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Angeles City

Brief History of Angeles City The city has its beginning from a clearing of Culiat, a woody vine native to the area at that time, carried out by Spanish settlers led by Don Angel Pantaleon de Miranda (then San Fer-nando’s Capitan, equivalent to Municipal Mayor) and Doña Rosalia de Jesus in 1796. But before this even took place, Ae-tas already lived in the area which was then named after the woody vine. The clearing was planted to rice and sugar cane, made into a new settlement and became a barrio of San Fer-nando for 33 years until December 8, 1829.

The political separation of Culiat was made possible by the payment of Don Angel of the full amount required by law for it to stand alone as a political unit. Payment was required be-cause though the law then requires that there should be 500 taxpayers, Culiat at that time had only 160 taxpayers. But prior to the granting of Culiat’s political division, petitions in 1812, 1822 and 1828 were made but were denied because the sep-aration would cut the amount of tax collection in San Fenan-do. A fourth petition was made in 1829 by Don Angel with his son-in-law, Dr. Mariano Henson, and the latter’s father, Don Severino Henson. It is during this time and with payment made for the political separation of Culiat, that Angeles was reborn.

Culiat was renamed “El Pueblo de los Angeles” (The Town of Angels) in honor of its patron saints, “Los Santos Angeles Cus-todios” (The Holy Guardian Angels) and its founder , Don An-gel. Angeles had 661 people, 151 houses and an area of 3,865 ha. when it received its first municipal charter. Its early bar-rios were Sto. Rosario (poblacion), Cutcut, Pampang, Pulung Anunas, San Nicolas, San Jose and Amsic.

In 1899, Angeles grew to prominence as it was made the seat of Philippine government by Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo. It is thus here that the first anniversary celebration of Philippine Inde-pendence after its proclamation a year earlier in Kawit, Cavite.

In January 1900, Gen. Frederick D. Grant organized the first U.S. Civil Government in Angeles by appointing an alcalde or mu-nicipal mayor. This started the American colonization of Ange-les highlighted by the encampment of the U.S. military forces from 1902 until 1991. Barrio Talimundoc (now Lourdes Sur) be-came the site of the first U.S. army camp. This lasted about a year until U.S. Pres. Theodore Roosevelt signed an executive order establishing 7,700 acres (3,100 ha.) of land in Barrio Sa-pangbato as Fort Stotsenberg. The land area would later on expand in 1908 to 156,204 acres (63,214 ha.)to become Clark Air Base.

As Angeles is host of the base, the town therefore saw wit-ness to what historians consider as one of the most destruc-tive air raids in World War II. In December 8, 1941. Japanese war planes dropped their bombs on Clarkfield and Angeles destroying almost all American war planes and debilitating America’s air power in the Far East.After World War II and fol-lowing the declaration of Philippine Independence on July 4, 1946, the Philippine-American Base Agreement was signed in March 14, 1947, allowing the U.S. to maintain territorial integrity and sovereignty over Clark Air Base and Subic Naval Base for the next 44 years.

Angeles grew to new heights as a town after the war. On Jan-

uary 1, 1964, it was inaugurated as a chartered city under Re-public Act 3700 through the efforts of then Mayor Rafael del Rosario while Congresswoman Juanita L. Nepomuceno of the first district of Pampanga sponsored the bill in Congress, which was approved by then President Diosdado Macapagal, also a native of Pampanga. With Angeles becoming a city, Rafael del Rosario became the last municipal mayor of Angeles at the same time its first city mayor.

