Macabebe, an ancient town in the province of Pampanga is intimately linked to the Pampanga River (Rio Grande de la Pampanga). The Macabebes were the first known Kapampangans. In the Spanish Colonial period of the Philippines, Macabebe was considered one of the oldest and most important communities of Pampanga.
The ancient town of Macabebe owes its importance to its location along the Rio Grande de la Pampanga (Pampanga River). The river's routes and its northern tributaries provided the pathways to the early major settlements in Pampanga. The English translation of Macabebe, meaning: 'bordering the river banks' describes the historical heritage of the ancient town.
The Macabebe dialect is said to be harsher and louder than others due to how the towns people must have had to communicate across the river.
The Pampanga River is of great importance to Macabebe. Fishing is still a major source of sustenance and income for its residents. A number of fisheries can be found along the river banks.
The province of Pampanga is also the traditional homeland of the Kapampangan people. The Kapampangan of Macabebe have played a dynamic and at times conflicting role in the history of the Philippines. They fought against the Spanish in 1571, but they also defended the last Spanish garrison against revolutionaries in 1898.
In 1901, American General Frederick Funston and his troops captured Philippine President Emilio Aguinaldo in Palanan, Isabela, with the help of some Kapampangans (called the Macabebe Scouts after their home locale) who had joined the Americans' side. The Americans pretended to be captives of the Macabebes, who were dressed in Philippine Army uniforms. Once Funston and his “captors” entered Aguinaldo's camp, they immediately fell upon the guards and quickly overwhelmed them and the weary Aguinaldo.
During World War II, many Japanese fighter and bomber planes was crashed and air raid invading the municipalities in Macabebe on December 1941 under the Japanese Invasion and they occupied by the Imperial Japanese troops was entered the municipalities on 1942 under the Japanese Occupation.
Many Kapampangan guerrillas and Hukbalahap resistance was downfall invading the municipalities in Macabebe was the siege of three year conflicts and attacking Japanese troops. After the insurgencies, many Kapampangan guerrillas and Hukbalahap resistance was downfall retreating by the Japanese Imperial Armed Forces in the town municipalities. When the last stand of the Japanese military garrisons and invading guerrillas and Hukbalahap resistance and they captured and victory by all Kapampangan guerrillas and Hukbalahap resistance groups and before the local Filipino troops of the Philippine Commonwealth Army and Philippine Constabulary units has entering the municipal towns on 1945 before the liberation.
When the Battle of Macabebe begins on 1945. When the all stronghold of local Filipino soldiers and military officers under the Philippine Commonwealth Army 3rd, 32nd, 36th and 37th Infantry Division and the Philippine Constabulary 3rd Infantry Regiment was came liberated and recapturing battles and re-invaded the town municipalities in Macabebe and helping Kapampangan guerrillas and Hukbalahap communist resistance groups and defeats Imperial Japanese armed force and ending aftermath of World War II.
This place is situated in Pampanga, Region 3, Philippines, its geographical coordinates are 14° 53' 54" North, 120° 43' 0" East and its original name (with diacritics) is Macabebe.
Macabebe is politically subdivided into 25 barangays.
Batasan, Caduang Tete, Candelaria, Castuli, Consuelo, Dalayap, Mataguiti, San Esteban, San Francisco, San Gabriel (Pob.)
San Isidro, San Jose, San Juan, San Rafael, San Roque, San Vicente, Santa Cruz (Pob.), Santa Lutgarda, Santa Maria, Santa Rita, Santo Niño, Santo Rosario (Pob.), Saplad david, Telacsan, Tacasan
Like other towns in the Philippines, Macabebe is governed by a mayor and vice mayor who are elected to three-year terms. The mayor is the executive head and leads the town's departments in executing the ordinances and improving public services. The vice mayor heads a legislative council (Sangguniang Bayan) consisting of councilors from the barangays of barrios.
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Located at Poblacion, Macabebe, Pampanga
Located at Poblacion, Macabebe, Pampanga
Located at Poblacion, Macabebe, Pampanga
Located at Poblacion, Macabebe, Pampanga
Located at Poblacion, Macabebe, Pampanga
Located at Poblacion, Macabebe, Pampanga
Located at Poblacion, Macabebe, Pampanga
Located at Poblacion, Macabebe, Pampanga
Located at Poblacion, Macabebe, Pampanga (3777265) (4340408)
Located at Poblacion, Macabebe, Pampanga (3777240)
Located at Poblacion, Macabebe, Pampanga
Located at Poblacion, Macabebe, Pampanga
Located at Poblacion, Macabebe, Pampanga
Located at Poblacion, Macabebe, Pampanga
Located at Poblacion, Macabebe, Pampanga
Located at Poblacion, Macabebe, Pampanga
Located at Poblacion, Macabebe, Pampanga
Located at Poblacion, Macabebe, Pampanga
Tel: (045)9211416; 866-1655 Fax: 921-1242
Land:
Jeepney
Tricycle
Tarik Soliman is the name attributed by Kapampangan Historians to the individual that led the forces of Macabebe against the Spanish forces of Miguel López de Legazpi during the Battle of Bankusay on June 3, 1571.
Nemencio Santuangco- Visual Arts
Vicente Manansala- Visual Arts. He was born in Macabebe, Pampanga on January 22, 1910.
Honored as National Artist in Painting in 1981, Vicente S. Manansala is considered the country’s pioneer in Cubism.
Francisco Quiambao
Felix Bautista- Novelist
Marcelo Cabrera
Francisco Guinto- Kapampangan Poet Laureate
Diosdado Mallari
Pedrito Sonza
Felix Garcia- Kapampangan Poet
Esting Mallari- Poetry
Rico J. Puno- Singer
Eddie Del Mar
Carmen Enriquez
Tony Ferrer- Actor
Alma Moreno- Actress
Victor Bravo
Yolanda Marquez
Basket Weaving
Fishponds (Sugpo)
Sculpture and Furniture Making
Ensaymada
Summer and Rainy Season
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