This article is about the province. For the municipality, see Bulacan, Bulacan. General Information Bulacan or Bulakan is a 2nd class urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines For the river, see Bulacan River. Bulacan is a river of the Philippines. It flows to Manila Bay. For the barangay, see Hindang, Leyte; Looc, Occidental Mindoro; Mabini, Batangas; Malalag, Davao del Sur; Payao, Zamboanga Sibugay; or Siocon, Zamboanga del Norte

Province of Bulacan Lalawigan ng Bulacan
Provincial seal of Bulacan Lalawigan ng Bulacan
Map of the Philippines with Bulacan Lalawigan ng Bulacan highlighted
Region	Central Luzon (Region III)
Capital	City of Malolos
Divisions
- Highly urbanized cities	0
- Component cities	3
- Municipalities	21
- Barangays	569
- Congressional districts	5†
Population	2nd largest
- Total (2007)	2,826,926
- Density	1,076/km² (?? highest)
Area	29th smallest
- Total	2,637. Hindang is a 5th class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. Looc is a 5th class municipality in the province of Occidental Mindoro, Philippines. Mabini is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. Malalag is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Davao del Sur, Philippines. Payao is a 4th class municipality in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines. Siocon is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. In the Philippines, regions ( Filpino: rehiyon, ISO 3166-2PH) are administrative division that serve primarily to organize the 81 Central Luzon (or " Gitnang Luzon " in Filipino), also known as Region III (or Region 3) is an administrative division This article is about the city For the cathedral see Malolos Cathedral. A city ( lungsod, or sometimes siyudad, in Filipino and Tagalog) is a tier of local government in the Philippines A city ( lungsod, or sometimes siyudad, in Filipino and Tagalog) is a tier of local government in the Philippines A municipality ( bayan, sometimes munisipyo in Cebuano or used infrequently in Tagalog) is a local government unit in the Philippines This article refers to a political administrative division See Barangay Ginebra Kings for other uses The House of Representatives of the Philippines ( Filipino: Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan ng Pilipinas) is the lower chamber of the Congress of the Philippines 67 km²
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Spoken languages	Tagalog, Kapampangan, English
Governor	Joselito R. Tagalog is one of the major languages used in the Philippines. Kapampangan is one of the major Languages of the Philippines. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Mendoza (2007-2010); Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado (Vice Governor) (2007-2010)
† This includes the lone district of San Jose del Monte City. San Jose del Monte City (or simply San Jose) is a 2nd class urban component city in the province of

The flag of Bulacan.

Bulacan (PSGC: 031400000; ISO: PH-BUL), officially called the Province of Bulacan (or Lalawigan ng Bulacan in Filipino) or simply Bulacan Province, is a province of the Republic of the  Philippines located in the Central Luzon Region (Region 3) in the island of Luzon, north of Manila (the nation's capital), and part of the Metro Luzon Urban Beltway Super Region. ISO 3166-2PH is an ISO standard which defines Geocodes it is the subset of ISO 3166-2 which applies to the Philippines. Filipino is the national and an Official language of the Philippines as designated in the 1987 Philippine Constitution. The provinces of the Philippines are the primary administrative divisions of the Philippines. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP Central Luzon (or " Gitnang Luzon " in Filipino), also known as Region III (or Region 3) is an administrative division In the Philippines, regions ( Filpino: rehiyon, ISO 3166-2PH) are administrative division that serve primarily to organize the 81 Luzon is the largest and most economically and politically important Island in the Philippines and one of the three island groups in the country with Visayas The City of Manila The creation of super regions in the Philippines is a proposed plan by the President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in her sixth State of the Nation Address Bulacan was established on the 15th day of August 1578.

It has 568 barangays from twenty-one (21) municipalities and three (3) component cities (Malolos City, the capital; Meycauayan City; and San Jose del Monte City). This article is about the city For the cathedral see Malolos Cathedral. The City of Meycauayan or Meycauayan is a 2nd class urban city in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. San Jose del Monte City (or simply San Jose) is a 2nd class urban component city in the province of Bulacan is located immediately north of Metropolitan Manila. Metropolitan Manila ( Filipino: Kalakhang Maynila, Kamaynilaan) or the National Capital Region (NCR ( Filipino: Pambansang Bordering Bulacan are the provinces of Pampanga to the west, Nueva Ecija to the north, Aurora and Quezon to the east, & Metro Manila and Rizal to the south. Pampanga is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. Nueva Ecija is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region Aurora is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. Quezon is a province of the Philippines located in the CALABARZON region in Luzon. Rizal is a province of the Philippines located in the CALABARZON region in Luzon, just 20 kilometers east of Manila. Bulacan also lies on the north-eastern shore of Manila Bay. Manila Bay is a natural Harbor which serves the Port of Manila (on Luzon) in the Philippines.

Bulacan prides itself for its rich historical heritage. The province figures prominently in Philippine History. Timeline of Philippine history The History of The Philippines is believed to have begun with the arrival of the first humans via Land bridges at least Many national heroes and political figures were born in Bulacan. The province was also one of the first to revolt against Spain (The province is honored as one of the 8 rays of the sun in the national flag). Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. In 1899, the historic Barasoain Church in Malolos City (capital city) is the birthplace of the First Constitutional Democracy in Asia. It is also the cradle of the nation's noble heroes, of great men and women; also home to many of the country's greatest artists, with a good number elevated as National Artists.

Today, Bulacan is among the most progressive provinces in the Philippines. Its people—the Bulakeño (or Bulakenyo in Filipino)—are highly educated, enterprising and industrious. Filipino is the national and an Official language of the Philippines as designated in the 1987 Philippine Constitution. It is well-known for the following industries: Marble and Marbleized Limestone, Jewelry, Pyrotechnics, Leather, Aquaculture, Meat and Meat Products, Garments, Furniture, High-Value Crops, and Sweets and Native Delicacies, and a wide variety of high-quality native products.

Dubbed as the "Northern Gateway from Manila," Bulacan is indeed an ideal investment destination owing largely to the following factors: Strategic Location; Highly Productive Human Resources; Abundant Natural Resources; Well-Developed Infrastructure Support; Reasonable Cost for Doing Business; Effective Government and Private Sector Partnership for Investments; Favorable Peace and Order Situation; and Attractive Investments Incentives.

Bulacan has fast become an ideal tourist destination, owing to its vital role in Philippine history, and its rich heritage in culture and the arts. The province is popularly known for its historical sites; nostalgic old houses and churches; idyllic ecological attractions; religious attractions; colorful and enchanting festivals; swimming and various themed attractions; and a wide selection of elegant native crafts and sumptuous delicacies. It is also home to numerous resorts, hotels, restaurants, and other recreational facilities.

Geography

Bulacan is bounded by Nueva Ecija on the north, Aurora (Dingalan) on the northeast, Quezon (General Nakar) on the east, Rizal (Rodriguez) on the southeast, Metro Manila (Valenzuela City, Caloocan City and Quezon City) on the south, Manila Bay on the southwest, and Pampanga on the west,

Several rivers irrigate the province of Bulacan; the largest one is that of Angat. Nueva Ecija is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region Aurora is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. Dingalan is a 4th class municipality in the province of Aurora, Philippines. Quezon is a province of the Philippines located in the CALABARZON region in Luzon. General Nakar is a 1st class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. Rizal is a province of the Philippines located in the CALABARZON region in Luzon, just 20 kilometers east of Manila. Metropolitan Manila ( Filipino: Kalakhang Maynila, Kamaynilaan) or the National Capital Region (NCR ( Filipino: Pambansang The City of Valenzuela The City of Caloocan, ( Quezon City ( Filipino: Lungsod Quezon) is the former capital ( 1948 - 1976) and the most populous Manila Bay is a natural Harbor which serves the Port of Manila (on Luzon) in the Philippines. Pampanga is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. Angat River passes through the towns of Angat, San Rafael, Baliuag, Plaridel (Quingua), and Calumpit. It flow thence into the Pampanga River, goes out again, washes Hagonoy and loses itself in the mangroves. Pampanga River is the second largest River in the Island of Luzon in the Philippines, next to the Cagayan River. The banks of these rivers are very fertile and are covered with trees.

Political

Bulacan is subdivided into 21 municipalities and 3 cities. A municipality ( bayan, sometimes munisipyo in Cebuano or used infrequently in Tagalog) is a local government unit in the Philippines A city ( lungsod, or sometimes siyudad, in Filipino and Tagalog) is a tier of local government in the Philippines

Physical

The Aerial view of the Province. Santa Maria is a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines.

Terrain. Bulacan lies in the southern portion of the fertile plains of Central Luzon. The area is drained by the Angat and Pampanga rivers. Pampanga River is the second largest River in the Island of Luzon in the Philippines, next to the Cagayan River. "Riverine" redirects here For the use of that term in Maritime geography, see there The Sierra Madre mountain range forms the highlands of Bulacan in the east. The Sierra Madre is a Mountain range in the Philippines. It is the longest in the country (about 210 mi and runs the north-eastern coast of Luzon island Angat Lake, which was formed by the Angat Dam is located in that area. The highest point in the province at 1170 meters is Mount Oriol, part of the Sierra Madre.

On January 19, 2008, an 18-hectare dumpsite, a new landfill that would also be a tourist attraction opened in Norzagaray, Bulacan province. Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Explanation The hectare is commonly used in most countries around the world especially in domains concerned with land planning and management such as Agriculture, For other uses see Water treatment and Land reclamation. A landfill, also known as a dump (and historically as For other uses see Water treatment and Land reclamation. A landfill, also known as a dump (and historically as Norzagaray is a 1st class municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. Ramon Angelo Jr. , president Waste Custodian Management Corp. stated: "I want them to see our system in our place which should not be abhorred because we are using the new state-of-the-art technology. "^[1]

Climate. November to April is generally dry while wet for the rest of the year. The northeast monsoon (amihan) prevails from October to January bringing in moderated and light rains. A monsoon is a seasonal prevailing wind which lasts for several months Amihan is a deity in Philippine mythology. According to the Tagalog story of creation Amihan is one of the first beings to inhabit the universe along Rain is Liquid precipitation. On Earth it is the condensation of atmospheric Water vapor into drops heavy enough to fall often making it to From February to April, the east trade winds predominate but the Sierra Madre (Philippines) mountain range to the east disrupts the winds resulting to a dry period. The Sierra Madre is a Mountain range in the Philippines. It is the longest in the country (about 210 mi and runs the north-eastern coast of Luzon island From May to September, the southwest monsoon (habagat) prevails and the period is characterized by numerous storms and typhoons. A tropical cyclone is a storm system characterized by a low pressure center and numerous Thunderstorms that produce strong winds and Flooding

The hottest month is May having an average temperature of 29. 7°C while the coldest is February with an average temperature of 25. 1°C.

Demographics

Languages and Ethnicity. As it is part of the Tagalog cultural sphere (Katagalugan), Tagalog is the predominant language of Bulacan. Tagalog is one of the major languages used in the Philippines. Inhabitants also speak Kapampangan, which is the language of neighboring Pampanga. Kapampangan is one of the major Languages of the Philippines. Pampanga is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region.

