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Template:Infobox Philippine city The City of Angeles (Tagalog: Lungsod ng Angeles; Kapampangan: Ciudad ning Angeles) is a 1st class highly urbanized city geographically located within the province of Pampanga, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 267,788 people in 56,575 households.
On the north-western part is the Clark Special Economic Zone (CSEZ) (formerly Clark Air Base) and the city is served by the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport. As the former home of the biggest American base outside of the United States mainland, it was significantly affected by the base pull out brought about by the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo in 1991.
Being the origin of sisig, a local popular dish, Angeles City has become known as the "Culinary Center of the Philippines."
History
In 1796, the Capitan-Mayor of San Fernando, Don Ángel Pantaleón de Miranda, along with his wife and some followers, staked out a new settlement which they named Kuliat, because of the abundance of vines of that name in the area. Located some 20 miles north of the capital city of Pampanga, Kuliat remained a barrio of San Fernando for the next 33 years, becoming a separate town in 1829, at which time it was renamed Ángeles, after "Los Custodios de los Ángeles." By December 8, 1829, when it received its first official municipal charter, the town contained some 661 people, 151 houses, and an area of 38.65 km².
As for the city itself, Angeles remained fairly small until the end of World War II, and then entered a period of tremendous growth that has resulted in its present position as the "Premier City in Central Luzon." The first American government of Angeles was established by General Frederick D. Grant on January 1, 1900 and 64 years later to that day, Angeles received official Philippine recognition as a city.
Many Americans chose to permanently settle in Angeles (particularly in Balibago district) after the country gained independence from the United States in 1946. The Americans until the mid-1990s had a heavy population in the city due to the presence of Clark Air Base. During the American colonial period (1898-1946), a recorded number of more than 800,000 Americans were born in the Philippines. In fact, a large concentration of Filipinos with American ancestry are located in the areas of the former US base. Like any city of it's size, Angeles City has prostitutes. This industry increased as did the general population after the end of World War II.
In 1991, Angeles was affected by the eruption of nearby Mount Pinatubo, with up to 60,000 people being evacuated from the city. Clark Air Base was evacuated and the 18,000 personnel and their families were transported to Subic Bay Naval Base in Zambales, most of whom were returned to the United States. With their current lease set to expire, the US military never returned to Clark, turning over the damaged base to the Philippine government on November 26, 1991.
Barangays
Angeles City is politically subdivided into 33 barangays.
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Economy
The economy of Angeles City has accelerated in the past decade, driven by advances in global communication technology, the establishment of fine restaurants and luxary hotels/resorts and the finishing of a road, such as the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway, that has tremendously improved trade and transport. It has a cottage that includes rattan furniture production. It also includes the production of coconuts, charcoal and briquettes.
Call Centers in Clark, namely AOL, CyberCity, and Sutherland, and other American IT industries are major employers as well. The establishment of a number of shopping malls also fueled the city's economy, including SM City - Clark, Robinson's Place, Jenra Grand Mall, Nepo Mall, Saver's Mall and the proposed Ayala Shopping Mall, next to the City Hall.
Schools and Universities in Angeles City
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Festivals and Local Celebrations
- Philippine International Hot-Air Balloon Fiesta - is held annually between January and February at Clark Field, Angeles City, Pampanga. It features multicolored hot air balloons with more than a hundred balloon pilots from around the world and considered to be the biggest aviation sports event in the country.
- La Naval Fiesta - is held every second Sunday of October in commemoration of the Virgin of the Holy Rosary, whose intercession saw the victory of the Spanish fleet over the Dutch invaders. It is celebrated with religious programs and the finest foods and drinks .
- Tigtigan Terakan keng Dalan - is held every last Friday and Saturday night of October. It is a street party which lasts up to the wee hours of the following day. In the last years, roads in Balibago are closed and are used as party dance floor, and is the biggest street party held each year in the city; But now, they celebrate it outside SM City Clark .
- Fiestang Apu - is held on the last Friday of October. Devotees from all over Pampanga flock to the Apu shrine every Friday to venerate the supposedly miraculous image of Jesus Christ lying in the sepulcher. It is also every Friday when people buy household items, clothing, including audio-video equipment in a makeshift market called "tiangge" at bargain prices .
- Sisig Festival (Sadsaran Qng Angeles) - is also held every year in the month of December, celebrating the Kapampangan dish sisig. It used to be held along the stretch of McArthur Highway in Balibago but is now celebrated at SM City Clark .
Famous People from Angeles City
- Lea Salonga - is a Tony Award-winning singer and actress who is best known for her portrayal of Kim in the musical, Miss Saigon. She spent the first six years of her childhood in Angeles City before moving to Manila.
- apl.de.ap (Allen Pineda Lindo) - is a member of the Grammy-award winning group, The Black Eyed Peas, and was born in Sapang Bato, Angeles City. He is famous throughout the Filipino community after the release of his life story of his homeland Philippines in a song called "The Apl Song" found on the Peas' 2003 album Elephunk.
- Vanessa Minnillo - is an American television personality born in Clark Air Base, Angeles City and raised in the US. She was Miss Teen USA 1998 and is currently a host on MTV's Total Request Live.
