MENGASAGSAG A BALEN
A HEARTLESS BALEN
Since the onslaught of Bunduk Pinatubu’s lahar, this town of Bamban lost its heart. The town was divided economically and politically. The municipio was transferred in two remote sites away from the natural fermentation of people.
Ing balen milako ya ‘kabalenan’. Katunayan, mengayna yang tutu ing matwang palengki niting matwang kabalenan (San Nicolas), kabang ing palengki ning Dapdap e bitasang megamit mula pa anyang lumipat la ring tau kng resettlement keti. Ing metung naman na mitalakad kng dating iskwela ning Anupul e ya pa bitasang mibuklat kng publiku. Nanupata, dakal a pigastusan ban mitalakad la reti dng mengasayang mu at minta kng alang nanu.
BALEN A MAWAWALA
UNDEFINED SOCIO-POLITICAL TERRITORY
Malambat nang panawun mula anyang maumpisa ya ing pekamumunang modern resettlement project keti bangsa. Iti ing Sacobia Development Project kanita pang panawun ning Frist Lady Imelda Marcos. Masanting a umpisa dapot ngeni nukarin ya? This area is now in deep squabble – ing Balen Mabalacat at Clark Freeport Zone mag-claim yang dake kaniti kayabe dng aliwa pang baryu at sityu na sakup ning balen. Kng dane ning Capas naman, dng ‘matwang baryu’ ning Balen Bamban makanyan la naman mengaigut kng kasiping nang balen. Nanung malilyari?
Kasalungsungan, dakal mu naman karing pakatuknang karing resettlement areas anti kng Dapdap dng e tau keti. Ing newly reclaimed areas kng dane ning dating Lourdes, Banaba etc. dakal noman dng mirinan gabun dng e tau keti. Dng dating manuknangan keti bayu ing pamanyalanta ning bulkan, makanyan nomang ala nang balikan.
Metung kng masalang kabapustan ing alang malino at eksaktung sukad ning land area at definitve socio-political boundary. Bage na maulaga ban apamalino ya ing ustung pamag-budget ning municipio.
PASYALAN A E MIDADALANAN
UNSEEN & OVERSEEN TOURIST POTENTIALS
Nanung prublema? Atin yang national highway ing balen, atin yang mangasanting a lugal pasyalan at marangle dapot alang makibalu kng legwan at kayapan nang iti.
Panawun na pa ning pistaym, kabalitan ne kanita karing mangasanting nang pasyalan ing balen. Katunayan, metung ya karing minunang atin azucarera kayabe ning Azucarera ning Tarlac at Pasudeco ning San Fernando. Dakal ya ilug a mangalinis, modern resorts, karinderya at restorant a magtindang manganyaman a pamangan. Iti ing peka-hinterland ning Clark Air Base kanita na pagmulalan da ring Amerikanu at turista kanita.
Before Razon’s Halo-halo of Guagua and Kabigting’s and Jurado’s of Arayat became hit in Pampanga and Manila, this town already has this famous summer concoction - offered by sidepark carinderias a pakapatulug kng dating Lugay Park. This together with a ‘pilgrim’ to Apung Lourdes Grotto, an adventure visit to several Japanese tunnels, music jamming from fashionable jukeboxes, and a minindal of pansit luglug with ice cold softdrinks complete a worthwhile visit of flocking tourists and visitors that time.
In fact, several natural and historical spots are still here, waiting to be seen, explored and tap for future tourism-based livelihood. Nananu ta pa?
KABYAYAN A MAYAP BIAYAN
LIVELIHOOD ON THE HOOD
Among the many reasons why Bamban slugged out, is its few and little-hoped human resources. Lalu na anyang panawung ning Pinatubu, mitulak lang mamaglako dng dakal, menintun kapanintunan kng lwal ning balen. Dakal la ring memanasensu kng lwal, at matumal naman ing bie keti balen.
Ing dating manimuna kng aske ning komersyu, pamananaman at dakal pa anti namung parti ning milabas a kwentu ning balen.
To date, the towns of Porac, Bacolor and even Mabalacat sourced large amount of their income out of quarry activities. Bamban in the past is one of the leading destinations of quarry truckers. Nung kapilan merakal ing balas, makanyan yang lalung megkasakit at mengaramalas.
