3. Bulacan
Bulacan is noted as the land of heroes,
beautiful women, progressive cooperatives, small
and medium-scale industries.
It is also known for excellent
craftsmanship in making jewelries, leather crafts,
buntal hats, pyrotechnics, bone in-laid furniture
and garments.
Bulacan also has emerged into a reputable resort
haven of Luzon.
Just a few minutes north of Manila by
car, Bulacan resorts provide an accessible and
welcome respite from the pressures of city life.
4. • The first phase of the Philippine Revolution
ended with the signing of the Pact of Biak-na-
Bato in San Miguel in 1897 between the Filipinos
and the Spaniards, after which Aguinaldo was
exiled to Hong Kong.
• The second phase saw the drafting of the
constitution of the first Philippine Republic by
the Malolos Congress at Barasoain Church in
1898. The subsequently established republic had
its capital at Malolos until President Emilio
Aguinaldo transferred it to San Isidro, Nueva
Ecija in 1899 when the Filipino-American broke
out.
• When the Americans established a civil
government in the Philippines, they held the first
election in the country in the town of Baliuag
on May 6, 1899. Bulacan is the home province of
heroes like Francisco Baltazar (Balagtas),
"The Prince of Filipino Poets", Marcelo H. Del
Pilar, "The Great Propagandist" and Gregorio
del Pilar, "The Hero of Tirad Pass".
5. Climate
Like the rest of Central Luzon, Bulacan's climate
consists of two pronounced seasons: dry from
November to April and wet for the rest
of the year.
6. Language and Dialect
The language used in the province is
predominantly Tagalog. Other dialects
used by the townsfolk are Waray, Ilocano,
Bicolano and Kapampangan.
7. Major Industries
The province of Bulacan is veering
away from being an agricultural
area to an industrialized one.
Its proximity to Manila gives it the
advantage as a favored site of
industrial establishment including
leather tanning, cement bag
making, ceramic textiles, food
processing, shoe making, and
many others.
The majority in the rural areas,
however, are still dependent on
agriculture for their livelihood. Rice
is the principal crop, followed by
corn, vegetables and fruits.
14. Pampanga
• Pampanga is best known for its cuisine— a
rich blending of many racial influences
(Malay, Chinese, Spanish) adapted to
indigenous resources of land and water—
and for the culinary expertise that its people
proudly exhibit, earning for the province the
appellation, “The Culinary Center of the
Philippines.”
• No other people in this country are so
palatably profuse in serving the fruits of their
labor in celebration of not only the positive
events in their lives (such as marriages,
births, reunions, good harvests, and
victories) but even life-challenging episodes
(to honor the dead or to recall the lessons of
defeat or calamity).
15. History
• The earliest settlers of this province already called their thriving
communities Pampanga, after the river (that the Spanish colonizers only
later named as the Rio Grande de la Pampanga) on the banks (pampang
literally means “river bank”) of which the first Kapampangans (pioneering
Malays and Indonesians) established and nurtured their way of life,
industry, government— in short, civilization.
• During the Spanish regime Pampanga was already considered as one of
the richest Philippine provinces. Even Manila and surrounding regions were
then very much dependent on Pampanga’s agricultural, fishery, and
forestry products as well as on the supply of skilled workers and breed of
courageous, intelligent, spiritual, and artistic nation builders.
• Up to this day, Pampanga—the place, its people, and their passions—
continue to make an indelible mark on the country’s unfolding social,
cultural, and economic tapestry.
16. • The inhabitants of Pampanga
are generally referred to as
Kapampangans (alternatively
spelled Capampañgan),
Pampangos, or Pampangueños.
People
17. Climate
The province of Pampanga has two distinct climates, rainy and dry.
The rainy or wet season normally begins in May and runs through
October, while the rest of the year is the dry season. The warmest
period of the year occurs between March and April, while the coolest
period is from December through February.
18. Major Industry
• Farming and fishing are the two main
industries of the province. Major products
include rice, corn, sugar cane, and tilapia.
In addition to farming and fishing, the
province also supports thriving cottage
industries that specialize in wood carving,
furniture-making, guitars, and handicrafts.
• Every year during the Christmas season,
the province of Pampanga becomes the
center of a thriving industry centered on
handcrafted lighted lanterns called “parols”
that displays a kaleidoscope of light and
color. Other industries include its casket
industry and the manufacturing of all
Purpose Vehicles present in the
Municipality of Sto. Tomas.
19. Delicacies
The province is famous for its sophisticated culinary industry. Kapampangans
are well known for their culinary creations. Well known food products range
from the ordinary to the exotic.
Pampanga's Best and Mekeni Food are among the better known meat brands
of the country producing Kapampangan favorites such as pork and chicken
tocinos, beef tapa, hot dogs, and longanezas (Philippines-style sausages and
cured meats.)
22. Tarlac is a landlocked province of the Philippines
located in the Central Luzon region in the island of
Luzon. Its capital is Tarlac City. Tarlac borders
Pampanga to the south, Nueva Ecija to the east,
Pangasinan to the north, and Zambales to the
west.
