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Pampanga is a province in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines.

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• Angeles/Clark
• San Fernando, Pampanga

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Diosdado Macapagal International Airport (Clark International Airport Corporation)

Dau Bus Terminal (Mabalacat Bus Terminal)

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• Angeles City is a thriving city often compared to the Philippine capital and largest city, Manila. The city is a booming nightlife center and tourist destination, while the adjoining Clark Freeport Zone is the site of world-class resorts, casinos, duty-free shops, and beautifully landscaped golf courses. Its capital, Balibago, is especially known for its bars and nightclubs, thus tagged the "Entertainment Capital of Central Luzon."

• City of San Fernando is known for its giant lanterns and it annually holds a "Giant Lantern Festival" in December. Among legions of Catholics, it is known for its annual re-enactment of Christ's "Crucifixion on Good Friday". Also, "Hilaga Philippines" is found here. It is a tourism village where the wealth, character and cultures of the four Northern Regions of Luzon are pooled together to provide every visitor the virtual experience of a visit to the North.

• Mabalacat, Pampanga has an airfield where the first attacks of the Kamikaze suicide pilots were launched on October 20, 1944 commanded by Vice-Admiral Takjuro Ohnishi in an attempt to destroy hundreds of ships of the Allied Forces in the Pacific Ocean, killing thousands of US soldiers during World War II. "The Memorial and Kamikaze Peace Shrine" marks the site of the old runway and it is frequently visited by tourists, especially Japanese.

• Porac, Pampanga is known for its natural sites such as the Dara and Miyamit Falls, as well as the Porac Highlands. It is equally popular for being a lahar-stricken town brought about by the 1991 Mount Pinatubo eruption and subsequent flooding of rivers with lahar (a mixture of rainwater and volcanic ash and outfall) that severely eroded river banks and destroyed bridges and low-lying areas. Trekking through Porac is another way to reach Mount Pinatubo's peak, a seven-hour trekking safari to the slopes of Mount Pinatubo via the Pasig-Potrero river in Barangay Mancatian while traversing fast streambeds, prolific waterfalls, and fantastic lahar landscapes.

• Arayat, Pampanga is known for its majestic Mt. Arayat and a natural park complete with exquisite swimming pools, spa, recreational halls, and picnic huts. One would be delighted to experience the cool breeze and natural spring water that falls from the mountain. Have an optional tour of "Mt. Arayat National Park" for a short mountain climb and swimming in natural pools.

• Candaba, Pampanga is known for its "Bird Watching Tour," the staging and wintering area for thousands of birds from October to April of every year and it offers the only organized bird watching tour in the region. It serves as a bird sanctuary and a haven for migratory birds, such as egrets and wild ducks during winter in China. Indigenous ones like the rare salaksak and batala are to be seen as well.

• Guagua, Pampanga takes its pride for having Pampanga's oldest church, "Betis Church," which is a fascinating work of architecture with its classic altar in antique-carved design and decor blending with religious frescoes reminiscent of neoclassic works of European art. Built in 1754, this church has impressive paintings on its ceiling and walls with fine sculpture and paintings in gold dust.

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• Lohas Hotel, ☎ (63) 45 499 0810, [1]. Lohas Hotel can be found along E. Aguinaldo St. in Redwood Villas’s Former Redwood Clubhouse, Clark Freeport Zone. Our resort in Pampanga, Philippines is also just a kilometer away from the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport. Lohas Hotel offers a taste of the good life with its 40 plush yet inexpensive rooms and suites. E. Aguinaldo St., Former Redwood Clubhouse, Redwood Villas, Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga, Philippines 2010. Rates start at PHP 3300.  edit

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