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<div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2</span> <span>Religion</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Religion-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Catholicism" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Catholicism"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2.1</span> <span>Catholicism</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Catholicism-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Others" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Others"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2.2</span> <span>Others</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Others-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Human_development" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Human_development"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.3</span> <span>Human development</span> </div> 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class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Industries_and_manufacturing"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.2</span> <span>Industries and manufacturing</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Industries_and_manufacturing-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Agriculture_and_fisheries" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Agriculture_and_fisheries"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.3</span> <span>Agriculture and fisheries</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Agriculture_and_fisheries-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Poultry_Production" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Poultry_Production"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.3.1</span> <span>Poultry Production</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Poultry_Production-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Fisheries" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Fisheries"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.3.2</span> <span>Fisheries</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Fisheries-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Commerce_and_services" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Commerce_and_services"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.4</span> <span>Commerce and services</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Commerce_and_services-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Information_technology_and_business_process_outsourcing" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Information_technology_and_business_process_outsourcing"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.4.1</span> <span>Information technology and business process outsourcing</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Information_technology_and_business_process_outsourcing-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Banking_and_finance" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Banking_and_finance"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.4.2</span> <span>Banking and finance</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Banking_and_finance-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Tourism" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Tourism"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Tourism</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Tourism-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Tourism subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Tourism-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li 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class="vector-toc-numb">6.1.1</span> <span>Generation</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Generation-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Battery_energy_storage_system" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Battery_energy_storage_system"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.1.2</span> <span>Battery energy storage system</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Battery_energy_storage_system-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Transmission" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Transmission"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.1.3</span> <span>Transmission</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Transmission-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Distribution" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Distribution"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.1.4</span> <span>Distribution</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Distribution-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Research_and_development" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Research_and_development"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.1.5</span> <span>Research and development</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Research_and_development-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Airport" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Airport"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.2</span> <span>Airport</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Airport-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Seaports" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Seaports"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.3</span> <span>Seaports</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Seaports-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Port_management" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Port_management"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.3.1</span> <span>Port management</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Port_management-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Customs_administration" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Customs_administration"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.3.2</span> <span>Customs administration</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Customs_administration-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Highways,_expressways_and_national_roads" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Highways,_expressways_and_national_roads"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.4</span> <span>Highways, expressways and national roads</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Highways,_expressways_and_national_roads-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Bataan-Cavite_Interlink_Bridge" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Bataan-Cavite_Interlink_Bridge"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.4.1</span> <span>Bataan-Cavite Interlink Bridge</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Bataan-Cavite_Interlink_Bridge-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sports_facilities" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sports_facilities"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.5</span> <span>Sports facilities</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sports_facilities-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Education" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a 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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86_(%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86)" title="باتان (الفلبين) – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="باتان (الفلبين)" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A2%D9%86" title="باتاآن – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="باتاآن" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bataan" title="Bataan – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Bataan" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bcl mw-list-item"><a href="https://bcl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bataan" title="Bataan – Central Bikol" lang="bcl" hreflang="bcl" data-title="Bataan" data-language-autonym="Bikol Central" data-language-local-name="Central Bikol" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bikol Central</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pen%C3%ADnsula_de_Bataan" title="Península de Bataan – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Península de Bataan" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bataan" title="Bataan – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Bataan" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cbk-zam mw-list-item"><a href="https://cbk-zam.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bataan" title="Bataan – Chavacano" lang="cbk" hreflang="cbk" data-title="Bataan" data-language-autonym="Chavacano de Zamboanga" data-language-local-name="Chavacano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Chavacano de Zamboanga</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bataan" title="Bataan – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Bataan" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bata%C3%A1n" title="Bataán – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Bataán" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bataano" title="Bataano – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Bataano" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bataan" title="Bataan – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Bataan" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A2%D9%86" title="باتاآن – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="باتاآن" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bataan" title="Bataan – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Bataan" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%B0%94%ED%83%80%EC%95%88%EC%A3%BC" title="바타안주 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="바타안주" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4" title="बाताआन प्रान्त – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="बाताआन प्रान्त" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ilo mw-list-item"><a href="https://ilo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bataan" title="Bataan – Iloko" lang="ilo" hreflang="ilo" data-title="Bataan" data-language-autonym="Ilokano" data-language-local-name="Iloko" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ilokano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bataan" title="Bataan – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Bataan" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provincia_di_Bataan" title="Provincia di Bataan – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Provincia di Bataan" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pam mw-list-item"><a href="https://pam.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bataan" title="Bataan – Pampanga" lang="pam" hreflang="pam" data-title="Bataan" data-language-autonym="Kapampangan" data-language-local-name="Pampanga" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kapampangan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%91%E1%83%90%E1%83%A2%E1%83%90%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98" title="ბატაანი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ბატაანი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bataan" title="Bataan – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Bataan" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bataana" title="Bataana – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Bataana" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B0%D0%BD" title="Батаан – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Батаан" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bataan" title="Bataan – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Bataan" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bataan" title="Bataan – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Bataan" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%90%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E5%B7%9E" title="バターン州 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="バターン州" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bataan" title="Bataan – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Bataan" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pag mw-list-item"><a href="https://pag.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bataan" title="Bataan – Pangasinan" lang="pag" hreflang="pag" data-title="Bataan" data-language-autonym="Pangasinan" data-language-local-name="Pangasinan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Pangasinan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bataan" title="Bataan – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Bataan" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bataan" title="Bataan – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Bataan" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Plaza_Mayor_de_Balanga.png/238px-Plaza_Mayor_de_Balanga.png" decoding="async" width="238" height="123" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Plaza_Mayor_de_Balanga.png/357px-Plaza_Mayor_de_Balanga.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Plaza_Mayor_de_Balanga.png/476px-Plaza_Mayor_de_Balanga.png 2x" data-file-width="1862" data-file-height="960" /></a></span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="ib-settlement-caption">From left-to-right, top-to-bottom: Bataan Provincial Capitol Building, <a href="/wiki/Mount_Samat_National_Shrine" title="Mount Samat National Shrine">Mount Samat National Shrine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bataan_Death_March" title="Bataan Death March">Bataan Death March</a> Zero-Kilometer Marker, St. Dominic Parish in <a href="/wiki/Abucay" title="Abucay">Abucay</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Freeport_Area_of_Bataan" title="Freeport Area of Bataan">Freeport Area of Bataan</a>, the Flaming Sword obelisk at <a href="/wiki/Pilar,_Bataan" title="Pilar, Bataan">Pilar</a>, the Plaza Mayor de Balanga</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data maptable"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1028600610">.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols{text-align:center;display:table;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-row{display:table-row}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cell{display:table-cell;vertical-align:middle}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cellt{display:table-cell;vertical-align:top}</style> <div class="ib-settlement-cols"> <div class="ib-settlement-cols-row"><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bataan_Flag.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag of Bataan"><img alt="Flag of Bataan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Bataan_Flag.png/120px-Bataan_Flag.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Bataan_Flag.png/180px-Bataan_Flag.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Bataan_Flag.png/240px-Bataan_Flag.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Flag</div></div><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ph_seal_bataan2.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Official seal of Bataan"><img alt="Official seal of Bataan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Ph_seal_bataan2.png/80px-Ph_seal_bataan2.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Ph_seal_bataan2.png/121px-Ph_seal_bataan2.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Ph_seal_bataan2.png/161px-Ph_seal_bataan2.png 2x" data-file-width="768" data-file-height="764" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Seal</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bataan_in_Philippines.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Location in the Philippines"><img alt="Location in the Philippines" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Bataan_in_Philippines.svg/250px-Bataan_in_Philippines.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="330" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Bataan_in_Philippines.svg/375px-Bataan_in_Philippines.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Bataan_in_Philippines.svg/500px-Bataan_in_Philippines.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1869" data-file-height="2465" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Location in the Philippines</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><style 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src="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,8,a,a,250x200.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Bataan&revid=1258952828&groups=_81d51e2d5fd8b9615eb67ca584e68d7bee9c66b5" width="250" height="200" decoding="async" srcset="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,8,a,a,250x200@2x.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Bataan&revid=1258952828&groups=_81d51e2d5fd8b9615eb67ca584e68d7bee9c66b5 2x" alt="Map" /></a></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Bataan&params=14.68_N_120.45_E_region:PH_type:adm1st"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">14°41′N</span> <span class="longitude">120°27′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">14.68°N 120.45°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">14.68; 120.45</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states" title="List of sovereign states">Country</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_the_Philippines" title="Regions of the Philippines">Region</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Central_Luzon" title="Central Luzon">Central Luzon</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Date_of_establishment" class="mw-redirect" title="Date of establishment">Founded</a></th><td class="infobox-data">11 January 1757</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Capital</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Balanga,_Bataan" title="Balanga, Bataan">Balanga</a>, <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11841941" class="extiw" title="d:Q11841941">Cabcaben</a><abbr title="Article is not yet available in this wiki.">[*]</abbr>, <a href="/wiki/Orion,_Bataan" title="Orion, Bataan">Orion</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Largest LGU</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Mariveles" title="Mariveles">Mariveles</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Bataan" title="Governor of Bataan">Governor</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Joet_Garcia" title="Joet Garcia">Jose Enrique S. Garcia III</a> (<a href="/wiki/National_Unity_Party_(Philippines)" title="National Unity Party (Philippines)">NUP</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Vice_Governor" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Governor">Vice Governor</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Ma. Cristina M. Garcia (<a href="/wiki/National_Unity_Party_(Philippines)" title="National Unity Party (Philippines)">NUP</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Sangguniang_Panlalawigan" title="Sangguniang Panlalawigan">Legislature</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bataan_Provincial_Board" title="Bataan Provincial Board">Bataan Provincial Board</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-nscblist_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nscblist-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">1,372.98 km<sup>2</sup> (530.11 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Rank</th><td class="infobox-data">71st out of 81</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Highest elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"> (<a href="/wiki/Mount_Mariveles" title="Mount Mariveles">Mount Mariveles</a>)</div></th><td class="infobox-data">1,398 m (4,587 ft)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2020 census)<sup id="cite_ref-PSA20–03_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PSA20–03-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">853,373</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Rank</th><td class="infobox-data">35th out of 81</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">620/km<sup>2</sup> (1,600/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">  • Rank</th><td class="infobox-data">8th out of 81</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Divisions<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Independent_cities_of_the_Philippines" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent cities of the Philippines">Independent cities</a></th><td class="infobox-data">0</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Cities_of_the_Philippines" title="Cities of the Philippines">Component cities</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold; font-weight:normal;text-align:left;background-color:WhiteSmoke;"><div>1</div></div> <ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin-left: 0;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/wiki/Balanga,_Bataan" title="Balanga, Bataan">Balanga</a> </li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Municipalities_of_the_Philippines" title="Municipalities of the Philippines">Municipalities</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold; font-weight:normal;text-align:left;background-color:WhiteSmoke;"><div>11</div></div> <ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin-left: 0;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/wiki/Abucay" title="Abucay">Abucay</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/wiki/Bagac" title="Bagac">Bagac</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/wiki/Dinalupihan" title="Dinalupihan">Dinalupihan</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/wiki/Hermosa,_Bataan" title="Hermosa, Bataan">Hermosa</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/wiki/Limay" title="Limay">Limay</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/wiki/Mariveles" title="Mariveles">Mariveles</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/wiki/Morong,_Bataan" title="Morong, Bataan">Morong</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/wiki/Orani" title="Orani">Orani</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/wiki/Orion,_Bataan" title="Orion, Bataan">Orion</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/wiki/Pilar,_Bataan" title="Pilar, Bataan">Pilar</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/wiki/Samal,_Bataan" title="Samal, Bataan">Samal</a> </li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Barangay" title="Barangay">Barangays</a></th><td