Rare photos of the mango decorated Zambales Provincial Capitol<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://wikimapia.org/11627153/Zambales-Provincial-Capitol">[1]</a> located at Iba, Zambales - Coordinates:   15°19'33"N   119°58'52"E<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.zambales.gov.ph/">Website</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://subictimes.com/tag/provincial-government-of-zambales/">[2]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?article=561353846212">[3]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.philstar.com/nation/2013/03/07/916901/zambales-all-set-mango-festival">[4]</a>Zambales all set for Mango Festival March 7, 2013 - 2:31pm  --  Iba, Zambales<a class="external autonumber" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iba,_Zambales">[5]</a> is a municipality and capital of the province of Zambales<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://wikimapia.org/881196/Iba-Zambales">[6]</a>Area: 153.38 km² ZIP Code: 2201 in the Philippines and is politically subdivided into 14 barangays.<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.visitmyphilippines.com/index.php?title=Zambales&amp;Page=1&amp;pid=4496">[7]</a><a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.zambales.gov.ph/">[8]</a> This place is situated in Zambales, Region 3, Philippines, its geographical coordinates are 15° 19' 25" North, 119° 58' 49" East and its original name (with diacritics) is Iba.  <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.maplandia.com/philippines/region-3/zambales/iba/">[9]</a>geographical location: Zambales, Region 3, Philippines, Asia geographical coordinates: 15° 19' 25" North, 119° 58' 49" East As of the 2010 Philippine census, Iba has a population of 46,761 people with an income classification of second class.<a class="external autonumber" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zambales">[10]</a> Iba is the second largest provincial capital in terms of land area in Central Luzon Region after Tarlac City. Iba is the birthplace of former Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay. The town can be also reached by small aircraft using the Iba Airport<a class="external autonumber" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iba_Airport">[11]</a>, a small feeder airport with a 900-metre (3,000 ft) runway located along the coast of Iba.<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://business.inquirer.net/115339/in-iba-zambales-cafe-tolyo-beside-the-capitol">[12]</a>In Iba, Zambales: ‘Café-tolyo’ beside the Capitol The house, started in 1924, has a colorful history. It is the ancestral home of Antonio Gozon, Jr., was passed on to the next generation of Gozons, and is now owned by Antonio’s grandson, Paul Gozon and his wife Josephine.<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/57697/zambales-vendors-to-build-own-market">[13]</a> Zambales vendors to build own market The fire on December 29, 2009, razed more than P100 million worth of merchandise and stalls.<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://iba-zambales.blogspot.com/2007/10/welcome-to-iba-zambales-online.html">[14]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://wikimapia.org/881196/Iba-Zambales">[15]</a>Area: 153.38 km² ZIP Code: 2201 Coordinates:   15°21'8"N   120°3'26"E <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://wikimapia.org/11849144/Iba-Public-Market">[16]</a>Coordinates:   15°19'43"N   119°58'31"E Iba Public Market<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://wikimapia.org/14971769/Iba-Municipal-Hall">[17]</a>Iba Municipal Hall Coordinates:   15°19'40"N   119°58'35"E<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/378761/mango-takes-center-stage-in-zambales-fest">[18]</a>Mango takes center stage in Zambales fest - Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala said the Philippines, in 2012, exported 21,000 metric tons of mango-based products, worth $16 million, and around 9,400 MT of fresh mangoes, valued at $79.5 million.<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.philstar.com/nation/2013/03/18/921212/zambales-host-mango-festival">[19]</a><a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/video/155385/unanghirit/unang-hirit-13th-zambales-mango-festival">[20]</a>Zambales mango remains to be sweetest, says DA official<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/380951/zambales-mango-remains-to-be-sweetest-says-da-official">[21]</a>The Zambales mango has been confirmed by Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s sweetest. Mangoes grown in Masinloc, Zambales, were found with a total soluble sugar of 23 percent, Lorenzo said in a report released here after the recent 15th National Mango Congress hosted by the Zambales government.<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.philstar.com/nation/2013/03/26/923957/zambales-produces-sweetest-carabao-mangoes-experts">[22]</a> -------[N.B. From Bulacan province about 11:00 a.m. of May 2, Thurday, 2013; I arrived at Cabangan, Zambales about 3 p.m. and captured the town hall, San Isidro beach and St. Rose of Lima Church, inter alia and the busy Public market; I arrived at dusk at Iba, Zambales and took night photo of the Capitolio; on May 3, 2013, 1st Friday, I began photos of Iba, its Capitolio, Cathedral, Municipio, Schools, Sports Complex and then Botolan and I finished photography of the town at 3:25 p.m. amid burning sun, scorching heat at 37 deg. centigrade. The journey from Iba and Botolan, Zambales to Bulacan is more than 7 hours by bus.]
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