Castillejos, Man of the Masses' Hometown

Castillejos-Subic Arch Border

Castillejos Municipal Hall

Good Office of

Hon. Mayor Jose Angelo Dominguez

FOOD AND PRODUCTS

CASTILLEJOS, ZAMBALES— A nutritionist and dietitian by profession, Lourdes Labrador saw how tons of fruits like santol, tamarind and papaya often go to waste.

So the Zambales native put up Castillejos Agri-Farms Inc. some two decades ago so she can turn these “unpopular” fruits into world-class jams and marmalades. Her company is now recognized for producing fruit jams, chutneys, marmalade, pickles and preserved fruits.

These table accessories are just some of the beautiful and world-class products of Castillejos,Zambales. These were exhibited Fair Trade Zone in Manila.

A world class design made by the Zambals in Castillejos. Zambals are the people living and an official resident in one of the municipalities that comprises Zambales. 

"LET'S SHARE IT"

 

Local town officials of Castillejos, Zambales has recently have a ground breaking for the Looc Lake Development Project that envisions to develop the 113-hectare natural lagoon here. This will be developed into a lake resort in this town.

Castillejos, Zambales, only just 30 minutes away from the popular tourist center of Subic Bay, will be pushed into another dimension to become one of the greener environmental tourism in the country. Since the tourism industry is growing in this region, local town officials led by Mayor Wilma Billman together with the private project supporters wanted to develop this Eco-friendly lake resort.

The Eco-friendly lake resort is located some 26 kilometers north of the Subic Bay Freeport Zone, and just two and a half hours drive away from Manila. This lake resort have a full array of recreation facilities, spas and wellness centers that could attract tourist around the world.

HOMETOWN OF FORMER PRESIDENT RAMON F. MAGSAYSAY

"TOUR"

INSIDE VIEW OF THE HOUSE

THE PRESIDENTIAL LIMO OF THE FORMER PRESIDENT IS PRESERVED IN HIS HOUSE IN CASTILLEJOS PLATED "1".

FORMER PRESIDENT'S COLLECTION OF HIS BARONG TAGALOG.(LEFT SIDE).

COLLECTION OF CLOTHES(RIGHT SIDE)

COLLECTION OF HATS(LEFT SIDE)

FORMER PRESIDENT'S MILITARY SUIT AS FORMER COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE COUNTRY.

HIS COLLECTION OF CANE ON THE LEFT SIDE.

HIS LEFT ITEMS ON THE RIGHT SIDE

THE MINI-LIBRARY IN HIS HOUSE. THESE WERE THE BOOKS WRITTEN BY THE FORMER PRESIDENT.

SECOND FLOOR

THE PORTRAIT IS HIS WIFE'S PICTURE PAINTED AND FRAMED.

BEDROOM OF THE HOUSE

THE OLD CLOSET OF THE FORMER PRESIDENT AND HIS WIFE.

MINI-OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AT THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE HOUSE.

DINING AREA OF THE HOUSE 

BATHROOM OF THE HOUSE

"THE MAN OF THE MASSES" VERY HUGE PORTRAIT AS YOU ENTER THE HOUSE'S DOOR.

SOME OF HIS PICTURES DURING HIS TERM AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE COUNTRY ON HIS GALLERY IN HIS HOUSE.

FAMILY PICTURE OF THE FORMER PRESIDENT.

HIS MOTHER(LEFTMOST SIDE) HIS FATHER(RIGHTMOST SIDE)

HIM(CARRIED BY HIS MOTHER) OLDER SISTER(CARRIED BY HIS FATHER)

PARENTS OF THE FORMER PRESIDENT

POEM MADE BY THE FORMER PRESIDENT (RIGHT SIDE

HIS BIOGRAPHY (LEFT SIDE)

RELIGION

ST. NICHOLAS DE TOLENTINO PARISH

Castillejos comes next. The town promotes itself as a place for devotees to hold a visita iglesia . The Saint Nicholas de Tolentino, a century old church, would be first .

During Lent every barrio in Castillejos builds a kubol to hold the traditional reading of the pasyon. A youth organization presents senakulo, the theatrical presentation of Christ’s Passion.

HISTORY

The settlement we now know as Castillejos was founded sometime in the middle of the 18th century. According to Agustin Dela Cavada in his Historias Filipinas, the creation of Castillejos took place – 1743, while that of Subic in 1769. The seniority of Castillejos over Subic is quite interesting in view of the fact that both towns were established by Tagalog families which, probably came from the province of Bataan, and we can be sure that the settlement at Subic, which on the beach preceded that in Castillejos, for this situated farther from Bataan, some seven kilometers in the interior on the side of the mountain owing to the exposed position of the beach to more pirates, those early families kept moving in land towards Castillejos thereby making it grow faster than Subic. Thus, Castillejos became a “Pueblo” in 1743, twenty six (26) years ahead of Subic, according to Dela Cavada.

EVOLUTION OF ITS NAME

Uguic was probably the first name of this town; but in the course of time, Uguic was written as Uguit by which name it was known until January 23, 1863. On that day, it was its own priest thereby putting an end to its spiritual dependence on Subic. And on that day it was given its own priest the “Caillanes” did not only celebrate for having been given a priest of their own but also name the town “Castillejos”.