Subic Bay Freeport Zone – Philippine-Sailor

Media Category: Subic Bay Freeport Zone

The former US Subic Bay Naval Base became the Subic Bay Freeport Zone in Nov. 1992

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Zg770. The former Naval Base Main Gate Bridge is finally making progress

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Zg772. The former Naval Base Main Gate Bridge is finally making progress

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Zg771. The former Naval Base Main Gate Bridge is finally making progress

This is one of 5 images I shot on the 31st of March 2024 (Easter Sunday) from the ridge behind my house which I like to call the Hotel Marmont Ridge. The pictures are of Barrio Barretto and Subic Bay, shot from right to left and they are uploaded here in high resolution.

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Zg414. (-199 to 208) are pictures of the Kalaklan Point area, at the mouth of the Kalaklan River and Kalaklan Light House. We see views of the Kalaklan Olongapo Cemetery, the Kalaklan Point, views of Subic Bay, SBFZ, the former Subic Bay Naval Base, Grande Island and the National Highway going around Kalaklan Point to […]

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Zg413. (-196 to 198) are pictures from the Olongapo Cemetery down to the NW end of the former Subic Bay Naval Station with sweeping views of the Boton Wharf area, the former Naval Air Station Cubi Point and we even see the munitions wharfs of the former Naval Magazine area. All of this is now […]

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Zg392. (-185 and 186) plus the earlier image #177 are images on top of the Kalaklan Ridge Road/Trail at the approximate area above the Half Moon Beach area which houses the electric NGCP Olongapo Substation. On top of the trail people do live and at places the road is drivable. But today vehicles use a […]

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Zg400. (Picture 193) really demonstrates how much has changed from the former Naval Base to the present SBFZ. I recognize only two structures from our Navy time the old and closed Kalaklan Bridge, closed right now and a large Quonset hut and it was built in 1991 after the Mt. Pinatubo eruption.

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Zg399. (In picture 192) you should be able to recognize the few structures left from our Navy time. Right under us are the 4 barracks of the Transfer Personnel Unit (TPU), the Officer in charge in about the 80s told me he had about 64 Legal Hold-over’s. And you should be able to spot our […]

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Zg398. (In picture 191) we can recognize the large and high Philippine Flag. It flies at the same area where we flew the US and Philippine flags at lower flag poles, those two poles are still there. The road at left is the Canal Road. If you look sharp you should be able to spot […]