Population. According to the 2007 census (as of August 1 of the same year), there are a total of 2,826,926 Bulaqueños (or Bulakenyos or Bulaqueños) with annual population growth rate of 3. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population 30 from the year 2000 to 2007,^[2] making Bulacan the second most populous province in the country. ^[3] It is also the ?? most densely populated province at 1076 people per square kilometer. There are ?? households in the province with an average size of ?? persons, significantly lower than the national average of ??. Bulacan had a median age of 23 years in 2000. ^[4]

Total Population by Region, Province and Municipality: Based on 1995, 2000 and 2007^[5]

1. Santa Maria is a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. ^ Source: National Statistics Office

2. ^ Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.

3. ^ Figures are from NSO census and considered correct and exact.

Economy

Industries. The province of Bulacan is steadily becoming industrialized due to its proximity to Metro Manila. is a process of social and economic change whereby a human group is transformed from a Pre-industrial society into an industrial one Metropolitan Manila ( Filipino: Kalakhang Maynila, Kamaynilaan) or the National Capital Region (NCR ( Filipino: Pambansang Many corporations put up industrial plants and site in Bulacan. Some of the businesses and industries include Agribusiness; Aquaculture; Banking; Cement Bag Making Ceramics; Construction; Courier; Education; Food/Food Processing; Furniture; Garments; Gifts, Houseware & Decors; Hospitals; Hotels, Resorts & Restaurants; Information and Communications Technology; Insurance; Jewelry; leather & leather tanning; Manpower; Manufacturing; Marble; Printing Press; Pyrotechnics & Fireworks Manufacturing; Realty/Real Property Development; Shoe Manufacturing; Textile; Trade; Transport Services; Travel & Tours; Other Services

Agribusiness & Aquaculture. In Agriculture, agribusiness is a generic term that refers to the various Businesses involved in Food production including Farming, Seed Aquaculture is the farming of freshwater and saltwater organisms including Molluscs Crustaceans and aquatic plants A banker or bank is a Financial institution whose primary activity is to act as a payment agent for customers and to borrow and lend money In the most general sense of the word a cement is a binder a substance which sets and hardens independently and can bind other materials together The word ceramic is derived from the Greek word κεραμικός ( keramikos) In the fields of Architecture and Civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the Building or assembling of Infrastructure A courier is a Person or company employed to deliver Messages packages and Mail. Education encompasses both the Teaching and Learning of Knowledge, proper conduct, and technical competency Food is any substance usually composed primarily of Carbohydrates Fats water and/or Proteins that can be eaten or drunk by an Food processing is the set of methods and techniques used to transform raw Ingredients into Food or to transform food into other forms for consumption by Furniture is the Mass noun for the movable objects which may support the human body (seating furniture and beds, provide storage or hold objects on horizontal Clothing (also called clothes, accoutrements, accouterments, or habiliments) protects the Human body from extreme Weather giFT Internet File Transfer ( giFT) is a computer software daemon that allows several File sharing protocols to be used with a simple client having a The household is the basic unit of analysis in many Social, Microeconomic and Government models A hospital is an institution for Health care providing treatment by specialised staff and equipment and often but not always providing for A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging usually on a short-term basis A resort is a place used for Relaxation or Recreation, attracting visitors for Holidays or Vacations Resorts are places towns or sometimes A restaurant is a retail establishment that serves prepared Food to Customers. Information technology ( IT) as defined by the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA is "the study design development implementation support Insurance, in Law and Economics, is a form of Risk management primarily used to hedge against the Risk of a contingent loss Jewellery (also spelled jewelry, see spelling differences) is a personal Ornament, such as a necklace ring or bracelet made from Gemstones Leather is a material created through the Tanning of hides and Skins of Animals primarily Cattlehide The Tanning process Leather is a material created through the Tanning of hides and Skins of Animals primarily Cattlehide The Tanning process Tanning is the process of converting Putrescible skin into non-putrescible Leather, usually with Tannin, an Acidic Chemical compound Manufacturing (from Latin manu factura, "making by hand" is the use of tools and labor to make things for use or sale Marble is a nonfoliated Metamorphic rock resulting from the Metamorphism of Limestone, composed mostly of Calcite (a crystalline form of A printing press is a mechanical device for applying pressure to an inked surface resting upon a medium (such as paper or cloth thereby transferring an image The term "pyrotechnics" can also be used for Fireworks events A firework is classified as a low explosive pyrotechnic device used primarily for aesthetic and entertainment purposes In the Common law, real property (or realty) refers to one of the two main classes of Property, the other class being Personal property ( In the Common law, real property (or realty) refers to one of the two main classes of Property, the other class being Personal property ( A shoe is an item of Footwear. Shoes may vary from a simple Flip-flop to a complex Boot. A textile is a flexible material comprised of a network of natural or artificial Fibres often referred to as thread or Yarn. Trade is the willing exchange of goods, services, or both Trade is also called Commerce. Transport or transportation is the movement of people and goods from one place to another Travel is the change in location of people on a trip through the means of Transport from one location to another Tours is a city in France the Préfecture (capital city of the Indre-et-Loire département, on the lower reaches of the river The rural areas still mostly depend on agriculture (in the plains) and fisheries (in the coastal areas) as a source of income. Agriculture refers to the production of goods through the growing of plants and fungi and the raising of domesticated Animals The study of agriculture For the fishing industry and the practice of fishing see Fishing. 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Banking and Finance. Bulacan ia served by all major banks with more than 200 banks doing business in the province. The entrepreneureal culture is supported by the strong cooperative movement with total assest of over PhP 2 Billion.

Transportation and Road Networks. Bulacan is dubbed as "The Gateway to the Northern Philippines". The province is linked with Metro Manila primarily through the North Luzon Expressway and Manila North Road (well known as the MacArthur Highway) which crosses the province into Pampanga and western part of Northern Luzon (western Central Luzon, Ilocos and Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)). Metropolitan Manila ( Filipino: Kalakhang Maynila, Kamaynilaan) or the National Capital Region (NCR ( Filipino: Pambansang The North Luzon Expressway ( NLE or NLEx) formerly called North Diversion Road, is a limited-access toll expressway that connects Metro Manila Pampanga is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. Central Luzon (or " Gitnang Luzon " in Filipino), also known as Region III (or Region 3) is an administrative division Ilocos collectively refers to two provinces in the Philippines: Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur. The Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR, Philippines ' only land-locked region consists of the provinces of Abra, Benguet, While taking the Cagayan Valley Road in Guiguinto, it leads you to Nueva Ecija and to the eastern part of Northern Luzon (eastern Central Luzon and Cagayan Valley Region). Guiguinto is a 2nd class urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. Nueva Ecija is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region Central Luzon (or " Gitnang Luzon " in Filipino), also known as Region III (or Region 3) is an administrative division Cagayan Valley ( Lambak ng Cagayan in Filipino) is a region of the Philippines, also designated as Region II or

The MacArthur Highway traverses the province from north to south. Most major towns can be reached through the North Luzon Expressway. A good number of motor vehicles owned largely by private individuals provide mobility to Bulacan’s populace. Aside from five main highways that traverse the province, all roads are widely dispersed throughout Bulacan.

Bus terminals of Baliuag Transit, California Bus Line, Sampaguita Liner and Royal Eagle are in Baliuag, Balagtas and Hagonoy. The main bus lines of Philippine Rabbit, Victory Liner, Aladdin Transit that originate from their main terminals in Manila, Pasay and Quezon City and travel northward to cities and towns in Pampanga, Tarlac and Zambales, pass through Bulacan via the Tabang exit.

Public transportation within the province, like in most of the urban areas in the Philippines, is facilitated mostly using inexpensive jeepneys and buses. Jeepneys are the most popular means of Public transportation in the Philippines. Tricycles are used for short distances.

Industrial Estate and Parks. This is a partial list of Industrial sites in the Province.

• First Bulacan Industrial City - Malolos City
• Intercity Industrial Estate - Wakas, Bocaue
• Bulacan Agro-Industrial Subdivision - Calumpit
• Bulacan Metro Warehouse (BMW) Center - Guiguinto
• Meycauayan Industrial Subd. I, II, III & IV - Meycauayan
• Meridian Industrial Compound - Meycauayan
• Muralla Industrial Project - Meycauayan
• First Velenzuela Industrial Compound - Meycauayan
• Sterling Industrial Park Phase I, II, III & IV - Meycauayan
• Grand Industrial Estate - Plaridel
• Sapang Palay Industrial Estates - San Jose del Monte City
• Agus Development Corporation - Sta. Maria

Provincial Capitol of Bulacan.

"Fast Facts"

• BULACAN got the top place for LGU's with Highest Gross Income (PhP 1,717,600,000. 00) and Top Spender by LGU's (PhP 1,349,420,000. 00), and third (3rd) among the Top Provinces with Generated Biggest Net Income (PhP 368,180,000. 00) according to the 2006 ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT - LOCAL GOVERNMENTS of the Commission of Audit. ^[6]

Bulacan P 11-billion bulk water supply project

On December 12, 2007, Bulacan and the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) signed an agreement for the development of an P11-billion bulk water supply project. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Ayala-owned Manila Water Co. The Manila Water Company Inc is a public utility company in the Philippines. Inc. will implement the project. MWSS and Manila Water will provide a financial package of an infrastructure grant, a P10-million development assistance and a P10-million royalty fee to the towns of Norzagaray and Doña Remedios Trinidad, which will host the water supply project. Infrastructure typically refers to the technical structures that support a society such as Roads Water supply, Wastewater, Power grids Norzagaray is a 1st class municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. Doña Remedios Trinidad is a 2nd class rural municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. ^[7]

History

Pre-Historic Era

The story of Bulakan really begins with cataclysmic changes in the earth’s crust which, started during the late Crustacean age, about 60 million years ago and eventually led to the formation of the Philippine Archipelago and the China Sea out of the vast expanse of the Pacific.

In this group of islands gradually isolated at the end of the last glacial period from the Asian underbelly on the largest island of Luzon, three mountain ranges, the Sierra Madre, the Zambales and the highlands of Laguna and Batangas conspired with the great Central Valley to produce tectonic stages and the patient gathering of effluvia more than one million years ago, the Bulakan River and its delta on which, Bulakan is now built.

Pre-Hispanic Period

The earliest Bulakan men came on the scene towards the end of the Paleolithic age about 250,000 years ago and was preceded by elephants and rhinoceros whose fossils have been found in what are now parts of the Province of Bulakan. He was like the rest of the human family of his time, a caveman, feeding on small animals like bats which he trapped and on the snails, crabs and shellfish which he found in the mud of the deltaic swamp of his still nameless home. In time he developed flake tools, adzes and chisels and drills and small stone knives and suddenly mobile one day he began to move up and down the Bulakan River in crude boats.

And thus he learned to communicate and to trade. After many more years he began to mine metal, to plant, to weave and to make glass and jade ornaments for the women. The large Manila Bay, the Binoangan, the Maycapiz and the Wawang Dapdap Rivers joined with the mighty Pampanga River and the Bulakan River attracted a new population, the slim, brown, lank haired Malays from the Malay Peninsula and Indonesia.

They came in ships called balangay, the name they gave their first social unit, the clan village. During the reign of the Tang emperors in the 10th century, Arab and Chinese traders began to come to Bulakan, with both Indian and Chinese influences intensifying in the 11th and 12th centuries. Bulakan had by this time became an entreport and the Bulakeños expert seafarers.

They built and sailed ships of many kinds, river canoes as well as larger vessels to carry merchandise and as many as a hundred rowers and 30 fighting men. Inevitably they came to be called Taga-ilog, Tagalog or Riverman. They lived in comfortable houses made of wood, bamboo and palm leaf thatch, had a syllabary written on bark and bamboo, played music, wore silk doublets and loin clothes or flowing skirts and flimsy blouses and a great deal of jewelry.

