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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.
While the Subic Special Economic and Freeport Zone (as well as the agency responsible for the freeport zone's operations and management Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA)) shares a name with a nearby town, it covers portions of Olongapo and the town of Subic in Zambales, and Hermosa and Morong in Bataan. It covers a total area of 67,452 ...
Subic Bay's strategic location, sheltered anchorages, and deep water were first made known to the Europeans when the Mexico-born Spanish explorer Juan de Salcedo reported its existence to the Spanish authorities upon his return to Manila, after Salcedo arrived in Zambales to establish the Spanish crown, but it would be a number of years before the Spanish would consider establishing a base there.
Own work; Based on: Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (Slide 3) / Geodetic Engineers of Region 3, SBMA (Page 3) Author: Hariboneagle927, based from Hellerick's map (Philippines_location_map_(square).svg)
An aerial view of Cubi Point, and in the background, Naval Station Subic Bay. 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 km 2), about the size of Singapore. [1]
Subic Bay International Airport (IATA: SFS, ICAO: RPLB) serves as a secondary and diversion airport for Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Metro Manila and Clark International Airport in Pampanga. It also serves the immediate area of the Subic Bay Freeport Zone , the provinces of Bataan and Zambales , and the general area of Olongapo in the ...
Poverty incidence of Subic 10 20 30 40 2006 7.90 2009 11.49 2012 11.69 2015 18.89 2018 10.25 2021 31.29 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Beach Part of the town of Subic are within the jurisdiction of the Subic Freeport Zone which is managed by the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority. The revenue earned by the special economic zone is shared by seven ...
Location Developer/Operator Region de maganda Area (Hectares) Agrotex Gensan Economic Zone: Barrio Tambler, General Santos: Agrotex Commodities, Inc. R-XII: 11 AJMR Agro-Industrial Economic Zone: AJMR Port Complex, Km. 20 Tibungco, Davao City: AJMR Port Services Corporation: R-XI: 8.96 Balo-i Agro-Industrial Economic Zone: Brgy.