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PampangaLalawigan ning PampangaLalawigan ng Pampanga

— Province —

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Nickname(s): Culinary Capital of the Philippines

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Coordinates: 15°04′N 120°40′E

Country Philippines

Region Central Luzon (Region III)

Founded December 11, 1571

Capital City of San Fernando

Government

• Type Province of the Philippines

• Governor Lilia G. Pineda (KAMBILAN)

• Vice Governor Joseller M. Guiao

(KAMBILAN)

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Pampanga (PSGC: 035400000(http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/province.asp?provcode=035400000&regName=REGION%20III%20(Central%20Luzon));ISO: PH-PAM; Kapampangan: Lalawigan ningPampanga; Filipino: Lalawigan ng Pampanga) is aprovince of the Philippines located in the Central Luzonregion. Its capital is the City of San Fernando.Pampanga is bordered by the provinces of Bataan andZambales to the west, Tarlac and Nueva Ecija to thenorth, and Bulacan to the southeast. Pampanga also lieson the northern shore of Manila Bay. Angeles City,although within the geography of Pampanga, isclassified as a first-class, highly urbanized city and has agovernment independent of Pampanga.

The name "La Pampanga" was given by the Spaniardswho found the early natives living near the river banks.It also served as the capital of the archipelago for twoyears from 1762–1764 during the British invasion ofManila. The word pampang, from which the province'sname originates, means river bank. Its creation in 1571makes it the first Spanish province in the Philippines.The Province of Pampanga is the culinary capital of thePhilippines.

Pampanga is served by the Clark International Airport,which is located at Clark Freeport Zone, some 16kilometers north of the provincial capital.

The province is home to two Philippine Air Force airbases, Basa Air Base in Floridabalanca, and Clark AirBase.

Contents

1 People and culture2 History3 Geography

3.1 Political3.2 Physical

3.2.1 Terrain3.2.2 Climate

Coordinates: 15°04′N 120°40′E

Pampanga - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pampanga_province

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Area[1]

• Total 2,180.68 km2 (841.97 sq mi)

Area rank 63rd out of 80

Population (2010)[2]

• Total 2,014,019

• Rank 10th out of 80

• Density 920/km2 (2,400/sq mi)

• Density rank 37th out of 80

excluding Angeles City

Divisions

• Independent cities 1

• Component cities 2

• Municipalities 19

• Barangays 537

• Districts 4

Time zone PHT (UTC+8)

ZIP Code 2000 to 2024

Dialing code 45

Spoken languages Kapampangan, Tagalog,

English

Website pampanga.gov.ph

(http://www.pampanga.gov.ph/)

4 Demographics4.1 Religions

5 Economy6 Infrastructure

6.1 Telecommunication6.2 Water and power6.3 Transportation

7 Education7.1 Elementary and secondary schools

8 Tourist attractions8.1 Festivals8.2 Heritage churches and shrines8.3 Recreational facilities and leisureparks8.4 Historical landmarks8.5 Natural parks

9 Government and politics9.1 Provincial Government9.2 Court system

10 Photos10.1 Governors of Pampanga

11 Notable people from Pampanga11.1 Politics11.2 Businessmen11.3 Artists and entertainers11.4 Religious leaders11.5 Others11.6 Sports

12 References13 External links

People and culture

Main article: Kapampangan people

The inhabitants of Pampanga are generally referred to as Kapampangans (alternatively spelled Capampañgan),Pampangos, or Pampangueños.

Kapampangan is one of the eight provinces in the country to have revolted against Spain. The population hasproduced two presidents, three chief justices, a senate president, the first Filipino cardinal and many outstandingpersonalities in public service, education, diplomacy, journalism, the arts and sciences, entertainment andbusiness.

History

Pampanga is the first province and the richest spoil created by the Spaniards in 1571. It was named after theIndung Kapampangan River, the largest river in the former empire. Ancient Pampanga's territorial area used toinclude portions of the provinces of Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pangasinan, Tarlac and Zambales in the big


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Battle of Pampanga

Part of World War II

Date 1945

Location Pampanga

Result Allied Victory

Belligerents

Island of Luzon of the Philippine Archipelago.

Pampanga, one of the richest provinces in the Philippines, was re-organized as a province by the Spaniards onDecember 11, 1571. For governmental control and taxation purposes, the Spanish authorities subdividedPampanga into towns (pueblos), which were further subdivided into districts (barrios) and in some cases intoroyal and private estates (encomiendas).

Due to excessive abuses committed by some grantees of private estates, the King of Spain prohibited in 1574 theawarding of private estates (encomiendas). However, the royal decree was not fully enforced until the year1620. In a report of Philippine encomiendas on June 20, 1591, Spanish Governor Gomez Perez Dasmarinasreported to the King of Spain that La Pampanga's encomiendas were Bataan, Betis y Lubao, Macabebe,Candava, Apalit, Calumpit, Malolos, Binto, Guiguinto, Caluya, Bulacan and Mecabayan. The encomiendas ofLa Pampanga at that time had eighteen thousand six hundred and eighty whole tributes.

Pampanga which is about 850 square miles (2,200 km2) in area and presently inhabited by more than 1.5 millionpeople, had its present borders drawn in 1873. During the Spanish regime it was one of the richest Philippineprovinces. Manila and its surrounding region were then primarily dependent on Pampangan agricultural, fishery,and forestry products as well as on the supply of skilled workers. As other Luzon provinces were created due toincreases in population, some well-established Pampanga towns were lost to new emerging provinces in CentralLuzon.

During the 17th century, The Dutch recruited men from Pampanga as mercenaries who served the Royal

Netherlands East Indies Army, known as Papangers[3] contingent which was a part of the larger Mardijkers

community. Their legacy can still be found in North Jakarta,[4] however there are no traces of their descendants,except for a small community currently lives in Kampung Tugu.

The historic province of Bataan which was founded in 1754 under the administration of Spanish GovernorGeneral Pedro Manuel Arandia, absorbed from the province of Pampanga the municipalities of Abucay,Balanga, Dinalupihan, Llana Hermosa, Orani, Orion, Pilar, and Samal.

The old Pampanga towns of Aliaga, Cabiao, Gapan, San Antonio and San Isidro were ceded to the province ofNueva Ecija in 1848 during the term of Spanish Governor-General Narciso Claveria y Zaldua. The municipalityof San Miguel de Mayumo of Pampanga was yielded to the province of Bulacan in the same provincialboundary configuration in 1848.

In 1860, the northern towns of Bamban, Capas, Concepcion, Victoria, Tarlac, Mabalacat, Magalang, Porac andFloridablanca were separated from Pampanga and were placed under the jurisdiction of a military commandcalled Comandancia Militar de Tarlac. However, in 1873, the four latter towns were returned to Pampanga andthe other five towns became municipalities of the newly created Province of Tarlac.

