The Kapampangans are shown in lavender in this map.
Theprovince ofPampanga is the traditional homeland of the Kapampangans. Once occupying a vast stretch of land that extended fromTondo[3] to the rest ofCentral Luzon, huge chunks of territories were carved out of Pampanga so as to create the provinces ofBulacan,Bataan,Nueva Ecija,Aurora andTarlac;[4][5][6][7][8] Pampanga also includedNovaliches andValenzuela, which was formerly known as Polo, then towns in Bulacan and now included inMetro Manila. As a result, Kapampangans now populate a region that extends beyond the political boundaries of the small province of Pampanga. In the province ofTarlac, the indigenous population ofTarlac City and the municipalities ofBamban,Capas andConcepcion are Kapampangans, while the municipalities ofVictoria,La Paz, have a significant Kapampangan population.
Agumans based in theUnited States andCanada are active in the revival of the Kapampangan language and culture. California-based organizations promoted Kapampangan language and culture and raised funds for charitable and cultural projects in California and in Pampanga.[citation needed]
Kapampangan settlers in Mindanao can also speakCebuano,Hiligaynon as well as Tagalog and various indigenous Mindanaoan languages in addition to their native language but their descendants (especially newer generations born in Mindanao) only speak Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Tagalog and various indigenous Mindanaoan languages with varying fluency in Kapampangan or none at all.
The oldest artifact ever found in the Province of Pampanga is a 5000-year-old stone adze found in Candaba. It is said to be a tool used in building boats. Earthenware and tradeware dating back to 1500 BC have also been found in Candaba and Porac.[9] Farming and fishing were the main industries of the Kapampangan people.
Kapampangans, along withSambal people and theSinauna (lit. "those from the beginning"), originated insouthern Luzon, where they made contact with the migratingTagalog settlers, of which contact between the Kapampangans and Tagalogs was most intensive.[10] After this, the original settlers moved northward: Kapampangans moved to modern Tondo, Navotas, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Aurora, Pampanga, south Tarlac, and east Bataan[5][11][12] and Sambals to the modern province of Zambales,[13] in turn, displacing theAetas. Tagalogs from southern Luzon, most specificallyCavite, migrated to parts of Bataan. Aetas were displaced to the mountain areas by the end of the 16th century. Kapampangans settled Aurora alongside Aetas and Bugkalots.
The growth of theMalacca as the largest Southeast Asianentrepôt in theMaritime Silk Road led to a gradual spread of its cultural influence eastward throughoutinsular Southeast Asia.Malay became the regionallingua franca of trade and many polities enculturated Islamic Malay customs and governance to varying degrees, including Kapampangans, Tagalogs and other coastal Philippine peoples. According to Bruneian folklore, at around 1500Sultan Bolkiah launched a successful northward expedition to breakTondo’s monopoly as a regional entrepot of the Chinese trade and establishedMaynila (Selurong?) across thePasig delta, ruled by his heirs as a satellite.[14] Subsequently, Bruneian influence spread elsewhere around Manila Bay, present-day Batangas, and coastal Mindoro through closer trade and political relations, with a growingoverseas Kapampangan-Tagalog population based in Brunei and beyond in Malacca in various professions as traders, sailors, shipbuilders, mercenaries, governors, and slaves.[15][16]
Kapampangans have played a dynamic yet conflicting role in Philippine history. The Kapampangans ofMacabebe, who were formerly Muslim, were the first to defend the Luzon Empire from Spanish domination in 1571.[17] Yet it was the Kapampangans that the Spaniards relied on to defend their new colony from the Dutch. It was at this time that "one Castillan plus three Kapampangans" were considered as "four Castillans" as long they gallantly served in the colonial armed forces. Such behaviour earned them the stereotype of being quislings in exchange for personal wealth and self-aggrandisement all throughout the archipelago.[17] After their successful battle against the Dutch in 1640, only Kapampangans were allowed to study side by side with the Spaniards in exclusive Spanish academies and universities in Manila, by order of Governor-General Sebastián Hurtado de Corcuera.[4] When the province of Bataan was established on January 11, 1757 out of territories belonging to Pampanga and thecorregimiento ofMariveles, Tagalogs migrated to east Bataan, where Kapampangans assimilated to the Tagalogs. Kapampangans were displaced to the towns near Pampanga by that time, along with the Aetas.