Angeles not just transcended war but natural calamities of various kinds. On October 7, 1871, a strong typhoon de-stroyed hundreds of houses. In 1918, the town went through an influenza epidemic that took lives by the minute that the dead were just dumped on carts and buried en masse, locust infestation in 1939, and series of conflagration that gutted the San Nicolas Public Market. Angeles was not spared from Mt. Pinatubo’s wrath when it erupted in June 12 & 15 in 1991 which created heavy ashfalls and lahar flows destroying properties, claimed lives and displaced thousands of families. The event led to the U.S. Air Force abandoning the base and ending U.S. military presence in the city. As it was natural for any area to lose vibrancy after a calamity, Angeles slid to depression for a while. Yet this would not be long because soon as the city had done its rebuilding and the revival of Clark, this time as an economic zone, by the national government, the city’s luster sprung back to life. But, while it has already passed through turbulence, the city continues to face the challenges of de-velopment and time. How it chooses to address these will shape what will become of the city and its people and how the world will come to see it. Historical Spots Founder’s House - Located along Sto. Rosario Street in the old section of Angeles. It is the oldest structure and best pre-served ancestral house in the city. Don Angelo Pantaleon de Miranda built the house in 1824.

Deposito - This is now the Ange-les Rehab Center located in front

of Nepo Mall, along Sto. Rosario Street. It was built sometime in the 1800’s to serve as the depos-itory of the costly silver-plated floats used in the town’s several religious processions. During the

American regime, the U.S. mili-tary used the building for a variety

of purposes, such as a film exchange and a jail for errant U.S. soldiers. From 1970’s to early 1980’s, the building served as the city’s main post office.

Old Holy Family Academy Building - Located beside the

Holy Rosary Parish Church. It was only constructed in 1910, but on its site once stood the so-called “convent”, built in 1873 as an annex to the church. From Au-

gust 16, 1900 until October 1902, the convento was used by the

U.S. Army as a military hospital, and later on as troop barracks.

Bale Herencia - Located on the corner of Lakandula Street and Sto. Rosario Street. It was built in 1860 by carpenters from Vigan, Ilocos Sur. Local lore has it that the im-posing house was built by Fr. Guill-ermo Masnou, O.S.A., a parish priest of Angeles. Restoration was started in 1988 by its new owner, Mr. Jose G. Paras Jr. and currently serves as a banquet hall for various occasions. On its first level are different business establishments leasing spaces.

Dayrit Front Yard - Located at the right side of the Apu Chap-el. It was once a public square during the U.S. regime, where U.S. Army Private George Raymond was executed for desertion.

Camalig - A restored grain

storehouse nestled between the oldest houses in Angeles along Sto. Rosario Street. It was built in 1840 by Don Ciriaco de Miran-da, Angeles’ first gobernador-cillo (mayor). It was restored in 1980 by the Nepomucenos.

Camalig is now the home of a home-grown pizzeria.

Nepomuceno Ancestral House - The home of Don Ciria-co de Miranda, located along Sto. Rosario Street.

Old Churches & Shrines Holy Rosary Parish Church Mother of all Roman Catho-lic churches in Angeles city, constructed from 1877 to 1896 by the townspeople of Angeles, including the landed families, the small farmers and tenants without whose patient labors the edifice would have not become a reality.

Apu Chapel The shrine of Our Lord of the

Holy Sepulcher (Apung Mamacalulu). Every Friday, devotees flock to this shrine to venerate the supposed-ly miraculous graven im-age of Jesus Christ lying in the sepulchre. Its surround-

ing area becomes a verita-ble “mecca” for middle class

shoppers where lower priced goods are sold.

Museo Ning Angeles The old city hall is now the site of the Angeles City Museum; built in 1922, it re-placed the old municipal tribunal built during the con-struction boom of 1840.

Tigtigan At Terakan King Dalan

A yearly festivity done during the last Friday & Saturday of October in celebration of the Fiestang Apu. A segment of the McArthur Highway, Balibago is closed to give way to the several activities

like street dancing, various con-tests, eating, etc..

Lenten Season - Angeles City’s obser-vance of the Lenten Season in-cludes Panata at Panalangin (Vows and Prayers), a spiritual journey showcased by the Si-nukwan Kapampangan through culture and the arts, and Siete Pa-labras (Seven Last Words), a two-part re-enactment of the Last Sup-per and the Crucifixion of Christ.