On December 8, 1941, Japanese planes bombed Clark Airbase marking the beginning of the invasion of Pampanga.

Between 1941 and 1942, occupying Japanese forces beganentering Pampanga.

During the Counter-Insurgencies under the JapaneseOccupation from 1942 to 1944, Kapampangan guerrillafighters and the Hukbalahap Communist guerrillas foughtside by side in the province of Pampanga, attacking andretreating the Japanese Imperial forces for three years and


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Philippine

Commonwealth

Philippine

Commonwealth

Army

Philippine

Constabulary

Various

Recognized

Guerrilla Unit

Hukbalahap

United States

United States

Army

United States

Army Air Forces

Mexico

Mexican

Expeditionary Air

Force: Escuadrón

201

Japan

Imperial

Japanese Army

Casualties and losses

15,000 killed

26,000 wounded

19,000 killed

32,000 wounded

3,000 captured

few months of fighting and invasion.

The establishment of the military general headquarters andmilitary camp bases of the Philippine Commonwealth Armywas active from 1935 to 1946 and the PhilippineConstabulary was active from 1935 to 1942 and 1944 to1946 in the province of Pampanga. During the militaryengagements of the Anti-Japanese Imperial MilitaryOperations in Central Luzon from 1942 to 1945 in theprovince of Bataan, Bulacan, Northern Tayabas (now.Aurora), Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac, and Zambales, thelocal guerrilla resistance fighters and HukbalahapCommunist guerrillas, helped the U.S. military forces fightthe Imperial Japanese armed forces.

In the 1945 liberation of Pampanga, Kapampangan guerrillafighters and the Hukbalahap Communist guerrillas supportedcombat forces from both Filipino and American groundtroops in attacking Japanese Imperial forces during theBattle of Pampanga until the end of the Second World War.The sending the local military operations of local Filipinosoldiers and officers of the Philippine Commonwealth Army2nd, 21st, 26th, 3rd, 31st, 32nd, 33rd, 35th, 36th and 37thInfantry Division and the Philippine Constabulary 3rdInfantry Regiment was recaptured and liberated the provinceof Pampanga and fought against the Japanese Imperialforces during the Battle of Pampanga.

After the Second World War, The operations in the mainprovince of Pampanga was downfall insurgencies andconflicts between the Philippine Government forces and theHukbalahap Communist rebels on 1946 to 1954 during theHukbalahap Rebellion.

The 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo displaced a largenumber of people with the submersion of whole towns and villages by lahar.

Geography

Political

Pampanga is subdivided into 19 municipalities and 3 cities (one highly urbanized city, and two componentcities).


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Political map of Pampanga

City/municipality TypeNo. of

Barangays

Population

(2010)[5

Pop.

Angeles City

Highlyurbanizedcity(independentof province)

33 326,336

MabalacatComponentcity

27 215,610

San FernandoComponentcity(Capital)

36 285,912

Apalit Municipality 12 101,537

Arayat Municipality 30 121,348 134.48

Bacolor Municipality 21 31,508 71.70

Candaba Municipality 33 102,399 176.40

Floridablanca Municipality 33 110,846 175.48 1,487

Guagua Municipality 31 111,199 48.67 3,989

Lubao Municipality 44 150,843 155.77

Macabebe Municipality 25 70,777 105.16

Magalang Municipality 27 103,597 97.32

Masantol Municipality 26 52,407 48.25

Mexico Municipality 43 146,851 117.41

Minalin Municipality 15 44,001 48.27

Porac Municipality 29 111,441 314.00

San Luis Municipality 17 49,311 56.83

San Simon Municipality 14 48,353 57.37

Santa Ana Municipality 14 52,001 39.84

Santa Rita Municipality 10 38,762 29.76

Santo Tomas Municipality 8 38,062 21.30

Sasmuan Municipality 12 27,254 91.80

Physical

Terrain

The province has a total land mass of 2,180.68 square kilometers. Its terrain is relatively flat with one distinctmountain, Mount Arayat and the notable Pampanga River. Among its municipalities, Porac has the largest landmass with 343.12 square kilometers; Candaba comes in second with 208.7 square kilometers; followed by


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Population census of Pampanga

Year Pop. ±% p.a.

1990 1,295,929 — 1995 1,401,756 1.58%2000 1,618,759 2.92%2007 1,911,951 2.41%2010 2,014,019 1.75%

Source: National Statistics Office[2]

Members Church of God International

Lubao with 155.77 square kilometers.

Climate

The province of Pampanga has two distinct climates, rainy and dry. The rainy or wet season normally begins inMay and runs through October, while the rest of the year is the dry season. The warmest period of the yearoccurs between March and April, while the coolest period is from December through February.

Demographics

Religions

The province of Pampanga is composed of many religious groups but it is predominantly Roman Catholic.

Pampanga is also known to be the main seat of the Members Church ofGod International known to its religious program in television and radioAng Dating Daan. Where, Eliseo F. Soriano or Bro. Eli started to preachin so called "Pulong" or Bible Study every night in different towns whichyield people to hear and listen his teachings and later join the church.The first MCGI church locale in the province was in Sto. Cristo, Guaguaand then the church start to grow in number. Because of huge number ofmembership it resulted to divided the province into two church divisions:Central division which composes of municipalities of Macabebe andMasantol and Apalit where the church compound is located and bulk ofmembers residing. While the division of Pampanga which includes therest of Pampanga that is divided into five church districts.

Other religious groups are Iglesia ni Cristo, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Jehovah'sWitnesses, Most Holy Church of God in Christ Jesus, Jesus is Lord Church, Seventh-day Adventist,Evangelicals, Islam, Aglipayan, Jesus Miracle Crusade and many other religious groups are also found andestablished in the province.

Economy

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 thatspecialize in wood carving, furniture-making, guitars, and handicrafts. Every year during the Christmas season,


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the province of Pampanga becomes the center of a thriving industry centered on handcrafted lighted lanternscalled "parols" that displays a kaleidoscope of light and color. Other industries include its casket industry andthe manufacturing of all Purpose Vehicles present in the Municipality of Sto. Tomas.

The province is famous for its sophisticated culinary industry. Kapampangans are well known for their culinarycreations. Well known food products range from the ordinary to the exotic. Pampanga's Best and Mekeni Foodare among the better known meat brands of the country producing Kapampangan favorites such as pork andchicken tocinos, beef tapa, hot dogs, and longanezas (Philippines-style sausages and cured meats.)

