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A. INFRASTRUCTURE
- AURORA
· Road Network 1, 287 Km (75%) gravel surface, (14%) Earth Surfaced, (10%) Concrete
& (1%) asphalt.
- BATAAN
· the province has a road density of 1.13 km for every square kilometer of the province's land area of 1,379 sq. km.
- BULACAN
· Concrete
277.238
km
· Asphalt
41.52 km
· Gravel
23.41 km
- NUEVA ECIJA
· National Roads 482.557 km
· Provincial Rods 698.030 km
· Municipal Roads 403.800 km
· Barangay Roads 3, 740.500 km
- PAMPANGA
·
- TARLAC
· National Roads 212.085 km
· Provincial Roads 553.358 km
· Municipal roads 237.103 km
· Barangay Roads 2200.32 km
- ZAMBALES
· National roads
208 km
· Provincial roads 242 km
· Municipal roads 138 km
· Barangay roads 576 km
B. COMMUNICATION
1. AURORA
- Radio Telegraph Station ( Casiguran, Dingalan & Maraia Aurora)
- Telegraph PT& T, RCPI (Baler)
- BUTEL (Baler, Casiguran, Dingalan, Maria Aurora)
- Smart & Globe
- Radio Station DZJO FM & Radyo Natin AM
2. BATAAN
· Telephone - PLDT & Digitel, Smart & Globe
· Telegraph - PT&T, Eastern ITT, Battlex, DHL, JRS, Moscom Intenet. Cable Network
3. BULACAN
· PLDT, Digitel & Globe Landline
· Smart, Suncell & Globe
4. NUEVA ECIJA
- PLDT, RCPI, DIGITEL, BUTEL AND PT&T (Private Franchised Operator)
- Smart , Suncell & Globe
5. PAMPANGA
· PLDT, Digitel & Globe Landline
6. TARLAC
· PLDT, Digitel & Globe Landline
7. ZAMBALES
· PLDT (Subic to San Felipe), Digitel (Botolan, Iba, Masinloc & Sta Cruz)
- Smart, SunCell & Globe
- Internet Service Providers
- LBC
- Radio Broadcasting
Transport
1. Aurora
· Baler –Pantabangan Road
· Baler-
Bongabon Road
· Motor Bancas
– going to three coastal municipalities
· Air Transport-
San Luis, Casiguran and Dilasag airports.
· SEAir (Manila to DR Juan C. Angara
Airport.
2. Bataan
Four (4) bus companies
service the commuting public of Bataan namely: the Bataan Transit, Panther Express, Genesis Transport Services and
Victory Liner. These buses ply the routes of Balanga-Manila, Balanga-Pasay, Balanga-Olongapo, Balanga-Cabanatuan, Mariveles-Manila,
and Mariveles-La Union.
Mini-buses also service the commuters of Balanga-Olongapo
City, Balanga-San
Fernando (Pampanga), Balanga-Arayat-Cabanatuan,
Balanga-Mariveles, Balanga-Bagac, Balanga-Morong routes.
Jeepney routes within the province are:
Balanga-Dinalupihan, Balanga-Abucay, Balanga-Orani, Balanga-Orion, Balanga-Limay/Lamao, Balanga-Cabog-Cabog, Balanga-Saysain,
Balanga-Parang-San Antonio-Binukawan, Orani-Dinalupihan. The Dinalupihan-Olongapo and Dinalupihan-Guagua (Pampanga) routes
are also partly serviced by jeepneys.
In addition, tricycles play an important role in servicing
the commuters within the town and nearby municipalities.
3. Bulacan
·
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.
·
Sea.
The province has an extensive coastline with 11 municipalities having marine borders. As of 1997, there are about 14 tertiary
ports, three (3) of which are classified as national ports namely: Port of Mariveles, Orion, and Limay. Mariveles and
Limay are used only by tramper vessels/tankers catering to the needs of industries and companies operating in the province.
The Port of Orion, a newly opened national port, was designed for roll-on-roll-off ships to carry cargoes, passengers and motor vehicles.
It is located on a 3 hectare reclamation area. The construction of berthing facility, ro-ro ramp, breakwater and attendant
structures are on-going. The remaining 11 tertiary/municipal ports cater mostly to the fish landing requirements of
coastal municipalities.
Private ports discharging and loading points also exist in Bataan. These are: Bataan Refinery Corp.
Port; Planters Products, Inc. Port; Bataan Storage Corp. Pier; Asea Brown Boveri Pier; Bataan Export Processing Zone Wharf
(BASECO) that is owned by the Provincial Government subleased to Mariveles Shipyard Corp., 7-R Shipyard, Asian Terminals,
Inc. and San Miguel Corp.