Sisig FiestaAngeles City’s famous cul-tural and gastronomic feast includes the cook-ing of various versions of the popular pork dish Sisig. The festival show-cases Sisig in varieties such

as Sisig Salmon, Sisig Ma-nok, and Sisig Tokwa among

others.

The Land Use Distribution of Angeles City in 2010 - 2020 Physical Angeles City Barangay Population 2014

Roads & BridgesCon-crete Roads

171.020 km.

Asphalt Roads

33.632 km.

Mac-adam Roads

2.043 km.

Earth Roads

24.28 km.

No. of Bridges

City: 18National: 5

PowerAngeles Electric Corporation

6.00 Megawatts Installed Capacity from Power Plant; 53 Megawatts In-stalled Capacity from National Power Corporation; 27.5 Megawatts Installed Capaci-ty Transmitted by Angeles Electric Corporation.

Telecommunications• Angeles City Tele-

phone System (DATELCOM)

• Digital Telecom-munication Inc. (DIGITEL)

• Philippine Long Distance tele-communication (PLDT)

• SMART

• GLOBE

• SUN

WaterAngeles City Water District (Quasi-gov’t); 11 Private Water Systems

Public Utility Vehicles (2014)

• 2,941 - Within City Limits PUV’s

• 3,689 – Outside City Limits PUV’s

• 10,916 – Public Utility Tricycles

• 15 - Within City Limits PUV Routes

• 24 – Outside City Limits PUV Routes

• 5 – Public Utility Tricycle Zones

Internet Service Providers• PLDT

• ANGELCOM

• DIGITEL

• DATELCOM

• COMCLARK

• GLOBE

• SMART

• SUN

Courier Services• JRS

• LBC

• Universal Stone-

front Services

Corp. (USSC)

• Republic Courier

Services Inc.

Cable Television

• Angeles City Cable Television Network (ACCTN)

• SIGNAL

Radio Stations• 99.1 Mhz GV FM

• 792 Khz GV AM

Postal Service

• Angeles Post Of-fice (Main/Cluster Head)

• Balibago Post Office

TransportationAngeles City is only about 45 minutes drive away from Manila via North Luzon Expressway. Buses from Manila going to Angeles are aplenty. This is aside from those going to other destinations in the north and which could easily drop-off along the way those going to the city. From the neighboring towns, City of San Fer-nando and Dau, Mabalacat, one could ride on jeepneys to go to Angeles City. These are the world-famous Philippine Jeepneys which evolved from war vintage jeeps and could comfortably seat 16 to 20 passengers. Modes of transportation inside the city are varied jeepneys, tricycles and horse-driven carriages called calesas. The jeepneys plying the inside city limit are color coded according to their routes for easier identification, especially for those who are new to the city

Largest Barangay (population) Smallest Barangay (population) Largest Barangay (area) Smallest Barangay (area) Densest Barangay (pop./area)Least Dense Barangay (pop./area)

Health1 – Government Hospital (RLMMC)6 – Government Rural Health Units27 – Barangay Health Centers7 – Private Hospital Angeles University Foundation Medical Center Angeles Medical Center Armando L. Garcia Medical Center St. Catherine of Alexandria Foundation Medical Center Sacred Heart Medical Center MLY Medical Center Foundation Henson Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat Center38 – Private Health Clinics20 – Diagnostics Center

Education7 – Private Universities Angeles University Foundation Holy Angel University Republic Central Colleges AMA Computer College STI College System Plus College Foundation Inc. AIE1 – City College43 – Public Elementary Schools67 – Private Elementary Schools13 – Public Secondary Schools35 – Private Secondary Schools

Fire Protection Statistics42 – Fireman5 – Fire Trucks1 – Ambulance1 – Rescue Trucks

*These are land use activities falling under two categories, but their share over the total land area were reflected in only one category to avoid double counting.

