4. Virac, the capital town, is the educational center in the province, hosting a number of schools specializing in various degrees. Catanduanes mud crab industry is being supported by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Department of Science and Technology, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Department of Labor and Employment and Catanduanes State University. The native languages of Central Luzon are: Eighty percent of the population of Central Luzon is Roman Catholic. 6. Nahahati ang pangkat ng pulo sa walong rehiyon at 38 lalawigan. The decrease was caused by the devastating typhoons in 2006, abaca viral diseases that continued to affect the plantations, and the dampened foreign demand brought about by the global economic recession beginning in the latter part of 2008, the most severe downturn since the Great Depression in the 1930s. Palayan Pangunahing produkto rin ang tabako, asukal, mani, mais, kamote at sari-saring gulay. 2. 9. Central Luzon, in addition to the neighboring province of Pangasinan, contains the largest plain in the Philippines with its agricultural plains accounting for about 40% of the geographical region's area. 3. 3. Central Luzon - Wikipedia Its provinces are Aurora, Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac, and Zambales. Ang pulo ng Luzon ay kinapalolooban ng 8 sa 17 rehiyon ng Pilipinas. Catanduanes' earliest recorded name was Isla de Cobos. [6] Pangasinan was formerly a province of Central Luzon before President Marcos signed Presidential Decree No. 103 in May 2002. Benham Rise is an integral part of Catandunganon culture. 687, created Catanduanes as an independent province, however, it was Republic Act 7160 that gave Local Government Unit (LGUs) total independence in managing its administrative, fiscal, and development affairs in conformity with the national government thrust for sustainable social and economic growth. In 1573, when Juan de Salcedo arrived in Catanduanes while hunting for pirates and conquered the natives. Catanduanes has a 220-volt multi ground electrical system, Power distribution system run by FICELCO ( First Catanduanes Electric Cooperative ). Other religions represented are Protestants (including Evangelicals), Islam, Iglesia ni Cristo, and indigenous Philippine folk religions. When elections were held in 1947, Alfonso V. Usero became the first elected Governor. The island is nestled in the very beginning of the Kuroshio Current, a sea current that runs through the eastern Philippines, Taiwan, and Japan. kwd. Tinatawag na Kamalig ng Palay. Pangunahing produkto ng Bataan ang mga lamang dagat na nahuhuli sa West Philippine Sea. Marami ring mga produktong ibinebenta dito na gawa sa gatas ng kalabaw. The term was coined by American colonialists after the defeat of the First Philippine Republic. There are two variants of the Bikol languages native to this island province: Northern Catanduanes Bicolano and Southern Catanduanes Bicolano. May mga panukala para palitan sa "rehiyon ng Luzones" ang pangalan ng rehiyon. , ilista ang mga bansa na sumali sa una at ikalawang digmaang pandaigdig. 5. Douglas MacArthur ang kanyang pangakong I shall return. Ang Gitnang Luzon (Kapampangan: Kalibudtarang Luzon, Pangasinan: Pegley na Luzon, Ilokano: Tengnga a Luzon, Ingles: Central Luzon), itinalagang Rehiyong III, ay isang administratibong rehiyon sa Pilipinas, pangunahing naglilingkod upang ibuo ang pitong mga lalawigan ng malawak na gitnang mga kapatagan ng pulo ng Luzon (ang pinakamalaking pulo), para sa layuning pampangasiwaan. 2. Many highly economical hardwood trees such as yakal, apitong, palosapis, and molave are still found in the central forests through local reports indicate that these species are already threatened.