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  2. Candaba - Wikipedia

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    Poverty incidence of Candaba 5 10 15 20 25 30 2006 22.50 2009 17.65 2012 6.60 2015 12.48 2018 6.99 2021 14.42 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Candaba market The Candaba Swamp (Pinac, Pinak) absorbs most of the flood waters that flow from the western slopes of the Sierra Madre Mountain Range. During the rainy season, the Pampanga River overflows and the swamp is submerged. But it is ...

  3. Candaba Swamp - Wikipedia

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    Coordinates: 15°10′N 120°51′E. Candaba Swamp. Candaba Swamp is located in Candaba, Pampanga province, 60 km northeast of Manila in the Philippines. It encompasses about 32,000 ha, made of freshwater ponds, swamps and marshes surrounded by seasonally flooded grasslands. The entire area becomes submerged underwater during the wet season.

  4. Kapampangan people - Wikipedia

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    Kapampangan people. The Kapampangan people ( Kapampangan: Taung Kapampangan ), Pampangueños or Pampangos, are the sixth largest ethnolinguistic group in the Philippines, numbering about 2,784,526 in 2010. [ 2] They live mainly in the provinces of Pampanga, Bataan and Tarlac, as well as Bulacan, Nueva Ecija and Zambales .

  5. Temporary foreign worker program in Canada - Wikipedia

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    The aim was to address skill shortages and promote economic growth. Initially, the program was aimed at nurses and farm workers, but today it gives highly skilled and less skilled workers the opportunity to work in Canada. [2] [3] As of 2021, there are over 775,000 temporary foreign workers in Canada, with them representing 4% of the workforce.

  6. Pampanga - Wikipedia

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    Pampanga, officially the Province of Pampanga(Kapampangan: Lalawigan ning Pampanga; Tagalog: Lalawigan ng PampangaIPA:[pɐmˈpaŋɡa]pəm-PAHNG-ga), is a provincein the Central Luzonregionof the Philippines. Lying on the northern shore of Manila Bay, Pampanga is bordered by Tarlacto the north, Nueva Ecijato the northeast, Bulacanto the east ...

  7. Candaba Viaduct - Wikipedia

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    Location. The Candaba Viaduct (also known as Pulilan–Apalit Bridge and Candaba Pampanga Viaduct) is a 5-kilometer (3.1 mi) viaduct carrying the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) across the Candaba Swamp in the provinces of Pampanga and Bulacan, Philippines consisting of six lanes (three northbound and three southbound).

  8. Kapampangan Development Foundation - Wikipedia

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    Kapampangan Development Foundation. In the Philippines, the Kapampangan Development Foundation (KDF) [1] is an organization of Kapampangans living outside the region. It was founded in 1987 by 35 people who were inspired by President Corazon Aquino; in 2012, 11 of its founders remained. [2] The KDF has created a rural-industrialization program ...

  9. Prehistory of Pampanga - Wikipedia

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    A 5,000 year old stone adze uncovered in Candaba, Pampanga (currently in the National Museum) was discovered during the 1930s. This artifact was used as a tool in making canoes or bancas. The affluent accessibility of timber, specifically apalit, lanang, and whatnot, along with skilled labors formed the industry.