Land Use Area (Ha) % Share Over Total

Settlement AreaResidential 2,941.90 46.42%

Protected AreaAbacan RiverOpen space, ParkWatershed Reserve/ Ecotourism*Proposed Protected Agricultural Land*Cultivated LandFishpondOrchardSub-total

145.22109.89616.60554.13505.2912.4836.36

1,425.84

2.29%1.73%9.73%8.74%7.97%0.20%0.57%

22.50%

Production AreaCommercialIndustrialIndustrial Tree PlantationAgricultural, Tropical GrassWatershed Reserve/ Ecotourism*Proposed Protected Agricultural Land*

Sub-total

542.75225.50

4.26483.67

(496.58)(554.13)1,257.64

8.56%3.56%0.07%7.63%

19.84%

Infrastructure areaCemeteryDMIA ComplexInstitutional FacilityLocal RoadsMajor RoadsRailwaySub-total

56.07220.6591.22

214.39119.0410.64

712.01

0.88%3.48%1.44%3.38%1.88%0.17%

11.24%

TOTAL 6,337.39 100%

Social

Economic

The Pamintuan Mansion - The construction of this house was started around 1890 by Don Mariano Pamintuan. In the late 1898 when the revolutionary army occupied Ange-les, Gen. Venancio Concepcion used the house as his head-quarters. A few months later in April 1899, Gen. Antonio Luna utilized it as the general headquarters of the First Filipino Army. On May 27, 1899, Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo moved in and served it as the Presidential Residence, as well as his headquarters. On June 12, 1899, Pres. Aguinaldo ordered a grand celebration and parade on the first anniversary of Philippine Independence. The parade was led by Gen. Gregorio del Pilar and passed by the Pa-mintuan Mansion where Pres. Aguinaldo was watching from a second storey window, wav-ing the original Philippine flag.

Institutional

Labor & Employment,

Region III

Reference Period

Minimum Wage Php 349.00 Nov. 2014

Indicators (2012) (2013)

Participation Rate 61.63% 61.83%

Employment Rate 91.10% 91.38%

Unemployment Rate 8.90% 8.63%

Underemployment Rate 14.25% 13.05%

Economic Resources Reference Period

No. of Registered Business Firms 12,113

No. of Banks 77

No. of Restauants 441

No. of Hotels & Motels 158

No. of Hospitals 8

No. of Medical Clinics 53

Distribution of Income/ Revenue by Source (2014)

Php.

Actual IRA 521,641,439.00

Local Sources 739,148.508.02

Other Sources 32,416,949.77

Total 1,293,206,896.79

Actual Expenditures By General Account (2014)

Php.

Personal Services 464,993,825.96

MOOE 688,982,660.16

Capital Outlay 43,816,767.59

Total 1,197,793,253.71

Actual Expenditures By Object (2014)

Php.

Governance 55,125,675.87

Administration 482,091,301.70

Social Services 416,993,370.59

Economic Development 140,437,804.19

Environmental Management 103,145,051.36

Total 1,197,793,203.71

Old Municipyo (now Museo Ning Angeles) - This edifice was construct-

ed in 1922 and served as the “Muni-cipio” or Town Hall. The old Angeles “municipio” or municipal hall site is the first and only local government office from 1840, known as the “Casa

Tribunal” until the city government’s transfer to its new site Barangay Pulung

Maragul in 1999.

Industrial Areas Area (has)

Clark Special Economic Zone 4.27

Angeles Livelihood Village (EPZA) 21.22

Angeles City Furniture Village 66.99

Other Industrial Zone(Anunas, Pulungbulo, Pulung Cacutud, Sapalibutad)

76.62

Nine Emerging Sub-Growth Centers

Abacan River Special Development Corridor

Anunas Growth Center

Balibago Growth Center

Central Business District Growth Center

Pandan Growth Center

Pulung Maragul Growth Center

Pampang Growth Center

Sapangbato Watergrowth Reserve

Sto. Domingo Growth Center

BARANGAY POPULATION AREA (ha.) DENSITY (Pop./ha.)

