Category: Subic Bay No.1 Group

This is the first sub category for Subic Bay, if too many post are created I will add a No.2 sub category, etc.

Barretto Bypass Road, Olongapo End, 20250330

#S20 image. #S18 to #S21 images show the small existing road connecting to the Olongapo-Zambales Highway; also called the Olongapo-Bugallon Rd. which now it seems is going to be part of the Barretto Bypass Road. This road construction sign was posted at the beginning of the small existing road. #S20 image was shot on the […]

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Cawag-PHILSECO Bypass Rd., 250323

#R59 to #R67 pictures are from picture area # 10 & #11, as I walked down this new bypass road to the PHILSECO Rd. Lots equipment standing idle because either today is Sunday or it was lunchtime. #R62 & #R63 pictures indicate a problem that still needs to be resolved.   Went on this hike […]

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Subic Bay & Olongapo City images, 2nd Half 2024

This image shows the former US Marines Green Beach training area, which became the Hanjin Shipyard; now, it is the Agila Subic Shipyard and the Agila Philippine Navy Operating Base with many of their larger vessels. —————————————————- This presentation has 44 images out of the original 72 images which are in this Flickr album and […]

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Barretto Bypass Road Update 2nd Aug. 2024

Image #25: Images #17 to #27 are views of descending from the 2nd Ridge-Cut to the end of this about 800 meter Barretto Bypass Road segment. It appears another pipe culvert is required, some drainage damage occurred and indeed it seems this is work about this segment only and no further advance is going on […]

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Barretto Bypass Road 2024-06-14

This is my 3rd Segment! It is being worked on. Highlights are, the two main culverts are finished and the road work has been lengthened about 100 meters. Judging by the direction of the lengthening, the road seems to aim in the direction of the Rizal Ext. in Barrio Barretto. Keep in mind the present […]

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Barrio Barretto Bypass Road

  Zg619. (#41) image is the ridgeline where the road cut is made deeper and the material is used for fill to build the road further on. ———————————— In our larger Subic Bay and Olongapo City area a road construction has been started which is called “Barretto Bypass”. Many of people that live here are […]

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Baloy Long Beach West End Demolished for development 2022/23

Zg156. (-Pictures # 00 & 01). Google maps of the demolished area. ——————————————————– In the last 4 month I saw the demolishment of the Baloy Long Beach West End and it seems for a large development. Baloy Long Beach is part of Olongapo and has the best beaches, easily reachable, in the Olongapo and Subic […]

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SBFZ Perimeter Walk 22-11-22

Zg008. Pictures #045 to 065 are from my side trip to Brgy. Tipo. First of all we get a great view of the massive development/investment of the Xantheng Corp. thru their Tipo Hightech ECO Park Company. They have spread out from the SBFZ Tipo Gate at left to the Familiar Hill at right. We also […]

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Vasco’s Restaurant, Bar and Grill, also a Resort and Hotel

Zf879. Vasco’s menu cover page. ——————————– Vasco’s Restaurant, Bar and Grill, also a Resort and Hotel Magellan’s Landing Maritime Museum The Vasco’s Restaurant, Bar, Grill, Resort and Hotel and the Magellan Landing Maritime Museum (it is really one place) is a very unique, interesting, relaxing and refreshing place, so is the owner, Brian Homan, an […]

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The new Subic Bay Fire Station

The Subic Bay Fire Station This is one of 7 images of the inauguration of the newly rebuilt Subic Bay Freeport Zone Fire Station on the 20th June 2022. ———————————————- The new SBFZ Fire Station (on the former Subic Bay Naval Station) is inaugurated. The former Subic Bay Naval Base Fire Station was rebuilt at […]

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