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Olongapo

American  
[oh-lawng-guh-poh] / oʊˌlɔŋ gəˈpoʊ /

noun

  1. a port in the Philippines, on SW Luzon.


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Still, “the Philippines being involved in war and of course Olongapo being in the middle of it…it’s a little unsettling.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

She helped build basketball courts with the Clippers and the Manny Pacquiao Foundation throughout the Philippines, including in her family’s ancestral home, Olongapo.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2023

The organisation first set up a children's home for girls back in the 1970s near the port city of Olongapo, once home to a large American naval base.

From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2022

But many in Olongapo today hope the incident won’t deter from the prospect of a revamped American presence at Subic and the U.S. dollars that would come with it.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 2, 2017

A visit to the rancherias near Subig and Olongapo concluded the investigation.

From Negritos of Zambales by William Allan Reed

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