Olongapo City, Zambales, Philippines
Barangays of Olongapo City, in the Zambales Province, Philippines
Asinan •
Banicain •
Barreto •
East Bajac-bajac •
East Tapinac •
Gordon Heights •
Kalaklan •
Mabayuan •
New Cabalan •
New Ilalim •
New Kababae •
New Kalalake •
Old Cabalan •
Pag-asa •
Santa Rita •
West Bajac-bajac •
West Tapinac
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List of Municipalities in the Zambales province of the Philippines
Botolan
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Cabangan
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Candelaria
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Castillejos
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Iba (Capital)
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Masinloc
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Palauig
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San Antonio
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San Felipe
San Marcelino
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San Narciso
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Santa Cruz
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Subic
Cities in the Province of Zambales: Olongapo City
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Olongapo City,
Zambales Province, Philippines
- Olongapo City has a total of 17 barangays
- Registered Voters of Olongapo City as of (2010) = 110,469
- Population of Olongapo City (as of Aug 1, 2007) = 227,270
- Land Area of Olongapo City (as of 2007, in hectares) = 18,500
- Olongapo City is a 1st class City and Highly Urbanized.
- Olongapo City is in the Zambales province and within Region III in central Luzon.
Geography of Olongapo City, Zambales, Philippines
Olongapo City Land Area (as of 2007, in hectares)= 18,500
Location of Olongapo City, Zambales, Philippines
Olongapo City is in the province of Zambales in Region III in central Luzon.
History of Olongapo City, Zambales, Philippines
Olongapo was governed as a part of the United States naval reservation after World War II. Later in 1959 the reservation was converted into the municipality of Olongapo. The first mayor appointed was Mayor Geronimo, six years later on June 1, 1966, his successor Mayor James Leonard T. Gordon witnessed the conversion of the municipality into a chartered city that it is now.
Olongapo's story has a number of variations, but the most widely touted is the tale of a beloved chieftain by the name of Apo, who was beheaded and impaled on a bamboo pole in a small fishing village. His tribe was demoralised by his demise and the gruesome discovery, but this act rallied them to become more unified. Their lovely village on the shores of Subic Bay took its name from the event Ulo ng Apo, which translates as 'head of the chieftain'.
By the late 19th century, this small fishing village with its deep, protected natural harbour had attracted the attention of Spanish explorers, and was chosen as a port for their ships. Over time, the base developed as the headquarters for a sizable naval fleet and the site of a major shipyard.
From the time the Spanish arrived in Olongapo, the history of all of the Subic Bay area was shaped by foreign occupation. American forces took control of the region near the turn of the 20th century, establishing an important naval air station at Subic Bay. A few decades later, during WWII, Japanese forces occupied the facilities they found here, and utilised the shipyard to produce patrol boats.
Throughout the war and in the period following the end of WWII, the area experienced a growing military presence that required increasing numbers of civilian support staff, factors which contributed significantly to the local economy. The small provincial village of Olongapo had soon grown into a bustling community. By late 1959, after the US had turned the naval base over to the Philippine government, the village was elevated to municipality status. By 1966 Olongapo was declared a city, becoming the first area of central Luzon to become urbanised.
The city has continued to grow, and in recent years has begun to attract diving enthusiasts from around the world. The shipwrecks at the bottom of Subic Bay provide seemingly endless opportunities to explore the ruins of 27 ships, most of which sank during WWII. In addition, the variety of attractions and the natural beauty of the mountainous and jungle terrain continue to lure international tourists to the region. (this article verbatim from: http://www.hoteltravel.com/)
People of Olongapo City, Zambales, Philippines
- Olongapo City Population (as of Aug 1, 2007)= 227,270
- Olongapo City Registered Voters (2009)= 110,469
Elected Government Officials of Olongapo City, Zambales, Philippines
- Elected Government Officials of Olongapo City, Zambales, Philippines for the term of 2010-2013
- Mayor: James Juico Gordon Jr.
- Vice-Mayor: Rolen Calixto Paulino
- Councilors:
| POSITION | NAME | NICKNAME |
|---|---|---|
| MAYOR | James Juico Gordon Jr. | BONG |
| VICE-MAYOR | Cynthia Gregorio Cajudo | CYN |
| COUNCILORS | ||
| Gina Gulanes Perez | GINA | |
| John Carlos Gordon Delos Reyes | JC | |
| Rodel Sevilla Cerezo | SIR RODEL | |
| Marey Beth Daduya Marzan | BEBETH | |
| Lugerna Felizardo Lipumano | LUGIE | |
| Edwin Jadulco Piano | ED | |
| Angelito Wong Baloy | GIE | |
| Aquilino Yorac Cortez Jr. | JONG | |
| Anselmo Adamos Aquino | ELMO | |
| Elena Calma Dabu | ELLEN |
Barangay Elected Officials of Olongapo City, Zambales, Philippines for the term of 2010-2013
Businesses in Olongapo City, Zambales, Philippines
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- Businesses in Olongapo City
- The name of your business, address, phone number
- Blue Rock Resort & Dive Centre
- Baloy Long Beach
- Barrio Barretto, Olongapo, Philippines,
- Phone: +63.47.224.9042
- Blue Rock Resort by the beach, the perfecft backdrop to your Subic Bay vacation. Newly remodeled with recently upgraded rooms, the Blue Rock Resort offers you a casual and relaxing atmosphere along the pristine waters of Baloy Long Beach. The 24-hour poolside Sunset Bar & Restaurant is available for your dining and drinking pleasure.
