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Poverty incidence of Porac 2.5 5 7.5 10 12.5 15 2006 11.09 2009 11.29 2012 7.06 2015 11.10 2018 5.60 2021 11.13 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Porac is an important source of granite and a tamping ground of minerals. Porac is home to the Mekeni Food Corporation, an "AAA" Meat Processing Plant accredited with the National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS). Being classified under the "AAA ...
United States Geological Survey shake map for the 2019 Luzon earthquake; a maximum Mercalli intensity scale value of 6.6 was observed in Gutad, Floridablanca, Pampanga. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) initially reported an earthquake of magnitude 5.7 striking at 17:11 PST with an epicenter two kilometers N 28° E of Castillejos, Zambales.
Historical markers of restoration. As early as 1594, Porac have had an established convent with the right to vote in the provincial meetings. Despite this, services done by the convent of Porac had been either suspended or annexed to other convents like Lubao and Bacolor, possibly due to lack of resources and/or attacks from the Zambals, an indigenous group living in the areas near the ...
Katherine Cassandra Li Ong (born May 23, 2000), also nicknamed Cassy Li, [2] is a Filipino [3] businesswoman who was an associate of Lucky South 99 Outsourcing, Inc., a defunct Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) in Porac, Pampanga, that has been investigated by authorities for criminal activities committed within its compound.
Mount Negron, also known as Negron Volcano, [3] is a mountain located in Porac, Pampanga in the region of Central Luzon. It has a height of 1,584 m (5,197 ft) above sea level, making it the highest point in the province of Pampanga. It is located between Mount Pinatubo and Mount Natib. [4]
The district consists of the western Pampanga municipalities of Floridablanca, Guagua, Lubao, Porac, Santa Rita and Sasmuan since 1987. [4] [5] Until 1972, it encompassed the eastern Pampanga municipalities of Apalit, Arayat, Candaba, Mabalacat, Magalang, Mexico, Minalin, San Fernando, San Luis, San Simon, Santa Ana, and Santo Tomas. [6]
The archaeology in Porac, Pampanga started with the first excavation conducted in 1935–1936 by G.M. Goodall and two Filipino assistants, then from 1959 to 1960 by Robert Fox, and followed by an archaeological impact assessment by the people from the National Museum of the Philippines.
San Vicente Ferrer Chapel, commonly known as Pio Chapel, is a Roman Catholic chapel located at Barangay Pio, in Porac, Pampanga. It is under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of San Fernando. Built in 1861, the chapel is believed to be the first circular chapel of its kind in the Philippines.