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	pampanga_Philippines.page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Pampanga occupies the center of the region and is bounded on the south and southeast by Bulacan, on the north by Tarlac and Nueva Ecija, and on the northeast and westwise by Zambales.
		Streams and rivers traversing the land are fed and drained by the Pampanga River, which reaches out to the China Sea.
		The province Pampanga is centrally located in the Central Plain of Luzon hemmed at all sides by all provinces in the region.
	www.geocities.com /pilipinoinjapan/pampanga_Philippines.html (613 words)

	The Provincial Profile of Pampanga
		During the Spanish period, Pampanga was an important source of food, forced labor and lumber for the Spanish colony.
		Pampanga was one of the first provinces to join the revolution of 1896 and San Fernando served as a temporary capital of the Philippine Republic in 1899.
		Pampanga is taking center stage as the country shifts into industrial high gear.
	www.geocities.com /lppsec/pp/pampanga.htm (1433 words)

	FMA Festival (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Pampanga has always enjoyed the title, “The Culinary Center of the Philippines.” It is populated by resourceful hardy folk who are justifiably proud of their famous Kapampangan cuisine.
		Pampanga was the home province of Diosdado Macapagal, ninth President of the Philippine republic, and Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, incumbent and 14th President.
		(Clark, Pampanga) Expo Pilipino is the Philippine National Centennial Exposition and centerpiece of the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the declaration of Philippine Independence on June 12, 1898.
	www.fmafestival.com /pampanga.htm (4485 words)

	ffb basic info
		The main river is supported by several tributaries, the principal ones of which are the Penaranda and the Coronel-Santor Rivers on the eastern side of the basin and the Rio Chico River from the northwest side.
		The principal tributary of the Bicol River is the Sipocot River.
		The Cagayan River, which is the main drainage channel of the basin, flows in a northerly direction from its head waters in Nueva Vizcaya to its mouth in the Babuyan Channel near Aparri.
	www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph /ffb/pabc.htm (2186 words)

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		In northern Luzon, the valley of the Cagayan River is a plain about 80 km (about 50 mi) wide, surrounded by the mountains of the Sierra Madre on the east, the Cordillera Central on the west, and the Caraballo Mountains on the south.
		The plain is drained by the Agno River in the north and by the Pampanga River in the south.
		The Rio Grande de Mindanao (known in its upper course as the Pulangi) and Agusan are the principal rivers of Mindanao.
	www.webdrx.com /bulaga/philfacts (1393 words)

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		Specifically, it is near the Sacobia-Bamban River, which is one of the tributaries that drains to the Pampanga River.
		For Porac River, the gaging station was re- established in two (2) locations, one (1) in Nasudeco, Floridablanca and the other in Poblacion Porac, Pampanga sometime in early 2003 while for Pasig-Potrero, it was moved to Mancatian, Porac sometime in 1994.
		Rivers were heavily silted in a very short period of time reducing its capacity to accommodate big floods.
	www-wds.worldbank.org /servlet/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2005/02/22/000012009_20050222154317/Rendered/INDEX/E10730v40EIS0V1in0Lahar0area0Feb005.txt (10765 words)

	Pampanga River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pampanga River is the second largest river in the island of Luzon in the Philippines, next to the Cagayan River.
		Its main tributaries are Peñaranda and the Coronel-Santor Rivers on the eastern side of the basin and the Rio Chico River from the northwest side.
		Southeast of Mount Arayat and the Pampanga River is the Candaba Swamp, covering an area of some 250 km².
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pampanga_River (379 words)

	Pampanga - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pampanga also lies on the northern shore of Manila Bay.
		Pampanga is subdivided into 20 municipalities and 2 cities.
		Its terrain is relatively flat with one distinct mountain, Mt. Arayat and the notable Pampanga river.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pampanga (2464 words)

	JOINT SCSP/SEAFDEC REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON AQUACULTURE ENGINEERING
		In general terms, the climate in the Pampanga River Basin is of pre-humid type, of the tropical belt, with two distinct monsoon periods causing a distinct wet and dry period of rainfall over the area.
		The delta area is formed by riverine depositions from the Pampanga River and several smaller streams consisting of small estuaries, brackishwater marshes and wet lands, freshwater swamps and relatively high and dry flat lands criss-crossed with water courses and channels.
		The lower Pampanga River (downstream of the Sulipan bridge to the Manila Bay) is a typical channel with poor drainage capacity.
	www.fao.org /docrep/field/003/AC014E/AC014E02.htm (12307 words)

