This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages)
|
Subic | |
---|---|
Subic Special Economic and Freeport Zone | |
Coordinates: 14°48′25″N 120°17′13″E / 14.807°N 120.287°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Central Luzon |
Provinces | Bataan and Zambales |
City and municipalities | Bataan Zambales |
Established | March 13, 1992 |
Government | |
• Chairperson and administrator | Eduardo Aliño |
ZIP code | 2222 |
IDD : area code | +63 47 |
Catholic diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Balanga (Hermosa and Morong, Bataan) Roman Catholic Diocese of Iba (Olongapo and Subic, Zambales) |
Website | mysubicbay |
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.[3][4] 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), a sub-agency under the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA). The harbor faces the Zambales Mountains to the west and Subic Bay opens to the South China Sea.