class="infobox-data">237</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/House_of_Representatives_of_the_Philippines" title="House of Representatives of the Philippines">Districts</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Legislative_districts_of_Bataan" title="Legislative districts of Bataan">Legislative districts of Bataan</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Demographics<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Ethnic_groups" class="mw-redirect" title="Ethnic groups">Ethnic groups</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul 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ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:" · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li:last-child::after{content:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tagalog_language" title="Tagalog language">Tagalog</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Kapampangan_language" title="Kapampangan language">Kapampangan</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B8" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+8">UTC+8</a> (<a href="/wiki/Philippine_Standard_Time" title="Philippine Standard Time">PHT</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_ZIP_codes_in_the_Philippines" class="mw-redirect" title="List of ZIP codes in the Philippines">ZIP Code</a></th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">2100–2114</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/International_direct_dialing" title="International direct dialing">IDD</a><span style="white-space: nowrap;"> </span>:<span style="white-space: nowrap;"> <a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbers_in_the_Philippines" title="Telephone numbers in the Philippines">area code</a> </span></span></th><td class="infobox-data">+63 (0)47</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ISO_3166" title="ISO 3166">ISO 3166 code</a></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">PH-BAN</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://bataan.gov.ph">bataan<wbr />.gov<wbr />.ph</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Bataan</b> (<span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="'b' in 'buy'">b</span><span title="/ɑː/: 'a' in 'father'">ɑː</span><span title="'t' in 'tie'">t</span><span title="/ɑː/: 'a' in 'father'">ɑː</span><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="/ʔ/: the catch in 'uh-oh'">ʔ</span><span title="/ɑː/: 'a' in 'father'">ɑː</span><span title="'n' in 'nigh'">n</span></span>/</a></span></span>, <span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="'b' in 'buy'">b</span><span title="/ɑː/: 'a' in 'father'">ɑː</span><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'t' in 'tie'">t</span><span title="/ɑː/: 'a' in 'father'">ɑː</span><span title="'n' in 'nigh'">n</span></span>/</a></span></span>), officially the <b>Province of Bataan</b> (<a href="/wiki/Filipino_language" title="Filipino language">Filipino</a>: <i lang="fil">Lalawigan ng Bataan</i>, <a href="/wiki/Kapampangan_language" title="Kapampangan language">Kapampangan</a>: <i lang="pam">Lalawigan ning Bataan</i>, <a href="/wiki/Ilocano_language" title="Ilocano language">Ilocano</a>: <i lang="ilo">Probinsia ti Bataan</i>, <a href="/wiki/Pangasinan_language" title="Pangasinan language">Pangasinan</a>: <i lang="pag">Luyag/Probinsia na Bataan</i>, <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1177148991">.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}</style><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">IPA:</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="tl-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Tagalog" title="Help:IPA/Tagalog">[bɐtɐˈʔan]</a></span>), is a <a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_the_Philippines" title="Provinces of the Philippines">province</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Central_Luzon" title="Central Luzon">Central Luzon</a> <a href="/wiki/Regions_of_the_Philippines" title="Regions of the Philippines">region</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a>. Its capital is the city of <a href="/wiki/Balanga,_Bataan" title="Balanga, Bataan">Balanga</a> while <a href="/wiki/Mariveles,_Bataan" class="mw-redirect" title="Mariveles, Bataan">Mariveles</a> is the largest town in the province. Occupying the entire Bataan Peninsula on <a href="/wiki/Luzon" title="Luzon">Luzon</a>, Bataan is bordered by the provinces of <a href="/wiki/Zambales" title="Zambales">Zambales</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pampanga" title="Pampanga">Pampanga</a> to the north. The peninsula faces the <a href="/wiki/South_China_Sea" title="South China Sea">South China Sea</a> to the west and <a href="/wiki/Subic_Bay" title="Subic Bay">Subic Bay</a> to the north-west, and encloses <a href="/wiki/Manila_Bay" title="Manila Bay">Manila Bay</a> to the east. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Bataan" title="Battle of Bataan">Battle of Bataan</a> is known in history as one of the last stands of <a href="/wiki/American_people" class="mw-redirect" title="American people">American</a> and <a href="/wiki/Filipino_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Filipino people">Filipino</a> soldiers before they were overwhelmed by the <a href="/wiki/Japanese_Imperial_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Japanese Imperial Army">Japanese forces</a> in <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Bataan_Death_March" title="Bataan Death March">Bataan Death March</a> was named after the province, where the infamous march started. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bataan&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Aeta_peoples">Aeta peoples</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bataan&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Aeta peoples"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first inhabitants of the Bataan peninsula are the <a href="/wiki/Aeta_people" title="Aeta people">Ayta Magbeken</a> people. The next group of inhabitants were <a href="/wiki/Kapampangan_people" title="Kapampangan people">Kapampangans</a>, who settled east Bataan.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tagalog_migration_and_states">Tagalog migration and states</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bataan&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Tagalog migration and states"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Later on, <a href="/wiki/Tagalog_people" title="Tagalog people">Tagalogs</a> from southern Luzon, most specifically <a href="/wiki/Cavite" title="Cavite">Cavite</a>, migrated to parts of Bataan. The Ayta Magbeken migrated towards the mountain areas of Bataan by the end of the 16th century.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Spanish_rule">Spanish rule</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bataan&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Spanish rule"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1647, <a href="/wiki/Dutch_East_India_Company" title="Dutch East India Company">Dutch</a> naval forces landed in the country in an attempt to seize the islands from <a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spain</a>. The Dutch massacred the people of <a href="/wiki/Abucay,_Bataan" class="mw-redirect" title="Abucay, Bataan">Abucay</a> in Bataan.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Historian Cornelio Bascara documents that the province of Bataan was established on 11 January 1757, by <a href="/wiki/Governor-General_of_the_Philippines" title="Governor-General of the Philippines">Governor-General</a> <a href="/wiki/Pedro_Manuel_de_Arand%C3%ADa_Santisteban" title="Pedro Manuel de Arandía Santisteban">Pedro Manuel Arandia</a> out of territories belonging to <a href="/wiki/Pampanga" title="Pampanga">Pampanga</a> and the <i>corregimiento</i> of <a href="/wiki/Mariveles,_Bataan" class="mw-redirect" title="Mariveles, Bataan">Mariveles</a> which, at that time, included <a href="/wiki/Maragondon" title="Maragondon">Maragondon</a> across <a href="/wiki/Manila_Bay" title="Manila Bay">Manila Bay</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FastFactsPhilProv-Bataan_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FastFactsPhilProv-Bataan-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Tagalogs migrated to east Bataan, where Kapampangans assimilated to the Tagalogs. Kapampangans were displaced to the towns near Pampanga by that time, along with the Aetas. By the end of the 1700s, Bataan had 3,082 native families and 619 <a href="/wiki/Spanish_Filipinos" title="Spanish Filipinos">Spanish Filipino families</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Estadismo1_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Estadismo1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 539">: 539 </span></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Estadismo2_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Estadismo2-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 31, 54, 113">: 31, 54, 113 </span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Japanese_invasion">Japanese invasion</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bataan&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Japanese invasion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Bataan" title="Battle of Bataan">Battle of Bataan</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Bataan_Death_March" title="Bataan Death March">Bataan Death March</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:BataanWWII.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/BataanWWII.jpg/200px-BataanWWII.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="153" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/BataanWWII.jpg/300px-BataanWWII.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/BataanWWII.jpg/400px-BataanWWII.jpg 2x" data-file-width="479" data-file-height="366" /></a><figcaption>March 1942: burning houses after a Japanese bombing raid in Bataan</figcaption></figure> <p>Bataan featured prominently during <a href="/wiki/Pacific_War" title="Pacific War">World War II</a>. Prior to the 1941 <a href="/wiki/Japanese_Occupation_of_the_Philippines" class="mw-redirect" title="Japanese Occupation of the Philippines">Japanese invasion</a>, Bataan was a military reservation for the purpose of defending the fortress island of <a href="/wiki/Corregidor" title="Corregidor">Corregidor</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">US Army</a> stored nearly 1,000,000 US gallons (3,800 m<sup>3</sup>) of <a href="/wiki/Gasoline" title="Gasoline">gasoline</a> there, along with various munitions. At the southern tip of the peninsula the U.S. Navy had established a small base at the port of Mariveles. </p><p>Shortly after the <a href="/wiki/Japanese_Imperial_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Japanese Imperial Army">Japanese Army</a> <a href="/wiki/Philippines_campaign_(1941%E2%80%931942)" title="Philippines campaign (1941–1942)">invaded the country</a> in December 1941, the combined US and Filipino forces were being gradually overrun and General <a href="/wiki/Douglas_MacArthur" title="Douglas MacArthur">Douglas MacArthur</a> 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 a siege of the peninsula on 7 January 1942, and launched an all-out assault on 3 April, a few months after the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_the_Points" class="mw-redirect" title="Battle of the Points">Battle of the Points</a>, Battle of the Pockets, the attack down Trail Number Two, and a half-dozen other brutal battles.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Bataan campaign was the last time a regular cavalry unit of the U.S. Army, the Philippine Scouts 26th Cavalry, was used as a horse mounted fighting unit. On the morning of 16 January 1942, Lt. Edwin Ramsey led the last cavalry charge into the town of Morong, routing the advancing Japanese infantry.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As the troops on Bataan were continually reduced in rations, the horses were eventually slaughtered to feed the starving soldiers.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The majority of the American and Filipino forces surrendered on 9 April and were forced to march more than 100 kilometers (62 mi) from Bataan to <a href="/wiki/Capas,_Tarlac" class="mw-redirect" title="Capas, Tarlac">Capas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tarlac" title="Tarlac">Tarlac</a>, which became known as the <a href="/wiki/Bataan_Death_March" title="Bataan Death March">Bataan Death March</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Postwar_era">Postwar era</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bataan&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Postwar era"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Postwar reconstruction in the province of Bataan was generally slow, although there were efforts to pursue industrialization projects in the area, most notably the establishment of the NASSCO (National Shipyard and Steel Corporation) in Mariveles which was inaugurated in 1953 during the Quirino administration.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It would later be bought by the Bataan Shipping and Engineering Company in 1964.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Marcos_dictatorship">Marcos dictatorship</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bataan&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Marcos dictatorship"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Martial_law_under_Ferdinand_Marcos" title="Martial law under Ferdinand Marcos">Martial law under Ferdinand Marcos</a>, <a href="/wiki/Human_rights_abuses_of_the_Marcos_dictatorship" title="Human rights abuses of the Marcos dictatorship">Human rights abuses of the Marcos dictatorship</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Bataan_Nuclear_Power_Plant" title="Bataan Nuclear Power Plant">Bataan Nuclear Power Plant</a></div> <p>The beginning months of the 1970s marked a period of turmoil and change in the Philippines, as well as in Bataan.<sup id="cite_ref-Robles2016_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Robles2016-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-GazetteHistoryProtest_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GazetteHistoryProtest-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During his <a href="/wiki/Ferdinand_Marcos%E2%80%99_1969_reelection_campaign" class="mw-redirect" title="Ferdinand Marcos’ 1969 reelection campaign">bid to be the first Philippine president to be re-elected</a> for a second term, Ferdinand Marcos launched an unprecedented number of foreign debt-funded public works projects. This caused<sup id="cite_ref-Balbosas1992_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Balbosas1992-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Balisacan&Hill2003_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Balisacan&Hill2003-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the Philippine economy took a sudden downwards turn known as the <a href="/wiki/1969_Philippine_balance_of_payments_crisis" title="1969 Philippine balance of payments crisis">1969 Philippine balance of payments crisis</a>, which in turn led to a period of economic difficulty and a significant rise of social unrest.<sup id="cite_ref-Cororaton1997_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cororaton1997-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Celoza1997_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Celoza1997-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <sup id="cite_ref-Kessler1989_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kessler1989-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: "43"">: "43" </span></sup> </p><p>Just as this was happening, it was revealed that the site of two communities where the workers of NASSCO lived - Barrio NASSCO and Barrio Camaya - would be torn down for converstion into the new <a href="/wiki/Bataan_Export_Processing_Zone" class="mw-redirect" title="Bataan Export Processing Zone">Bataan Export Processing Zone</a> in 1969, compelling the relocation of the residents who in turn launched protests until the BEPZ was finally built in 1972.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>With only a year left in his last constitutionally allowed term as president, Ferdinand Marcos placed the Philippines under <a href="/wiki/Martial_Law_under_Ferdinand_Marcos" class="mw-redirect" title="Martial Law under Ferdinand Marcos">Martial Law</a> in September 1972 and thus retained the position for fourteen more years.<sup id="cite_ref-Kasaysayan9ch10_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kasaysayan9ch10-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This period in Philippine history is remembered for the Marcos administration's record of <a href="/wiki/Human_rights_abuses_of_the_Marcos_dictatorship" title="Human rights abuses of the Marcos dictatorship">human rights abuses</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-McCoy199909202_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McCoy199909202-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Abinales&Amoroso20052_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Abinales&Amoroso20052-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> particularly targeting political opponents, student activists, journalists, religious workers, farmers, and others who fought against the Marcos dictatorship.<sup id="cite_ref-Rappler_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rappler-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>By this time, the social unrest of the pre-martial law period and the Marcos' violent responses to the protests of the time led many of the Philippines' youth, who previously held moderate positions calling for political reform, to be radicalized. Some were convinced to joined the newly-formed <a href="/wiki/New_People%27s_Army" title="New People's Army">New People's Army</a> as a last desperate way to resist Marcos' authoritarianism,<sup id="cite_ref-Rodis_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rodis-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Lacaba_1982_11–45,_157–178_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lacaba_1982_11–45,_157–178-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> including Catalino Blas, Amado Bugay, and Delia Cortez, who were all idealistic activists killed in encounters with Marcos' forces in various locations in Bataan.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> But many noncombatants were killed as well, such as Social Worker and Catholic lay worker <a href="/wiki/Puri_Pedro" title="Puri Pedro">Puri Pedro</a>, who had been wounded as part of the collateral damage during one encounter in 1977, but was assassinated in cold blood by a soldier who identified himself as Col. <a href="/wiki/Rolando_Abadilla" title="Rolando Abadilla">Rolando Abadilla</a> while she was recovering at the <a href="/wiki/Bataan_Provincial_Hospital" class="mw-redirect" title="Bataan Provincial Hospital">Bataan Provincial Hospital</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BantayogProfilePuriPedro_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BantayogProfilePuriPedro-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It was also during Martial Law that construction on the <a href="/wiki/Bataan_Nuclear_Power_Plant" title="Bataan Nuclear Power Plant">Bataan Nuclear Power Plant</a> began in Morong, in 1976.<sup id="cite_ref-wise_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wise-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Marcos had announced an intention to build a nuclear power plant in July 1973, not long after the declaration of Martial Law,<sup id="cite_ref-wise_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wise-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and a presidential committee was set up to review proposals, of which there were two - one each from <a href="/wiki/General_Electric" title="General Electric">General Electric</a> and <a href="/wiki/Westinghouse_Electric" class="mw-redirect" title="Westinghouse Electric">Westinghouse Electric</a>. The committee preferred the proposal of General Electric's bid although it cost more, because it contained detailed specifications for the plant. But Marcos, in a deal brokered by crony <a href="/wiki/Herminio_Disini" class="mw-redirect" title="Herminio Disini">Herminio Disini</a>, overrode then and signed a letter of intent awarding the project to Westinghouse, despite the absence of any specifications on their proposal.<sup id="cite_ref-kasaysayan9_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kasaysayan9-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-fortune_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fortune-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A subsequent safety inquiry into the plant revealed over 4,000 defects.<sup id="cite_ref-wise_33-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wise-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another issues raisead regarding it was the proximity of a major <a href="/wiki/Geological_fault_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Geological fault line">geological fault line</a> and of the then-dormant <a href="/wiki/Mount_Pinatubo" title="Mount Pinatubo">Mount Pinatubo</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-kasaysayan9_34-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kasaysayan9-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By March 1975, Westinghouse's cost estimate ballooned to US$1.2 billion without much explanation. The final cost was $2.2 Billion for a single reactor producing half the power of the original proposal.