When theBritish occupation of Manila happened in 1762, many Tagalog refugees from Manila escaped to Bulacan and to neighboring Nueva Ecija, where the original Kapampangan settlers welcomed them; Bulacan & Nueva Ecija were natively Kapampangan when Spaniards arrived; majority of Kapampangans sold their lands to the newly-arrived Tagalog settlers and others intermarried with and assimilated to the Tagalog, which made Bulacan & Nueva Ecija dominantly Tagalog.[18] The same situation happened in modern Aurora, where it was repopulated by settlers fromTagalog andIlocos regions, with other settlers fromCordillera andIsabela, and married with some Aeta andBugkalots, this led to the assimilation of Kapampangans to the Tagalog settlers.[19][20][5][21][22][23] Kapampangans were the native residents of the northwest areas of Nueva Ecija; Pangasinan settlers moved there during early years of Spanish territorial period until the Kapampangans assimilated to the Pangasinan settlers.[24][25][26][27] In 1896, Kapampangans were one of the principal ethnic groups to push and fuel the Philippine revolution against Spain. Yet it was also the Kapampangans of Macabebe that fiercely defended the last Spanish garrison against the revolutionaries.[citation needed]
With the outbreak of World War II, Japanese planes invaded the main province of Pampanga and attacked the United States Air Base at Clark Field in Angeles, Pampanga on December 8, 1941. Later Japanese soldiers entered the province of Pampanga in 1942 and the Japanese Occupation formally began. Many Kapampangans joined a group of stronghold soldiers that survived the invasion and officially trained under the 31st Infantry Division, Philippine Commonwealth Army.USAFFE was stationed inPampanga on July 26, 1941, before the surrender by the Japanese to April 9, 1942. After the Battle of Bataan in 1942, some Kapampangan soldiers of theUSAFFE 31st Infantry Division fought four years of battles against Japanese troops. After the fall of Bataan on April 9, 1942, many Kapampangan soldiers of the USAFFE 31st Division surrendered to the Japanese and then participated in theBataan Death March fromMariveles, Bataan, toCapas, Tarlac.[citation needed]
Many Kapampangans joined the guerrilla resistance fighters of the Hukbalahap Communist resistance. Many Kapampangan guerrillas andHukbalahap communist groups fought for more than three years of insurgency during the Japanese Occupation and also fought side by side with allied forces in the main province of Pampanga, helping local troops of the Philippine Commonwealth Army and incoming Philippine Constabulary 3rd Constabulary Regiments stationed at the general headquarters in Pampanga in operations inCentral Luzon from 1942 to 1945 against the Imperial Japanese troops.[citation needed]
Many Kapampangan festivals display an indigenous flavor unique only to the Kapampangan people. Consider theCuraldal or "street dancing" that accompanies the Feast of Santa Lucia inSasmuan or theAguman Sanduk were men cross-dress as women to welcome the New Year inMinalin or the Batalla Festival to re-enact the battle between the native Muslim Moor and the new colonist Native Capampangan Christians, the historical battle between the two religious native Kapampangans. They start the battle inUgtung-aldo or afternoon and they end it inSisilim or sunset with the tune of what Macabebeanons and Masantuleñios called BATTALAMasantol,Macabebe andLubao.
ThePistang Danum of the barrios of Pansinao, Mandasig, Lanang and Pasig inCandaba, where food is served on floating banana rafts on the waters of the Pampanga River was originally a non-Christian holiday that is now made to coincide with the baptism of Christ. The Kapampangan New Year orBayung Banwa that welcomes the coming of the monsoons and the start of the planting season is made to coincide with the feast ofJohn the Baptist. The colourfulApung Iru fluvial procession ofApalit, once a thanksgiving celebration in honour of the river, has become the feast ofSaint Peter.
