Tarlac City

Nuestra Ciudad Anfitriona__________

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Ciudad de Tarlac

Tarlac is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. Its capital is Tarlac City. The economy of Tarlac is dominantly agricultural. Principal crops are rice and sugarcane. Other major crops are corn and coconut; vegetables such as eggplant, garlic, and onion; and fruit trees like mango, banana, and calamansi.

Tarlac is former home of Philippine President Corazon Aquino

Tarlac is also home province of former Philippine President Corazon Aquino and her husband, Benigno Aquino, Jr., whose assassination at the Manila International Airport in 1983 started the protest movement against the Marcos dictatorship, which culminated in the People Power Revolution of 1986. Benigno Aquino became the youngest municipal mayor at age 22, and the nation's youngest vice-governor at 27. He became governor of Tarlac province in 1961 at age 29, then secretary-general of the Liberal Party in 1966. In 1967 he made history by becoming the youngest elected senator in the country's history at age 34.

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Isa, Matt & Camille-Nuestros Turistas Americanos

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El Mercado de Tarlac

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Inmigrantes del Sur
(Emelda Marcos estaria feliz con todo estos zapatos)

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El Autor del Blog
(Caminandolo todo)

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Peluqueria
(¿No se trabaja hoy...?)

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El hombre filipino cuida de sus uñas
(El autor del blog haciendose la manicure)

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Tarlac City at Night