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253:, through the Bataan Shipping and Engineering Company or BASECO. In the late 1970s, the urban poor population were resettled by the Marcos administration to give space for a possible international seaport. Baseco was formally declared a barangay (Barangay 649, Zone 68) in the 1980s. Following the
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People settled in an area within Baseco which would later be designated as "Block 40". At least 39 other blocks would be established. By 1999, Baseco attained full access to electricity. On
February 12, 2002, then-President
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In July 2021, BaseCommunity, a housing project of the Manila city government in the compound, was inaugurated.
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The Baseco
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which is frequented by some Manila residents despite dangerous levels of
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the property and the urban poor population began to resettle the area.
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Baseco consists of
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of 1986, the national government under Marcos' successor
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and is designated as "Barangay 649, Zone 68" of the
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422:Aravilla, Jose (September 19, 2001).
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1542:San Lazaro Tourism and Business Park
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1462:Bonifacio High Street
1355:Bonifacio Global City
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1263:South Signal Village
1243:San Martin de Porres
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1507:Greenfield District
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1713:Smokey Mountain
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1685:University Belt
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1253:Santo NiƱo
1238:San Isidro
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1660:Divisoria
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459:April 11,
433:August 7,
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279:Geography
219:Port Area
185:Time zone
1729:See also
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1380:Bay City
1283:Tuktukan
1198:Napindan
1193:Moonwalk
1188:Merville
1136:Don Galo
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1008:Palasan
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915:Socorro
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870:Payatas
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1430:Other
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973:Bignay
865:Pansol
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717:Malate
707:Ermita
661:Taguig
596:Makati
223:Manila
203:Baseco
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126:Region
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1434:areas
1278:Tambo
1268:Sucat
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190:UTC+8
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