The most dramatic festivals can be witnessed during theMal ay Aldo, which is the Kapampangan expression of theHoly Week. These include the erection of a temporary shrine known as thepuni where thepasion or the story of Christ's suffering is chanted in archaic Kapampangan. The melody of the Kapampanganpasion was said to have been taken from their traditional epic, whose original words were lost and replaced by the story of Christ. The highlight of theMal ay Aldo celebration is the procession of themagdarame orsasalibatbat penitents covered in blood from self-flagellation. Some of them even have themselves crucified everyGood Friday at the dried up swamp of barrio Cutud inSan Fernando.
Kapampangan cuisine, orLutung Kapampangan, has gained a favourable reputation among other Philippine ethnic groups, which hailed Pampanga as the "Culinary Capital of the Philippines". Some popular Kapampangan dishes that have become mainstays across the country includesisig,kare-kare,tocino orpindang and their native version of thelonganiza.
Other Kapampangan dishes, which are an acquired taste for the other ethnic groups include buru (fish fermented in rice),betute tugak (stuffed frogs),arobung kamaru (mole crickets sauteed in vinegar and garlic),estofadong barag (spicy stewed monitor lizard), sisig, sigang liempu,dagis a tinama (marinated rats), laman panara, Lutung Kuba ( Sweet Savory Goose, Duck)and bobotu.
Kapampangans are mostlyChristians, a majority of which areRoman Catholics,Aglipay,Methodists, andthe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). A few belong to non-Christian religions. However, traces of native-AustronesianAnitism,Hinduism, andBuddhism can still be found among their folk practices and traditions, as these were the majority beliefs of the Kapampangan before the imposition of Christianity in the 16th century. A few Kapampangans practice Islam, mostly by former Christians (Balik Islam) either by study abroad or contact with Moro migrants from the southern Philippines.[28] By the early 16th century, some Kapampangans (especially merchants) were Muslim due to their links withBruneian Malays.[29] The old Kapampangan-speakingKingdom of Tondo was ruled as a Muslim kingdom,[30] Islam was prominent enough in coastal areas of Kapampangan region that Spaniards mistakenly called them "Moros" due to abundance of indications of practicing Muslim faith and their close association withBrunei.[31]
The Kapampangans have produced many Rajahs, Datus, four Philippine presidents, three chief justices, a senate president, the first Filipino cardinal, one Huk Supremo, many Huk Commanders and NPA cadres and many notable figures in public service, education, religion, diplomacy, journalism, the arts and sciences, entertainment and business.
Corazon Cojuangco Aquino – a Filipina politician who served as President of the Philippines. She was the first woman to hold that office, and the first female president in Asia. She is regarded by international diplomatic community as the Mother of Asian Democracy.
Don Juan Macapagal –Datu ofArayat, the great-grandson of Lakandula.[32] He was given the titleMaestre de Campo General of the natives Arayat,Candaba andApalit for his aid in suppressing the Kapampangan Revolt of 1660 and was the only native in the Philippines to become anencomendero.
Diosdado Pangan Macapagal – the 9th President of the Republic of the Philippines and a native of Lubao, Pampanga.
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo – the 14th President of the Republic of the Philippines. A daughter of the 9th President of the RepublicDiosdado Macapagal, she was the country's first female Vice President during the tenure of Joseph Estrada.
Elmer Cato – Filipino journalist and diplomat who is currently the Consul General of the Republic of the Philippines in New York. A career diplomat with the rank of Chief of Mission Class 2, Cato had previously served as Chargé d'Affaires and Head of Mission of the Embassy of the Philippines in Baghdad (2015–2018) and in Tripoli (2019–2021), who joined the Department of Foreign Affairs (Philippines)(DFA) in 1998.[33][34][35] He is fromAngeles City.
