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First North Luzon Transit
First North Luzon Transit, Incorporated (FNLT), or simply known as First North Luzon (former Royal Eagle) is a bus company in the Philippines. They started their operations in Hagonoy, Bulacan, and expanded to San Isidro, Nueva Ecija, Bulacan, Pampanga, Bataan, Pangasinan and La Union. and soon to operate in Laoag, Vigan and Cagayan (including Aparri, Cagayan, Aparri, Tuguegarao and Piat, Cagayan, Piat. History First North Luzon Transit was founded in 2007 with a fleet of 100 buses. Aside from being a public transport company, FNLT also offers shuttle services to individuals, corporations, and even to sponsor for major events. One example they did is when they sponsored free shuttle services from Metro Manila to the Philippine Arena during the ''Sa Tamang Panahon, #SaTamangPanahon'' concert of ''Eat Bulaga!'' last October 2015. Their operations have since expanded to the provinces of Nueva Ecija, Pangasinan, La Union. Royal Eagle, the former name of this bus company, it got it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Luzon Expressway
The North Luzon Expressway (NLEX), signed as E1 of the Philippine expressway network, partially as N160 of the Philippine highway network, and R-8 of the Metro Manila arterial road network, is a limited-access toll expressway that connects Metro Manila to the provinces of the Central Luzon region in the Philippines. The expressway, which includes the main segment and its various spurs, has a total length of and travels from its northern terminus at Sta. Ines Interchange to its southern terminus in Balintawak Interchange, which is adjacent to its connection to Skyway, an elevated toll road that connects the NLEX to its counterpart in the south, the South Luzon Expressway. The segment of the expressway between Santa Rita Exit in Guiguinto and the Balintawak Interchange in Quezon City is part of Asian Highway 26 of the Asian highway network. The expressway also serves as a major utility corridor, carrying various high voltage overhead power lines through densely populated are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piat, Cagayan
Piat, officially the Municipality of Piat ( ibg, Ili nat Piat; ilo, Ili ti Piat; tl, Bayan ng Piat), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 24,805 people. Piat is dubbed as the "Pilgrimage Center of Cagayan Valley" because of the thousands of devotees and tourists who come here to pay homage. It is the home of Our Lady of Piat which continues to be the source of inspiration and object of devotion of many Catholics in the region. Etymology There are quite a few conjectures on how Piat got its name. One has it is that it derives from "''pias''," an Ilokano word, in Ibanag "''addulu''" and in Tagalog, "''kamiyas''." Another has it that the word comes from "''aggapiya''," meaning "healer, masseuse," and a more credible version has it that it is derived from the Ibanag and Itawes word "''piya''" which means "goodness, kindness, health." From Fr. Jose Bugarin's Dictionary "Pia-t, a tree, and the nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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9 (nine) is the natural number following and preceding . Evolution of the Arabic digit In the beginning, various Indians wrote a digit 9 similar in shape to the modern closing question mark without the bottom dot. The Kshatrapa, Andhra and Gupta started curving the bottom vertical line coming up with a -look-alike. The Nagari continued the bottom stroke to make a circle and enclose the 3-look-alike, in much the same way that the sign @ encircles a lowercase ''a''. As time went on, the enclosing circle became bigger and its line continued beyond the circle downwards, as the 3-look-alike became smaller. Soon, all that was left of the 3-look-alike was a squiggle. The Arabs simply connected that squiggle to the downward stroke at the middle and subsequent European change was purely cosmetic. While the shape of the glyph for the digit 9 has an ascender in most modern typefaces, in typefaces with text figures the character usually has a descender, as, for example, in . The mod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mabalacat, Pampanga
Mabalacat, officially the City of Mabalacat ( pam, Lakanbalen ning Mabalacat; fil, Lungsod ng Mabalacat), is a 3rd class component city in the province of Pampanga, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 293,244 people. Etymology The town's name was derived from indigenous Negrito word ''mabalacat'' meaning "forest of balacats". Geography Mabalacat has a land area of . It is from Manila, from Angeles, and from the provincial capital, San Fernando. The soil is charcoal black and shiny, a sign of fertility, and is suitable for growing rice, sugarcane and other rootcrops. Like the neighbouring cities of Angeles and San Fernando and the towns/municipalities of Porac, Bacolor, Santa Rita, Mexico, Magalang and Arayat, this city rarely gets inundated by floods from heavy rains and typhoons because it is situated on an elevated, well-drained part of the Central Luzon plains known as the "Upper Pampanga". Barangays Mabalacat is politically subd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexico, Pampanga
Mexico (also known as ''Masiku''), officially the Municipality of Mexico ( pam, Balen ning Mexico; tl, Bayan ng Mexico), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Pampanga, the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 173,403 people. It was also formerly known as Nuevo México during the Spanish period. History According to folk etymology, the original pre-Hispanic name of the village was purportedly ''Masicu'' or ''Maca-sicu'', which the Spaniards spelled as "México". It is claimed that this was a reference to an abundance of '' chico'' trees. However ''chico'' trees are not endemic to the Philippines and were introduced by the Spaniards from what is now Mexico (Country). Another claim is that it is derived from ''siku'' ("elbow") and was a reference to the elbow-shaped bends of the nearby Abacan and Pampanga Rivers. But there are no records of the town ever being called ''Masicu''. Instead, the origin of the latter name is believed to be simply a c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bataan Transit
