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Zambales, officially the Province of Zambales (Sambal: Probinsya nin Zambales; Ilocano: Probinsia ti Zambales; Pangasinan: Luyag/Probinsia na Zambales; Kapampangan: Lalawigan ning Zambales; Filipino: Lalawigan ng Zambales), is a province in the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region.
The Zambales Mountains is a mountain range in western Luzon.The mountains spread along a north-south axis, separating Luzon's central plain from the South China Sea.The range extends into five provinces: Zambales, Pangasinan, Tarlac, Pampanga, and Bataan.
This included the group of Ramon Magsaysay in Zambales, which grew to a 10,000-man force by the end of the war; [42] the 22,000-man group of Russell W. Volckmann which called itself the United States Army Forces in the Philippines - Northern Luzon; [43]: 226 and Robert Lapham who commanded the 14,191 man group called the Luzon Guerrilla Army ...
Monument and marker for Teodoro R. Yangco in San Antonio, Zambales. This list of historical markers installed by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) in Central Luzon (Region III) is an annotated list of people, places, or events in the region that have been commemorated by cast-iron plaques issued by the said commission.
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.
The Zambales Ophiolite Complex (also called Zambales Ophiolite) is a large, well-preserved exposure of oceanic crust located in the western portion of Luzon Island, Philippines. [1] It is considered one of the best-preserved and most studied ophiolites , offering valuable insights into the formation and evolution of oceanic crust and the ...
Poverty incidence of Santa Cruz 5 10 15 20 25 30 2006 18.20 2009 18.69 2012 18.93 2015 23.68 2018 9.60 2021 24.93 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Banking and Financial sector is well developed in this town. Several banks such as Philippine National Bank - Northern Zambales branch, Bank of Commerce, BDO Network Bank, and some rural banks are in place as well as remittance centers like ...
Capones Island, also known as Grand Capon or Capon Grande Island (Spanish: Isla de Capon Grande) is a small island approximately 1.9 kilometers (1.2 mi) long by 0.4 kilometers (0.25 mi) wide, at its widest point, lying some 3.8 kilometers (2.4 mi) off the coast of the province of Zambales on western Luzon island in the Philippines.