1. Agapito del 2,517 13.99 180

2. Amsic 8,420 152.12 55

3. Anunas 16,558 394.66 42

4. Balibago 35,145 264.88 133

5. Capaya 9,012 256.43 35

6. Claro M. Recto 5,160 17.92 288

7. Cuayan 5,281 413.92 13

8. Cutcut 23,510 408.22 58

9. Cutud 17,992 212.51 85

10. Lourdes Northwest 11,374 44.05 258

11. Lourdes Sur 5,194 21.02 247

12. Lourdes Sur East 5,068 20.67 245

13. Malabanias 25,070 262.56 95

14. Margot 3,925 231.22 17

15. Mining 2,712 113.73 24

16. Ninoy Aquino 14,110 72.86 194

17. Pampang 17,630 446.06 39

18. Pandan 16,218 174.24 93

19. Pulung Maragul 16,054 224.67 71

20. Pulungbulu 12,230 170.48 72

21. Pulung Cacutud 20,040 242.86 82

22. Salapungan 6,641 24.33 273

23. San Jose 5,208 48.81 107

24. San Nicolas 3,024 16.14 187

25. Sta. Teresita 8,993 32.66 275

26. Sta. Trinidad 5,420 15.41 352

27. Sto. Cristo 4,836 101.92 47

28. Sto. Domingo 15,649 260.70 60

29. Sto. Rosario 3,826 56.05 68

30. Sapalibutad 9,637 271.38 35

31. Sapangbato 10,786 1,261.57 8

32. Tabun 6,164 81.23 76

33. Virgen delos Remedios

1,778 8.12 219

TOTAL 355,180 6,337.39 56

Balibago Virgen delos Remedios Sapangbato Virgen delos Remedios Sta. Trinidad Sapangbato

35,145 people 1,778 people 1,261.57 hectares 8.12 hectares 352 people/hectare 8 people/hectare

www.angelescity.gov.ph

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3/F City Hall Bldg., Pulung Maragul, Angeles City

(045) 322-7525

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Events & Festivities

City Classification Highly Urbanized City

Founded December 8, 1829 as a town of Pampanga

As a City 1964 (RA3700)

Province Pampanga

Region Central Luzon

Country Philippines

Barangays 33; Biggest - Sapangbato (1,261.57 has.) Smallest - Virgen Delos Remedios (8.12 has.)

Total Land Area 6,337.39 has.

Average Elevation 182.2 m above sea level

Highest Elevation 304.84 m above sea level

Lowest Elevation 60.96 m above sea level

Boundaries:

North Clark Special Economic Zone & Municipality of Mabalacat

East Municipalities of Magalang & Mexico, Pampanga

West Municipalities of Porac & Bacolor, Pampanga

South City of San Fernando, Pampanga

Distance 83 km. North of Manila; 168 km. South of Baguio

Population (2014):

Angeles City 355,229 (Projected based on 2000 & 2010 census)

Pampanga 2,196,927

Philippines 100,096,496 (2014 estimate)

Angeles City (2014)

Population Growth Rate: 2.14%

Population Density: 55 persons per hectare

Number of Households: 83,180 (Projected based on 2000 & 2010 census)

Dialect: Pampango

Literacy Rate: Central Luzon 99.2% National 97.5% (Dec. 2013 NSO)

Annual per Capita: Php 20,071.00

Poverty Threshold, Pampanga (2012)

Php 20,071.00/person/year

1,672.50/person/month

8,377.50/family of 5/month

Facts About Angeles City at a Glance

2014

2015

Heritage District (Plaza Angel)

Awards & Recognition

Schools

Malls

Shopping

Accomodations

Parks

Restaurants

Another appealing sight to behold in the down-town Sto. Rosario is the Plaza Angel, which hosts the Pamintuan Mansion, the Museo ning An-geles and the Holy Rosary Parish Church. The successful initiative of putting away the ugly “spaghetti wires” of telecomm and electric companies contributed to the development of a plaza where people can relax and enjoy Angeles’ culture and arts restored through the efforts of the city government.