They had devised a complicated social scheme of nobles, freemen and serfs and buried their dead in formal graveyard (with grave furniture consisting of imported Chinese pottery) at least one example of which can still be seen in Bulakan today.

The history began when a small settlement of fishermen lived along the coast of Manila Bay before the coming of the Spaniards. Later on, these settlers became farmers after moving inwards as they discovered that the land in the interior part was fertile and very much drained by the network of rivers and streams. These settlers grew and flourished into large and prosperous settlement now known as the province of Bulacan. ^[8]

Quite interesting more on the country's prehispanic highlights was the discovery of the Laguna Copperplate Inscription or the LCI at the Lumbang River in Laguna in 1991 (and deciphered by Antoon Postma of Mangyan Heritage Center in Mindoro). Historians such as Zeus Salazar of the University of the Philippines considered the date of the LCI AD 900 as the start of the recorded Philippine history, not of 1521. This copperplate was written in Kavi, an ancient script related to baybayin, and contains the placename Binoangan (now a barangay of Obando), Pailah (now Sitio Paila, San Lorenzo, Norzagaray), and Puliran (first to be said somewhere in Laguna, but Postma announced that it was much near to be Pulilan of Bulacan), and a native chieftain named Bukah in to which Gatbuka in Calumpit probably derived. All of these were now part of Bulacan.

Etymology

It is believed that flowers bloomed in the region when the Spaniards came. Because of these sprawling green orchards, vegetables and profusely flowering plants, as well as the beautiful women, this lovely land had come to be called Bulacan as sort of shortened term for "bulak-lakan" and/or a derivative of the word "bulak" (kapok or cotton) which abound in the province even before the Spaniards came. For the children's book see The Great Kapok Tree. Kapok ( Ceiba pentandra) is a tropical Tree of the order Cotton is a soft staple Fibre that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant ( Gossypium sp ^[9]

But many historians disagree on where the name Bulacan came from: some say from the Kapampangan word burak, because the place was swampy and muddy, while others say from the word bulak, since the road to the capital town was once upon a time lined with rows of cotton trees. According to Bahay-saliksikan ng Bulacan (Center for Bulacan Studies), this assumption was derived on the controversial Will Of Pansonum (Christened as Fernando Malang Balagtas, descendant of the Kapampangans who came from Kingdom of Achem in Sumatra, somewhere in 1380's - 1400's, and born at Tambugao [a topoplace between Calumpit and Apalit] in Calumpit).

Another point of disagreement is the year it became a province: one document says 1578, but most other documents say Pampanga covered practically everything between Manila and Ilocos; even Tondo inhabitants spoke Kapampangan. Pampanga is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. ^[10]. With the research conducted by the Bahay-saliksikan ng Bulacan in 2005, then its director Prof. Reynaldo S. Naguit and Dr. Jaime B. Veneracion agreed that it was founded in August 15, 1578. But researcher Ian Christopher Alfonso (also from Bahay-saliksikan ng Bulacan) reviewed their references, more particularly the report of the encomiendas of the Governor-general Gomez Perez Dasmariñas to King Philip II and found something interesting:

According to the Relación de encomiendas en las Islas Filipinas, which may be considered as the first census report of the Philippines prepared by Governor Gómez Pérez de Dasmariñas in 1591, there were 75,000 "souls"in "Pampanga, which included Bataán and Bulacán. "^[11]

Under the Provincia de Pampanga, its encomiendas was divided into 4 alcaldias,

• The Alcaldia de Bitis y Lubao (encompasses the today's towns of Lubao, Guagua, Floridablanca, Sasmuan, and Sta. Lubao may refer to Lubao Pampanga, a 1st class municipality in the southwestern part of the province of Pampanga, Philippines Guagua redirects here For the musical instrument see Guagua (musical instrument Guagua is a first-class municipality in the province of Sasmuan is a municipality in the province of Pampanga, Philippines. Rita, and its capital was the Betis y Lubao [Betis is now part of Guagua]),

• Alcaldia de Candava (encompasses the today's towns of Northern Apalit, San Simon, San Luis, and Candaba as its capital),

• Alcaldia de Calonpite (more likely the Alcaldia de Calumpit and encompasses the today's towns of Macabebe, Masantol, Minalin, Sto. Candaba (formerly Candawe) is a 1st class municipality in the province of Pampanga, Philippines. Macabebe is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Pampanga, Philippines. Minalin is a 4th class municipality in the province of Pampanga, Philippines. Tomas, part of Apalit, Hagonoy, Paombong, and Calumpit as its capital), and

• The Alcaldia de Bulacan (where its capital was at the today's town of Bulakan and encompasses he today's entire Bulacan, except those towns that were part of Alcaldia de Calonpite and the Northern Bulacan [because the northern part of Bulacan and Pampanga were then at the progress of Spanish exploration. Paombong is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. Calumpit is a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. General Information Bulacan or Bulakan is a 2nd class urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines

All of these alcaldias under Provincia de Pampanga, with one corrigmiento, and that was the Corigimiento de Batan (the today's Province of Bataan) were all became alcaldias during the time of Governor-General Gonzalo Ronquillo de Peñalosa somewhere in 1580 according to Gov. Bataan is a province of the Philippines occupying the whole of Bataan Peninsula on Luzon. Gen. Dasmariñas' report. Even though there were created as alcaldias, still there were part of Provincia de Pampanga, and the more exciting fact here was that Dasmariñas' report tells us that the town of Bulakan was recognized as "the capital-town and encomienda of Provincia de Pampanga" and it only means that the seat of Pampanga's capital was then at Bulakan, Bulacan before it became a separate province in Pampanga somewhere in 1680 (according to Dr. General Information Bulacan or Bulakan is a 2nd class urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines General Information Bulacan or Bulakan is a 2nd class urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines Jaime B. Veneracion's book 'Kasaysayan ng Bulakan') or in 1755 (according to the Erreciones that can be found at the Pampanga documents in the National Archives and also appeared at Fr. Pedro A. Gallende's Angles in Stone: Augustinian Churches in the Philippines).

In fact, many places in Bulacan bear Kapampangan names: Barangay King Kabayo in San Miguel (king is a preposition that means "in" or "at"); Quingua (now Plaridel) (quingua or kingwa is a verb that means acquired); Similarly, some folks believe that barrio Batasan (also in San Miguel) on the border with Candaba came from Batasan Pambansa, but it's actually the Kapampangan word for "shortcut"; Other places in Bulacan with Kapampangan names include barrios Kapitangan, Longos, Calumpang and Iba in Hagonoy; Pinaod and Makapilapil in San Ildefonso; Mayumu,Ilug Bulo,Biclat and Cabio in San Miguel; Masukol and Binakod in Paombong; Dalig, Batin and Balagtas in Balagtas town; Penabatan and Inaon in Pulilan; Taliptip and Bambang in Bulacan town; and Talaksan in San Rafael. San Miguel is a 1st class municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. Plaridel is a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. Candaba (formerly Candawe) is a 1st class municipality in the province of Pampanga, Philippines. Hagonoy is a 1st class municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. San Ildefonso is a 1st class municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. Paombong is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. Balagtas ( formerly Bigaa) is a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. Pulilan is a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. General Information Bulacan or Bulakan is a 2nd class urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines San Rafael is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. ^[12]

Jean Baptiste Mallat described Bulacan in his accounts, "The Philippines"(published in 1846), as "one of the richest, best cultivated , happiest and cleanest [province] in the whole archipelago. " According to him, Bulacan's major products were as follows: rice; corn; coconut, the oil of which is used for lighting and fuel; nipa; sugarcane; indigo which is made into liquid paste; a little cacao; coffee which is as good as that from Moka and of the same quality as that from Indan and Silang in the province of Cavite. ^[13]

Mallat further described Bulacan's economic life during the 1840s:

Trade is very abundant in this province: its connections with Manila, by sea as well as by land, facilitate development of trade. Inhabitants of the coasts engage in fishing; in the province are counted about 15 hundred looms of which are manufactured stripped cloths of silk and cotton, tapis, cambayas, sinamay. Shops are primarily kept by women. Moreover, Bulacan has a great number of beggars; it is not that they would lack work if they looked for it, but it seems that in the lower class, there are many lazy and indolent people. ^[14]

Spanish Period

The history of the province from the Spanish occupation has been replete with events worthy of recollection. As early as the time of the coming of Legaspi to conquer Manila with two of his subordinate officers, Martin de Goiti and Juan Salcedo, the 1000 Moro Bulakenyos thru their seafaring brothers from Hagonoy showed their instinctive love of country by helping Bambalito, a brave datu of Macabebe, a quite near town to Bulacan in Pampanga (which according to Conquistas de las Islas Filipinas of Fray Gaspar de San Agustin in 1590's he was a brave youth from Macabebe), and another 1000 Kapampangan Moros of Macabebe, Lubao, Betis, and some records tells also Calumpit fought at the naval Battle of the Bangkusay Channel on June 3, 1571. For Bahay-saliksikan ng Bulacan, as Bokal Ernesto Sulit of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng Bulacan on May 2008 recognized it as part of Bulacan's celebration to the month-long National Flag and Anthem Month (May 15-June 30, 2008), as the first recorded heroic deed of the Bulakenyos in history. Here also in this battle, Spanish friars and chroniclers recorded that Bulakenyos and Kapampangan Moro warlords sent 40 caracoas (an ancient warboat and trading boat of the Austrsnesians)to Tondo with lantakas (a native cañon believed to be made in Capalangan, Apalit, Pampangan by Panday Pira) and during that time a barangay having this caracoa means royalty, prosperity, and power in the seas and rivers. This is also recognized by Dr. Sonia M. Zaide as the first ever naval battle in the country.

By the time of Governor-General and adelantado Miguel Legazpi in 1571, Bulacan was reported to be well populated. The term governor general or governor-general refers to a vice-regal representative of a Monarch in an independent realm or a major colonial circonscription The Spaniards organized the then existing barangays in Bulacan into pueblos (towns). The first pueblo established in Bulacan is the town of Calumpit. Calumpit is a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. Calumpit was also the birthplace of Christianity in the province. ^[15]

”The recorded history of Bulakan might as well start in 1572, when Fray Francisco Vivar of Guadalajara, an Augustinian, opened missions in Bulakan, Malolos and Hagonoy. He was the first to plant the Cross on Bulakan soil with the help of the Sword. He arrived in the Philippines from Mexico in 1570 and died in Pampanga in 1603. Three years later, in 1575, Calumpit was founded as a town. In 1578, Bulakan, Bulakan was established as the capital town of the province. With Bulakan as the center, the missionaries and the military might of Spain worked hand in hand to subjugate the pagan population to accepth the Christian faith. Fray Agustin Albuquerque established a mission in this town, then with 4,000 inhabitants. According to Fray Juan de Medina, O. S. A. “All the Manila religious extol the “Indians” of this town as the most tractable and most attached to the church. ”

It was in 1580 that the town of Malolos founded. According to Blair and Robertson, the name “Li-han” was the ancient Chinese name for Malolos, whose princess bore the title of “Gat-Salihan” or Gatchalian. The western town of Hagonoy became an independent town from Calumpit in 1581. The first Bulakeño uprising against Spanish rule occurred in 1587. The Chief of Bulakan, Esteban Tasi was executed with other Bulakeño chieftains in the same year. Felipe Salonga who started the revolt was exiled from Polo, Bulakan to New Spain, Mexico.

