REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

Province of Pampanga

Region: Central Luzon (Region III)

Capital: City of San Fernando

Founded: December 11, 1571

Population:
2000 census—1,882,730 (10th largest)
Density—863 per km² (4th highest)

Area: 2,180.7 km² (23rd smallest)

Divisions:
Highly urbanized cities—1
Component cities—1
Municipalities—20
Barangays—537
Congressional districts—4

Languages: Kapampangan, Tagalog, English

Governor: Eduardo Panlilio (Independent) (2007-2010)

Pampanga is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. Its capital is San Fernando City, Pampanga. Pampanga is bordered by the provinces of Bataan and Zambales to the west, Tarlac and Nueva Ecija to the north, and Bulacan to the southeast. Pampanga also lies on the northern shore of Manila Bay. The name "La Pampanga" was given by the Spaniards who found the early natives living near the river banks. The word "Pangpang" means river bank. Its creation in 1571 makes it the oldest among the seven provinces of Central Luzon. The Province of Pampanga enjoys the distinction of being known as the culinary heart of the Philippines. Image File history File links Ph_seal_of_pampanga. ... Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno Court of Appeals · Sandiganbayan Court of Tax Appeals · Ombudsman Elections Commission on Elections Chairman: Resurreccion Z. Borra 2007 | 2004 | 2001 | 1998 1995 | 1992 | 1987 | 1986 | All Foreign relations Government Website Human rights Other countries Atlas  Politics Portal      Map of the Philippines showing the... Central Luzon region contains the largest plain of the Philippines, and produces most of the countrys rice supply. ... The City of San Fernando, where Efren is so beautiful. ... is the 345th day of the year (346th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events January 11 - Austrian nobility is granted Freedom of religion. ... Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno Court of Appeals · Sandiganbayan Court of Tax Appeals · Ombudsman Elections Commission on Elections 2007 | 2004 | 2001 | 1998 1995 | 1992 | 1986 | All Foreign relations Human rights Other countries Politics Portal      A city (lungsod, sometimes siyudad, in Filipino and Tagalog) is a tier of local... Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno Court of Appeals · Sandiganbayan Court of Tax Appeals · Ombudsman Elections Commission on Elections 2007 | 2004 | 2001 | 1998 1995 | 1992 | 1986 | All Foreign relations Human rights Other countries Politics Portal      A city (lungsod, sometimes siyudad, in Filipino and Tagalog) is a tier of local... A municipality (bayan, sometimes munisipalidad, in Filipino) is a local government unit in the Philippines. ... A barangay (Tagalog: baranggay , pronounced as ba-rang-gai, gai as in guy), also known by its former name, the barrio, is the smallest local government unit in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward. ... Type Lower house Houses House of Representatives House Speaker Jose De Venecia, Jr. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Tagalog (pronunciation: ) is one of the major languages of the Republic of the Philippines. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Eduardo Among ED Tongol Panlilio is a Filipino Roman Catholic priest who was elected as the 26th governor of Pampanga province. ... Image File history File links Map of the Philippines showing the location of Pampanga. ... Map of the Philippines showing the regions and provinces (click for larger version). ... Central Luzon region contains the largest plain of the Philippines, and produces most of the countrys rice supply. ... Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno Court of Appeals · Sandiganbayan Court of Tax Appeals · Ombudsman Elections Commission on Elections Chairman: Resurreccion Z. Borra 2007 | 2004 | 2001 | 1998 1995 | 1992 | 1987 | 1986 | All Foreign relations Government Website Human rights Other countries Atlas  Politics Portal      Map of the Philippines showing the... The City of San Fernando, where Efren is so beautiful. ... REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Province of Bataan Region: Central Luzon (Region III) Capital: Balanga City Founded: —1754 Population: 2000 census—557,659 (46th largest) Density—406 per km² (12th highest) Area: 1,373. ... REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Province of Zambales Region: Central Luzon (Region III) Capital: Iba Founded: 1578 Population: 2000 census—627,802 (39th largest) Density—169 per km² (49th highest) Area: 3,714. ... REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Province of Tarlac Region: Central Luzon (Region III) Capital: Tarlac City Founded: 1872 Population: 2000 census—1,068,783 (23rd largest) Density—350 per km² (14th highest) Area: 3,053. ... Nueva Ecija is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. ... REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Province of Bulacan Region: Central Luzon (Region III) Capital: Malolos City Founded: 1572 Population: 2000 census—2,234,088 (4th largest) Density—851 per km² (5th highest) Area: 2,625. ... Photography sunset in Bay City, Pasay (near SM Mall of Asia) Manila Bay is one of the finest natural harbors in the world which serves the port of Manila (on Luzon), in the Philippines. ... Food from plant sources Food is any substance normally eaten or drunk by living organisms. ...