Speciality foods such as the siopao, pandesal, tutong, lechon (roasted pig) and its sarsa (sauce), are popularspeciality foods in the region. The more exotic betute tugak (stuffed frog), kamaru (mole crickets) cooked alaadobo, bulanglang (pork cooked in guava juice), lechon kawali, and bringhe (a green sticky rice dish like paella)are a mainstay in Kapampangan feasts. Native sweets and delicacies like pastillas, turonnes de casuy, buro, arethe most sought after by Filipinos including a growing number of tourists who enjoy authentic Kapampangancuisine. The famous cookie in Mexico, Pampanga, Sanikulas, which is known as the mother of all Philippinecookies are one of the best and the best are made in Mexico, Pampanga by Mrs. Lillian Borromeo.

Tourism is a growing industry in the province of Pampanga. Clark Freeport Zone, in Angeles City, is home to

Clark International Airport, designated as the Philippines future premier gateway site.[citation needed]. Otherdeveloping economies include a semiconductor industry involved in the manufacturing of electronics andcomputers mostly located within the Clark Freeport Zone.

Within the Clark Special Economic Zone are well established hotels and resorts. Popular tourist destinations inthe province include: St. Peter Shrine in Apalit, Mt. Arayat National Park in San Juan Bano, Arayat, thePaskuhan Village in the City of San Fernando, the Casino Filipino in Angeles City, and for Nature and Wildlife"Paradise Ranch and Zoocobia Fun Zoo" in Clark. Well known annual events include the Giant Lantern Festivalin December, the annual hot air balloon festival in Clarkfield during the month of February, the San Pedro CutudLenten Rites celebrated two days before Easter and the Aguman Sanduk in Minalin celebrated on the afternoonof New Year's Day.

Infrastructure

Telecommunication

Telephone services in the Province are provided by the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT),Digitel, Datelcom the Evangelista Telephone Company and the Pampanga Telecom Company in the town ofMacabebe. The province has 24 public telegraph offices distributed among its towns while the facilities of

PT&T and RCPI were set up to serve the business centers in Angeles City, San Fernando City and Guagua.[7]

Several Internet Service Providers and available in the province. These include the Angeles Computer NetworkSpecialist, Information Resources Network System, Inc., Mosaic communications Inc., Net Asia Angeles City,Phil World On Line and Comclark Network and Technology Corp.

United Parcel Services (UPS) and Federal Express (FedEx) provide international courier services for theprovince and the rest of the country. Their hubs are located within the Clark Freeport Zone. These internationalcourier are complemented by four local couriers operating as the communication and baggage of the province.There are 3 postal district offices and 35 post office stations distributed in the 20 municipalities and 2 cities of

the province.[8]


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Water and power

Potable water supply in the province reaches the populace through three levels namely: Level I (point sourcesystem), Level II (communal faucet system), and Level III (individual connections). A well or spring is thepinpointed water source in areas where houses are few as the system is only designed to serve 15 to 25households. As of 1997, there were 128,571 Level I water system users in the province. The communal faucetsystem (Level II) serves the rural areas while the Level III system is managed by the Local Water UtilitiesAdministration (LWUA). The system provides individual house connections to all second and first class privatesubdivisions.

Electric power is distributed to majority of the towns through the distribution centers of the Pampanga ElectricCooperative (PELCO) which include PELCO I, II, III. Small parts of Candaba and Macabebe are also suppliedby Manila Electric Company (MERALCO). Angeles City and small parts of Mabalacat, Bacolor, and Porac aresupplied by Angeles Electric Corporation (AEC). City of San Fernando is supplied by San Fernando Electric

Company (SFELAPCO).[7]

Transportation

The province of Pampanga is strategically located at the crossroads of central Luzon and is highly accessible byboth air and land. The province is home to two airstrips: Basa Air Base in Floridablanca, which is utilized by themilitary, and Clark International Airport in Clark Freeport Zone. Pampanga also has five existing municipalports which function as fish landing centers. These are situated in the municipalities of Guagua, Macabebe,

Masantol, Minalin, and Sasmuan.[7]

Land travel to the province is made easy by numerous buses that travel the routes of Manila-Pampanga-Bataan,Manila-Pampanga-Zambales, Manila-Pampanga-Tarlac, Manila-Pampanga-Nueva Ecija, and Manila-Bulacan-Pampanga. These buses are serviced by:

Philippine Rabbit,Genesis Transport ServiceFive Star Bus Co.Hernandez LinerFermina ExpressSaulog Transit Inc.Victory LinerDagupan Bus CompanySantransFariñas Trans.Dominion Bus LinesArayat ExpressSierra Madre Trans.RJ ExpressPartasVizcaya Liner, and

Baliwag Transit.[7]

The 83.7 - kilometer North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) extends from Balintawak in Metro Manila to Sta. Ines inPampanga. It passes through the large cities of San Fernando and Angeles and municipalities of Minalin and SanSimon through Sta. Ines in Mabalacat, which is located near Clark Field.


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The 94-kilometer four-lane Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx) to date, is the longest toll expressway inthe Philippines. Its southern terminus is located at the Subic Bay Freeport Zone in Zambales, and passes throughthe Clark Freeport Zone in two interchanges: Clark North and Clark South. The expressway is linked to theNorth Luzon Expressway through the Mabalacat Interchange. Its northern terminus is located at the CentralTechno Park in Tarlac City, Tarlac.

Education

The province is home to 45 colleges/universities. They include:

St. Nicolas College of Business and TechnologyInfant Jesus Academy (IJA )Guagua National Colleges (http://gnc.edu.ph), GuaguaNew Era University, City of San FernandoHarvardian Colleges, City of San FernandoColegio de Sebastian, City of San FernandoHoly Angel University, Angeles CityUniversity of the Philippines - Diliman Extension Program in Pampanga, Clark Freeport ZoneAngeles University Foundation, Angeles CityMother Of Good Counsel Minor Seminary, City of San FernandoNorthPoint Academy for Culinary Arts (http://NorthPoint%20Academy%20for%20Culinary%20Artshttp://www.northpointculinary.com/), Culinary School in San Fernando, Pampanga.University of the Assumption, City of San FernandoDon Honorio Ventura Technological State University, BacolorDon Honorio Ventura Technological State University, MexicoPampanga Colleges - MacabebeThe Metropolitan Academy Of Arts & Beauty - Pampanga, City of San FernandoInformation and Communication Technology High School, San FernandoMabalacat College, Dolores, Mabalacat CityHillcrest Heights Institute, San Francisco, MagalangBro. Andrew Gonzales Technical High SchoolProverbsville School -Angeles City/City of San FernandoSan Lorenzo Ruiz Center of Studies and Schools, City of San Fernando, PampangaMauaque National High School, Sapang Biabas, Mabalacat CityMary Help of Christians School Inc. Mabiga, Mabalacat CityRepublic Central Colleges], Angeles CityArayat Institute, ArayatSaint Anthony College of Technology, Mabalacat CityAMA Computer College, Angeles City and City of San FernandoAMA Computer Learning Center, Angeles City and City San FernandoAMA Computer Learning Center, Apalit, PampangaMother of Good Counsel Major Seminary, City of San FernandoSanta Rita College Integrated School, Santa Rita, PampangaMary the Queen College, GuaguaEast Central Colleges, City of San FernandoMt. Carmel Colleges, City of San FernandoPhilippine State College of Aeronautics, Basa Air Base, FloridablancaAsian College of Science & TechnologySt. Augustine School of Nursing, Angeles City