A Royal Decree in 1595 created the Archbishop of Manila, which has jurisdiction of all the parishes in the province of Bulakan. The power of the church bells was now encompassing more and more pueblos under its sway. The Cross and Sword worked marvels in the organization of the pueblos during the 17th century: the town of Bocaue was founded by the Franciscans in 1606, followed by the town of Polo in 1623 by the Franciscans and in 1628 Captain Fernando de Perona was appointed Alcalde Mayor of the Province of Bulakan and also as military commander.

A three-year war occurred in Bulakan province (1638-1640) where Chinese in many parts of Luzon revolted against Spain. There were more than 300 Chinese rebels killed in Bulakan by the Spaniards and the Bulakeños. Three years later (1643) another revolt took place led by Don Pedro Ladia, a native of Borneo. Ladia claimed that he was a descendant of Rajah Matanda, the petty King of Maynila in 1571. Ladia styled himself King of the Tagalog. This rebellion was checked by Fray Cristobal Enriquez. Ladia was arrested and sent to Manila where he was executed. ^[16]

The last town in the 17th century succumb to the power of the bells was Paombong which became a town in 1650. The 18th century found Baliuag a separate pueblo from Quingua in the year 1733. In 1750 the Augustinians had 12 parishes in Bulakan, namely; Angat, Baliuag, Bigaa, Bulakan, Dapdap (now the barrio of Sta. Ana), San Miguel de Mayumo, Guiguinto, Malolos, Quingua, Hagonoy, Paombong and Calumpit while the Franciscans had three parishes: Polo, Bocaue and Meycauayan. October 4, 1762 marked the Fall of Manila from the British invaders.

That same night Simon de Anda y Salazar left Manila aboard a small banca for Bulakan, Bulakan. Early in the morning of October 5, 1762 Simon de Anda landed on the Bulakan, Bulakan pier. Incidentally, the exact location of this wharf is the site of this writer’s residence. On the same day Anda issued his first proclamation naming himself Captain General and the Supreme Governor of the Philippines and President of the Real Audiencia on account of the Fall of Manila to the British.

During the years 1745 and 1746 there were agrarian revolts in several provinces near Manila, which included Bulacan, on account of occupations of Filipino lands by religious orders. ^[17] In a royal decree of November 7, 1751, it noted that in the provinces of Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Morong (Rizal) (especially in the towns of Hagonoy, Taguig, Parañaque, San Mateo, Bacoor, Cavite Viejo (Kawit), Silang, Imus, and Biñan the people revolted because the religious orders had usurped "the lands of the Indians, without leaving them the freedom of the rivers for their fishing, or allowing them to cut wood for their necessary use, or even to collect the wild fruits; nor did they allow the natives to pasture on the hills near their villages the carabaos which they used for agriculture. Rizal is a province of the Philippines located in the CALABARZON region in Luzon, just 20 kilometers east of Manila. Taguig (formerly spelled as Tagig; Filipino: Lungsod ng Taguig) is a city in Metro Manila The City of Parañaque (pop 449811 2000 Census or simply Parañaque ( Filipino: Lungsod ng Parañaque The Municipality of Bacoor ( Filipino: Bayan ng Bakoor/Bacoor) is a first class urban municipality in the The Municipality of Kawit (formerly Cavite El Viejo; Filipino: Bayan ng Kawit) is a first class urban Biñán is a municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. ^[18]"

On January 18, 1763, Capt. Slay left Manila for Bulakan with a force of 400 British soldiers, 300 Malabar Negroes and 2,000 Chinese allies. The Alcalde Mayor and Fr. Agustin de San Antonio, the Recollect Curate of Bulakan, fought them courageously but in vain. Fr. San Antonio died heroically in defending this town against the British invaders. But his death paved the way for unifying force among the Spaniards and Bulakeños.

It was in this first battle of Bulakan that the Catholic Church was burned. The British did not stay long in Bulakan, Bulakan. By June 1763, a strong force of Filipinos and Spaniards estimated at around 8,000 stormed the town under the command of Jose Pedro Busto. With heavy casualties the British were forced to retreat to Manila. For the first time the valor of the Bulakeño soldier was recorded in our history.

In an article by Isidro C. Gregorio of Aliaga, Nueva Ecija published in The Philippines Free Press on September 29, 1962, the following portion appears: “The British issued a proclamation declaring Anda a bandit and promising a reward of P5,000 for his capture, dead or alive. Anda countered with an edict awarding 10 million pesos to anyone who could kill or capture a British officer. While the fighting raged in the Philippines, the Seven Years War came to an end, resulting in the signing of a peace treaty on February 10, 1763. Called the Treaty of Paris, it gave the Philippines back to Spain.

Accordingly, on May 31, 1764, Anda and his men entered Manila to receive the city form the enemy. The turnover rites took place on that same day in the patio of the Sta. Cruz Church. The British sailed away after having occupied Manila for a year and a half. ” The story of the British occupation cannot be told without mention of the courage and fighting spirit displayed by the Filipino warriors. In this connection, General Draper wrote in his journal: “Had their skill or weapons been equal to their strength and ferocity, it might have cost us dear.

Although armed chiefly bows, arrows and lances, they advanced up to the very muzzles of our guns, and kept repeating their assaults…” The Fall of British in Bulakan marked a new epoch. It was a period of reconstruction: the government buildings were reconstructed but the church had to wait for another 50 years before it could be reconstructed from the ruins of war.

The Fall ushered in an era of peace that would last for more than a century. The Spanish colonizers also envisioned the use of the Cross and the Plow in giving the people of the pueblos under the bells an era of peace, progress and prosperity. In 1763 San Miguel was founded as a town by Miguel Pineda who became the first capitan municipal of the town. Vast tracts of land were cultivated and planted to the golden grain which brought bountiful harvest of the basic food. In 1782 Angat became a separate town from Bocaue.

The missionaries encourage the people of Angat to develop the iron mines for the production of harrows and plows for the peasants. The plows and harrows and other agricultural implements helped accelerate the agricultural development of the province. In 1792 the town of Sta. Maria was founded followed by Marilao in 1796. In that same year Pulilan was founded by Augustinian friars. The symbol of this town up to the present is the carabao, the peasants’ beast of burden.

In 1848, the towns of San Miguel, Baliuag (including Bustos), Pulilan, and Quingua (now Plaridel) was annexed to Bulacan from Pampanga. San Miguel is a 1st class municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. Pampanga is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region.

First Philippine Republic

A session of the Malolos Congress at Barasoain Church. Barasoain Church (also known as Our Lady of Mt Carmel Parish) is a Roman Catholic church built in 1630 in Malolos City,

At the height of the Filipino-Spanish conflict in 1890s, Bulacan was one of the first eight provinces to take up arms against the Spaniards in 1896. However the first phase of the revolution ceased in 1897 with the signing of the Pact of Biak-na-Bato in San Miguel. Under it terms the leaders were to go to Hong Kong and reside there. Under the illusory peace created by the Pact, the end of 1897 saw greater determination pm the part of the Filipinos to carry on the revolution. In early 1898, the provinces of Zambales, Ilocos, Pampanga, Bulacan, Laguna, Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija, Tarlac. and Camarines rose again. In Central Luzon, a revolutionary government was organized under General Francisco Makabulos, a Kapampangan revolutionary leader of La Paz, Tarlac.

By the middle of 1898, the second phase of the revolution broke out and culminated with the establishment of the First Philippine Republic. República Filipina ( English: Philippine Republic Tagalog: Unang Republika ng Pilipinas) also known as the First Philippine Reynaldo Naguit's Hinubog sa Batong Buhay: Mga Dakilang Bulakenyo sa Kasaysayan (published by the Bahay-saliksikan ng Bulacan in 2004) noted that on June 1, 1898, Gregorio del Pilar attacked at the midnight the cazadores of the Spaniards in Bulakan, Bulacan. After the ranging smokes of the revolutionaries of del Pilar, at the break of the morning, Spaniards hided inside the Paroquia of the Nuestra Señora de la Asuncion and later surrendered with them. Also on this day, San Miguel de Mayumo was also liberated. June 10, 1898 San Ildefonso was next to be liberated. Following Biak-na-Bato on June 21, 1898, and finally on June 24, 1898 in Bulakan, Bulacan, the Spaniards finally liberated the Province and a treaty of surrendering was signed between the Spanish governor of the Province and del Pilar, the first Filipino governor of Bulacan appointed by Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo on June 19, 1898 to be the military dictator of Bulacan and Nueva Ecija. For the first time, the Philippine flag was hoisted and the national anthem was played by a band for he first time while the Spanish flag was strikes down on the pole, with a feast celebrated for the whole day.

August 22, 1898 Gen. Aguinaldo announced that Malolos will be the next capital of the Philippines, as it was formally became the seat on September 9, 1898 upon the revolutionary government arrival at Malolos. The Malolos Cathedral and the Barasoain Church became the executive headquarter of President Aguinaldo and the legislative headquarter of the Malolos Congress, respectively. Malolos Cathedral, also newly known as the Basilica Minore dela Nuestra Señora de Inmaculada Concepcion (in Spanish) or Minor Basilica of Barasoain Church (also known as Our Lady of Mt Carmel Parish) is a Roman Catholic church built in 1630 in Malolos City, The Malolos Congress was the constituent assembly of the First Philippine Republic.

American Period

The Americans established a local Philippine government in the Philippines when they held the first election in the country in the town of Baliuag, Bulacan on May 6, 1899. Baliwag (officially Baliwag is spelled with letter "w" is a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

In book, The Philippines and Round About (published in 1899), George John Younghusband described the town of Malolos during the height of the Philippine-American War:

In Malolos, we saw considerable numbers of Spanish prisoners, bare-headed, bare-footed, and in rags, performing all the most menial offices as domestic servants to individual natives or as public scavengers. Every railway station was guarded by insurgent troops, and every train at each station was carefully examined by them. Not even an American can travel without a passport, and the only safe and convenient nationality to assume is that of a British subject. ^[19]

Japanese Occupation and World War II

in 1942, entering the Japanese forces in Bulacan. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

in 1945, Filipino and American forces and local guerrillas attack from the Japanese Imperial forces liberated in Bulacan. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar

Education

Bulacan is noted for its advanced methods in both secondary and tertiary education. The Bulakeño students excel in different academic disciplines that made the province of Bulacan among one of the best areas of teaching in the Philippines aside from Metro Manila. The province is home to several nationally recognized public and private educational institutions such as the Bulacan State University (Main, Satellite & International Campuses), University of Regina Carmeli (the "only Catholic University in the province"), and Centro Escolar University (Malolos Campus). Bulacan State University is a government-funded institution of higher learning established in 1904 and converted into a chartered state university in 1993 University of Regina Carmeli (URC formerly Colegio de Nuestra Señora del Carmen and Regina Carmeli College is a private non-stock nonprofit Catholic school owned and managed Centro Escolar University ( ( Filipino: Pamantasang Centro Escolar) is a private University in the Philippines.

Primary and Intermediate Education Bulacan has a total of 473 public Elementary schools, 435 public schools under the Department of Education (DEPED) Division of Bulacan and 38 public schools under the Division of City Schools of Malolos.