Bataan Transit Co., Inc. is a provincial bus company in the Philippines plying Central and North Luzon, particularly to the provinces of Bataan and La Union. Under the management of its parent, the Five Star Bus Company it serves routes to Bataan and La Union aside from its parent it also manages another company of the alliance, First North Luzon Transit. History Bataan Transit was founded in May 15, 2003 as Nichaea Tours, Inc. Its fleet has since grown to 50 buses. They first started their operations to the City of Balanga, and then later expanded to Mariveles and San Fernando City, La Union. The bus company serves as a successor to Philippine Rabbit plying to Bataan as it stopped its route going to the said province on June 2003. Main stops For Bataan passengers, their main stop is either the Bataan Transit terminal at San Fernando, Pampanga, or the Travellers Former (Double Happiness) bus stop at Lubao, Pampanga. For the inter-provincial route Mariveles-San Fernando (La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Fernando, La Union
San Fernando City, officially the City of San Fernando ( ilo, Siudad ti San Fernando; fil, Lungsod ng San Fernando), is a 3rd class component city and capital of the province of La Union, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 125,640 people. City of San Fernando, La Union serves as a gateway to trade, commerce, culture and heritage of Ilocandia. It is the financial, industrial, and political center of the province, as well as the regional capital of Region 1 ( Ilocos Region), hosting regional offices of national government agencies as well as being home to some of the region's educational and medical institutions and facilities. The city is located in the geographical center of the Province of La Union. History Colonial History San Fernando, along with all the southern coastal towns of La Union were once called '' Agoo'' in pre-colonial times. Agoo was the northern part of '' Caboloan'' (Pangasinan), covering a large area that encompassed the to ... [...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 amo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariveles, Bataan
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Carlos, Pangasinan
San Carlos, officially the City of San Carlos ( pag, Siyudad na San Carlos; ilo, Siudad ti San Carlos; fil, Lungsod ng San Carlos), is a 3rd class component city in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 205,424 people. It is the most populated city in Pangasinan and the entire Ilocos Region. Reaching the 200 thousand population mark in 2020, the city has obtained the key census requirement for a highly urbanized city qualification. San Carlos City is from Lingayen and from Manila. History Pre-colonial In 1718, Binalatongan was renamed (the Municipality ownof) San Carlos, in honor of Saint Charles Borromeo. 1960s During the 1960s, the Municipality of San Carlos divided into two precincts. In 1965, the smaller precinct became legally incorporated as the Municipality of Basista by virtue of RA 4866. Cityhood In 1966, the larger precinct became legally incorporated as San Carlos City by virtue of Republic Act No. 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dagupan
Dagupan, officially the City of Dagupan ( pag, Siyudad na Dagupan, ilo, Siudad ti Dagupan, fil, Lungsod ng Dagupan), is a 2nd class independent component city in the Ilocos Region, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 174,302 people. Located on the Lingayen Gulf on the northwest-central part of the island of Luzon, Dagupan is a major commercial and financial center north of Manila. Also, the city is one of the centers of modern medical services, media and communication in North-Central Luzon. The city is situated within the fertile Agno River Valley. The city is among the top producers of milkfish (locally known as ''bangus'') in the province. From 2001 to 2003, Dagupan's milkfish production totaled to 35,560.1 metric tons (MT), contributing 16.8 percent to the total provincial production. Of its total production in the past three years, 78.5 percent grew in fish pens/cages while the rest grew in brackish water fishponds. Dagupan is administ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nueva Ecija
Nueva Ecija, officially the Province of Nueva Ecija ( tgl, Lalawigan ng Nueva Ecija , also ; ilo, Probinsia ti Nueva Ecija; pag, Luyag/Probinsia na Nueva Ecija; Kapampangan: ''Lalawigan/Probinsia ning Nueva Ecija''), is a landlocked province in the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. Its capital is the city of Palayan, while Cabanatuan, its former capital, is the largest local government unit (LGU). Nueva Ecija borders, from the south clockwise, Bulacan, Pampanga, Tarlac, Pangasinan, Nueva Vizcaya and Aurora. The province is nationally known as the ''Rice Granary of the Philippines'', producing the largest rice yield in the country. History Precolonial era These first settlers included tribes of Ilongots ( Egungot) or Italons, Abaca and Buquids. Settlements were built along the banks following the river's undulations. The Ilongots, meaning people of the forest, were the fierce headhunters and animist tribes who occupied Carranglan and the mountainous terra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
