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  2. Pampanga River - Wikipedia

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    The Angat River joins the Pampanga River at Calumpit, Bulacan via the Bagbag River. Mount Arayat stands in the middle of the basin. Southeast of Mount Arayat and the Pampanga River is the Candaba Swamp , covering an area of some 250 square kilometres (97 sq mi) absorbing most of the flood flows from the western slopes of a portion of the Sierra ...

  3. List of rivers of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    18 Major River Basins in the Philippines Rivers in the Philippines are grouped into 18 major river basins . Of these, the Cagayan , the country's longest river, [ 1 ] has the largest drainage basin, followed by the Mindanao , the Agusan , and the Pampanga .

  4. Taba ng talangka - Wikipedia

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    In parts of Pampanga and Bulacan, a preparation of the dish called burong tabâ ng talangkâ (fermented crab roe) consist of fresh river crabs stored covered in salt as a method of preservation. This variant is served during mealtime and is immediately consumed due to its perishability once removed from the salting container.

  5. Fisheries in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Territorial waters and exclusive economic zone of the Philippines. The Philippines is an archipelagic state whose over 7,000 islands [1] with their large coastal population [2]: 2 are surrounded by waters including 2,263,816 square kilometres (874,064 sq mi) of exclusive economic zone and 679,800 square kilometres (262,500 sq mi) of territorial sea, [3]: 1 of which 184,600 square kilometres ...

  6. Wildlife of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Yellow-fin tuna, blue marlin, red snapper, swordfish, flying fish, parrot fish, puffer fish, jack, manta ray, and pink salmon are also found in the Philippines. The biggest clam, Tridacna gigas, is found in the Philippines. One of the heaviest bony fish in the world, the ocean sunfish (Mola mola), can also be found in the country.

  7. Pantabangan–Carranglan Watershed Forest Reserve - Wikipedia

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    It encompasses 84,500 hectares (209,000 acres) of the drainage basin surrounding the Pantabangan Lake, an impoundment of the Pampanga River by the Pantabangan Dam. The multi-purpose dam is situated at the confluence of Pampanga River's two headwaters, namely the Pantabangan and Carranglan Rivers in the municipality of Pantabangan. [1]

  8. Invasive species in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    It is considered as an invasive species due to the knifefish preying on native fishes as well as introduced species cultivated for human consumption such as milkfish and tilapia. [4] Eastern mosquitofish: Gambusia holbrooki — Southeastern United States: Introduced in the Philippines in 1905 as a means to combat malaria. [5] Finlayson's squirrel

  9. Nabao Lake - Wikipedia

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    It used to be an active fishing site. The oxbow lake is an ecosystem shaped like an inverted. "C", it was once part of the Pampanga River until a flood control dike separated it therefrom. The PHP105-million project of Mayor Ramil B. Rivera features, among others, a view deck, gazebo and a “batalan sa lawa.