Capas and Mabalacat flank the northern and southern end of this town. These two towns were elevated immediately into 1st class municipalities after Pinatubu – iti dala na ning matalik dang pamanasensu, and are now gearing toward cityhood status. Ing balen tamu, na dalan-dalanan na ning national highway a pakadugtung at pakalibutad kareting adwang balen, melakwan neng palak a kabilyan. Dng memalen, manulu na la wawa kng kabang lalawe la reti kng panyulung a tatamasan dng memalen ning Capas, Concepcion, ning Mabalacat, Porac at Botolan – dng limang balen a kasiping ning Bamban.
DALAN NING DANGALAN
STRONG IDENTITY A HIGHWAY TO SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Makalungkut isipan na kng kekaba-kaba ning panawun a delanan ning balen, bigla man o ali makanini nemu wari bili iti?
“ah ing Bamban!? tabalu…tsk tsk.. ene yata tagana masensu iti…” this is only one of the many ordinary and disturbing surrender of our memalen. Makalungkut ne po?
Lalung makalungkut nung sakali, nung kng kerakal-dakal ming tatagal at kakandidatu ngeni, sana kayabe no man kareti dng mangayap, mangatinu, mapagmasabal, maka-tau, matakut kng Dios at dng tune mamuntukan para kng panyulung ning balen.
Sana akit tala dng tutung masilbing kasangkapan, para mibalik la tiwala dng keraklan da ring tau keti. Dng tau na mayap mangipakit kng tutung pamangubyernu at karing sara-sariling gelingan dng balang metung kekatamu.
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BALEN BAMBAN: Brief Socio-political Profile
Balen Bamban
BALEN BAMBAN is a 3rd class municipality one of the seventeen (17) towns in the province of Tarlac, Philippines.
According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 46,360 people in 9,113 households.
It is about 100 km. North of Manila, the country’s capital city and about 32 km. South of Tarlac, the province’s only city. It is the southernmost gateway of the melting pot province of Tarlac in the Central Plain of Luzon in the Philippines.
The town is located between 121º 18’ and 121º 38’ east longitude and 15º 18’ and 15º 21’ north longitude. It is bounded on the north by the municipality of Capas, Concepcion on the east, by the towns of Porac and Mabalacat of Pampanga on the south, and Botolan town of Zambales on the west.
The town’s boundary with Mabalacat, Pampanga is the Ilug Sacobia (Sacobia River), which is a major channel for lahar or pyroclastic flowing from the slopes of Bunduk Pinatubo. The Ilug Sacobia connects with the Ilug Parwa (Paruao River).
It is the southernmost gateway of the melting pot province of Tarlac in the Central Plain of Luzon in the Philippines. The Bunduk Pinatubo volcanic eruption and the subsequent flow of lava and mud to the lowlands of Bamban forced residents to move out or to stay at the Dapdap Resettlement Area, which is on higher grounds.
The Ilug Parwa, is a source of irrigation water, food, and sand and gravel for infrastructure projects. The mountainous region situated in the western part comprises almost two-thirds of the total land area, which used to be within the US Military Reservations. Nestled in this part are the BLISS projects and to the north, the MAR settlement project, which when completely developed will be a source of livelihood and food supplies for Central Luzon.
Amlat/ History
Long before settlers came, the place which was to become the town of Bamban, was a vast track of wild land extending eastward; and on the west side, composed of foothills and mountains lush with vegetation and tall trees extending deep into the Zambales ranges. The thick forest and mountains were then inhabited by the Aetas (locally known as Baluga), and the Sambals, both of whom subsisted only on fishing and native or wild animals which abounded in the place. Occasionally, daring traders from Pampanga and the Tagalog province, mostly enterprising Chinese, braved the wilderness to go northward to Capas and Tarlac.
Before the advent of the Spanish era, small settlers came, attracted by the fertile land and the glittering silver of the river that cut through the mountain to spill down the flat land, making it fertile. The settlers started small clearings in the thick growth of bamban plants which covered vast portions of the land bordering the river a small distance from the foothills.(because of these plants, the place was eventually named Bamban).
Settlers upon settlers came to carve clearings in the land, and soon a small community was formed. About 1700, Agustinian Recollects came and established the Mission de Pueblos de Bamban. But the pueblo was then a part of Pampanga. In 1837, a new boundary line was established, thereby permanently making Bamban part of the province of Tarlac.
