awarded the management operation of the new container terminal 1 in 2007. SBTIC is committed to further develop facilities and provide services at par with the world’s leading container terminals.