Cabanatuan

Cabanatuan served as the economic center of Nueva Ecija, and an major stopover to Cagayan Valley.
The city once formed a barrio of the then-municipality of Gapan during the Spanish colonial period. During the Philippine–American War, Antonio Luna was murdered here by a member of his battalion who have a grudge against him. The city also served as a battleground for one of the major encounters in the Philippines at the end of World War II, the raid at Cabanatuan, better remembered in the Hollywood film The Great Raid. Cabanatuan served as the capital of Nueva Ecija until the new capital is established at Palayan.
The city has tricycles the most popular mode of transportation, and there are more than 30,000 in the city, giving its nickname "Tricycle Capital of the Philippines".

Climate

The city has its reputation for very hot summer days, making it one of the hottest cities in the Philippines after Tuguegarao in Cagayan Valley. The climate is the usual tropical climate influenced by the monsoon, but its inland location further gave the possibility of extremely hot temperatures, enough to give you heat stroke on a short walk. Daytime highs usually fall in the 30s and does not fall below it. The highest temperature to record is a , and heat indexes above are not uncommon during the dry season.

By bus and minivan

There are air-conditioned buses going from Cabanatuan to Baler at 8AM and 9:30AM. The trip takes around 4 hours and cost ₱247.
Vans also go from Cabanatuan to Baler for ₱200 but take time to fill up.

• Cabanatuan Central Terminal

  address: Circumferential Road
  There are food stalls, a restroom and convenience stores (7-Eleven and Alfamart). There are transfers to UV Express and jeepneys. Beware of scammers who will bring your baggage and lead you to overpriced shops.

Tricycles from ₱15 per person most rides ₱20-30.
There are also jeepney from ₱8 for the first 4 km.

• Camp Pangatian

Malls & supermarkets

• N E Pacific Mall

  address: Maharlika Highway

• Puregold Supermarket

  address: Maharlika Highway

• Robinsons Mall & Robinsons Supermarket

  address: Maharlika Hi-way

• SM City Mall & Savemore Supermarket

  address: Maharlika Hi-way

• Sogo hotel

  address: Maharlika Hi-way
  A good deal is the ₱300 rooms from 8PM till 6AM.

• Cabanatuan Travellers Apartelle

  phone: +63 44-6007368
  address: Papaya road Mabini
  Single/double rooms with own bathroom and cable TV.

• Greenland Leisure Suites

  phone: +63 44 464-3344
  address: 756 Mampulo, Bitas
  It offers 45 air-conditioned rooms, all of which have cable television, free wireless Internet access, and NDD/IDD calls pabx system.

• Mansion Lodge

  address: maharika Hi-way
  The least expensive fan double rooms in Cabanatuan. Cable TV costs ₱100 more.

• Microtel Inn & Suites Cabanatuan

  phone: +63 632 671-7171
  address: Sta. Arcadia
  Well-maintained and comfortable rooms.

• Baler
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