| Olongapo Naval Base Perimeter National Park | |
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
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| Location | Zambales, Philippines |
| Coordinates | 14°49′53″N120°17′01″E / 14.8314675°N 120.2835206°E |
| Area | 0.09 km² |
| Established | 1968 |
Olongapo Naval Base Perimeter National Park is a national park and protected area located in Zambales, Philippines. The park was established in 1968 and is approximately 0.09 square kilometers. [1]
Zambales, officially the Province of Zambales, is a province in the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. Its capital is Iba, which is located in the middle of the province. Olongapo is the largest city of the province wherein it is geographically located but politically independent.
USS Rainbow (AS-7) was the only ship in the United States Navy by that name. The ship was originally converted to a distilling ship in 1898, and then converted again in 1917 to a submarine tender.
Olongapo, officially the City of Olongapo, is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 260,317 people.
Subic, officially the Municipality of Subic, is a 1st class municipality in the province of Zambales, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 111,912 people.
The second USS Monterey was the sole Monterey-class monitor. Laid down by Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California, 20 December 1889, she was launched 28 April 1891, sponsored by Miss Kate C. Gunn. She was commissioned 13 February 1893.
Richard Juico Gordon is a Filipino lawyer and politician who most recently served as a Senator from 2016 to 2022, and previously from 2004 to 2010. He is the chairman and CEO of the Philippine Red Cross since 2004.
The Subic Special Economic and Freeport Zone, often shortened as Subic Bay or Subic, is a special economic zone and freeport area covering portions of the city of Olongapo and the town of Subic in Zambales, and the towns of Hermosa and Morong in Bataan in the Philippines. The relatively developed and fenced area is called the Subic Bay Freeport Zone (SBFZ).
Subic Bay is a bay on the west coast of the island of Luzon in the Philippines, about 100 kilometers (62 mi) northwest of Manila Bay. An extension of the South China Sea, its shores were formerly the site of a major United States Navy facility, U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay, now an industrial and commercial area known as the Subic Bay Freeport Zone under the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority.
Prostitution in the Philippines is illegal, although somewhat tolerated, with law enforcement being rare with regards to sex workers. Penalties range up to life imprisonment for those involved in trafficking, which is covered by the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003. Prostitution is available through bars, karaoke bars, massage parlors, brothels, street walkers, and escort services.
The Port of Subic Bay is in the Subic Bay Freeport Zone, the former U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay, on Subic Bay in the Philippines. It is one of the busiest, largest, historical and most important of ports in the Philippines. The Port is operated and managed by the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA).
USS Dewey (YFD-1) was a floating dry dock built for the United States Navy in 1905, and named for American Admiral George Dewey. The auxiliary floating drydock was towed to her station in the Philippines in 1906 and remained there until scuttled by American forces in 1942, to prevent her falling into the hands of the invading Japanese.
Regional Science High School III is a science high school situated in East Kalayaan, within the Subic Bay Freeport Zone, in Zambales province of the Philippines. Established in 1994, the school offers a specialized science and mathematics-oriented curriculum tailored for academically adept adolescents. RSHS III comprises a junior high school and a senior high school with a focus on the STEM strand. The student body primarily consists of residents from nearby cities and provinces, with the majority hailing from Olongapo City, Bataan, and Zambales.
Naval Base Subic Bay was a major ship-repair, supply, and rest and recreation facility of the Spanish Navy and subsequently the United States Navy located in Zambales, Philippines. The base was 262 square miles (680 km2), about the size of Singapore. The Navy Exchange had the largest volume of sales of any exchange in the world, and the Naval Supply Depot handled the largest volume of fuel oil of any navy facility in the world. The naval base was the largest overseas military installation of the United States Armed Forces, after Clark Air Base in Angeles City was closed in 1991. Following its closure in 1992, it was transformed into the Subic Bay Freeport Zone by the Philippine government.
James Leonard Tagle Gordon Sr. was the first mayor who transitioned from a mayor of Olongapo municipality to a mayor of Olongapo City, Philippines from December 30, 1963, to February 20, 1967. He was born on January 17, 1917, of an American Marine father, John Jacob Gordon, and a Filipina mother, Veronica Tagle y Bella.
The Battle of Olongapo was fought September 18–23, 1899, during the Philippine–American War. The battle featured both land and sea fighting, of which the objective was the destruction of the single Filipino artillery gun in Olongapo, a menace to American ships crossing the nearby sea.
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Olongapo City National High School is one of the biggest schools in Olongapo City, Philippines. It has an average population of 5,530 students. The main campus located in the central part of Olongapo City along Rizal Avenue, corner 14th Street, East Tapinac with a total service area of 18,993 square meters. It is more than 2.43 kilometers away from the Department of Education (DepEd) Division Office, Olongapo City to the main campus.
The Subic Spanish Gate, located at the corner of Dewey Avenue and Samson Road in the City of Olongapo, Zambales province, Philippines, was built in 1885 when the Spanish Navy authorized the construction of the Arsenal de Olongapo, after King Alfonso XII of Spain issued a royal decree declaring Subic Bay as a naval port in 1884.
The Roosevelt Protected Landscape, also known as Roosevelt Park, is a protected area in the Central Luzon region in the Philippines. It occupies an area of 786.04 hectares of grasslands and old-growth forest in northern Bataan province near Olongapo and the Subic Bay Freeport Zone. The park was established as Roosevelt National Park covering an area of 1,485 hectares on 30 March 1933 through Proclamation No. 567 signed by Governor-General Theodore Roosevelt Jr. In 1965, the national park was reduced to 1,334 hectares. On 23 April 2000, the park was reclassified as a protected landscape area and was further reduced to its present area of 786.04 hectares.
Jose Abad Santos Avenue (JASA), also known as the Olongapo–Gapan Road and the Gapan–San Fernando–Olongapo Road, is a two-to-thirteen-lane 118-kilometer (73 mi) major highway spanning the provinces of Bataan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, and Zambales in Central Luzon, Philippines. The highway is designated as National Route 3 (N3) of the Philippine highway network.