Bataan,officially the Province of Bataan,is a province in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines. Its capital is the city of Balanga while Mariveles is the largest town in the province. Occupying the entire Bataan Peninsula on Luzon,Bataan is bordered by the provinces of Zambales and Pampanga to the north. The peninsula faces the South China Sea to the west and Subic Bay to the north-west,and encloses Manila Bay to the east.
The Bataan Death March was the forcible transfer by the Imperial Japanese Army of 75,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war (POW) from the municipalities of Bagac and Mariveles on the Bataan Peninsula to Camp O'Donnell via San Fernando.
Balanga,officially the City of Balanga,is a 2nd class component city and capital of the province of Bataan,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 104,173 people. It is southwest of San Fernando,Pampanga and northwest of Manila. Balanga joined the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities in 2015.
Mariveles,officially the Municipality of Mariveles,is a municipality in the province of Bataan,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 149,879 people making it the most populous in the province.
Morong,officially the Municipality of Morong,is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Bataan,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 35,394 people.
The Battle for the Recapture of Bataan from 31 January to 21 February 1945,by US forces and Allied Filipino guerrillas from the Japanese,part of the campaign for the liberation of the Philippines,was waged to secure the western shore of Manila Bay to enable the use of its harbor and open new supply lines for American troops engaged in the crucial battle for the liberation of Manila.
Polytechnic University of the Philippines Bataan is a satellite campus of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines located in Elliptical Road,Brgy. Malaya,Freeport Area of Bataan (FAB),Mariveles,Bataan,Philippines. It was established in July 19,1966 as National Shipyard and Steel Corporation Barrio High School and became a Branch college of PUP in Bataan ten years later on July 1,1976.
Mariveleño is a Sambalic language. It has around 500 speakers and is spoken within an Aeta community in Mariveles in the Philippines.
The Roman Superhighway or Bataan Provincial Highway,formerly known as the Bataan Provincial Expressway,is a 68-kilometer (42 mi),two- to four-lane major highway that connects the municipality of Dinalupihan to the municipality of Mariveles in Bataan,Philippines. The entire road forms part of National Route 301 (N301) of the Philippine highway network.
Bataan Peninsula State University (BPSU) is one of the state universities in the province of Bataan,Philippines. It is a conglomeration of higher education institutions in Bataan.
The Diocese of Balanga is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines,established on March 17,1975,by Pope Paul VI. The diocese has jurisdiction over the whole province of Bataan,with 38 parishes,5 diocesan shrines,one minor basilica,chaplaincy,quasi-parish,national shrine and chapel,and 4 vicariates. The Cathedral-Shrine Parish of St. Joseph,Husband of Mary in Aguire Street,Poblacion,Balanga,serves as the seat of the diocese. It is part of the Ecclesiastical Province of San Fernando,Pampanga. The titular patron of the diocese is Saint Joseph,whose feast day falls on March 19. The city fiesta is celebrated on April 28.
Felicito Payumo is a Filipino businessman and politician currently serving as chairman of University of Nueva Caceres–Bataan. He represented the First District of Bataan in the House of Representatives of the Philippines from 1987 to 1998,and served as chairman of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority from 1998 to 2004 and Bases Conversion and Development Authority from 2011 to 2012,respectively.
The Camaya Coast is a residential development in the municipality of Mariveles in Bataan province,Philippines. The beach resort is located in Sitio Wain,Barangay Biaan,Mariveles,Bataan,with its entrance is located along Bagac-Mariveles Road. The 450-hectare (1,100-acre) community includes commercial and residential developments,which includes six subdivisions. The beach resort has a coastal length of around 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) total,which includes two coves. It is being promoted by the developer as the Little Boracay of Bataan. There are also several waterfalls and a river running through the area. The resort is owned and being developed by Earth and Shore Leisure Communities,led by President and CEO Manuel Carlos Ilagan Jr. The name of the resort area is a reflection of the original name of the town of Mariveles,which used to be called Camaya.
The Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB) is a government agency attached to the Office of the President of the Philippines that operates and manages the Freeport Area of Bataan (FAB) in Mariveles,Bataan,Philippines. It was created on October 23,2009 through RA 9728 where the agency originally partially operated and managed the zone from October 2009 to June 29,2010 when Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) stil had ongoing plans and programs over the zone and then took over the zone's full operations and management from PEZA on June 29,2010 which resulted on the abolishment of BEPZ/BEZ the following day in June 30,2010.
Bataan National Park is a protected area of the Philippines located in the mountainous interior of Bataan province in the Central Luzon Region. The park straddles the northern half of Bataan Peninsula near its border with Subic Bay Freeport Zone. The park was first established in 1945 under Proclamation No. 24 with an initial area of 31,000 hectares and included portions of the fenced area of Subic Bay Freeport Zone. The park was reduced in 1987 to its present size of 23,688 hectares and is now wholly located in Bataan province. The park encompasses the Bataan towns and cities of Hermosa,Orani,Samal,Abucay,Balanga,Bagac and Morong.
The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA),formerly known as the Foreign Trade Zone Authority (FTZA) and Export Processing Zone Authority (EPZA),is a Philippine government agency attached to the Department of Trade and Industry.
The Freeport Area of Bataan (FAB),formerly known as Mariveles Free Trade Zone from June 21,1969 to November 20,1972,and primarily as Bataan Export Processing Zone (BEPZ) and Bataan Economic Zone (BEZ) from November 20,1972 to October 23,2009 and secondarily from October 23,2009 to June 30,2010),is a special economic zone in Mariveles,Bataan,Philippines. It was envisioned by Congressman Pablo Roman,Sr.,a representative from Bataan,who authored Republic Act 5490 designating the said location as the first free trade zone in the Philippines. It is also the second freeport zone in the province since October 23,2009,after Subic Special Economic and Freeport Zone in Hermosa and Morong.
Local elections were held in Bataan on May 9,2022,as part of the 2022 Philippine general election. Voters will select candidates for all local positions:a town mayor,vice mayor,and town councilors,as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan,a vice-governor,a governor,and representatives for the province's three congressional districts in the Philippine House of Representatives.
Bataan's 3rd congressional district is one of the three congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Bataan. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 2022. The district consists of western Bataan municipalities of Bagac,Dinalupihan,Mariveles and Morong also bordering Pampanga and Zambales. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Ma. Angela Garcia of the NUP,who is the district's first representative since its creation.
The 1993 Bataan gubernatorial recall election was held on December 20,1993 in the province of Bataan,Philippines. Former governor Ding Roman defeated incumbent Tet Garcia in the recall election to become governor of Bataan.
