68-732: Clark Global City (formerly the Global Gateway Logistics City ) is a planned mixed-use central business district development at the Clark Freeport Zone in Mabalacat and Angeles City , Philippines. Udenna Corporation is responsible for the development of Clark Global City since 2017. The development was initially meant as a product of Kuwaiti investment and was known as the Global Gateway Logistics City. The groundbreaking of
136-758: A Board of Directors whose members are appointed by the President of the Philippines , based on the recommendations of the Governance Commission for Government-Owned or -Controlled Corporations (GCG) . Atty. Edgardo Pamintuan Sr. Since the reorganization in 2018, there are four districts in Clark. Central Luzon Central Luzon ( Filipino : Gitnang Luzon ; Kapampangan : Kalibudtarang Luzon ; Pangasinan : Pegley na Luzon ; Ilocano : Tengnga ti Luzon ), designated as Region III ,
204-504: A deal between the government and Westinghouse Electric brokered by Marcos crony Herminio Disini . The project was plagued with problems throughout construction, including location, welding, cabling, pipes and valves, permits, and kickbacks, as well as setbacks such as the decline of Marcos's influence due to bad health and PR fallout from the incident at the Three Mile Island nuclear reactor. A subsequent safety inquiry into
272-596: A siege of the peninsula on January 7, 1942, and launched an all-out assault on April 3. The majority of the American and Filipino forces were compelled to surrender on April 9 and were forced to march more than 100 kilometers (62 mi) from Bataan to Capas , Tarlac , which became known as the Bataan Death March . After the surrenders of Bataan and Corregidor, many who escaped the Japanese reorganized in
340-588: A smaller fighter base at Iba , both in Central Luzon. The dates of those attacks are different, however, because they took place across different sides of the International Date Line . Prior to the 1941 Japanese invasion , Bataan was a military reservation for the purpose of defending the fortress island of Corregidor . The US Army stored nearly 1,000,000 US gallons (3,800 m ) of gasoline there, along with various munitions. At
408-572: A state visit to the Philippines within that same month. GGDC assumed operational control over the project's development in 2014 following a legal dispute with PDII over alleged breaches by the latter over the engineering, procurement and management (EPCM) agreement the two companies entered. The land to be occupied by the Clark Global City was acquired from the Global Gateway Development Corporation,
476-408: Is an administrative region in the Philippines. The region comprises seven provinces: Aurora , Bataan , Bulacan , Nueva Ecija , Pampanga (with its capital, San Fernando City serving as the regional center), Tarlac , and Zambales ; and two highly urbanized cities , Angeles and Olongapo . San Jose del Monte is the most populous city in the region. The region contains the largest plain in
544-701: Is generally believed that The earliest modern human migrations into the Philippine islands were during the Paleolithic , around 40,000 years ago, representing the people from whom the Aeta peoples have been believed by researchers to be descended. This was followed by two other migration waves between 25,000 and 12,000 years ago. The latest migration wave is associated with the Austronesian peoples , circa 7,000 years ago. Kapampangans , Sambal people and
612-419: Is the city with the most population while Angeles City is the most densely populated city in the region. Tarlac City is the largest based on land area. The native languages of Central Luzon are: Eighty percent of the population of Central Luzon is Roman Catholic . Other religions represented are Protestants (including Evangelicals), Islam, Iglesia ni Cristo comprised significant 5% adherence and Pampanga
680-462: Is the first ecclesiastical district of the Church, and indigenous Philippine folk religions . There are also other denominations such as Jesus Is Lord, Pentecostal Missionary Church of Christ, Ang Dating Daan, Jesus Miracle Crusade, United Methodist Church and others. Central Luzon has a gross regional domestic product (GRDP) of 2.19-trillion pesos. Bulacan and Pampanga accounted for more than half of
748-555: The City of San Fernando, Pampanga was designated as one of the four provincial camps to become a Regional Command for Detainees (RECAD) - designated "RECAD II" and housing detainees from Northern and Central Luzon. Other sites used as detention camps in central luzon included Camps Servillano Aquino and Camp Macabulos in Tarlac City. Detainees were subject to an extensive set of torture methods , while many others were never brought to
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#1732776663718816-519: The Sinauna (lit. "those from the beginning"), originated in southern Luzon , where they made contact with the migrating Tagalog settlers, of which contact between the Kapampangans and Tagalogs was most intensive. After this, the original settlers moved northward: Kapampangans moved to modern Tondo, Navotas, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Aurora, Pampanga, south Tarlac, and east Bataan, and Sambals to
