Bataan
—  Province  —
Flag Official seal of Bataan Seal
Motto: Forward Bataan
Map of the Philippines with Bataan highlighted
Coordinates: 14°40′N 120°25′E / 14.667°N 120.417°E / 14.667; 120.417Coordinates: 14°40′N 120°25′E / 14.667°N 120.417°E / 14.667; 120.417
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Luzon (Region III)
Founded	1754
Capital	Balanga City
Government
• Type	Province of the Philippines
• Governor	Enrique T. Garcia, Jr. (National Unity)
• Vice Governor	Efren Dominic E. Pascual, Jr. (Nacionalista)
Area
• Total	1,372.98 km2 (530.11 sq mi)
Area rank	72nd out of 80
Population (2007)
• Total	662,153
• Rank	40th out of 80
• Density	480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
• Density rank	8th out of 80
Divisions
• Independent cities	0
• Component cities	1
• Municipalities	11
• Barangays	237
• Districts	1st and 2nd districts of Bataan
Time zone	PHT (UTC+8)
ZIP Code	2100
Spoken languages	Tagalog, Kapampangan, English
Website	Bataan Official Website

Bataan as seen from Manila Bay.

Bataan is a province of the Philippines occupying the whole of the Bataan Peninsula on Luzon. The province is part of the Central Luzon region. The capital of Bataan is Balanga City and it is bordered by the provinces of Zambales and Pampanga to the north. The peninsula faces the South China Sea to the west and Subic Bay to the north-west, and encloses Manila Bay to the east.

The Battle of Bataan is famous in history as one of the last stands of American and Filipino soldiers before they were overwhelmed by the Japanese forces in World War II. The Bataan Death March was named for this province, where the infamous march started. This is also a location of the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant located in the Municipality of Morong.

Geography[link]

Political[link]

Bataan is politically subdivided into 11 municipalities and 1 component city.

City[link]

• Balanga

Municipalities[link]

• Abucay
• Bagac
• Dinalupihan
• Hermosa
• Limay
• Mariveles
• Morong
• Orani
• Orion
• Pilar
• Samal

Physical[link]

The Bataan Peninsula is a rocky extension of the Zambales Mountains, on Luzon in the Philippines. It separates the Manila Bay from the South China Sea. The peninsula features Mount Natib 1,253 m in the north and the Mariveles Mountains in the south, which includes Mount Samat, the location of the historical marker for the Bataan Death March.

Mariveles, at the southern tip, can be reached via jet ferry plying the Mariveles-to-Manila route that has an approximate travel time of 40 minutes.

In 1647, Dutch naval forces landed in country in an attempt to seize the islands from Spain. The Dutch massacred the people of Abucay in Bataan.

The province of Bataan was established in 1754 by Governor-General Pedro Manuel Arandia out of territories belonging to Pampanga and the corregimiento of Mariveles which, at the time, included Maragondon, Cavite across the Manila Bay.

World War II[link]

Bataan featured prominently during World War II. Prior to the 1941 Japanese invasion, the US Army stored nearly 1,000,000 US gallons (3,800 m³) of gasoline here.

March 1942: General view showing houses burning as the result of Japanese bombing raid in Bataan, the Philippine Islands.

Shortly after the Japanese Army invaded the country in December 1941, the combined US and Filipino forces were being gradually overrun and General Douglas MacArthur moved his troops to the Bataan Peninsula in an attempt to hold out until a relief force could be sent from the US. Japanese forces started a siege of the peninsula on January 7, 1942, and launched an all-out assault on April 3, a few months after the Battle of the Points. The majority of the American and Filipino forces surrendered on April 9 and were forced to march more than a 100 kilometres (62 mi) from Bataan to Tarlac, which became known as the Bataan Death March.

In Port Clinton, Ohio, U.S.A., is Bataan School, dedicated after World War 2, in honor of local veterans who survived the Bataan Death March.

Education[link]

• Holy Rosary Parochial Institute - Orani
• AMA Computer Learning Center – Balanga
• Asia Pacific College of Advanced Studies
• Bataan Heroes Memorial College - Balanga
• Bataan Peninsula State University
• Colegio de San Juan de Letran - Abucay
• EastWoods Professional College of Science and Technology (formerly SOFTNET College of Science and Technology)
• Microcity Computer College
• Philippine Women's University - CDCEC Bataan
• Polytechnic University of the Philippines - Mariveles
• St. Joseph College's of Balanga
• Tomas del Rosario College - Balanga
• Bataan Montessori School, Incorporated - Balanga
• The Peninsula School, Incorporated - Limay
• Jose Rizal Institute - Orion and Orani
• Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific - Mariveles
• Bataan Christian School - Pilar
• Northridge Montessori School - Pilar

Tourist attractions[link]

