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Balanga City is the educational center of the province of Bataan. It currently has one state-owned university and several private colleges offering Baccalauréat degrees in accountancy, business administration, entrepreneurship, computer science and information technology, teaching, engineering, architecture, and health.
Balanga may refer to: Balanga, Nigeria, a Local Government Area of Gombe State; Balanga, Bataan, a city in the Philippines; Balanga, another name for tapayan, large ...
The Cathedral-Shrine of Saint Joseph, Husband of Mary, commonly known as Balanga Cathedral, in Balanga, Bataan, is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Balanga which comprises entire of the civil province of Bataan, Philippines. Currently, Noel Niguid and Alwin Bobis serve as the cathedral priests.
The Diocese of Balanga is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines, established on March 17, 1975, by Pope Paul VI. The diocese has jurisdiction over the whole province of Bataan , with 38 parishes , 5 diocesan shrines, one minor basilica , chaplaincy, quasi-parish, national shrine and chapel, and 4 vicariates.
The 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.
Tapáyan or tempayan (also known as balanga, belanga, or bangâ) are large wide-mouthed earthenware or stoneware jars found in various Austronesian cultures in island Southeast Asia. Their various functions include fermenting rice ( tapai ), fermenting vinegar or alcoholic beverages, storing food and water, cooking, and burial of the deceased .
St. Joseph's College of Balanga (SJCB) is a Catholic private college located in Balanga, Bataan, Philippines. It is managed by the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception. [2] The college is the third branch of four St. Joseph's Colleges (the other three are from E. Rodriguez Blvd, Quezon City; Mactan, Cebu and Toril, in Davao City).
The Dominican and Franciscan friars settled in Limay by the late 1600s, using its rich limestone deposits to build churches in Orion and Balanga. The town was a Barangay of Orion. In the Philippine revolution of 1898, Limay inhabitants fought for their independence.