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Ecija Wedding Destinations
Nueva Ecija –
Rice Bowl of the Philippines
Since time immemorial,
Nueva Ecija has been blessed with fertile land ideal
for agriculture. It became the biggest rice producer
of Central Luzon, thus, earning the title, "Rice Bowl
of the Philippines."
This land-bound province
takes pride in notable historical and agricultural milestones.
The Brains of the Revolution, Apolinario Mabini was
arrested in Cuyapo. The Battle of Dalton Pass commenced
in the borders of Nueva Ecija and Nueva Vizcaya. Camp
Pangatian housed several prisoners of war during World
War II. The construction of the Pantabangan Dam became
an engineering marvel in the seventies. Finally, the
Philippine Rice Research Institute served as the prime
research center for rice development in Asia.
Demographics
1. Population –
1,853,853 (as of 2007 Census)
2. Land Area – 5,284.3 sq. km
3. Capital – Palayan City
4. Language/Dialect –Ilocano, Tagalog, Pampango,
Pangasinan, Bicol, Ilonggo, English, and Filipino
5. Divisions
Cities (5)
- Cabanatuan City
- Gapan City
- Palayan City
- San Jose City
- Science City of Muñoz
Municipalities (20)
- Aliaga
- Bongabon
- Cabiao
- Carranglan
- Cuyapo
- Gabaldon (Bitulok & Sabani)
- General Mamerto Natividad
- General Tinio
- Guimba
- Jaén
- Laur
- Licab
- Llanera
- Lupao
- Nampicuan
- Pantabangan
- Peñaranda
- Quezon
- Rizal
- San Antonio
- San Isidro
- San Leonardo
- Santa Rosa
- Santo Domingo
- Talavera
- Talugtug
- Zaragoza
Famous For...
Pantabangan Dam
This infrastructure symbolizes a milestone in Philippine
engineering history. The dam also serves as a hydroelectric
plant which supplies additional energy for Luzon.
Taong Putik Festival
of Allaga.
Celebrated in Barangay Biblicat in Aliaga, Nueva Ecija,
locals dress up with dried bananas, vegetable vines
and wigs covered in mud to commemorate the feast of
St. John the Baptist.
Minalungao National
Park
A scenic viewpoint of the Penaranda River, this national
park is enveloped by lush greenery composed of several
flora and fauna. The ridge formation of white sculptured
limestone walls shows the might of the great river.
Diamond Park
Its hundred-step stair leads to lamp-lit pagodas nestled
on hilltops and offering a panoramic view of northern
Nueva Ecija.
Camp Pangatian
This military training camp turned concentration camp
of the Japanese Imperial Army is a popular destination
for World War II veterans.
Places of Interest...
Cultural
Agricultural Museum
Location: Central Luzon State University, Science City
of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija
This is the first and the only museum dedicated to agriculture
in the country. The museum has six sections: rice and
vegetable planting implements; household ingredients
utensils; personal apparel; hunting and fishing implements.
Living Fish Museum
Location: Central Luzon State University, Science City
of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija
Live tropical freshwater fish displays in the museum
came from different provinces of Luzon.
Gross Ostrich
Farm
Location: Brgy. Tagumpay, San Leonardo, Nueva Ecija
The farm is a favorite destination for educational field
trip. Imported ostriches are bred and propagated for
both for human consumption and for tourism such as sale
of decorative eggs, leather wallets, colorful feathers
and other by-products.
Historical
Camp Pangatian
Location: Brgy. Pangatian, Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija
For twenty years. It served as a military training camp.
At the advent of World War II, it was turned into a
concentration camp of the Japanese Imperial Army. Most
of those who were detained here were survivors of the
Bataan Death March.
Tabacalera of
San Isidro
Location: San Isidro, Nueva Ecija
From 1782 to 1882, the province became the center of
the tobacco monopoly in Central Luzon and was thus restricted
from raising other crops. The Tabacalera serves a reminder
of the 100-year oppression experienced by the Novo Ecijanos
Gen. Antonio Luna
Statue and Marker
Location: Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija
A statue of Philippine hero General Antonio Luna astride
a horse stands at the plaza in front of the cathedral
on the exact spot where the brave general was assassinated
in 1899.
Apolinario Mabini
Marker
Location: Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija
The house of Don Zacarias B. Flores served as the hiding
place of Apolinario Mabini, the "Sublime Paralytic",
and "the Brains of the Revolution. He was arrested
on December 10, 1899 by the American forces. He died
on May 13, 1903 of cholera.
Sedeco of San
Isidro
Location: San Isidro, Nueva Ecija
The Grand Sedeco House was where General Frederick Funston
planned the capture of Philippine President Emilio Aguinaldo
during the Philippine-American war.
