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  2. Abucay - Wikipedia

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    Abucay, officially the Municipality of Abucay, (Tagalog: Bayan ng Abucay), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Bataan , Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 42,984 people. [ 3 ] It is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Balanga and 119 kilometres (74 mi) from Manila, accessible via the Bataan Provincial Expressway ...

  3. Battle of Bataan - Wikipedia

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    The Abucay Line January 9–23, 1942. Two separate defensive lines crossed the Bataan peninsula. They were the 8,000 yards (7,300 m) Mauban line held by I Philippine Corps on the west, and the 15,000 yards (14,000 m) Abucay line held by the II Philippine Corps on the east. Wainwright commanded the I Philippine Corps of 22,500 troops.

  4. Alexander R. Nininger - Wikipedia

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    Nininger, nicknamed "Sandy", was born in Gainesville, Georgia, in 1918. He attended the United States Military Academy and graduated in May 1941. At the Academy he was involved in track, the debating society, and was chairman of the lecture committee. He was part of the Academy's 3rd Battalion "L" Company, in which he served as a Cadet Sergeant.

  5. Tomás Pinpin - Wikipedia

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    Simon. Parent. unknown. Tomás Pinpin was a printer, writer and publisher from Abucay, a municipality in the province of Bataan, Philippines, who was the first Philippine printer and is sometimes referred as the "Prince of the Filipino Printers." Pinpin is remembered for being the first Philippine personage to publish and print a book, Librong ...

  6. Vicente Lim - Wikipedia

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    Signature. Vicente Lim y Podico (February 24, 1888 – December 31, 1944) was a Filipino brigadier general and World War II hero. Lim was the first Filipino graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point (Class of 1914). Prior to the establishment of the Philippine Army, he served as an officer in the Philippine Scouts (a now ...

  7. Bataan National Park - Wikipedia

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    23,688 hectares (58,530 acres) Established. December 1, 1945; 78 years ago (1945-12-01) 5. Governing body. Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Bataan National Park is a protected area of the Philippines located in the mountainous interior of Bataan province in the Central Luzon Region. The park straddles the northern half of Bataan ...

  8. Abucay Church - Wikipedia

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    Fr. Milver R. Cruz. Saint Dominic de Guzman Parish Church, commonly known as Abucay Church, is a 17th-century Baroque Roman Catholic church located at Brgy. Laon, Abucay, Bataan, Philippines. The parish church, established in 1587 and administered by the Dominican Missionary Friars in 1588, is dedicated to Saint Dominic of Guzman. [1]

  9. Sorsogon - Wikipedia

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    Poverty incidence of Sorsogon 10 20 30 40 50 60 2006 41.15 2009 39.28 2012 40.67 2015 56.87 2018 26.10 2021 21.70 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Aerial view of Sorsogon City The province's economic activity is highly concentrated in its capital city, Sorsogon City, and the towns of Bulan, Irosin, Gubat, Pilar and Matnog as well. Sorsogon Province is classified as 2nd class with an ...