Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Olongapo ([ʔoˌloːŋ.ɡɐˈpo]), officially the City of Olongapo (Filipino: Lungsod ng Olongapo; Ilocano: Siudad ti Olongapo; Sambal: Siyodad nin Olongapo; Kapampangan: Lakanbalen/Ciudad ning Olongapo), is a highly urbanized city in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 260,317 ...
Blakdyak was born Joey Amoto Formaran on July 25, 1969, in Olongapo, Zambales. His American serviceman-father (who was once stationed in U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay in Olongapo where he met Joey's mother) is of Jamaican descent.
13 May 1969: Libacao, Aklan: 18 (all tribesmen) A tribal village was attacked and looted by rival tribesmen armed with jungle knives. [68] Tarlac incident 8 October 1969 Between Capas, and Camp O'Donnell, Tarlac. 10 (civilian security guards of the US Naval radio station, driver) Victims were shot while on their transport vehicle. [69]
The Philippines is archipelagic country in Southeast Asia, located in the northwest Pacific Ocean. It consists of 7,641 islands. It consists of 7,641 islands. The country is known to be "the most exposed country in the world to tropical storms", with about twenty tropical cyclones entering the Philippine area of responsibility each year.
November 11: . In the nationwide general elections held, incumbents Pres. Marcos and Vice Pres. Lopez are reelected in their respective positions, with the former as the first (and the last in electoral history) to win for a second full term as president [1] in the presidential elections and the latter elected to a third full term as Vice President of the Philippines.
Olongapo and its 9,000 Filipino residents remained under United States Navy administration when the remainder of the Philippines became independent on 4 July 1946. [9] Olongapo and the bridge leading to NS Subic Bay, 1981. Construction of Naval Air Station Cubi Point began during the Korean War. The town of Banicain was demolished to build the ...
James Leonard Tagle Gordon Sr. (January 17, 1917 – February 20, 1967) 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.
During the Korean War, Admiral Arthur W. Radford, Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet saw the need for a naval air station at Cubi Point. It was a rugged and jungle-covered finger of land 3 miles (4.8 km) from Subic Naval Base.