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Bataan
Bataan (), officially the Province of Bataan ( fil, Lalawigan ng Bataan ), is a province in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines. Its capital is the city of Balanga while Mariveles is the largest town in the province. Occupying the entire Bataan Peninsula on Luzon, Bataan is bordered by the provinces of Zambales and Pampanga to the north. The peninsula faces the South China Sea to the west and Subic Bay to the north-west, and encloses Manila Bay to the east. The Battle of Bataan is known 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 March was named after the province, where the infamous march started. History Classical Period The first inhabitants of the Bataan peninsula are the Ayta Magbeken people, who are one of the first Negrito ancestors of present-day Filipinos. Later on, Tagalog communities from southern Luzon migrated to parts of Bataan and the Ayta Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bataan Death March
The Bataan Death March (Filipino: ''Martsa ng Kamatayan sa Bataan''; Spanish: ''Marcha de la muerte de Bataán'' ; Kapampangan: ''Martsa ning Kematayan quing Bataan''; Japanese: バターン死の行進, Hepburn: ''Batān Shi no Kōshin'') was the forcible transfer by the Imperial Japanese Army of between 60,000 and 80,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war from Saysain Point, Bagac, Bataan and Mariveles to Camp O'Donnell, Capas, Tarlac, via San Fernando, Pampanga, the prisoners being forced to march despite many dying on the journey. The transfer began on April 9, 1942, after the three-month Battle of Bataan in the Philippines during World War II. The total distance marched from Mariveles to San Fernando and from the Capas Train Station to Camp O'Donnell is variously reported by differing sources as between . Sources also report widely differing prisoner of war casualties prior to reaching Camp O'Donnell: from 5,000 to 18,000 Filipino deaths and 500 to 650 American death ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freeport Area Of Bataan
The Freeport Area of Bataan (FAB), formerly Bataan Export Processing Zone (BEPZ) and Bataan Economic Zone (BEZ) from November 20, 1972 to June 30, 2010, is a special economic zone in Mariveles, Bataan, Philippines. It was envisioned by Congressman Pablo Roman, Sr., a representative from Bataan, who authored Republic Act 5490 designating the said location as the first free trade zone in the Philippines. It is also the second freeport zone in the province since June 30, 2010, after Subic Special Economic and Freeport Zone in Morong and Hermosa. History 1972–2010: Bataan Export Processing Zone/Bataan Economic Zone era 1972–2000s: Creation and downhill On November 20, 1972, the Bataan Export Processing Zone (BEPZ) became the first official economic zone in the Philippines through Republic Act 5490 of 1969, primarily authored by Congressman Pablo Roman of Bataan. The BEPZ was one of the most progressive communities in Luzon during its first decade of operation. The area attracted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balanga, Bataan
Balanga (pronounced ), officially the City of Balanga ( fil, Lungsod ng Balanga), is a 4th class component city and capital of the province of Bataan, Philippines. It is south of San Fernando, Pampanga (the regional city center) and northwest of Manila. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 104,173 people. Balanga joined the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities in 2015. History Balanga was formerly a village of Abucay before it was established as a mission of the Dominican Order in the Provincial Charter of April 21, 1714, and later declared a vicariate on April 18, 1739, under the patronage of Saint Joseph. Upon the establishment of Bataan as a separate province in 1754, Balanga was made its capital by General Pedro Manuel Arandia due to its favorable location, at the heart of the new territorial jurisdiction. The word Balanga originates from the Kapampangan word "balañga" (clay pot, or "banga" in Tagalog), which the town used to produce and which were among ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legislative Districts Of Bataan
The legislative districts of Bataan are the representations of the province of Bataan in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. The province is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines through its first, second and third congressional districts. History Before 1972, Bataan comprised a lone legislative district, electing one representative to the various national legislatures, except during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines when the province sent two representatives to the National Assembly of the Second Philippine Republic. Upon the restoration of the Philippine Commonwealth in 1945, the province continued to comprise a lone district. The province was represented in the Interim Batasang Pambansa as part of Region III from 1978 to 1984, and elected one representative to the Regular Batasang Pambansa in 1984. Bataan was redistricted into two legislative districts under the new Constitution which took effect on February ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariveles
Mariveles, officially the Municipality of Mariveles ( tl, Bayan ng Mariveles), is a first class municipality in the province of Bataan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 149,879 people. History Founded as a ''pueblo'' by a Franciscan Friar in 1578, Mariveles, the "Village of Camaya" was part of the Corregimiento of Mariveles, including Bagac and Morong, Corregidor and Maragondon, Cavite. The name Mariveles comes from a shorting of "''maraming dilis''" (lit. "many anchovies"), which are found off the coast. With its natural cove, the port was used by ships from China and Spain to resupply. The Superior Decree of July 1754 declared Mariveles' independence from Pampanga. In the 19th century, the Americans established the first quarantine station in the old Spanish Leprosarium Hospital (now, the Mariveles Mental Ward). Mariveles Bay was the site of Mariveles Naval Section Base, completed for the United States Asiatic Fleet on 22 July 1941, and w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abucay