Pampanga is served by the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport, which is located at Clark Field in Angeles City, some 16 kilometers north of the provincial capital. Nickname: Motto: Sulong Angeles. ...

People and culture

A little history of Pampanga shows that the Kapampangans take pride in their province for being one of the eight provinces in the country to revolt against Spain and having produced two presidents, three chief justices, a senate president, the first Filipino cardinal and many outstanding personalities in public service, education, diplomacy, journalism, the arts and sciences, entertainment and business.

Kapampangan cuisine is widely thought to be among the most evolved and refined of Philippine cuisines. Some of the menus that are said to have originated from Pampanga are kare-kare, sisig, and kilawin. (See Pampangos.) Sisig is the Kapampangan term which means to snack on something sour. ... Pampangos (pam-pang-gos) are the inhabitants from the province of Pampanga ( pam-pang-ga), a province of the Philippnes. ...

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 that specialize in wood carving, furniture-making, guitars, and handicrafts. Every year during the Christmas season, the province of Pampanga becomes the center of a thriving industry centered on handcrafted lighted lanterns called “parols” that displays a kaleidoscope of light and color. Other industries include its casket industry and the manufacturing of all Purpose Vehicles present in the Municipality of Sto. Tomas.

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

Specialty foods such as the murcon (ground meat stuffed in fish), embutido (ground pork roll), kare-kare (pork or beef cooked in peanut butter), sisig baboy (a spicy pork dish best served with beer), lechon (roasted pig) and its sarsa (sauce), are popular specialty foods in the region. The more exotic betute tugak (stuffed frog), kamaru (mole crickets) cooked ala adobo, 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 casoy, buro, are the most sought after by Filipinos including a growing number of tourists who enjoy authentic Kapampangan cuisine.

Tourism is a growing industry in the province of Pampanga. Clark Field, in Angeles City, is home to Diosdado Macapagal International Airport, Luzon's second International Airport and designated as the Philippines future premier gateway site. Within the Clark Special Economic Zone are well established hotels and resorts. Popular tourist destinations in the province include: St. Peter Shrine in Apalit, Mt. Arayat National Park in San Juan Bano, Arayat, the Paskuhan Village in the City of San Fernando, and the Casino Filipino in Angeles City. Well known annual events include the Giant Lantern Festival in December, the annual hot air balloon festival in Clarkfield during the month of February, the San Pedro Cutud Lenten Rites celebrated two days before Easter and the Aguman Sanduk in Minalin celebrated on the afternoon of new year's day. Diosdado Macapagal International Airport (Filipino: Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Diosdado Macapagal) (DMIA), also called Clark International Airport and Manila-Clark International Airport (IATA: CRK, ICAO: RPLC), is the main airport serving the immediate vicinity of the Clark Special Economic Zone (CSEZ) and the general area of Angeles City in the Philippines. ... The Paskuhan Village in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga Philippines is the third in the world and only Christmas theme park in Asia where Christmas is celebrated year-round. ... The dynamic interplay of lights and color that precisely moves with the rhythm of a brass band, the magnitude of size and their intricate designs, and so much more, these are what spectators get to marvel at as the giant lanterns of San Fernando are pitted against each other on... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ...

