One of our load port in Japan is Tobata City located in Kyushu island in the southwest part of Kanmon Strait. The city is one of the factory site of Nippon Steel, one of the Japanese steel company that export steel products to the Philippines. We loaded Tin plate coils here for Manila and for the Del Monte Plant in Bugo, Cagayan de Oro City in the Philippines.
The Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) is a 94-kilometere (58 miles) four-lane expressway north of Manila, in the Philippines. Its southern terminus is at the Subic Bay Freeport Zone in Zambales, it passes through the Clark Freeport Zone in two interchanges: Clark North and Clark South. The expressway is linked to the North Luzon Expressway through the Mabalacat (Mabiga) Interchange, and it's northern terminus is at Brgy. Amucao in Tarlac City, Tarlac. Construction on the expressway began in April 2005, and opened to the public three years later.
Approaching Clark Freeport Zone
Left SCTEX and proceeding to Mabiga Exit and Mabig Spur Road.
SCTEX Tollgate at Mabiga, leading to Mabiga Spur Road connecting SCTEX to NLEX
MacArthur Highway at Barangay Mabiga, Mabalacat City.
Driving from Angeles City to Subic Freeport Zone via NLEX and SCTEX
Driving on north-bound lane of NLEX (North Luzon Expressway)
Now leaving NLEX (North Luzon Expressway) to access Mabiga Spur Road which connects to SCTEX (Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway)
Mabiga Spur Road leading to SCTEX and MacArthur Highway
Mabiga Spur Road
Oh .....I slept from Mabiga to these area of SCTEX
View of Zambales
Zambales mountains
Approaching Tipo Road Tollgate
End of Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway
Tipo Road Toll Plaza
At Tipo Road bound for Subic
End of Tipo Subic Road
Now entering the Subic Freeport Zone
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View of downtown area of Olongapo City.
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Compilation of Photos of Subic Bay Freeport Zone
The BRP Gregorio del Pilar, the biggest and the newest Philippine Navy warship. A former
US Coast Guard WHEC vessel built in 1968. (Our newest warship kasi.... most of our warship
were either Korean War vintage or 2nd world war vintage vessels.
A US Navy ship.
At the astern (at the back) of BRP Gregorio del Pilar were US Naval ships.
Our nuclear submarine on stand-by at Subic incase of PRC Chinese agression.
(kunwari lang atin ang submarine na iyan)
A library ship owned by Christian Born-again Church
A US Navy ship at Alava wharf.
Subic Bay Freeport Zone
USS Olympia a nuclear-powered submarine.
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