Jomar Sadie – Philippine Diplomat to Iraq, Mensa International member, and Anti-Trafficking advocate.[36][37][38] He is a native of Angeles City.
Armando Biliwang – the former municipal mayor of San Fernando and was well known for his stand against Communism during his term as municipal councilor and mayor.
Francisco Tongio Liongson, a politician and doctor, was a native of Pampanga's ancient capital, Villa de Bacolor, who became Pampanga's governor and its first senator.
Pedro Tongio Liongson, lawyer and judge, was a native of Pampanga's ancient capital, Villa de Bacolor, who served as member of theMalolos Congress (1898–1899) and as Judge Advocate General of the army of the First Philippine Republic (1899–1900).
Bishop La Verne D. Mercado – From Lubao, Pampanga, elected bishop of the United Methodist Church in the Philippines and also served as general secretary of the National Council of Churches in the Philippines.
Bishop Emerito P. Nacpil – A Kapampangan from Tarlac. Dr. Nacpil was elected bishop of the United Methodist Church in the Philippines and also served as Professor of Theology at the Union Theological Seminary in Dasmarinas, Cavite.
José Abad Santos – a native of the City of San Fernando who became the 5th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He was killed by Japanese forces during the occupation of the Philippines in World War II.
Pedro Abad Santos – a doctor, lawyer, Marxist, and politician who later became a leader of the first of two Communist rebellions from the 1930s to the 1950s. He is the older brother of José Abad Santos.
Eliseo Soriano – evangelist and presiding minister of the Philippine-based Members Church of God International. He is known as Brother Eli in his radio and television programsAng Dating Daan (The Old Path).
Satur Ocampo – cofounder of theNational Democratic Front, he is a politician, journalist, and writer. Also a representative for theBayan Muna party in the Lower House of Philippine Congress.
Luis Taruc – a political figure and Communist revolutionary. He was the leader of the Hukbalahap rebel group between 1942 and 1954.
Rufino Jiao Santos – the former Archbishop of Manila from 1953 to 1973 and was the first Filipino to be named Cardinal.
Eddie Panlilio – the first Catholic priest in the Philippines to be elected as a provincial governor. He campaigns for good governance and opposes patronage politics and corruption.
Gil J. Puyat – was the Senate President of the Philippines from 1967 to 1972.
Rogelio dela Rosa – was one of the most popular Filipino matinee idols of the 20th century and was elected to the Senate in 1957. He was also the first film actor able to parlay his fame into a political career, paving the way for other Filipino entertainers-turned-politicians. He had an equally famous brother,Jaime dela Rosa, also a matinee idol in the 1950s.
Padre Anselmo Jorge Fajardo – Father of Kapampangan Literature. Author of the first and longest metrical romance in any Philippine language, Gonzalo de Córdoba. He was a native delegate to the Spanish Cortez.
Juan Crisostomo Soto – Kapampangan writer, revolutionary leader and veteran of the Philippine–American War. Father of Kapampangan poetic debate, Crissotan, and author of "Alang Dios" (There is no God), Perlas quing Burac, Anac ning Katipunan, Lydia and many others Zarzuelas and Playwrights.
Francisco Alonso Liongson – Outstanding Philippine playwright in Spanish and founding president of Círculo Escenico, Pampanga's Spanish theatrical group that became nationally renowned.
Aurelio Tolentino – one of the mystics of theKatipunan, a compadre ofAndrés Bonifacio, a nationalist writer in both Kapampangan and Tagalog. He coined the worddulâ for drama and ironically became known in Philippine history as the Father of Tagalog Drama for his anti-US colonial masterpieceKahapon, Ngayon at Bukas. A theatre at the Cultural Center of the Philippines is namedTanghalang Aurelio Tolentino in his honor.
Jose Gallardo – Kapampangan Poet Laureate and one of the most prolific Kapampangan writers of the late 20th century.
Amado Yuzon – Kapampangan Poet Laureate, a Philippine academic, journalist, and writer.