Central Luzon College of Science and Technology (CELTECH College),[9] City of San Fernando


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Development for Advanced Technology Achievement (DATA) College, City of San FernandoHarvadian Colleges, City of San FernandoJocson College, Angeles CityMega Computer College, Angeles CitySystems Plus College Foundation, Inc., Angeles CityMother of Perpetual Help Institute School of Midwifery and Nursing Aide, Angeles CitySTI Colleges, Angeles City and City of San FernandoJose C. Feliciano College, Inc., Dau, Mabalacat CitySaint Michael's College, GuaguaDau Academy-St. Muchen (http://sactschools.edu.ph/), Dau, Mabalacat CityMegabyte College of Science and Technology, Floridablanca and GuaguaDon Bosco Academy Pampanga, Mabiga, Mabalacat CityHoly Cross College Pampanga, Sta. Ana

Pampanga Agricultural College, Magalang[10]

Pampanga Colleges, MacabebePampanga Institute, MasantolSomascan Fathers Seminary, LubaoGuillermo D.Mendoza National High School, GuaguaMadapdap Resettlement National High School, Madapdap Mabalacat CityDee Hwa Liong College Foundation (http://www.dhlcf.edu.ph/), Mabalacat CitySan Vicente Pilot School for Philippine Craftsmen, Bulaon Resettlement, City of San FernandoGonzalo Puyat School of Arts and Trades, San LuisTESDA Training Center, PEO Sindalan, City of San FernandoGlobal Standard English Language School, http://www.gsnels.com/, Clark Freeport ZoneClark Education City, http://www.clarkeducationcity.com.au/ Clark Freeport ZoneAsian Institute of Computer Studies, Mabalacat City and City of San FernandoIntegrated Computer School Foundation, Angeles CityComputer System Specialist, Inc., Angeles CityPampanga Agricultural College, MagalangLa Verdad Christian College, Apalit, Pampanga

Elementary and secondary schools

Dominican School Pampanga, San Matias Santa Rita, PampangaSt. Scholastica's Academy, City of San FernandoJustino Sevilla High School, Arayat, PampangaNarciso School Inc., Angeles CityPampanga High School, City of San FernandoSan Fernando Elementary SchoolMabalacat National High SchoolHeath's Montessori Elementary SchoolHumphrey Foundation Learning Center (http://www.hflcschool.com/), Plaridel II Subdivision, AngelesCityInfant Jesus Academy - Pilar Village, City of San FernandoPhilippine Science High School Central Luzon Campus, Clark Freeport ZoneDon Teodoro V. Santos Institute, Mabalacat CityLubao Institute (LI - Established 1929)Jesus is Lord Christian School - San Agustin, San Fernando, PampangaSt. Anthony Academy - Guagua,Pampanga (Located at the boundary of Sta Monica Lubao and SanAntonio Guagua - since 1971St. Mary's Academy - Guagua, Pampanga (also known as Sacred Heart Academy) - since 1908


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Sta Cruz Academy - Sta Cruz Lubao, PampangaSta Cruz National Highschool - Sta Cruz Lubao, PampangaHoly Cross Institute - Sta Cruz Lubao, PampangaPlanas Elementary School

Assumpta Technical High School-Assumption Pampanga, Religious of the Assumption, San Simon[11]

Pampanga Institute - Masantol, PampangaSt. Augustine Academy of Pampanga (http://saap.edu.ph), Floridablanca, PampangaDiosdado P. Macapagal Memorial High School, Floridablanca, PampangaGutad High School, Floridablanca, PampangaDon Antonio Lee Chi Uan Integrated School(Xevera Pampanga)-Bacolor, PampangaAngeles City Sped Center- Angeles City, PampangaFloridablanca Elementary School, Floridablanca, PampangaCabetican Elementary School, Bacolor, PampangaSan Vicente Pilot School for Philippine Craftsmen, Bulaon Resettlement, City of San FernandoPotrero High School, Bulaon Resettlement, City of San FernandoMalino High School, San Jose Malino, Mexico, Pampanga http://bradpetehoops.blogspot.com/2013/02/malino-high-school.htmlICT Sindalan, City of San Fernando, PampangaSanta Rita Catholic School, Santa RitaLourdes School of Pampanga, San Roque Dau 2nd Lubao, PampangaPampanga Agricultural College - High School, MagalangSto. Rosario High School - MinalinAngeles City Science High SchoolAchievers Special EducationMinalin Central Elementary School - MinalinPorac Model Community High School - PoracHoly Rosary Academy - Lubao, Pampanga(Established 1950)Westfields International School, Angeles CityRepublic Central Colleges, Angeles CityMagalang Christian Ecumenical School, MagalangPlanas High School - Planas, Porac, PampangaArayat Holy Child Educational Foundation Inc. Arayat, PampangaSt. Augustine Academy of Pampanga, Floridablanca, PampangaMabiga Elementary School, Mabiga, Mabalacat CityBasic Thoughts Learning Center, Mexico, PampangaClaro M Recto Information and Communication Technology High School, Angeles CityColegio de San Lorenzo Pampanga Campus - MacabebePsalms Academy of Pampanga, Inc. - GuaguaSchool of St. Brother Benilde- De La Salle Supervised,Mexico, Pampanga

Tourist attractions

Festivals

Évery Week of January "Sunday" - Ding labas larawan king Masantol MasantolMay 8 - Batalla Festival (Batallya) MasantolApril every 3rd or 4th Sunday - Tabang Talangka Festival, San Roque, Bebe Anac MasantolAugust 15 16 17 - Batala Festival (Batallya) San Roque de Montpelier, Bebe Anac MasantolMay 13 Batala San Nicolas, San Nicolas MasantolDecember 13 Batala Apu Lucia, Santa Lucia Masantol


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The colorful Giant Lantern Festival held

annual in December in San Fernando.

