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SUBIC PHILIPPINESThe Miracle of Subic Bay
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Many foreign investors have opted to establish semi-residences in Subic Bay due in part to the financial incentives made available
to them like a 5% income tax; tax and duty importation of raw materials, supplies, capital equipment and consumer items;
exemption from all local national taxes; and the availability of residency visas to foreign investors and nationals. Subic Bay is also
open to investment in all kinds of internationally-traded services, manufacturing, industry, and tourism facilities and is a one-stop
documentation center for all import and export requirements. Subic Bay's government arm, the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority
(SBMA) headed by its much-respected chairman, Richard Gordon, has prepared a global standard masterplan for development
and was assisted by the World Bank and later by the Asian 
Development Bank toward this end. With its treasure trove of tourism attractions, that include the country's last great rainforest,
superb beaches, clear waters, luxury hotels, world - class casinos, first-rate restaurants, duty free shops, and complete array of water
sports facilities, Subic Bay has become a prime tourist destination . Subic Bay also holds the distinction of being the Department of
Tourism's Kalakbay Awardee for 1994 after having attracted more than two million tourists at the time alone. What was once an
American Navy facility dedicated wholly for the use of US troops, Subic Bay is now a thriving economic facility designed to become
a self-sustaining industrial, commercial, financial, and tourism mecca while also fast becoming a national symbol of pride.
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Subic Bay The Ultimare Nature Trip A Treasure Love of Attractions...
 Explore 37,000 acres of the country's last great rainforest in all its virgin, triplecanopy splendor. On foot. On horeseback. Alone. Or with a native guide. Subic's rainforest has been home of centuries fo several Aera tribes as well as to 10,000 species of flowering plants and ferns, 3,000 varieties of trees, and 760 species of birds and small animals. With the guided tours, jungle survival training, jungle trekking, and camping facilities available at the Pamulaklakin forest Trails and at the Jungle Environmental Survival Training (JEST) Camp, local and foreign visitors are given
opportunities to commune closely with nature as well as learn the rudiments of survival in the jungle. Friendly Aeta native guides provide valuable information about the forest, assistance, and even entertainment to visitors. Another of Subic's nature attractions are the horders of fruit bats whose homes are the huge trees at the Upper Cubi, behind the crown Peak Gardens a major hotel in Subic Playful monkeys who regularly come out of their hidin palces near the Naval Magazine, the Americans' former ammunitions depot, also attract and delight tourists.Superb beaches. Clear waters teeming rare marine wildlife World-class casinos. First-rate
restaurants. Duty free shopping, A complete array of water sports facilities. A galore of tourism attractions that has made Subic Bay the Department of Tourism's Kalakbay Awardee for 1994 and the foremost tourist destination on Asia today.
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Portofino Bay Club
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Portofino Bay ClubA neighborhood of international quality and prestige.  Located at the Subic Bay Waterfront Development, the Portofino Bay Club sits along Burgos Street, directly off Rizal Boulevard, an avenue that meanders toward the Subic Bay International Airport. Close neighbors to the Club is the Subic Bay Yacht Club house, Recreation Center, and multi-level swimming pool. Very near the Portofino Bay Club are several first-rate restaurants, the Legenda Hotel & Casino, Grand Seasons Hotel, Subic Bay's Central Business District, and a host of duty free shops.
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Penthouse Features of the Units
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ONE BEDROOM PENTHOUSE UNIT  The One-Bedroom Penthouse Unit is
designed with the active professional in mind. The Grand Entrance Foyer sets the state for a dramatic home and lifestyle statement.
This home features a separate Powder Room and Galley Kitchen that has the flexibility of an open or closed plan while a convenient
Breakfast Bar is also provided. The Living/Dining Room is 7.2 meters long, offering ample space for dinner parties, or
casual relaxation. The wide and tall bay windows give the living room and even more spacious atmosphere and provide the
owners with an extraordinary view. The Outdoor Living Room has an area of 17 square meters, big enough for casual get-together
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TWO-BEDROOM PENTHOUSE UNIT  The Two-Bedroom Penthouse Unit features
a Designer Niche as the focal point of the Entry Foyer. Created for the young family, or for those who just want more space to enjoy
life, this unit represents a higher standard of elegance. The octagon-shaped Living Area is the hub of this home. Dominated by a
large bay window, residents are given an unobstructed and truly breathtaking view of the Bay. The Kitchen is generously appointed
with tall cupboards and counter space and also features the convenience of a built-in Breakfast Bar. The Dining Area is perfect for
entertaining as it is big enough to accommodate a large dinner party while still having plenty of room for a buffet cabinet.
