Central Luzon is located in the northern Philippines and includes the provinces of Aurora, Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac, and Zambales. The region has diverse ethnic groups including Kapampangans, Aeta, and Tagalogs. It has abundant natural resources and is a major agricultural producer, supplying most of the food for Manila. The top industries are farming, fishing, and mining, though some manufacturing also occurs near Manila. Major crops include rice, sugarcane, corn, fruits, and vegetables. Popular delicacies vary by province but include suman, yema pastillas, and meringue. Each province has its own

1. Region 3
Central Luzon

3. A. Background

4. Location
• located north of Manila, the nation's
capital
• Bordering the region are the regions of
Ilocos, Cordillera Administrative Region
and Cagayan Valley regions to the north;
• National Capital Region and
CALABARZON to the south;
• and of waters of Manila Bay to the south;

5. • South China Sea to the west; and The
Philippine Sea to the east

6. Resources
• Central Luzon has both timber and
mineral resources. Both metallic and non-
metallic resources are found in the
region.
• Bataan is known for its copper deposits
while refractory chromite, gold and
marble may be extracted from Zambales
and Bulacan.
• Fertile rice lands, melon patches and
fishponds can be found along rivers and
tributaries.

7. • It has a long coastline rich with marine
resources in western Bataan and
Zambales.
• The region accounts for the third largest
aquaculture production in the Philippines.

8. Ethnic groups:
Kapampangans
• or Pampangos or are the sixth largest
Filipino ethnolinguistic group, numbering
about 2,890,000.
• The province of Pampanga is traditional
homeland of the Kapampangans.

9. Aeta
• Agta or Ayta are an indigenous people
who live in scattered, isolated
mountainous parts of Luzon, Philippines.
• They are considered to be Negritos, who
are dark to very dark brown-skinned and
tend to have features such as a small
stature, small frame, curly to kinky afro-
like textured hair with a higher frequency
of naturally lighter hair color (blondism)
relative to the general population, small
nose, and dark brown eyes.

10. Tagalogs
• The name Tagalog comes from either the
native term tagá-ilog, meaning 'people
living along the river', or another native
term, tagá-alog, meaning 'people living
along the ford', a ford being a shallow
part of a river or stream where people,
animals, or vehicles can cross it.

11. • The prefix taga- means "coming
from" or "native of", while the word
ilog means 'river'. Translated, tagá-
ilog means 'coming from the river' or
'native of the river', and tagá-alog
means 'coming from the ford' or
'native of the ford' with 'the' being
implied in both cases.

12. • Either way, the original name has
been contracted to become simply
Tagalog.In more recent times, the
people of this ethnolinguistic group
rarely refer to themselves as
"Tagalog", and instead, refer to
themselves simply as "Filipino".

13. Trivia:

14. • The event is a celebration of a bountiful
harvest of mangoes and other agricultural
products which the province is so known
for. It is aimed to highlight the must-see
attractions and places of interest in all its
towns.

15. Economy
• It supplies food for almost the entire
Manila area and is the nation's major
rice-producing region and its second
(after Negros island) sugarcane-
producing area.
• the Bicol peninsula is known for its
extensive coconut plantations; the
Cagayan River valley for its tobacco and
corn

16. • Other major crops are fruits, vegetables,
and cacao. Luzon has important
lumbering and mining industries; there
are gold, chromite, nickel, copper, and
iron deposits, and the bamboo on Bataan
peninsula has many commercial uses.

17. • Manufacturing is centered in the Manila
metropolitan area, where the major
industries produce textiles, chemicals,
and metal products.
• Scattered throughout the island are
fertilizer plants, an occasional oil refinery,
cement factories, and plywood mills and
wood product plants.