Other developing economies include a semiconductor industry involved in the manufacturing of electronics and computers mostly located within the Clark Special Economic Zone in Angeles City.

Geography

Political

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City		No. of Barangays	Population (2000)	Area (km²)	Pop. density (per km²)
	Angeles City[1]	33	267,788	66.16	3,989/km²
	City of San Fernando[2]	36	221,857	67.74	3,275/km²
Municipality		No. of Barangays	Population (2000)	Area (km²)	Pop. density (per km²)
	Apalit	12	78,295	72
	Arayat	30	101,792
	Bacolor	21	16,147
	Candaba	33	86,066	208.70
	Floridablanca	33	85,394	175.48	1,487/km²
	Guagua	31	96,858
	Lubao	44	125,699	155.77
	Mabalacat	27	171,045
	Macabebe	25	65,346
	Magalang	27	77,530
	Masantol	26	48,120
	Mexico	43	109,481
	Minalin	15	40,000	48.27
	Porac	29	80,757	343.12
	San Luis	17	41,554
	San Simon	14	41,253
	Santa Ana	14	42,990
	Santa Rita	10	32,780
	Santo Tomas	8	32,695
	Sasmuan	12	23,359

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Physical

Terrain

The province has a total land mass of 2,180.68 square kilometers. Its terrain is relatively flat with one distinct mountain, Mt. Arayat and the notable Pampanga river. Among its municipalities, Porac has the largest land mass with 343.12 square kilometers; Candaba comes in second with 208.7 square kilometers; followed by 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 in May and runs through October, while the rest of the year is the dry season. The warmest period of the year occurs between March and April, while the coolest period is from December through February.

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. 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, and Guagua.^[3] The Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PSE: TEL, NYSE: PHI), commonly known as PLDT, is the largest telecommunications company in the Philippines. ...

Several Internet Service Providers and available in the province. These include the Angeles Computer Network Specialist, 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 the province and the rest of the country. Their hubs are located within the Clark Special Economic Zone. These international courier 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.^[4]

Water & Power

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

Electric power is distributed to majority of the towns through the distribution centers of the Pampanga Electric Cooperative (PELCO) which include PELCO I, II, III. Small parts of Candaba and Macabebe are also supplied by Manila Electric Company (MERALCO).^[3]

Transportation

The province of Pampanga is strategically located at the crossroads of central Luzon and is highly accessible by both air and land. The province is home to two airstrips: Basa Air Base in Floridablanca, which is utilized by the military, and the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport (formerly Clark International Airport) in Angeles City. Pampanga also has five existing municipal ports which function as fish landing centers. These are situated in the municipalities of Guagua, Macabebe, Masantol, Minalin, and Sasmuan.^[3] Minalin is a 4th class municipality in the province of Pampanga, Philippines. ...

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, Philippine Rapid, Panther, Saulog Transit, Victory Liner, Dagupan Bus Lines, San Trans, Fariñas, Dominion, Maria de Leon, Viron, five Star, Arayat Express, Sierra Madre Lines, and the Baliuag Transit.^[3]

The 83.7 - km North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) extends from Balintawak in Metro Manila to Sta. Ines in Pampanga. It passes through the large cities of San Fernando and Angeles through Sta. Ines, which is located near the former U.S. Air Force Base at Clark Field. An eight-lane section of the expressway, this was taken in Valenzuela City going northbound. ...

