Mt. Arayat Trek: A Legendary Climb
by Jane Dacumos on August 31, 2012Mount Arayat is an extinct stratovolcano on Luzon Island, Philippines, rising to a height of 1,026 meters (3,366 ft) There is no recorded eruption of the volcano, and its last activity probably dates to the Holocene era.The volcano is located in a flat agricultural region at 15°12?N 120°45?E. The southern half of the mountain lies within the municipality of Arayat, Pampanga, while the north half and the mountain summit lies within Magalang, Pampanga. Ten miles to the west of Mount Arayat is Angeles City and the former Clark Air Base. Mount Pinatubo is located a further 16 km (10 mi) west. The volcano is a popular Tourist destination for people visiting the central plains.
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Basa Air Base – The Airfields and Heliports of Pampanga
by Jane Dacumos on August 31, 2012Formerly known as Floridablanca Airfield, Basa Air Base is a Philippine Air Force base located at Floridablanca, Pampanga. The base was built and used by the US Army Air Corps before the Second World War and was captured and used by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force during the early stages of World War II. Combined American and Philippine Commonwealth military forces were eventually able to recapture it during the later stages of the war. It is currently named after Philippine Air Force hero, César Basa.
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Tara na sa Mexico Pampanga!
by Jane Dacumos on August 6, 2012Have you been to one of the proudest towns of Pampanga? I am sure, the first time you have heard this town, you thought of a country and confused that there is also a place named that way in the Philippines. Mexico is one of Pampanga’s prides when it comes to attractions and landmarks that pictures the province’s natural wonders.
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Visita Iglesia in Pampanga!
by Jane Dacumos on August 6, 2012Pampanga today is one of the hottest spots when it comes to Visita Iglesia. The gifted province is wealth of historical and cultural churches that are some declared as National Treasure by National Museum. If you are planning to visit some of beautiful churches ever built, then maybe the Province of Pampanga is the best destination for you.
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Head to the Prosperous City of Pampanga!
by Jane Dacumos on July 24, 2012Nestled in the very heart of the central plains of Luzon, Pampanga derived its name from the Kapampangan language “pampang,” which means “riverbanks” or people living along riverbanks, for it was an ancient empire that once stood along the shore of Zambales in the north and extending as far as Mt. Arayat, the Rio Grande De Pampanga or the great Pampanga River.
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