Lubao is a town in southwestern Pampanga. It is the gateway to Bataan and Zambales provinces.
Understand
[edit]Lubao is one of the oldest municipalities in Pampanga, having been established in the 1570s. A lowland town along the extensive delta of the Pampanga River, its name is derived from the Kapampangan term lubo which means low or sunken.
In modern Philippine history, Lubao is best known for being the bastion of the Macapagal dynasty, a political family that began with Diosdado Macapagal, nicknamed the "Poor Boy from Lubao" who became President of the Philippines from 1961 to 1965, and continued with his daughter, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, who became the first female vice president of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001 and the second female president of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010.
Get in
[edit]From Manila, take the San Fernando exit along the North Luzon Expressway leading to the Gapan-Olongapo Road, which becomes Jose Abad Santos Avenue (JASA) westwards from San Fernando. Follow the signs leading to Olongapo, passing through San Fernando, Bacolor and Guagua before reaching Lubao.
From San Fernando, there are jeepneys servicing Lubao.
Get around
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Tricycles are the main form of transportation between barangays, especially as Jose Abad Santos Avenue bypasses downtown Lubao.
See
[edit]- 1 Diosdado Macapagal Museum and Library, Lubao-Guagua Road, Barangay San Nicolas 1st, ☏ +63 961 875 4030, [email protected]. 8AM-4PM. It was built behind the bahay kubo where Diosdado Macapagal, the 9th President of the Philippines, once lived. Inside the museum are historical photographs of Macapagal and other memorabilia, and a replica of the Office of the President's desk. Free, donation optional.
- 2 San Agustin Church (Lubao Church), Barangay San Nicolas 1st. The oldest parish church in Pampanga, it has a neoclassical façade and a stone brick structure. The church building and belfry that stands today dates back to 1638. It was declared a National Historical Site in 1952, and an Important Cultural Property in 2013.
- 3 Museo ni Jose B. Lingad, Lubao-Guagua Road, Barangay San Nicolas 1st (shortly past Plaza Lubao). 8AM-4PM, closed Mondays. A museum about the life of Jose B. Lingad, a Kapampangan politician who held senior positions in the provincial government, the executive branch and the national legislature before being assassinated in 1980 when he was a political opponent of President Ferdinand Marcos and his martial law dictatorship. The complex, which converted Lingad's simple two-story ancestral house into exhibition space, also features a monument of Lingad set in a spacious park. Free. Donation optional.
Do
[edit]- 1 Pradera Verde Golf Club, Jose Abad Santos Avenue, Barangay Prado Siongco. A golf course set in an eponymous tourism and luxury residential estate. The complex also has its own airfield, and hosts the annual Lubao International Balloon and Music Festival.
Buy
[edit]- 1 Santa Cruz Public Market, Jose Abad Santos Avenue, Barangay Santa Cruz.
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[edit]Stay safe
[edit]A low-lying town, Lubao is highly susceptible to flooding during the rainy season.
Connect
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[edit]| Routes through Lubao |
| San Fernando ← Guagua ← | E  W
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→ Dinalupihan → Olongapo/Balanga |