<sup id="cite_ref-kasaysayan9_34-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kasaysayan9-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Many problems identified in earlier stages remained throughout construction, as reported by inspectors though denied by Westinghouse.<sup id="cite_ref-fortune_35-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fortune-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The power plant was responsible for generating 10% of the country's <a href="/wiki/External_debt" title="External debt">external debt</a>, despite never actually operating.<sup id="cite_ref-NBER_1989_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NBER_1989-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Contemporary_era">Contemporary era</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bataan&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Contemporary era"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 14 March 2020, Bataan recorded one of the earliest cases of <a href="/wiki/COVID-19" title="COVID-19">COVID-19</a> infection outside of Metro Manila, with a male patient from Orani being the 64th recorded case in the Philippines.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bataan later became one of the provinces under the <a href="/wiki/Enhanced_community_quarantine_in_Luzon" title="Enhanced community quarantine in Luzon">Enhanced community quarantine in Luzon</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bataan&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Manila_Bay_Landsat_2000.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Manila_Bay_Landsat_2000.jpg/220px-Manila_Bay_Landsat_2000.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="163" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Manila_Bay_Landsat_2000.jpg/330px-Manila_Bay_Landsat_2000.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Manila_Bay_Landsat_2000.jpg/440px-Manila_Bay_Landsat_2000.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1156" data-file-height="857" /></a><figcaption>Bataan peninsula's strategic location in the west of Manila Bay, directly across Metro Manila</figcaption></figure> <p>Bataan lies in the southwestern part of the <a href="/wiki/Central_Luzon" title="Central Luzon">Central Luzon</a> region. It is a peninsular province with an area of 1,372.98 square kilometers (530.11 sq mi)<sup id="cite_ref-nscb_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nscb-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>. The province is bounded in the west by the <a href="/wiki/South_China_Sea" title="South China Sea">South China Sea</a>, in the south by the <a href="/wiki/Corregidor_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="Corregidor Island">Corregidor Island</a>, and in the east by <a href="/wiki/Manila_Bay" title="Manila Bay">Manila Bay</a> - the gateway to the Philippines' political, social and economic center. It is bounded inland by the city of <a href="/wiki/Olongapo" title="Olongapo">Olongapo</a> in the north and by the provinces of <a href="/wiki/Pampanga" title="Pampanga">Pampanga</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bulacan" title="Bulacan">Bulacan</a> in the northeast. Its capital, the City of Balanga, is about 31.3 nautical miles from Manila across <a href="/wiki/Manila_Bay" title="Manila Bay">Manila Bay</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-pemsea.org_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pemsea.org-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Topography">Topography</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bataan&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Topography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Bataan, a peninsula, is composed of 11 municipalities and one city. All except the northern most municipality of <a href="/wiki/Dinalupihan" title="Dinalupihan">Dinalupihan</a>, are coastal areas. The province's coastline is approximately 177 kilometers from <a href="/wiki/Hermosa,_Bataan" title="Hermosa, Bataan">Hermosa</a> in the northeastern portion of the province, looping up to <a href="/wiki/Morong,_Bataan" title="Morong, Bataan">Morong</a> in the northwest. </p><p>Bataan is divided by two mountain groups of volcanic origins. The northern side is composed of the <a href="/wiki/Mount_Natib" title="Mount Natib">Mount Natib</a> (elevation 1,253 meters (4,111 ft)), Mount Sta. Rosa and Mount Silangan. The southern group is composed of <a href="/wiki/Mount_Mariveles" title="Mount Mariveles">Mount Mariveles</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mount_Samat" title="Mount Samat">Mount Samat</a>, and Mount Cuyapo. A narrow <a href="/wiki/Mountain_pass" title="Mountain pass">pass</a> separates these two mountain groups.<sup id="cite_ref-FastFactsPhilProv-Bataan_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FastFactsPhilProv-Bataan-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The topography of the province is classified generally as hilly and mountainous with a narrow plain on the eastern side. The highest elevation is in the Mariveles mountains at 1,388 meters above sea level.<sup id="cite_ref-pemsea.org_41-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pemsea.org-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Bataan has abundant water resources in the form of rivers, streams, creeks, waterfalls and springs. There are more than 100 rivers in the province radiating from the two aforementioned mountain groups. These are important not only for irrigation but also for navigation and fishing as well. The Talisay and Almacen Rivers are the two major rivers in the province. Talisay has its headwater in the Mariveles mountain group extending down to Pilar and Balanga into Manila Bay. Almacen River has its headwater in the Natib mountains extending down to Hermosa and exits through the Orani Channel to Manila Bay. Some of the smaller rivers are Abo-abo River, Bantalan River, Lamao River, Saysayin River, Agloloma River, Mamala River.<sup id="cite_ref-pemsea.org_41-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pemsea.org-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Coastline">Coastline</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bataan&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Coastline"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bataan_Mariveles_2.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A view of the Bataan Peninsula from Manila Bay" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Bataan_Mariveles_2.JPG/220px-Bataan_Mariveles_2.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="96" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Bataan_Mariveles_2.JPG/330px-Bataan_Mariveles_2.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Bataan_Mariveles_2.JPG/440px-Bataan_Mariveles_2.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1434" data-file-height="625" /></a><figcaption>Bataan as seen from the entrance of <a href="/wiki/Manila_Bay" title="Manila Bay">Manila Bay</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Muddy tidal flats along the alluvial sandbars characterize the coastline along Manila Bay. Mangrove areas can be observed from Orani to Orion, along with seaweed areas and seagrass patches areas from portions of Balanga and Pilar down to Mariveles. The deeper portions are the coastal areas of Orion to Mariveles where most seaports are operating. Poor coral reef patches, mixed with sandy-rocky bottom can be found in Mariveles area, where the coastline begin to take on a rocky character looping from the mouth of Manila Bay to the western side of the province. The coastline facing the <a href="/wiki/South_China_Sea" title="South China Sea">South China Sea</a> is interspersed with pristine beaches with rocky portions and fringes of coral reef in good condition from Bagac to Morong, which is a haven for <a href="/wiki/Sea_turtle" title="Sea turtle">sea turtles</a> and other marine animals.<sup id="cite_ref-pemsea.org_41-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pemsea.org-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:left;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Climate">Climate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bataan&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Bataan has distinct dry and wet seasons categorized as Type I in the Philippines' Modified Coronas' Climate Classification (<a href="/wiki/Climate_of_the_Philippines" title="Climate of the Philippines">Climate of the Philippines</a>). The dry season begins in November and ends in April, while the rainy season starts in May and ends in October. The most rains come in June to August. Mean average rainfall in August is the heaviest at 633mm. Bataan is often visited by typhoons. Farming systems in the province follow these climatic cycles.<sup id="cite_ref-pemsea.org_41-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pemsea.org-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Administrative_divisions">Administrative divisions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bataan&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Administrative divisions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Bataan is administratively subdivided into 11 <a href="/wiki/Philippine_municipality" class="mw-redirect" title="Philippine municipality">municipalities</a> and one <a href="/wiki/Cities_of_the_Philippines" title="Cities of the Philippines">component city</a>. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ph_fil_bataan.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Ph_fil_bataan.png/240px-Ph_fil_bataan.png" decoding="async" width="240" height="336" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Ph_fil_bataan.png/360px-Ph_fil_bataan.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Ph_fil_bataan.png/480px-Ph_fil_bataan.png 2x" data-file-width="2177" data-file-height="3048" /></a><figcaption><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b>Political map of Bataan</b></div></figcaption></figure> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation" style="width: auto;"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#CCFFCC; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> † </span> <span style="font-size:90%;">Provincial capital and component city</span></li><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FDFDFD; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> <span style="font-size:90%;">Municipality</span></li></ul></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:auto; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right; background:#fdfdfd; font-size:90%;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" class="unsortable" colspan="2">City <span style="font-size:85%;">or</span> municipality </th> <th scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" class="unsortable"><a href="/wiki/Legislative_districts_of_Bataan" title="Legislative districts of Bataan">District</a><sup id="cite_ref-nscb_40-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nscb-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" class="unsortable" colspan="3">Population </th> <th scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" class="unsortable"><abbr title="Per annum growth rate. Executive Order 135 §6 states that for "census years" (years divisible by 10) the reference date would be May 1, but for all other years, the reference date is to be the "middle of the year". This means that growth rates, although correct, are not necessarily simple year-on-year comparisons.">±% p.a.</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" class="unsortable" colspan="2">Area<sup id="cite_ref-nscb_40-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nscb-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" class="unsortable" colspan="2">Density </th> <th scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" class="unsortable"><abbr title="Total number of barangays">Barangay</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" class="unsortable"><a href="/wiki/Coordinates" class="mw-redirect" title="Coordinates">Coordinates</a><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1041539562">.mw-parser-output .citation{word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}</style><sup class="citation nobold" id="ref_Coordnone"><a href="#endnote_Coordnone">[A]</a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="col" style="border-top:none;" colspan="2"> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-top:none;"> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-style:hidden hidden solid solid;" colspan="2"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2020)</span><sup id="cite_ref-PSA20–03_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PSA20–03-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-style:hidden solid solid hidden;"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2015)</span><sup id="cite_ref-PSA15–03_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PSA15–03-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-top:none;"> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-style:hidden hidden solid solid;">km<sup>2</sup> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-style:hidden solid solid hidden;" class="unsortable"><span class="nowrap">sq mi</span> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-style:hidden hidden solid solid;">/km<sup>2</sup> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-style:hidden solid solid hidden;" class="unsortable"><span class="nowrap">/sq mi</span> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-top:none;"> </th> <th scope="col" style="border-top:none;"> </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" colspan="2" style="text-align:left; background:initial;"><a href="/wiki/Abucay" title="Abucay">Abucay</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">1st </td> <td style="text-align:right"><span data-sort-value="7000503695336037113♠" style="display:none"></span>5.0%</td> <td style="text-align:right">42,984 </td> <td>39,880 </td> <td><span style="color:green;">+1.44%</span> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">79.72 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">30.78 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">540 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,400 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">9 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Bataan&params=14.7213_N_120.5348_E_region:PH-BAN_type:city&title=Abucay"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">14°43′17″N</span> <span class="longitude">120°32′05″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">14.7213°N 120.5348°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">14.7213; 120.5348</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Abucay</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" colspan="2" style="text-align:left; background:initial;"><a href="/wiki/Bagac" title="Bagac">Bagac</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">3rd </td> <td style="text-align:right"><span data-sort-value="7000367541508812676♠" style="display:none"></span>3.7%</td> <td style="text-align:right">31,365 </td> <td>26,936 </td> <td><span style="color:green;">+2.94%</span> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">231.20 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">89.27 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">140 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">360 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">14 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Bataan&params=14.5967_N_120.3922_E_region:PH-BAN_type:city&title=Bagac"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">14°35′48″N</span> <span class="longitude">120°23′32″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">14.5967°N 120.3922°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">14.5967; 120.3922</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Bagac</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#cfc; border-right:0;"><a href="/wiki/Balanga,_Bataan" title="Balanga, Bataan">Balanga</a> </th> <td style="text-align:right;border-left:0;">† </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2nd </td> <td style="text-align:right"><span data-sort-value="7001122072059931589♠" style="display:none"></span>12.2%</td> <td style="text-align:right">104,173 </td> <td>96,061 </td> <td><span style="color:green;">+1.56%</span> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">111.63 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">43.10 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">930 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,400 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">25 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Bataan&params=14.6795_N_120.5409_E_region:PH-BAN_type:city&title=Balanga"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">14°40′46″N</span> <span class="longitude">120°32′27″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">14.6795°N 120.5409°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">14.6795; 120.5409</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Balanga</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" colspan="2" style="text-align:left; background:initial;"><a href="/wiki/Dinalupihan" title="Dinalupihan">Dinalupihan</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">3rd </td> <td style="text-align:right"><span data-sort-value="7001138519732871792♠" style="display:none"></span>13.9%</td> <td style="text-align:right">118,209 </td> <td>106,371 </td> <td><span style="color:green;">+2.03%</span> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">92.52 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">35.72 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,300 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3,400 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">46 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Bataan&params=14.8663_N_120.4631_E_region:PH-BAN_type:city&title=Dinalupihan"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">14°51′59″N</span> <span class="longitude">120°27′47″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">14.8663°N 120.4631°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">14.8663; 120.4631</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Dinalupihan</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" colspan="2" style="text-align:left; background:initial;"><a href="/wiki/Hermosa,_Bataan" title="Hermosa, Bataan">Hermosa</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">1st </td> <td style="text-align:right"><span data-sort-value="7000907492972006379♠" style="display:none"></span>9.1%</td> <td style="text-align:right">77,443 </td> <td>65,862 </td> <td><span style="color:green;">+3.13%</span> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">157.00 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">60.62 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">490 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,300 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">23 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Bataan&params=14.8312_N_120.5075_E_region:PH-BAN_type:city&title=Hermosa"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">14°49′52″N</span> <span class="longitude">120°30′27″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">14.8312°N 120.5075°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">14.8312; 120.5075</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Hermosa</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" colspan="2" style="text-align:left; background:initial;"><a href="/wiki/Limay" title="Limay">Limay</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">2nd </td> <td style="text-align:right"><span data-sort-value="7000917207364188930♠" style="display:none"></span>9.2%</td> <td style="text-align:right">78,272 </td> <td>68,071 </td> <td><span style="color:green;">+2.69%</span> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">103.60 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">40.00 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">760 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,000 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">12 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Bataan&params=14.5625_N_120.5949_E_region:PH-BAN_type:city&title=Limay"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">14°33′45″N</span> <span class="longitude">120°35′42″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">14.5625°N 120.5949°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">14.5625; 120.5949</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Limay</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" colspan="2" style="text-align:left; background:initial;"><a href="/wiki/Mariveles" title="Mariveles">Mariveles</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">3rd </td> <td style="text-align:right"><span data-sort-value="7001175631289014299♠" style="display:none"></span>17.6%</td> <td style="text-align:right">149,879 </td> <td>127,536 </td> <td><span style="color:green;">+3.12%</span> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">153.90 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">59.42 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">970 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,500 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">18 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Bataan&params=14.4356_N_120.4903_E_region:PH-BAN_type:city&title=Mariveles"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">14°26′08″N</span> <span class="longitude">120°29′25″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">14.4356°N 120.4903°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">14.4356; 120.4903</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Mariveles</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" colspan="2" style="text-align:left; background:initial;"><a href="/wiki/Morong,_Bataan" title="Morong, Bataan">Morong</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">3rd </td> <td style="text-align:right"><span