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Mango Festival
The ''Dinamulag Festival'' also known as the Zambales Mango Festival is an annual festival held in the province of Zambales in the Philippines to celebrate or encourage bountiful harvest of the province's mangoes. The festival was first held in 1999. The mascot is a mango. Background Mangoes are a primary crop of the province of Zambales. Mangoes harvest in the town of Palauig are mostly exported to other provinces and Metro Manila. The festival is held to celebrate bountiful harvest of mangoes in the provinces. Mangoes cultivated in Zambales particularly the ''Dinamulag'' variety of Carabao mangoes were cited as the world's sweetest mangoes by Guinness World Records in 1995 and the country's sweetest mangoes by the Department of Agriculture (Philippines), Department of Agriculture in 2013. In 2015, other events unrelated to the province's mangoes such as sports events were introduced while the province's fruit remain the centerpiece of the festival. 18th Dinamulag Festival , ...
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Zambales
Zambales, officially the Province of Zambales ( fil, Lalawigan ng Zambales; ilo, Probinsia ti Zambales; Pangasinan: ''Luyag/Probinsia na Zambales''; xsb, Probinsya nin Zambales), is a province in the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. Its capital is Iba, which is located in the middle of the province. Zambales borders Pangasinan to the north and northeast, Tarlac to the east, Pampanga to the southeast, Bataan to the south and the South China Sea to the west. With a total land area of (including the independent city of Olongapo), Zambales is the second largest among the seven provinces of Central Luzon after Nueva Ecija. The province is noted for its mangoes, which are abundant from January to April. Zambales does not have a functional airport - the closest functional airport is the Clark International Airport in Angeles City in the neighbouring province of Pampanga. Subic Bay International Airport, which is located in Cubi Point (geographically located inside ...
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Beauty Pageant
A beauty pageant is a competition that has traditionally focused on judging and ranking the physical attributes of the contestants. Pageants have now evolved to include inner beauty, with criteria covering judging of personality, intelligence, talent, character, and charitable involvement, through private interviews with judges and answers to public on-stage questions. The term beauty pageant refers originally to the Big Four international beauty pageants. Pageant titles are subdivided into Miss, Mrs. or Ms., and Teen – to clearly identify the difference between pageant divisions. Hundreds and thousands of beauty contests are held annually, but the Big Four are considered the most prestigious, widely covered and broadcast by media. For example, ''The Wall Street Journal'', BBC News, CNN, Xinhua News Agency, and global news agencies such as Reuters, Associated Press and Agence France-Presse collectively refer to the four major pageants as "Big Four" namely: Miss Universe, Mi ...
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Harvest Festivals
A harvest festival is an annual celebration that occurs around the time of the main harvest of a given region. Given the differences in climate and crops around the world, harvest festivals can be found at various times at different places. Harvest festivals typically feature feasting, both family and public, with foods that are drawn from crops. In Britain, thanks have been given for successful harvests since pagan times. Harvest festivals are held in September or October depending on local tradition. The modern Harvest Festival celebrations include singing hymns, praying, and decorating churches with baskets of fruit and food in the festival known as Harvest Festival, Harvest Home, Harvest Thanksgiving or Harvest Festival of Thanksgiving. In British and English-Caribbean churches, chapels and schools, and some Canadian churches, people bring in produce from the garden, the allotment or farm. The food is often distributed among the poor and senior citizens of the local c ...
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Palauig, Zambales
Palauig, officially the Municipality of Palauig ( tl, Bayan ng Palauig), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Zambales, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 39,784 people. The municipality of Palauig is the nearest mainland to the Philippine-claimed EEZ Panatag Shoal, or Scarborough Shoal. At present, Palauig is headed by Mayor Billy M. Acero with the Municipal Council called Sangguniang Bayan with 8 members, particularly 7 regular Councilors and the Association of Barangay Captains (ABC) President Bel Ponce Altares. Geography Barangays Palauig is politically subdivided into 19 barangays. * Alwa * Bato * Bulawen * Cauyan * East Poblacion * Garreta * Libaba * Liozon * Lipay * Locloc * Macarang * Magalawa * Pangolingan * Salaza * San Juan * Santo Niño * Santo Tomas * San Vicente * West Poblacion Climate Demographics In the 2020 census, the population of Palauig was 39,784 people, with a density of . Language Most of the citize ...
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San Narciso, Zambales
San Narciso, officially the Municipality of San Narciso ( ilo, Ili ti San Narciso; tl, Bayan ng San Narciso), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Zambales, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 30,759 people. San Narciso is famous for its beaches along the South China Sea that are suited for surfing. Many local celebrities have already visited San Narciso to surf in its beaches which is from Iba, from Olongapo, and from Manila. The Philippine Merchant Marine Academy or PMMA is located here. San Narciso also houses the Magsaysay Memorial College, which offers bachelors courses and other 2-year courses. Also located in San Narciso is the Zambales Academy, one of the oldest secondary education institution in the province, it is where former president Ramon Magsaysay took his secondary education. History The Municipality of San Narciso was founded in the early part of 18th century. The migrants from the Ilocandia arrived in the area and e ...