 Its patio doors slide open to reveal the huge 20-square
meter Outdoor Living Room, the home's gathering place that is perfect for all occasions. The Master Bedroom features two long
deep closets with the space in between serving as a Dressing Room that leads toward the four-fixture Ensuite Bath. This room,
which open directly to the outdoor living room, is also large enough for a king-size bed while still leaving plenty of space for the
owner's Sitting Retreat. The large Second Bedroom, on the other hand, has a lockable access to a three-fixture Batch which is
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THREE BEDROOM PENTHOUSE UNIT The Three-Bedroom Penthouse Unit begins with an expansive formal Entry Foyer that features a Designer Niche created to display the owner's most covered artwork, sculpture, or floral arrangement as the focal point. This home is planned for the large family or for those lifestyle simply demands extra living space. It features a huge Gourmet Kitchen fitted with a pantry, an abundance of cupboards and counters, and a Breakfast Bar quick meals on the run. The dining Area is found near the home's biggest bay window while the spectacular Living Area repeats the bay window theme. This feature fills the home with light and draws one's attention to the incredible views outside. A custom-built alcove for an entertainment center, carefully tucked away to blend in with the architecture, completes the living area. The rectangular layout of the 20-square meter Outdoor Living Room lends itself to limitless furnishing opportunities, particularly a large banquet table for outdoor dining. The Master Bedroom, located away from the other bedrooms, features an oversized Walk-in Closet, a spacious Dressing Area, and a four-fixture Batch. While the Second Bedroom can also serve as a second master bedroom or as a guest suit. It features a three-fixture Main Batch and spacious closets. This room is also dominated by a corner bay window which dissolves that corner of the room into a wonderful perspective of Subic Bay. The Third Bedroom has a direct access to the main bath and has a casement window that once again provides spectacular views of the Bay. |
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Marina View Penthouse The Marina View Penthouse is a three-bedroom, six-deck casual unit located at the eastern end of the corridor on the top floor of the Azure Marco Tower. Designed for those who long for the best in privacy and luxury, it features a formal Display Niche centered opposite the front door and a wide-angled hallway that beckons one to the home's luxurious confines. The Living Room, surrounded by glass wall and patio doors that invite the light in as well as provide an extraordinary view, features a built-in alcove for an entertainment center. The huge formal Dining Room, designed around a feature window and ideal for large dinner gatherings, has a built-in buffet cabinet and a custom coffered ceiling with cove lighting. The Kitchen with its ample counter space, deep and wide pantry, and pass-through serving window is perfect for multiple staff use, especially for the preparation requirements of large dinner parties. The Master Bedroom can accommodate a king-size bed as well as a Sitting Retreat where a couple can comfortably rest, read, or watch the news. This room features two decks,a five-fixture Ensuite Bath, and a Walk-in Closet that is large enough to become an enclosed Dressing Room. Bedroom Two, located a the end of the hall, has a four-fixture Main Bath, Dressing Area, two hanging closets, two wardrobe closets, and a Private Deck over looking the views. Bedroom Three has direct access to the Main Bath and features a built-in wardrobe, Walk-In Closet, as well as a custom-built alcove for an entertainment center. A special feature of this home is the Den or Home Office which has direct access to a Covered Deck, and equipped with built-in shelves and cabinets. The Maid's Room has its own toilet and bath, while the Utility Room has direct access to the public corridor. |