Real Estate for Sale or Lease in Olongapo City, Zambales, Philippines
- Olongapo City Realty
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Churches, Mosques, or Places of Worship in Olongapo City, Zambales, Philippines
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Schools in Olongapo City, Zambales, Philippines
School year 2013-2014 starts June 3 and ends March 31, 2014, for public elementary and secondary schools. The school year will have 201 school days, of which 180 days are “nonnegotiable” student-teacher contact time.
The multisectoral Brigada Eskwela to prepare schools for the students’ return will be on May 21-26. Oplan Balik Eskwela will be from May 28 to June 8 while orientation on K to 12 for parents and other stakeholders will be on June 9.
Although private schools may deviate from the Department of Education (DepEd) calendar, they are enjoined not to start before June 3 and later than Aug 31.
School Year 2013-2014 in public elementary and high schools will start on June 3 and end on March 31, 2014 The name of your school in Olongapo City can be listed here. You can list it like this:
- Name of School. Private or Public. It can be an elementary school, high school, college.
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- Telephone Number
- Principal of the school
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- Olongapo National High School
- Olongapo City, Zambales, Philippines
- Barrio Barreto High School
- Olongapo City, Zambales, Philippines
- Gordon Height National High School
- Olongapo City, Zambales, Philippines
- Aura De Laurentus Business School
- Olongapo City, Zambales, Philippines
- Columban College
- Olongapo City, Zambales, Philippines
- Virgen Delos Remedios College
- Olongapo City, Zambales, Philippines
Economy of Olongapo City, Zambales, Philippines
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- January 2010: Olongapo City is tinkering around with the idea of becoming the country’s first Freeport zone similar to Hong Kong offering tax and duty-free privileges. Ayala Land Inc. (ALI) wants to go into business with the city with about 3 billion pesos to invest. This plan, if this goes through, will create much needed jobs for the residents of Olongapo and nearby communities.
Jobs in Olongapo City
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Natural Resources of Olongapo City, Zambales, Philippines
- Protect the environment
It is sad but true that as of the year 2012 the rivers of the Philippines continue to be the #1 Sewer Systems of the Philippines.
Protect & Save the Rivers. Do not let your sewer drain into the river. Your community can be the first to initiate this project.
Build your riverbank protection with a built-in gutter system. Reforest within Ten Years - Guaranteed!
Let us plant more trees in every barangay in the entire Philippines. It does not make any difference if the barangay is urban, partially urban or rural; we need more trees. Trees will prevent erosion, provide oxygen, prevent green house effect, and even a place of business for the shade tree mechanic.
The Philippines is a tropical country and practically anything will grow. The DENR has the planting trees project that goes on every year. Lots of picture taking for the media. Planting trees one by one is the "human" way of doing it. This individual planting of trees is good if done to "line" the roads and highways with trees or along fences or property divisions, or if you have a plantation.
To reforest the nation of the Philippines we have to plant trees the "mother nature" way. Sow the seeds during the rainy season. Go deep into "bald" forests and plant trees by sowing seeds. If there's not enough volunteers to do this, use the military helicopters to fly over the designated areas and sow the seeds.
Guaranteed within a few years, The Philippines will be lush again. >>Read More
We are using our rivers as our sewer system. If you ask a Filipino, "Are the Filipinos a clean people?" The answer is an automatic, "Yes!". However, the Filipinos are suffering from the same disease or attitude as most people do, and that is the "NIMBY" disease or "NIMBY" attitude. (NIMBY) Not In My Back Yard. So it is OK to dump my garbage and sewer there. Not mine! Someone else will take care of it.
This attitude is killing our rivers. Your great-grandparents, grandparents or parents were once proud to tell the stories of how they enjoyed swimming in the river behind your house or nearby. However, you can't say the same or tell the same stories to your kids or grand kids. Why? Because your generation is killing the river.
Contact:
- Secretary Ramon J. P. Paje
- Department of Environment and Natural Resources
- Visayas Avenue, Diliman, 1100 Quezon City, Philippines
- +63-2-929-6626
- osec@denr.gov.ph
We have so much water in the Philippines and yet very little to drink.
Instead of relying too much on Diesel fuel and Coal to generate the majority of Philippine's Electrical energy Supply, we can concentrate more on renewable and sustainable source of energy such as: Hydro Power, Solar Power, and Wind Power. We have too many black outs.
Tourists Attractions of Olongapo City, Zambales, Philippines
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Festivals, Fiestas and Traditions of Olongapo City, Zambales, Philippines
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- Carabao Festival
- Date: May 14 - Location: Angono, Rizal
- Farmers pay tribute to their patron saints; a procession of carabao carts bearing a myriad local produce is held; prizes are awarded to the strongest and most beautifully decorated carabaos.