884-609: The Aetas. When the polities of Tondo and Maynila fell due to the Spanish, the Tagalog-majority areas grew through Tagalog migrations in portions of Central Luzon and north Mimaropa as a Tagalog migration policy was implemented by Spain. This happened again when British occupation of Manila happened in 1762, when many Tagalog refugees from Manila and north areas of Cavite escaped to Bulacan and to neighboring Nueva Ecija, where
952-509: The American colonial government. These municipalities were a part of the homeland of the Sambal people who wanted to remain within the Zambales province. This 1903 colonial decision has yet to be reverted. The reason for transferring those towns from Nueva Ecija & Zambales to Pangasinan is because they were geographically further away from the capitals. In 1902, the district of El Príncipe
1020-545: The CFEZ namely the Clark Freeport Zone, Clark Global City , Clark International Airport , and New Clark City as "districts" under one brand dubbed as "Clark: It Works. Like A Dream". Six years later, it was announced that the planned central business district is set to rise in the area as Clark Central Business District and it will create more than 170,000 jobs. The Clark Development Corporation (CDC) consists of
1088-781: The Clark Main Zone was declared a Freeport Zone and was separated from the special economic zone through Republic Act 9400 of 2007. Since then the Freeport Zone and the Clark Special Economic Zone were considered as separate areas but collectively they are occasionally referred to as the "Clark Freeport and Special Economic Zone". In November 2018, the BCDA and the Clark Development Corporation grouped four developments within
1156-518: The Clark Special Economic Zone (CSEZ) and transferring the administration of the area to the BCDA. The proclamation included the Clark Air Base and portions of the Clark reverted base lands not reserved for military use to the CSEZ. The Clark Development Corporation , a subsidiary of BCDA was founded to oversee the development of the area in the same year. The Metro Clark Advisory Council (MCAC)
1224-630: The Contracosta towns, as well as the Kalilayan area and Polillo Islands . Contracosta was the Spanish colonial name for the towns on the east coast and included towns from Mauban , Binangonan de Lampon, to El Principe. Since Contracosta & Kalilayan were part of La Laguna province at that time before including them in Nueva Ecija, they became jointly ruled by La Pampanga & La Laguna provinces. Historian Cornelio Bascara documents that
1292-460: The Japanese until the end of the war, after which they found themselves alienated by the victorious U.S. led allied forces, most of whom had already developed the anticommunist sentiment which would mark the beginning of the Cold War . The PKP-1930 would thus resolve to reconstitute the organization as the armed wing of their revolutionary party. The battle plan of the allied efforts to liberate
1360-630: The Luzon Guerrilla Army Forces; among others. In March 1942, the Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas (PKP-1930, a predecessor of the current Communist Party of the Philippines ) likewise led in the organization of a broad united front resistance to the Japanese occupation of the Philippines called Hukbong Mapagpalaya ng Bayan , (lit. 'People's Liberation Army'). The organization operated successfully in underminng
1428-561: The Marcos dictatorship. Anyone who expressed opposition to Marcos was arrested, often without warrant, in an effort defense minister Juan Ponce Enrile would later admit was meant to "emasculate all the leaders in order to control the situation," among them Senator and Concepcion native Ninoy Aquino , whose assassination years later would galvanize the effort to oust Marcos. Since they were not charged with crimes, they were called "political detainees" instead of "prisoners." Camp Olivas in
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#17327766637181496-419: The Philippine economy took a sudden downwards turn known as the 1969 Philippine balance of payments crisis , which in turn led to a period of economic difficulty and a significant rise of social unrest. In central luzon, social tensions tended to coalesce around the presence of the two largest United States bases in the Philippines , the appropriation of lands for the creation of new industrial zones, and
1564-571: The Philippines from the Japanese called for invasion forces landing to the north and south of Manila, which would converge on the capital, which was the primary objective. This would mean that the Northern force, which landed in the Lingayen Gulf , would cross the Central Luzon plains to get to Manila. Clark Air Base had a notable role in the Battle of Luzon on 23 January 1944, in that it was