Alejandro T. Quiboloy – Kapampangan educator, public servant, writer and Protestant minister. Born inLubao,Pampanga on May 3, 1909.
Isidoro C. Soto [Anac ning Baculud] Born on April 4, 1918, in Suban Bacolor, Pampanga. One of the greatest artist-decorator-designers of Pampanga. One of his living artworks is the ceiling painting of Betis church, painted with Dr. Juco as his mentor. He was also the designer of the logo of Philippine Rabbit Bus Liner. He used to decorate for Circulo Fernandino, Batu-Balani, Old legs, Circilo Masantoleno, to name a few. He is a descendant of Juan Crisostomo Soto, the famous Pampango poet. Isidoro died at the age of 70 on June 9, 1988.
Ambeth Ocampo – is a Filipino historian, academic, journalist and author best known for his column in the Philippine Daily Inquirer, "Looking Back."
Gene Gonzales – nationally renowned chef, restaurateur, educator management consultant and author. He is the author ofCocina Sulipeña: Culinary from Old Pampanga.
Zoilo Hilario – a member of the Institute of National Language who dedicated his life to imposing theABAKADA on Kapampangan writing through the Akademyang Kapampangan, the organization he created.
Mon David – is a jazz singer from Sto. Tomas, Pampanga. He won the grand prize in the prestigious 2006 London International Jazz Competition (LIJC).
Eduardo Mutuc – is a 2005 NCCA GAMABA National Living Treasure Awardee for upholding the traditional Kapampangan art ofpinukpuk or silver inlaying and embossing onretablos,carosas and altar pieces.
Brillante Mendoza – is a Filipino film director who won the award for Best Director for his filmKinatay at the recently concluded 62nd Cannes Film Festival in France.
Dolphy – born as Rodolfo Quizon and known as theKing of Philippine Comedy was born in Pampanga in 1928 to Kapampangan parents and was raised in Tondo, Manila.
Melanie Marquez – (b. 16 July 1964), is a Filipina personality development coach, actress, film producer, author, and celebrity endorser. She was a former beauty queen and model who won the1979 Miss International beauty pageant in Tokyo, Japan, representing the Philippines, born and raised in Mabalacat.
Ricardo "Dong" Puno Jr – is a Filipino television public affairs host, media executive, newspaper columnist, and lawyer.
Efren "Bata" Reyes – is referred to as "The Magician" and a popular Filipino billiards player who hails from Angeles City. He is considered to be one of history's greatest practitioners of billiards.
Francisco Bustamante – next to Bata, shoots the most powerful breaks in World Billiards. With Bata they are one of the greatest billiard tandems in the world.
apl.de.ap (Allan 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."
Allen Dizon – International actor. Born in Sta. Ana, Pampanga
Lito Lapid – a famous star turned politician. He became governor of Pampanga and later became a member of the Philippine senate.
Joey Marquez – Philippine basketball star turned actor-comedian turned politician. Brother of popular beauty queenMelanie Marquez
Ato Agustin – former professional basketball player in PBA, and became an MVP in 1992.
Arwind Santos – San Miguel Beerman superstar from Lubao, Pampanga. 2 time Finals MVP of the PBA, 8 time PBA all star ft
Japeth Aguilar – Gilas Pilipinas Center/Forward born and raised in Sasmuan, Pampanga
Coco Martin – is an actor, martial artist, film director and producer known for starring in the acclaimed television seriesAng Probinsyano.
Calvin Abueva – Alaska Aces Small Forward born and raised in Angeles City, Pampanga. Nicknamed "The Beast"\
Jayson Castro – Talk n Text and Gilas Pilipinas superstar guard born and raised in Guagua, Pampanga
Gary David – Meralco Bolts sharpshooter born and raised in Dinalupihan, Bataan
JC Intal – Barako Bull and Gilas Pilipinas born in Minalin, Pampanga. He is married to television host and modelBianca Gonzalez
Yeng Guiao – is a Filipino professional basketball head coach for the NLEX Road Warriors in the Philippine Basketball Association. Guiao won four PBA titles since starting his head coaching job for Swift in the early 1990s. He is a former Philippine Basketball League commissioner from 1997 to 2000. He is also a former Vice Governor and Congressman of 1st district of the province of Pampanga.
