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).

Zg167 1941 12 12 Japanese attack naval station at Olongapo WIREPHOTO front closeup

Zg167 1941 12 12 Japanese attack naval station at Olongapo WIREPHOTO front closeup

Zg167 image I love this picture; this is an US Navy Sailor standing guard at the Barrio Barretto Beach (present name) and in his white Uniform. I’m a retired sailor and reside in Barretto now, this is my home now! This area was called Maquinaya, from the river’s name that drains this area; it has […]

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Zg175 Olongapo 3

Zg175 Olongapo 3

Zg175 image is my attempt to fit the departing boat or ship into a bigger Google Earth image with the peaks in back of Olongapo.

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Zg174 1942 1 8 Naval base at Olongapo still in American hands WIREPHOTO back

Zg174 1942 1 8 Naval base at Olongapo still in American hands WIREPHOTO back

Zg174 image is the original source of the image of a ship or boat departing the Olongapo Naval Station and Yard before 1941.

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Zg173 1942 1 8 Naval base at Olongapo still in American hands WIREPHOTO front closeup

Zg173 1942 1 8 Naval base at Olongapo still in American hands WIREPHOTO front closeup

Zg173 image is a zoomed-in picture of the previous image of a ship or boat departing the Olongapo Naval Station and Yard. Again this picture was used in 1941 in National News Papers to cover the war but it was shot earlier. We recognize the pier that was used by the US Army Fort Wint […]

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Zg172 1942 1 8 Naval base at Olongapo still in American hands WIREPHOTO front

Zg172 1942 1 8 Naval base at Olongapo still in American hands WIREPHOTO front

Zg172 Image shows a ship or boat departing the Olongapo Naval Station and Yard. I certainly recognize the mountain peaks as indicated in one of the following image. Again this picture was used in 1941 in National News Papers to cover the war but it was shot earlier. Like the other image, this one was […]

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Zg171 7072-IV San Antonio, Zambales – Copy

Zg171 7072-IV San Antonio, Zambales – Copy

Zg171 image is a portion of the 1:50000 San Antonio map and it covers the Redondo Peninsular.

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Zg165

Zg165

Zg165. (-Pictures # 17, 19, 20, 26, 27, 28, 29 and #30) show images of houses or businesses, left and right of the Baloy main road, just outside the demolishment area that are not being demolished. These images are dated the 2nd and 24th Nov. 2022; picture #30 is dated the 13th Dec. 2022.

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Zg164

Zg164

Zg164.(-Pictures #23, 24 and 25) show further demolition, the guarded gate to the area and the demolition court order.

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Zg163

Zg163

Zg163. (Pictures #07, 08, 21 and #22) show the best house in the area also gets demolished in spite of displaying a sign with listing all the document they had filed in the past concerning this residence in Baloy Beach.

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Zg162

Zg162

Zg162. (-Pictures #10 to 18 minus #17). The date is the 2nd Nov. 2022 most of the houses are leveled and or razed and at one place they piled up some of the debris.

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