	Angeles Hotels Pampanga Province Travel Destinations, Angeles City Hotels & Resorts, Pampanga Province Hotels
		Pampanga was the home province of Diosdado Macapagal, ninth president of the Republic.
		Pampanga is populated by resourceful hardy folk, who are justifiably proud of their famous Kapampangan cuisine, regarded by many as the best regional food in the Philippines.
		Pampanga has many remnants of a long and colorful history, including roofs of the old Spanish houses and church of Bacolor, the Betis Church of Guagua and the St. Peter's shrine at Apalit, with its life-size image of the saint.
	www.lakbaypilipinas.com /travel_pampanga.html (547 words)

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		The principal rivers are navigable and are therefore mainly responsible for the development of the valleys in which they lie.
		The Agno River and the Pampanga River drain a large area in Central and North Central Luzon.
		The Pasig River, where at its mouth located the city of Manila, is the outlet of a fresh-water lake, Laguna de Bay.
	www.angelfire.com /super/muenstermanns/noframePhilippines.html (1801 words)

	Central Luzon, Region III, Philippines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Pampanga was founded in 1571, covering the whole of Central Luzon; all the other provinces have been set off from it over the centuries.
		Farming and fishing are the main economic activities; Pampanga still grows rice and sugar cane, also maize, fruits, vegetables, melons, and root crops.
		The Pampanga River and commercial fishponds yield carp, crabs, and shrimp.
	www.fotw.us /flags/ph-iii.html (1436 words)

	Pampanga Travel Tips and Information - Pampanga Travel Hotels Resorts Lodging Discounts Philippines
		Prince Balagtas sailed for Central Luzon passing through the Rio Grande (Pampanga River) and the Rio Chico which were the only passable routes at that time.
		Along the way, they found river dwellers and established their settlement and made extensive contacts with these dwellers and implemented their knowledge in farming with the verdant forest and fertile soil in the area.
		Pampanga's oldest church is a fascinating work of architecture with its classic altar in antique carved design and décor blending with religious frescoes reminiscent of neoclassic works of European Art.
	alltravelnetwork.com /philippines/travelinfo/pampangainfo.html (819 words)

	AQUASTAT - FAO's Information System on Water and Agriculture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		There are 421 rivers in the country, not counting small mountain streams that sometimes swell to three times their size during rainy months.
		The rivers are an important means of transportation and a valuable source of water for irrigation for the fields and farms through which they pass.
		); the Mindanao River basin (23 169 km
	www.fao.org /ag/agl/aglw/aquastat/countries/philippines/index.stm (3878 words)

	Bayan ng Apalit - Lalawigan ng Pampanga -- “Manaplit ka apalit” By Mayor Tirso G. Lacanilao (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		is one of the twenty municipalities of Pampanga.
		It is situated in the eastern portion of the province.
		It is bounded on the north by San Simon, on the south by Macabebe, on the west by Minalin, all municipalities of Pampanga; and on the east by Calumpit, Province of Bulacan.
	www.apalitpampanga.com /index.html (327 words)

	Apung Iru: Pampanga's river guardian - Aug. 06, 2003
		At the center of this elaborate, jubilant rite that historians said emerged from the combination of ancient and colonial Spanish values is Apung Iru, the first Pope of the Catholic Church.
		In taking to the river and relating the saint to water, historians, like Robby Tantingco of the Center for Kapampangan Studies, said the unique rite in the towns of Apalit, San Simon, Masantol, Macabebe and Candaba was the people's way of returning to their roots.
		The province's oldest settlements developed along the route of the Rio Grande, the mother of 30 rivers in Northern and Central Luzon.
	www.inq7.net /reg/2003/aug/06/reg_11-1.htm (419 words)