1632-464: The Philippines, he decreed the separation of the military- district of Nueva Ecija from the province of Pampanga and became a regular province on April 25, 1801, including the town of Baler, acquired from Tayabas. In 1818, Nueva Ecija annexed the towns of Palanan from Isabela , as well as Baler, Casiguran, Infanta (formerly called Binangonan de Lampon) and Polillo Islands from Tayabas, and Cagayan, Nueva Vizcaya , Quirino, and part of Rizal. In 1853,
1700-449: The Philippines. The city of San Fernando, the provincial capital of Pampanga, is designated as the regional center. Aurora was transferred from Region IV through Executive Order No. 103 in May 2002. Aurora was the sub-province created from the northern part of Quezon in 1951, named after Aurora Quezon . One obvious reason for creating the sub-province was the area's isolation from
1768-525: The President to issue a decree converting the military reservation in the Clark area covering Angeles City , Mabalacat , and Porac , Pampanga and Capas , Tarlac into a special economic zone. The legislation also created the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) to facilitate the conversion process. President Fidel Ramos issued Proclamation No. 163 on April 3, 1993, creating
1836-477: The acquisition was completed by November 14 of the same year. Udenna's property arm, Udenna Development Corporation has been tasked to oversee the development of the project. Clark Global City was officially launched the following year on May 29 by the Udenna Corporation. By this time 47 hectares (120 acres) of the 177 hectares (440 acres) of the Clark Global City has been developed. It is planned that
1904-636: The assimilation of Kapampangans to the Tagalog settlers. Kapampangans were the native residents of the northwest areas of Nueva Ecija; Pangasinan settlers moved there during early years of Spanish territorial period until the Kapampangans assimilated to the Pangasinan settlers. In the 19th century, repopulation and rice and tobacco industries caused large numbers of Ilocano settlers to move and stay in north areas of Central Luzon (Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, and Aurora) and south central Zambales; they now made up
1972-409: The biggest share of 32.7 percent. Meanwhile, Pampanga and Tarlac ranked second and third with 25.7 percent and 16.9 percent shares, respectively. In terms of the total value of Industry in the region, which amounted to PHP929.66 billion, Bulacan contributed the most with 32.7 percent share. This was followed by Pampanga with 24.3 percent share and Bataan with 17.5 percent share. Similarly, Bulacan had
2040-514: The cities of Angeles and Mabalacat and portions of the town of Porac while parts of the area in Tarlac include portions of the towns of Capas and Bamban, Tarlac . The CFEZ divided into two areas, the Clark Freeport Zone (CFZ) and the Clark Special Economic Zone (CSEZ). The New Clark City is part of the Clark Special Economic Zone. The CFZ covers the area of the former United States Air Force facility, Clark Air Base . Most of this air base
2108-477: The country and produces most of the country's rice supply, earning itself the nickname "Rice Granary of the Philippines". It is also the region to have the most number of provinces. The current name of the region refers to its position on the island of Luzon . The term was coined by American colonialists after the defeat of the First Philippine Republic . There have been proposals to rename
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2176-408: The country's external debt , despite never actually operating. In 2002, Central Luzon had the highest unemployment rate among all regions in the country at 11.3%. The region is located north of Manila , the nation's capital. Central Luzon, in addition to the neighboring province of Pangasinan , contains the largest plain in the Philippines with its agricultural plains accounting for about 40% of
2244-473: The current Central Luzon region into the Luzones region. The proposed name is in reference to the old name of Luzon island, Luções, which was later used to refer to the central area of the island, stretching from Pangasinan in the north, all the way to Pampanga in the south. The term Luções literally translates into Luzones. While there are a number of competing models of migration to the Philippines , it
2312-607: The detention centers and were simply killed in unofficial "safehouses." Others were killed in various massacres, with prominent instances in Central Luzon including incidents in Talugtug, Nueva Ecija on January 3, 1982; Pulilan, Bulacan on June 21, 1982; and Gapan, Nueva Ecija on February 12, 1982. It was also during Martial Law that construction on the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant began in Morong, in 1976, in
2380-555: The development took place in 2008. Clark Global City was initially known as the Global Gateway Logistics City (GGLC). It was conceptualized by American firm Peregrine Development International Inc. (PDII) to the Kuwaiti investment firm KGL Investment Co. (KGLI Co.) in 2006. KGLI accepted PDII's proposal and signed a memorandum of agreement with the Clark International Airport Corporation regarding
