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Olongapo
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Olongapo, officially the City of Olongapo and often referred to as Olongapo City, is a highly urbanized city in the Philippines. Located in the province of Zambales but governed independently from the province, along with the town/municipality of Subic, it comprises Metro Olongapo, one of the twelve metropolitan areas in the Philippines. According to popular legend, there once was a group of warring tribes who lived in the area in, a wise old man, seeing the perils of disunity, exerted great effort toward uniting the warring tribes. There were, however, some who opposed his idea. After a long search, the old body was found. It is said that the tribesmen launched search parties to locate the head of the man, to the Sambal. These efforts proved to be futile, and the search was called off. A young boy, however, vowed to himself that he would not stop searching until he found the elders head and he searched for weeks, but found nothing. Then, one day, he chanced upon what appeared to be the old mans head, the boy ran back to his people crying, Olo nin apo. Olo nin apo. running hysterically from house to house and village to village, the phrase stuck, and that, according to legend, is how the area got its name, Olongapo. To this day, the old mans head acts as a symbol of the unity in what is now a modern city. Britain ruled the Philippines from 1762 to 1764, the British invasion of the Philippines was the first challenge to Spains control of the archipelago after 191 years of rule. The Royal Navy and British Army joined with the East India Company in Madras to capture Spains Asian colony, in conjunction with the attack against Spains key possession in the Americas, Havana, both settlements were successfully seized. The capital was looted, a galleon was seized, and the British commanders imposed a ransom of four million dollars upon the Spaniards, the enormous sums in prize money and valuables seized mainly benefited the commanders. In 1868, a Spanish military expedition was dispatched to study the possibility of relocating the Cavite Naval Station in Subic Bay due to its unhealthy condition, Spanish King Alfonso XII through a Royal Decree made Subic Bay as Spain’s stronghold in the Far East in 1884. Vice Admiral Juan Bautista de Antiquiera made Olongapo a settlement for the Spanish Navy, on March 8,1885, the Spanish Naval commission authorized construction of the Arsenal in Olongapo. The Spanish planned to make their station, and the village of Olongapo an island. The Spanish Navy Yard occupied the area east of the Spanish Gate
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DWSB-FM
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DWSB89.5 FM Subic Bay Radio is a public radio facility of the Philippine Broadcasting Service. The stations studio and transmitter are located in Subic Bay Freeport Zone, established by the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority jointly with Philippine Broadcasting Service,89. Music content is Adult Contemporary, Top 40 and Original Pilipino Music, on 2010, the stations live streaming was in full operation to serve the listeners online here and especially those abroad. Right now it is the local radio station in Olongapo City. During Fridays the stations playlist will only consist contemporary hits from the 70s, 80s,89.5 FM Subic Bay Radio on Facebook 89.5 FM Subic Bay Radio on Twitter Subic Bay Freeport
