Subic Bay – Page 33 – Philippine-Sailor

Media Category: Subic Bay

This category encompass, the former Subic Bay Naval Base,-Naval Station,-Naval Air Station Cubi Point, the former Olongapo Naval Station,-the prewar Olongapo Town and the present Subic Bay Freeport Zone (SBFZ) under the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA).

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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 […]

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Zg397. (In picture 190) we see the two bridges from the SBFZ to Olongapo City. The 2nd bridge is the former Naval Base main gate bridge, being replaced right now. The closer bridge was built by the SBMA, the new Management and connects Manila Ave on Base to Rizal Ave in Olongapo.

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Zg396. (In picture 189) we see the former Cubi Point (actual geographic point) which has become a container port, we see the SW End of the Cubi Point run way and we see the two former ammunition wharfs which are now commercial enterprises. The last point at right is Camayan Point; I remember doing here […]

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Zg395. (In picture 188) we see the floating island at Half Moon Beach, the new High-Rice hotel in Barretto and on slopes above the former Subic Municipality Landfill a new housing development.

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Zg394. (In picture 187) we see the new Harbor Point Mall, the medium floating dry-dock and the new and very big fuel tanks.

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Zg393. (-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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Zg390. (Image 174), for your orientation, left is the new SM Mall of Olongapo, where the Olongapo Hospital used to be. This picture really shows the big change from the Naval Base to a Freeport Zone. All the big structures left of the former NSD and behind Olongapo are all new and big structures of […]