Private ports discharging and loading points also exist in Bataan. These are: Bataan Refinery Corp.
Port; Planters Products, Inc. Port; Bataan Storage Corp. Pier; Asea Brown Boveri Pier; Bataan Export Processing Zone Wharf
(BASECO) that is owned by the Provincial Government subleased to Mariveles Shipyard Corp., 7-R Shipyard, Asian Terminals,
Inc. and San Miguel Corp.
·
Air.One
could reach Bataan
in just a few minutes by air. The province has five (5) helipads, namely the Bataan Technology Park Inc. Helipad (Morong),
BEPZ Helipad (Mariveles), Mt. Samat Shrine Helipad (Pilar), Camp Tolentino Helipad (Balanga), and National Power Corp. Helipad
(Bagac). Two (2) airstrips are also in Bataan: the Petron Bataan Refinery Airstrip (Limay) and the Bataan Pulp and Paper Mills Inc. Airstrip
(Samal).
4. Nueva Ecija
Nueva Ecija is
strategically situated along two regional boundaries of Luzon: Region 1(Pangasinan Province) and Region II (Nueva Viscaya Province). The province is completely landlocked, thus,
dependent on land transportation for mobility.
There are eight (8) major buses stationed in the province namely: Baliwag Transit,
Five Star, R.L. Transport, Arayat Express, RAM Transit, E. Jose Transit, ES Transport and Sierra Madre Transit plying the
rough Manila as far as Appari. Baliwag Transit is the major bus company serving
the different municipalities in the province, in support of other forms of public utility vehicles that bound along the countryside.
5. Pampanga
The province of Pampanga is strategically located at the crossroads of central Luzon and is highly accessible by both
air and land. The province is home to two airstrips: Basa Air Base in Floridablanca, which is utilized by the military, and
the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport (formerly Clark International Airport) in Angeles City. Pampanga also has five
existing municipal ports which function as fish landing centers. These are situated in the municipalities of Guagua, Macabebe,
Masantol, Minalin, and Sasmuan.[3]
Land travel to the province is made easy by numerous buses that travel the routes of Manila-Pampanga-Bataan, Manila-Pampanga-Zambales,
Manila-Pampanga-Tarlac, Manila-Pampanga-Nueva Ecija, and Manila-Bulacan-Pampanga. These buses are serviced by: Philippine
Rabbit, Genesis Transport, Philippine Rapid, Panther, Saulog Transit, Victory Liner, Dagupan Bus Lines, San Trans, Fariņas,
Dominion, Maria de Leon, Viron, five Star, Arayat Express, Sierra Madre Lines, and the Baliuag Transit.[3]
The 83.7 - km North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) extends from Balintawak in Metro Manila to Sta. Ines in Pampanga. It passes
through the large cities of San Fernando and Angeles through Sta. Ines, which is located near the former U.S. Air Force Base
at Clark Field.
6. Tarlac
· Gerona – Pura Nueva Ecija Road
§ Tarlac – Pangasinan
Road
§ Mac Arthur Highway -Railroad
Station
§ New Salem Quezon – Tangcarang
Road
§ Sta Monica- NUeva Ecja Boundaries
7. Zambales
· Land – South Via Olongapo – Gapan Road from Olongapo City, Bataan and Pampanga: North via Sta Cruz
– Alaminos Road; Central via Iba-Tarlac Road.
· Sea - Masinloc – baloganon Pier; Matalviz Port; Subic – Port Dizon; Subic Shipyard;
Subic Fish
Port
· Air
– Masinloc Poon Bato Aerodome. Iba Airport, Iba Zambales, Subic International Airport
Education Research Institutions
|
Aurora |
Aurora
State College of Technology
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Bataan |
1. Bataan State College
2.
DA- Research Center – San Antonio Bagac, Bataan
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Bulacan |
Bulacan Agricultural State College
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Nueva Ecija |
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
SEEDS CENTER( FVSC)
–
Also located in Science
City of Muņoz, the FVSC is established by the Nueva Ecija Provincial Government with the support of the Department of Agriculture
and CLSU to develop quality fruits and vegetable seeds. The center has 10-hectare area for production with pressurized irrigation
system, green houses, laboratories, conference rooms and modern farm machineries.