Education

The province is home to 44 colleges/universities. They include:

• Holy Angel University, Angeles City
• Angeles University Foundation, Angeles City
• University of the Philippines - Clark, Angeles City
• Republic Central Colleges, Angeles City
• The University of the Assumption, City of San Fernando
• Philippine Women's University, Extension Program in Pampanga, Angeles City
• AMA Computer College, Angeles City and San Fernando
• AMA Computer Learning Center, Angeles City and San Fernando
• Mother of Good Counsel Seminary, City of San Fernando
• MTC Academy, City of San Fernando
• Mary the Queen College (Pampanga), Guagua
• East Central Colleges, City of San Fernando
• Clark Institute of Aviation, Clark Air Base, Angeles City
• Philippine State College of Aeronautics, Basa Air Base, Floridablanca
• St. Augustine School of Nursing, Angeles City
• Central Luzon College of Technology, City of San Fernando
• Development for Advanced Technology Achievement (DATA) College, City of San Fernando
• Union Christian College, City of San Fernando
• San Lorenzo Ruiz Center of Studies and School, City of San Fernando
• Harvadian Colleges, City of San Fernando
• Jocson College, Angeles City
• Mega Computer College, Angeles City
• Systems Plus College Foundation, Inc., Angeles City
• Mother of Perpetual Help Institute School of Midwifery and Nursing Aide, Angeles City
• STI Colleges, Angeles City and City of San Fernando
• Asian Institute of College Studies, Angeles City
• Integrated Computer School Foundation, Angeles City
• Computer System Specialist, Inc., Angeles City
• Jose C. Feliciano College, Inc., Dau, Mabalacat
• Saint Michael's College, Guagua
• Guagua National College, Guagua
• Dau Academy-St. Muchen, Dau, Mabalacat
• Megabyte College of Science and Technology, Floridablanca and Guagua
• Holy Cross College Pampanga, Sta. Lucia, Sta. Ana
• Pampanga Agricultural College, Magalang
• Pampanga Colleges, Macabebe
• Somascan Fathers Seminary, Lubao
• Don Honorio Ventura College of Arts and Trades, Bacolor
• Dee Hwa Liong College Foundation, Mabalacat
• New Era University-Pampanga Branch, City of San Fernando
• Jose Feliciano College, Dau, Mabalacat
• O.B. Montessori Center

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Tourist attractions

Festivals

• January 1 — Aguman Sanduk, Minalin
• January 6 — 10 Kuraldal, Sasmuan
• February — Philippine International Hot-Air Balloon Fiesta, Clark Field, Angeles City
• March/April (Good Friday) — San Pedro Cutud Lenten Rites (Mal a Aldo), City of San Fernando
• May — Sabat/Santacruzan
• May (First week) - El Circulo Fernandino
• June 28-30 — Apung Iru Fluvial Procession, Apalit
• August 27 - Apung Monica Fluvial Procession, Minalin
• October — Pyestang Tugak (Frog Festival), City of San Fernando
• October — Fiestang Kuliat (La Naval Fiesta), Angeles City
• Last Friday of October — Apo Fiesta, Angeles City
• Last Friday and Saturday of October — Tigtigan Terakan Keng Dalan, Angeles City
• November (Last week of November) — Duman Festival, Sta. Rita
• December — Sisig Festival (Sadsaran Qng Angeles), SM Clark, Angeles City
• December 1-7 — Sinukwan Festival, City of San Fernando
• December 11 — Aldo Ning Kapampangan (Pampanga Day)
• December - Saturday before Christmas Eve — Ligligan Parul (Giant Lantern Festival), City of San Fernando
• December 16-24 - Lubenas, various towns in Northern Pampanga

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

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Heritage churches and shrines

• Metropolitan Cathedral of San Fernando, City of San Fernando
• Betis Church, Guagua (National Cultural Treasure)
• Ivory Image of St. Peter (Apu Iro), Sulipan, Apalit
• Church of St. Peter, Apalit
• San Agustin Church, Lubao (National Historical Landmark)
• San Guilllermo Church, Bacolor
• Sta. Catalina Church, Arayat
• San Luis Gonzaga Church, San Luis
• Sto. Rosario (Holy Rosary) Church, Angeles City
• Sta. Monica Church, Minalin
• San Bartolome Church, Magalang
• Shrine of Our Lord of the Holy Sepulchre (Apung Mamacalulu), Angeles City
• Pio Chapel, Porac