Historical places

• First Abucay Catholic Church (The 411-year old Church)
• Mount Samat - Shrine of Valor (Pilar, Bataan)
• Zero Kilometre Death March Marker (Mariveles)
• Bataan First Line of Defense (Layac, Dinalupihan)
• Bataan Death March Marker (Orani)
• Virgen Milagrosa Del Rosario del Pueblo de Orani Shrine (Formerly Holy Rosary Parish Church) (Orani)

Natural-made places of interest

• Dunsulan Falls
• Pasukulan Falls (Abucay, Bataan)
• Sibul Spring (Abucay, Bataan)
• Balong Anito (Mariveles, Bataan)
• San Miguel Mountain Peak (Mariveles, Bataan)
• Mariveles Volcano
• Tarak Ridge (Mariveles, Bataan)
• Mt. Natib (Orani, Bataan)

Beaches and Resorts

• Bataan White Corals Beach Resort and Hotel (Morong, Bataan)
• Camaya Coast (Mariveles, Bataan) - Camaya Coast
• Montemar (Bagac, Bataan) - Montemar Beach
• Villa Imperial Resort (Mariveles, Bataan)
• Baptist Camp Resort (Limay, Bataan)
• Anvaya Cove (Morong, Bataan)
• Morong Star Beach Resort (Morong, Bataan)
• Sinag Tala Farm and Retreat Resort (Tala, Orani, Bataan)
• Peninsula De Bataan Hotel and Resort (Orani, Bataan)

People and culture[link]

Famous people in Bataan[link]

• Pedro Tuazon (Balanga) - Solicitor General of the Philippines- 1921
• Kerby Raymundo (Orion) - PBA multi-awarded player, power forward, member of the Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants and the Philippines national basketball team.
• Romi Garduce (Balanga) - mountain climber who reached Mount Everest.
• Mel Tiangco (Pilar) - popular television newscaster and television host; head of GMA Kapuso foundation.
• Rafael de Leon (Pilar) - The first Filipino who won the 100 meter dash, in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin.
• Cayetano Arellano (Orion) - The first Supreme Court Chief Justice of the Republic of the Philippines.
• Pocholo Gonzales (Mariveles) - popular youth advocate, broadcaster, motivational speaker, radio announcer, Events Organizer, Personal Branding Guru, TV producer, Voice Director and Voice Over Artist.
• Chad Peralta from Pinoy Dream Academy
• Jackie Rice (Dinalupihan) - Filipina actress who won the title of Ultimate Female Survivor on the third season of Startstruck.
• Tomas Pinpin (Abucay) - A printer, writer and publisher, was also the first Filipino printer and is sometimes referred as the "Patriarch of Filipino Printing."
• Luz Banson (Balanga) - Was the wife of Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay and was the seventh First Lady of the Philippines, she was also remembered as one of the most admired First Ladies and distinguished herself for her warmth and simplicity
• Felicito Payumo (Dinalupihan) - Chairman of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority from 1998-2004.
• Janine Marie Tugonon (Orion) - Binibining Pilipinas 2011 1st Runner-Up and Binibining Pilipinas 2012 Universe
• Monique Teruelle Manuel - Miss Philippines Earth 2009 semifinalist
• Jessica Sanchez (Orani & Samal) - is an American singer. She was the runner-up on the eleventh season of American Idol.

See also[link]

• Bataan Death March
• Bataan Nuclear Power Plant
• Bataan Peninsula
• Battle of Bataan
• Geography of the Philippines
• Provinces of the Philippines
• Bataan Provincial Expressway
• Petron Corporation (formerly known as Bataan Refining Corporation)

Notes[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Bataan

• Bataan Official Website
• 2007 Philippine Census Information

		Zambales	Pampanga
	South China Sea		Manila Bay / Metro Manila
		Bataan    East
		Manila Bay / Cavite

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v t e Political divisions of the Philippines Capital Manila National Capital Region Autonomous region Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Provinces Abra Agusan del Norte Agusan del Sur Aklan Albay Antique Apayao Aurora Basilan Bataan Batanes Batangas Benguet Biliran Bohol Bukidnon Bulacan Cagayan Camarines Norte Camarines Sur Camiguin Capiz Catanduanes Cavite Cebu Compostela Valley Cotabato Davao del Norte Davao del Sur Davao Oriental Dinagat Islands Eastern Samar Guimaras Ifugao Ilocos Norte Ilocos Sur Iloilo Isabela Kalinga La Union Laguna Lanao del Norte Lanao del Sur Leyte Maguindanao Marinduque Masbate Misamis Occidental Misamis Oriental Mountain Province Negros Occidental Negros Oriental Northern Samar Nueva Ecija Nueva Vizcaya Occidental Mindoro Oriental Mindoro Palawan Pampanga Pangasinan Quezon Quirino Rizal Romblon Samar Sarangani Siquijor Sorsogon South Cotabato Southern Leyte Sultan Kudarat Sulu Surigao del Norte Surigao del Sur Tarlac Tawi-Tawi Zambales Zamboanga del Norte Zamboanga del Sur Zamboanga Sibugay Former Provinces Agusan Ambos Camarines Camarines Cotabato Davao Kalinga-Apayao Lanao Lepanto-Bontoc Manila Mindanao and Sulu Mindoro Misamis Moro Province Negros Negros del Norte Occidental Leyte Oriental Leyte Samar Shariff Kabunsuan Surigao Tayabas Zamboanga Other subdivisions Island groups (Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao) Regions Cities Municipalities Barangays Legislative districts Territorial disputes North Borneo (Sabah) Scarborough Shoal Spratly Islands