Private Schools There are many privately-owned (by individual or group) and church-operated schools established in the city. Private Schools in the province are member of Bulacan Private Schools Association (BULPRISA) While in Malolos, private schools are organized as Malolos City Private Schools Association (MACIPRISA)

Secondary Education

Bulacan has a total of 68 public high schools, national and provincial. Sixty-five (65) under the Department of Education (DEPED) Division of Bulacan and three (3) public high schools under the Division of City Schools of Malolos.

The following are the top public secondary schools in Bulacan based on students' performance and teaching effectiveness.

1. Bulacan State University Laboratory High School, Malolos City
2. Marcelo H. del Pilar National High School, Malolos City
3. Sapang Palay National High School, San Jose del Monte City
4. San Miguel National High School, San Miguel
5. Mariano Ponce National High School, Baliuag
6. Pulong Buhangin National High School, Santa Maria
7. Meycauayan National High School, Meycauayan
8. Prenza National High School, Marilao
9. Calumpit National High School (formerly San Marcos High School), Calumpit
10. Obando National High School, Obando
11. Mayor Ramona Trillana Memorial High School, Hagonoy
12. Parada High School, Santa Maria
13. Dampol 1st High School, Plaridel

Tertiary Education

The following are the top colleges and universities in Bulacan: (In alphabetical order)

1. AMA Computer College (AMACC), City of Malolos
2. AMA Computer Learning Center (AMACLC); Baliuag, Cities of Malolos, Meycauayan & SJDM
3. ABE International College of Business & Accountancy, City of Malolos
4. Baliuag University, Baliuag
5. Bulacan Merchant Marine Academy, Balagtas
6. Bulacan Polytechnic College , City of Malolos (Main), Obando, San Miguel, City of San Jose Del Monte
7. Bulacan State University - Main Campus, City of Malolos
8. Bulacan State University - Satellite Campuses, Bustos; Bulakan, Bulacan; City of San Jose Del Monte
9. Centro Escolar University (Malolos), City of Malolos
10. Meycauayan College, Meycauayan
11. Norzagaray College, Norzagaray
12. Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Santa Maria Extension, Santa Maria
13. Saint Mary's College of Meycauayan, Meycauayan
14. University of Regina Carmeli, City of Malolos
15. Saint Mary's College of Baliuag, Baliuag
16. St. San Miguel National High School formerly San Miguel High School is one of the most active and known school in the province of Bulacan AMA Computer University (AMACU is a university located in Project 8 Quezon City, Philippines. Bulacan State University is a government-funded institution of higher learning established in 1904 and converted into a chartered state university in 1993 Centro Escolar University ( ( Filipino: Pamantasang Centro Escolar) is a private University in the Philippines. University of Regina Carmeli (URC formerly Colegio de Nuestra Señora del Carmen and Regina Carmeli College is a private non-stock nonprofit Catholic school owned and managed Augustine College of Nursing, City of Malolos
17. STI College campuses
18. TESDA Korea-Philippines Information Technology Training Center, Guiguinto

Government

Provincial Capitol of Bulacan. STI College is the largest information technology -based education system in the Philippines.

Facade of the Provincial Capitol

Gregorio del Pilar Monument

Current Government Officials (2007-2010)

• Governor: Jonjon Mendoza
• Vice Governor: Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado

Provincial Board Members:

First District:

• Christian D. Natividad,
• Vicente C. Cruz Sr.
• Patrocino F. Laderas

Second District:

• Atty. Ramon Posadas
• Ariel S. Arceo

Third District:

• Ernesto S. Sulit
• Enrique V. Viudez II

Fourth District:

• Glenn B. Santos
• Enrique A. delos Santos
• Eulogio C. Sarmiento III

Congressional Representatives:

• First District: Ma. Victoria R. Sy Alvarado
• Second District: Pedro M. Pancho
• Third District: Lorna C. Silverio
• Fourth District: Reylina G. Nicolas
• Lone District of San Jose del Monte: Arthur B. Robes

Previous governors

Notable Bulaqueños

The province of Bulacan is known as the "cradle of noble heroes and, of great men and women"

National Heroes and Patriots

The early people of Bulacan, being descendants of a freedom-loving race, had also risen in revolt like their brothers in other parts of the country. Alejo S Santos ( July 11, 1911 — February 18, 1984) was a Filipino soldier and World War II Hero who parlayed Personal life Robert Pagdanganan was born on July 19 1946 to former councilor Juan T Bulacan was one of the eight provinces, which rallied behind the Katipunan's call for an all-out insurrection against the Spanish tyranny in the late 19th century. The Bulakeños take fierce pride in their history and tradition and they live by these glories. By these glories, they are quick to display leadership and seek fullest commitment to national goals.

• Marcelo H. del Pilar (Kupang, San Nicolas, Bulakan), the Great Propagandist
• General Gregorio del Pilar (San Jose, Bulakan), youngest general in the Philippine Revolutionary Forces during the Philippine Revolution and the Philippine-American War
• Francisco Balagtas (Panginay, Bigaa), author of the "Florante and Laura"
• General Isidoro D. Marcelo Hilario del Pilar y Gatmaitan ( August 30, 1850 &mdash July 4, 1896) was a celebrated figure in the Philippine Revolution General Information Bulacan or Bulakan is a 2nd class urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines Gregorio del Pilar y Sempio ( November 14, 1875 &mdash December 2, 1899) was one of the youngest general in the Philippine Revolutionary Forces General Information Bulacan or Bulakan is a 2nd class urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines This article is about a late 19th-century revolution For a late 20th-century event also referred to as Philippine Revolution see People Power Revolution. Francisco Baltazar ( April 2, 1788 &mdash February 20, 1862) known much more widely through his nom-de-plume Francisco Balagtas ( formerly Bigaa) is a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. Torres (Matimbo, Malolos), He established Katipunan chapters in Bulacan. This article is about the city For the cathedral see Malolos Cathedral. He was among the revolutionaries who left their homes in Bulacan and brought their respective families to the forest when the revolution began. He headed the 6,000-strong Filipino army that marched in the parade at the inauguration of the Philippine Republic on January 23, 1899. He was also one of the revolutionary leaders who fought the Americans.
• Mariano Ponce (Baliwag), a physician who was a leader of the Propaganda Movement
• Pio Valenzuela (Polo), a physician and patriot who was among the leaders of the Katipunan. -- 1211545 ( talk) 0321 11 October 2008 (UTC Mariano Ponce ( March 23, 1863 - May 23, 1918) was a Filipino Baliwag (officially Baliwag is spelled with letter "w" is a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines Pío Valenzuela ( July 11 1869 - April 6 1956) was a Filipino Physician and patriot who was among the leaders of Polo is a team sport played outdoors on Horseback in which the objective is to score goals against an opposing team He secretly established Katipunan branches in many areas in Morong and Bulacan. He helped Emilio Jacinto establish the Katipunan paper, Kalayaan, using stolen types from the Diario de Manila. He was chosen to see Jose Rizal in Dapitan to Convince the latter to support the revolution. To fool authorities, he was accomplished by a blind man who pretended to be a patient of Dr. Rizal
• Maximo Viola (San Miguel de Mayumo),helped Jose Rizal and other propagandas work for justice and changes in the government of the Philippines. San Miguel is a 1st class municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. Dr José P Rizal (full name José Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda) (June 19 1861 – December 30 1896 was a Filipino Polymath,
• Eusebio Roque (Maestrong Sebio)
• Jose Corazon de Jesus (Santa Maria, his father's hometown), also known as "Huseng Batute"
• Trinidad Tecson (San Miguel de Mayumo), she was given the title "Mother of Biak-na-Bato" by Gen. Jose Corazon de Jesus ( November 22, 1896 &ndash May 26, 1932) also known by his pen name Huseng Batute, was a Santa Maria is a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. San Miguel is a 1st class municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. Aguinaldo. Along with three other companions, she went to the courthouse in Kalookan to seize firearms. They overpowered the Guardia Civil and carried away their guns. She with the revolutionaries in 12 battles under five Filipino generals and organized groups of women to nurse wounded Filipino soldiers.
• 21 Women of Malolos Malolos,
• Felipe Buencamino Sr. This article is about the city For the cathedral see Malolos Cathedral. (San Miguel de Mayumo), he joined the revolutionary movement and fought in the battles of Kamansi and Mount Arayat. San Miguel is a 1st class municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. He helped write the Constitution of the Philippine Republic at Malolos. He was named to the Aguinaldo cabinet as "secretario de fomento" or secretary of development.
• Nicolas Capistrano (Angat), He was a general of the Cagayan de Oro revolutionaries in a guerilla war against the Americans from 1899 to 1901. for the village in Afghanistan, see Angat Afghanistan. Angat is a 2nd class municipality in the province of He served both civil and military chief of the revolutionary government in Misamis. After the war, he was elected member of the Philippine Assembly of 1909.
• Felipe Salvador (Baliwag), He joined the Katipunan when the revolutionaries from Balintawak arrived in his hometown in Bulacan in 1896. Baliwag (officially Baliwag is spelled with letter "w" is a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines When Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo was captured by the Americans in 1900, he fled to the mountains and founded the Santa Iglesia, a messianic society that aimed to overthrow the American colonial government.
• Sancho Valenzuela, He owned a wrope-making business along the banks of Pasig River in Bacood, Sta. Mesa. There, after work, he and his workers secretly made bolos, iron-typed spears, and sharpened bamboo lances in preparation for the revolution. They also gathered stones at the riverbank to use later as "missiles. " He led 100 men in attacking the police barracks at Sampaloc, But they met a bigger Spanish force in Sta. Mesa and in the unsuing battle, he lost many of his men and was wounded. Despite the situation, he managed to help carry the dead and wounded back to his home.

National Artist

Bulacan is also home to many of the country's greatest artists, with a good number elevated as National Artists.

• Francisco Balagtas (Panginay, Bigaa), (also known as Francisco Baltazar)
• Jose Corazon de Jesus (Santa Maria, his father's hometown), also known as "Huseng Batute"
• Nicanor Abelardo (San Miguel), composer of over a hundred of Kundiman songs. Francisco Baltazar ( April 2, 1788 &mdash February 20, 1862) known much more widely through his nom-de-plume Francisco Balagtas ( formerly Bigaa) is a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. Jose Corazon de Jesus ( November 22, 1896 &ndash May 26, 1932) also known by his pen name Huseng Batute, was a Santa Maria is a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. Nicanor Sta Ana Abelardo ( February 7, 1893 &ndash March 21, 1934) was a Filipino Composer who composed over a hundred
• Francisco Santiago (Santa Maria), Father of Kundiman
• Francisco Buencamino, a musician
• Col. Francisco Santiago The Father of Kundiman Art Song was born in Santa Maria Bulacan, on January 29, 1889 to musically-minded peasant parents Santa Maria is a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. Kundiman (originally spelled Cundiman) is a genre of traditional Filipino Love songs The Lyrics of the Kundiman are written in Tagalog Antonio Buenaventura (Baliuag), National Artist in Music-1988
• Alfredo Buenaventura, a musiian
• Ernani Cuenco, National Artist in Music-2000
• Honorata Atang dela Rama, Queen of Zarsuela; National Artist in Theater and Music-1987
• Cecil Buencamino-Licad, Internationally-acclaimed pianist
• Guillermo Tolentino (Malolos), National Artist in Sculpture-1976, One of his masterpiece was the "Monumento" of Andres Bonifacio in Caloocan City. Baliwag (officially Baliwag is spelled with letter "w" is a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines Honorata “Atang” de la Rama ( January 11, 1905 &ndash July 11, 1991) was a Singer and Bodabil performer who became National Artist of the Philippines is a title given to a Filipino who has been given the highest recognition for having made significant contributions to the development of Philippine This article is about the city For the cathedral see Malolos Cathedral. Andrés Bonifacio y de Castro ( November 30, 1863 &ndash May 10, 1897) son of Santiago Bonifacio and Catalina de Castro was a Filipino The City of Caloocan, (
• Francisca Reyes Aquino (Lolomboy, Bocaue), the foremost exponent of Philippine Folk Dance; National Artist in Dance-1973
• Gerardo de Leon, movie director; National Artist in Film-1982
• Narcisa Doña Sisang de Leon (San Miguel), film producer; LVN matriarch

Religious figures

• Blessed Dionisia De Santa Maria Mitas Talangpaz (Calumpit), Roman Catholic Servant of God, native of Calumpit with a Kapampangan blood from Macabebe (read more about them in Bahay-saliksikan ng Bulacan)and a candidate for sainthood. Bocaue is a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. Gerardo de León ( September 12, 1913 - July 25, 1981) is a former Filipino Actor turned film director who made his acting Narcisa B Vda de Leon ( October 29, 1877 &ndash February 6, 1966) was a Filipino Film producer. Calumpit is a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines.

