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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Zo957. The Philippines was the host country in for the 2019 South East Asia Games. The games were conducted in several different venues including Subic Bay. This view is from the Burgos St., across the Remy Sports Field in the direction, towards the main gate. I believe the running track was redone, and the spectator seats were replaced and this time there is a cover against the elements. It was built by the new Management of the former Subic Bal Naval Base, now the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA). For your orientation you can see the first, not the new SM Mall which is located in Olongapo, just across the main gate bridge.
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Zo956. The Philippines was the host country in for the 2019 South East Asia Games. The games were conducted in several different venues including Subic Bay. This Subic Gym building is located along the Aguinaldo St., our sailor’s former Liberty Route to the main gate. It was built by the new Management, the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) after the Subic Bal Naval Base was returned to the Philippine Authority. This building is located on the Remy Sports Field and was renovated for these 2019 Games.
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Zo952. (#3) This is the intersection of Del Pilar St., going off to the right towards the former Marmot Hotel in Barretto and the National Highway. The project here is to put large culverts in, under and across the National Highway from the inland side to the bay side, that must be part of the highway widening project. That is about time, rain and flood drainage has become a problem here, at this intersection, in the last few year.
Apparently, the new hotel Denito sign is being moved, maybe just temporarily because of the widening and drainage project. That building at right is the new Rico’s Restaurant; it seems to be popular with local and tourists alike.
Across the street in 1990 at that corner used to be the Pirate Coves Bar and next to it the Iron Butterfly Bar, very personal memories there. This corner has changed a lot since those days.
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Zo951. (#2) This is the intersection of Jolo St. (where I live but on the other end it is higher there), and Riza Street in Barretto. We are looking up Rizal St. towards the bay. This is a city project. Better drainage ditches are going to be installed and the road is going to be raised apparently. What will that do to the house at right? This intersection has been flooded frequently at heavy rain, maybe 2 feet high or deep. That high building at left is new and is an addition the Olongapo City jail that has been there forever. The vendor stalls that were on either side of Rizal St. there are gone now and maybe forever.
For your orientation, about 100 feet to the right of the photographer, up the Jolo St. was the house Alan Yu had rented for a few years, we had the Hashers home there a few times.
Ahead, at left, about 60 feet is a sign that says Talipapa; to you SRF Divers, that is where Rick Crane had rented his house and we had a few parties there in the 1988-91 days. The owner had built a building there to attract venders but nobody came. But apparently some came now and this sign was erected. Talipapa, if I translate it right, means a small village market that what the area on Rizal St. was called when all the vendors where there.
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Zo950. (#1) This picture is front of the Johansson, that used to be the Midnight Rambler on the inland side of the National Highway. They been working on widening the National Highway for about 2 years. The project also includes drainage ditches. The problem is the city did not take the actual width of the highway in consideration when they approved building permits. Many buildings had to modify and access by customers in the future may be difficult.
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