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Joe Bataan (also spelled Bataán) (born 1942 in Spanish Harlem, New York City ^[1][2]) is a Filipino-African American Latin soul musician from New York.

Early life and career[link]

Joe Bataan was born Bataan Nitollano and grew up in the 103rd St. and Lexington Ave. part of East Harlem where he briefly led the Dragons, a local Puerto Rican street gang, before being sent to the Coxsackie Correctional Facility to serve time for a stolen car charge. His father was Filipino and his mother was African American

Upon his release in 1965, he turned his attention to music and formed his first band, Joe Bataan and the Latin Swingers. Bataan was influenced by two musical styles: the Latin boogaloo and African American doo-wop. Though Bataan was neither the first nor only artist to combine doo-wop-style singing with Latin rhythms, his talent for it drew the attention of Fania Records. After signing with them in 1966, Bataan released "Gypsy Woman," in 1967. (The title track is a Latin dance cover of "Gypsy Woman" by The Impressions.) He would, in full, release eight original titles for Fania which included the gold-selling "Riot!". These Fania albums often mixed energetic Latin dance songs, sung in Spanish, with slower, English-language soul ballads sung by Bataan himself. As a vocalist, Bataan's fame in the Latin music scene at the time was only rivaled by Ralfi Pagan.

Disagreements over money with Fania head Jerry Masucci led Bataan to eventually leave the label. While still signed to Fania however, Bataan secretly started Ghetto Records, a Latin music label which got its initial funding from a local gangster, George Febo. Bataan produced several albums for other artists, including Papo Felix, Paul Ortiz and Eddie Lebron.

In 1973, he helped coin the phrase "salsoul," lending its name to his first post-Fania album. Along with the Cayre brothers, he co-founded Salsoul label, though later sold out his interest. He recorded three albums for Salsoul and several singles, including "Rap-O Clap-O," from 1979 which became an early hip hop hit. After his 1981 album, "Bataan II," he retired from music-making to spend more time with his family and ended up working as a youth counselor in one of the reformatories he himself had spent time in as a teenager. In 2005, Bataan broke his long hiatus with the release of "Call My Name," a well-received album recorded for Spain's Vampisoul label.

Bataan is also the father of Asia Nitollano, winner of the Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll

In the 2006 video game, Driver Parallel Lines, Joe Bataan's song Subway Joe was included in the soundtrack.

In early 2009, Joe Bataan was featured in the Kenzo Digital-produced "beat cinematic" City of God's Son. Bataan was featured as the narrator of the story, paying the part of an older Nas reflecting upon his youth in the street with cohorts Jay-Z, Ghostface Killah, Biggie and Raekwon.

Discography[link]

• 1967 Gypsy Woman (Fania 340)
• 1968 Subway Joe (Fania 345)
• 1968 Riot! (Fania 354)
• 1969 Poor Boy (Fania 371)
• 1970 Singin' Some Soul (Fania 375)
• 1971 Mr. New York & The East Side Kids (Fania 395)
• 1972 Sweet Soul (Fania 407)
• 1972 Saint Latin's Day Massacre (Fania 420)
• 1972 Live From San Frantasia (unreleased, Fania 432)
• 1973 Salsoul (Mericana)
• 1975 Afro-Filipino (Salsoul/Epic Records)
• 1980 Mestizo (Salsoul)
• 1981 II (Salsoul)
• 1997 Last Album, Last Song (Bataan Music)
• 2004 Call My Name (Vampisoul)
• 2009 King of Latin Soul (Vampisoul)

References[link]

External links[link]

• Joe Bataan official site
• Joe Bataan interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' July 2009
• Interview by Michael 'The Dood' Edwards 'UK Vibe' June 2009
• RBMA Radio On Demand - Melbourne Marvels - Joe Bataan (Suss'D)
• Joe Bataan article in the LA Weekly, 15 December 1999
• Joe Bataan interview
• Joe Bataan interview, from APEX Express radio program, KPFA FM, Berkeley, California (MP3)
• TheSoulGirl.com
• Light in the Attic
• Joe Bataan - Call My Name on AnthologyRecordings.com
• City of God's Son
• Part one of a Video Interview with Joe Bataan on Salsa-Central.com
• Joe Bataan Live in Europe

See also[link]

• Filipino hip hop