Wright Institute
of San Isidro
Location: San Isidro, Nueva Ecija
Now known as San Isidro Central School, this is one
of the first high schools established outside Metro
Manila during the American period
Dalton Pass
Location: Brgy. Capintalan, Carranglan, Nueva Ecija
The Dalton Pass, borders the provinces of Nueva Ecija
and Nueva Viscaya. Named after brigadier general James
Dalton II, the pass is where 17,000 Japanese, American,
and Filipino soldiers died in battle during World War
II. Dalton was killed in action by a Japanese sniper
during the battle.
Man-made
Diamond Park
Location: San Jose City, Nueva Ecija
An ideal site for for picnics and sightseeing, the park
is located at the gateway to the Cagayan Valley Its
hundred-step stair leads to lamp-lit pagodas nestled
on hilltops and offering a panoramic view of northern
Nueva Ecija.
Pantabangan
Dam
Location: Pantabangan, Nueva Ecija
Construction of the Pantabangan Dam started on March
3, 1971 and was completed in August 1974. In the seventies,
it was considered as one of Asia’s largest infrastructure.
The dam also serves as reinforcement against flood,
and provider of irrigation and additional electricity
for the entire Luzon island.
Philippine
Rice Research Institute
Location: Brgy. Maligaya, Science City of Muñoz,
Nueva Ecija
The Philippine Rice Research Institute (Philrice) is
the central station of agricultural experimentation.
It was created to develop and implement a natural rice
research and development program, sustain the grains
made in rice production and solve location-specific
problems of the rice industry. A variety of rice wine
is produced at the center.
Baka Dam
Location: Brgy. San Vicente, Llanera, Nueva Ecija
This is the first rubber dam in Asia. It was built in
1983 to 1984.
Natural
Minalungao
National Park
Location: Brgy. Minalungao, Gen. Tinio, Nueva Ecija
This national park was created by virtue of Republic
Act No. 5100 enacted in June 17, 1967. It is enveloped
by lush greenery composed of several flora and fauna.
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
Gen. Luna
Falls
Location: Rizal, Nueva Ecija
The easternmost barrio of Rizal nestled uphill on the
foot of the Sierra Madre mountain range boasts of one
of Central Luzon’s hidden treasures: a towering
waterfall of more than a hundred feet descending widely
across a rocky mountain wall into over twenty pools
of varying levels and depths.
Palaspas
Falls
Location:Brgy. Manicla, San Jose City, Nueva Ecija
The site has natural scenic beauty where once stood
a forbidding forest, its quant existence enhanced only
by the sound of cascading waterfalls inadvertently concealed
behind its snarling tree branches and thick undergrowth.
Gabaldon
Falls
Location: Gabaldon, Nueva Ecija
Its water comes from the Sierra Madre Mountains above
it. The water is so cool, clear and clean, it is actually
potable.
Festivals...
Pahimis Festival
Place: Amadeo, Cavite
Date: last week of February
Coffee is the major agricultural product of Amadeo.
In this feast, locals participate in street dancing,
coffee creativity contests, photo contests and more.
Sinagingan
Festival
Place: Palocpoc, Mendez, Cavite
Date: May 15
The Sinagingan Festival was created in order to promote
planting and harnessing of banana, the main product
of the barangay. Banana became the major crop of Palocpoc
after the production decline of coffee. In this event,
locals dress up their homes using banana tree parts.
Street dancing and cultural events are also held.
Wagayway
Festival
Place: Imus, Naic, Cavite
Date: May 24 - 28
May 28 is celebrated as National Flag Day. The province
started to celebrate it as Wagayway Festival in 2008
and dubbed Imus as the Flag capital of the country.
Activities include float parade, beauty contest, cultural
activities, plays portraying the creation of the flag,
its ban during the US occupation, and the re-enactment
of the Battle of Alapan, the 'baptism of blood' of the
Philippine Flag.
Kalayaan
Festival
Place: Kawit, Cavite
Date: May 28 - June 12
The end of the Wagayway Festival marks the beginning
of the Kalayaan Festival. The event is filed with cultural
shows, street dancing, float parade and the re-enactment
of the Acta de la Independencia, the Philippine Declaration
of Independence at the Aguinaldo Shrine.
Regada (Water
Festival)
Place: Cavite City
Date: June 24
The feast venerates Nuestra Seņora dela Soledad Porta
Vaga. In Regada, sprinklers are installed all over the
streets of Cavite and the merrymakers receive different
kinds of shower.
Maytinis
Festival
Place: Kawit, Cavite
Date: December 24
It is a dramatic retelling of St. Joseph and the Virgin
Mary's search for a place to stay, which will lead to
the birth of the Child Jesus in a stable. After the
drama, the town is filled with street dancers celebrating
the birth of the Emmanuel. |
