Subic Bay Freeport Zone – Page 4

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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Zg365. (-096 and 097) are images of the Victory Liner bus schedule as posted in the Victory Liner Bus Terminal in Olongapo. We can say the bus traffic is back to normal as it seems the virus from Red China is almost gone.

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Zg364. (-088 and 089) this is the sign and the road being built from the Subic Town by-pass road to the new bridge over the Matain River and it will be part of the Barretto by-pass road. The hill in front is the Kalaklan Ridge that separates Olongapo from Barretto and Subic Town. The 2nd […]

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Zg363. (-087) this picture is from my friend Carlito, a Brown Shoe. The new Chairman of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) is pushing for the early completion of the Magsaysay Bridge and he put up this sign.

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Zg351. (-045 to 047) are pictures of Baloy Long Beach in Barrio Barretto, which belongs to Olongapo City and Subic Bay. The last two pictures are of the NW end of Baloy Beach. A new investor bought the rights to develop here, cleared all the people out, and demolished all the buildings. The 2 story […]

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Zg350. (-040) the middle building is the Mangos Resort in Barrio Barretto, the right structure is a new hotel; “iCove”. The owner of the new hotel and property owner is the nice person, we Vets call: “Ike” who is also the owner of the Arlene money changer and other hotels in Olongapo. He had rented […]

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Zg361. (-079) this is a view of the Baloy Beach Road it is almost completely concreted.

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Zg360. (-076) This is Barrio Barretto’s public beach, called Driftwood Beach, on weekends it is busy now since that virus from Red China is almost gone. Further down by the mouth of the Maquinaya River is a floating island resort.

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Zg359. (-074 and 075) are views of the former Subic Naval Station (NAVSTA), the former Ship Repair Facility (SRF), the Naval Supply Depot (NSD) and the Boton Pier area which are now, all now part of the Subic Bay Freeport Zone (SNFZ). I see a small and medium size floating dry dock, new big fuel […]

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Zg358. (-054) works is continuing to replace the former Subic Bay Naval Base Main Gate Bridge. Left is the Remy Sports Field, much has changed there. These bridge shot are shot from the relative new 5th floor of the 7 floor SM Mall just on the Olongapo side of the bridge.

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Zg357. (-061 to 071) are pictures of the Baloy Long Beach, part of Barrio Barretto and belongs to Olongapo City and Subic Bay. All the views here, I described before, so I leave it at that. On my walks it draws me again and again to the beaches of Subic Bay. I enjoy this beautiful […]