Servant of God Dionisia De Santa Maria Mitas Talangpaz

• Blessed Cecilia Rosa De Jesus Talangpaz (Calumpit), Roman Catholic Servant of God, native of Calumpit with a Kapampangan blood from Macabebe (read more about them in Bahay-saliksikan ng Bulacan)and a candidate for sainthood, and the sister of Bl. Dionisia Talangpaz is a Filipino Roman Catholic figure She is one of the foundresses of the " Beaterio de San Sebastian de Calumpang " (now Calumpit is a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. Dionisia.

Servant of God Cecilia Rosa De Jesus Talangpaz

Scientist and Inventor

• Agapito Flores (Guiguinto), has the French patent for a fluorescent bulb and that the General Electric Company bought Flores' patent rights. Cecilia Talangpaz is a Filipino Roman Catholic figure She is one of the foundresses of the " Beaterio de San Sebastian de Calumpang " (now the "Congregation Guiguinto is a 2nd class urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines.

Politians and Military Men

• Gen. Alejo Santos (Bustos), former Governor of Bulacan and Secretary of National Defense during the Garcia Administration. Alejo S Santos ( July 11, 1911 — February 18, 1984) was a Filipino soldier and World War II Hero who parlayed Bustos is a third class municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines.
• Blas Ople (Hagonoy), journalist and politician who held several high-ranking positions in the executive and legislative branches of the government. Blas F Ople ( Filipino: Opleˈɔːplɛ February 3 1927 – December 14 2003) was a Filipino journalist and politician
• Roberto Pagdanganan (Calumpit), former Governor of the Province of Bulacan (1989-1998); National President, League Of Provinces of the Philippines (1990-1998); National President, Boy Scouts of the Philippines (1995-1997); Secretary, Department of Agrarian Reform (January 20, 2003-January 20, 2004); Secretary, Department of Tourism (February 2004-September 2004); Chairman and President, Philippine International Trading Corporation (September 2004 - March 2007); Chairman, Philippine Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee (PhilSOC) (2004 - 2005). Personal life Robert Pagdanganan was born on July 19 1946 to former councilor Juan T Calumpit is a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines.
• Crispin Beltran (San Jose del Monte), politician and a labor leader; former Representative of "Anak Pawis" partylist. Crispin 'Ka Bel' Beltran ( January 7, 1933 &ndash May 20, 2008) was a Filipino politician and a labor leader San Jose del Monte City (or simply San Jose) is a 2nd class urban component city in the province of
• Daniel Fernando (Guiguinto), also known as "Ka Puroy"; former Board member of "Sanguniang Panlalawigan. Guiguinto is a 2nd class urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. "
• Teodulo Natividad (Malolos), former Representative of first district of Bulacan
• Lt. Gen. Cardozo M. Luna (San Ildefonso), current Vice Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, former commander of the Eastern Mindanao Command and Central Command, and a graduating member of the PMA "Makabayan" Class of 1975. This article is about the city For the cathedral see Malolos Cathedral. Lieutenant General is a Military rank used in many countries The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the Lieutenant General Cardozo M Luna, is the 35th Vice Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the second highest position in the AFP hierarchy San Ildefonso is a 1st class municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. The Armed Forces of the Philippines ( AFP) ( Filipino: Sandatahang Lakas ng Pilipinas) is composed of the Philippine Army, Philippine The Eastern Mindanao Command, known officially as the EastMinCom, is one of the Armed Forces of the Philippines ' Wide Support Commands combating terrorism and insurgency The Central Command, known officially as the CentCom, is one the Armed Forces of the Philippines ' Wide Support Commands Combating Terrorism and Insurgency in the Visayas The Philippine Military Academy (PMA ( Filipino: Akademya Militar ng Pilipinas) ( AMP) is the training school for future officers of the Armed Forces

Other Popular Figures

Popular Celebrities, Brodcasters, Journalists, etc.

• Regine Velasquez (Balagtas and Guiguinto), popularly known as the "Asia's Songbird", a very popular singer, actress, record producer, and TV host. Regina Encarnacion Ansong Velasquez (born April 22 1970 is a Filipino Singer, Actress, Record producer, and TV host Francisco Baltazar ( April 2, 1788 &mdash February 20, 1862) known much more widely through his nom-de-plume Francisco Guiguinto is a 2nd class urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. Other says, she is the "Icon" for the gays in the Philippines.
• Bert Marcelo (Baliuag), prominent television personality whose trademark high-pitched infectious laughter earned him the popular moniker "Tawa. Bert "Tawa" Marcelo (1939-1995 was a prominent Filipino Television personality whose trademark high-pitched infectious laughter earned him the popular moniker Baliwag (officially Baliwag is spelled with letter "w" is a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines "
• Angel Locsin, television and film actress, commercial model, film producer and fashion designer
• Joey de Leon (Malolos), multi-talented Filipino comedian/TV host; he is one of the popular hosts of the long-running noontime variety show Eat Bulaga!. José María Ramos de León, better known as Joey de Leon (born October 14, 1946) is a Filipino Comedian /TV host This article is about the city For the cathedral see Malolos Cathedral. Eat Bulaga! is a local noon-time Variety show in the Philippines produced by the Television And Production Exponents Inc
• Rey Valera (Meycauayan), singer, songwriter, music director and film scorer. Reynaldo Valera Guardiano (better known as Rey Valera) (born May 4, 1954 in Meycauayan Bulacan, Philippines) is a singer songwriter The City of Meycauayan or Meycauayan is a 2nd class urban city in the province of Bulacan, Philippines.
• Daniel Fernando (Guiguinto), also known as "Ka Puroy"; a television and film actor; his breakthrough movie was the 1985 Regal Film's "Scorpio Nights", directed by Peque Gallaga. Guiguinto is a 2nd class urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. Peque Gallaga is a multi-awarded Filipino filmmaker His most significant achievement in film is " Oro Plata Mata " which he directed after winning a scripwriting
• Ella Cruz, a child actress since 2006. Gabriela Annjane U Cruz, better known by her Screen name Ella Cruz (born August 17, 1996 in Angat Bulacan, Philippines
• Sharlene San Pedro, or Sharlene Santos San Pedro is a Filipina child actress
• Jewel Mische, a television actress; Ultimate Sweetheart of StarStruck: The Next Level
• Danilo Montes, Movie Actor
• Michelle Aldana, beauty pageant winner. Sharlene San Pedro or Sharlene Santos San Pedro is a Filipina Child actress born on April 15, 1998. Jewel Fatima Avejade Mische (born June 29, 1990 in Manila, Philippines) is a Filipina Actress.
• Maricar Balgtas (Plaridel), 2004 "Binibining Pilipinas" - Universe. Binibining Pilipinas or Miss Philippines is the most prestigious Beauty pageant in the Philippines.
• Cheche Lazaro, broadcast journalist
• Arnold Clavio (currently lives in Plaridel), popular radio and television newscaster and news anchor in GMA Network and DZBB. Cheche Lazaro, (born Cecilia Lim in Los Angeles, California) is an acclaimed Filipino broadcast journalist and the Founding President of Arnold Clavio (born November 2, 1965) is a popular radio and television Newscaster in the Philippines.
• Lhar Santiago (Malolos), showbiz news anchor in GMA Network.
• Proseso Marcelo, radio Christian ministry broadcaster
• Dely Magpayo, radio broadcaster
• Vergel Meneses (Malolos), nicknamed "The Aerial Voyager"; professional basketball player in Philippine Basketball Association (PBA)
• Lydia de Vega (Meycauayan), or Lydia de Vega-Mercado, a former track and field athlete; she was once acknowledged as the fastest woman in Asia
• Eddie Katindig, musician
• Jamie Rivera, pop and gospel-music singer
• Orange and Lemons band members. Vergel Meneses (b January 14 1969, Malolos Bulacan) -- nicknamed "The Aerial Voyager" -- is a Filipino professional basketball This article is about the city For the cathedral see Malolos Cathedral. The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA is a Professional Basketball league in the Philippines founded in 1975. Lydia de Vega-Mercado (born December 12, 1964) is a former athlete from the Philippines, was considered Asia's fastest woman in the 1980s The City of Meycauayan or Meycauayan is a 2nd class urban city in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. Jamie Rivera is a pop singer from the Philippines. She was born Mary Jane C Orange and Lemons was a Filipino pop rock band formed in 2003.
• Jose Reyes in medicine
• Eddie Villanueva (Bocaue), religious leader of Jesus Is Lord Church
• Florentino V. Floro, world-famous Filipino dwarf judge; he made several statements that he was psychic and claimed to frequently communicate with invisible dwarves. José Bernabé Reyes (born June 11, 1983, in Villa Gonzalez, Dominican Republic) is an All-Star Major League Baseball Shortstop Eduardo Villanueva (born October 6, 1946) is a religious and political leader in the Philippines. Bocaue is a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. Jesus Is Lord Church (also known as JIL Church or JIL Movement) is a Pentecostal movement in the Philippines headed by Eddie Villanueva Florentino V Floro Jr (born November 5 1953 in Manila) is a Filipino Judge who achieved notoriety after being suspended from Filipinos or the Filipino people are the citizens of the Philippines. DWARF is a widely used standardized Debugging data format. DWARF was originally designed along with ELF, although it is independent of Object file A judge, or justice, is an Official who presides over a Court of law
• Empoy Marquez, Comedian.
• Teresita Reyes (Malolos), popularly known as "Mama Sita"; founder of Mama Sita’s famous line of mixes and sauces

