Central Luzon – Philippine-Sailor

Category: Central Luzon

This category describes different geographic places in Central Luzon. I live in Olongapo, Zambales and the provinces of Central Luzon are close and are visited most often by me. So much material from this area will be shown here.

Pampanga Tidbits

Zg425. (-Images #30 to #32) are 3 close-up images, looking down to the Pasig Potrero River from the east lanes of the bridge. It seems the iron sheeting; perhaps put in place to stable the river bed level was not good enough. I speculate they have to something similar in the near future, but better […]

New Zealand & Lumibao Hike, 230201

Zg116. This is picture #048 but is numbered in this album as Zg116. Pictures # 030 to 066 are of the area that people are calling and are visiting, the New Zealand tourist spot. Under those trees, in their cool shade and with the lawn type grass covering the grounds and the calm waters of […]

Solar Project in Santa Fe Lahars 23-01-29

Zg107. (-107), Image is a portion of my walk when I walked to Mt. Bagang and climbed to some height to take pictures. I saw tourist traffic coming and going to the east to the pine forested area on the north shore of the new Mapanuepe Lake (not in picture); I learned a tourist spot, […]

Four Central Luzon History Stories

Four Central Luzon History Stories The Historic Municipio Building in Angeles Zf728. The Historic Municipio Building in Angeles from Wikipedia. Here are two URLs to refresh your memory or learn about the building history. Courtesy of Wikipedia: This building is 100 years old ————————————————– I recently had association with or learned about 4 […]

The First Line of Defense Layac Monument, 2022

Zf707. Here is an old picture of the First Line of Defense Layac Monument by Gilbert Dizon and from this web page, click here: —————————————————————- The First Line of Defense Layac Monument is finished now and I shot these pictures on the 8th of June 2022. B Before I show the pictures of the newly […]

US Military Boundary Markers on Luzon

Zf689. The above images of the old but refurbished Death March Marker # 112 is the last one before one reaches the present Capas Memorial Shrine, dedicated to unimaginable suffering of the US and American Soldiers in the Japanese POW Camp O’Donnell. It is reported that approximately 30,000 Soldiers died here while in the hands […]

Visit to the Ipo Dam in Bulacan, 2018

Zc043. We got a view of the Ipo Dam after all while we are on our way from the gate to the Ipo Dam and then going to the Angat Dam. ————————————————————————————— This was a trip with a friend to explore the eastern side of the province of Bulacan. We wanted to look at all […]

Botolan Tarlac Road as of 3rd March 2022.

Zf558. My 2017 track, red and my 2022 track, yellow of my walk along the Botolan-Tarlac Road from the Zambales side. ———————————————————– On the 3rd of March 2022 I Inspected the Zambales-Tarlac Road again. A tricycle gave me a ride and I saved approximately 6km of my walk. The concrete seems to be going all […]

Other WWII Bataan Memorials & Plaques #1

Zf500. GEN. KING SURRENDER MARKER AT LAMAO, BATAAN, Picture # X360 posted in the below linked URL on the 28th April, 2015 entry. ————————————— This album, webpage is for some other WWII memorials & plaques in Bataan, —————————————- Five other memorials/plaques in Bataan! My friend Roger Davis, a member of the Coastal Defense Study Group […]

Willibald Bill C Bianchi, a Casualty of WWII, Hell Ship Enoura Maru

Zf402. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Willibald Charles Bianchi[1] (March 12, 1915 – January 9, 1945) was an officer in the Philippine Scouts who received the Medal of Honor for actions in Bataan, Philippines during that country’s capitulation to Japanese forces during World War II. After the action near Bagac in the Bataan Province, Bianchi […]