Rey Langit – is a TV Personality, columnist of Tempo, Balita, People's Tonight, DWIZ-AM Station Manager, and host of Kasangga Mo ang Langit and Biyaheng Langit, both of which are aired overRadio Philippines Network andDWIZ.
Rogelio dela Rosa – was one of the most popular Filipino matinee idols of the 20th century and was elected to the Senate in 1957. He was also the first film actor who was able to parlay his fame into a political career, paving the way for other Filipino entertainers-turned-politicians. He had an equally famous brother,Jaime dela Rosa, also a matinee idol in the 1950s.
Rudy Fernandez – the son of the late film director Gregorio Fernandez.[1][3] Both his parents were from Lubao, Pampanga, which he considered his hometown.[4]
Lorna Tolentino – is an actress, host, executive producer and wife of fellow Kapampangan actorRudy Fernandez. She was born in Concepcion, Tarlac and was raised in Manila.
Jean García – is a television and film actress who hails from Angeles City. Her most famous role was in the telenovelaPangako sa 'Yo where she played antagonist Madam Claudia.
Carlos Badion – Philippine Basketball Team members, first Asian MVP in the now so called FIBA Asia. His moniker is "The Bad Boy". Known for his bicycle drive and jackknife layup.
Ed Ocampo – an Olympian with the Big J. One of the great basketball players & coaches in the Philippines.Shin Dong Pa the Korean legend says Ocampo and Jaworski are his great opponents in basketball in the Asian Region.
Mark Lapid – is an actor, film producer, and former governor of Pampanga (2004–2007). He is the husband of an actressTanya Garcia.
Helen Gamboa – Helen Gamboa-Sotto (born May 7, 1948) in Pampanga, Philippines, is a veteran Filipina actress, singer, and former beauty queen.[1]
Gaudencio "Dencio" Cabanela – Kapampangan boxing hero from San fernando, Pampanga. Beating a French and an Australian holder of three Oriental Titles, first Pinoy boxing hero. Died 1921, next boxing hero was Pancho Villa took the international fame.
Angel Aquino – fashion model and FAMAS and Gawad Urian Award-nominated Filipino film and television actress, born in Dumaguete City to Kapampangan parents from Tarlac
Liza Lorena – born Elizabeth Ann Jolene Luciano Winsett s a Filipino former beauty queen and multi-awarded actress in the Philippines. She was a First Runner-Up in the Bb. Pilipinas pageant in 1966.
Fernando Poe Jr. – born Ronald Allan Kelley Poe and colloquially known asFPJ andDa King, was a Filipino actor and later politician, having run an unsuccessful bid for President of the Philippines in the 2004 presidential elections against the incumbent Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. His mother, Elizabeth Gatbonton Kelly is a Kapampangan fromCandaba.[41]
Sharon Cuneta – dubbed as the "Megastar of Philippine Showbiz," is a popular Filipina actress, TV host, singer, endorser, grand slam awardee, box-office queen, hall of famer and a recipient of several lifetime achievement awards at a relatively young age. Her mother Elaine Gamboa-Cuneta (sister ofHelen Gamboa ) is from Santa Ana, Pampanga.[42]
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.
Judy Ann Santos – is a film and television actress. Her mom hails from San Fernando City, Pampanga.
Paquito Diaz – is a veteran actor and director, whose mother is a Kapampangan.
Leah Dizon – is a model, singer, and a TV personality and media icon in Japan and upcoming in the Philippines with the upcomingABS-CBN artist and personality, born in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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.
Isabel Preysler – is a Filipino journalist, socialite, and television host, the Kapampangan ancestry of the Arrastia family is fromBataan.[43] Besides the Iglesias children her socialite daughters Tamara Falco and Ana Boyer born from different relationships would also be of Kapampangan descent.
