4. Dominant Population Tagalog
Major Industries -leather tanning, cement bag
making, ceramics, textiles, food
processing, shoe making,
machinery and cottage
industries.
Agriculture The principal crops are :
rice, sugar cane, corn, mango,
chico and watermelon.
BASIC INFORMATION
5. • Bulacan prides itself on its rich history. The province
figures prominently in Philippine history. Many national
heroes and political figures were born in Bulacan. The
province was also one of the first to revolt against
Spain.
• Today, Bulacan is among the most progressive
provinces in the Philippines. Its people — the
Bulaqueños (or Bulakenyo in Filipino) — are regarded as
highly educated, enterprising and industrious.
8. SINGKABAN FESTIVAL
A festivals of
Arts and Culture
in honor of the
capitol’s patron,
Our Lady of
Victory,
showcasing the
traditional arts
of the
Balagtasan.
9. CARABAOFESTIVAL
celebrated on
the feast day of
San Isidro
Labrador (St.
Isidore the
Worker), the
farmer’s patron
saint from May
14 to 15 as
tribute to the
carabaos
10. PAGODA FESTIVAL
The Pagoda sa
Wawa is held
every first
Sunday of July to
commemorate
the discovery of
the cross in
Bocaue,
Bulacan , in
honor of the
Holy Cross of
Wawa.
18. Home of the “Three
Republics”•Republic of Real de Kakarong de Sili
(1896) in Pandi
• The Republic of Biak-na-Bato (1897)
• The First Philippine Republic in
Malolos (1899–1901).
19. One of the eight rays of the sun in
the national flag.