Olongapo’s delayed independence
July 4, 2018 | Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority | trivia
While the Philippines as a whole was granted independence by the United States of America on July 4, 1946 (celebrated annually as the Philippine-American Friendship Day), the same was not true for Olongapo City, which remained under the direct administration of the United States Naval Reservation. For years, the Commanding Officer of the Naval Base Read More