18. B. Provinces, Cities and Municipalities:
Provinces:
• Aurora
• Bataan
• Bulacan
• Nueva Ecija
• Pampanga
• Tarlac
• Zambales

19. Municipalities and Cities of Aurora:
municipalities: 8
• Baler – capital
• Casiguran
• Dilasag
• Dinalungan
• Dingalan
• Dipaculao
• Maria Aurora

20. • San Luis
City: 0

21. HISTORY
• The Province of Aurora, with Baler as its
capital, was founded by President
Ferdinand E. Marcos in August 13, 1979
by virtue of Batas Bambansa Blg. 7.
• This act was the fulfillment of the prayers
of the people of the former Municipalities
of Baler and Casiguran to be truly
independent from the Province of Quezon
for the first time since the Spanish
occupation.

22. Land Area
Aurora Province has a total land area of
323,954 hectares, representing about
one percent of the country's total land
area.
Location
Aurora Province is located on the East-
Central side of Luzon Island.

23. • Agriculture is the primary industry in
Aurora, employing approximately half of
the population. About 49,991 hectares, or
15% of the provincial land area, consist of
cultivated land. Major crops include rice,
coconut, coffee, bananas, root crops,
corn, citrus fruits, peanuts and abaca.

24. • The town of Casiguran produces some of
Philippine's best tasting virgin coconut distilled
wine, also known as "lambanog".
• Casiguran's "lambanog" is made from the
dripping sap or "tuba" of coconut tree flowers.
• The sweet and frothy "tuba" - a rejuvenating
drink by itself - is cooked through a strict
process of natural fermentation and distillation
that produces the chemical-free "lambanog".

25. Delicacies:
• “Suman” is a
vernacular term for
rice cake which
made this place
popular in the
region. With that, the
people of Baler mark
these days as a
great Suman
Festival for this part
of Aurora.

27. tourist attractions:
• Aurora Quezon Marker
Not far from the Lt. Gilmore Marker and the
Baler Catholic Church is the historic marker
built in honor of Doña Aurora Aragon Quezon,
the wife of Commonwealth President Manuel
L. Quezon. Aurora Quezon was known for her
untiring efforts in social welfare, especially for
the benefit of the people of Aurora province.
Like her husband, she was born in the town
of Baler. She died in an ambush on the
mountain roads of Nueva Ecija leading to the
province that now bears her name.

29. Baler Catholic Church
• The structure is an old church
with a simple facade. Here,
the last Spanish garrison of
four officers and 50 men was
besieged by Filipino
insurgents from June 27,
1898 to July 2, 1899. This was
the last pocket of resistance
of the Spanish Armed Forces
to surrender to American
troops. This is also where the
La Campana de Baler, an
ancient bell, was used and
later stored as a relic.

30. Quezon House

31. Tariktik Point
Tariktik Point is located in
Dilasag, Aurora
Philippines. If you're looking
for a place to snorkel while
in Dilasag, Tariktik Point is
the perfect spot in Aurora.

32. Municipalities and Cities of Bataan:
municipalities: 11
• Abucay
Bagac
Dinalupihan
Hermosa
Limay
Mariveles
Morong

33. • Orani
• Orion
• Pilar
• Samal
City: 1
• Balanga City

34. • Bataan is now proving to be a tourist
haven boasting a multitude of exciting
places to visit, and interesting things to
do. The province has much to offer – a
rich culture and history, the beauty of
unspoilt beaches, and a warm hospitality
that is truly Filipino.

35. • The climate consists of two distinct
seasons: dry from November to April and
wet during the rest of the year.
• The population of Bataan for the year
2000 was 552,000 based on the growth
rate of 2.12% in Central Luzon.
• Tagalog is the main language and is
widely used, followed by Pampango and
Ilocano. English is used mostly as the
medium of transaction in business.

36. MAJOR INDUSTRIES
• Bataan remains basically an agricultural
province in spite of the rapid industrialization
during the last decade.
• Mariveles is the site of an export-processing
zone that accounts for heavy industry in the
province.
• Cattle and carabao fattening, hog raising, and
poultry industry, especially broilers and ducks
and egg production, are some of the promising
livelihood programs in the province.
•

37. delicacies:
• Ukoy
Ukoy is the Filipino
version of Shrimp
Fritters. This dish
can be eaten as a
snack or an
appetizer.