2448-576: The earliest targets of Japanese attacks because of the presence of U.S. Military bases in the area, and also because General Douglas MacArthur 's plans for responding to the invasion involved falling back to positions in Bataan in Central Luzon, as well as the island of Corregidor which is administered by Cavite province in Southern Luzon. The hostilities of the war began with simultaneous attacks on Pearl Harbor and on Clark Field and also on
2516-537: The farmers of Central Luzon to fight the Japanese occupation, had found themselves sidelined by the new post-independence Philippine government which had taken up the fear of communist influence which marked the beginning of the cold war in the west. So they decided to extended their fight into a rebellion against the new government, only to be put down through a series of reforms and military victories by Defense Secretary , and later President, Ramon Magsaysay . Ultimately more effective than those who took up arms were
2584-526: The first major point of resistance where the japanese fought back against allied forces who had landed in Agoo , Lingayen , and other towns in along the gulf, a province north. Learning that there were Prisoners of War at risk of being murdered at a POW Camp in Cabanatuan , Nueva Ecija , 133 U.S. soldiers from the 6th Ranger Battalion and Alamo Scouts, and about 250–280 Filipino guerrillas were detatched from
2652-658: The former developer of the area by the Udenna Corporation in 2017. The transaction was made through loans from the Bank of China , BDO Unibank and the Philippine National Bank . Udenna effectively acquired the project by through buying out the stakes of GGDC Holdings, the majority shareholder of GGDC, by its subsidiary Clark City Global Corporation. The move was approved by the Philippine Competition Commission on October 18, 2017 and
2720-616: The geographical region's area. Bordering it are the regions of Ilocos and Cagayan Valley to the north; National Capital Region , Calabarzon and the waters of Manila Bay to the south; South China Sea to the west; and the Philippine Sea to the east. Pangasinan is historico-culturally and geographically an integral part of this region, but was politically made part of the Ilocos Region by President Ferdinand Marcos on June 22, 1973. There are fifteen cities in
2788-615: The interrelated issues of land ownership and the working conditions of agricultural workers. With only a year left in his last constitutionally allowed term as president, Ferdinand Marcos placed the Philippines under Martial Law in September 1972 and thus retained the position for fourteen more years. This period in Philippine history is remembered for the Marcos administration's record of human rights abuses , particularly targeting political opponents, student activists, journalists, religious workers, farmers, and others who fought against
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2856-868: The largest ethnic group in those areas. The Tagalog and Ilocano migrations and settlements made Tagalog the lingua franca of Central Luzon and Ilocano the lingua franca in north areas of the region and south central Zambales. Many Ilocano settlers became assimilated in the areas with the Kapampangan and Tagalog majority populations, adopting Kapampangan and Tagalog as their native language while speaking Ilocano as 2nd language. Ilocano migrations and settlements continued in modern Aurora and Nueva Ecija in U.S. territorial rule in 20th century; in Aurora, Ilocano settlers lived in Dingalan and Dipaculao . When Rafael María de Aguilar y Ponce de León took over as governor-general of
2924-470: The main spearhead to attempt to rescue the prisoners. The resulting attack on 30 January 1944 was highly successful, and is now popularly known as the "Raid at Cabanatuan." Meanwhile, the Battle at Clark Air Base lasted until the end of January, after which the allies pushed on towards Manila. After the social and economic upheavals of the war and with government institutions still in their nascent form after
2992-464: The modern province of Zambales, in turn, displacing the Aetas. The flatlands of the southern portion of Upper Pampanga (now Nueva Ecija), was a hospitable place for these new Tagalog settlers between 300 and 200 B.C. Tagalogs from southern Luzon, most specifically Cavite , migrated to parts of Bataan. Aetas were displaced to the mountain areas by the end of the 16th century. Kapampangans settled Aurora alongside Aetas and Bugkalots. Pangasinan people are
3060-479: The mountains as guerrillas still loyal to the U.S. Army Forces Far East ( USAFFE ). This included the group of Ramon Magsaysay in Zambales, which grew to a 10,000-man force by the end of the war; the 22,000-man group of Russell W. Volckmann which called itself the United States Army Forces in the Philippines - Northern Luzon ; and Robert Lapham who commanded the 14,191 man group called
3128-543: The native settlers in northwest area of Central Luzon; Igorot people , particularly Kalanguya, Isinay, and Bugkalot, are native residents in northern area of Central Luzon, precisely present-day Nueva Ecija, with the Bugkalots also live in northwest Aurora. When the Spaniards arrived and settled the Philippines, Provincia de La Pampanga was established in the largest area of Central Luzon in 1571; portion of Central Luzon