data-sort-value="7000414754157912190♠" style="display:none"></span>4.1%</td> <td style="text-align:right">35,394 </td> <td>29,901 </td> <td><span style="color:green;">+3.26%</span> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">219.20 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">84.63 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">160 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">410 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Bataan&params=14.6779_N_120.2652_E_region:PH-BAN_type:city&title=Morong"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">14°40′40″N</span> <span class="longitude">120°15′55″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">14.6779°N 120.2652°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">14.6779; 120.2652</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Morong</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" colspan="2" style="text-align:left; background:initial;"><a href="/wiki/Orani" title="Orani">Orani</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">1st </td> <td style="text-align:right"><span data-sort-value="7000824281996266579♠" style="display:none"></span>8.2%</td> <td style="text-align:right">70,342 </td> <td>66,909 </td> <td><span style="color:green;">+0.96%</span> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">64.90 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">25.06 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,100 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,800 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">29 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Bataan&params=14.8007_N_120.5367_E_region:PH-BAN_type:city&title=Orani"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">14°48′03″N</span> <span class="longitude">120°32′12″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">14.8007°N 120.5367°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">14.8007; 120.5367</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Orani</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" colspan="2" style="text-align:left; background:initial;"><a href="/wiki/Orion,_Bataan" title="Orion, Bataan">Orion</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">2nd </td> <td style="text-align:right"><span data-sort-value="7000712127053468998♠" style="display:none"></span>7.1%</td> <td style="text-align:right">60,771 </td> <td>56,002 </td> <td><span style="color:green;">+1.57%</span> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">65.41 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">25.25 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">930 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,400 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">23 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Bataan&params=14.6198_N_120.5802_E_region:PH-BAN_type:city&title=Orion"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">14°37′11″N</span> <span class="longitude">120°34′49″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">14.6198°N 120.5802°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">14.6198; 120.5802</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Orion</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" colspan="2" style="text-align:left; background:initial;"><a href="/wiki/Pilar,_Bataan" title="Pilar, Bataan">Pilar</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">2nd </td> <td style="text-align:right"><span data-sort-value="7000541838094244837♠" style="display:none"></span>5.4%</td> <td style="text-align:right">46,239 </td> <td>41,823 </td> <td><span style="color:green;">+1.93%</span> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">37.60 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">14.52 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,200 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3,100 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">19 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Bataan&params=14.6669_N_120.5528_E_region:PH-BAN_type:city&title=Pilar"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">14°40′01″N</span> <span class="longitude">120°33′10″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">14.6669°N 120.5528°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">14.6669; 120.5528</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Pilar</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" colspan="2" style="text-align:left; background:initial;"><a href="/wiki/Samal,_Bataan" title="Samal, Bataan">Samal</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">1st </td> <td style="text-align:right"><span data-sort-value="7000448830698885481♠" style="display:none"></span>4.5%</td> <td style="text-align:right">38,302 </td> <td>35,298 </td> <td><span style="color:green;">+1.57%</span> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">56.30 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">21.74 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">680 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,800 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">14 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Bataan&params=14.7693_N_120.5421_E_region:PH-BAN_type:city&title=Samal"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">14°46′09″N</span> <span class="longitude">120°32′32″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">14.7693°N 120.5421°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">14.7693; 120.5421</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Samal</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <th scope="row" colspan="4" style="text-align:left;">Total </th> <th scope="col" style="text-align:right;">853,373 </th> <th scope="col" style="text-align:right;">760,650 </th> <th scope="col" style="text-align:right;"><span style="color:green;">+2.21%</span> </th> <th scope="col" style="text-align:right;">1,372.98 </th> <th scope="col">530.11 </th> <th scope="col" style="text-align:right;">620 </th> <th scope="col" style="text-align:right;">1,600 </th> <th scope="col">237 </th> <th scope="col" style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-size:85%;">(see <a href="#External_links">GeoGroup box</a>)</span> </th></tr> <tr class="sortbottom" style="background:#f2f2f2; border-top:double gray; line-height:1.3em;"> <td colspan="13"> <div><ol style="list-style-type:upper-alpha"><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><span class="citation wikicite" id="endnote_Coordnone"><a href="#ref_Coordnone"><b><sup>^</sup></b></a></span> Coordinates mark the <a href="/wiki/Town_center" class="mw-redirect" title="Town center">city/town center</a>, and are sortable by <a href="/wiki/Latitude" title="Latitude">latitude</a>.</li></ol></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bataan&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236656977">.mw-parser-output .abbr-header{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-bottom:none;background-color:lavender}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .caption-purple{background:inherit!important}}.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-top:none;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:5px}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border-top:1px #a2a9b1 solid!important}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:none}}</style><table class="table-pale" style="width:auto;border-top-width:0;border-spacing: 0;float:none;clear:none;margin:0.5em 1em 0.5em 0;"><caption class="caption-purple" style="padding:0.25em;font-weight:bold">Population census of Bataan</caption><tbody><tr valign="top"><td style="padding:0 0.5em"><table style="border-spacing:0;width:auto"><tbody><tr style="font-size:95%"><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;width:3em">Year</th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px 2px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Population" class="abbr-header">Pop.</abbr></th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Per annum growth rate. Executive Order 135 §6 states that for "census years" (years divisible by 10) the reference date would be May 1st, but for all other years, the reference date is to be the "middle of the year". This means that growth rates, although correct, are not necessarily simple year-on-year comparisons.">±% p.a.</abbr></th></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1903 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">46,787</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">—    </td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1918 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">58,340</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+1.48%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1939 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">85,538</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+1.84%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1948 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">92,901</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+0.92%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1960 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">145,323</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+3.80%</td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="padding:0 0.5em;border-left:solid 1px #aaa"><table style="border-spacing:0;width:auto"><tbody><tr style="font-size:95%"><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;width:3em">Year</th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px 2px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Population" class="abbr-header">Pop.</abbr></th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Per annum growth rate. Executive Order 135 §6 states that for "census years" (years divisible by 10) the reference date would be May 1st, but for all other years, the reference date is to be the "middle of the year". This means that growth rates, although correct, are not necessarily simple year-on-year comparisons.">±% p.a.</abbr></th></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1970 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">216,210</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+4.05%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1975 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">263,269</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+4.03%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1980 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">323,254</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+4.19%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1990 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">425,803</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+2.79%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1995 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">491,459</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+2.72%</td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="padding:0 0.5em;border-left:solid 1px #aaa"><table style="border-spacing:0;width:auto"><tbody><tr style="font-size:95%"><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;width:3em">Year</th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px 2px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Population" class="abbr-header">Pop.</abbr></th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Per annum growth rate. Executive Order 135 §6 states that for "census years" (years divisible by 10) the reference date would be May 1st, but for all other years, the reference date is to be the "middle of the year". This means that growth rates, although correct, are not necessarily simple year-on-year comparisons.">±% p.a.</abbr></th></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2000 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">557,659</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+2.75%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2007 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">662,153</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+2.40%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2010 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">687,482</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+1.38%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2015 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">760,650</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+1.94%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2020 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">853,373</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+2.29%</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);font-size:85%;text-align:left">Source: Philippine Statistics Authority<sup id="cite_ref-PSA15–03_42-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PSA15–03-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NSO10–03_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NSO10–03-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The population of Bataan in the 2020 census was 853,373 people,<sup id="cite_ref-PSA20–03_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PSA20–03-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with a density of 620 inhabitants per square kilometer or 1,600 inhabitants per square mile. The <a href="/wiki/Demonym" title="Demonym">demonym</a> for natives of the province is Bataeño. </p><p>Tagalog and English are two of the predominant languages spoken in the province, as are the Philippines as a whole. The Tagalogs and Kapampangans speak both of these with their respective accents. <a href="/wiki/Kapampangan_language" title="Kapampangan language">Kapampangan</a> is spoken in towns near the boundary with Pampanga, specifically Dinalupihan, Hermosa, and Orani. <a href="/wiki/Ilocano_language" title="Ilocano language">Ilocano</a> is spoken by descendants of Ilocano settlers in southeastern areas, specifically Orion, Limay, & Mariveles.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template noprint noexcerpt Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOTRS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOTRS"><span title="This claim needs references to better sources. (February 2024)">better source needed</span></a></i>]</sup>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ethnicity">Ethnicity</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bataan&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Ethnicity"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The three most prominent ethnic groups in Bataan are the <a href="/wiki/Tagalog_people" title="Tagalog people">Tagalogs</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Kapampangan_people" title="Kapampangan people">Kapampangans</a> and the Ayta Magbeken, though the third group has a lower population despite being the province's first inhabitants. The second group is mainly present at the northeast of the province, as well as in the <a href="/wiki/Balanga,_Bataan" title="Balanga, Bataan">provincial capital</a> to a lesser extent. Some Bataeños are descendants of <a href="/wiki/Ilocano_people" title="Ilocano people">Ilocano</a> settlers. Non-native residents in Bataan include <a href="/wiki/Pangasinan_people" title="Pangasinan people">Pangasinans</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bicolano_people" title="Bicolano people">Bicolanos</a>, several <a href="/wiki/Igorot_people" title="Igorot people">Cordillera tribes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cebuano_people" title="Cebuano people">Cebuanos</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hiligaynon_people" title="Hiligaynon people">Hiligaynons</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maranao_people" title="Maranao people">Maranaos</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maguindanao_people" title="Maguindanao people">Maguindanaons</a> and <a href="/wiki/Taus%C5%ABg_people" title="Tausūg people">Tausugs</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Religion">Religion</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bataan&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Religion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Catholicism">Catholicism</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bataan&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Catholicism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholicism_in_the_Philippines" class="mw-redirect" title="Roman Catholicism in the Philippines">Roman Catholicism</a> is the predominant religion, comprising 85.46% of the Bataan population.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Others">Others</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bataan&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Others"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Various religious groups are present in the province, which include <a href="/wiki/Iglesia_Ni_Cristo" class="mw-redirect" title="Iglesia Ni Cristo">Iglesia Ni Cristo</a> (5.1%), <a href="/wiki/Members_Church_of_God_International" title="Members Church of God International">Members Church of God International (MCGI)</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Evangelicals (2.06%), <a href="/wiki/Aglipayans" class="mw-redirect" title="Aglipayans">Aglipayans</a> (1.60%), and others. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Human_development">Human development</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bataan&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Human development"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Bataan is amongst the provinces in the Philippines with high <a href="/wiki/Human_Development_Index" title="Human Development Index">Human Development Index</a>. The 2015 HDI of the province is 0.793.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bataan&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Economic_significance">Economic significance</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bataan&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Economic significance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Bataan is one of the most progressive provinces of <a href="/wiki/Luzon" title="Luzon">Luzon</a> and <a href="/wiki/Manila_Bay" title="Manila Bay">Manila Bay</a> Region, and a key contributor to the region's overall economic productivity. Its Provincial Product Account (PPA) also known as Provincial GDP (Gross Domestic Product) is valued at PhP256.88-billion.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It has the biggest GDP-per capita amongst all the provinces in the Philippines at PhP297,930 per person.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The province is strategically located right in the middle of the country's growth triad corridor of <a href="/wiki/Subic_Special_Economic_and_Freeport_Zone" title="Subic Special Economic and Freeport Zone">Subic Special Economic and Freeport Zone</a>, <a href="/wiki/Clark_Freeport_and_Special_Economic_Zone" title="Clark Freeport and Special Economic Zone">Clark Freeport and Special Economic Zone</a> and <a href="/wiki/Metro_Manila" title="Metro Manila">Metro Manila</a>. It is one of the Philippines' industrial centers owing to the presence of heavy industries, two freeport zones and several special manufacturing zones. Due to these factors plus the province's competitive incentives offered to new business locators, the <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Chamber_of_Commerce_and_Industry" title="Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry">Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry</a> adjudged Bataan as the most business friendly province in the country during the 49th Philippine Business Conference Expo held last 25 and 26 October 2023. This is the third time the province had received such recognition, the first one was in 2018, while the second in 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2020, Bataan registered the third highest locally sourced income among all the provinces in the Philippines as certified by the <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Finance_(Philippines)" title="Department of Finance (Philippines)">Department of Finance</a> - Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF).<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Industries_and_manufacturing">Industries and manufacturing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bataan&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Industries and manufacturing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Petron_bataan_refinery_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Petron_bataan_refinery_2.jpg/220px-Petron_bataan_refinery_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Petron_bataan_refinery_2.jpg/330px-Petron_bataan_refinery_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Petron_bataan_refinery_2.jpg/440px-Petron_bataan_refinery_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4928" data-file-height="3264" /></a><figcaption>The 180,000 bpsd <a href="/wiki/Petron" class="mw-redirect" title="Petron">Petron</a> <a href="/wiki/Bataan_Refinery" title="Bataan Refinery">Bataan Refinery</a> in Limay, Bataan is a full conversion refinery and the sole integrated oil refinery and petrochemical complex in the Philippines</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Freeport_Area_of_Bataan_October_2022.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Freeport_Area_of_Bataan_October_2022.jpg/220px-Freeport_Area_of_Bataan_October_2022.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Freeport_Area_of_Bataan_October_2022.jpg/330px-Freeport_Area_of_Bataan_October_2022.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Freeport_Area_of_Bataan_October_2022.jpg/440px-Freeport_Area_of_Bataan_October_2022.