“Rice Basket of the Philippines”
It composed of seven provinces :
• 14 cities, 116 municipalities, and
1. Aurora
3,102 barangays.
2. Bataan
3. Bulacan • Dialects : Tagalog, Ilokano,
4. Nueva Ecija Kapampangan
5. Zambales
6. Pampanga • The City of San Fernando, in
Pampanga, is the regional center.
7. Tarlac
Beliefs and Practices of Region III
Courtship and Marriage. The only Birth Practices. In one of the barrios of
prevalent form of courtship now is the Guagua, Pampanga, close relatives of
pamanhikan. At present, pamanhikan is a woman who is about to deliver a
being practiced when the parents of child, together with their neighbor,
the boy confer with their balae (parent make noise like shouting, beating tin
of the bride-to-be) regarding marriage cans and exploding firecrackers in
plans of the children order to help expel the fetus faster.
Baptismal Rites Practices. In many Death and Burial. Black is the
Kapampangan houses, the baby’s traditional mourning color, and a
baptismal dress serves as a souvenir black streamer was placed in the
and decoration for the sala. It is put front of a house to signify death in the
on a frame and hung in the sala like family. Children were carried across
a picture the coffin to prevent the dead from
haunting them.
Aurora "Land of the Golden Sunrise”
Capital: Baler
"Gate way to the Pacific”
• A province of the Philippines located
in the eastern part of Central Luzon
region, facing the Philippine Sea
• Its capital is Baler
• Before 1979, Aurora was part of the
province of Quezon. Aurora was, in
fact, named after Aurora Aragon, the
wife of Pres. Manuel L. Quezon, the
president of the Philippine
Commonwealth, after whom the
mother province was named.
Historical
President Quezon’s Rest House
Aurora Antonia Quezon was the wife of
Philippine President Manuel Luis Quezon
and the First Lady of the Philippines from
1935 to 1944. Although she is recognized
as the second First Lady of the Philippines
President Quezon Memorial Park (Baler)
Religious
Baler Catholic Church Santo Entierro
Natural Heritage
Ampere Beach Balete Park
Sabang Beach Ermita Hill
Livelihood
Festivals
Moro-Moro (Baler, Feb. 19) Suman Festival (Baler, Feb 19)
Aurora Surf Competition
Bataan
Capital: Balanga City
Zero Kilometer Death
TOURIST March Marker
Attractions
Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar
Dambana ng Kagitingan ( Mt. Samat) Dunsulan Falls
TOURIST
Attractions
Philippine Refugee Processing Center
TOURIST
Attractions
Pawikan Festival
LOCAL
DELICACIES
Relyenong Palaka Ginataang suso at pako
Uraro
Pancit palabok with tinapa
Bulacan
Capital: Malolos
Languages: Tagalog
It is located immediately north of
Metro Manila. Bordering Bulacan
are the provinces of Nueva Ecija
to the north, Pampanga to the
west, Aurora and Quezon to the
east, and Rizal to the south.
Bulacan also lies in northern
shore of Manila Bay.
NATURAL TOURIST DESTINATION
Aguinaldo Cave Bakas
Mt. Lumot
Pinagrealan Cave
Man-Made
Angat Hydroelectric Plant Pulilan Butterfly Haven
Religious
Barasoain Church
Sta. Monica Church
Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes
Festivals
Pagoda sa Wawa (Bocaue; 1st Sunday of July)
Fertility Dance (Obando; May 17-19)
Singkaban Festival (Malolos; September 8-10)
Local Delicacies
Pastillas
bucheron
Sukang paombong Suman
Nueva Ecija:
Rice Granary of the Philippines
Capital: Palayan City
Languages: Tagalog, Kapampangan, Ilocano
A landlocked province in the Philippines located in
the Central Luzon region. Its capital is the city
of Palayan. Nueva Ecija borders, from the south
clockwise, Bulacan, Pampanga, Tarlac, Pangasina
n, Nueva Vizcaya and Aurora.
Historical
Gapan
General Manuel Tinio
Sedeco of San Isidro Trial House
Gen Luna Statue and Marker
Natural Attractions
Minalungao National Park
Gabaldon Falls and Eco-park
Man-made Pentabangan
Dam
The Philippine Rice
Research Institute
(PhilRice)
NFA Grains Industry Museum
Festivals
Taong Putik Festival of Aliaga
Local Delicacies
Tarlac
Capital: Tarlac City
Languages:
Kapampangan, Ilocano, Tagalog
Tarlac is a landlocked province of the
Philippines located in the Central
Luzon region.
The province has one city and 17
towns.
Tarlac Provincial Capitol and Maria Cristina
Capas National Shrine
Aquino Center
Museo de Tarlac
San Sebastian Church
Bamban Park
Hacienda Luisita
THE CULINARY CAPITAL
Pampanga
OF THE PHILIPPINES
Capital: San Fernando City
Languages: Kapampangan, Tagalog, English
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.
Mt.Pinatubo Eruption
June 15, 1991, the second-largest
terrestrial eruption of the 20th century
A BEAUTY AFTER DESTRUCTION
Betis Church (Guagua)
One of the oldest churches in Pampanga, built in 1754.
San Fernando Train Station
The first railway system in the Philippines built in 1892,
spanning 195 kilometers from Tutuban in Manila to Dagupan in
Pangasinan.
Furniture and Woodcarving Industry
The Christmas Capital of the Philippines
Kapampangan Dishes
Sisig
Burung asan or balo-balo
Pindang/
Tocino
Morcon Kapampangan
The Birth of Kapampangan Exotic Food
The Birth of Kapampangan Exotic Food
Capital: Iba
ZAMBALES Languages: Sambali, Botolan, as well as
Kapampangan, Tagalog, Ilocano,
Bolinao, and Pangasinense.
• The province is noted for its
mangoes, which are abundant from
January to April.
• Major industries include
Agriculture, Fishing, Mining, and
Trading
• Zambales is served by the Subic
Bay International Airport
• The province's name came from the
word sambal, which is a Hispanized
term for Sambali.