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		Cascading rain waters along Pampanga river have been threatening to breach the already eroded portion of the Arnedo dike in barangay Mandasig, Candaba.
		Luchie Gutierrez, Pampanga Provincial Social Welfare and Development Officer, said relief and rescue operations have been undertaken in coordination with the Provincial Disaster Coordinating Council, Regional Disaster Coordinating Council and the municipal disaster coordinating council in the affected areas.
		Pampanga Gov. Mark Lapid inspected the various affected areas, particularly the towns of Candaba, Mexico, Arayat, Sasmuan, Lubao, Macabebe, Masantol and Guagua, and ordered the provincial social welfare and development office to boost and speed up the relief operations.
	www.mb.com.ph /issues/2004/08/28/MAIN2004082817233.html (2012 words)

	Ivan About Town: Rio Grande de Pampanga
		The Rio Grande de Pampanga or Pampanga River for short, was a major thoroughfare before roads were constructed and host to major prehistoric settlements along its pampangs.
		It's source is somewhere in the mountains of Nueva Ecija, flowing down to the Pampanga towns of Arayat, Candaba, San Luis, San Simon, Apalit, Macabebe and Masantol at the mouth of Manila Bay.
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	ivanhenares.blogspot.com /2006/03/rio-grande-de-pampanga.html (1091 words)

	Bayan ng Apalit - Lalawigan ng Pampanga -- “Manaplit ka apalit” By Mayor Tirso G. Lacanilao (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Hardly had the conquest of Pampanga have been completed when this region was formally created into a province.
		PTEROCARPUS INDICUS or Asanna in Tagalog, and Apalit in Pampanga Legend has it that at the place were the church now stands, one narra tree grow so big that ten persons, hand in hand, could encircle its trunk.
		On the 29th of June, the patron's day, at about 11 o' clock in the morning, is taken down to the river, mounted on a magnificent floating pagoda and paraded upstream to as far as barangays Sucad.
	www.apalitpampanga.com /history.htm (1309 words)

	Pinatubo and Lahar News clippings
		DPWH authorities have reassured Pampanga residents that the megadike along both sides of the treacherous Pasig-Potrero river is intact to withstand imminent lahar flows and rampaging floodwaters.
		Pampanga based private construction firms also issued similar statements warning residents living near the megadike against complacency because of the public works department's failure to test the dike.
		This was announced by Pampanga Gov. Manuel Lapid yesterday who said that the firms have agreed to transport and discharge their industrial effluents at the deert like lahar lands which could reportedly enrich the soil and induce the growth of plant life.
	www.margarita-station.com /pinatubo.html (5529 words)

	Reforestation of Pampanga River Basin starts - INQ7.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The recently completed Pampanga River Basin watershed management plan is, by far, touted to be the most comprehensive approach to many problems in Central Luzon.
		Pampanga and Bulacan, he said, are in higher risk because while their total basin area is smaller, they are at the downstream of the basin and thus are more prone to floods of longer duration.
		The Pantabangan River in Nueva Ecija and the Angat Dam in Bulacan feed 150 and 248 megawatts of power, respectively, to the Luzon grid, the study showed.
	news.inq7.net /regions/index.php?index=1&story_id=17441 (764 words)

	History of Pampanga Towns
		The municipality of San Luis in the province of Pampanga in the Philippines was initially created from a land area under the original geographical jurisdiction of the town of Santa Ana, one of the early permanent settlements in Pampanga.
		The town of Santa Ana which was originally known as Pinpin used to be one of the municipalities of Pampanga with the largest land areas in the province.
		Prior to the construction of the Arnedo Dike during the term of Don Macario Arnedo as governor of the province of Pampanga in 1904-1908, barrio roads and most of the land area were frequently flooded during the rainy seasons because of the overflow of water from the Pampanga River.
	www-rcf.usc.edu /~camiling/history_sanluis.htm (1760 words)

	PAMPANGA
		It was built in 1930, as a measure to control the Pampanga River from its destructive floods.
		Juan Crisostomo Soto, the distinguished Pampanga poet, dramatist and newspaperman (1867 - 1918).
		Under this bridge passed large bancas from the other parts of Pampanga, said to be the landing place of Simon de Anda y Salazar when they retreated from the English invaders who established Bacolor as the seat of the Spanish government and the capital of the Philippines in 1762.
	members.tripod.com /~B_u_d/pampanga.htm (2145 words)