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Mountain View Penthouse Located at the western of the tower's top floors, the Mountain View Penthouse features the largest Living Room in the entire project. Measuring 6.6 by 6.7 meters, this penthouse unit's Living Room has a richly detailed expansive tray ceiling and a 2.85 meter long wall that is ideal for a custom-built alcove for an entertainment center. While its double bay windows afford its owners captivating vistas of the Zambales mountains. At the symmetrical and format Entry Foyer, one will be greeted by a Designer Niche at the center. While a separate Powder Room is located to the right of the entry foyer. The huge Dining Room, measuring 4.7 by 4.6 meters, is perfect for large dinner parties while the Gourmet Kitchen is designed to accommodate the staff preparations for parties for this size with its ample counter and storage spaces. The Master Bedroom, which opens directly to the Outdoor Living Room, features double Walk-In Closets and a five-fixture Ensuite Bath. The Second Master Bedroom, with its double closet, built-in alcove for an entertainment center, four-fixture Bath and ample space for a Sitting Area, has its own Private View Deck. Bedroom Three is dominated by two large bay windows and also features a built-in alcove for an entertainment center, a Dressing Area, and a three-fixture Bath. This bedroom shares an oversized View Deck with the unit's unique feature, the Den or Home Office. The Mountain view Penthouse features a total of four separate View Decks, a Maid's Room with its own toilet and bath, and a Utility Room with direct access to the public corridor to avoid disturbing the home's occupants. |
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Grand Penthouse The Grand Penthouse is the very best among the units of the Penthouse at Portofino. With only three of its king in the entire development, this home is designed to provide the impression of unprecedented elegance and luxury. Located at the center of the top floors of the Azure, San Marino, and San Marco towers, the Grand Penthouse has two levels. The floor plan is essentially symmetrical with an oval-shaped Entry Foyer that features recessed coffered ceilings and artistic lighting fixtures. Custom double columns dominate the entrance to the Living Room, where the real drama begins. Rising a full 7.5 meters in height, the living room walls are punctuated by a richly detailed ceiling. Fan light windows bathe the room with light and, at the same time, bring in the distant views of the mountain ranges, while a Viewing Deck extends the space. The formal Dining Room anticipates grand dinner gatherings and extensive entertaining. The dinner table needs only to be extended to accommodate very large parties. After the meal, guests can spill out into the Outdoor Living Room that come with the standard Summer Kitchen. While the inner Kitchen is modeled to exceed the space and preparation requirements of regular dinner parties and features ample counter space, a deep and wide pantry, and a pass-through serving window. The Grand Penthouse's Master Bedroom is the largest, most luxurious bedroom among all the units in the Penthouse at Portofino. Designed with privacy and convenience in mind, this room is located at the ground floor of the penthouse, away from the other bedrooms. The owner's Sitting Retreat is spacious, the Dressing Room generous, and the five-fixture Ensuite Bath provides the luxury that an owner of a penthouse unit this large demands. Bedrooms Two and Three have identical features that include Private Bathrooms, Walk-In Closets, and each has its own Private Deck. This home also features a Designer Circular Staircase and a huge Family Room at the second level dominated by a circular Picture Window. The Maid's Room has its own toilet and bath and can accommodate the staffing requirements of a penthouse of this calibre, while the Utility Room has its own direct service access to the public corridor. |
An Ultimate Experience in Every AspectAt the Portofino Bay Club, unit owners, member, and hotel guests in for an experience, as well as a lifetime, of the ultimate in luxury, security, leisure, and convenience. With the emphasis on nature in the whole development they will be treated everyday to refreshing vistas of the Bay and the distant mountain ranges, to clean air and water, an extraordinary park-like setting, an eco park habitat nearby, and the privilege of living in a community and the country's last great rainforest..Security-wise, residents and guests |
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After the disastrous June 1991 Mt. Pinatubo
eruption and the departure of the US Navy in December 1992, few held high hopes for Subic Bay. With the former burying
the whole naval base and neighboring Olongapo City under several feet of volcanic ash and leaving 60 Olongapenos dead
in its wake, and the latter causing mass unemployment, Subic Bay and Olongapo City faced a bleak future. But that devastation
only served as an impetus for the Filipino to show his true character. For it too only two years for Subic Bay, owing largerly to its
mass of volunteers from Olongapo City, to establish itself as one of Asia's most dynamic envestment locations in 1994 . A feat many
would consider a miracle. 