- Date: May 14 Location: Pulilan, Bulacan
- Hundreds of festively adorned carabaos are paraded by their farmer-owners on the street leading to the church; there the carabaos are made to kneel down as a homage to San Isidro de Labrado, the patron saint of farmers.
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Olongapo City, Zambales, Philippines supports Philippine Cycling
Philippine Cycling is about cycling in the Philippnes. Philippine Cycling helps promote bike races, cycling clubs, bicycle tours, and the development of bicycle trails. Activities are coordinated with bike shops and cycling clubs throughout the Philippines to promote the fun of riding bikes. Philippine Cycling will be coordinating events with tour of Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. Road biking and mountain bikings will be promoted by Philippine Cycling.
Cycling Activity to Participate In
Tour de Zamboanga 2013: From the 11th of July, 2013 to the 14th of July, 2013. A four day 540 kilometer bicycle race for Charity!
- Due to the road constructions going on in the route of the Tour, we are eliminating the road bikes from this race.
- This is a (Non-Roadbike) individual bicycle race. Everybody is welcome in this race. The more the merrier. Racers who skip a stage will not be allowed to continue. Everybody who finishes the race and does not skip a stage is a winner.
The race starts at the port municipality of Liloy, Zamboanga del Norte and rests in the historical city of Zamboanga del Norte, Dapitan City to end the first stage. The following day the race will continue from Dapitan City to Pagadian City to end the second stage. The 3rd stage will be from Pagadian to Ipil. And finally culminate with the final stage from Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay to Zamboanga City.
Prizes for the Winners and Participants of Tour de Zamboanga
- 80 PRIZES in all to be Given Away. OVER ₱ 782,000.00 pesos in Prizes
- Grand Prize: The overall (liloy, dapitan, pagadian, ipil, zamboanga) first 15 finishers will be based on the overall accumulated time it took to finish the 4 stage race. The racer must finish all stages to qualify for the grand prize.
- The racer with the best accumulated time wins the championship. 1st:50K, 2nd:30K, 3rd:20K, 4th:15K, 5th:10K, 6th:9.5K, 7th:9K, 8th:8.5K, 9th:8K, 10th:7.5K, 11th:7K, 12th:6.5, 13th:6K, 14th:5.5K, 15th:5K
- Every stage has a winner. Prizes will be presented to the first 3 racers to win each stage. 1st:20K, 2nd:15K, 3rd:10K, 4th:6.5K, 5th:6K, 6th:5.5K, 7th:5K, 8th:4.5K, 9th:4K, 10th:3.5K, 11th:3K, 12th:2.5K, 13th:2K, 14th:1.5K, 15th:1K
- The winner of each stage keeps the prize money even if he/she can't continue with the race because of injury or other reasons. But because the racer skipped a stage he/she will not be allowed to continue with the race.
- Besides the Open Category, There are three (3) other competitive categories: (Women; Under 16 years old; 50 years old and over. Prizes for these categories are as follows: 25K 1st, 20K 2nd, 15K 3rd, 10K 4th, 5K 5th. Each Category gets a prize. Prizes given only to finishers of all 4 stages for these 3 categories.
- Finishers of all the 4 stages get a certificate of completion and a refund of their 1,000.00 peso registration fee. If a racer skips a stage he or she is will not be allowed to continue the race. Every finisher of the Tour de Zamboanga is a WINNER!
First Bicycle Race to cover the entire Zamboanga Peninsula
- Due to the election complications in the Zamboanga peninsula, the tour has been postponed to July 11 - July 14 of 2013.
Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Sibugay, and Zamboanga City.
- First Stage - July 11, 2013 (Thursday): Liloy to Dapitan City
- 143 Kilometers: This stage of the race does not have many hilly terrains. It will be mostly flat. The roads are cemented.
- Second Stage - July 12, 2013(Friday): Dapitan City to Pagadian City
- 128 Kilometers: The second stage will be more challenging as there will be more hills to climb. About 40% of the terrain will be hilly. It will be on the Osmena Hwy which is almost completely cemented. There are only a few kilometers that are still under construction.
- Third Stage - July 13, 2013 (Saturday): Pagadian City to Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay
- 139 Kilometers: The race from pagadian to Ipil will prove to be a grueling race specially the first 35 kilometers. The first 35 kilometers is about 80% uphill battle.
- Fourth Stage - July 14, 2013 (Sunday): Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay to Divisoria, Zamboanga City
- 130 Kilometers: There are three challenging parts to this section of the race. First challenge is the uphill climb from the border of zamboanga sibugay to the border of zamboanga city (barangay of licomo). After that is the twisty uphill in the barangay of Tigbalabag and finally the quiniput tuktukalaw climb. Then it will be a downhill race to the finish at the barangay of Divisoria.
All Philippine Cyclers are invited to participate in the open bicycle race. It is for a great charitable cause: Project BOSS - Brotherhood Operation Sweet Smile
- Total Distance to be traveled: 540 kilometers or 338 miles - Visit our WebPage
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