38. ginataang laing
• is taro leaves cooked
in coconut milk plus
other flavorsome
ingredients and
seasonings

39. tourist spots:
• is a mountain in
the town of Pilár,
Province of Bataan, in
the Republic of
the Philippines. Located
on the summit of the
mountain is Dambana
ng Kagitingan (Shrine
of Valour), a memorial
shrine complex built to
honor and remember
the gallantry of Filipino
and American soldiers
who fought duringWorld
War 2.

40. Bataan white corals beach resort and
hotel

41. Camaya Coast/Point

42. Montemar Beach Resort Villa Carmen

43. Philippine Japanese Friendship Tower
• located at Bagac,
Bataan, was built to
commemorate the
reconciliation, peace,
and friendship
between the once
warring nations of
Philippines and
Japan during the
World War II.

44. Municipalities and Cities of Bulacan:
• Angat
Balagtas
Baliuag
Bocaue
Bulacan
Bustos
Calumpit
Doña Remedios Trinidad
Guiguinto

45. • Hagonoy
• Marilao
• Norzagaray
• Obando
• Pandi
• Paombong
• Plaridel
• Pulilan
• San Ildefonso
• San Miguel

46. • San Rafael
• Santa Maria
cities: 3
• Malolos City - capital
• Meycauayan City
• San Jose del Monte City

47. delicacies:
• Puto bumbong
Bulacan, home of
numerous delicious
recipes, has made
Philippine delicacies
more flavorful.
Thanks to its people
who are very good in
cooking.

48. Suman bulacan
• made up of
glutinous rice

49. Yema pastillas
• Yema is another
favorite for those
who have a sweet
tooth. Bulacan is
the home of this
tasty and sweet
candy.

50. Meringue
• Meringue is a great
treat for the sweet
tooth. It is a delicacy
loved and enjoyed by
both young and old
but most especially
the kids.

51. tourist spots:
• biak na bato Biyak na
Bato is a national park. It
was declared so by
President Manuel L.
Quezon in 1937. History
has it that Filipino
revolutionaries like Emilio
Aguinaldo used the
numerous caves of Biak
na Bato as refuge when
they fought against the
spaniards.

52. Climate
• The climate of Bulacan is dry from November to
April and wet from April to November.
Language/Dialect
• Majority of the people of Bulacan speak
Tagalog. About 42 percent are bilingual, with
English as a second language. The townfolks
use other dialects such as Waray, Ilocano,
Bicolano and Kapampangan.

53. Major Industries
• The nearness of the province of Bulacan to
Manila gives it the superiority of being a
preferred place of industrial establishments
such as food processing, cement
manufacturing, leather tanning, shoe making,
ready-made garment manufacturing, rope
making, weaving, ceramic textiles, pottery and
many more.
• On the other hand, the majority of the rural
areas are yet relying on agriculture for their
livelihood. Rice is the chief crop, followed by
corn, sugar, mango, chico and watermelon.

54. Municipalities and Cities of Nueva Ecija:
municipalities: 28
• Aliaga
• Bongabon
• Cabiao
• Carranglan
• Cuyapo
• Gabaldon
• General
• Mamerto Natividad
• General Tinio

55. • Guimba
• Jaen
• Laur
• Licab
• Llanera
• Lupao
• Nampicuan
• Pantabangan
• Peñaranda
• Quezon
• Rizal

56. • San Antonio
• San Isidro
• San Leonardo
• Santa Rosa
• Santo Domingo
• Talavera
• Talugtug
• Zaragoza

57. cities: 5
• Cabanatuan City
• Gapan City
• Palayan City - capital
• San Jose City
• Science City of Muñoz

58. • The province of Nueva Ecija was created in
1705 by the Spanish Governor General Don
Fausto Cruzar y Gongora.
• Nueva Ecija is considered the main rice
growing province of the country, thus it is often
referred to as the “Rice Granary of the
Philippines.
• Education is very well established as a major
industry in the province.
• health services is a notable industry and a
number of hospitals cater to patients from
within Nueva Ecija and some coming from
neighbouring provinces.

