Being the largest urban center in Nueva Ecija and one of the largest in Central Luzon, Cabanatuan is an ideal place to put up a provincial or regional branch.
Businesses that can be viable in the city are housing projects, commercial complexes, and tourist facilities. Agribusiness ventures such as food processing, feeds, fertilizer and farm implement productions are also perfect to put up in the city. The same for the production of consumer products such as household goods and clothing.
Due to the presence of several institutions of higher learning, Cabanatuan can also host centers and other technology-related ventures such as animation and software development. Products and Services Cabanatuan City is credited for its good access to commercial banks making the city ranked as one of the most livable cities in the Philippines together with Makati City in terms of banking. Business Opportunity Being the largest urban center in Nueva Ecija and one of the largest in Central Luzon, Cabanatuan is an ideal place to put up a provincial or regional branch.
Tourist Spots Camp Pangatian Shrine — American military training camp for twenty years until converted into a concentration camp. Cabanatuan lost the title of provincial capital in when the capital of Nueva Ecija was moved to San Isidro, another historic town. It was only in , when the Administrative code was enacted, that Cabanatuan was restored as capital of the Province. However, in , Congress created Palayan City, which has been the capital ever since.
In January , elements of the U. Army 6th Ranger Battalion marched 30 miles 48 km behind enemy lines to rescue the prisoners in what became known as the Raid at Cabanatuan. As a result of the raid, on January 30, , victorious Filipino guerrillas and American troops of the U.
As of , Cabanatuan City had a total population of ,, all living within the land area of Cabanatuan was the epicenter of a very strong earthquake, 7. It leveled some buildings, including the Christian College of the Philippines Liwag Colleges in the midst of class time, and killed 1, people.
Cabanatuan became a city by virtue of Republic Act No. In , Cabanatuan was declared by then-president Fidel V. Ramos as a highly urbanized city however it failed ratification after the majority of votes in the plebiscite was negative. Cabanatuan was declared as highly urbanized city by President Benigno S. A plebiscite scheduled in December was moved by the Commission on Elections to January 25, , so as not to burden the poll body during its preparation for the local elections in the province.
Incumbent Governor Aurelio Matias Umali, who had a strong voter base in the city, opposed the conversion and submitted a petition to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court issued a temporary restraining order on January 24, The province-wide plebiscite was rescheduled for November 8, , but cancelled again because the Cabanatuan City government could not provide the necessary funds. No new date is to be set until the city government certifies that million is available for the holding of the plebiscite.
Cabanatuan City is located in the rolling central plains of Luzon drained by the Pampanga River. The city stands southwest of the provincial capital Palayan City and north of Manila. Roman Catholicism has been the predominant religion in the city, being host to a major cathedral — the St. Nicholas of Tolentino Cathedral which serves as the seat of the bishop of the Diocese of Cabanatuan.
Iglesia ni Cristo also maintains a sizable presence in Cabanatuan with its large house of worship in Barangay Zulueta with a 5, persons seating inside.
The United Methodist Church also has many local churches with a large congregation within the city. The Islamic faith also has a presence in Cabanatuan, specifically within the districts of Imelda and Isla.
Two large mosques exist in the city, with the largest located at Imelda District. Map Hotels Places. Conversion from town, component city to highly urbanized city Cabanatuan became a city by virtue of Republic Act No.
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