	Sun.Star Pampanga - Three more drown in Pampanga River
		The deaths of the first three victims in Apalit came right after the June 28 feast of Apung Iru or St. Peter, where an exploratory cruise in the Pampanga river was made, aimed at improving tourism in the province.
		Only last week, three children ages 7 and 9, were reported to have drowned in the Pampanga river, in Barangays Sulipan and San Juan, Apalit town.
		They were earlier spotted sitting along the river's bank, waiting for the arrival of the fluvial parade of St. Peter.
	www.sunstar.com.ph /static/pam/2003/07/08/news/three.more.drown.in.pampanga.river.html (427 words)

	Pampanga Travel Information, Maps, Tourist guide and Philippines Hotels.
		Pampanga was already the site of thriving settlements along river banks or "Pampang" before the Spaniards came.
		The inhabitants were refereed to as "Kapampagas" or the people by the river bank".
		The district was made a part of Pangasinan in 1874, and the towns of Mabalacat, Magalang, Porac and Floridablanca were returned to Pampanga.
	www.hotel4stay.com /philippines/pampanga.html (155 words)

	Sun.Star Pampanga - Pampanga River dike wrecked; 5 towns in danger
		In this light, Pelayo urged his constituents and those from nearby towns to help in the sandbagging operations as an immediate and temporary measure to avoid the possible destruction of the river control that might risk the lives of thousands of residents.
		Cunanan said he had also advised the 700 families here to evacuate to higher places if the floodwaters along the Pampanga River would overflow, and if the continuous scouring of the river control could not be prevented and given immediate solution.
		Pampanga Gov. Mark Lapid, together with provincial administrator Fidel Arcenas, Provincial Engineer Jay Macatuno, PSWD officer Luchie Gutierez and Provincial Disaster Coordinating Council (PDCC) executive director Andy Austria personally went to Barangay Mandasig to assess the situation and to provide empty sacks and relief goods.
	www.sunstar.com.ph /static/pam/2004/08/27/news/pampanga.river.dike.wrecked.5.towns.in.danger.html (507 words)

	DAYS HOTEL PAMPANGA Resorts and Hotels Reservation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		BETIS CHURCH (Betis, Guagua) - Pampanga's oldest church is a fascinating work of architecture with its classic altar in antique carved design and décor blending with religious frescoes reminiscent of neoclassic works of European Art.
		PAMPANGA AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE (Magalang) - A state-owned educational institution ideally located at the scenic foot hills of Mt. Arayat where a conference pavillion and natural swimming area were developed by the Philippine Tourism Authority.
		PAMPANGA DAY (December 11) - The people of the entire Pampanga province celebrate its foundation day with various programs and festivities such as cultural shows, trade exhibits and other socio-economic projects.
	www.vciholidays.com /pampanga.html (991 words)

	Society for the Conservation of Philippine Wetlands, Inc. ... Manila Bay
		Situated on the western part of Luzon, Manila Bay is bounded by the provinces of Cavite in the south, Metro Manila and Rizal in the east, Bulacan and Pampanga in the north, and Bataan in the west and northwest.
		The Pasig River Basin (area of 9,000 sq km) and the Pampanga River Basin (area of 3,900 sq km) make up more than 75% of the whole watershed.
		The Pampanga River contributes approximately 49% of the net fresh water influx into the Bay, while Pasig River contributes about 21%.
	www.psdn.org.ph /wetlands/manilabay.htm (338 words)

	N and P Budget of Manila Bay, Philippines
		The bay is bounded by the provinces of Cavite in the south, Metro Manila and Rizal in the east, Bulacan and Pampanga in the north, and Bataan in the west and northwest.
		Some of the population is served by septic tanks, but it is estimated that approximately 4 million people in the area are discharging their wastes directly and through sewer pipes which empty untreated sewage directly into Manila Bay..
		Some of those persons discharge into the river systems, and their inputs should be handled in the budget.
	data.ecology.su.se /MNODE/Asia/Philippines/manilabay/Manilabud.htm (1528 words)

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