- Efren "Bata" Reyes - is referred to as "The Magician" and a very popular Filipino billiards player. He is considered to be one of history's greatest practitioners of billiards.
- Cris Judd - is an American actor and popular choreographer to Michael Jackson and Usher, but he is best known for his failed marriage to American actress, Jennifer Lopez. He was born in Clark Air Base and spent his childhood years there.
- Eliza Pineda - is a popular child star, portraying the lead role in ABS-CBN's Maria Flordeluna.
- Arwind Santos - is a local basketball player, playing for Far Eastern University in the UAAP and the Magnolia Ice Cream Spinners in the Philippine Basketball League. He was selected PBL's Most Valuable Player (2004), two-time UAAP Men's Basketball MVP (2004-2005), and one-time UAAP Men's Basketball Finals Most Valuable Player (2005).
- Donita Rose - although she was born in the US, she moved to Angeles City, where her American father was stationed at the US Clark Air Base, when she was five years old. She went on to become a famous local actress and MTV VJ in Asia.
References
- "Angeles City: Population Growth Rate Increased by 3.14 Percentage Points". National Statistics Office, Republic of the Philippines. 2002-09-06. Retrieved 2006-12-26.
- http://www.touristcenter.com.ph/philippines/information/angeles.html
- Timbol, Ethel (2005-11-25). "'MANYAMAN' in Pampanga means "delicious… masarap"!". Manila Bulletin Online. Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on 2005-11-25. Retrieved 2007-05-19.
Food donors for this longest buffet ... included Aling Lucing who brought her famous sisig
- "Angeles City". First Filipino Online Travel Access. Kalakbayan Travel Systems, Inc. 2004-12-05. Archived from the original on 2004-12-04. Retrieved 2007-05-19.
The city, and the rest of the Pampanga region, is known as the Culinary Center of the Philippines.
- The Virtual Information Center (2000-09-06). "Angeles City - Pampanga Province, Republic of the Philippines, Primer". W Growth Corridor, Philippines. The USCINCPAC Virtual Information Center (VIC) Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) & The Center of Excellence (COE) for Disaster Management & Humanitarian Assistance. Archived from the original on 2000-09-06. Retrieved 2007-05-19.
Kapampangans, who are well known for their hospitality and skill in the art of cooking and baking, open their homes during fiestas and entertain their guests.
- http://www.freechemical.com/eat-fast-food.html
- Marks, Kathy (2004-06-28). "In the clubs of the Filipino sex trade, a former RUC officer is back in business". The Independent. Independent News and Media Limited. Retrieved 2007-05-15.
This is the centre of the Philippines sex industry. ... There are 100,000 child prostitutes in the Philippines, according to the UN children's agency, Unicef.
- Pfitzner, Dr The Hon. Bernice (1996-08-14). "Inquiry into Prostitution, Final Report". Ninth Report of the Social Development Committee of the Parliament of South Australia. President of the Legislative Council and the Speaker of the House of Assembly. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 2007-05-15.
The predominance of Australians in the sex trade in the Philippines was confirmed by a delegate from the Australian Law Reform Commission who visited the Philippines as part of an Australian study tour in July 1995.... In Angeles city in particular, up to 80 percent of the bars and hotels are owned or managed by Australians. When the Manila local government attempted to close down the sex industry in central Manila, many of the businesses moved to Angeles. Once the site of a major US army base, it seems that Australians have taken over this thriving entertainment and prostitution centre (Lauber, 1995, p 2)
- Juvida, Sol F. (1997-10-12). "Philippines-Children: Scourge of Child Prostitution". Inter Press Service. IPS-Inter Press Service. Archived from the original on 2003-05-04. Retrieved 2007-05-15.
The country's top five spots for child prostitution all have more than their fair share of foreign visitors: Metro Manila, Angeles City, Puerto Galera in Mindoro province, Davao and Cebu.
- Cullen, Fr. Shay (2005-05-03). "Sex Tourism Is Big Money for Pimps and Politicians". imc-qc (philipines). independent media center. Retrieved 2007-05-15.
Angeles City, two hours north of Metro Manila, is the home of the most organized sex industry in the Philippines. Thousands of sex tourists from all over the world go there to look for cheap sex, much of it with under age minors. Some go looking for children younger than 12. It is estimated that 60,000 children are exploited annually in this business in the Philippines.
- "Country Report: Philippines". The Protection Project. The Protection Project, The Paul H. Nitze School
of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), John Hopkins University, Washington, D.C. 2005-09-27. Archived from the original (DOC) on 2005-09-27. Retrieved 2007-05-15.
Fields Avenue in Angeles, a seedy city north of Manila, is the center of the sex industry in the Philippines. Many bars and clubs employ underage girls. The city grew up around the huge U.S. Clark Air Base, and although the base closed in 1992, prostitution is still the only industry in town.
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External links
- The Forgotten Angels, article on Filipino mestizos in Angeles
- eK! - electronic Kabalen: a Pampanga-based Kapampangan journal of ideas
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