3196-525: The new military district of Tayabas was separated from Nueva Ecija and included present-day Southern Quezon as well as present-day Aurora. In 1858, Binangonan de Lampon and the Polillo Islands were separated from Nueva Ecija to form part of Infanta. Between 1855 and 1885, El Principe was established as its own Military Comandancia under the rule of Nueva Ecija with its capital in Baler. In 1873, Tarlac
3264-664: The numerous political and labor movements who kept working towards agricultural land reform and stronger labor rights, with laborers' and farmers' protests gathering enough steam that several Philippine presidents were forced to meet with them and then concede to their demands. Among the most successful of these were the Land Justice March of the political group known as the Filipino Agrarian Reform Movement (FARM), which intended to march from Tarlac to Malacañang in 1969, although President Marcos
3332-400: The original Kapampangan settlers welcomed them; Bulacan and Nueva Ecija were natively Kapampangan when Spaniards arrived; majority of Kapampangans sold their lands to the newly arrived Tagalog settlers and others intermarried with and assimilated to the Tagalog, which made Bulacan and Nueva Ecija dominantly Tagalog, many of the Tagalog settlers arrived in Nueva Ecija directly from Bulacan; also,
3400-616: The original Municipalities of Baler and Casiguran to be truly independent from Quezon Province for the first time & to reform the original La Pampanga since the Spanish occupation. The transfer of Aurora to Central Luzon opened the access of Central Luzon to Pacific Ocean. Central Luzon comprises 7 provinces , 2 highly urbanized cities , 12 component cities, 116 municipalities , 3,102 barangays † Angeles and Olongapo are highly urbanized cities ; figures are excluded from Pampanga and Zambales respectively. The Central Luzon Region has fifteen cities. San Jose del Monte
3468-401: The plant revealed over 4,000 defects. Another issues raisead regarding it was the proximity of a major geological fault line and of the then-dormant Mount Pinatubo . By March 1975, Westinghouse's cost estimate ballooned so that the final cost was $ 2.2 Billion for a single reactor producing half the power of the original proposal. The power plant would eventually would be responsible to 10% of
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#17327766637183536-761: The project in April 2008. The groundbreaking ceremony was attended by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in August of the same year. KGLI was owner and developer of the GGLC through Global Gateway Development Corp (GGDC). The GGLC was later renamed as the Sabah Al-Ahmad Global Gateway Logistics City in March 2012 honor of Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah , the Emir of Kuwait who had
3604-468: The province of Bataan was established on January 11, 1757, by Governor-General Pedro Manuel Arandia out of territories belonging to Pampanga and the corregimiento of Mariveles which, at that time, included Maragondon across Manila Bay . Tagalogs migrated to east Bataan, where Kapampangans assimilated to the Tagalogs. Kapampangans were displaced to the towns near Pampanga by that time, along with
3672-434: The recognition of Philippine Independence by the international community, the first few decades after the end of the war were marked by dissatisfaction and social tension. In the largely agricultural context of Central Luzon those tensions tended to coalesce around the interrelated issues of land ownership, and the working conditions of agricultural workers. The Filipino communist Hukbalahap guerrilla movement formed by
3740-574: The region: Balanga in Bataan; Baliwag , Malolos , Meycauayan , and San Jose del Monte in Bulacan; Cabanatuan , Gapan , Muñoz , Palayan , and San Jose in Nueva Ecija; Angeles City , Mabalacat , and San Fernando in Pampanga; Tarlac City in Tarlac; and Olongapo in Zambales. Central Luzon produces the most rice in the whole country. Excess rice is delivered and imported to other regions of
3808-422: The region’s economy, with shares of 27.7 percent and 24.1 percent, respectively. Meanwhile, Nueva Ecija, Bataan, Tarlac, City of Angeles, Zambales, City of Olongapo, and Aurora had shares of 13.7 percent, 11.8 percent, 8.8 percent, 6.1 percent, 4.0 percent, 2.4 percent, and 1.5 percent, respectively. PHP244.15 billion is the total value of Agriculture, forestry and fishing of Central Luzon, Nueva Ecija accounted for
3876-577: The rest of Quezon Province: there were no direct links to the rest of the province and much of the terrain was mountainous and heavily forested, which made the area relatively isolated, and its distance from Quezon's capital Lucena. On September 7, 1946, the Third Philippine Republic enacted Republic Act No. 14 , which renamed the province of Tayabas to Quezon , in honor of Aurora's husband & cousin Manuel Quezon . Quezon
