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Today, June 1, is a milestone event in Olongapo, a coastal first class and highly urbanized city which has to date nearly 261,000 population in its 17 barangays.
It was an apocalyptic occasion for residents of a former US Naval Reservation territory which, seven years earlier, was belatedly granted independence by the Americans and turned over to the Philippine government.Some Zambales officials tried to prevent the metamorphosis because Olongapo served as the milking cow of the provincial capital as it enjoyed a booming economy, mainly due to the US base presence.
His father, New York-born John Jacob Gordon, was an American Marine, while his mother, Veronica Tagle, was a Filipina. He could have chosen to be a US citizen but he chose Filipino citizenship.Residents went out on the streets to celebrate and watch a joint civic-military parade with the participation of the US Navy.
Olongapo residents today might not be as ecstatic compared to the atmosphere 58 years ago, but they will not forget the legacy of the late James L. Gordon Sr. who strived to pave the way for what the city is now.
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