Official recognition as a town was sanctioned by the gobernadorcillo in the town of Tarlac. Don Martin Sibal was subsequently appointed head and commissioned with the rank of "Capitan". Among the first settlers were the Sibals, Lugtu, Dayrit, Macale, Vergara, Manipon, and Dela Cruz clans. During the revolution of 1896, Bamban was one of the first towns to take up arms against the Spaniards. Northwest of the town situated among the hills are remnants of strongholds built by brave bands of Bambanenses who joined Gen. Servilliano Aquino in the uprising in Tarlac. Up to this time, a portion of the foothills in the area is called "Batiawan" or look-out point. Many a brave son died in this movement for liberation.
When the Americans came in 1900, the small pueblo gradually grew into a teeming town. The Bamban Sugar Central was established and further gave impetus to its growth. Don Pablo Lagman was the first to be appointed presidente and Don Laureano Campo as vice-presidente under the American military government. Other prominent families then took over the helm of government. During the Commonwealth era, the Sibals, the Lumboys, the Santoses, the Punsalangs, to mention a few, enjoyed political power until the outbreak of World War II.
Bamban is like the legendary phoenix, which must be resurrected from its ashes. The whole poblacion was devastated and burned during the liberation. Undaunted, the people returned from hiding and began rebuilding even while the campaign was raging deep in the mountains. Growth was fast because of proximity of Clark Air Base. But Bamban can not be the same again. The aftermath of the war was felt for a long time. Consequently, prominent families left the town for the city to establish big business and names for themselves.
ING KALULUGANAN/ LAND AREA AND TOPOGRAPHY
Balen Bamban is politically subdivided into 15 barangays namely:
• Anupul
• Banaba
• Bangcu
• Culubasa
• Dela Cruz
• La Paz
• Lourdes
• Malonzo
• San Nicolas (Poblacion)
• San Pedro
• San Rafael
• San Roque
• San Vicente
• Santo Niño
• Virgen de los Remedios (Pacalcal)
The four (4) largest barangays namely, Anupul, San Nicolas, Sto Nino and San Vicente with a total area of 22,572 or nearly three fifths (3/5) or 57.7% of the total municipal land area contain the former military reservation are and the Sacobia Resettlement Area. The remaining two fifths (2/5) or 42.3% of the town’s land area is divided among the eleven (11) barangays.
Barangays La Paz is the smallest barangay with barely one percent (1%) of the total municipal land area. The largest barangay is Anupul which claim almost one-fifth (1/5) or 9.26% of the municipal territory. After the eruption of Bunduk Pinatubo in June 1991, the barangays on the eastern portion were mostly covered by lahar debris. These are mostly agricultural and residential areas. Four (4) of the low-lying barangays have been buried by lahar, namely these are barangays Banaba, Malonzo, San Pedro and Bangcu while some barangays have been partially affected.
BALEN BAMBAN is a 3rd class municipality one of the seventeen (17) towns in the province of Tarlac, Philippines.
According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 46,360 people in 9,113 households.
It is about 100 km. North of Manila, the country’s capital city and about 32 km. South of Tarlac, the province’s only city. It is the southernmost gateway of the melting pot province of Tarlac in the Central Plain of Luzon in the Philippines.
The town is located between 121º 18’ and 121º 38’ east longitude and 15º 18’ and 15º 21’ north longitude. It is bounded on the north by the municipality of Capas, Concepcion on the east, by the towns of Porac and Mabalacat of Pampanga on the south, and Botolan town of Zambales on the west.
The town’s boundary with Mabalacat, Pampanga is the Ilug Sacobia (Sacobia River), which is a major channel for lahar or pyroclastic flowing from the slopes of Bunduk Pinatubo. The Ilug Sacobia connects with the Ilug Parwa (Paruao River).
It is the southernmost gateway of the melting pot province of Tarlac in the Central Plain of Luzon in the Philippines. The Bunduk Pinatubo volcanic eruption and the subsequent flow of lava and mud to the lowlands of Bamban forced residents to move out or to stay at the Dapdap Resettlement Area, which is on higher grounds.