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="900" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Freeport_Area_of_Bataan" title="Freeport Area of Bataan">Freeport Area of Bataan</a>, formerly known as Mariveles Free Trade Zone (June 21, 1969 – November 20, 1972), and Bataan Export Processing Zone/Bataan Economic Zone (November 20, 1972 – October 23, 2009 (primary name before the conversion of BEZ to FAB); October 23, 2009 – June 30, 2010 (secondary name when <a href="/wiki/Authority_of_the_Freeport_Area_of_Bataan" title="Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan">Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan</a> (AFAB) partially operated and managed the zone along with <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Economic_Zone_Authority" title="Philippine Economic Zone Authority">Philippine Economic Zone Authority</a> (PEZA) and subsequent abolishment of BEPZ/BEZ), is the fastest growing freeport in the country in terms of investments<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Marine_Scout_Sniper_Rifles_on_display_at_GA-DND_booth,_AFAD_Defense_%26_Sporting_Arms_show_2016.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Marine_Scout_Sniper_Rifles_on_display_at_GA-DND_booth%2C_AFAD_Defense_%26_Sporting_Arms_show_2016.jpg/220px-Marine_Scout_Sniper_Rifles_on_display_at_GA-DND_booth%2C_AFAD_Defense_%26_Sporting_Arms_show_2016.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Marine_Scout_Sniper_Rifles_on_display_at_GA-DND_booth%2C_AFAD_Defense_%26_Sporting_Arms_show_2016.jpg/330px-Marine_Scout_Sniper_Rifles_on_display_at_GA-DND_booth%2C_AFAD_Defense_%26_Sporting_Arms_show_2016.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Marine_Scout_Sniper_Rifles_on_display_at_GA-DND_booth%2C_AFAD_Defense_%26_Sporting_Arms_show_2016.jpg/440px-Marine_Scout_Sniper_Rifles_on_display_at_GA-DND_booth%2C_AFAD_Defense_%26_Sporting_Arms_show_2016.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3357" data-file-height="2398" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Government_Arsenal" title="Government Arsenal">Government Arsenal</a> made sniper rifles on display</figcaption></figure> <p>Bataan hosts various industries, ranging from light to heavy. These industries are producing diverse products for domestic distribution and export such as refined petroleum products, petrochemicals, ammunitions, industrial grade explosives, marine cargo vessels, luxury yachts, pre-cast concrete, cement, steel building materials, animal feeds, fertilizers, fiberglass products, electronic components, automotive parts, medical personal protective equipment, paper, plastic products, optical lenses, textile and leather products, and sporting goods and apparels.<sup id="cite_ref-pemsea.org_41-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pemsea.org-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Industrial productions account to more than 63% of the province's GDP valued at PhP162.27-billion as of 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_49-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The largest industrial complexes operating in the province are listed below. </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bataan_Refinery" title="Bataan Refinery">Petron Bataan Refinery</a> or PBR (Limay) - is the only integrated <a href="/wiki/Oil_refinery" title="Oil refinery">oil refinery</a> and <a href="/wiki/Petrochemical" title="Petrochemical">petrochemical</a> complex in the Philippines with rated capacity of 180,000 barrels per stream day (bpsd), capable of supplying approximately 40% of the country's total fuel requirements. In 2016, PBR commissioned its $2-Billion Upgrade Project dubbed the Refinery Master Plan Phase 2 (RMP-2). It is a full conversion refinery capable of processing crude oil into a range of white petroleum products such as naphtha, gasoline, diesel, liquified petroleum gas, jet fuel, kerosene, and petrochemical feedstock such as benzene, toluene, mixed xylene and propylene. It also made Petron capable of locally producing fuels that meet global <a href="/wiki/Euro_IV" class="mw-redirect" title="Euro IV">Euro IV</a> and <a href="/wiki/Euro_VI" class="mw-redirect" title="Euro VI">Euro VI</a> emission standards. It has a <a href="/wiki/Nelson_Complexity_Index" class="mw-redirect" title="Nelson Complexity Index">Nelson Complexity Index</a> of 13 making it among the most modern and complex refineries in Asia<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philippine_National_Oil_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="Philippine National Oil Corporation">Philippine National Oil Corporation</a> (PNOC) Industrial Park (Limay and Mariveles) - is previously known as PNOC-Philippine Petrochemical Development Complex, it's one of largest industrial complexes in the province housing various <a href="/wiki/Petrochemical" title="Petrochemical">petrochemical</a> manufacturers producing <a href="/wiki/Polyvinyl_chloride" title="Polyvinyl chloride">polyvinyl chloride</a> (PVC), <a href="/wiki/Polyethylene" title="Polyethylene">polyethylene</a> (PE), and <a href="/wiki/Polypropylene" title="Polypropylene">polypropylene</a> (PP); and industrial explosives manufacturer <a href="/wiki/Orica" title="Orica">Orica</a> Philippines.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Freeport_Area_of_Bataan" title="Freeport Area of Bataan">Freeport Area of Bataan</a> (FAB) (Mariveles) - is formerly known as Mariveles Free Trade Zone from 21 June 1969 to 20 November 1972, and primarily as Bataan Export Processing Zone (BEPZ) and Bataan Economic Zone (BEZ) before the conversion of BEZ to FAB from 20 November 1972 to 23 October 2009 and secondarily from 23 October 2009 to 30 June 2010. This was later amended on 30 August 2019, through Republic Act 11453, giving powers to the freeport to expand its territory anywhere within the bounds of the province Bataan except the <a href="/wiki/Hermosa,_Bataan" title="Hermosa, Bataan">Hermosa</a> and <a href="/wiki/Morong,_Bataan" title="Morong, Bataan">Morong</a> portions of <a href="/wiki/Subic_Special_Economic_and_Freeport_Zone" title="Subic Special Economic and Freeport Zone">Subic Special Economic and Freeport Zone</a> which is under <a href="/wiki/Subic_Bay_Metropolitan_Authority" title="Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority">Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority</a> (SBMA), another freeport zone located within the province.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is operated and managed by AFAB, a government agency under the <a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_President_of_the_Philippines" title="Office of the President of the Philippines">Office of the President of the Philippines</a> created through RA 9728, since 23 October 2009 with partial operations and management of the zone from October 2009 to 29 June 2010 along with PEZA and then currently fully operates and manages upon full turnover of the zone from PEZA to AFAB on 29 June 2010 that led to the abolishment of BEPZ/BEZ the following day on 30 June 2010. FAB is the third largest freeport zone in the country based in the number of investors and employment created, behind <a href="/wiki/Clark_Freeport_and_Special_Economic_Zone" title="Clark Freeport and Special Economic Zone">Clark Freeport</a> and Subic Freeport. Currently, there are 95 companies operating in the freeport with half of these engaging in manufacturing and employing roughly 40,000 personnels and producing various products such as leather goods, electronics, textile, rubber and plastic products, medical PPE, fabricated metals, animal feeds, marine vessels and lenses. The total annual export value for these products reached more than US$ 1.05-billion in 2023. <a href="/wiki/Dunlop_Slazenger" title="Dunlop Slazenger">Dunlop Slazenger</a> Philippines Inc., a locator in this freeport, specially takes pride as the exclusive producer of tennis balls used in <a href="/wiki/The_Championships,_Wimbledon" class="mw-redirect" title="The Championships, Wimbledon">The Championships, Wimbledon</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> FAB is also an emerging hub for fintech and blockchain businesses hosting a number of these companies.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_Arsenal" title="Government Arsenal">Government Arsenal</a> (Limay) - is an agency of the Philippine government under the Department of National Defense, responsible for the production of basic weaponry and ammunition for the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), and the Philippine National Police (PNP), among others, and for the sale and export of products in excess of AFP/PNP requirements. On 27 June 2022, the <a href="/wiki/Department_of_National_Defense_(Philippines)" title="Department of National Defense (Philippines)">Department of National Defense (Philippines)</a> signed an agreement with the Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan to set-up the country's first Defense Industry Economic Zone.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Hermosa Ecozone and Industrial Park (Hermosa) - or shortened as HEIP is a 162-hectares industrial estate component of a 478-hectare mixed-use property development in the province of Bataan by the Hermosa Ecozone Development Corporation an arm of the Science Park of the Philippines, Incorporated. The project is a registered Special Economic Zone (Ecozone) under the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA).<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Bataan 2020, Inc. (Samal) - Bataan 2020 is a leading manufacturer of fine quality paper, board and tissue in the Philippines. The company is among the most diversified paper mills in the industry, with a capacity of over 100,000 metric tons of paper annually.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Subic_Special_Economic_and_Freeport_Zone" title="Subic Special Economic and Freeport Zone">Subic Special Economic and Freeport Zone</a> - commonly shortened as Subic Bay, Subic Freeport, or Subic (but should no be mistaken for the municipality of <a href="/wiki/Subic,_Zambales" title="Subic, Zambales">Subic, Zambales</a>), is a special economic and freeport zone covering portions of Olongapo and Subic in Zambales, and Morong and Hermosa in Bataan.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is operated and managed by <a href="/wiki/Subic_Bay_Metropolitan_Authority" title="Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority">Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority</a> (SBMA). The relatively developed and fenced area is called the Subic Bay Freeport Zone (SBFZ). This was the only freeport zone in Bataan from 13 March 1992 until the conversion of Bataan Export Processing Zone (BEPZ)/Bataan Economic Zone (BEZ) into Freeport Area of Bataan (FAB) in Mariveles on 23 October 2009.</li> <li>Bataan Technology Park Inc. (Morong) - the 365-hectare property, is once the site of the <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Refugee_Processing_Center" title="Philippine Refugee Processing Center">Philippine Refugee Processing Center</a>, which offered shelter to some 400,000 refugees from Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. The property is now administered by <a href="/wiki/Bases_Conversion_and_Development_Authority" title="Bases Conversion and Development Authority">Bases Conversion and Development Authority</a> and is planned for an industrial and tourism development.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Tipo Hightech Eco Park (Hermosa) - or shortened as THEP is a 209-hectare mixed-use development located inside Subic Bay Freeport Zone expansion area straddling the municipality of Hermosa in Bataan and City of Olongapo. THEP development will include 101.47 hectares for light industries, 17.99 hectares for a commercial complex, 7.11 hectares for mixed use, 23.16 hectares for residential buildings, and 23.16 hectares for a nature and environment conservation park.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Bataan Harbor City (Pilar) - is a 75.5-hectare mixed-use development with a neighboring port facility that is currently being built in the town of Pilar.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>Bataan is also a strategic transport route and transshipment point linking the <a href="/wiki/Subic_Special_Economic_and_Freeport_Zone" title="Subic Special Economic and Freeport Zone">Subic Special Economic and Freeport Zone</a> and the rest of the western part of <a href="/wiki/Central_Luzon" title="Central Luzon">Central Luzon</a> region to <a href="/wiki/Metro_Manila" title="Metro Manila">Metro Manila</a>. Several private ports, dry docks and ship yards, and oil terminals are operating along its long eastern coast facing <a href="/wiki/Manila_Bay" title="Manila Bay">Manila Bay</a>. Among these are <a href="/wiki/San_Miguel_Corporation" title="San Miguel Corporation">San Miguel Corporation</a> Shipping and Lighterage, <a href="/wiki/Petron_Corporation" title="Petron Corporation">Petron Corporation</a> Limay Terminal, <a href="/wiki/PNOC" class="mw-redirect" title="PNOC">PNOC</a> jetty, Planters Products Inc. Bulk Handling Terminal, Seasia-Nectar Terminal, Oilink Terminal, Jetti Petroleum Terminal, Orion Dockyard, Herma Shipyard, Seafront Terminal and Shipyard, Liquigaz Philippines LPG Terminal and Filoil/Total Philippines Terminal. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Agriculture_and_fisheries">Agriculture and fisheries</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bataan&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Agriculture and fisheries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Agriculture and fishery productions are major sources of income for the people of Bataan. Productions range from crops, fruits, fish, shellfish and other marine species. About 44,000 hectares of land are utilized for farming. The top five agricultural crops produced by the province are <a href="/wiki/Palay" class="mw-redirect" title="Palay">palay</a> (rice), <a href="/wiki/Maize" title="Maize">corn</a>, <a href="/wiki/Coconuts" class="mw-redirect" title="Coconuts">coconuts</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mangoes" class="mw-redirect" title="Mangoes">mangoes</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bananas" class="mw-redirect" title="Bananas">bananas</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The municipalities of Dinalupihan, Hermosa, Orani, Samal, Abucay, Pilar and Orion are the main contributors for agricultural output of the Province. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Poultry_Production">Poultry Production</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bataan&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Poultry Production"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Bataan is frequently included in the top ten poultry and poultry product producers in the country,<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> it hosts modern poultry dressing and processing plants owned by <a href="/wiki/San_Miguel_Corporation" title="San Miguel Corporation">San Miguel Corporation</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bounty_Fresh_Chicken" title="Bounty Fresh Chicken">Bounty Fresh Chicken</a>. Currently, San Miguel Food and Beverage is building a $100-million mega-poultry facility that can house 80-million birds in Brgy. Lucanin, <a href="/wiki/Mariveles" title="Mariveles">Mariveles</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Fisheries">Fisheries</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bataan&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Fisheries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Being a peninsula, Bataan is one of the major sources of various marine products in Luzon, that include good quality <a href="/wiki/Tilapia" title="Tilapia">tilapia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bangus" class="mw-redirect" title="Bangus">bangus (milkfish)</a>, <a href="/wiki/Penaeus_monodon" title="Penaeus monodon">tiger prawns</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mud_crabs" class="mw-redirect" title="Mud crabs">mud crabs</a>, and bivalves such as <a href="/wiki/Mussels" class="mw-redirect" title="Mussels">mussels</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oysters" class="mw-redirect" title="Oysters">oysters</a> and <a href="/wiki/Windowpane_oyster" title="Windowpane oyster">capiz shells</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-pemsea.org_41-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pemsea.org-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Commerce_and_services">Commerce and services</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bataan&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Commerce and services"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Capitol_Drive_in_the_City_of_Balanga.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Capitol_Drive_in_the_City_of_Balanga.png/220px-Capitol_Drive_in_the_City_of_Balanga.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Capitol_Drive_in_the_City_of_Balanga.png/330px-Capitol_Drive_in_the_City_of_Balanga.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Capitol_Drive_in_the_City_of_Balanga.png/440px-Capitol_Drive_in_the_City_of_Balanga.png 2x" data-file-width="1615" data-file-height="953" /></a><figcaption>The Capitol Drive in <a href="/wiki/Balanga,_Bataan" title="Balanga, Bataan">Balanga</a> is one of the busy commercial zones in the province.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:SM_City_Bataan.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/SM_City_Bataan.png/220px-SM_City_Bataan.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/SM_City_Bataan.png/330px-SM_City_Bataan.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/SM_City_Bataan.png/440px-SM_City_Bataan.png 2x" data-file-width="1608" data-file-height="1074" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/SM_City" class="mw-redirect" title="SM City">SM City</a> Bataan is one of the primary shopping centers located in the City of <a href="/wiki/Balanga,_Bataan" title="Balanga, Bataan">Balanga</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>Bataan is in a process of accelerated growth in commercial sector driven mainly by young entrepreneurs and the advent of online commerce. Based from the <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Statistics_Authority" title="Philippine Statistics Authority">Philippine Statistics Authority</a>, more than 10,000 micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) are operating in the province.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With an average of 126 enterprises available per 10,000 people, Bataan is considered as the most enterprising province in <a href="/wiki/Central_Luzon" title="Central Luzon">Central Luzon</a>. Commerce and services' share to provincial economy as of 2022 is valued at PhP84.6-billion, equivalent to 33% of the province's GDP.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_49-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The City of Balanga, the capital of Bataan, is the prime commercial hub in the province and hosting several shopping centers notably SM City Bataan, Vista Mall Bataan, Waltermart Balanga, Capitol Square, Galeria Victoria, Center Plaza Mall, Recar Commercial Complex and Ocampo's Megastore. In addition, a new shopping mall, Robinsons Place Balanga, located in E. Garcia Sr. Avenue corner <a href="/wiki/Roman_Superhighway" title="Roman Superhighway">Roman Superhighway</a>, is expected to start construction soon. The municipalities of Morong, Dinalupihan, Hermosa, Orani, Mariveles and Orion are considered as secondary commercial hubs. The rest of the municipalities have established smaller business district enough to support the local demand. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Information_technology_and_business_process_outsourcing">Information technology and business process outsourcing</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bataan&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Information technology and business process outsourcing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Genpact_THH_logo.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Genpact_THH_logo.png/220px-Genpact_THH_logo.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="99" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Genpact_THH_logo.png/330px-Genpact_THH_logo.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Genpact_THH_logo.png/440px-Genpact_THH_logo.png 2x" data-file-width="2598" data-file-height="1170" /></a><figcaption>Genpact is the largest Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) company operating in the province of Bataan of Bataan.</figcaption></figure> <p>The City of Balanga is one of the twenty-five (25) emerging digital hubs identified by The Digital Cities 2025 program by the <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Information_and_Communications_Technology" title="Department of Information and Communications Technology">Department of Information and Communications Technology</a> (DICT), Information Technology and Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP), and Leechiu Property Consultants, Inc. (LPC).<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It hosts several outsourcing companies such as <a href="/wiki/Genpact" title="Genpact">Genpact</a>, Boston-based start-up Botkeeper, and Australia-based Yoonet. While in the town of Mariveles, the <a href="/wiki/Freeport_Area_of_Bataan" title="Freeport Area of Bataan">Freeport Area of Bataan</a> is now hosting several blockchain and fintech firms.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The town of Abucay is also being groomed as the province's next <a href="/wiki/Business_Process_Outsourcing" class="mw-redirect" title="Business Process Outsourcing">Business Process Outsourcing</a> (BPO) hub thru its First Abucay Freeport Inc. which is a declared expansion area of the Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan and with <a href="/wiki/Cognizant" title="Cognizant">Cognizant</a> as its first locator. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Banking_and_finance">Banking and finance</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bataan&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Banking and finance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Bataan is served by most of the leading universal and commercial banks in the Philippines. Based from the <a href="/wiki/Bangko_Sentral_ng_Pilipinas" title="Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas">Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas</a> (BSP) statistics, as of September 2021, there are 41 universal and commercial bank branches, 36 thrift bank branches, and 31 rural and cooperative bank branches scattered around the province but with the most numbers in the City of Balanga and towns of Dinalupihan and Mariveles.