Mabalacat
Mabalacat Pampanga
Is a former municipality, the third city in Pampanga converted because of a referendum on July 21,2012.
According to the last 2010 consensus, Mabalacat has a population of 215,610 people.
Economy and Livelihood
-Mabalacat is a major transportation hub here in Pampanga connecting NLEX, SCTEX , and the McArthur Hi-Way.
-Mabalacat is a highly urbanized city. It consists of different business establishments. A lot of this includes iron works, ceramics, car accessories and different hotels and restaurants.
-Mabalacat also gets some tax contributed income from the Clark Freeport Zone.
-Delicacies include tocino del cielo and pastillas.
Cultural Profiles:
Festivals:
Caragan Festival: This is a Festival in Mabalacat which the Mabalacat people celebrates its roots and ancestry and to honor the town’s first Aeta chieftain.
City Fiesta:
Every February 2, the city Fiesta is celebrated in honor of the statue of a Virgin Mary with a baby Jesus on her lap that was found by Cabezang Laureanas workers,
This statue was presented to Caragan as a gift by Padre Maximilian Manuguid, the priest of early Mabalacat church.
Customs
-Mabalacat people are religious and diligent. They put the family time and church activities as one of their priorities.
-Mabalacat people follow the holy week traditions carefully and still practices Penitensya.*
*as cited by residents
Traditions
-Mabalacat people still follows pastorella, even though all other places in Pampanga have stopped celebrating it.
-Mabalacat people majority still follow the “penitensya” during the Holy Week.
-People of Mabalacat always spend quality time with each other especially family.
-The People of Mabalacat has a family first kind of principle.*
*as cited by Residents.
Prominent Local Figures:
Mayor
MORALES, BOKINGVice-Mayor HALILI, CHRISTIANLydia de Vega a famous runnerMelanie Marquez is a former beauty queen and model who won the 1979 Miss International beauty pageant.Joey
Is a former municipality, the third city in Pampanga converted because of a referendum on July 21,2012.
According to the last 2010 consensus, Mabalacat has a population of 215,610 people.
Economy and Livelihood
-Mabalacat is a major transportation hub here in Pampanga connecting NLEX, SCTEX , and the McArthur Hi-Way.
-Mabalacat is a highly urbanized city. It consists of different business establishments. A lot of this includes iron works, ceramics, car accessories and different hotels and restaurants.
-Mabalacat also gets some tax contributed income from the Clark Freeport Zone.
-Delicacies include tocino del cielo and pastillas.
Cultural Profiles:
Festivals:
Caragan Festival: This is a Festival in Mabalacat which the Mabalacat people celebrates its roots and ancestry and to honor the town’s first Aeta chieftain.
City Fiesta:
Every February 2, the city Fiesta is celebrated in honor of the statue of a Virgin Mary with a baby Jesus on her lap that was found by Cabezang Laureanas workers,
This statue was presented to Caragan as a gift by Padre Maximilian Manuguid, the priest of early Mabalacat church.
Customs
-Mabalacat people are religious and diligent. They put the family time and church activities as one of their priorities.
-Mabalacat people follow the holy week traditions carefully and still practices Penitensya.*
*as cited by residents
Traditions
-Mabalacat people still follows pastorella, even though all other places in Pampanga have stopped celebrating it.
-Mabalacat people majority still follow the “penitensya” during the Holy Week.
-People of Mabalacat always spend quality time with each other especially family.
-The People of Mabalacat has a family first kind of principle.*
*as cited by Residents.
Prominent Local Figures:
Mayor
MORALES, BOKINGVice-Mayor HALILI, CHRISTIANLydia de Vega a famous runnerMelanie Marquez is a former beauty queen and model who won the 1979 Miss International beauty pageant.Joey