Other Interesting Facts
- The Shrine of Valor (Dambana ng Kagitingan) that stands majestically on top of the Mt. Samat in Pilar is a testimony to the gallantry and sacrifices of the men and women who with their blood, tears, and sweat made the grounds of Bataan hallow.
- The First Abucay Catholic Church is a 411-year old Church and the 3rd oldest church in the Philippines.
- Bataan Death March is a forced march of 70,000 Filipino and American prisoners of war captured by the Japanese in the Philippines during world war II.
- The climate in Bataan is almost the same to its neighboring provinces. The rainy season and dry season. The rainy season starts on the month of May and ends up around the month of October. The rest of the year is dry with occasional rains dispersed widely throughout the province. Occasional typhoons visit the area especially during the months of June to September.
- The peninsula features Mount Natib with the height of 1,253 masl in the north and the Mariveles Mountains with 1,388 masl in the south, which includes Mount Samat with 505 masl, the location of 92 meters high memorial cross, a national shrine of "Dambana ng Kagitingan" or Shrine of Valor dedicated to the fallen Filipino and American fallen during World War II.
- Bataan consists of one (1) component city, eleven (11) municipalities and 237 barangays. This province is classified as a first class province in terms of its income and has two congressional districts. The City of Balanga, as the provincial capital and is about 124 kilometers from Manila.
- Province of Bataan continues fundamentally an agricultural province despite of the very fast industrialization during the last ten years. This province is a major producer of banana, mango, rice and shellfish like mussels, crabs and tiger prawns. There are big industrial establishments in Bataan such as export processing zone, modern oil refinery, munition and carbon plants, pulp and paper mills, textile industries, and thermal plants. Mariveles is the place of an export processing zone that is the cause for heavy industry in Bataan. Brooms, ropes and shell craft are some of the home industries. Some of the hope giving livelihood programs are cattle and carabao fattening, hog rearing, and poultry industry, particularly broilers, ducks and egg production. Tinapa (smoked fish) is one of the livelihood products of the coastal towns in Bataan.
- All municipalities in Bataan have their respective water supply system and other households uses deep well water system. The operation and maintenance of water supply facilities are under the responsibility and supervision of Local Water Districts, Barangay Water Supply Association (BWSA), Rural Water Supply Association (RWSA), and Barangay Councils.
- Power supply is being handled by the National Power Corporation which is generated by Alstom Power, a 600 MW-capacity plant. The electricity is distributed locally by Peninsula Electric Cooperative (PENELCO) through National Transmission Corporation. Bataan is 100% energized. Assuring prospective investors of a steady power supply, GN Power Co. Ltd., a company affiliated with Hydro Mac, a corporation owned by the Republic of China will start the clearing operation for its 600 MW-$822M coal-plant in Alas-asin, Mariveles, Bataan.