PHILIPPINE RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE (PHILRICE) –
Located at Maligaya, Science City of Muņoz, Nueva Ecija, Philrice is the central agricultural experiment station all
over the country, It was created to develop and implement a natural rice research and development program, sustain the gains
mode in rice production and solve location-specific problems of the whole rice industry. Its modern research complex consist
of a two-storey research laboratory building and office, green house and headhouse, field service building, training facilities,
dormitory and drainage canal, In addition to research equipment were computers and vehicles. Japan International Cooperation
Agency steer this project with the grant-in aid of $15.7 million.
BUREAU OF FISHERIES AQUATIC RESOURCES-NATIONAL FRESHWATER FISHERIES TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER (BFAR-NFFTRC) – Located on
a 25 hectare site within Central Luzon State
University. It helps provide the policy framework on fisheries; extend the support
services necessary to make fishery and fishery based enterprises profitable; and formulate plans and undertake studies for
the proper management, accelerated development and proper use of the country's fishery and aquatic resources.
BUREAU OF POSTHARVEST RESEARCH AND EXTENSION (BPRE) – is an attached agency of the Department of Agriculture
and located within the CLSU compound. Its R&D efforts are geared towards the following areas of concern: wet grain handling;
aflatoxin contamination in corn and peanut; pest infestation in storage; facilities development and utilization; policy issues;
postharvest entrepreneurship; and training and extension.
PHILIPPINE CARABAO CENTER (PCC) – Located at Muņoz
Science City. The PCC operates as an attached agency
of the Department of Agriculture and is mandated to conserve, propagate and promote carabao as a source of draft animal power,
meat, milk and hide to benefit the rural farmers. Its program has four major
components: strengthening of the gene pool; wide scale upgrading; enterprise development; and research and development.
CENTRAL LUZON STATE UNIVERSITY (CLSU)
– Located in the outskirts of the Science City of Muņoz, Nueva Ecija, the 658 hectares main campus of CLSU is famous
for its old shady trees, its model farms, its vegetable and ornamental plant garden. It has also facilities for swimming,
baseball, and pelota. Oftentimes, Nueva Ecija is referred to the “Agricultural Center of Luzon” because of the
presence of CLSU.
Among CLSU`s outstanding achievements in research
include breakthrough in the development of technology on the cotton and sunflower culture and production under Philippine
conditions, sex reversal of fish, rice, fish in vermiculture, sericulture, moriculture, apiculture, syliculture, water management,
rich sorghum, vegetables swine carabeef, poultry and other commodity and animals.
CLSU`s
program, projects, facilities and other indicators of its steady march forward have been attracting foreign and local visitors.
An average of 6,000 visitors come to the university yearly.
FRESHWATER AQUACULTURE CENTER (FAC) – Its main responsibility
is aquaculture with tilapia as its major commodity responsibility. Some of FAC
breakthroughs in research: 1. Development of a synthetic strain of Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia; Sex reversal of tilapia;
integrated live-stock fish system; mass fingerling production.
PHIL-SINO CENTER FOR AGRICULTURE
& TECHNOLOGY –
Situated in a 9.78 hectare area inside the CLSU
campus, PhilSCAT is the first collaborative project between the Republic of the Philippines
and the People’s Republic of China through their respective departments and ministry. It envisions making the Filipino farmers
prosperous through the adoption of modern and appropriate agricultural technologies such as hybrid rice and mechanization
jointly developed and evaluated by Filipino and Chinese scientists. PhilSCAT shall provide quality products and services to
modernize the rice industry and maximize the benefits for the various stakeholders.
6.
BUREAU
OF FISHERIES AQUATIC RESOURCES-NATIONAL FRESHWATER FISHERIES TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER (BFAR-NFFTRC
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Pampanga
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Central Luzon Intergrated
Agricultural Research Center (CLIARC)
Sto Nino Magalang, Pampanga |
|
Tarlac |
1. Research Outreach Station – Paraiso,
Tarlac City
2. Tarlac College of Agriculture (TCA) Camiling,
Tarlac
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Zambales |
1. Ramon
Magsaysay Technical University
(RMTU) – Western Luzon Agricultural College (WLAC) conduct research on mango and cashew. |
BANKING/CREDIT
|
Province |
Commercial
Bank |
Thrift
Bank |
Rural Bank |
Total |
|
Aurora |
2 |
|
6 |
8 |
|
Bataan |
20 |
27 |
22 |
69 |
|
Bulacan |
94 |
76 |
71 |
241 |
|
Nueva Ecija |
52 |
13 |
83 |
148 |
|
Pampanga |
84 |
24 |
72 |
180 |
|
Tarlac |
42 |
12 |
31 |
85 |
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Zambales |
33 |
10 |
18 |
61 |
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TOTAL |
327 |
162 |
303 |
792 |
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