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  2. Zambales - Wikipedia

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    Poverty incidence of Zambales 5 10 15 20 25 30 2006 23.64 2009 17.28 2012 16.00 2015 16.82 2018 15.21 2021 17.70 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Zambales is considered first-class when it achieved its annual revenue growth of P2.09 billion from 2020 to 2022 with economy grew by 5% in 2023, which was slower than the 11.2% growth in 2022. Tourism plays a large role in the economy of ...

  3. List of provincial name etymologies of the Philippines

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    Zambales. Hispanicized plural form of sambalí or sambal, the name for the people who used to form the dominant ethnic group in the west-central coast of Luzon. The ethnonym, recorded in early Spanish accounts as los Çambales, [6] was eventually applied to the land they occupy, and the mountain range that separates them from the Central Luzon ...

  4. Subic, Zambales - Wikipedia

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    In 1572, Juan de Salcedo, the Mexico-born Spanish conquistador and grandson of Miguel Lopez de Legazpi, founded Zambales during his exploration of northern Luzon. [5] Subic was founded in late 1607 by Augustinian friars headed by Rev. Fr. Rodrigo de San Miguel, and the natives in Subic were Christianized under Spanish rule.

  5. Subic Spanish gate - Wikipedia

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    View from inside of Subic Spanish Gate. The Subic Spanish Gate, is located at the corner of Dewey Avenue and Samson Road, Barangay New Kalalake, City of Olongapo, Zambales Province, Philippines, was built in 1885 when the Spanish Navy authorized the construction of the Arsenal de Olongapo, [1] after King Alfonso XII of Spain issued a royal decree declaring Subic Bay as a naval port in 1884.

  6. Category:History of Zambales - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "History of Zambales" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. APEC Philippines ...

  7. Category:Zambales - Wikipedia

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    History of Zambales (13 P) M. Mass media in Zambales (1 C) P. ... Pages in category "Zambales" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.

  8. Sambal people - Wikipedia

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    The term may also refer to the general inhabitants of Zambales. They were also referred to as the Zambales (singular Zambal) during the Spanish colonial era. In 1950s, hundreds of Sambal from the northern municipalities of Zambales migrated to and established a settlement in Quezon, Palawan; this settlement was named Panitian.

  9. Olongapo - Wikipedia

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    Spanish King Alfonso XII through a Royal Decree made Subic Bay (then called Subig) as Spain's stronghold in the Far East in 1884. Vice Admiral Juan Bautista de Antiquiera made Olongapo a settlement for the Spanish Navy. On March 8, 1885, the Spanish Naval commission authorized construction of the Arsenal in Olongapo. The Spanish planned to ...