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Tourism">Tourism</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bataan&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Tourism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Bataan is rich in natural wonders and is also a popular heritage and historical destination especially due to its role during the beginning of the Pacific Theater of the Second World War. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cultural_and_historical_sites">Cultural and historical sites</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bataan&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Cultural and historical sites"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Umagol_River_in_Las_Casas_Filipinas_de_Acuzar.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Umagol_River_in_Las_Casas_Filipinas_de_Acuzar.jpg/220px-Umagol_River_in_Las_Casas_Filipinas_de_Acuzar.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Umagol_River_in_Las_Casas_Filipinas_de_Acuzar.jpg/330px-Umagol_River_in_Las_Casas_Filipinas_de_Acuzar.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Umagol_River_in_Las_Casas_Filipinas_de_Acuzar.jpg/440px-Umagol_River_in_Las_Casas_Filipinas_de_Acuzar.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6016" data-file-height="4000" /></a><figcaption>Umagol River in Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Samat_National_Shrine" title="Mount Samat National Shrine">Mount Samat National Shrine</a> or Dambana ng Kagitingan in Pilar is the most notable historical landmark in the province. The shrine was commissioned in 1966 to commemorate the soldiers who fought during the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Bataan" title="Battle of Bataan">Battle of Bataan</a>. It is composed of a marble colonnade and a memorial cross towering 555 meters above sea level.</li> <li>The First Line of Defense Marker located in Layac, Hermosa marks the first strong line of defense of the <a href="/wiki/USAFFE" class="mw-redirect" title="USAFFE">USAFFE</a> forces against the <a href="/wiki/Imperial_Japanese_Army" title="Imperial Japanese Army">Imperial Japanese Army</a> during the Second World War.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Bataan_Death_March" title="Bataan Death March">Bataan Death March</a> marker, also known as 0-kilometer markers, are monuments located in towns of Mariveles and Bagac indicating the points of origin of the infamous Bataan Death March.</li> <li>The Flaming Sword in Pilar is an obelisk located at the junction of Governor J.J. Linao National Road and Bataan National Road marking the converging point of the prisoners from Bagac and Mariveles during the Bataan Death March.</li> <li>The World War II Museum and Surrender Site Marker are both located inside the compound of Balanga Elementary School, the actual site where General <a href="/wiki/Edward_P._King" title="Edward P. King">Edward P. King</a> negotiated the surrender of the 76,000 USAFFE soldiers to the Japanese Imperial Army.</li> <li>The Filipino-Japanese Friendship Tower in Bagac is a monument to commemorate the re-establishment of the Filipino-Japanese diplomatic friendship after the World War II.</li> <li>The Saint Dominic Parish Church or <a href="/wiki/Abucay_Church" title="Abucay Church">Abucay Church</a> is a 17th-century church of <a href="/wiki/Baroque" title="Baroque">Baroque</a> style of architecture. Built in 1587 and administered by the <a href="/wiki/Dominican_Order" title="Dominican Order">Dominican Order</a> friars, it housed the first printing presses in the Philippines. The church was also a witness to the massacre of hundreds of Filipinos and Spaniards by the Dutch Invaders on 23 June 1647.</li> <li>Cathedral-Shrine and Parish of St. Joseph or <a href="/wiki/Balanga_Cathedral" title="Balanga Cathedral">Balanga Cathedral</a> is the seat of the <a href="/wiki/Diocese_of_Balanga" class="mw-redirect" title="Diocese of Balanga">Diocese of Balanga</a>. During the World War II, the cathedral was used as an artillery emplacement by the Japanese Imperial Army to bombard USAFFE forces in Mount Samat.</li> <li>Minor Basilica of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary or <a href="/wiki/Orani_Church" title="Orani Church">Orani Church</a> is a neoclassical Diocesan Marian Shrine and Pilgrimage church located in the center of the town of Orani.</li> <li>San Miguel Archangel Parish Church or <a href="/wiki/Orion_Church" title="Orion Church">Orion Church</a>, is a 16th-century, <a href="/wiki/Baroque_architecture" title="Baroque architecture">Baroque</a> church located at Brgy. San Vicente, <a href="/wiki/Orion,_Bataan" title="Orion, Bataan">Orion</a> dedicated to Saint Michael, the Archangel.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Las_Casas_Filipinas_de_Acuzar" title="Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar">Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar</a> in Bagac is a 40-hectare property housing several transplanted antique houses from different parts of the Philippines for preservation.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ecotourism">Ecotourism</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bataan&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Ecotourism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bataan_National_Park" title="Bataan National Park">Bataan National Park</a> - is a protected forest reservation located in the mountainous parts of northern Bataan.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roosevelt_Protected_Landscape" title="Roosevelt Protected Landscape">Roosevelt Protected Landscape</a> - is a protected forest reservation that occupies an area of 786.04 hectares (1,942.3 acres) of grasslands and old-growth forest in northern Bataan province near Olongapo and the Subic Bay Freeport Zone.</li> <li>Mariveles Five Fingers - located at the southern tip of Bataan Peninsula, is a series of coves that looks like five human fingers when viewed from the air.</li> <li>Tarak Ridge - is popular among mountaineers, is one of the peaks of <a href="/wiki/Mount_Mariveles" title="Mount Mariveles">Mount Mariveles</a>' volcano-caldera complex.</li> <li>Dunsulan Falls - is a waterfall at the foot of Mount Samat. Dunsulan falls and river is the main drainage on the crater side of Mount Samat.</li> <li>Mount Malasimbo - is a conical-shape mountain in Dinalupihan that is popular to mountaineers.</li> <li>Sibol Dos/Daan Pare Mangrove Eco Park-It's a good park that has many variants of Mangroves,It is good for nature lovers.It is found in Orion</li> <li>Sibul Sprint and Pasukulan Falls in Abucay</li> <li>Balon Anito in Mariveles</li> <li>Pintong Alipi Falls - is an 80-foot high waterfall in Mount Silangan in Morong.</li> <li>Laki Beach - is a natural powdery-white sand beach in Mariveles</li> <li>Playa La Caleta Cove in Morong</li> <li>Camaya Coast - is a recreational development located in a cove in the southern tip of Mariveles.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ocean_Adventure" title="Ocean Adventure">Ocean Adventure</a> - is an open-space marine zoological park in Morong, inside the Subic Special Economic and Freeport Zone.</li> <li>KDR Adventure Camp - is an exclusive, members-only private adventure camp in the Municipality of Orani.</li> <li>Zoobic Safari - is a special petting zoo and animal observation area set in the jungles of Morong, inside the Subic Special Economic and Freeport.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Festivals_and_holidays">Festivals and holidays</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bataan&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Festivals and holidays"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2024-04-09_%E2%80%93_PBBM_at_the_82nd_Anniversary_of_the_Araw_Ng_Kagitingan_(05).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/2024-04-09_%E2%80%93_PBBM_at_the_82nd_Anniversary_of_the_Araw_Ng_Kagitingan_%2805%29.jpg/220px-2024-04-09_%E2%80%93_PBBM_at_the_82nd_Anniversary_of_the_Araw_Ng_Kagitingan_%2805%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="151" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/2024-04-09_%E2%80%93_PBBM_at_the_82nd_Anniversary_of_the_Araw_Ng_Kagitingan_%2805%29.jpg/330px-2024-04-09_%E2%80%93_PBBM_at_the_82nd_Anniversary_of_the_Araw_Ng_Kagitingan_%2805%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/2024-04-09_%E2%80%93_PBBM_at_the_82nd_Anniversary_of_the_Araw_Ng_Kagitingan_%2805%29.jpg/440px-2024-04-09_%E2%80%93_PBBM_at_the_82nd_Anniversary_of_the_Araw_Ng_Kagitingan_%2805%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1395" data-file-height="957" /></a><figcaption>President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. attending to the Day of Valor (Araw ng Kagitingan) ceremony in Mt. Samat, Bataan</figcaption></figure> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Day_of_Valor" title="Day of Valor">Day of Valor</a> or locally known as Araw ng Kagitingan, is a national observance in the Philippines to commemorate the Defenders of Bataan. It falls every 9th day of April.</li> <li>The Bataan Foundation Day is a local holiday falling every 11 January to celebrate the founding of the Province of Bataan, through the virtue of the Republic Act No. 11138.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The Pawikan Festival in Morong is celebrated annually every last week of November or first week of December to recognize the local community's successes in its marine turtle conservation campaign.</li> <li>The Ibong Dayo Festival, celebrated annually every February in the City of Balanga, is a popular attraction among bird enthusiasts. The aim of the festival is to disseminate to the public the importance of wetland conservation to migratory birds.</li> <li>The Diocesan Pilgrimage in Mount Samat, is an annual event of the <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Balanga" title="Roman Catholic Diocese of Balanga">Diocese of Balanga</a> held on November or December of the year since the tenure of <a href="/wiki/Socrates_Villegas" title="Socrates Villegas">Socrates Villegas</a> as the diocese's third bishop on 27 November 2004 and is attended by thousands of young people from Bataan and different provinces in <a href="/wiki/Luzon" title="Luzon">Luzon</a>. The pilgrims walk seven kilometers from the foot of Mt. Samat up to the World War II shrine on top of the mountain. The event's theme song is "Bataan: Bayani at Banal".</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Infrastructure">Infrastructure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bataan&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Infrastructure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Power">Power</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bataan&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Power"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Generation">Generation</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bataan&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: Generation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Subic_Project.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Subic_Project.jpg/220px-Subic_Project.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Subic_Project.jpg/330px-Subic_Project.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Subic_Project.jpg/440px-Subic_Project.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="2250" /></a><figcaption>A solar power facility in Tipo, Hermosa area of the <a href="/wiki/Subic_Special_Economic_and_Freeport_Zone" title="Subic Special Economic and Freeport Zone">Subic Special Economic and Freeport Zone</a>, Philippines</figcaption></figure> <p>Bataan is a location of bulk power generation, where most of the power generated is sent to the <a href="/wiki/Luzon" title="Luzon">Luzon</a> Grid. Most power plants in Bataan rely on <a href="/wiki/Fossil_fuels" class="mw-redirect" title="Fossil fuels">fossil fuels</a>, like oil and coal, but renewable energy sources, primarily <a href="/wiki/Solar_power" title="Solar power">solar power</a>, form part of the total generation. As of 30 November 2022 the total installed capacity of existing power plants equals to 3,676.7 MW.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceC_78-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceC-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Incoming power plants that are under construction will increase the output to 4,920.7 MW, with targeted commissioning date of 3rd quarter, 2023 to 3rd quarter, 2026.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_79-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Fossil fuel-fired plants account for 3,528 MW, and are mostly concentrated in Limay and Mariveles. These include the GN Power Mariveles Coal Power Plant, with 690 (2x345) MW, SMC Limay Greenfield Power Plant (4x150 MW), Petron Cogeneration Power Plant (4x35 MW), Panasia Bataan Combined Cycle Power Plant (648 MW), and the recently commissioned GN Power Dinginin Units 1 and 2 (725x2 MW).<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceC_78-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceC-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-doe.gov.ph_80-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-doe.gov.ph-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two plants are under construction, Petron's Refinery Solid Fuel-Fired Boiler Project - Phase 3 (44 MW), and SMC Mariveles Coal Power Plant (8x150 MW). These will increase the capacity by additional 1,244 MW.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_79-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Three natural gas-fired power plants with combined capacity of 3,275 MW are proposed, one planned in Limay and two in Mariveles. These are currently endorsed by the <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Energy_(Philippines)" title="Department of Energy (Philippines)">Department of Energy</a> for grid-impact study.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceB_81-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceB-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Renewable_energy" title="Renewable energy">Renewable energy</a>, accounts for 92.4 MW. Existing renewable energy power plants include the Bataan 2020 Cogen Power Plant (12.5 MW), Cleangreen Energy Corp. Napier Grass Fired Power Plant (12 MW), YH Green Energy Solar Power Plant (12.6 MW), Citicore Solar Power Plant (18 MW), Morong Solar Power Plant (5 MW), and Jobin-Sqm Inc.'s (a subsidiary of <a href="/wiki/Nickel_Asia_Corporation" title="Nickel Asia Corporation">Nickel Asia Corporation</a><sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) Sta. Rita Solar (32.3 MW) in Tipo, Hermosa side of Subic Bay Freeport Zone.<sup id="cite_ref-doe.gov.ph_80-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-doe.gov.ph-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While additional 11.64 MW are expected from two projects that are on the advanced stage of construction, these are Citicore's 6.64 MW solar rooftop project in the Freeport Area of Bataan,<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Ayala Corp.'s Bataan Solar Energy Inc. with 5 MW in Batangas Dos, Mariveles.<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two more solar power projects are in the pipeline - Solana Solar Power Project (28 MW) and Jobin-Sqm Inc. Bataan Solar Power Project Phases 1, 2, 3a-3b (100 MW).<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_79-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also, two wind power projects are planned, the 500 MW Bagac Bay Offshore Wind Project and 300 MW Bagac Bay Onshore Wind Project, both by Earth Sol Power Corporation. These are also endorsed by the Department of Energy for grid impact study.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceB_81-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceB-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Bataan_Nuclear_Power_Plant" title="Bataan Nuclear Power Plant">Bataan Nuclear Power Plant</a> in Morong, with a design 600 MW capacity, was supposed to be the first nuclear power plant in the Philippines. It was supposed to commence operation in 1986, but was mothballed amidst critical opposition to the Marcos regime and concerns on nuclear power. There is some discussion of either rehabilitating the plant, which would likely be uneconomical, or constructing a new nuclear power station. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Battery_energy_storage_system">Battery energy storage system</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bataan&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: Battery energy storage system"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2021, San Miguel Corporation's Universal Power Solutions Inc. together with its partner <a href="/wiki/W%C3%A4rtsil%C3%A4" title="Wärtsilä">Wärtsilä</a> commissioned the first battery <a href="/wiki/Energy_storage" title="Energy storage">energy storage</a> system (BESS) in <a href="/wiki/Limay" title="Limay">Limay</a> with 40 MW/40MWh capacity.<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Three more BESS projects are committed to be built - Hermosa Battery Energy Storage System (40 MW/40MWh), Lamao Battery Energy Storage System Phases 1 and 2 (30 MW/30MWh, 20 MW/20MWh), and BCCP Limay Battery Energy Storage System Project Phase 2 (20 MW/40MWh). All by Universal Power Solutions Incorporated.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_79-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Transmission">Transmission</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bataan&action=edit&section=37" title="Edit section: Transmission"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Power is transmitted to the province through various transmission lines and substations located within the province. There are four transmission substations located within the province which are the Hermosa, Balsik EHV, Limay, and Mariveles EHV substations of <a href="/wiki/National_Grid_Corporation_of_the_Philippines" title="National Grid Corporation of the Philippines">National Grid Corporation of the Philippines</a> (NGCP). Since 2018, the province has a network of 500 kV transmission lines which are the Mariveles-Hermosa, Hermosa-Castillejos, Hermosa-San Jose, GNPower Dinginin-NGCP Mariveles, and MPGC – Mariveles Power Plant-NGCP Mariveles lines. The first three transmission lines are operated and maintained by NGCP while the last two are dedicated point-to-point generation facilities being operated by respective power generation companies. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Distribution">Distribution</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bataan&action=edit&section=38" title="Edit section: Distribution"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bataan_electric_utilities.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Bataan_electric_utilities.svg/400px-Bataan_electric_utilities.svg.png" decoding="async" width="400" height="179" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Bataan_electric_utilities.svg/600px-Bataan_electric_utilities.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Bataan_electric_utilities.svg/800px-Bataan_electric_utilities.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="435" data-file-height="195" /></a></span> </p><p>Power distribution in the province are served by the Peninsula Electric Cooperative (PENELCO) except the two freeport zones located within the province which are <a href="/wiki/Subic_Special_Economic_and_Freeport_Zone" title="Subic Special Economic and Freeport Zone">Subic Special Economic and Freeport Zone</a> and <a href="/wiki/Freeport_Area_of_Bataan" title="Freeport Area of Bataan">Freeport Area of Bataan</a> (including barangays of Mariveles that are also under the jurisdiction of FAB which are Malaya (Quadro) and Maligaya (Pizarro)) where they are served by <a href="/wiki/Aboitiz_Power" title="Aboitiz Power">Subic Enerzone</a> and Utility Management Department (UMD) of <a href="/wiki/National_Transmission_Corporation" title="National Transmission Corporation">National Transmission Corporation</a> (TransCo), respectively. Some large customers have their power supply sourced from the transmission grid, whose network of 69,000 volt lines supply substations owned by PENELCO. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Research_and_development">Research and development</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bataan&action=edit&section=39" title="Edit section: Research and development"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Ayala_Corporation" title="Ayala Corporation">Ayala Corporation</a> Energy Holdings, Ltd (ACEN), the listed energy platform of the Ayala Group built the ACEN Tech Hub in <a href="/wiki/Mariveles" title="Mariveles">Mariveles</a>. Different energy and energy storage technologies will be tested here for possible large-scale use in the Philippines.<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Airport">Airport</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bataan&action=edit&section=40" title="Edit section: Airport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Aerial_view_of_the_U.S._Naval_Air_Station_Cubi_Point,_Philippines,_on_6_February_1988_(6482943).