January 1 — Aguman Sanduk, MinalinJanuary 6 — 10 Kuraldal, SasmuanFebruary — Philippine International Hot-Air Balloon Fiesta,Clark Field, Angeles CityFebruary 28–29 - Caragan Festival, MabalacatMarch/April (Good Friday) — San Pedro Cutud Lenten Rites(Mal a Aldo), City of San FernandoMay 5 - Sampaguita Festival of LubaoMay — Sabat/SantacruzanMay (First week) - El Circulo FernandinoJune 15 - Mt. Pinatubo Day (Aldo ning Bunduc Pinatubo)June 28–30 — Apung Iru Fluvial Procession, ApalitAugust 27 - Apung Monica Fluvial Procession, MinalinSeptember 10 - Sanikulas Festival, Mexico, PampangaOctober — Pyestang Tugak (Frog Festival), City of SanFernandoOctober — Fiestang Kuliat-Twin Fiesta (La Naval de Angeles and Apung Mamacalulu), Angeles CityLast Friday and Saturday of October — Tigtigan Terakan Keng Dalan, Angeles CityNovember - Makatapak Festival, Bacolor - http://bradpetehoops.blogspot.com/2010/11/makatapak-festival.htmlNovember (Last week of November) — Duman Festival (http://duman.azotea.org), Sta. RitaDecember — Sisig Festival (Sadsaran Qng Angeles), SM Clark, Angeles CityDecember 1–7 — Sinukwan Festival, City of San FernandoDecember 11 — Aldo Ning Kapampangan (Pampanga Day)December "Dukit Festival" — BetisJuly and December "Serenata" — BetisDecember - Saturday before Christmas Eve — Ligligan Parul (Giant Lantern Festival), City of SanFernandoDecember 16–24 - Lubenas, various towns in Northern Pampanga

Throughout the year, various towns and cities within the Province of Pampanga celebrates feasts honoring theirpatron saint. These fiesta days are listed below:

Angeles City — Second Sunday of October "Nuestra Señora del Santisimo Rosario de La Naval deAngeles"Apalit — June 28,29 and 30 "San Pedro Apostol"Arayat — November 25 "Santa Catalina Alexandria"Bacolor — Third Sunday of November "Nuestra Señora del Santisimo Rosario de La Naval deBacolor"Candaba — November 30 "San Andres Apostol"Floridablanca — May 1 "San Jose Talapagobra"Betis — July and December "Santiago Apostol"Guagua — December 8 "La Purisima Concepcion"Lubao — August 28 "San Agustin de Hippo"Mabalacat — February 2 "Nuestra Señora de la Divina Gracia"Macabebe — September 10 "San Nicolas Tolentino"Magalang — August 24 "San Bartolome Apostol"Masantol — May 8 "San Miguel Arcanghel"Mexico — May 4 "Santa Monica"


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Minalin — Second Sunday of May "Santa Monica"Porac — November 25 "Santa Catalina Alexandria"City of San Fernando — May 30 "San Fernando Rey"San Luis — June 21 "San Luis Gonzaga"San Simon — October 12 "Nuestra Señora del Pilar"Santa Ana — July 26 "Santa Ana"Santa Rita — May 22 "Santa Rita de Casia"Santo Domingo - August 8 "Sto. Domingo De Guzman"Santo Tomas — December 21 "Santo Tomas ApostolSasmuan — December 13 "Santa Lucia Martir"

In addition to the town fiesta many barangays within each municipality celebrates a local fiesta also honoring

a particular patron saint.

Heritage churches and shrines

St. Joseph the Worker Parish, Floridablanca, PampangaSan Vicente Ferrer Parish Church, Calulut, City of San FernandoOur Lady Of Grace Parish Church, MabalacatMetropolitan Cathedral of San Fernando, City of San FernandoSt. James the Apostle — Betis Church, Betis, Guagua (National Cultural Treasure)San Agustin Church, Lubao (National Historical Landmark)- Oldest in PampangaSan Guillermo Church, BacolorSta. Catalina Church, ArayatSta. Ana Church, Sta. AnaSta. Monica Parish Old Belfry, MexicoSan Jose old Visita, San Jose Matulid, MexicoSan Luis Gonzaga Church, San LuisSto. Rosario (Holy Rosary) Church, Angeles CitySta. Monica Church, Minalin (National Cultural Treasure)La Purisima Concepcion Church, GuaguaSt. Peter Parish Church, San Juan, ApalitSan. Andres Apostol Church, CandabaSan Bartolome Church, MagalangShrine of the Lord of the Holy Sepulcher of Angeles City (Apung Mamacalulu), Angeles CityShrine of Our Lady of Lourdes, Cabetican, BacolorPio Chapel, PoracSta. Catalina Church, PoracSan Nicolas de Tolentino Church, MacabebeSan Miguel Archanghel Church, MasantolSta. Rita Church, Sta. RitaSta. Lucia Church, SasmuanSto. Tomas Church, Sto. TomasNuestra Senora Del Pilar, San. SimonGoddess of Peace Shrine (Buddish)[Filipino-Japanese Friendship] Lily Hill, Clarkfield, Pampanga

Recreational facilities and leisure parks

Widus Resort and Casino (http://www.widus.com)(Clark Freeport Zone)


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Nabuklod Zipline (Floridablanca)Paskuhan sa Basa (Floridablanca)The Lakeshore (Mexico)Fontana (Clark Field, Pampanga)Paskuhan Village (renamed Hilaga) (City of San Fernando)Expo Pilipino (Clark Freeport Zone, Angeles City)Plaza ImeldBayanihan Park (Angeles City)Bren Z. Guiao Sports Complex (City of San Fernando)Air Force City (Clark Freeport Zone)Benigno Aquino Hall (City of San Fernando)Federosa Island Resort (Sto. Tomas)Nayong Pilipino (Clark Freeport Zone)Sito Palakol Resort (Floridablanca)Pagcor Angeles CityMimosa Leisure Estate (Clark Freeport Zone)Clearwater Resort and Country Club (Clark Freeport Zone)Clark International Airport (Clark Freeport Zone)Hidden Vale Sports Club (Angeles City)Pagcor MimosaParadise Ranch (Nature and Conservation Park) ClarkBulaon Resettlement Octagonal Park (known as Oval for jogging & aerobics at the Circle) (City of SanFernando)Madapdap Resettlement Park (Mabalacat)St. Jude Village Oval-Farm Park (City of San Fernando)Bicentennial Park (Clark Field, Pampanga)Museo Ning Angeles (Angeles City)Center of Kapampangan Studies, http://www.hau.edu.ph/kapampangan_center/ (Angeles City)Members Church of God International Ang Dating Daan International Convention CenterFamily History Center (http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp)Xevera Plaza (Calibutbut, Bacolor)Feliz Cidade Theme Park Mabalacat Pamapanga: http://galifestyle.com/?page_id=1529http://www.facebook.com/pica.pau1#!/pica.pau1?sk=infoGintung Pakpak Eco Park (Baliti, Arayat, Pampanga)

Historical landmarks

Angeles City Historical Sites

Fort StotsenburgOld Pamintuan ResidenceDon Juan Nepomuceno ResidenceHoly Family Academy BuildingCamalig (http://www.camalig.com/)Bale HerenciaAngeles Post Office Building (now houses the Angeles Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Center)Lily HillBale MatuaBayanihan Park (formerly Astro Park)