Points of interest

City		Distance from Manila in km	Important Road Networks	Points of Interest[1]
	Meycauayan City	19	North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) thru Meycauayan Exit; Manila North Road (MacArthur Highway) thru Valenzuela City. This article is about the city For the cathedral see Malolos Cathedral. A city ( lungsod, or sometimes siyudad, in Filipino and Tagalog) is a tier of local government in the Philippines The City of Manila The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand The City of Meycauayan or Meycauayan is a 2nd class urban city in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. The North Luzon Expressway ( NLE or NLEx) formerly called North Diversion Road, is a limited-access toll expressway that connects Metro Manila	Old Malhacan Church, a 400 year old edifice serving as a mute witness to history of the town; Gat Ciriaco Contreras Marker, a monument in memory of the commander who fought a fierce battle against the Spanish forces in Bancal; Acacia Tree – The late Pres. Manuel L. Quezon played under this tree in his childhood days; Liputan Islands – Surrounded by fishponds and accessible only through water transportation; De Larisse Resorts & Pavilion, Meycauayan Golf Driving Range, and Emco Pavilion in Pandayan; Golden Cocoon Resort & Ancon Resort in Malhacan; Joeri’s Resort & Pavilion in Lawa; Jerime Irish Pavilion & Villa Maria Ester Pavilion in Libtong
	San Jose del Monte City	40	Quirino Highway thru Caloocan City, North; NLEX thru Bocaue Exit via Bocaue and Sta. San Jose del Monte City (or simply San Jose) is a 2nd class urban component city in the province of The City of Caloocan, ( The North Luzon Expressway ( NLE or NLEx) formerly called North Diversion Road, is a limited-access toll expressway that connects Metro Manila Maria; Bulacan-Rizal-Manila-Cavite Regional Expressway (under planning)	Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto, a replica of the Lourdes Grotto in France. it features a mock hill calvary where life-size statues depicting the passion and death of Jesus Christ; Grotto Mineral Spring – Located on a rolling hill, the natural spring is believed to be miraculous; Grotto Vista Resort in Gaya-Gaya; Cresta del Monte Resort and Palmera North Winds Resort in Sto. Jesus of Nazareth (7–2 BC / BCE —26–36 AD / CE) Cristo; natural falls in San Isidro; Dalisay Farm in Tungkong Mangga;
	Malolos City	45	NLEX via Tabang Exit; MacArthur Highway	The Barasoain Church Barasoain Church - Also known as Our Lady of Mt. This article is about the city For the cathedral see Malolos Cathedral. The North Luzon Expressway ( NLE or NLEx) formerly called North Diversion Road, is a limited-access toll expressway that connects Metro Manila Barasoain Church (also known as Our Lady of Mt Carmel Parish) is a Roman Catholic church built in 1630 in Malolos City, Carmel Parish. A national shrine, the historic Barasoain Church is the site of the Constitutional Convention of the first Philippine Republic, making the Philippines the very first Asian Government to promulgate a Constitution. It was the Seat of the First Philippine Republic on Sept. 15, 1898 to the last week of Feb. 1899 under the presidency of Pedro Paterno. In its convent the Universidad Literaria Cientifica de Filipinas (or Universidad Literaria de Filipinas) was first housed. It also boasts of a light and sound museum under the management of National Historical Institute. ; Malolos Cathedral and Convent, known as Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Conception The 10th Basilica in the Philippines. Malolos Cathedral, also newly known as the Basilica Minore dela Nuestra Señora de Inmaculada Concepcion (in Spanish) or Minor Basilica of Its convent was the presidential quarters ("Palacio Presidencial") of Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo of the First Philippine Republic in 1898, presently the seat of the Diocese of Malolos, and has been the bastion of faith for the past centuries. República Filipina ( English: Philippine Republic Tagalog: Unang Republika ng Pilipinas) also known as the First Philippine ; The Casa Real Shrine Casa Real Shrine, Printing press of the First Republic, it was restored in 1852 and was converted into a municipal library. Now a museum serving as final repository of existing memorabilia; Barasoain Ecclesiastical Museum – Repository of religious items and relics of the entire province of Bulacan, a museum managed by National Historical Institute showcasing a collection of municipal antiques and priceless array of artifacts. ; Siar Tree – Now known as the “Kalayaan Tree”. It was planted by Gen. Aguinaldo during a lull in the Malolos Convention. Aguinaldo is said to have conducted many political discussions here. Under the tree is a monument that symbolizes the meeting of Filipino revolutionaries represented by Gregorio del Pilar and Gen. Isidoro Torres; Don Pablo Tecson, an erudite legislator; Padre Mariano Sevilla, a nationalist leader of the church and Doña Basilia Tantoco, portraying a woman freedom fighter; Kamistisuhan Houses – These structures, located at the Pariancillo of Malolos, typify the intricate architectural designs of Spanish buildings of the late 19th century. A classic example of this is the house of Don Jose Bautista (Bautista Mansion), which was built in 1877. It housed the Ministry of Interiors during the first Philippine Republic. The Mansion is situated along the nostalgic Kamistisuhan Street, this ancestral mansion was visited by the national hero Dr. Jose Rizal to convince Triumvirate of the Ten Gentlemen of Malolos to join the La Liga Filipina; Barasoain Museum – A museum managed by the National Historical Institute where the religious artifacts of the province are displayed; Museo ng Bulacan – A museum housing a collection of valuable relics, mementos, articles, documents and handicrafts of the Philippine Revolution. Located in Malolos to promote the cultural heritage and tradition of the province. It is under the management of the Provincial Government of Bulacan. ; Bulacan Heroes Park (Panlalawigang Liwasan ng mga Bayani sa Bulacan), which enshrined all the Philippine national heroes who hailed from Bulacan and officially became the Province of Bulacan's provincial heroes' park by the help of Center for Bulacan Studies since 2004 Institute de Mujeres – The place where the 21 women of Malolos, addressed by Dr. Jose Rizal in his famous letter, conducted classes; Bulacan Provincial Capitol, seat of the provincial government of Bulacan; Provincial Capitol of Bulacan. Dr José P Rizal (full name José Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda) (June 19 1861 – December 30 1896 was a Filipino Polymath, Atlag United Methodist Church, founded in 1901, considered as the one of the oldest Protestant church in the country and the oldest in the City, as well in the Province. DJ Paradise Hotel and Resort [2] in MacArthur Highway, Dakila; Malolos Resort Club Royale [3] in Fausta Subd. , Mabolo; Palm Garden Resort in Pinagbakahan; Lucky Garden Resort in Caniogan; Villa Reina Resort in Valenzuela St. , Catmon; Villa Leonila Resort in Garville Subdivision, Lugam; Manggahan Mini Resort & Pool in Del Carmen Subdivision, Sumapang Matanda; Luisky View Park and Fishing Ground in Matimbo; Soledad Farm Resort in Bangkal;

