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Poverty incidence of Balamban 10 20 30 40 50 2006 41.60 2009 37.56 2012 20.04 2015 25.56 2018 18.90 2021 34.03 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Balamban has industries that mainly focuses on shipbuilding for multinational corporations. The biggest economic driver in Balamban is the West Cebu Estate (WCE), a 540-hectare (1,300-acre) mixed-use development in Balamban. It is owned and ...
The bus had been travelling from Cebu City to Balamban. [3] At around 11:30 am, local time, while the bus was traversing the Trans Central Highway in Balamban, Cebu, the brakes apparently failed and the bus fell some 30 meters into a ravine. [4] At least 21 of the passengers were killed, while around 30 were injured.
The trail to Mount Manunggal from the jump-off point at the river that separates Cebu City from Balamban is quite steep and takes between 2 and 7 hours to traverse. The trail to Mount Manunggal from Tagba-o is absent of forest canopies and wildlife, and traverses through many upland farms planted with onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic, eggplants, cabbage, carrots, etc.
National Route 815 (N815) is a national secondary route that forms part of the Philippine highway network, connecting the city of Cebu and the municipality of Balamban. [1] [2] There are four components of the route, namely: Juan Luna Avenue, Pope John Paul II Avenue, Salinas Drive, Veterans Drive and the Cebu–Balamban Transcentral Highway.
This is the town fiesta of Balamban. It is in honor of St. Francis of Assisi. The name of the festival is derived from 2 Cebuano words, namely lingaw, which means "enjoyment", and sadya, which means "happiness". It is a celebration that celebrates Balamban as a center for mountain climbing and merry-making.
A C-47 Skytrain transport aircraft flying from Cebu to Manila crashed on the slopes of Mount Manunggal in Balamban, Cebu. The crash killed 25 of the aircraft's 26 occupants, including President Ramon Magsaysay. Several government officials, military officers, and journalists also died.
The district consists of the city of Toledo and adjacent western municipalities of Aloguinsan, Asturias, Balamban, Barili, Pinamungajan and Tuburan since 1987. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Pablo John Garcia of the National Unity Party (NUP) and One Cebu (1-Cebu).
Asturias is bordered to the north by the town of Tuburan, to the west is the Tañon Strait, to the east is the city of Danao, and to the south is the town of Balamban. It is 56 kilometres (35 mi) from Cebu City.