Salakot Arch


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Museo Ning Angeles

City of San Fernando Heritage District

Hizon-Singian HouseLazatin HouseDayrit-Cuyugan HouseHenson-Hizon HouseHacienda Pagyuruan - the Infante Ancestral HomeSan Fernando Train StationDeath March MarkerPampanga Provincial CapitolPASUDECOPampanga High SchoolNicolasa Dayrit Monument and MarkerTiburcio Hilario Monument

Bacolor Historical Sites

San Guillermo Parish Church (the Sunken Church)The Sunken Shrine (Cabetican)Don Honorio Ventura Technological State University100th kilometre Bataan Death March Marker

Mabalacat Historical Site

Kamikaze Shrine

Lubao Historical Site

San Agustin Parish Church, Lubao Old ChurchPres. Diosdado Macapagal Residence/Library & Museum

Arayat Historical Sites

St. Catherine Alexandria Parish ChurchMt. ArayatCong. Dadong Dam

Natural parks

Mt. Arayat National Park (Arayat)Scenic Candaba Swamps and Wild Duck & Birds Sanctuary (Candaba)Mt. Pinatubo Crater (Pampanga/Tarlac/Zambales)Dara Falls (Porac) - Pampanga's version of the Pagsanjan Falls of LagunaMiyamit Falls & Porac Peak (Porac)Cong Dadong Dam (Arayat)Maruring Falls (Mabalacat)Lahar Canyon (Porac & Bacolor)Muñoz Park - (Minalin)


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Pinatubo Crater Lake.

Façade of Halls of Justice

(view from the rear of the

Capitolio)

Government and politics

Like other Provinces in the Philippines, Pampanga is governed by aGovernor and Vice Governor who are elected to three-year terms. TheGovernor is the executive head and leads the Province's departments inexecuting the ordinances and improving public services. The ViceGovernor heads a legislative council (Sangguniang Panlalawigan)consisting of Board Members from the Districts.

Provincial Government

Just as the national government, the Provincial government is divided into three branches: executive, legislativeand judiciary. The judicial branch is administered solely by the Supreme Court of the Philippines. The LGUshave control of the executive and legislative branch.

The executive branch is composed of the Governor for the province, mayors for the cities and municipalities,and the barangay captains for the barangays.Local Government Code of the Philippines, Book III(http://www.dilg.gov.ph/pdf/LGC%20Book%203.pdf), Department of Interior and Local Government officialwebsite. The legislative branch is composed of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (provincial assembly) for theprovinces, Sangguniang Panlungsod (city assembly) for the cities, Sangguniang Bayan (town assembly) for themunicipalities, Sangguniang Barangay (barangay council), and the Sangguniang Kabataan for the youth sector.

The seat of Government is vested upon the Governor and other elected officers who hold office at theProvincial Capitol building. The Sanguniang Panlalawigan is the center of legislation.

Court system

The Supreme Court of the Philippines recognizes Pampanga regional trial courts and metropolitan or municipaltrial courts within the province and towns, that have an over-all jurisdiction in the populace of the province and

towns, respectively.[12]

Batas Pambansa Blg. 129, "The Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980", asamended, created Regional, Metropolitan, Municipal Trial and Circuit Courts.The Third Judicial Region includes RTCs in Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga,Palayan and San Jose, inter alia: xxx. There shall be - (c) Seventy-five RegionalTrial judges shall be commissioned for the Third Judicial Region: Twenty-twobranches (Branches XLI to LXII) for the province of Pampanga and the city ofAngeles, Branches XLI to XLVIII with seats at San Fernando, Branches XLIXto LIII at Guagua, Branches LIV and LV at Macabebe, and Branches LVI toLXII at Angeles City;

The law also created Metropolitan Trial Court in each metropolitan areaestablished by law, a Municipal Trial Court in each of the other cities ormunicipalities, and a Municipal Circuit Trial Court in each circuit comprising such cities and/or municipalities asare grouped together pursuant to law: three branches for Cabanatuan City; in every city which does not formpart of a metropolitan area, there shall be a Municipal Trial Court with one branch, except as hereunderprovided: Three branches for Angeles City;

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shall be a Municipal Trial Court which shall have one branch, except as hereunder provided: Four branches for

San Fernando and two branches for Guagua, both of Pampanga.[13]

Photos

Side view of the Courts

of Justice

Regional Trial Court

building

Façade (view from the

rear of the Capitolio)

Facade of the Halls of

Justice, Pampanga

Regional Trial Courts

and Metropolitan Trial

Courts (back of

Pampanga Provincial

Capitol)

Frontage of the Halls

Stairway to the

Regional Trial Courts

and salas

Governors of Pampanga


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ALCALDES MAYORES 1812 to

1886:[14]

1812-1820 Jose Avilés1821–1824 Francisco Paula de losSantos and Fulgencio Nuñez1824-1827 Manuel de Olea1827-1831 Antonio Chacon yConde1831–1836 Juan Garrido1836-1839 Mariano Valero y Soto1839-1840 Angel Viniegra1841-1846 Jose Urbina y Daoiz1846–1847 Mariano Valero y Soto1848–1849 Juan Lopéz Cordón1849–1850 Manuel GasteroSerrano1850–1852 Fernando Cajigas1852–1854 José Paez y Lopéz1854-1855 Jose Sanchez Guerrero1855-1856 Francisco de PaulaRodriguez1856–1860 Francisco Hidalgo yCaballero1860–1862 Jose Maria Barrasa1862–1864 Ramón Barrueta1864 Mariano de la Cortina yOñate1864–1865 Vega1865-1866 Juan Muñoz y Alvarez1867 José Bolaños1867–1869 Mariano de la Cortinay Oñate1869–1870 Francisco Godínez yEsteban1870-1871 Romero1871-1872 Romay1873 Jose Dias y Oliver1873-1874 Jose Feced yTemprado1875 Emilio Martín Bolaños1875-1877 Miguel Sanz y Urtasun1877–1879 Jose Feced yTemprado1879 Antonio Graciano de Oro1880 Carmona1880–1881 Rafael Manzanares1881-1883 Antonio Graciano deOro1883-1884 Pampillon

GOBERNADORES CIVILES

1886 to 1898:

1886 Garanto1886-1887 Requiferos1887 Luis Goza1887-1888 A. de Águila1888-1891 Luis de la TorreVillanueva1891-1892 José IgnacioChacón1892-1893 Joaquin Oliver1893 Bascaran1893-1895 Tomás Pérez delPulgar y O’Lawlor1895-1898 José Canovas yVallejo1898 Mota

REPUBLICA FILIPINA 1898 to

1901:[14]

1898 Mariano Alimurung1896-1898 Tiburcio T.

Hilario[15]

1899 Gen. Tomás Mascardo1900 Francisco Dizon1900–1901 Gen. José M.Alejandrino

U.S. MILITARY

GOVERNMENT 1899 to 1901:

1899-1900 Frederick DentGrant1900-1901 ArthurMacArthur

CIVIL GOVERNORS 1901 to

1937:

1901–1903 Ceferino Jóven1904-1911 Macario Arnedo1911 Mariano Lim1912-1916 Francisco TongioLiongson1916–1917 Honorio TizonVentura1917 Pablo Angeles y David1918-1922 Honorio TizonVentura

JAPANESE OCCUPATION

1942 to 1944:

1942 Lazaro Yambao1942-1944 Eligio Lagman1944 Urbano Dizon1942 Jose David

CIVIL GOVERNORS 1945:

(cont.)