Municipality		Distance from Manila in km	Important Road Networks	Points of Interest
	Obando	17	Bulacan-Obando road via Bulacan, Bulacan; Polo Road via Valanzuela City	Obando Church, venue of the famous "Fertility Dance" in honor of San Pascual Baylon, Sta. A municipality ( bayan, sometimes munisipyo in Cebuano or used infrequently in Tagalog) is a local government unit in the Philippines The City of Manila The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand Obando is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. Clara de Asis and Virgen de Salambao (May 17-19); Obando Town Fiesta – celebrated from May 17-19. Childless couples can take this occasion to appeal for heavenly intercession and dance to please the Virgin of Salambao, San Pascual de Bailon and Sta. Clara. Maidens and bachelors who want husbands and wives can dance for their mates. Farmers also thank the Virgin for bountiful harvests.
	Marilao	22	NLEX via Marilao Exit; MacArthur Highway	National Shrine of the Divine Mercy; Marilao Catholic Church, a 17th century church; La Prenza Dam – 1989 communal irrigation system; serves as a checkgate to prevent water overflow from destroying rice crops in the area; Hanging Bridge – A 60-m long cable bridge linking barangays Lambakin and Sta. Marilao is a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. The North Luzon Expressway ( NLE or NLEx) formerly called North Diversion Road, is a limited-access toll expressway that connects Metro Manila Rosa; Lustre Pavilion & Swimming Pool in Sarmiento Homes; Dad’s Vineyard and Medina’s Farm in Sta. Rosa; Villa Felomina Resort in Lias; Four Kings Resort in Abangan Sur SM City Marilao
	Bocaue	27	NLEX via Bocaue Exit, MacArthur Highway; San Jose-Bocaue Road	Pagoda sa Wawa also known as the Pagoda Festival, a fluvial parade in honor of the miraculous "Krus sa Wawa", done every 1st Sunday of July, which is believed to have saved the life of a drowning old woman. Bocaue is a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. The North Luzon Expressway ( NLE or NLEx) formerly called North Diversion Road, is a limited-access toll expressway that connects Metro Manila The main feature of this fiesta is the Pagoda, which glides along the Bocaue River. The Pagoda is a guilty-decorated structure riding on a huge banca. People from all walks of life enjoy the ride on the Pagoda feasting on sumptuous food while the music plays. Bocaue Museum, houses a collection of municipal antiques and priceless array of artifacts; D. Lour Pavilion in Igulot
	Balagtas	30	NLEX via Bocaue Exit; MacArthur Highway	Balagtas Monument and Museum – The monument was built in honor of Francisco “Balagtas” Baltazar, hailed as the Father of Tagalog Poetry, whose masterpiece, Florante at Laura, is very popular; Bahay na Tisa (Constantine House) – One of the oldest known tile-roofed houses in the province, it was constructed in 1840 and exhibits a mixture of mestizo, Spanish and native Tagalog designs. Balagtas ( formerly Bigaa) is a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. The North Luzon Expressway ( NLE or NLEx) formerly called North Diversion Road, is a limited-access toll expressway that connects Metro Manila
	Santa Maria	32	NLEX via Bocaue Exit; MacArthur Highway via Bocaue Intersection; Quirino Highway via Sapang Palay	Santa Maria Church, an 18th-century church, , which is part and parcel of Bulacan’s era that resisted the American regime; Huseng Batute Marker – A simple marker in honor of the country’s “King of Balagtasan”; Long Meadows Resort, Dad's Vineyard Resort, Aqua Matina, and Pamar Wonderpool Resort in Mahabang Parang; Villa Natalia, Villa Carmen, Villa Antonia and Sitio Lucia Resorts in Pulong Buhangin; Lanesca Resort & 4-K Garden Resort in Catmon; Lanesca in Bulac; Cool Water Resort in Lalakhan; Vig Jam Resort in Balasing; Stone Bridge Resort in Tumana; Denverland in San Gabriel. Santa Maria is a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. The North Luzon Expressway ( NLE or NLEx) formerly called North Diversion Road, is a limited-access toll expressway that connects Metro Manila
	Guiguinto	34	NLEX via Tabang Exit	Guiguinto Gardens; Halamanan Festival; C. Guiguinto is a 2nd class urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. The North Luzon Expressway ( NLE or NLEx) formerly called North Diversion Road, is a limited-access toll expressway that connects Metro Manila M. Farm in Cut-cut; Golden Shower in Tabe; Hidden Mountain Rocks and Alcor Center in Tiaong; Luntiang Paraiso in Tabang
	Bulacan	36	Mac Arthur Highway through Guiguinto or Balagtas	Sta. General Information Bulacan or Bulakan is a 2nd class urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines Maria Assumpta Parish, the "oldest Roman Catholic church in the province. " Shrine of Marcelo H. del Pilar – Erected in honor of the patriot, writer and editor of the revolutionary newspaper La Solidaridad; Evangelista Resort in San Jose; Bon Bon Resort, Maglalang Resort, Jojima Resort, and Ulit Resort in Pitpitan; Villa Elena Resort in Taliptip
	Pandi	41	NLEX via Bocaue Exit- Sta. Built up area With the continuous expansion of Metro Manila the city is now included in Manila built up area which reaches San Ildefonso in its Northernmost part The North Luzon Expressway ( NLE or NLEx) formerly called North Diversion Road, is a limited-access toll expressway that connects Metro Manila Maria	Site of Kakarong Battle, site of the Republic of Real of Kakarong de Sili of 1896; Inang Filipina Shrine; Pandi Catholic Church Pandi Mineral and Batch Spring Resort – Famous for its mineral water which is found to have medicinal and curative effects; Villa Concepcion in Barangay Masuso; Pandi Mineral Spring Resort in Poblacion; Fortune Ville Pool and Cabuhat Resort in Manatal Fresh Water Resort in Siling Bata; Licom Resort in Bagbaguin; Countryside Resort in Bunsuran II; Villa Aurora Resort in Mapulang Lupa
	Plaridel	41	NLEX via Sta. Plaridel is a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. The North Luzon Expressway ( NLE or NLEx) formerly called North Diversion Road, is a limited-access toll expressway that connects Metro Manila Rita Exit	Battle of Quinwa Marker – Death marker of Col. John Strotsenberg of the Nebraska Volunteer Infantry
	Pulilan	45	NLEX via Sta. Pulilan is a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. The North Luzon Expressway ( NLE or NLEx) formerly called North Diversion Road, is a limited-access toll expressway that connects Metro Manila Rita Exit or Pulilan Exit; Daang Maharlika	Pulilan Carabao Festival – Hundreds of work animals, mostly carabaos, are led on a parade in streets of the town every 14th and 15th of May, to honor San Isidro Labrador, the town’s patron saint. The carabaos, decorated with garlands and shaved for the occasion, genuflect and kneel in front of the church; Pulilan Butterfly Haven; Pulilan Museum; Pugpog River in Balatong B; Pulilan Resort in Dampol 2A; Taps Swimming Pool & Playgroung, Villa Lorenzo Resort, and Villa Cristia in Poblacion; MRC Resort in Tabon; Merryland Resort in Taal
	Norzagaray	46	NLEX via Bocaue Exit - Sta. Norzagaray is a 1st class municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. The North Luzon Expressway ( NLE or NLEx) formerly called North Diversion Road, is a limited-access toll expressway that connects Metro Manila Maria By-Pass Road - Sta. Maria-Norzagaray Road	Hilltop, the "Baguio" of Bulacan, located atop the Sierra Madre range; Pinagcalan Cave – Served as the headquarters of the Katipuneros; Ipo Dam – Used as a reservoir for the La Mesa Dam which distributes water to Metro Manila residents; Angat Water Reservoir; Pugpog River – A natural attraction in Bulacan which clear water originating from the Sierra Madre mountains; Pugpog River and Prince Resort in Poblacion; Bakas Resort in Matictic; Adventure Resort in Bigte; Falcon Crest Resort in Bitungcol
	Paombong	47	NLEX via Tabang Exit, Mac Arthur Highway through Malolos City	Kapitangan Chapel – known as a pilgrimage area during Holy Week. Paombong is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. The North Luzon Expressway ( NLE or NLEx) formerly called North Diversion Road, is a limited-access toll expressway that connects Metro Manila As a way of repenting and sharing in the sufferings of Christ, worshippers whip themselves during the Holy Week. Also, religious rituals are celebrated in all the towns especially in Malolos, Plaridel and Pulilan. Famous for families owning old, life-sized “santos”; Ciudad Clementino Resort and Museum in San Isidro
	Baliuag	50	NLEX via Sta. Baliwag (officially Baliwag is spelled with letter "w" is a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines The North Luzon Expressway ( NLE or NLEx) formerly called North Diversion Road, is a limited-access toll expressway that connects Metro Manila Rita Exit- Daang Maharlika- Cagayan Valley Road	San Agustin Church; Lenten Processions – Unique processions featuring life-sized images depicting the life and death of Christ; Baliuag Museum; Baliuag Clock Tower; Buntal Hat; El Niño Resort in Calantipay; J. E. Garden Resort in Sabang
	Angat	52	NLEX via Bocaue Exit- Sta. for the village in Afghanistan, see Angat Afghanistan. Angat is a 2nd class municipality in the province of The North Luzon Expressway ( NLE or NLEx) formerly called North Diversion Road, is a limited-access toll expressway that connects Metro Manila Maria By-Pass Road-Sta. Maria-Norzagaray Road- Angat-Norzagaray Road	Sta. Monica de Angat Church, displays a marvelous Baroque architecture. Its interior replicates the famous Sistine Chapel. Baras Bakal, a stone cave; the first choice of the Katipuneros before they finally selected Biak-na-Bato. Angat Hydroelectric Dam – One of the largest dams in the country which supplies water to the Greater Manila area. It facilitates fishing and boating in a man-made lagoon and hunting in the nearby area.
	Bustos	52	Cagayan Valley Road (from Baliuag) Bustos-Angat Road	Mercado House, one of the several houses used as a fort by the Kapituneros. Bustos is a third class municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. It boasts a unique architectural design of stone carvings on façade and walls. Bustos Dam – The longest “sector gate” in the world. This is the huge reservoir of the Angat Hydroelectric plant at Barrio Hilltop, which serves as the source of electric power in the province and Metro Manila; Sto Niño Church; Antique Adobe Stone House – Built during the Spanish era.
	Hagonoy	53		National Shrine of St. Hagonoy is a 1st class municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. Anne, the only church in the Philippines where the relics of Saints Anne and Joaquim, parents of the Blessed Virgin, are venerated; Princess Caroline Resort in San Miguel.
	Calumpit	54	NLEX via Pulilan Exit MacArthur Highway	St. Calumpit is a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. The North Luzon Expressway ( NLE or NLEx) formerly called North Diversion Road, is a limited-access toll expressway that connects Metro Manila John the Baptist Church(Built in 1572),is the oldest church in Bulacan. Constructed under the supervision of Augustinian priest Diego Vivar Ordoñez, the church has been a mute witness to the Filipinos' struggle against Spanish, American and Japanese rule. Inside the church is a tunnel that, as legend would have it, was used by priests during the Spanish regime to keep gold, religious statues and ornate jewelry hidden from the sight of treasure hunters; Calumpit Church – Built in 1575, it has a built-in tunnel where revolutionaries and Spaniards were buried during the war. Also, the last battlefield of Gen. Tanaka of the Japanese Imperial Army. It is the birthplace of Christianity in the province; Meyto Shrine – A marker of Christianization; Bagbag Bridge, site of the first battle between Filipinos and American forces during the retreat of President Aguinaldo to the Ilocos Region; Libad Festival – The town’s patron saint, San Juan, is honored with gay fluvial parade as the main attraction for the celebration; Jed’s Island Resort in Gatbuca and El Bueno Resort in Longos
	San Rafael	58		San Rafael Catholic Church – site of the bloody battle between the Filipinos and the Spanish forces wherein the blood that drenched the church was ankle-deep; San Rafael Dam and After Bay Resort in San Rafael; Malangaan Resort in Tukod; Villaflor Resort in Capihan; Violage Resort in Maasim; San Rafael Christian Ret. San Rafael is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. Farm Resort in Pasong Callos; 8 Waves Waterpark in Ulinga; CnB Craft Private Resort in Maguinao.
	Doña Remedios Trinidad	65	DRT Highway; Cagayan Valley Road (from Baliuag)	Torch of Freedom Marker – Erected for one of the guerilla base camps during World War II; Puning Cave; Baras Bakal Spring Cave; Madlum Cave; Mt. Doña Remedios Trinidad is a 2nd class rural municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. Bato Falls; Tumutulo Falls Mt. Lumot
	San Ildefonso	66		Grotto Central Cement – A memorable place because of the grotto and the statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary, as well as the beautiful landscape and natural scenery; Bulusukan, a garrison of the "insurrectos" during the Spanish Regime; Sand Spring – Believed to have some medicinal values; Filipinas Resort, Paul Cruz Resort, and Vanguardia Resort in Sapang Putol; Jenerosas Resort and Carmi’s Resort in San Juan; Villa Cecilia Resort in Gabihan
	San Miguel	75	Cagayan Valley Road (from Baliuag)	Biak-na-Bato National Park, Biak-na-Bato – A huge split boulder which is a mountain hideout of the revolutionary forces during the Spanish regime and the place where the Malolos Constitution was signed by Gen. San Ildefonso is a 1st class municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. San Miguel is a 1st class municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. Aguinaldo and Pedro Paterno of the Biak-na-Bato Republic; Buencamino House – A marker honoring the leading cabinet member of the revolutionary government of Aguinaldo. As a student of UST, he led the first student activist demonstration in 1869 and put up wall posters along the Puente de España; Ancestral Home of Former Cong. Jose “Boji” Cabochan – The grandfather of the former Congressman Don Felix de Leon was a close friend of Dr. Jose Rizal; Viola House – The original owner id Dr. Maximo Viola, companion of Dr. Jose Rizal in Europe during the time the latter was writing his two famous novels; San Miguel Catholic Church – Centuries-old (more than 200 years old) edifice built by Augustinian friars; Siojo House – Owned by the Siojo Family of which former NBI Dir. Alfredo Siojo Lim is a member; Doña Narcisa B. de Leon House – Owned by Doña Sisang of LVN Pictures, two of whose grandchildren are film director Mike de Leon and Ambassador Narcisa “Ching” de Leon-Escaler; Sibul Spring – Famous for its medicinal effects. The crystal spring water comes from the Sierra Madre Mountains; Madlum Cave – Another scenic spot where stalagmites and stalactites delights excursionist and nature lovers; Tilandong Cave – A natural fall which is now tapped as a source of electric power as well as irrigation.

Bulacan Festivals and Fiestas

Bahay-saliksikan ng Bulacan of the Bulacan State University will soon to publish (probably on the forth-coming Singkaban Festival) a special publication about the Bulacan celebrations and festivities entitled Makulay na Bulacan: Mga Makukulay na Pagdiriwang sa Bulacan.

For a meanwhile, this are the lists of Bulacan noted festivities and there are other local festivals to be recorded and documented.

• Desposorio (Malolos)
• Disposorio (Hagonoy)
• Fertility Ritual (Obando)
• Kneeling Carabaos (Pulilan)
• Halaman (Guiguinto)
• Angel Festival (San Rafael)
• Sto. Nino Festival (Malolos)
• Luyang Dilaw (Marilao)
• Cruz Sa Wawa (Bocaue)
• Libad (Calumpit)
• Horse Festival (Plaridel)
• Sukang Paombong (Paombong)
• Bulak Festival (San Ildefonso)
• Dumagat Festival (San Jose)
• Buntal Festival (Baliuag)
• Singkaban Fiesta (Province of Bulacan's Best of the Best)

External links

• Official Website of the Provincial Government of Bulacan
• Bulacan Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 2007 Philippine Census Information
• Central Luzon Local Search - Diiscover Central Luzon
• Baliuag Online Tambayan (Baliuag, Bulacan)

	Cities and Municipalities of Bulacan
	Cities:	Malolos | Meycauayan | San Jose del Monte
	Municipalities:	Angat | Balagtas | Baliuag | Bocaue | Bulacan | Bustos | Calumpit | Doña Remedios Trinidad | Guiguinto | Hagonoy | Marilao | Norzagaray | Obando | Pandi | Paombong | Plaridel | Pulilan | San Ildefonso | San Miguel | San Rafael | Santa Maria

References