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Orion Bataan - Discover Bataan Peninsula (672 words) |
 | The date of official recognition of the municipality of Orion could not be ascertained, however, records showed that this municipality was founded by a Dominican priest on April 30, 1667. |
| On September 16, 1852, a strong earthquake shook the whole archipelago and caused the destruction of the parochial church and was later rebuilt by Fr. |
| The town of Orion has contributed a great man to the country in the form of Don Cayetano Arellano, the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, who was born in this town on March 2, 1847. |
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Encyclopedia: Bataan (2884 words) |
| Bataan is a province of the Philippines occupying the whole of Bataan Peninsula on Luzon. |
| The capital of Bataan is Balanga City and is bordered by the provinces of Zambales and Pampanga to the north. |
| Bataan is famous in history as one of the last stands of American and Filipino soldiers before they were overwhelmed by the Japanese forces in World War II. |
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