Angeles City provides quality and affordable education through its public and private schools, colleges and univer-sities, offering different courses that allow students to pursue their studies without going to Manila.

MarQuee Mall A shopping mall with a land area of 9.3 hectares owned and operated by the North Beacon Com-mercial Corporation, a subsidiary of Ayala Land. It is located in Barangay Pulung Maragul, Angeles City, adjacent to the North Luzon Expressway (Angeles Exit), as well as to the Angeles City Hall. The mall also features a chapel on its third floor as well as an out-door park facing MarQuee Residences, a two-tower

condominium right within the mall complex.

SM City Clark A shopping and recreational center owned and oper-ated by SM Prime Holdings located along M.A. Roxas Avenue in Clark Freeport Zone. It is the second SM Supermall in the province of Pampanga after SM City Pampanga in City of San Fernando. The mall houses more than 300 shops and various dining establishments.

In 2013, the mall expanded with a new food court called as The Meeting Place. Business process outsourcing (BPO)

centers are now also operating within the mall complex.

Robinson’s Place Angeles A 3-level shopping mall located at McArthur

Highway, Barangay Balibago housing Rob-insons Department Store, Robinsons Super-market, Handyman Do-It-Best, R Abensons and Robinsons Movieworld. Market Bazaar, a mid-sized cluster of micro retail outlets is located at the third level. Complementing this retail combination are popular fast food

chains, local boutiques and specialty stores.

Nepo MallA famous shopping center visited by tourists and local residents in Angeles City located at the cor-ners of Dona Teresa Avenue and St. Joseph Street. It serves as a home to various fast food chains and restaurants, along with retail stores and local bou-tiques. The mall also houses Robinsons Department Store and Robinsons Supermarket. Its third level features amusement arcades, local food chains and specialty shops.

Jenra MallAnother shopping center in the “downtown” of An-geles City located at the corner of Plaridel and Sto. Rosario Streets. The mall has a basement parking connected to its supermarket, while various shops are located on the first three floors. Four state-of-the-art movie houses are found on the fourth floor, while the fifth floor is a place where people can play Bingo.

Pampang Public Market This is the city’s biggest market, wherein both wholesale and retail businesses are transacted, involving minimal haggling of prices on agricultural and fishery products in season, hardware and handicrafts. The movement and buying and selling is more pronounced as early as 2 o’clock in the morning and lasts at 9:30 A.M. wherein retail market activities is in focus.

San Nicolas Public Market Lined with an assortment of shops offering items

catering all kinds of shoppers. The market’s wet portion takes on the activities when the action at Pampang Public Market mellows at noon-time.

Nepo Mart The vicinity where it is situated is another place to visit if one has a liking for inexpensive imported products, sporting goods, crafts, eateries, banks, some region-al government offices. In other words, a “little and much” of everything.

Friday Flea Market Bargain hunters can shop along little stretches of Burgos, Rizal, Kuliat, Mesina near Apu Chapel every Friday from as early 7 A.M. until 6 P.M.

Angeles’ thriving arts and crafts industries make it a veritable paradise for souvenir hunters and avid collectors. Equally popular are the city’s food products like pastillas de leche (ca-rabao’s milk fudge), sans rival, tocino (cured pork meat), longganiza (native sausage) and tapa (salted beef). Existence of big malls also makes Angeles City a haven for shoppers.

Angeles City and Clark Freeport Zone of fer a variety of accommodation from luxurious hotels and motels to modest inns.