3944-647: The southern tip of the peninsula the U.S. Navy had established a small base at the port of Mariveles. Shortly after the Japanese Army invaded the country in December 1941, the combined US and Filipino forces were being gradually overrun and General Douglas MacArthur moved his troops to the Bataan Peninsula in an attempt to hold out until a relief force could be sent from the US. Japanese forces started
4012-499: The sparsely populated valley of the Zambales region was later settled by migrants, largely from the Tagalog and Ilocos regions , leading to the assimilation of Sambals to the Tagalog and Ilocano settlers and to the modern decline in the Sambal identity and language. The same situation happened in modern Aurora, where it was repopulated by settlers from Tagalog and Ilocos regions, with other settlers from Cordillera and Isabela , and married with some Aeta and Bugkalots , this led to
4080-477: The whole business development to be completed in ten years. Clark Global City covers an area of 177 hectares (440 acres) and situated within the Clark Freeport Zone in Angeles City and Mabalacat , Pampanga . Clark Freeport Zone Clark , officially known as the Clark Freeport and Special Economic Zone ( CFEZ ) and Clark Development Corporation (CDC) , refers to an area in Central Luzon , Philippines . The CFEZ in Pampanga covers portions of
4148-523: Was also formed shortly as a mechanism for the CDC to coordinate with local government units in the area. The following year, President Ramos declared Clark as the future site of a "premier" civilian international airport with a 14-million passenger capacity by 1998 but this plan did not come to fruition as projected. On June 14, 1996, the CSEZ was expanded with the addition of the Sacobia area, which includes lands from Mabalacat , Pampanga and Bamban, Tarlac , through Ramos' Proclamation No. 805. The CSEZ
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#17327766637184216-438: Was converted to Clark International Airport and some remained under the control of the Philippine Air Force . Clark Global City is also part of the Clark Freeport Zone. Clark forms the hub for business, industry, aviation, education, and tourism in the Philippines as well as a leisure, fitness, entertainment and gaming center of Central Luzon . The Bases Conversion and Development Act of 1992 (Republic Act 7227) authorized
4284-448: Was established and was created from south Pangasinan and north Pampanga; this is the last province to be created in Central Luzon. In 1901, towns of Nueva Ecija , namely Balungao , Rosales , San Quintin and Umingan were annexed to the province of Pangasinan. On November 30, 1903, several municipalities from northern Zambales including Agno, Alaminos, Anda, Bani, Bolinao, Burgos, Dasol, Infanta and Mabini were ceded to Pangasinan by
4352-456: Was forced to give in to their demands early, meeting them while they were still at Camp Servillano Aquino in Tarlac City itself. The beginning months of the 1970s marked a period of turmoil and change in the Philippines, particularly in Central Luzon. During his bid to be the first Philippine president to be re-elected for a second term, Ferdinand Marcos launched an unprecedented number of foreign debt-funded public works projects. This caused
4420-553: Was made up of Pangasinán created in 1580. The next provinces that were created out of Pampanga were Bulacan and Zambales which were both established in 1578. Baler & Casiguran became part of Kalilayan, which included modern Nueva Ecija, until Kalilayan changed its name to Tayabas in 1749, taken from the town of the same name . Nueva Ecija was created as a military district or comandancia governed by Governor-General Fausto Cruzat y Góngora in 1701, but still part of Pampanga at that time. It included huge swathes of Central Luzon,
4488-450: Was placed under the Philippine Economic Zone Authority on March 10, 2006 by then President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo through Proclamation No. 1035 granting tax and duty exemptions to export company locators operating within the CSEZ. The Clark economic zone lost these exemptions in 2005 after a Supreme Court ruling that these exemptions under the BCDA charter are exclusive to the Subic economic zone. The Clark Air Base area, also known as
4556-492: Was separated from Nueva Ecija and transferred to the province of Tayabas (now Quezon). The northern area which is part of the modern Dilasag and area of modern Casiguran was part of Nueva Vizcaya and also transferred to Tayabas in 1905. In 1918, the area of modern Aurora north of Baler was transferred to the authority of Nueva Vizcaya, but returned to Tayabas in 1946, when Tayabas was renamed to Quezon. Central Luzon featured prominently during World War II , becoming one of
4624-407: Was the second President of the Philippines and elected governor of Tayabas in 1906 and congressman of 1st district of Tayabas in 1907 and, along with Aurora, were natives of Baler (now capital of Aurora ), formerly one of the towns of Quezon Province. The total separation of Aurora from Quezon & transfer of Aurora to Central Luzon were the fulfillment of the wishes and prayers of the residents of
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