Lupao, Nueva Ecija
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In 1945, the combined U.S. and Philippine Commonwealth military ground troops was liberated and re-invasion the towns at Lupao and defeats Japanese Imperial forces started the Battle of Lupao and ended World War II.

Founder / First President

During the Philippine Revolution
Philippine Revolution
The Philippine Revolution , called the "Tagalog War" by the Spanish, was an armed military conflict between the people of the Philippines and the Spanish colonial authorities which resulted in the secession of the Philippine Islands from the Spanish Empire.The Philippine Revolution began in August...

 in 1896, Victoriano Joanino was described as a mason, an enemy of Spain and of the Friars. He was arrested and then sentenced to exile on December 9, 1896. Victoriano arrived in Guam on February 1897 and worked as a land clerk both for the Spanish and American government and returned to the Philippines in 1902. His other notable Guam co-exile were Apolinario Mabini
Apolinario Mabini
Apolinario Mabini y Maranan was a Filipino political philosopher and revolutionary who wrote a constitutional plan for the of 1899-1901, and served as its first prime minister in 1899...

 (1901 to 1903) and Artemio Ricarte
Artemio Ricarte
Artemio Ricarte y Garcia was a Filipino general during the Philippine Revolution and the Philippine-American War. He is considered by the Armed Forces of the Philippines as the "Father of the Philippine Army"...

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Demographics

Residents in Lupao are called "Lupaoenian". Ilocano is widely spoken especially in the barrios. Population is predominantly Ilocano in origin, According to the 2007 census, Lupao had a population of 36,832 people, 80% Ilocano
Ilocano people
The Ilocano or Ilokano people are the third largest Filipino ethnolinguistic group. Aside from being referred to as Ilocanos, from "i"-from, and "looc"-bay, they also refer to themselves as Samtoy, from the Ilocano phrase "sao mi ditoy", meaning 'our language here.' The word "Ilocano" came from...

 and 20% Tagalogs
Tagalog people
The Tagalog people are an ethnic group in the Philippines. The name Tagalog comes from either the native term tagá-ilog, meaning 'people living along the river', or another native term, tagá-alog, meaning 'people living along the ford', a ford being a shallow part of a river or stream where people,...

, Kapampangans
Kapampangan people
The Kapampangans or Capampan͠gans are the sixth largest Filipino ethnolinguistic group, numbering about 2,890,000. The original Kapampangans may have descended from Austronesian-speaking immigrants to Luzon during the Iron Age.The province of Pampanga is traditional homeland of the Kapampangans...

 and Pangasinans
Pangasinan people
The Pangasinan are the eighth largest Filipino ethnolinguistic group. They are the residents or indigenous peoples of the Province of Pangasinan, one of the provinces of the Republic of the Philippines, located on the west central area in the island of Luzon along Lingayen Gulf...

. The world war babies, veterans, baby boomers, teachers and farmers composed the majority of the population. Just like any other local municipality, the younger population would leave home to find work in major cities and abroad.

Climate

Lupao belongs to the first type of climate in the Philippines. This type of climate has two (2) pronounced seasons: dry from the month of November to April and Wet during the rest of the year. This type of climate is typically hot, humid and tropical and is generally affected by the neighboring topography and the prevalent wind direction that varies within the year.

Local Delicacies

Due to its history and cultural background, Lupaoenian cuisine is greatly influenced by the Ilocanos and Pangasinenses. Rice is a staple food. Bangus, bagoong and alamang from Dagupan. Tinapa or smoked fish is also a famous dish which was commonly made locally in Ubbog. Locals also love their vegetables such as diningdeng- a concoction of vegetables & fish sauce; and boiled kamote tops.
Goat "kalding" is a common treat for all occasions. It is a common ingredient on dishes such as pinapaitan, kilawin & adobo.
The locals are also fond of sweets like tinudok, espasol,puto, tambutambong, tupig, kalamay, ginataang bayabas and Ingkiwar.
Exotic food such as "Tapang usa" or venison , "Baboy-ramo" or wild hog meat, Abu-os "ant egg" were predominantly catered from Namulandayan brought to city center until late 1980s, which probably extinct the local deers and hogs in the mountainside.

Tourist attractions

  • Sto. Domingo Dam
  • Macannae Dam
  • Macarina Resort
  • Pinzal Falls
  • Rex Balucanag Mini-Casino (Poblacion South)(ordered closed by the PNP-Lupao)

Barangays

Lupao is subdivided into 24 barangay
Barangay
A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...

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  • Agupalo Este
  • Agupalo Weste
  • Alalay Chica
  • Alalay Grande
  • Barangay Tienzo
  • Bagong Flores
  • Balbalungao
  • Burgos
  • Cordero
  • Mapangpang
  • Namulandayan
  • Parista
  • Poblacion East
  • Poblacion North
  • Poblacion South
  • Poblacion West
  • Salvacion I
  • Salvacion II
  • San Antonio Este
  • San Antonio Weste
  • San Isidro
  • San Pedro
  • San Roque
  • Santo Domingo


Lupao Massacre

During a military operation against the New People's Army
New People's Army
The New People's Army is the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines. It was formed on March 29, 1969. The Maoist NPA conducts its armed guerrilla struggle based on the strategical line of 'protracted people's war'.The NPA exacts so called "revolutionary taxes" from business owners...

on February 10, 1987, seventeen civilians, including an elderly couple and several children, were killed in a cross fire between the NPA and the Alpha Company, 14th Infantry (Avengers) Battalion, of the Philippine Army. Second Lieutenant Edgar Dizon, the platoon leader of the government troops was also killed by sniper fire during the encounter. This became known as the infamous "Lupao Massacre."

On September 25, 2005, three NPA members were killed by elements of 71st Infantry Battalion during a hot pursuit operation against seven fully armed NPA in Barangay Cordero, Lupao, Nueva Ecija.

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