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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- An inlet of the South China Sea off west-central Luzon, Philippines, west of Manila Bay. A US naval base established here in 1901 was held by the Japanese from 1942 to 1945. It was turned over to the Philippine government in 1992.
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Next chapter: What was the "final straw" for the Philippines in deciding not to renew the US military base leases at Clark Air Force Base and Subic Bay in 1986? hint: HIV/AIDS Meets Trident Submarines and B-2 bombers.
Richard Walden: Somalia: Henry Kissinger and Me, Circa 1980 Richard Walden 2011
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In 1992, the Philippines closed the U.S.'s giant Vietnam War-era bases at Subic Bay and Clark Field, a move that many Filipinos saw as a way of breaking with the country's past.
Philippine Leader Touts U.S.'s Asia Role James Hookway 2012
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Next chapter: What was the "final straw" for the Philippines in deciding not to renew the US military base leases at Clark Air Force Base and Subic Bay in 1986? hint: HIV/AIDS Meets Trident Submarines and B-2 bombers.
Richard Walden: Somalia: Henry Kissinger and Me, Circa 1980 Richard Walden 2011
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The Brazilian miner is developing alternatives to handle China-bound cargo before the lift of the ban, including newly established iron-ore distribution operations in Philippines' Subic Bay port, as it seeks to transfer China-bound iron ore to smaller vessels from its supersized ships.
Vale Sees Asia Demand Boosting Iron-Ore Sales Joanne Chiu 2012
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On May 7th, the ships were allowed into Subic Bay.
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On May 7th, the ships were allowed into Subic Bay.
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On May 7th, the ships were allowed into Subic Bay.
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On May 7th, the ships were allowed into Subic Bay.
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On May 7th, the ships were allowed into Subic Bay.
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On May 7th, the ships were allowed into Subic Bay.
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