Tarlac City and Province

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Philippine Scouts at Capas Shrine Tarlac

The Philippine Scouts were part of the United States' regular Army and consisted of Filipino enlisted men commanded by American officers, however, a handful of Filipinos received commissions from the United States Military Academy. The men enjoyed a well-earned reputation as professional, dedicated soldiers. The Philippine Scouts lived up to their reputation in combat, and were the backbone of Gen. MacArthur's (USAFFE). For over 3 months in 1942 the Japanese Army marched through Southeast Asia, and by March 1942 the Japanese had completely overrun every country and island in the western Pacific—except the Philippines. The allied Troops held out on Bataan Peninsula and Corregidor Island for more than four months, spearheaded by the Philippine Scouts.

Caption and photo by Ishreh Masayon

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Salamat din po sa mga expectators from Tarlac. I'm not sure kung may mga participants from Tarlac, though atleast may expectators... Salamat po ulit. hehe

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Wonderland Resort, Bamban Tarlac

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Cory and Ninoy's monument, Tarlac City Proper






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Happy Fiesta Camiling! (May 6, 7, 8, 2011)



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Camiling Town Plaza




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Camiling Church








By Rowena Gabuyo Manuel

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Thousands of Tarlaquenos benefit from job fair


TARLAC CITY, May 7 (PNA) - Thousands of local and overseas Tarlaqueno jobs seekers have benefited in the provincial government-sponsored jobs fair held recently at the St. Michael Park in Camp Aquino here.

The jobs fair which was conducted under the provincial capitol’s Public Service Employment Office (PESO) in cooperation with and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) as well as the Technical Education Skills Development Authority (TESDA), Northern Luzon Command (Nolcom) and the 3rd Mechanized Infantry Battalion.

Aside from the job fair, the event also showcased the livelihood programs of DOLE and other government agencies.

Tarlac second district Rep. Susan Yap has awarded financial assistance amounting to P15,000 to each of the six repatriated overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and another P90,000 to a cooperative in San Jose town, Tarlac.

A free medical consultation, dental mission, operation "tule" (circumcision), and giving of free medicines and slippers also highlighted the event.

PESO head Nida Duco said local employers and overseas recruitment and manning agencies have assured to provide the needed jobs to qualified new graduates and job seekers and help facilitate the employment of workers.
Among the local job offerings are business process outsourcing (BPO) or call center representatives and corporate, accounting and human resource personnel. Overseas jobs available include engineering, industrial electricians, welders, cooks, caretakers, factory workers and those in information technology and construction workers. (PNA)

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Continuation of Notable Global Pinoys SM City Tarlac Awardees






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THE PETIT FAIRS OF CAMILING 1930-1933

Camiling, a premiere town of Tarlac lying next to Pangasinan, was once a part of Paniqui. It was declared an independent town in 1838, with Don Vicente Galsim serving as the first gobernadorcillo. The town, with a name derived from the ‘kamiring’ tree that once grew abundantly there, is rich in history and tradition. Camiling is the birthplace of prominent Filipino personages such as U.N. Diplomat and General Carlos P. Romulo, U.P. President Onofre Corpuz and of course, Dr. Jose Rizal’s young love, Leonor Rivera.



In the 1930s, amidst a time of peace and plenty, Camiling held its own ‘petit carnivals’ in conjunction with the town fiesta that was held annually from May 6, 7, and 8. The first recorded provincial fair of Tarlac was held in 1927, same year as the town fair of Concepcion. Camiling followed suit in 1930, with a mini-fair that adapted certain successful elements of the grand national carnival in Manila.


In 1933, the chosen Queen was a pedigreed beauty named Remedios Romulo Kipping. If her name sounds familiar, it is because the lovely Camiling Queen is a direct descendant of Leonor Rivera-Kipping. Leonor was a second cousin of Dr. Jose Rizal; they had met while he was but in her early teens. Unfortunately, their love did not prosper owing to Rizal’s departure for abroad to escape arrest and Leonor’s mother’s objection over her controversial suitor. Leonor was the inspiration of the character “Maria Clara” in Rizal’s “Noli” and “Fili” novels.



Leonor, instead, married the British engineer Charles Henry Kipping, whom she had met while staying in Dagupan. A lone child of their union, Carlos Jr., married Lourdes Romulo, sister of Carlos P. Romulo. They had four children namely, Carlos III, Linda, Araceli and Remedios, the future Queen of the Camiling Fair. Remedios was a student of Sta. Catalina de Manila, a school run by Dominican sisters, when she was elected to reign as the monarch of the fiesta. At her coronation, she was dressed as a Russian Empress.



