CKAMPCUI Lesson 1

1. KAPAMPANGAN
CULTURE
AND CUISINE
CKAMPCUI

3. Kapampangan Culture and Cuisine
• Pampanga
• 19 Municipalities
• 1 Independent city
• 2 Component cities

4. Overview
• Capital - City of San Fernando, Pampanga.
• 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.
• Clark International Airport, two Philippine Air Force air
bases (Basa Air Base and the former U.S. Clark Air Base)

5. Etymology
• “Kapangpangan” referred to the Pre-Hispanic riverbank regions
• The name "La Pampanga" was given by the Spaniards who found
the early natives living near the river banks.
• It as the capital of the Philippines for two years from 1762-1764
during the British invasion of Manila.
• “Pampang” means river bank.
• Its creation in 1571 makes it the first Spanish province in the
Philippines.

6. Geographic Features
• Pampanga is relatively flat
• One distinct mountain, Mount Arayat
• Pampanga River
• Largest municipalities: Porac, Candaba,
Floridablanca
• Smallest municipality: Sto. Tomas

7. Kapampangan Language
• Langguk
- (kangkong/camote tops)
• Tagilo
- Burong Hipon (Shrimp fermented in rice)
• Luse
- ( Mischievous/North ) (Honorable/South)
• Masakit
- (Difficult, Painful, ill)

8. Kapampangan cuisine, or Calutung Kapampangan, has gained a
favourable reputation among other Philippine ethnic groups. Some
popular Kapampangan dishes that have become mainstays across the
country include sisig, kare-kare, the "tocino" or pindang and their native
version of the longganiza.

9. Other Kapampangan dishes - which are an acquired taste
for the other ethnic groups - include buru (fish fermented
in rice), betute tugak (stuffed frogs), adobung kamaru
(mole crickets sauted in vinegar and garlic), estofadong
barag (spicy stewed monitor lizard) and calderetang asu
(spicy dog stew).

11. INDUSTRIES
• Woodcarving “dukit”
• Pottery
• Guitar making
• Aluminum ware
• Food processing
• Lantern making
• Wine and Vinegar production
• Boat making
• Weaving

12. Festivals
• LIGLIGAN PARUL- December/ CSFP
• FIESTANG TUGAK- October/ CSFP
• TIGTEKAN TERAKAN KENG DALAN- October/ Angeles City
• SISIG FESTIVAL- October/ Angeles City
• SINUKWAN FESTIVAL- December 1-2/ CSFP
• PINUKPUKAN FESTIVAL- May 1/ Floridablanca
• MAKATAPAK FESTIVAL- November/ Bacolor
• FIESTANG KULIAT-TWIN FIESTA- October/ Angeles City
• DUMAN FESTIVAL- November/ Sta. Rita
• DUKIT FESTIVAL- December/ Betis
• APUNG MONICA FLUVIAL PROCESSION- August 27, Minalin

13. Festivals
• SAMPAGUITA FESTIVAL- May 5/ Lubao
• SAN PEDRO CUTUD LENTEN RITES- March or April/ CSFP
• CARAGAN FESTIVAL- Feb. 28-29/ Mabalacat
• PIHABF- February or March/ Clark and Lubao
• APUNG IRU FLUVIAL PROCESSION- June 28-30/ Apalit
• AGUMAN SANDUK- January 1/ Minalin

16. Central Luzon is currently
peopled by the at least 5
ethnolinguistic group of
people namely:
1. Kapampangan
2. Ilokano
3. Tagalog
4. Pangasinense
5. Sambal Tina
6. Ambala
7. Sambal Botolan
8. Mag-Antsi
9. Mag-Indi
10. Abenlen

17. Geographic Distribution
Kapampangan is primarily spoken in the provinces of:
a. Pampanga
b. Tarlac southern towns (Bamban, Capas, Concepcion, San Jose, Gerona, La Paz,
Victoria,and Tarlac City).
It is also spoken in communities located within the provinces of:
c. Bataan (Abucay, Dinalupihan, Hermosa, Orani, Samal and Balanga City)
d. Bulacan (San Miguel,San Ildefonso,Hagonoy, Plaridel, Pulilan, Calumpit, Malolos Ciy)
e. Nueva Ecija (Cabiao, San Isidro, San Isidro, Gapan City and Cabanatuan City)
f. Zambales (Botolan, San Marcelino, Olongapo City and Subic).

18. Lexicon differences
SouthNorth
• Salangi • Mampit
• Ningnang • Derang
• Pilapil • Tarundun
• Dayat (rice field) • Dayat (sea)
• Pinaud• Inilib / sinawali
• Sasarul• Manaktak
• Manasan • Manligo/ Mamaduas/ Manima
• Pinocha • Tinaklub
With the help of Siuálá ding Meángûbié

19. • Dalan (asphalted)
• Dalan (river system)
Transportation references
South
North
With the help of Siuálá ding Meángûbié

20. The traditional banca is the main
transportation mean in the
southern part of the region
(photograph: J-C. Gaillard,
August 1999).
The Jeepney and tricycle is the
most often used transportation
mean in the northern part of the
region (photograph:
Anonymous ).

21. Fishponds cover most of the
agricultural lands of the southern part
of the province, here Dawe, Minalin,
Pampanga (photograph J-C. Gaillard,
May 2002)
Sugar cane, with corn, covers
most of the agricultural lands of
the northern part of the
province, here Patling, Capas,
Tarlac (photograph J-C.
Gaillard, November 1999)

22. Directions
Amianan
Pangulu
Agabiatan
Mauli
Palunuran
Albugan
Paralaya
Aslagan

23. Acknowledgements
• Siuálá ding Meángûbié, Holy Angel University
• Cristina Remotigue and Nathaniel P. Baluda,
National Institute of Geological Sciences, UP Diliman
• Robert P. Tantingco, Holy Angel University