Subic Bay Freeport (SBF), otherwise known as SBMA, is located southwest of the Luzon Island in the Philippines. It is sandwiched by the Zambales Mountain Range at the east and the Subic Bay at the west. It is northwest of the Bataan Peninsula and southwest of the Zambales Province.
Subic Bay Freeport is about 110 kilometers north of Manila. Manila Bay and the Bataan Peninsula separate SBF from Manila. The mountain ranges around the Subic Bay area and the deep natural harbor provide excellent and protected anchorage. In addition, these features make SBF safe from typhoons, as well as from the devastating effects of the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo last June 15, 1991.
Like the rest of the country, it has two seasons: Dry, from November to May. Rainy, from June to October. The climate is without extremes. Average temperature is about 26 degrees Celsius. And about this time of the year, we should enjoy the “pleasantly cool” climate at the mountains.
It’s been quite a while since we went to Subic. We used to go to Subic every summer on late 1990’s up to early 2000’s. Somehow, the kids got tried. =)
Anyway, for those who doesn’t know the way to Subic Bay, I took some pictures on the road on our way to Subic Bay last Sept 27.
From the entry point at North Luzon Expressway toll gate at Balintawak, it should take about 2 hours to reach the famous freeport
Directions and more pictures will be posted later.
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