Parks and gardens are just some of the city govern-ment’s initiatives to make Angeles a truly livable and beautiful city. These include the transforma-tion of the Estacion de Angeles of the Philippine National Railways (PNR) into a community gar-den, children’s playground and a peoples’ park. The local government is set to extend these parks to portions of some barangays being traversed by the PNR-owned rail tracks or riles. Some of the existing parks include Friends Park at Barangay Pu-lungbulu, Plaza Sto. Cristo, Sto. Entierro Cor. Kuliat St., Park at Valdez St. at Barangay Agapito del Rosario, etc.

Cater to the taste buds of local and foreign gourmets; there are also places with their own specialties, particularly the well-known Pampango food and for the other side of Asian gastronimical delight. Barangay Balibago is lined with Chinese restaurants, while Korean restaurants could be found alongside Friendship Highway.

The newly-built The Quad at Nepo Center at Barangay Sto. Rosario hosts a variety of restaurants that provide dif ferent gastronomies and cuisines.

• DILG 2014 National e-Readiness Leadership AwardTen cities from all over the Philippines were recognized for their E-Readiness at the 2014 E-Readiness Leadership Awards, which recognized City Mayors, who are pio-neering the adoption and strategic use of Information and Communications Tech-nology (ICT) to enhance their delivery of government services, improve revenue/tax collection efforts and promote transparency in government operations.

• 3rd Best in Government Efficiency, National Competitiveness CouncilAngeles City has been cited as the third best in government efficiency during the National Competitiveness Council Summit. The said summit was jointly sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), National Competitiveness Council (NCC) and Department of Tourism and Industry (DTI).

• DILG Seal of Good Financial HousekeepingAngeles City Mayor Edgardo D. Pamintuan received a certificate of recognition in behalf of the local government unit (LGU) for passing the Department of the Interior and Local Government’s (DILG) Local Governance Assessment in 2014. The LGU was cited for its good financial housekeeping, disaster preparedness, business friendliness and competitiveness, peace and order, and environmental manage-ment efforts.

• Superbrands Most Outstanding Mayor AwardFor the third time, Angeles City Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan receives the Most Out-standing Mayor Award from Superbrands Marketing Incorporated (SMI). Pamintu-an is one of 16 mayors to receive the said award.

• 15th Most Competitive City in the Philippines - 2015 Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI) by the National Competitiveness Council (NCC)The National Competitiveness Council (NCC) ranked Angeles City as the 15th most competitive city in the Philippines, based on its 2015 Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI). Out of the 34 highly urbanized cities in the country, Angeles ranked 18th, while it ranked 1st among all cities in Central Luzon. The cities and municipalities were ranked on three pillars – Economic Dynamism, Govern-ment Efficiency, and Infrastructure.

• Rafael M. Salas for Population and Development Award – Population Com-mission Region III

The Population Commission (POPCOM) Region III awarded Angeles City for its ac-tive population and development programs for the youth during the re-launching of the Teen Information Center at the City Library and Information Center.

The city’s creation of the Teen Information Center for Adolescent Health and Youth Development (known as TIC) seeks to reduce incidence of teen pregnancy and the spread of HIV among Angeles’ youth by conducting school and baran-gay-based peer counseling and leadership trainings since 2005.

• Grand Prize - ATOP & DOT Pearl Awards - Community Based Responsible Tourism (Heritage Conservation Category)

Angeles City bagged the Grand Prize at the ATOP-DOT Pearl Award for its Best Practices in Community Based Tourism Heritage category. The prestigious award giving body is composed of and organized by the Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines and Department of Tourism (ATOP-DOT).

The city’s entry, titled “Revitalizing Heritage in Angeles City”, detailed the govern-ment’s partnership with the local community and their efforts in the protection, preservation and development of the Angeles City Heritage Zone in Barangay Sto. Rosario.

ABC Hotel

Lewis Grand Hotel

Century Resort Hotel

Oasis Hotel

Wild Orchid Resort