Subic Bay – Page 68 – 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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Zf519. These are the bridges of the 4 lane Subic Expressway over the Jadjad River and Valley. I turned around here. (079) this is one of 19 images of continuing my walk along the SBFZ fence from Bangal to the Subic Bay Express Way bridges over the Jadjad River Bridges. Here too, people are living […]

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Zf509. The Subic Bay Naval Station Boat #1, it was provided by William Cooper in the Facebook Group “I remember Subic Naval Station”. https://www.facebook.com/groups/subicnavalbase

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Zf505. This is the George Dewey High School Globe standing in front of the school buildings complex, 2022-01-18.

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Zf508. This is the entrance to the former GDHS grounds; the new education boss is the Manila Times College.

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Zf507. This is the 2016 dedicated Memorialized Plaque, standing in front of the GDHS Globe. It is available in high resolution with this URL, click here:

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Zf506. This is Google Earth image of the former George Dewey High School area in SBFZ, 2022-01-18. Note the new Subic Tipo Express Way going around the school. I marked in the location of the former Navy Exchange and Commissary Building for your orientation. So much has been added, built or changed from our Navy […]

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Zf488. Image 057 & 058 are of the only public beach in barangay Barretto called Driftwood Beach. It was closed most of this year 2021. During this Oct.-Dec. time frame it opened, so you see cars of visitors to the beach. The other picture shows part of the beach, Subic Bay, Grande Island and a […]

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Zf487. Image 053 & 054 show a brand new bridge over the Matain River with no roads leading to it or departing from it. So, I jokingly said to myself, ah, the bridge to nowhere. This bridge is located about 5 km inland from the Zambales National Highway, up the Matain River, just passed the […]

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Zf494. This is one of 5 pictures that show the remains of the U.S. Navy Pier at the barangay (village or barrio) Barretto in Olongapo City at the shore of Subic Bay. The picture numbers are 101, 103, 104, 105 & 107. The pier was built in 1945 when this area was called Maquinaya, from […]

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Zf493. Images 098, 099 & 100 were shot on the 11th Nov. 2021 and almost on time but I was about 41 minutes late. The Returned Services League Australia, Subic Bay Branch remembered the important date of world history, the end of WWI and the beginning of WWII. They held it in the back of […]