G̀apô is the local nickname for Olongapo, the city known for being the home of Subic Naval Base, where American sailors disembarked for R&R up until the U.S. military abruptly pulled out of the country in the 1990s.
A former mayor, Richard Gordon, is now serving in the Senate of the Philippines, after having been the nation’s Minister of Tourism.
G̀apô was notorious for the proliferation of “hostess” bars and abandoned Amerasian children. There have been many literary works and movies produced about the area and its place in the national psyche.
KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG
gapô: karupukan ng mga bagay, gaya ng kahoy na inaanay o babád sa tubig