Enrique Iglesias – is a Spanish singer-songwriter and occasional actor, son of Filipina Isabel Preysler.
Chábeli Iglesias – is a Spanish socialite, the daughter of Filipina socialite Isabel Preysler and the elder sister of Julio Iglesias Jr. and Enrique Iglesias.
Julio Iglesias Jr. – is a Spanish singer, son of Filipina Isabel Preysler.
Hilda Koronel – is an actress who starred in around 45 films, many of which are critically acclaimed. Born Susan Reid, her father was an American serviceman.
Lalaine Vergara – is an American actress, singer and spokesperson.
Rufa Mae Quinto – is a popular actress and TV host, known for her comedy role in the film,Booba.
Abbygale Williamson Arenas – is a former international model and beauty queen. She is now a freelance make-up artist.
Rosa Rosal – is a Philippine Red Cross advocate who hails from Sta. Rita, Pampanga.
Elwood Perez – is a movie director from Mabalacat, Pampanga.[44]
Chris Tiu – is a TV host of Pinoy Records and an MVP of Ateneo Blue Eagles Basketball Team.
Sarah Geronimo – is a popular singer, actress, movie star. She traces her roots in Concepcion, Tarlac while her father hails from Floridablanca, Pampanga.
Ryzza Mae Dizon – (born June 12, 2005)is a Filipina child actress, comedian and television personality. She rose to prominence in 2012 when she won that year's edition of Eat Bulaga!'s Little Miss Philippines.Currently, she is the youngest host in the present roster of presenters in the variety show Eat Bulaga!, and hosts her own morning talk show The Ryzza Mae Show.
Rosa del Rosario – a famous actress. Her real name was Rose del Rosario Stagner. Her mother was from Pampanga. She is the first female action hero who portrayed Darna in 1951 under Royal Films.
Thia Megia – a participant of American Idol Season 10. She is from Angeles City.
Maricel Laxa – her father Tony Ferrer was a popular actor from the 60's and 70's.
Jimmy Manansala – basketball player. Won Rookie of the Year and four PBA championships.
Julian Manansala – film studio founder and director. Called the "Father of Philippine Nationalist Films."
Luis Manzano – mom Vilma Santos was born and raised in Bamban, Tarlac.
Bamboo Manalac – parents hail from Floridablanca, Pampanga.
Aljur Abrenica – GMA turned ABS-CBN star from Angeles City.
Kris Aquino – Kristina Bernadette Cojuangco Aquino (born February 14, 1971), professionally known as Kris Aquino, is a Filipina television personality and actress who gained prominence and numerous endorsements from her talk shows, game shows, horror movies, massacre movies. She is the youngest daughter of former Philippine senator Benigno S. Aquino Jr., and Corazon Cojuangco-Aquino, who served as the 11th President of the Philippines, and sister of Benigno S. Aquino, III, the 15th President of the Philippines.
Dimples Romana – (born November 13, 1984, Dianne Marie Romana)[citation needed] is a Filipina actress and commercial model.
Ellie Tiglao – Chef based in Boston, Massachusetts. Her mother is from Angeles City and her father from Macabebe.
Dr. Tracy Timberlake YouTube Vlogger and Internet Personality. Born in Clark Air Base, her mother is Kapampangan from Bamban, Tarlac.
Michael Alim – Born in San Fernando. Resided in Angeles City during his childhood and presently resides at Dau, Mabalacat City. First Kapampangan chef who works at the oldest restaurant in the world by the Guinness Book of World Records.[citation needed]
Lervin Flores – PBA Player Represented the Philippines in SEA Games in 3vs3 Basketball from Masantol.
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While Pampanga is known as the Culinary Capital of the Philippines, there are more to the province than just food. Pampanga is a home to a hodgepodge of natural and man-made tourist destinations. In fact, every city or municipality inPampanga boasts of its distinct destinations and observances.
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