SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – There is now a place for gun enthusiasts and law enforcers to practice their shooting skills inside this premier Freeport – the Subic Freeport Shooting Range Inc., located at the Corregidor Highway, Ilanin Forest.
Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Chairman and Administrator Eduardo Jose L. Aliño disclosed that the new firing range has a committed investment of P25 million. The commercial shooting and target range aims to promote target shooting as a sport inside this premier Freeport, while also developing target shooting or shooters at par with the world’s best target shooters.
Aliño and the SBMA Board of Directors led the opening of the firing range, together with the country’s best shooters, Jethro Dionisio and Khalil Viray.
The 3,000 square meter facility is a former US naval building (Bldg. 2027) with an indoor range measuring 100 square meters. The company leased the area for 25 years and has 15 employees. A special provision was accorded to SBMA Law Enforcement personnel to utilize the facility free of charge for training purposes.