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Recreational facilities and leisure parks

• The Lakeshore (Mexico)
• Paskuhan Village (renamed Hilaga) (City of San Fernando)
• Expo Pilipino (Clark Freeport Zone, Angeles City)
• Plaza Imelda (Guagua)
• Bayanihan Park (Angeles City)
• Bren Z. Guiao Sports Complex (City of San Fernando)
• Benigno Aquino Hall (City of San Fernando)
• Federosa Island Resort (Sto. Tomas)
• Nayong Pilipino (Clark Freeport Zone, Angeles City)
• Sito Palakol Resort (Florida Blanca, Pampanga)
• Casino Filipino (Angeles City)
• Mimosa Leisure Estate (Clark Freeport Zone, Angeles City)
• Clearwater (Clark Freeport Zone, Angeles City)
• Diosdado Macapagal International Airport (Clark Freeport Zone, Angeles City)
• Hidden Vale Sports Club (Angeles City)

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Historical landmarks

• • Angeles City Historical Sites
    • Fort Stotsenburg
    • Old Pamintuan Residence
    • Don Juan Nepomuceno Residence
    • Holy Family Academy Building
    • Camalig
    • Bale Herencia
    • Angeles Post Office Building (now houses the Angeles Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Center)
    • Lily Hill
    • Bale Matua
    • Bayanihan Park (formerly Astro Park)
    • Salakot Arch

• • City of San Fernando Heritage District
    • Hizon-Singian House
    • Lazatin House
    • Dayrit-Cuyugan House
    • Henson-Hizon House
    • San Fernando Train Station
    • Death March Marker
    • Pampanga Provincial Capitol
    • PASUDECO
    • Pampanga High School
    • Nicolasa Dayrit Monument and Marker
    • Tiburcio Hilario Monument

• • Kamikaze Shrine (Mabalacat)

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Natural parks

• Mt. Arayat National Park (Arayat)
• Scenic Candaba Swamps and Wild Duck Sanctuary(Candaba)
• Mt. Pinatubo Crater
• Dara Falls (Porac) - Pampanga’s version of the Pagsanjan Falls of Laguna.

History

Pampanga was founded by the Spanish conquistador, Martín de Goiti in 1571. The name derived from the native Kapampangan words "pangpang ilog" meaning "riverside" where the early Malayan settlements were concentrated along the Rio Grande de la Pampanga. Kapampangan men are known for their gallantry and leadership while Kapampangan women are famous for their beauty and skill in culinary arts. A Conquistador (Spanish: []) (English: Conqueror) was a Spanish soldier, explorer and adventurer who took part in the gradual invasion and conquering of much of the Americas and Asia Pacific, bringing them under Spanish colonial rule between the 15th and 19th centuries. ... Martín de Goiti (b. ... Events January 11 - Austrian nobility is granted Freedom of religion. ...

Pampanga, one of the richest provinces in the Philippines, was re-organized as a province by the Spaniards on December 11, 1571. For governmental control and taxation purposes, the Spanish authorities subdivided Pampanga into towns (pueblos), which were further subdivided into districts (barrios) and in some cases into royal and private estates (encomiendas). is the 345th day of the year (346th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events January 11 - Austrian nobility is granted Freedom of religion. ...

Due to excessive abuses committed by some grantees of private estates, the King of Spain prohibited in 1574 the awarding of private estates (encomiendas). However, the royal decree was not fully enforced until the year 1620. In a report of Philippine encomiendas on June 20, 1591, Spanish Governor Gomez Perez Dasmarinas reported 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 of La Pampanga at that time had eighteen thousand six hundred and eighty whole tributes.