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Aerial_view_of_the_U.S._Naval_Air_Station_Cubi_Point%2C_Philippines%2C_on_6_February_1988_%286482943%29.jpg/220px-Aerial_view_of_the_U.S._Naval_Air_Station_Cubi_Point%2C_Philippines%2C_on_6_February_1988_%286482943%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Aerial_view_of_the_U.S._Naval_Air_Station_Cubi_Point%2C_Philippines%2C_on_6_February_1988_%286482943%29.jpg/330px-Aerial_view_of_the_U.S._Naval_Air_Station_Cubi_Point%2C_Philippines%2C_on_6_February_1988_%286482943%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Aerial_view_of_the_U.S._Naval_Air_Station_Cubi_Point%2C_Philippines%2C_on_6_February_1988_%286482943%29.jpg/440px-Aerial_view_of_the_U.S._Naval_Air_Station_Cubi_Point%2C_Philippines%2C_on_6_February_1988_%286482943%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="2252" /></a><figcaption>Aerial view of Subic Bay International Airport</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Subic_Bay_International_Airport" title="Subic Bay International Airport">Subic Bay International Airport</a> – located in Cubi Point, Mabayo, Morong area of Subic Bay Freeport Zone. It serves as a secondary and diversion airport for <a href="/wiki/Ninoy_Aquino_International_Airport" title="Ninoy Aquino International Airport">Ninoy Aquino International Airport</a> and <a href="/wiki/Clark_International_Airport" title="Clark International Airport">Clark International Airport</a>. The airport was formerly the Naval Air Station Cubi Point, part of the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Naval_Base_Subic_Bay" title="U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay">U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay</a>, before the base closed in 1992.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Seaports">Seaports</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bataan&action=edit&section=41" title="Edit section: Seaports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Port_of_Mariveles.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Port_of_Mariveles.jpg/220px-Port_of_Mariveles.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Port_of_Mariveles.jpg/330px-Port_of_Mariveles.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Port_of_Mariveles.jpg/440px-Port_of_Mariveles.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4608" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption>Port of Mariveles in Bataan</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Port_management">Port management</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bataan&action=edit&section=42" title="Edit section: Port management"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Port Management Office (PMO) - Bataan/Aurora of the <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Ports_Authority" title="Philippine Ports Authority">Philippine Ports Authority</a> is responsible for financing, management and operations of public ports operating in Bataan. Currently there are three government-owned ports, and these are:<sup id="cite_ref-ppa.com.ph_87-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ppa.com.ph-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Port of Lamao/Limay – Baseport (PMO)</li> <li>Port of Mariveles – Subport (TMO)</li> <li>Port of Capinpin/Orion– Subport (TMO)</li></ul> <p>Limay and Mariveles ports are primarily used by tramper vessels/tankers catering to the requirement of industries and companies operating in the province. While the Port of Capinpin is equipped for <a href="/wiki/Roll-on/roll-off" title="Roll-on/roll-off">Roll-on/roll-off</a> (Ro-Ro) vessels to carry passengers which is served by 1Bataan Integrated Transport System from Esplanade Seaside Terminal at the Mall of Asia, Pasay to Orion and vice versa. </p><p>There are also 15 private ports/terminals that are operating in the province, namely:<sup id="cite_ref-ppa.com.ph_87-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ppa.com.ph-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Jetti Petroleum Inc. (Mariveles)</li> <li>OilLink International Corporation (Mariveles)</li> <li>Petron Bataan Refinery (PBR) (Limay)</li> <li>PNOC (Mariveles)</li> <li>Planters Products Inc. (PPI)/GPII (Limay)</li> <li>Seafront Shipyard (Mariveles)</li> <li>SL Harbor Bulk Terminal Corporation (SLHBTC) (Limay)</li> <li>SMC Consolidated Power Corporation (Limay)</li> <li>GN Power (Mariveles)</li> <li>ATI Mariveles Grains Corporation (MGC) (Mariveles)</li> <li>Herma/Mariveles Shipyard Corporation (MSC) (Mariveles)</li> <li>SMC-Shipping and Lighterage (Mariveles)</li> <li>Total Philippines (Mariveles)</li> <li>Seasia-Nectar Mariveles Dry Bulk Terminal (Mariveles)</li> <li>Bataan Nuclear Power Plant Pier (Morong)</li></ul> <p>The Subic Bay International Terminal Corporation in Cubi Point, <a href="/wiki/Subic_Bay_Freeport_Zone" class="mw-redirect" title="Subic Bay Freeport Zone">Subic Bay Freeport Zone</a>, while part of Bataan thru the municipality of Morong, is located within the jurisdiction of <a href="/wiki/Subic_Special_Economic_and_Freeport_Zone" title="Subic Special Economic and Freeport Zone">Subic Special Economic and Freeport Zone</a> and administered by <a href="/wiki/Subic_Bay_Metropolitan_Authority" title="Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority">Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Customs_administration">Customs administration</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bataan&action=edit&section=43" title="Edit section: Customs administration"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Thru the Customs Administrative Order (CAO)-05-2008,<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the new Collection District No. XVI to be known as <a href="/wiki/Bureau_of_Customs" title="Bureau of Customs">Bureau of Customs</a> (BOC)-Port Limay was established. It has jurisdiction and is responsible for assessment and collection of customs revenues from imported goods and other dues, fees, charges, fines and penalties accruing under the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (RA 10863) from all ports within the province of Bataan excluding the portions of the province that is within the Subic Special Economic and Freeport Zone as defined by R.A. No. 7227. The BOC-Port of Limay is considered as the third largest port in the Philippines in terms of revenue collection, behind Manila International Container Port (MICP) and Port of Batangas.<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The total revenue collection of BOC-Port of Limay in 2023 reached PhP 123.24-billion (equivalent to USD 2.24-billion).<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Highways,_expressways_and_national_roads"><span id="Highways.2C_expressways_and_national_roads"></span>Highways, expressways and national roads</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bataan&action=edit&section=44" title="Edit section: Highways, expressways and national roads"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tipo,_Bataan,_Philippines_-_panoramio_(2).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Tipo%2C_Bataan%2C_Philippines_-_panoramio_%282%29.jpg/220px-Tipo%2C_Bataan%2C_Philippines_-_panoramio_%282%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Tipo%2C_Bataan%2C_Philippines_-_panoramio_%282%29.jpg/330px-Tipo%2C_Bataan%2C_Philippines_-_panoramio_%282%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Tipo%2C_Bataan%2C_Philippines_-_panoramio_%282%29.jpg/440px-Tipo%2C_Bataan%2C_Philippines_-_panoramio_%282%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4288" data-file-height="2848" /></a><figcaption>Tipo Interchange in Hermosa, Bataan, before the toll system integration with NLEx.</figcaption></figure> <p>Bataan is served by a network of national highways and two expressways. <a href="/wiki/Bataan_Provincial_Expressway" class="mw-redirect" title="Bataan Provincial Expressway">Roman Superhighway</a>, part of highway N301, and <a href="/wiki/Jose_Abad_Santos_Avenue" title="Jose Abad Santos Avenue">Jose Abad Santos Avenue</a>, or highway N3 and Olongapo-Gapan Road, forms the backbone of the national highway network. <a href="/wiki/Subic%E2%80%93Clark%E2%80%93Tarlac_Expressway" title="Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway">Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway</a> (SCTEX) and <a href="/wiki/Subic_Freeport_Expressway" title="Subic Freeport Expressway">Subic Freeport Expressway</a> (SFEX), are toll expressways, linking the province with <a href="/wiki/Pampanga" title="Pampanga">Pampanga</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tarlac" title="Tarlac">Tarlac</a> and <a href="/wiki/Subic_Special_Economic_and_Freeport_Zone" title="Subic Special Economic and Freeport Zone">Subic Special Economic and Freeport Zone</a>. The Layac-Balanga-Mariveles Port Road (a.k.a. Old National Road), Bagac-Mariveles Road, SBMA-Morong Road and Governor J.J. Linao National Road forms the secondary network, which connects the smaller municipalities with the main highway network.<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition, a new 17.74-kilometer access road is being constructed to connect the Hermosa Ecozone and Industrial Park directly to the Subic Bay Freeport Zone. It will traverse the <a href="/wiki/Barangay" title="Barangay">barangays</a> of Palihan and Mabiga in Hermosa, and ends in Mabayo, Morong, to serve as a toll-free alternative to SCTEX and SFEX.<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Bataan-Cavite_Interlink_Bridge">Bataan-Cavite Interlink Bridge</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bataan&action=edit&section=45" title="Edit section: Bataan-Cavite Interlink Bridge"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A 32-kilometer bridge called <a href="/wiki/Bataan%E2%80%93Cavite_Interlink_Bridge" title="Bataan–Cavite Interlink Bridge">Bataan–Cavite Interlink Bridge</a> is proposed to connect Bataan with <a href="/wiki/Cavite" title="Cavite">Cavite</a>, crossing <a href="/wiki/Manila_Bay" title="Manila Bay">Manila Bay</a>, and is envisioned to be one of the world's longest marine bridges. The contract for detailed engineering and design was awarded in October 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Philippine <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Public_Works_and_Highways" title="Department of Public Works and Highways">Department of Public Works and Highways</a> announced that the bridge's construction, costing $3.91 billion, will be co-funded by <a href="/wiki/Asian_Development_Bank" title="Asian Development Bank">Asian Development Bank</a> (ADB), <a href="/wiki/Asian_Infrastructure_Investment_Bank" title="Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank">Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank</a> (AIIB) and the Philippine government thru a 54%/29%/17% sharing respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_96-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is targeted to start in 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 12 December 2023, the ADB announced it has approved the $2.1 billion funding it promised for the construction of this bridge.<sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 15 December of the same year, the Philippine government, through the Department of Finance (DOF), and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed the first tranche of the financing for this project, worth $650 million of the total $2.1 billion loan package.<sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On the other hand, AIIB announced that their share of first tranche funding, worth $350 million, will be available to the Philippine government by January 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_96-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sports_facilities">Sports facilities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bataan&action=edit&section=46" title="Edit section: Sports facilities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Public sports facilities are dispersed across the province. Indoor sports arenas or gymnasiums are located in the towns of Dinalupihan, Hermosa, Orani, Orion, Limay and Mariveles, and there are two in the City of Balanga. An olympic-size swimming pool frequently used for local competitions is situated in the town of Abucay. While the town of Dinalupihan hosts the remaining athletics track and field in the province after the conversion of former Bataan Provincial Oval in Balanga to a public highschool. </p><p>There are three privately owned golf courses in the province, these are: </p> <ul><li>Anvaya Cove Golf and Sports Club - is an 82-hectare, 18-hole all-weather, 7,200 yard, par 72 championship golf course located in Ayala Land's Anvaya Cove development in Morong.</li> <li>Tandatangan Golf Course - by Camaya Coast, consists of 9 signature golf holes with a total of 36 Par, 2,994 Meters and 3,275 Yards. Located approximately 170 meters above sea level.</li> <li>The Peninsula Golf Club - is an 18-hole golf course laid out around the Petron Bataan Refinery's Housing Compound in Limay. A pair of tee-boxes is provided for each hole to complete an 18-hole round of golf. It is a relatively short golf course at just par 68, with a rating of 65.4 and a corresponding slope of 116.</li></ul> <p>The province will also be the site of the <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Sports_Training_Center" title="Philippine Sports Training Center">Philippine Sports Training Center</a> (PSTC) in <a href="/wiki/Bagac" title="Bagac">Bagac</a>. The PSTC is targeted for completion in 2025.<sup id="cite_ref-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bataan&action=edit&section=47" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of 2018, literacy rate in Bataan is 99.4% (Literacy of the Household Population 10 Years Old and Over).<sup id="cite_ref-102" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Access to education opportunities is provided by 259 elementary schools, 84 secondary schools and 19 tertiary schools, owned and operated by either the government or private persons/groups. There are also 6 <a href="/wiki/TESDA" class="mw-redirect" title="TESDA">TESDA</a>-accredited institutions offering technical/vocational courses.<sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Educational_institutions">Educational institutions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bataan&action=edit&section=48" title="Edit section: Educational institutions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Bataan_Peninsula_State_University" title="Bataan Peninsula State University">Bataan Peninsula State University</a> or BPSU is a state-owned university and the leading tertiary education provider in the province. It was established by virtue of Republic Act 9403, signed into law on 22 March 2007. It is a conglomeration of five state-owned higher education institutions in Bataan. The university currently has six campuses scattered across the province - the Main Campus (formerly Bataan National School of Arts and Trade), Balanga Campus (formerly Bataan Community Colleges), Abucay Campus (formerly Bataan National Agricultural School), Dinalupihan Campus (formerly Bataan State College), Orani Campus (formerly Bataan National Polytechnic School), and Bagac Campus. Its seventh campus in Sabang, Morong, Bataan is now under construction<sup id="cite_ref-104" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-104"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Another state-owned higher education institution in the province is <a href="/wiki/Polytechnic_University_of_the_Philippines_Bataan" title="Polytechnic University of the Philippines Bataan">Polytechnic University of the Philippines Bataan</a>, which is a satellite campus of the <a href="/wiki/Polytechnic_University_of_the_Philippines" title="Polytechnic University of the Philippines">Polytechnic University of the Philippines</a> in Sta. Mesa, Manila, established in 1976. It is located inside the <a href="/wiki/Freeport_Area_of_Bataan" title="Freeport Area of Bataan">Freeport Area of Bataan</a> (FAB) in Mariveles. </p><p>Other notable tertiary education institutions in Bataan are listed below: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AMA_Computer_University" class="mw-redirect" title="AMA Computer University">AMA</a> Computer Learning Center – Balanga</li> <li>APG International Aviation Academy – Cubi Point, Subic Bay Freeport Zone, Morong</li> <li>Asia Pacific College of Advanced Studies (APCAS) – Balanga</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bataan_Heroes_Memorial_College" title="Bataan Heroes Memorial College">Bataan Heroes Memorial College</a> – Balanga</li> <li>Bataan Maritime Institute – Balanga</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colegio_de_San_Juan_de_Letran" title="Colegio de San Juan de Letran">Colegio de San Juan de Letran</a> Bataan – Abucay</li> <li>College of Subic Montessori – Dinalupihan</li> <li>Eastwoods College of Science and Technology – Dinalupihan</li> <li>EastWoods Professional College of Science and Technology (formerly SOFTNET College of Science and Technology) – Balanga</li> <li>Fist Aviation Academy, Inc. – Cubi Point, Subic Bay Freeport Zone, Morong</li> <li>Limay Polytechnic College – Limay</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maritime_Academy_of_Asia_and_the_Pacific" title="Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific">Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific</a> – Mariveles</li> <li>Microcity College of Business and Technology (Formerly: Microcity Computer College Foundation, Inc.) – Balanga</li> <li>Omni Aviation School – Cubi Point, Subic Bay Freeport Zone, Morong</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philippine_Women%27s_University" title="Philippine Women's University">Philippine Women's University</a> CDCEC Bataan - Balanga</li> <li>St. Joseph Colleges of Balanga – Balanga</li> <li>Softnet Information Technology Center – Mariveles</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tomas_del_Rosario_College" title="Tomas del Rosario College">Tomas del Rosario College</a> – Balanga</li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Nueva_Caceres-Bataan" class="mw-redirect" title="University of Nueva Caceres-Bataan">University of Nueva Caceres-Bataan</a> – Dinalupihan</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Iskolar_ng_Bataan">Iskolar ng Bataan</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bataan&action=edit&section=49" title="Edit section: Iskolar ng Bataan"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Iskolar ng Bataan is a provincial government-funded tertiary education scholarship program with a primary goal of producing at least one professional in every household in the province and be gainfully employed in the trade and industries operating inside or outside the province.<sup id="cite_ref-105" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bataan_Highschool_for_the_Arts">Bataan Highschool for the Arts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bataan&action=edit&section=50" title="Edit section: Bataan Highschool for the Arts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Through Republic Act No. 11190, the Bataan High School for the Arts is established as the second specialized public high school in the Philippines offering arts-focused education after the Makiling-based <a href="/wiki/Philippine_High_School_for_the_Arts" title="Philippine High School for the Arts">Philippine High School for the Arts</a> (PHSA). </p><p>The School aims to develop artistically gifted and talented students by implementing a special secondary education curriculum and support programs committed to the conservation and promotion of the Filipino artistic and cultural traditions. This is also a Center for Arts and Design of the Senior High School Program among the twenty school divisions of Central Luzon. Through the establishment of the BHSA, DepEd will be able to help select, stimulate, and prepare students for a career in the arts and cultural work who will serve the region and the country.<sup id="cite_ref-106" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bataan&action=edit&section=51" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-More_citations_needed_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Refimprove" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs additional citations for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verification</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Bataan" title="Special:EditPage/Bataan">improve this article</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a> in this section. 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He was a 14-year old Boy Scout who died in Balanga during the early days of World War II.<sup id="cite_ref-107" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-107"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tomas_Pinpin" class="mw-redirect" title="Tomas Pinpin">Tomas Pinpin</a> (Abucay) – is remembered for being the first Filipino to publish and print a book, "Librong Pagaaralan nang mga Tagalog nang Uicang Castilla" (Reference Book for Learning Castellano in Tagalog) in 1610, entirely written by himself in the old Tagalog orthography.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tomas_del_Rosario" class="mw-redirect" title="Tomas del Rosario">Tomas del Rosario</a> (Orani) – judge, statesman and first governor of the province of Bataan from 1903 to 1905. He was one of the delegates to the <a href="/wiki/Malolos_Congress" title="Malolos Congress">Malolos Congress</a> in 1898 and to the Philippine Assembly from 1909 to 1912.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Politics,_military_and_government"><span id="Politics.2C_military_and_government"></span>Politics, military and government</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bataan&action=edit&section=53" title="Edit section: Politics, military and government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alfredo_Juinio" title="Alfredo Juinio">Alfredo Juinio</a> (Limay) – was a former <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_Public_Works_and_Highways" title="Secretary of Public Works and Highways">Secretary of Public Works and Highways</a>. He also served as the Dean of the <a href="/wiki/University_of_the_Philippines_College_of_Engineering" title="University of the Philippines College of Engineering">University of the Philippines College of Engineering</a>. Alfredo Juinio Hall, the building that houses the National Engineering Center, is named after him. He was once described as "one of the country's most brilliant engineers."