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Zf490. 067. This picture is again a symbol of what is happening to many areas in Subic Bay and the Philippines. This is the entrance to barangay (barrio or village) Barretto, left is a new gas station, just opened. We see the bridge over Maquinaya River, this area, before WWII, now Barrio Barretto, was a US Naval Rifle Range, a Marine and Army training area including with light artillery and was called Maquinaya. In 1945 it became the US Naval Supply depot until this area was returned to the Philippine authorities. The bridge has been very much widened. Across the bridge we see the former Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, which went broke during the virus crisis and is presently changed to something else. Further is the Saver’s appliance store, during our Navy waning years it was an empty warehouse; I buy stuff there. In front at right are many motor bikes. Again is sign of Philippine times; here were more that 50 motorbikes, a bunch of bikers came to the Subic Beach on this day and could not fit all the bikes into this, of first private beach places.

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