# Subic Bay Naval Base

Olongapo, Philippines · industrial · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `n-ab861445eb` · release 2026-10-21

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## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | built | none |
| Strategy | redevelop | none |
| New use | civic, education, healthcare, industrial, logistics, retail | none |
| Redeveloper | Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Zoning change | Converted Subic Bay Naval Base into Subic Special Economic and Freeport Zone (Republic Act No. 7227 (Bases Conversion and Development Act of 1992)) | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Entitlement year | 1992 | none |
| Planning notes | Approved by Philippine Congress. | none |

## Parties

- Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) — developer

## Timeline

- 1992: U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay decommissioned
- 1992: Philippine Congress passed Republic Act 7227 converting the base to Subic Special Economic and Freeport Zone
- 1994: Subic International Raceway opened
- 1996: Hosted 4th APEC Leaders' Summit
- 2010: Subic International Raceway closed
- 2024: Inauguration of phase 4 expansion at Subic Techno Park

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

The Subic Special Economic and Freeport Zone, often shortened as Subic Bay or Subic, is a special economic zone and freeport area covering portions of the city of Olongapo and the town of Subic in Zambales, and the towns of Hermosa and Morong in Bataan in the Philippines. The relatively developed and fenced area is called the Subic Bay Freeport Zone (SBFZ).
The economic zone was the location of U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay, until the latter's decommissioning in 1992. The SBFZ is operated and managed by the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA).

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subic_Special_Economic_and_Freeport_Zone

## Sources

- Subic Special Economic and Freeport Zone — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subic_Special_Economic_and_Freeport_Zone

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Subic Bay Naval Base, Olongapo, Philippines." Record n-ab861445eb, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/industrial/philippines/olongapo-subic-bay-naval-base/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_olongaposubicbaynavalbase,
  title = {Subic Bay Naval Base, Olongapo, Philippines},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/industrial/philippines/olongapo-subic-bay-naval-base/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-ab861445eb, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.