59. delicacies:
• Suman sa lihiya
Suman sa Lihiya
originated in Nueva
Ecija. It is made of
glutinous rice, water
and lihiya. Sugar and
grated coconut can be
added as desired.

60. Duro-duro
• Duro-duro is a
delicacy made from
rice that originated
in Nueva Ecija. It
only has three
simple ingredients:
glutinous rice,
cooking oil, and
brown sugar. But it
surely has a great
taste.

61. tourist spots:
• Church of Penaranda
The church of Penaranda was
erected in 1869 by Fr.
Florentino Samonte.
Construction was continued by
Fr. Candicho San Miguel from
1879–1881 and by Fr. Santos
Vega from 1887-1889. From
1889 to 1891, the parochial
house of bricks and wood was
built by Fr. Valentin Gatode la
Fuente. Fr. Alvaro Callega built
the original church with thatch-
roof and stone walls

62. Minalungao Park
• Declared as a national
park, it features a
breathtaking view of the
narrow but deep
Penaranda River. On
both sides of the river
bank are 16 meter high
limestone walls. The
ridge formation of white
sculptured limestone
walls shows the might of
the great river.

63. Gapan

64. • The first Augustinian mission in lowland
Nueva Ecija was founded in Gapan in
1595. It is home to a Roman Catholic
church of Byzantine architecture built
from 1856 to 1872.

65. Municipalities and Cities of Pampanga:
municipalities: 20
• Apalit
• Arayat
• Bacolor
• Candaba
• Floridablanca
• Guagua
• Lubao
• Mabalacat

66. • Macabebe
• Magalang
• Masantol
• Mexico
• Minalin
• Porac
• San Luis
• San Simon
• Santa Ana
• Santa Rita
•

67. • Santo Tomas
• Sasmuan

68. • The name "Pampanga" comes from the word
pangpang meaning riverbank, a fitting name for
a flat country crisscrossed by a hundred small
branches of the Pampanga River.
• The Pampangos share the general culture and
traditions of the lowland Christian Filipinos,
especially of their Tagalog neighbors to the east
and south. However, they speak a distinct
language, which is a source of ethnic pride.
• the province has always been a net exporter of
food products like rice, sugar, vegetables and
fruits as well as poultry, livestock and inland fish
products. It is also richly blessed with a highly
skilled and highly educated resource pool of
manpower.

69. MAJOR PRODUCTS
• Farming and fishing , sugarcane, rice,
corn rootcrops, vegetables and fruit trees,
bangus, carps, shrimps, crabs and other
marine products
NATURAL RESOURCES
• Clay, gravel, sand, copper, agricultural
lands, wetlands

70. delicacies:
Bulanglang
Kapampangan
•A healthy soup
perfect for any fried
dishes to liven up
your meal. It was
introduced by the
province of
Pampanga.

71. Pastillas de leche Pastillas de mocha

72. tourist spots:
• Mt Arayat National
park in Arayat
Mount Arayat is a
dormant volcano with
an area of 3, 715.28
hectares situated in
Pampanga. Legend
says it is the home of
Mariang Sinukwan, a
fairy who safeguard
the mountain’s foliage
and wildlife. At the foot
of the mountain is Mt.
Arayat National Park

73. Municipalities and Cities of Tarlac:
Cities:
• Tarlac City - capital
Municipalities: 17
• Anao
• Bamban
• Camiling
• Capas
• Concepcion
• Gerona
• La Paz

74. • Mayantoc
• Moncada
• Paniqui
• Pura
• Ramos
• San Clemente
• San Jose
• San Manuel
• Santa Ignacia
• Victoria

75. • The terrain formerly belonging to Pangasinan
and Pampanga makes the territory of what is
now the Tarlac province. This Central Luzon
province was the last to be organized under the
Spanish Regime.
• Early in the dawn, of history,what come to be
know as Tarlac today once a thickly-forested
area, people by roving tribes of nomadic Aetas
said to be the aboriginal settlers of the
Philippines.The name 'Tarlac' was derived from
a 'Talahib'like weed called by by the
Aetas"Matarlac". Along the year, the word
'MALA' was removed and shotened to
'TARLAC'

