SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – Japanese electronics company Sanyo Denki Philippines Inc. has donated two units of Hydroponic System to the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) as part of their thrust to present the agency with fresh, chemical-free vegetables grown in a safe and healthy environment.

According to Sanyo Denki Philippines Inc. Director Yosuke Takeuchi, these Hydroponic System units encourages Freeport stakeholders to adopt healthy eating habits while testing these systems in a real-world scenario with the government agency as a test bed.

The two units were deployed at Building 255 are currently growing Black Rose Lettuce and will be distributed to SBMA employees once ready for harvest.

Takeuchi, along with Sanyo Denki Philippines Inc. President and CEO Hirokazu Takeuchi, presented the two units to SBMA Chairman and Administrator Eduardo Jose L. Aliño at the said administration building in Subic Bay Freeport on 22 January 2026.

Aliño expressed his gratitude to the two officials, citing that these Hydroponic System units can be adopted to the planned dormitory and residential areas proposed for Freeport employees. He added that this will also help ensure food security.

“With the buildings of the SBMA running on solar power, electricity for these Hydroponic System units will not be an issue. I hope that the testing of these units would become successful so that companies inside the Subic Freeport would adopt it for the sake of their employees,” he said.

The Hydroponic System introduced by Sanyo Denki Philippines uses San Ace fans made by the company here in Subic Bay Freeport. The two units have Black Rose Lettuce currently being grown, with the capacity to grow leaf radish, parsley, Mizuna, coriander, romaine lettuce, green and iceberg lettuce.

The Hydroponic System is a Deep Flow Technique type with a dimension the size of a large cabinet and a weight of 61 kilograms without water. The system uses 220v electricity that consumes approximately 0.3 kilowatt hour, has a capacity for 90 plants, and a water tank capacity of 60 liters.

The harvest maturity of lettuce in the Hydroponic System is harvestable after 20 days.