The Ilug Parwa, is a source of irrigation water, food, and sand and gravel for infrastructure projects. The mountainous region situated in the western part comprises almost two-thirds of the total land area, which used to be within the US Military Reservations. Nestled in this part are the BLISS projects and to the north, the MAR settlement project, which when completely developed will be a source of livelihood and food supplies for Central Luzon.
Amlat/ History
Long before settlers came, the place which was to become the town of Bamban, was a vast track of wild land extending eastward; and on the west side, composed of foothills and mountains lush with vegetation and tall trees extending deep into the Zambales ranges. The thick forest and mountains were then inhabited by the Aetas (locally known as Baluga), and the Sambals, both of whom subsisted only on fishing and native or wild animals which abounded in the place. Occasionally, daring traders from Pampanga and the Tagalog province, mostly enterprising Chinese, braved the wilderness to go northward to Capas and Tarlac.
Before the advent of the Spanish era, small settlers came, attracted by the fertile land and the glittering silver of the river that cut through the mountain to spill down the flat land, making it fertile. The settlers started small clearings in the thick growth of bamban plants which covered vast portions of the land bordering the river a small distance from the foothills.(because of these plants, the place was eventually named Bamban).
Settlers upon settlers came to carve clearings in the land, and soon a small community was formed. About 1700, Agustinian Recollects came and established the Mission de Pueblos de Bamban. But the pueblo was then a part of Pampanga. In 1837, a new boundary line was established, thereby permanently making Bamban part of the province of Tarlac.
Official recognition as a town was sanctioned by the gobernadorcillo in the town of Tarlac. Don Martin Sibal was subsequently appointed head and commissioned with the rank of "Capitan". Among the first settlers were the Sibals, Lugtu, Dayrit, Macale, Vergara, Manipon, and Dela Cruz clans. During the revolution of 1896, Bamban was one of the first towns to take up arms against the Spaniards. Northwest of the town situated among the hills are remnants of strongholds built by brave bands of Bambanenses who joined Gen. Servilliano Aquino in the uprising in Tarlac. Up to this time, a portion of the foothills in the area is called "Batiawan" or look-out point. Many a brave son died in this movement for liberation.
When the Americans came in 1900, the small pueblo gradually grew into a teeming town. The Bamban Sugar Central was established and further gave impetus to its growth. Don Pablo Lagman was the first to be appointed presidente and Don Laureano Campo as vice-presidente under the American military government. Other prominent families then took over the helm of government. During the Commonwealth era, the Sibals, the Lumboys, the Santoses, the Punsalangs, to mention a few, enjoyed political power until the outbreak of World War II.
Bamban is like the legendary phoenix, which must be resurrected from its ashes. The whole poblacion was devastated and burned during the liberation. Undaunted, the people returned from hiding and began rebuilding even while the campaign was raging deep in the mountains. Growth was fast because of proximity of Clark Air Base. But Bamban can not be the same again. The aftermath of the war was felt for a long time. Consequently, prominent families left the town for the city to establish big business and names for themselves.
ING KALULUGANAN/ LAND AREA AND TOPOGRAPHY
Balen Bamban is politically subdivided into 15 barangays namely:
• Anupul
• Banaba
• Bangcu
• Culubasa
• Dela Cruz
• La Paz
• Lourdes
• Malonzo
• San Nicolas (Poblacion)
• San Pedro
• San Rafael
• San Roque
• San Vicente
• Santo Niño
• Virgen de los Remedios (Pacalcal)
The four (4) largest barangays namely, Anupul, San Nicolas, Sto Nino and San Vicente with a total area of 22,572 or nearly three fifths (3/5) or 57.7% of the total municipal land area contain the former military reservation are and the Sacobia Resettlement Area. The remaining two fifths (2/5) or 42.3% of the town’s land area is divided among the eleven (11) barangays.
Barangays La Paz is the smallest barangay with barely one percent (1%) of the total municipal land area. The largest barangay is Anupul which claim almost one-fifth (1/5) or 9.26% of the municipal territory. After the eruption of Bunduk Pinatubo in June 1991, the barangays on the eastern portion were mostly covered by lahar debris. These are mostly agricultural and residential areas. Four (4) of the low-lying barangays have been buried by lahar, namely these are barangays Banaba, Malonzo, San Pedro and Bangcu while some barangays have been partially affected.
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