1945 Gerardo Limlingan1945 Pablo Angeles yDavid

PROVINCIAL GOVERNORS

1946 to present:

1946-1947 Pablo Angelesy David1948-1951 José B. Lingad1952-1959 Rafael Lazatin1960-1971 Francisco G.Nepomuceno1972-1976 Brigido R.Valencia1976-1980 Juanita L.Nepomuceno1980-1984 Estelito P.Mendoza1984-1985 Cicero J.Punsalan1986-1995 Bren Z. Guiao1995-2004 Lito Lapid2004-2007 Mark Lapid2007–2010 Rev. Fr. EddieT. Panlilio2010–2013 Lilia G.Pineda2013-


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1884 Gaspar Castaño1885-1886 Emilio Martín Bolaños

1922-1925 Olimpio Guanzon1925-1931 Sotero Baluyut1931 Eligio Lagman (June–October)1931–1937 Pablo Angeles y

David[16]

1938-1941 Sotero Baluyut

Notable people from Pampanga

Politics

Francisco Tongio Liongson, Doctor of Medicine. - Born on December 3, 1869 in Bacolor, Pampanga, heserved as Pampanga's Health Board President (1902), Governor (1912-1916), and First Senator(1916-1919).Pedro Tongio Liongson, Lawyer. - Born on January 31, 1865 in Bacolor, Pampanga, he served asBacolor's Justice of the Peace and interim judge of Pampanga's Court of First Instance (1892-1898),member of the Malolos Congress (1898-1899), Judge Advocate General of the Army of the FirstPhilippine Republic (1899-1900) and Bacolor's Municipal Councilor 1901.[Felixberto Olalia, Sr.] - born to a family of poor farmers in Bacolor, Pampanga in August, 1903. Alongwith Crisanto Evangelista and Amado V. Hernandez,he was one of the stalwarts of the country's militantworkers’ movement. He was instrumental in the rebirth of the militant labor movement during the darkdays of Martial Law, the peak of which was the founding of the Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU or May 1Movement). Sensing that Olalia was a threat to his rule, Marcos jailed Olalia at the age of 79—animprisonment leadd to his death. His eldest son, labor lawyer Rolando "Ka Lando" Olalia, took overleadership of the militant labor movement. Ka Lando was murdered along with another union worker-colleague Leonor Alay-ay in November 13, 1986 in Antipolo City. Their cases remain unsolved after 25years.José Abad Santos - born in San Fernando, Pampanga, the 5th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of thePhilippines. He was appointed acting president by President Quezon with full authority to act on behalf ofthe President of the Philippines in areas unoccupied by the Japanese. He was killed by Japanese forcesduring the occupation of the Philippines in World War II.Pedro Abad Santos, founder of the Socialist Party. Ideological mentor of Luis Taruc.Diosdado Pangan Macapagal, 9th President of the Republic of the Philippines and a native of Lubao,Pampanga.Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo - 14th President of the Republic of the Philippines. She is the daughter of the9th President of the Republic Diosdado Macapagal. She was the country's second Female President afterCorazon Aquino. She also was the country's first Female Vice President during the tenure of the nowDeposed Former President Joseph Ejercito Estrada. She currently serves as the representative of the 2ndDistrict. She is currently under hospital arrest in Veterans Memorial Hospital due to crimes of graft andcorruption filed against her.Armando Biliwang' s elected as a municipal councilor and later became municipal mayor of SanFernando. He is well known for his fearless stand against communism during his term as municipalcouncilor and mayor.Joe Lingad, a one-term governor and congressman. Served as Secretary of Labor during Macapagaladministration. Identified with the political opposition during the Marcos regime, he was assassinated in1980 while campaigning for election as Pampanga governor.Eddie Panlilio, born in Minalin, Pampanga, was the first Filipino priest to be elected as Governor inPhilippine history.


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Zoilo J. Hilario

Y Sangalang

Monument,

Pampanga

Provincial

Capitol.

Reynato Puno

Businessmen

Don Gonzalo Puyat, from Guagua, Pampanga, a pioneering industrialists of the Philippines i n thepost-Spanish colonial period). Founder of Gonzalo Puyat & Sons (a holding company) with businessinterests in bowling alleys, billiard tables, French-style furniture, G.I. steel, industrial steel pipes, banking,insurance, sugar, mining, lumber,Gil J. Puyat. Senate President of the Philippines from 1967 to 1972. Former Dean of Business, Universityof the Philippines (1940), Philippine Senator (1960–1972), Rotary President and Businessman (Financeand Insurance). He is the third child of Don Gonzalo Puyat. Founder of the Manila Bank, Manila BankersLife and Loyola Group of Companies.

Artists and entertainers

Francisco Alonso Liongson, playwright. Born on July 1, 1896 in Bacolor, Pampanga. Considered one ofthe Philippines outstanding Spanish playwright and was the founding president of Circulo Escenico, thePhilippines premier Spanish dramatics club (1922-1980).Isidoro C.Soto, artist. Born in Suban, Bacolor, Pampanga, on April 4, 1018. considered as one of thegreatest artist-decorator-designers of Pampanga, One of his major artworks is the ceiling painting of BetisChurch with Dr. Juco as his Mentor. He was also the designer of the logo Philippine Rabbit Bus Liner,Helen Gamboa, singer/actress, wife of Sen. Vicente Sotto IIIRogelio dela Rosa, a native of Lubao, Pampanga. one of the most popular Filipino matinee idols of the20th century and was elected to the Senate in 1957—the first film actor who was able to parlay his fameinto a political career, paving the way for other Filipino entertainers-turned-politicians. He had an equallyfamous brother, Jaime dela Rosa, also a matinee idol in the 1950s.Rosa Rosal born Florence Lansang Danon in Manila. Her mother hailed from Santa Rita, Pampanga,

while her father was of French and Egyptian descent.[17]