Created under
Republic Act No. 7227 in 1993, Subic Bay Freeport and Special Economic Zone has become a major port and transshipment
point of Asia and a regional hib for commerce and industry, taking advantage of Subic Bay's deep and naturally-protected seaport.
Sice its inception, Subic Bay as a freeport now has its own international airport servicing domestic and international flights and is
home to 177 local and foreign companies. 111 of which are already operational, enjoying several tax and financial incentives.
A few of there foreign companies are FedEx, which created its Asian hub at the Subic International Airport; Acer; Hitachi;Enron
Corporation; AT & T; Electruck; and the Asian Armoured Vehicles Technologies Company who manifactures Mercedez Benz
buses and Simba tanks, a paramilitary vehicle. A vast majority of these companies' employees are Filipinos from the nearby town
of Olongapo who used to do volunteer work for the freeport.
The Portofino Bay Club. Inspired by a lifestyle characterized by a relaxed and easy pace yet maintaining a very exclusive ambience. Set in the country's very first freeport and
special economic zone, Subic Bay, it is destined to rival even the most popular and exlusive resorts of the Italian Riviera in Europe. Dotted with a number of water features, the Portofino Bay Club has a prevailing atmosphere of an exotic tropical paradise. The whole complex is composed of a five-star luxury hotel - the Azure; and two residential condominium towers -the San Marino and the San Marco. Each of the units in the Azure, San Marino, and San Marco towers boasts of above-standard feature and each is actually a penthouse in character - in size, amenity value, and interior design. Secured in a park-like setting of lush landscape, cascading waterways, and tranquil swan ponds, the four towers of the Portofino Bay Club reflect Mediterranean architecture and are strategically located to maximize the views of the Bay and the distant mountain ranges from every unit. 
The towers are finished in a combination of soft pastel tones with the two residential towers featuring two-storeys-tall garden breezeways that emphasize the blending of architecture and nature with relaxed opulence. The garden breezeway concept was applied to frame the views from the ground level of the towers as well as to maximize the connection with the natural environment. These breezeways will serve as the focal points of the towers as well as the main entrance points of the residents from the terra-cotta paved driveway or from the parking structure levels through of covered walkways connecting all four towers. Parking spaces are placed velow the hotel Palmaria, allow nature to sprawl leisurely on the grounds of Portofino, thus emphasizing its top priority status in the development of the area, as well as to ensure the security of guests and residents. 
The lush landscaped and water features on the eastern side of the club near the marina are intended to reduce the verticality of the towers. These water features include
several waterfalls, a swan island, and a huge man-made pond. The Portofino Bay Club heralds another dimension of condominium resort living. Guests, members, and unit owners can look forward to an experience and a lifetime of unequalled, elegance, exclusively, and security.
With the Penthouses at Portofino, gone is the usual concept that condominium units are mere boxes in tall buildings. Considered the highest quality condominium ot penthouse suites,
each unit at Portofino Bay Club is superb in terms of size, interior design, and amenity. The open-air concept was applied in its interior design to take advantage of Subic's panoramic surroundings. Extreme care in designing even the smallest details was employed.
Upon entrance to the units, one will be greeted by a foyer or a special designer niche. The magic begins the moment one rounds the bend. A carefully laid-out living room is dominated by huge glass bay windows that frame a sweeping view of Subic Bay and
the Zambales mountain ranges in the distance. A unique feature of all the units is the October Living Room with terracotta tile floors, Mediterranean - themed columns and rails that give residents an unimpeded views of the surroundings.
These outdoor living rooms feature a Summer Kitchen,
heating grills, and granite/marble countertops. Split system air-conditioning with internal air handler and exterior condensing unit uniformly cool and condition the entire home. Other penthouse feature of each unit are: Imported granite or marble countertops,
baths, vanities, and tubs. Finished ceilings throughout. A video telephone system for added convenience and security. A Maid's
Room has its own toilet and bath while the Utility Room features a separate service entrance so as to avoid disturbing the unit's
occupants. And five premium quality appliances for utmost convenience: dishwasher, microwave oven, refrigerator, range/oven,
and a stackable washer/dryer.