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San Felipe, Zambales
San Felipe, officially the Municipality of San Felipe (Filipino language, Filipino: Bayan ng San Felipe), is a 4th class municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Zambales, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 25,033 people. Much of the population are Ilocanos, descendants of migrants from Ilocos. The town was affected by the 1991 Mount Pinatubo eruption, being buried in about a meter in volcanic ash but damage was comparatively light. San Felipe is from Iba, Zambales, Iba, from Olongapo, and from Manila. History San Felipe was one of the little villages along the coastal region of Zambales during the pre-Spanish period. The first inhabitants were the Malay Sambal people, Zambals who lived in lowland which they themselves called Hindol. There were also Negritoes, but most of them lived in the mountains. A few years after the Spanish discovery of the Philippines, all places in the country had been e ...
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Castillejos, Zambales
Castillejos, officially the Municipality of Castillejos ( ilo, Ili ti Castillejos; tl, Bayan ng Castillejos), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Zambales, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 67,889 people. The municipality is located between San Antonio, Subic and San Marcelino. It is from Iba, from Olongapo, and from Manila. A strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake occurred on 5:11pm ( UTC+08:00), April 22, 2019, according to PHIVOLCS. Geography Barangays Castillejos is politically subdivided into 14 barangays. * Balaybay * Buenavista * Del Pilar * Looc * Magsaysay * Nagbayan * Nagbunga * San Agustin * San Jose (Poblacion) * San Juan (Poblacion) * San Nicolas * San Pablo (Poblacion ''Poblacion'' (literally "town" or "settlement" in Spanish; ) is the common term used for the administrative center, central, downtown, old town or central business district area of a Philippine city or municipality, which may take up the ...) * S ...
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Fireworks
Fireworks are a class of Explosive, low explosive Pyrotechnics, pyrotechnic devices used for aesthetic and entertainment purposes. They are most commonly used in fireworks displays (also called a fireworks show or pyrotechnics), combining a large number of devices in an outdoor setting. Such displays are the focal point of many cultural and religious Celebration (party), celebrations. Fireworks take many forms to produce four primary effects: noise, light, smoke, and floating materials (confetti most notably). They may be designed to burn with colored flames and sparks including red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple and silver. They are generally classified by where they perform, either 'ground' or 'aerial'. Aerial fireworks may have their own Air propulsion, propulsion (skyrocket) or be shot into the air by a Mortar (weapon), mortar (aerial shell). Most fireworks consist of a paper or Card stock, pasteboard tube or casing filled with the combustion, combustible materia ...
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Candelaria, Zambales
Candelaria, officially the Municipality of Candelaria, is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Zambales, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 30,263 people. History During the pre-Spanish era, the area of Candelaria was unsettled forest. The Spanish East Indies government made it a sitio of Masinloc, one of the oldest towns of Zambales. Sambal settlers from other parts of Masinloc, who found Candelaria an ideal location to live, played an important role in creating Candelaria as a separate town in 1870. The name of the town could have come from the name of the wife of the first ''Alcalde Mayor'', who named the town after her as a birthday gift. ''Candelaria'' is also the Spanish word for Candlemas, and that the Virgin of Candelaria is a Marian title popular in the Hispanic world. Geography Candelaria is from the capital town of Iba. It is nestled at the foot of the Zambales Mountains in the east and lies along coastline of the South China ...
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Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republika sang Filipinas * ibg, Republika nat Filipinas * ilo, Republika ti Filipinas * ivv, Republika nu Filipinas * pam, Republika ning Filipinas * krj, Republika kang Pilipinas * mdh, Republika nu Pilipinas * mrw, Republika a Pilipinas * pag, Republika na Filipinas * xsb, Republika nin Pilipinas * sgd, Republika nan Pilipinas * tgl, Republika ng Pilipinas * tsg, Republika sin Pilipinas * war, Republika han Pilipinas * yka, Republika si Pilipinas In the recognized optional languages of the Philippines: * es, República de las Filipinas * ar, جمهورية الفلبين, Jumhūriyyat al-Filibbīn is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It is situated in the western Pacific Ocean and consists of around 7,641 islands t ...
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Botolan, Zambales
Botolan, officially the Municipality of Botolan, is a 1st class municipality in the province of Zambales, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 66,739 people. The municipality was founded by Spanish Governor-General Juan de Salcedo in 1572. Botolan is known for its larger Aeta population, wide gray sand beaches, and as the location of Mount Pinatubo. Etymology The name Botolan came from the a native variety of banana common in the area called "Boto-an". The word "Boto-an" is a Sambal word which combines the word ''botol'' which means "seeds" and the locative prefix ''-an'', referring to a place with many seeded bananas. Geography Located just south of the provincial capital of Iba, Botolan has the largest land area of the municipalities in Zambales. Botolan is from Iba, from Olongapo, and from Manila. Barangays Botolan is politically subdivided into 31 barangays.Philippine Census Information {{Authority control Municipalities of Zambales
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Teofisto Guingona III
Teofisto "TG" de Lara Guingona III (), or more commonly known as "TG" is a lawyer and the son of former Vice President Teofisto "Tito" Guingona, Jr. He was a Congressman of the 2nd District of Bukidnon during the 13th and 14th Congress from 2004 to 2010 and a Senator of the Philippines during the 15th and 16th Congress from 2010 to 2016. TG Guingona passed a total of twenty-three (23) laws as a legislator. Among these are measures designed to improve the health system of the Philippines such as The Expanded Senior Citizens Act which prescribes that all Filipino senior citizens be automatically covered by the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), The Rare Diseases Act which improves the access of patients who are diagnosed to have a rare disease or are suspected of having a rare disease to comprehensive medical care, and The Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Plan Act which expands PhilHealth's tuberculosis packages and provides free tuberculosis medicine and ...
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