76. • The economy of Tarlac is dominantly
agricultural. Principal crops are rice and
sugarcane. Other major crops are corn and
coconut; vegetables such as eggplant, garlic,
and onion; and fruit trees like mango, banana,
and calamansi.
• Tarlac has its own rice and corn mills as well as
sawmills and logging outfits. It has three sugar
centrals. Other firms service agricultural needs
such as fertilizer. Among its cottage industries,
ceramics making has become important
because of the abundant supply of clay

77. delicacies:
• pancit malabon, palabok

78. tourist spots:
• Hacienda Luisita
• Tarlac City, Tarlac
• The Cojuangco-
owned hacienda in
Tarlac City houses
the famous Tarlac
Industrial Park where
a growing lists of
international export
producing
companies are
located

79. Magsaysay Dam
• Mayantok, Tarlac
• This dam, named
after the late Pres.
Ramon Magsaysay,
boasts of crystal-
clear water from the
mountain and a
scenic view of
surrounding areas.

80. Camiling Museum
• Maria Clara Museum, in Camiling, Tarlac,
was built in honor of Leonor Rivera,
sweetheart of Dr. Jose Rizal the
Philippine national hero, immortalized as
the heroine Maria Clara in his novels Noli
Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo.
Preserved inside are the priceless
mementos of Leonora like pieces of
embroidered box, jewelry music box and
wigs where Rizal's letters were
meticulously kept. Ornate pieces of
furniture that was used by the heroine
can be seen inside.

82. Municipalities and Cities of Zambales:
Cities:
• Olongapo City
Municipalities: 13
• Botolan
• Cabangan
• Candelaria
• Castillejos
• Iba
• Masinloc
• Palauig
• San Antonio

83. • San Felipe
• San Marcelino
• San Narciso
• Santa Cruz
• Subic

84. • The name of the province is derived from its
earliest inhabitants, the Zambals. They worship
spirits called "anitos", thus they were reffered to
as "Sambali" from the Malay word samba,
meaning "to worship". The term was later
Hispanicized to "Zambal".
• Zambales was one of the earliest provinces
created during the Spanish rule. As founded in
the 16 th century.
• The inhabitants are composed of three principal
ethnic groups: the Ilocanos, Tagalogs and
Zambals.

85. • Zambales is basically an agriculture
province. The chief products are rice,
corn, vegetables and rootcrops. Major
industries include farming, fishing and
mining.
• The province's mineral resources include
gold, copper and chromite.
• Olongapo, once the site of the biggest US
naval base in Asia, is fast developing into
an industrial and tourism zone under the
Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority.

86. delicacies:
• Bagnet
Meticulously prepared by the
locals of San Felipe, this
Zambales version of chicharon
is crispy and too delicious to
describe. Matched perfectly with
a bowl of chili and vinegar, a
bowl of hot steaming rice and
local pinakbet, this dish will truly
give one a taste of bliss. Bagnet
is available at the San Felipe
Public Market, best bought from
8 till 10 in the morning
everyday.

87. Ginipang of Sta. Cruz
• Ginipa is a native
delicacy of the
northernmost town of
Zambales, made of
conspicuously dried rice
grains flavored with a
uniquely sweet
concoction to taste. With
its prices pegged
affordably, this is a
favorite pasalubong
treat of visiting tourists.

88. Botolan - Linga
• Popular dubbed by
locals as linga, this is
actually sesame
candies. Zambales is
one the very few
producers of sesame
seeds and Zambalenos
in Botolan have created
their own adaptation of
sesame seeds at its
ideal sweetest. Linga is
always nutritiously
preferred over regular
sweet candies.

89. tourist spots:
coastal stretch from San Antonio to Iba
• The coastal stretch from San Antonio to
Iba, Olongapo City known for its “night
life”