Abucay, officially the Municipality of Abucay, ( tl, Bayan ng Abucay), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of , Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 42,984 people. The mainly agricultural and fishing town is situated on the northeastern portion of the Bataan Peninsula, along Manila Bay, with a total land area of . It is from Balanga and from Manila, accessible via the Bataan Provincial Expressway, off Exit 25, or the parallel National Road in Bataan. Its westernmost elevated section is located within the Bataan National Park. History The first printing press in the Archipelago was found in this town. Tomas Pinpin, the first Filipino printer, learned the art from Fray Francisco Blanca de San Jose and Juan de Vera, a Chinese printer at the University of Santo Tomas. On June 23, 1647, a fierce battle was fought between the Dutch invaders and the Pampango defenders in the near the Abucay church area. Nearly 200 Pampangos were put to death ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orani
Orani, officially the Municipality of Orani ( tl, Bayan ng Orani), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Bataan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 70,342 people. Geography Orani is from Balanga and north-west of Manila and accessible via the Bataan Provincial Expressway, off Exit 20. It is bounded on the north by Hermosa, south by Samal, west by Dinalupihan and east by the Manila Bay. It has a total land area of covering 29 barangays. About are used for agriculture, are forestland, are forest reservation and are reserved for the National Park. The rest are classified as wetland. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of constituting of the total area of Bataan. Climate Barangays Orani is politically subdivided into 29 barangays. Demographics In the 2020 census, Orani had a population of 70,342. The population density was . Economy Palay, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morong, Bataan
Morong, officially the Municipality of Morong ( tl, Bayan ng Morong), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Bataan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 35,394 people. The municipality is home to the Subic Bay International Airport, the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant, and the former Philippine Refugee Processing Center. Morong was formerly known as ''Moron''. It is accessible via the Bataan Provincial Expressway, off Exit 65. History In 1607, Morong was established when the Order of Augustinian Recollects built a church in a small populated village in Bataan. The original site of the church was said to have been in Barangay Nagbalayong, a village southeast of Morong. The orderly rectangular layout of the streets and roads of Nagbalayong Proper is attributable to the rural planning efforts of the AOR. In the mid 1800s, the municipal center was moved to a more central location relative to other barangays. This new central barangay was named Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Samat National Shrine
Mount Samat National Shrine () or ''Dambana ng Kagitingan'' (Shrine of Valor) is a historical shrine located near the summit of Mount Samat in the Municipalities of the Philippines, town of Pilar, Bataan, Pilar, Provinces of the Philippines, Province of Bataan, in the Republic of the Philippines. The memorial shrine complex was built to honor and remember the gallantry of Filipino and American soldiers who fought against the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. Consisting of a Colonnade and the large Memorial Cross, the park was commissioned in 1966 by then-President of the Philippines, President Ferdinand Marcos, for the 25th anniversary of World War II.Yu Jose, Lydia N. (2008). "The Past, Love, Money and Much More: Philippine-Japan Relations Since the End of Second World War", p.23. Ateneo de Manila University. The white Memorial Cross stands as a remembrance to the soldiers who fought and lost their lives in the Battle of Bataan. The shrine complex also includes a war mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samal, Bataan
Samal, officially the Municipality of Samal ( tl, Bayan ng Samal), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Bataan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 38,302 people. Samal is from Balanga and from Manila. It has a total land area of . Etymology Samal originated from ''samel'', a covering attached to a banca to protect the passengers from the sun and rain, made of nipa leaves and woven together. History Saint Catherine of Sienna became the patron of Samal, which was founded as a municipality on April 20, 1641. "Sea gypsies" of Mindanao settlers ("Badjaos" who resided for many years in Maubac, Lambayung, Tanjung, Pata, Tapul, Lugus, Bangos, Pagasinan, Parang, Maimbung, Karugdung and Talipaw, Mindanao) migrated to Luzon in the early 14th century and settled in Bataan. In Samal, they propagated the pearl and capiz culture. Samal was the second town founded by the Dominican friars in Bataan and is composed of four barrios: Calaguiman, San ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limay
Limay, officially the Municipality of Limay ( tl, Bayan ng Limay), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Bataan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 78,272 people. Limay is accessible via the Bataan Provincial Expressway (N301), off Exit 45. Located at the south-eastern section of Bataan Peninsula, it is about from Manila and south from the provincial capital Balanga. History The Dominican and Franciscan friars settled in Limay by the late 1600s, using its rich limestone deposits to build churches in Orion and Balanga. The town was a Barangay of Orion. The name Limay came from the Spanish word "Lima or Lime (material)", also known as Calcium oxide, a white calcium compound used in making Cement. In the Philippine revolution of 1898, Limay inhabitants fought for their independence. American Governor-General Francis Burton Harrison's Executive Order of January 1, 1917 created Limay as the last Bataan municipality. In 1913, the Cadwal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pilar, Bataan
Pilar, officially the Municipality of Pilar ( tl, Bayan ng Pilar), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Bataan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 46,239 people. The Bataan Government Center and the historic Mount Samat National Shrine (''Dambana ng Kagitingan'') are both situated within the municipality in Barangays Diwa and Ala-uli, respectively. Etymology The town was named in the honor of the image of the Our Lady of the Pillar, hence the town was called "Pilar". History One of the oldest towns of Bataan, Pilar was previously part of Pampanga. Spaniards in the galleon landed in a ''sitio'' of Balanga and were greeted by the natives. Geography Pilar is located in eastern part of Bataan Peninsula, bordering Balanga (the provincial capital) to the north, Orion to the south, Bagac to the west, and Manila Bay to the east. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of constituting of the to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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