Ancient Pampanga's territorial area used to include portions of the provinces of Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pangasinan, Tarlac and Zambales in the big Island of Luzon of the Philippine Archipelago.

Pampanga which is about 850 square miles in area and presently inhabited by more than 1.5 million people, had its present borders drawn in 1873. During the Spanish regime it was one of the richest Philippine provinces. 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 to increases in population, some well-established Pampanga towns were lost to new emerging provinces in Central Luzon.

The historic province of Bataan which was founded in 1754 under the administration of Spanish Governor General 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 of Nueva Ecija in 1848 during the term of Spanish Governor-General Narciso Claveria y Zaldua.

The municipality of San Miguel de Mayumo of Pampanga was yielded to the province of Bulacan in the same provincial boundary configuration in 1848.

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

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Governors of Pampanga

Jose B. Lingad (November 24, 1914 — December 16, 1980) was a Filipino politician who was elected provincial governor and congressman from Pampanga. ... Eduardo Among ED Tongol Panlilio is a Filipino Roman Catholic priest who was elected as the 26th governor of Pampanga province. ...

Notable people from Pampanga

• Jose Abad Santos - born in San Fernando, Pampanga, was the 5th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He was appointed acting president by President Quezon with full authority to act on behalf of the President of the Philippines in areas unoccupied by the Japanese. He was killed by Japanese forces during the occupation of the Philippines in World War II.

• Pedro Abad Santos - Founder of the Socialist Party. Ideological mentor of Luis Taruc.

• Armando Biliwang - was elected as a municipal councilor and later became municipal mayor of San Fernando. He is well known for his fearless stand against communism during his term as municipal councilor and mayor.

• Bernabe Buscayno - Supremo of the New People's Army

• Rogelio dela Rosa - was one of the most popular Filipino matinee idols of the 20th century and was elected to the Senate in 1957. He was also the first film actor who was able to parlay his fame into a political career, paving the way for other Filipino entertainers-turned-politicians. He had an equally famous brother, Jaime dela Rosa, also a matinee idol in the 1950s.

• Zoilo Hilario - born in San Fernando, Pampanga, was a famous Kapampangan writer and poet who dedicated his life to the propagation of Kapampangan literature and culture.

• Cris Judd - is an American actor and popular choreographer to Michael Jackson and Usher, but he is best known for his failed marriage to American actress, Jennifer Lopez. He was born in Clark Air Base, Angeles City and spent his childhood years there.

• Cecilia B. Licad - is one of the world's most famous concert pianists and hails from Lubao.

• apl.de.ap (Allen Pineda Lindo) - is a member of the Grammy-award winning group, The Black Eyed Peas, and was born in Sapang Bato, Angeles City. He is famous throughout the Filipino community after the release of his life story of his homeland Philippines in a song called "The Apl Song" found on the Peas' 2003 album Elephunk

• Joe Lingad - one-term governor and congressman. Served as Secretary of Labor during Macapagal administration. Identified with the political opposition during the Marcos regime, he was assassinated in 1980 while campaigning for election as Pampanga governor.

• Diosdado Pangan Macapagal - was the 9th President of the Republic of the Philippines and a native of Lubao, Pampanga.

• Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo - is the 14th and current President of the Republic of the Philippines. She is the daughter of the 9th President of the Republic Diosdado Macapagal. She is the country's second Female President after Corazon Aquino. She also was the country's first Female Vice President during the tenure of the now Deposed Former President Joseph Ejercito Estrada.

• Melanie Marquez - is a popular beauty queen-turned-actress who hails from Mabalacat. She was Miss International 1979 and was voted as the Most Beautiful Miss International in 2000. She's also a sister of another local actor, Joey Marquez .

• Vanessa Minnillo - is an American television personality born in Clark Air Base, Angeles City and raised in the US. She was Miss Teen USA 1998 and is currently a host on MTV's Total Request Live.