Approximately 75% of the province is plains
while the rest is hilly to mountainous.
Location
23. History
• Tarlac's name is a Hispanized derivation from a talahib
weed called "Malatarlak". Tarlac was originally a part of the
provinces of Pampanga and Pangasinan. It was the last
province in Central Luzon to be organized under the
Spanish administration in 1874.
• During the Philippine Revolution of 1896, Tarlac was among
the first eight provinces to rise against Spain. It became the
new seat of the first Philippine Republic on March 1899
when General Emilio Aguinaldo abandoned the former
capital, Malolos, Bulacan. This lasted only for a month
before the seat was moved to Nueva Ecija in Aguinaldo's
attempt to elude the pursuing Americans.
24. Like the rest of Central Luzon, the
province has two distinct seasons: dry
from November to April and wet for the
rest of the year. It is the coldest
province in the region, with an average
of 24 °C (75 °F).
Climate
25. Spanish Influence is very visible in the province
as shown by religious adherence. Roman
Catholicism is professed by 83% of the
population. Aglipayan is an important minority
religion while some other Christian groups are
also present. The St. Michael Archangel Parish
Church was the oldest religious structure in the
entire province until it was burned in 1997.
26. Economy
• The economy of Tarlac is predominantly
agricultural.
• Principal crops are rice and sugarcane.
It is among the biggest producers of rice and
sugarcane
27. Other major crops are :
Corn
Coconut
eggplant
garlic
onion
mango
Banana
calamansi.
28. Because the province is landlocked, its fish
production is limited to fishponds but it has
vast river systems and irrigation. On the
Zambales boundary to its west, forest land
provides timber for the logging industry.
Mineral reserves such as manganese and
iron can also be found along the western
section
29.
30. • Zambales Province
is on the western coast of Central Luzon. It is bounded
on the north by Pangasinan, on the east by Tarlac and
Pampanga, on the south by Bataan and on the west
by the South China Sea.
The land
•The province has lowlands along the narrow coast where the town
centers are located.
•The northern part is basically swampy.
•Mountain ranges, containing vast precious mineral deposits, as well as
some volcanos, are found in the eastern portion. The recent eruption of
Mount Pinatubo, on the the boundary between Zambales and Pampanga,
has changed the landscape of the province. Certain parts are submerged
under lahar and have somtimes given rise to lakes.
•There are two pronounced seasons in the province: dry from November to
April, and wet the rest of the year.
31.
32.
33. Commerce and Industry
• Zambales is basically an agriculture province.
The chief products are rice, corn, vegetables
and rootcrops. Major industries include
farming, fishing and mining.
• The province's mineral resources include
gold, copper and chromite.
• Olongapo, once the site of the biggest US
naval base in Asia, is fast developing into an
industrial and tourism zone under the Subic
Bay Metropolitan Authority.
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35.
36. Aurora is divided int o
eight municipalities and
151 barangays. I t is
classif ied as a 5th class
province wit h one
congressional dist rict .
Baler, t he provincial
40. The basic economy of Aurora is
agricultural. Copra, rice, root crops
and banana are it s principal
agricult ural product s. Weaving,
part icularly of buntal hats, is a
signif icant cot t age indust ry.
Fishing product ion can be made
great er in Dinagalan Bay and
Casiguran Sound but it is believed t o
41.
42. Aurora has the average weather
condition characterized by rainfall, which
is approximately without variation during
the whole year. It is regularly beaten with
heavy blows by cyclones coming from the
Pacific Ocean.
43.
44. The capital of Bataan is
Balanga City and it is
bordered by the
provinces of Zambales
and Pampanga to the
north. The peninsula
faces the
South China Sea to the
45. • Bataan featured prominently during World War II.
Prior to the 1941 Japanese invasion, the US
Army stored nearly 1,000,000 US gallons
(3,800 m3
) of gasoline there.
• Shortly after the Japanese Army invaded the
country in December 1941, the combined US and
Filipino forces were being gradually overrun
and General Douglas MacArthur moved his troops
to the Bataan Peninsula in an attempt to hold out
until a relief force could be sent from the US.
Japanese forces started a siege of the peninsula
on January 7, 1942, and launched an all-out
assault on April 3, a few months after the Battle of
the Points. The majority of the American and
Filipino forces surrendered on April 9 and were
forced to march more than a 100 kilometres
(62 mi) from Bataan to Tarlac, which became
known as the Bataan Death March.
46. The Battle of Bataanis
famous in history as one
of the last stands
of American and Filipino
soldiers before they were
overwhelmed by
the Japanese forces
in World War II.
The Bataan Death
48. • First Abucay Catholic Church (The 411-year
old Church, 3rd oldest church in the
Philippines)
• Mount Samat - Shrine of Valor (Pilar, Bataan)
• Zero Kilometre Death March Marker
(Mariveles)
• Bataan First Line of Defense (Layac,
Dinalupihan)
• Bataan Death March Marker (Orani)
• Virgen Milagrosa Del Rosario del Pueblo de
Orani Shrine (Formerly Holy Rosary Parish
Church) (Orani)
