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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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In Olongapo, the city adjacent to the core of the former base, ex-U.S. servicemen who have settled in the area hang out at the bar and clubhouse of the American Legion veterans organization.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

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

Nevertheless, David Fischer, a 30-year American expatriate and head of a business association in Olongapo, says he has detected greater acceptance among the general public.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 15, 2015

In the latest case, Philippine police and witnesses said Pemberton and Laude, 26, met at a disco bar in Olongapo city on Oct.

From Washington Times Oct. 22, 2014

U. S. N., capture of Spanish garrison at Olongapo, 44 Collins, Robert, war correspondent, round robin incident, 219 “Colonization, we blundered into,” Taft, 44, 291; apotheosis of, 486–490 Commerce, 604 et seq.

From The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 by James H. Blount

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