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General Douglas MacArthur’s Personal Airplane Flies Again

When president Harry S. Truman fired General Douglas MacArthur, then commander of the United Nations Command forces fighting during the Korean War, on April 11, 1951, for “failing to respect the authority of the President” the famed Army leader flew home from Japan aboard his personal airplane, a Lockheed Constellation he dubbed “Bataan”.

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Published at 2023-06-30 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : History, Stories

Tags: Bataan, MacArthur, President, flight

A Taste of Vietnam at Loleng's Hu Tieu-An

I can’t even begin to verbalize how much I love Vietnamese food. Of all the Asian cuisines, it is simply the best – other than Filipino, of course. So, imagine my delight when I found out I can get some banh mi in Bataan! The place
Located in the town of Morong, Loleng’s Hu Tieu-An has an interesting origin story.

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Published at 2020-09-29 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Food and Dining, Travel

Tags: Bataan, Food

The Bataan Foodpark / All the Good Stuff in One Place

Let me ask you, my Bataan fellas of the internet, why is that you have so many good food places? What is happening? There are seriously so many good restaurants in your midst. Why is that? It’s important that I get an answer. Let me know in the comments. Ok. So, anyway, Bataeños get another food place in the form of The Bataan Food Park. And I was one of the firsts to experience it.

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Published at 2020-09-27 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Leisure, Travel

Tags: Bataan, Food, Parks

Bataan Techno Park: A Pocket of Indochinese Culture

Not going into details has become a habit of mine when it comes to visiting places. Aside from the cultural dos and don’ts, the basic safety guidelines, I don’t delve too much into a place’s history. Sure, it’s impractical and often leads to blunders that could easily be avoided, but I like making mistakes. I like the versatility that comes with not knowing. I like the freedom and sense of wonder it entails. This allows me to fully immerse in the story, especially when I learn of it from someone

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Published at 2020-09-26 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Leisure, Travel

Tags: Bataan, Parks

Mt. Mariveles (Volcano)

Mount Mariveles is a dormant volcano and the highest point in the province of Bataan in the Philippines. Mariveles and the adjacent Mount Natib comprise 80.9 percent of the total land area of the province. The mountain and adjacent cones lie opposite the city of Manila across Manila Bay, providing a beautiful setting for the sunsets seen from the city.

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Published at 2020-09-20 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Documentary, Fauna and flora

Tags: Bataan, Volcano

Mount Natib (Volcano)

Mount Natib is a dormant volcano and caldera complex in the province of Bataan on western Luzon Island of the Philippines. The volcano complex occupies the northern portion of the Bataan Peninsula.

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Published at 2020-09-21 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Documentary, Fauna and flora

Tags: Bataan, Volcano

The Women Behind the Bataan Legacy Project

With all the horrific incidents of torture and death associated with it, the Bataan Death March also sealed the friendship between the Filipinos and Americans during World War II. The Bataan Death March is on its 75th anniversary this April 9, a reminder of the time that approximately 70,000 American and Filipino servicemen were forced to march from the southern end of the Bataan Peninsula to Camp O’Donnell in Nueva Ecija, a span of more than 60 miles in 1942.

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Published at 2018-03-13 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : People

Tags: Bataan, Legacy, Project, women

Las Puertas De Las Casas Filipinas De Acuzar

Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar in Bagac, Bataan in the Philippines is an open air museum showcasing the traditional and ancestral houses from different parts of the Philippines. Some of the houses are restored structures of the original, while some are replicas. The collection of heritage houses in Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar is owned by Jose Acuzar, hence the name of this heritage town.

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Published at 2018-03-04 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Culture, Documentary, Travel

Tags: Acuzar, Bagac, Bataan

A Simple Travel Guide to Hermosa, Bataan

Before the province of Bataan became the burgeoning weekend destination for travellers that it is today, it stood witness to many of the historical events and atrocities of the second world war. The most popular of which, would be the Bataan Death March. While many of the Philippine nation’s unsung heroes lost their lives on its soil, Bataan has picked itself up and grown to be quite a beauty.

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Published at 2018-03-03 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Travel

Tags: Bataan, Hermosa

Kapampangan

The Kapampangan occupy Pampanga, Tarlac, and Bataan in the CALABARZON Region on Luzon Island. The area is part of the so-called “rice granary of the Philippines” — vast plains suitable for planting rice and other crops.

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Published at 2018-03-02 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Communities, Culture, Documentary

Tags: Bataan, Kapampangan, Pampanga, Tarlac

Ayta, Bataan

The Bataan Aytas are found in the coastal town of Mariveles, in the southern tip of Bataan Province, Central Luzon Region. Theirs is one of two endangered Ayta tribes whose numbers dwindling at a very rapid pace. Extinction looms, unless drastic steps can be taken to preserve their language and culture.

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Published at 2018-03-01 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Communities, Culture, Documentary

Tags: Ayta, Bataan, Negritos

Bataan National Park

Bataan National Park is a protected area of the Philippines located in the mountainous interior of Bataan province in Central LuzonRegion. The park straddles the northern half of Bataan Peninsula near its border with Subic Bay Freeport Zone, Zambales. The park was first established in 1945 under Proclamation No. 24 with an initial area of 31,000 hectares and included portions in Subic, Zambales.

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Published at 2018-02-17 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Documentary, Fauna and flora

Tags: Bataan, National Park

75 Years Ago, Guard Members Endured Bataan Death March

When Army 1st Lt. Benjamin Morin, a tank commander with the Illinois Army National Guard's B Company, 192nd Tank Battalion, deployed to the Philippines in late 1941, he had little idea of what he and his fellow Soldiers would soon face.

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Published at 2017-04-07 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : History

Tags: Bataan, Dead