Discover 7 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Cabanatuan (Philippines). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Cabanatuan Cathedral, Santa Rosa, and Cabanatuan American Memorial. Also, be sure to include Wesleyan University Philippines in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Cabanatuan (Nueva Ecija).
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Cabanatuan Cathedral
Cabanatuan Cathedral, officially known as the Saint Nicholas of Tolentino Parish Cathedral, is the ecclesiastical seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cabanatuan in the Philippines. It is located at Del Pilar Street, Barangay General Luna, in downtown Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija province.
The cathedral and the Plaza Lucero at its front, is nationally and historically known as the death place of Filipino general Antonio Luna.[1]
Address: Del Pilar Street, Cabanatuan
Santa Rosa
Municipality in the Philippines. Santa Rosa, officially the Municipality of Santa Rosa is a 1st class municipality in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 75,649 people.
Santa Rosa is bounded by Cabanatuan City to the north, Laur to the east, General Tinio to the south-east, Peñaranda and San Leonardo to the South, Jaen to the south-west, and Zaragoza to the west. The Pampanga River traverses near the center of the municipality.[2]
Cabanatuan American Memorial
Historical landmark in Cabanatuan, Philippines. The Cabanatuan American Memorial is a World War II memorial located in Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija in the Philippines. It is located on the site of what was once Camp Pangatian, a military training camp which operated for twenty years until it was converted into an internment camp for Allied prisoners of war during the Japanese occupation.
The memorial was dedicated on 12 April 1982 by the survivors of the Bataan Death March and the prisoner-of-war camp in Cabanatuan during World War II. The memorial has been maintained by the American Battle Grounds Commission since 1989. Prior to this, it was maintained by the American Battle Monuments Commission.
The memorial is located along the Cabanatuan-Palayan road in Barangay Pangatian, eight kilometers north of the city proper.[3]
Wesleyan University Philippines
University in Cabanatuan, Philippines. Wesleyan University-Philippines is a private, non-stock, non-profit and non-sectarian university located in Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija, Philippines and run by the United Methodist Church. Founded in 1946 as the Philippine Wesleyan College, it is named after John Wesley, the founder of Methodism. The university offers pre-elementary, grade school, high school, undergraduate, and graduate programs. It also initiated the Support for the Handicapped and their Rehabilitation through Education Program, the first school in Central Luzon to integrate hearing-impaired students into mainstream classes.
The University was granted autonomy status by the Commission on Higher Education effective March 11, 2009 – present[4]
Address: 2/F, Alejandro Hall Cushman Campus Mabini Extensions Room 202, Cabanatuan
College of the Immaculate Conception
Private school in Cabanatuan, Philippines. College of the Immaculate Conception is a private Diocesan Catholic school in Sumacab Este, Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija. It is considered the first Catholic College in Nueva Ecija.
CIC is the first school in the Nueva Ecija with the grade school at Level III Accreditation and the high school and college at Level II Accreditation from the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU) for its Arts & Sciences, Business Administration, Grade School and High School programs.[5]
Address: Sumacab Este, Cabanatuan City, Cabanatuan
Araullo University
University in Cabanatuan, Philippines. PHINMA – Araullo University, colloquially called "AU," "PHINMA–AU," or simply "Araullo", is a private, non-sectarian university in Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija, Philippines. The university offers a wide range of secondary, undergraduate and graduate programs in its two campuses.
With its acquisition of the University in 2004, Philippine conglomerate PHINMA established the PHINMA Education Network. Together with Cagayan de Oro College (Cagayan de Oro City), University of Iloilo (Iloilo City), the University of Pangasinan (Dagupan City), Southwestern University (Cebu City), Saint Jude College (Manila) and Republican College (Quezon City), Araullo University forms part of a more than 74,000-strong student community.
Due to its reputation as a leading higher educational institution in the local community, PHINMA AU has been named as one of the four 'Knowledge Eagle Universities of Nueva Ecija.'[6]
Address: Brgy Bitas, Maharlika Highway, Cabanatuan
Neust- Sumacab Campus
University in Cabanatuan, Philippines. The Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology, is a state university located in the province of Nueva Ecija, Central Luzon, Philippines, with its flagship campus at Cabanatuan City. The university offers graduate and undergraduate courses in many specialized fields as well as vocational training programs.
The university was established in 1908 and celebrated its centennial year in 2008.[7]