Why did Subic naval base close?
After a dispute over rent for the property and growing resentment over a spate of bad behavior by American personnel stationed at Subic, the Philippine government told the Navy to leave. The U.S. closed the facility in 1992.
Is US Navy going back to Subic Bay?
THE United States will not return to its former naval base in Subic Bay in the Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte said. ... Duterte also said that the Filipino nation claims its rightful place in the community of sovereign states, adding that his administration is bent on pursuing an independent foreign policy.