ILOCOS NORTE Pagudpud (2005)
In June 1991, after more than four centuries of slumber, Pinatubo Volcano in the Philippines erupted so violently that more than 5 billion cubic meters of ash and pyroclastic debris were ejected from its fiery bowels producing eruption columns 18 kilometers wide at the base and heights reaching up to 30 kilometers above the volcano’s vent.
In its wake 847 people lay dead, 184 injured, 23 missing, and more than 1 millon people displaced. Hundreds of millions of dollars in private properties and infrastructure lay in ruins which would require tens of billions of pesos and several years to rebuild. For months, the ejected volcanic materials remained suspended in the atmosphere where the winds dispersed them to envelope the earth, reaching as far as Russia and North America. This phenomenon caused the world’s temperature to fall by an average of 1 degree Celsius. Clearly, Pinatubo’s eruption signals the world’s most violent and destructive volcanic event of the 20th century.
province of the
Philippines occupying the whole of Bataan Peninsula on
Luzon. The province is part of the
Central Luzon region. The capital of Bataan is
Balanga City and is bordered by the provinces of
Zambales and
Pampanga to the north. The peninsula faces
South China Sea to the west and encloses its arm,
Manila Bay, to the east.
The
Battle of Bataan is famous in history as one of the last stands of
American and Filipino soldiers before they were overwhelmed by the
Japanese forces in
World War II. The
Bataan Death March was named for this province, where the infamous march started.
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