</li> <li>Cesar Banzon Bautista (Balanga) - was the 13th Ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines to the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> and was the <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_Trade_and_Industry_(Philippines)" title="Secretary of Trade and Industry (Philippines)">Secretary of Trade and Industry</a> from 1996 to 1998.<sup id="cite_ref-108" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-108"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emilio_Gancayco" title="Emilio Gancayco">Emilio Gancayco</a> (Orion) – a lawyer who served as an <a href="/wiki/Associate_Justice_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_Philippines" title="Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines">Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines</a> from 12 January 1987 to 22 August 1997.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Felicito_Payumo" title="Felicito Payumo">Felicito Payumo</a> (Dinalupihan) – was the Chairman of the <a href="/wiki/Subic_Bay_Metropolitan_Authority" title="Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority">Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority</a> from 1998 to 2004, and <a href="/wiki/Bases_Conversion_and_Development_Authority" title="Bases Conversion and Development Authority">Bases Conversion and Development Authority</a> from 2011 to 2012. He also represented the First District of Bataan in the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Representatives_of_the_Philippines" title="House of Representatives of the Philippines">House of Representatives of the Philippines</a> from 1987 to 1998. He was principal author of the Build, Operate, and Transfer Law, the <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Economic_Zone_Authority" title="Philippine Economic Zone Authority">Philippine Economic Zone Authority</a> (PEZA) Law, and the Act converting the military bases into special economic zones.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fulgencio_Factoran" class="mw-redirect" title="Fulgencio Factoran">Fulgencio Factoran</a> (Orion) - a lawyer and an advocate of <a href="/wiki/Freedom_of_the_press_in_the_Philippines" class="mw-redirect" title="Freedom of the press in the Philippines">freedom of the press in the Philippines</a>. He served as <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_Environment_and_Natural_Resources" title="Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources">Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources</a> from 1987 until 1992, and Deputy Executive Secretary (1986-1987) of former President <a href="/wiki/Corazon_C._Aquino" class="mw-redirect" title="Corazon C. Aquino">Corazon C. Aquino</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geraldine_Roman" title="Geraldine Roman">Geraldine Roman</a> (Orani) – journalist and politician, she is the first <a href="/wiki/Transgender" title="Transgender">transgender</a> woman elected to the Philippine House of Representatives.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_Roque" title="Harry Roque">Harry Roque</a> (Limay) – a lawyer and the presidential spokesperson of President <a href="/wiki/Rodrigo_Duterte" title="Rodrigo Duterte">Rodrigo Duterte</a> from 2017 to 2018 and from 2020 to 2021.</li> <li>Ismael L. Mathay Sr. (Balanga) - served as Auditor General of the Philippines from 1966 until 1972, under President Ferdinand Marcos. He is the father of former <a href="/wiki/Quezon_City" title="Quezon City">Quezon City</a> mayor <a href="/wiki/Mel_Mathay" title="Mel Mathay">Mel Mathay</a>. <a href="/wiki/Ismael_Mathay_Sr._High_School" title="Ismael Mathay Sr. High School">Ismael Mathay Sr. High School</a> in Quezon City was named after him.<sup id="cite_ref-109" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-109"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-cityofbalanga.gov.ph_110-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cityofbalanga.gov.ph-110"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luz_Banzon_Magsaysay" class="mw-redirect" title="Luz Banzon Magsaysay">Luz Banzon Magsaysay</a> (Balanga) – wife of Philippine President <a href="/wiki/Ramon_Magsaysay" title="Ramon Magsaysay">Ramon Magsaysay</a>; seventh <a href="/wiki/First_Lady_of_the_Philippines" class="mw-redirect" title="First Lady of the Philippines">First Lady of the Philippines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merceditas_Gutierrez" title="Merceditas Gutierrez">Merceditas Gutierrez</a> (Samal) – was a two-time <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_Justice_(Philippines)" title="Secretary of Justice (Philippines)">Justice Secretary</a> during the administrations of <a href="/wiki/Gloria_Macapagal_Arroyo" title="Gloria Macapagal Arroyo">Gloria Macapagal Arroyo</a> and <a href="/wiki/Benigno_Aquino_III" title="Benigno Aquino III">Benigno Aquino III</a>, Gutierrez also became the first woman to head the post of <a href="/wiki/Ombudsman_of_the_Philippines" title="Ombudsman of the Philippines">Ombudsman</a>. She assumed the position on 1 December 2005, and resigned from office on 29 April 2011.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manuel_C._Herrera" title="Manuel C. Herrera">Manuel C. Herrera</a> (Pilar) – was a deputy ombudsman during the Marcos regime and later, head of the prosecution panel in the Benigno Aquino Jr., and later became one of the justices of the <a href="/wiki/Court_of_Appeals_of_the_Philippines" title="Court of Appeals of the Philippines">Court of Appeals</a> from 1987 to 1997, and chair of the National Unification Commission.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norberto_Gonzales" title="Norberto Gonzales">Norberto Gonzales</a> (Balanga) - was the <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_National_Defense_(Philippines)" title="Secretary of National Defense (Philippines)">Secretary of National Defense</a> (2 July 2007 – 7 August 2007), and <a href="/wiki/National_Security_Advisor" class="mw-redirect" title="National Security Advisor">National Security Advisor</a> (February 2005 – 2 July 2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pedro_Tuason" title="Pedro Tuason">Pedro Tuason</a> (Balanga) – <a href="/wiki/Solicitor_General_of_the_Philippines" title="Solicitor General of the Philippines">Solicitor General of the Philippines</a> (1921), he also served as Justice Secretary during the administration of President Ramon Magsaysay.<sup id="cite_ref-cityofbalanga.gov.ph_110-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cityofbalanga.gov.ph-110"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Romeo_Espino" title="Romeo Espino">Romeo Espino</a> (Samal) – was a military general who served as <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_the_Philippines" title="Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines">Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines</a> from 1971 to 1980.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Business_and_economy">Business and economy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bataan&action=edit&section=54" title="Edit section: Business and economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/David_Consunji" title="David Consunji">David Consunji</a> (Samal) – founder of publicly listed holding firm, DMCI Holdings, Incorporated. He was a former secretary of the Department of Public Works, Transportation and Communications from 1970 to 1975. In 2014, <a href="/wiki/Forbes" title="Forbes">Forbes</a> listed him as the 6th richest Filipino, with a net worth of US$3.9 billion.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jose_Acuzar" title="Jose Acuzar">Jose Acuzar</a> (Balanga) - also known as "Jerry" Acuzar, is a prominent real estate businessman. He founded and owns New San Jose Builders, Inc, <a href="/wiki/Manuel_L._Quezon_University" title="Manuel L. Quezon University">Manuel L. Quezon University</a> in <a href="/wiki/Quezon_City" title="Quezon City">Quezon City</a>, and the renowned heritage resort <a href="/wiki/Las_Casas_Filipinas_de_Acuzar" title="Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar">Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar</a>. On 29 July 2022, newly elected President <a href="/wiki/Bongbong_Marcos" title="Bongbong Marcos">Bongbong Marcos</a> appointed him as <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Human_Settlements_and_Urban_Development" title="Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development">Secretary of Housing Settlements and Urban Development</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-111" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-111"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jose_Isidro_Camacho" title="Jose Isidro Camacho">Jose Isidro Camacho</a> (Balanga) - is a Filipino banker who served as the Philippines' <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_Energy_(Philippines)" title="Secretary of Energy (Philippines)">Secretary of Energy</a> and later on as <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_Finance_(Philippines)" title="Secretary of Finance (Philippines)">Secretary of Finance</a> under President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. He is also a member of the Group of Experts of the ASEAN Capital Markets Forum, Singapore's Securities Industry Council, and the International Advisory Panel of the Securities Commission of Malaysia.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manuel_Bamba_Villar_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Manuel Bamba Villar Jr.">Manuel Bamba Villar Jr.</a> (Orani) – from 2019 to 2022, Forbes magazine named Villar as the richest individual in the Philippines, with an estimated net worth of $8.3 billion.<sup id="cite_ref-112" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-112"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>112<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He founded <a href="/wiki/Vista_Land" title="Vista Land">Vista Land</a>. He was a Senator from 2001 to 2013 and as the President of the Senate of the Philippines from 2006 to 2008.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miguel_Cuaderno_Sr." title="Miguel Cuaderno Sr.">Miguel Cuaderno Sr.</a> (Balanga) - was the 17th Finance Secretary of the Philippines under <a href="/wiki/Manuel_Roxas" title="Manuel Roxas">Manuel Roxas</a> and the first <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_the_Bangko_Sentral_ng_Pilipinas" title="Governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas">Governor of the Central Bank of the Philippines</a> from 1949 to 1960. He was also a constitutionalist being one of the "Seven Wise Men" who drafted the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_the_Philippines#The_1935_Constitution" title="Constitution of the Philippines">1935 Philippine Constitution</a>.</li> <li>Orlando Banzon Vea (Balanga) - commonly known as Doy Vea in the tech sector, he co-founded <a href="/wiki/Smart_Communications" title="Smart Communications">Smart Communications</a> along with David Fernando in 1991. He has since moved to several positions, including Chief Executive Officer, President and Director of PLDT Communications and Energy Ventures as well as CEO, President and Director of DigiTel (Sun Cellular).<sup id="cite_ref-113" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-113"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>113<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Education,_arts_and_sciences"><span id="Education.2C_arts_and_sciences"></span>Education, arts and sciences</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bataan&action=edit&section=55" title="Edit section: Education, arts and sciences"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Tayabas" title="Benjamin Tayabas">Benjamin Tayabas</a> (Hermosa) - is a US-trained Filipino educator and administrator. He is the longest-serving university president of the <a href="/wiki/Pamantasan_ng_Lungsod_ng_Maynila" title="Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila">Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heny_Sison" title="Heny Sison">Heny Sison</a> (Orani) - a renowned pastry chef and teacher. Through the years, she has had a whole range of students—from housewives to celebrities to small-time entrepreneurs who would become success stories, among them the Lorenzanas behind Wildflour, the owner of Costa Brava, even Baby Yulo of Forbes Park's famous strawberry shortcake.<sup id="cite_ref-114" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-114"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Julian_Banzon" title="Julian Banzon">Julian Banzon</a> (Balanga) - is a <a href="/wiki/National_Scientist_of_the_Philippines" title="National Scientist of the Philippines">National Scientist of the Philippines</a> for Chemistry</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Juli%C3%A1n_Cruz_Balmaceda" title="Julián Cruz Balmaceda">Julián Cruz Balmaceda</a> (Orion) - was a Filipino poet, essayist, playwright, novelist, journalist and linguist. He made several works written in Filipino, English and Spanish languages.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/L%C3%A1zaro_Francisco" title="Lázaro Francisco">Lázaro Francisco</a> (Orani) - was a Filipino novelist, essayist and playwright. Francisco was posthumously named a <a href="/wiki/National_Artist_of_the_Philippines" title="National Artist of the Philippines">National Artist of the Philippines</a> for Literature in 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-115" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-115"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Leonila dela Fuente Dans (Balanga) - A medical researcher and consultant. She is a recipient of 2022 Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos Award. Her book, "Painless Evidence-Based Medicine", which she co-wrote with husband Dr. Antonio L. Dans and Dr. Maria Asuncion A. Silvestre, is a bestseller among rheumatologists. Her researches include "Randomized Controlled Trial and Cost Benefit Analysis-Zinc Implementation for Acute Diarrhea" for children less than five years old, and the "Utilization of Clinical Practice Guidelines in the Philippines."<sup id="cite_ref-116" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-116"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>116<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-117" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-117"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Laureana San Pedro-Rosales (Limay) - educator, philanthropist and founder of <a href="/wiki/Capitol_University" title="Capitol University">Capitol University</a> in <a href="/wiki/Cagayan_de_Oro" title="Cagayan de Oro">Cagayan de Oro</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mindanao" title="Mindanao">Mindanao</a> and other universities in <a href="/wiki/Northern_Mindanao" title="Northern Mindanao">Northern Mindanao</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-118" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-118"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Religion_2">Religion</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bataan&action=edit&section=56" title="Edit section: Religion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Manuel_C._Sobrevi%C3%B1as" title="Manuel C. Sobreviñas">Manuel C. Sobreviñas</a> (Dinalupihan) - Bishop Emeritus of the <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Imus" title="Roman Catholic Diocese of Imus">Roman Catholic Diocese of Imus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Teodoro_Bacani_Jr." title="Teodoro Bacani Jr.">Teodoro Bacani Jr.</a> (Balanga) - Bishop Emeritus of the <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Novaliches" title="Roman Catholic Diocese of Novaliches">Roman Catholic Diocese of Novaliches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oscar_V._Cruz" class="mw-redirect" title="Oscar V. Cruz">Oscar V. Cruz</a> (Balanga) – Archbishop Emeritus of the <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Lingayen-Dagupan" class="mw-redirect" title="Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan">Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sports_and_entertainment">Sports and entertainment</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bataan&action=edit&section=57" title="Edit section: Sports and entertainment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bea_Magtanong" title="Bea Magtanong">Bea Magtanong</a> (Abucay) - also known as Patch Magtanong, is a Filipino lawyer, beauty queen and fashion model who was crowned <a href="/wiki/Binibining_Pilipinas" title="Binibining Pilipinas">Binibining Pilipinas</a> International 2019.</li> <li>Divina Valencia (Abucay) - a Filipina actress from the 1960s.<sup id="cite_ref-119" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-119"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>119<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elisse_Joson" title="Elisse Joson">Elisse Joson</a> (Balanga) - Filipina actress, endorser, model and businesswoman</li> <li>Erika Casupanan (Hermosa) - winner of <a href="/wiki/Survivor_41" title="Survivor 41">Survivor 41</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangeline_Pascual" title="Evangeline Pascual">Evangeline Pascual</a> (Orani) – actress and First Runner-up <a href="/wiki/Miss_World" title="Miss World">Miss World</a> 1973</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_David" title="Gary David">Gary David</a> (Dinalupihan) – a professional basketball player, a member of 2014 <a href="/wiki/Gilas_Pilipinas" class="mw-redirect" title="Gilas Pilipinas">Gilas Pilipinas</a></li> <li>Iona Violeta Abrera Gibbs (Limay) - a beauty queen who was crowned <a href="/wiki/Mutya_ng_Pilipinas" title="Mutya ng Pilipinas">Mutya ng Pilipinas</a> for the year 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-120" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-120"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>120<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Janine_Tugonon" title="Janine Tugonon">Janine Tugonon</a> (Orion) – model, TV host and <a href="/wiki/Miss_Universe" title="Miss Universe">Miss Universe</a> 2012 first runner-up</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jessica_Sanchez" title="Jessica Sanchez">Jessica Sanchez</a> (Samal) – a singer-songwriter. 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actor.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Romi_Garduce" title="Romi Garduce">Romi Garduce</a> (Balanga) – was among the first Filipinos to reach the peak of <a href="/wiki/Mount_Everest" title="Mount Everest">Mount Everest</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bataan&action=edit&section=58" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bataan_Provincial_Expressway" class="mw-redirect" title="Bataan Provincial Expressway">Bataan Provincial Expressway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Petron_Corporation" title="Petron Corporation">Petron Corporation</a> (formerly known as Bataan Refining Corporation)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Balanga" title="Roman Catholic Diocese of Balanga">Roman Catholic Diocese of Balanga</a></li> <li><a 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title="Mariveles">Mariveles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morong,_Bataan" title="Morong, Bataan">Morong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orani" title="Orani">Orani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orion,_Bataan" title="Orion, Bataan">Orion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pilar,_Bataan" title="Pilar, Bataan">Pilar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samal,_Bataan" title="Samal, Bataan">Samal</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Cities_of_the_Philippines" title="Cities of the Philippines">Component city</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Balanga,_Bataan" title="Balanga, Bataan">Balanga</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" 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the Philippines">Regional center</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/San_Fernando,_Pampanga" title="San Fernando, Pampanga">San Fernando</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="6" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ph_central_luzon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Ph_central_luzon.png/150px-Ph_central_luzon.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="131" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Ph_central_luzon.png/225px-Ph_central_luzon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Ph_central_luzon.png/300px-Ph_central_luzon.png 2x" data-file-width="536" data-file-height="467" /></a></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a 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title="Palawan">Palawan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pampanga" title="Pampanga">Pampanga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pangasinan" title="Pangasinan">Pangasinan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quezon" title="Quezon">Quezon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quirino" title="Quirino">Quirino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rizal_(province)" title="Rizal (province)">Rizal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Romblon" title="Romblon">Romblon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samar_(province)" title="Samar (province)">Samar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarangani" title="Sarangani">Sarangani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siquijor" title="Siquijor">Siquijor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sorsogon" title="Sorsogon">Sorsogon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Cotabato" title="South Cotabato">South Cotabato</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Leyte" title="Southern Leyte">Southern Leyte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sultan_Kudarat" title="Sultan Kudarat">Sultan Kudarat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sulu" title="Sulu">Sulu</a></li> <li><a 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