Zoilo Hilario, author, born in San Fernando, PampangaCecilia B. Licad - is one of the world's most famous concert pianists and hails fromLubao.apl.de.ap(Allan Pineda Lindo), member of the Grammy-award winning group, TheBlack Eyed Peas, born in Sapang Bato, Angeles City. Known for his patriotic songcalled "The Apl Song" found on the Peas' 2003 album ElephunkMelanie Marquez, beauty queen turned actress from Mabalacat. Miss International1979 and was voted as the Most Beautiful Miss International in 2000. Sister ofanother local actor, Joey Marquez.Vanessa Minnillo, American television personality born in Clark Air Base, AngelesCity and raised in the US. She was Miss Teen USA 1998 and is currently a host onMTV's Total Request Live.Donita Rose, born in the US, she moved to Angeles City, where her father wasdesignated at the US Clark Air Base, when she was five years old. She went on tobecome a famous local actress and MTV VJ in Asia.Lea Salonga, Tony Award-winning singer and actress who is best known for her portrayal of Kim in themusical Miss Saigon. She spent the first six years of her childhood in Angeles City before moving toManila.Aurelio Tolentino, original member of the Katipunan and nationalist playwright. He was born in Guagua.He was one of the so-called seditious playwrights whose works became the foundation for the nation'spolitical theater. His most famous work is "Kahapon, Ngayon at Bukas" written in 1903. The TanghalangAurelio Tolentino, commonly known as the Little Theater of the Cultural Center of the Philippines is


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named after him.Brillante Mendoza, Filipino film director who won Best Director for his film Kinatay at the recentlyconcluded 62nd Cannes Film Festival in France.

Religious leaders

Eliseo Soriano, televangelist of Ang Dating Daan and the Presiding Minister of Members Church of GodInternational which its main headquarters is located in Apalit, Pampanga.Apollo Quiboloy, a self-proclaimed Son of God and Filipino televangelist; from Davao City, he isconsidered a Kapampangan as he was born to Kapampangan parents.Rufino Jiao Santos', born in Guagua, Pampanga, Archbishop of Manila from 1953 to 1973. He was thefirst Filipino to be named Cardinal.

Others

Kristine Johnson, co-anchor at WCBS-TV, the first Filipino-American to serve as the face of a majornetwork newscast in New York She was previously an anchor of Early Today and Weekend Today. She

was born in Clark Air Base[18][19]

Luis Taruc - was the Supremo of the Hukbalahap (Hukbo ng Bayan Laban sa Hapon), and later of theHMB (Hukbong Mapagpalayang Bayan).Efren "Bata" Reyes, referred to as "The Magician" a very popular Filipino billiards player from AngelesCity. He is considered to be one of history's greatest practitioners of billiards.

Sports

Ato Agustin - from Lubao, Pampanga. Better known as Ato "The Atom Bomb" Agustin, is a formerFilipino professional basketball player. He played college ball for the Lyceum of the Philippines, beforemoving on to play professional basketball in the Philippine Basketball Association. PBA one-time MVP,multiple championship as a player and solitary title as coach. One of the fastest coach to win a title.One-time MBA Champion and Best Guard (1998 maiden season).Chris Tiu, team captain of Ateneo Blue Eagles in UAAP Season 71 Men's Basketball Championship.Currently host of Pinoy Records. He has a Chinese-Kapampangan ancestry.Efren "Bata" Reyes, referred to as "The Magician" a Filipino billiards player who hails from Angeles City.He is considered to be one of history's greatest practitioners of billiards.

Other famous local personalities known to be Kapampangan or at least to have Kapampangan parents are

Sharon Cuneta, Helen Gamboa, Dolphy, Fernando Poe, Jr.,[20] Vilma Santos, Kris Aquino, Dong Puno,Jay Sonza, Lorna Tolentino, Robin Padilla, Randy David, Kara David, Judy Ann Santos, Nanette Medved,Sarah Geronimo, Glydel Mercado, Abbygale Arenas, Liza Lorena, Tonton Gutierrez, Yeng Guiao, RudyFernandez, Francisco "Django" Bustamante, Rosal Rosal, Arwind Santos, Jason William Castro, JC Intal,Dennis Espino, Mark Macapagal, Jojo Duncil, Japeth Aguilar, Calvin Abueva, Ian Salansang, Jean Garcia,Miriam Quiambao, Rufa Mae Quinto, Senators Francis Pangilinan, Lito Lapid and Manny Villar, RegineTolentino, Jacklyn Jose, Marvin Agustin, Maricel Morales and Christopher de Leon and the Gil family ofPorac.

Younger Kapampangan TV personalities are Joseph Bitangcol, Antoinette Taus, Baron Geisler, ArronVillaflor, Edelhisa Ocampo, Tyron Perez, Eliza Pineda, Justin Cuyugan, Gladys Reyes, Vincent Liwanag,Allen Dizon, Arveen M. Mangalindan, Polo Ablazo, Ronnie Liang, Aljur Abrenica, Emilio Garcia, J.E.Parchejo, Jay Aquitania, Sunshine Garcia, Sheena Halili, Kristel Astor, Joyce Tañaña, Jansen Mariano,Mikee Lee, Coco Martin, Kapampangan-Japanese Leah Dizon, Antonio Aquitania, Helen Nicolette


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Henson, Kimberly Balot Magsino, Ritz Azul, Ryzza Mae Dizon.

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^ Citerep Palace Opera (http://oase.kompas.com/read/2011/04/16/03480617/Opera.Istana.Citerep) (Indonesian)4.

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/sites/default/files/attachments/hsd/pressrelease/Central%20Luzon.pdf). 2010 Census of Population and Housing.

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^ http://www.clcst.edu.ph9.

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^ http://www.chanrobles.com/bataspambansabilang129.html13.

^ a b Henares, Ivan Anthony S. "Filipino Alcaldes Mayores in the Province of Pampanga"14.

^ Philippine Panorama, Feb.10, 198515.

^ http://viewsfromthepampang.blogspot.com/2008/08/99-hon-pablo-angeles-david-no-fear.html16.

^ "The 1999 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Public Service: Biography of Rosa Rosal" (http://www.rmaf.org.ph

/Awardees/Biography/BiographyRosalRos.htm). Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation. Retrieved 2008-02-19.

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^ Hoy! Pinoy Ako! (http://www.carouselpinoy.com/hoy.html)18.

^ wcbstv.com - Kristine Johnson (http://wcbstv.com/bios/WCBS.WCBS.TV.9.8557.html)19.

^ Ivan About Town: Ninoy and FPJ death masks on display in Pampanga (http://www.ivanhenares.com/2006/12

/ninoy-and-fpj-death-masks-on-display.html)

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External links

Provincial Government of Pampanga (http://www.pampangacapitol.com/)Philippine Standard Geographic Code (http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/default.asp)2007 Philippine Census Information (http://www.census.gov.ph/data/pressrelease/2008/pr0830tx.html)Local Governance Performance Management System (http://www.blgs.gov.ph/lgpmsv2/cmshome/index.php?pageID=23&frmIdDcfCode=7&fLguType=P&frmIdRegion=5&frmIdProvince=&frmIdLgu=30)

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