• Eddie Panlilio - born in Minalin, Pampanga, was the first Filipino priest to be elected as Governor in Philippine history.

• Gil J. Puyat - was a Senate President of the Philippines from 1967 to 1972.

• Apollo Quiboloy - is a Filipino televangelist; although he is known to be from Davao City, he is considered a Kapampangan as he was born to Kapampangan parents.

• Efren "Bata" Reyes - is referred to as "The Magician" and a very popular Filipino billiards player who hails from Angeles City. He is considered to be one of history's greatest practitioners of billiards.

• Donita Rose - although she was born in the US, she moved to Angeles City, where her father was designated at the US Clark Air Base, when she was five years old. She went on to become a famous local actress and MTV VJ in Asia.

• Lea Salonga - is a Tony Award-winning singer and actress who is best known for her portrayal of Kim in the musical Miss Saigon. She spent the first six years of her childhood in Angeles City before moving to Manila.

• Rufino Cardinal Santos - was born in Guagua, Pampanga and became Archbishop of Manila from 1953 to 1973. He was the first Filipino to be named Cardinal.

• Kristine Johnson - is a co-anchor at WCBS-TV, making her the first Filipino-American to serve as the face of a major network newscast in New York and the entire US East Coast. She was previously an anchor of Early Today and Weekend Today. She was born in Clark Air Base and is currently residing in New Jersey with her husband and two children.^[7][8]

• Eliseo Soriano - Religious leader of Ang Dating Daan.

• Luis Taruc - Supremo of the Hukbalahap (Hukbo ng Bayan Laban sa Hapon), and later of the HMB (Hukbong Mapagpalayang Bayan)

• Aurelio Tolentino - An 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's political theater. His most famous work is "Kahapon, Ngayon at Bukas" written in 1903. The The Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino, commonly known as the Little Theater of the Cultural Center of the Philippines is named after him.

• Peter Valdes - a US-based Software Technopreneur who cofounded the globally successful Tivoli Systems (an IBM Company). He is a Distinguished Alumnus of the University of the Philippines College of Engineering and an Outstanding Alumnus (High School) of the Holy Angel University. Selected as one of the 10 Most Inspiring Technopreneurs in the Philippines in 2006 and an Honored Member of the global Who's Who in Computer Industry. He was born in Angeles City.

• Other famous local personalities known to be Kapampangan or at least to have Kapampangan parents are Sharon Cuneta, Helen Gamboa, Dolphy, Fernando Poe Jr.^[9], Vilma Santos, Kris Aquino, Dong Puno, Lorna Tolentino, Robin Padilla, Randy David, Judy Ann Santos, Nanette Medved, Sarah Geronimo, Glydel Mercado, Abbygale Arenas, Ato Agustin, Liza Lorena, Tonton Gutierrez, Yeng Guiao, Rudy Fernandez, Francisco "Django" Bustamante, Rosal Rosal, Arwind Santos, Jean Garcia, Miriam Quiambao, Rufa Mae Quinto, Senators Francis Pangilinan, Lito Lapid and Manny Villar, Regine Tolentino, Jacklyn Jose, Marvin Agustin, Current Philippine Chief Justice Reynato Puno and Christopher de Leon.

• Younger Kapampangan TV personalities are Joseph Bitangcol, Antoinette Taus, Baron Geisler, Arron Villaflor, Tyron Perez, Eliza Pineda, Justin Cuyugan, Gladys Reyes, Vincent Liwanag, Allen Dizon, Ronnie Liang, Aljur Abrenica, Emilio Garcia, Krizzy Jareno, Jay Aquitania, Sheena Halili, Kristel Astor, Raymond Manalo, and Antonio Aquitania.

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External links

• Provincial Government of Pampanga
• Luzon Urban Beltway Super Region: Potentials
• Luzon Urban Beltway Super Region: Projects
• Pampanga Tourism MTV at YouTube