Human Security and Olongapo Residents’ Nostalgia for the US Subic Base

Olongapo City was economically dependent on the US naval station in Subic from the postwar years until 1991 when the Philippine Senate decided to remove it without local consultation. Thisarticle aims to fill in gaps in the overseas US basing literature by exploring grassroots sentiments in Olongapo...

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Main Author: See, Karl Gerrard
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Published: Archīum Ateneo 2022
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spelling ph-ateneo-arc.phstudies-11132024-08-07T03:42:03Z Human Security and Olongapo Residents’ Nostalgia for the US Subic Base See, Karl Gerrard Olongapo City was economically dependent on the US naval station in Subic from the postwar years until 1991 when the Philippine Senate decided to remove it without local consultation. Thisarticle aims to fill in gaps in the overseas US basing literature by exploring grassroots sentiments in Olongapo and the reasons behind them. Theinterviews and survey show that many residents are nostalgic about Subic Base and amenable to its hypothetical return to the city. Factors behind this nostalgia are stunted economic growth, adjustments to post-base life, American ties, security concerns, and disagreement with government goals.KEYWORDS: US BASES • OLONGAPO CITY • MILITARY BASES • PUBLIC OPINION • HUMAN SECURITY 2022-03-30T07:00:00Z text application/pdf https://archium.ateneo.edu/phstudies/vol70/iss1/3 https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/phstudies/article/1113/viewcontent/Human_20Security_20and_20Olongapo_20Residents_E2_80_99_20_5Bvol._2070_20no._201_20_282022_29_2045_E2_80_9384_5D.pdf Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints Archīum Ateneo
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description Olongapo City was economically dependent on the US naval station in Subic from the postwar years until 1991 when the Philippine Senate decided to remove it without local consultation. Thisarticle aims to fill in gaps in the overseas US basing literature by exploring grassroots sentiments in Olongapo and the reasons behind them. Theinterviews and survey show that many residents are nostalgic about Subic Base and amenable to its hypothetical return to the city. Factors behind this nostalgia are stunted economic growth, adjustments to post-base life, American ties, security concerns, and disagreement with government goals.KEYWORDS: US BASES • OLONGAPO CITY • MILITARY BASES • PUBLIC OPINION • HUMAN SECURITY
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author See, Karl Gerrard
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Human Security and Olongapo Residents’ Nostalgia for the US Subic Base
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title Human Security and Olongapo Residents’ Nostalgia for the US Subic Base
title_short Human Security and Olongapo Residents’ Nostalgia for the US Subic Base
title_full Human Security and Olongapo Residents’ Nostalgia for the US Subic Base
title_fullStr Human Security and Olongapo Residents’ Nostalgia for the US Subic Base
title_full_unstemmed Human Security and Olongapo Residents’ Nostalgia for the US Subic Base
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