The Camiling petit carnival that year had a grandiose mixed European-theme as these pictures show, reflecting the rise of this premiere commercial town, which, in prominence and affluence, ranked second only after the Tarlac capital.

Remedios later married Cesar Jimenez, with whom she had 6 children: Miguel, Meddie, Anna, Rita, Jimmy and Josefina.

Thanks to manilacarnivals.blogspot.com
http://manilacarnivals.blogspot.com/...1930-1933.html

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Capas National Shrine



F. Tanedo St.



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Monastery de Tarlac



Photo by Mon Corpuz

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Tarlac Recreational Park



By Paolo Beltran

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Tarlac to host 8th NOAC in November
Date: April 26, 2011

TARLAC CITY—After last year’s hosting of the biggest sports spectacle in the country, the Palarong Pambansa, the province of Tarlac will again host a major national event before the year ends.
The 8th National Organic Agriculture Conference [NOAC] which will be held at the Aquino Center in November is the biggest gathering of organic farmers throughout the country and will be attended by President Benigno Aquino III and the top officials of the Department of Agriculture [DA].
With a theme “Organic Farming: Towards a Healthy Environment and National Food Self-Sufficiency,” the conference is aimed at strengthening the organic farming sector in the country.
The three-day conference will have six plenary sessions that will tackle the Agri-Pinoy framework, Republic Act 10068 and its implementing rules and regulations, updates and trends on organic farming in the Philippines, national R&D priorities on organic farming, vegetable organic farming: the Thai experience and the state of organic farming in ASEAN countries.
Last year, the NOAC was held at Lucena City.
In a statement, Governor Victor Yap said that Tarlac’s hosting is important as it will boost the organic farming in the province.
“This will definitely improve our organic way of farming in the province. The technology we can gather from other farmers in and outside of the country is to our advantage,” the governor explained.
Yap, upon his assumption to office in 2007, has introduced to local farmers the Natural Tarlac, an organic way of farming.
At present, the Natural Tarlac project is not only engaged in organic farming but likewise in organically grown livestock.
“Our initial target is to have around 5,000 hectares of organically grown produce in the entire province,” he said adding that the construction of the Balog-Balog Multi-Purpose Dam is important to the agriculture sector in Tarlac.
“In Central Luzon, we have the least percentage of irrigated farm lands. Balog-Balog dam is a necessity not only for our agriculture industry but in flood-control as well,” Yap pointed-out.
The Provincial Government of Tarlac [PGT], DA, the Tarlac College of Agriculture and the National Irrigation Administration are the lead agencies in this year’s NOAC hosting.
In related development, DA Secretary Prospero Alcala visited the SM Foundation, HARBEST and PGT’s project at Barangay Capehan, here titled “Kabalikat sa Kabuhayan Farmer’s Training Program,” a program that benefited 200 farmers into embracing organic farming.@

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The Working Governor and Congresswoman Susan Yap


Alternative learning experience. Tarlac Governor Victor A. Yap congratulate the more than one hundred graduates of alternative learning through the provincial government’s Training and Placement Network Office in Brgy. Patling , Capas, Tarlac. Governor Yap said that Tarlaquenos are some of the world’s best workers citing as example the merits received by a business process outsourcing company here in the province which became number one after only a year in operation. (Photo and Caption by DL Simbol)



2nd District Congresswoman Susan Yap-Sulit welcomes the applicants of the recently concluded Kalusugan, Trabaho Handog sa Tarlaqueno, a job fair slash medical dental mission organized by the Provincial Employment Service Office in cooperation with the DOLE III, NOLCOM and the Tarlac PNP. Congresswoman Susan Yap said her Congressional District Office will continue to support the generation of opportunities to provide jobs for Tarlaquenos . Aside from legislative work, Congresswoman Susan Yap continues to provide funding for livelihood trainings in the province and a scholarship program for deserving college students. (Photo and Caption by DL Simbol)

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Originally Posted by sampukid

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Hello sir, welcome back!

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@Francis, isang tulog na lang SM City Tarlac anniversary sale na, May 13 to 15, 2011. Maaabutan ko eto sa Sunday. Sana makakuha ako ng pictures.