SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) has launched its public transportation project with the test run of two fully electric public utility vehicles (ePUVs) around the central business district (CBD) here from September 13 to 27. In partnership with the Basic Energy Corp., the company behind the Green Energy E-Transport Program (GEEP), the project was conceptualized to provide free and low-cost transportation service inside the freeport as part of the wellness program of SBMA Chairman and Administrator Eduardo Jose Aliño. Aliño lauded the hard work of the SBMA's Committee on Public Transportation, chaired by Deputy Administrator for Finance Antonietta Sanqui, for the expeditious formulation and pursuance of a roadmap and action plan geared toward achieving a more accessible and affordable yet sustainable and energy-efficient transportation for residents, employees, tourists and the other stakeholders of the freeport. The SBMA chief said the ePUVs will ferry commuters from the CBD-A bus stop at the Golden Dragon Restaurant parking area and the CBD-B bus stop at the Kalaklan Terminal. The ePUVs made its inaugural run here during the second Central Luzon Sustainable Tourism Summit held at the Subic Bay Exhibition and Convention Center on Wednesday. "These ePUVs that were used to take tourism summit participants to their designated ecotours here and in Zambales aim to reduce carbon emissions in Subic Bay," Aliño said. Basic Energy Corp. is a publicly listed holding company in the Philippines with business interests in renewable energy, alternative fuels, and oil and gas exploration and development. The renewable energy company continues to fuel the Philippines' vibrant energy sector with the breadth and depth of its projects and technical knowledge. It aims to be the country's leading developer of alternative and renewable energy, oil, and allied products and services.