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ENTRY FORMALITIES

Except for stateless persons and those from countries with which the Philippines has no diplomatic relations, all visitors with valid passport may enter the country without visas and may stay for 21 days provided they have tickets for onward journey. Holders of Hong Kong and Taiwan passports must have special permits. Visas and special permits may be obtained from Philippine embassies and consulates.

HEALTH REGULATIONS

Visitors coming from infected areas need yellow fever vaccination. Children under one year of age are subject to isolation when necessary.

DRUG ABUSE

Possession or use of prohibited drugs carries a minimum of 20 years imprisonment and a maximum penalty of death for drug pushers

AIRPORT

Angeles is served by the Clark International Airport, approximately 12 kms. From the city center. It has adequate travel facilities; a duty free shopping center and souvenir shops; and a tourist information center, hotel and travel agency representatives, and car rental services

CUSTOMERS REGULATIONS

To facilitate customs examination, visitors are devised to fill in the Baggage and Currency Declaration Form before disembarking. Visitors are allowed to bring in the following articles duty-free: reasonable quantity of clothes; jewelry and toiletries; 400 sticks of cigarettes or two tins of tobacco; and two bottles of wine or spirits of not more than one liter each.

CURRENCY REGULATIONS

Visitors can bring in and take out any amount of foreign currency.

ARTS

Early exposure to the outside world, even before the Spanish colonial period, has contributed to the rich culture of Kapangpangan people. In Angeles itself, one can find a large concentration of carpenters, woodcarvers, metal craftsmen, tinsmiths and other artisans. In the visual arts one can see the degree of sophistication of the Kapampangan craftsmen working in jewelry, painting and scripture. A visitor can enjoy a night of Kapangpangan poetry or Teatrong Kapangpangan plays at Culture shack, a local hangouts for poets, writers and artists

CULTURE

One of these is the Baguis Fiestang Kuliat, which includes the Tigatigan at Terakan King Dalan . Added to these activities are the Feast of the Guardian Angels, the Celebration of the Foundation Day commemorating 1829, time when Angeles was inaugurated as a new town, the Malealdo (Holy Week), the Santacruzan and the Sinukwan Festival

TRANSPORT SYSTEM

Almost three percent of Angeles City is roads. In fact its network is longest compared to other cities in the region, like Olongapo, Tarlac and Cabanatuan. There are 53,814 registered vehicles in the city, which contributes to the emerging traffic problems. Angeles City has a number of buses, mini-buses, jeepneys, tricycles and horse-driven carriages called "calesas" plying the busy streets. Inside the city limit, jeepneys are colored coded according to their routes and they could accommodate 10-16 passengers. Mini-buses and jeepneys are also used to ferry passengers from the city to nearby towns and municipalities. Buses are available going to and from Manila. To address the needs of its people, the City Government is now under negotiations with the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and other agencies regarding road networks. Part of the project that will lessen traffic problems is the construction of the East Circumferential Road and the Friendship Bridge.

WATER UTILITIES

Water in the city is supplied by eleven (11) waterwork systems. Seven (7) of these are privately owned and operating in residential subdivisions. Three (3) of the original five (5) barangay waterworks are still operational . The Angeles City Water District has taken over the areas and being served by two (2) barangay waterworks which has stopped operations. The eleventh is the Angeles Water District (ACWD) , a quasi-government corporation, which has the big coverage and the most subscriber .In 1999 alone, it was able to expand its services to four (4) more baragay. Of the thirty three (33) barangays, thirty one (31) barangays are reached by the various systems. 49.79% of the total population if these thirety one (31) barangay is served by ACWD, 51.65 % is served by private water systems and 8.82% by Barangay Waterworks. The barangay and households ,which has not yet been reached by these water systems rely either on their own jetmatics ,deep and open wells

ELECTRICITY

Electric power System in Angeles City is owned and operated by a private firm, the Angeles Electric Corporation (AEC). Its power system is one of the efficient electric corporations in the country. It has an operating capacity of 71.9 million volt amperes, thus able to supply even the maximum demand of the city which is 59.00 megawatts and the average demand of 57.00 megawatts. Power supply is enjoyed by ninety five percent (95%) of the populace. Household that have no electrical connections used kerosene lamps ,candles /gas for their lightning .Suc is their situation because they could not afford the electrical service although the power rates of AEC is already considered the cheapest compared to the electric companies and cooperatives in neighboring municipalities in Pampanga .As for cooking , residents resort to the use of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) , charcoal or kerosene.

TELECOMMUNICATION

Facilities – Several communication facilities have been established in Angeles City, one of which is telephone systems. The city now has two privately-owned landline telephone companies – DATELCOM and DIGITEL, Inc. – which serve 59.66% of combined 88,124 households and business firms. This percentage continues to rise as Smart Communications Inc. extends its services to a limited number of landline subscribers. In addition to the latter, cellular phone firms like Globe, Islacom, Piltel, Extelcom, Mobiline and Nextel also serve the city. The Philippine Graphic, identify Angeles City as one of the cities where there is an average of 178 available lines per 1,000 population. This will help for the growth of electronic commerce division.

Population

Angeles City has about 277,724 (NSO 2001). On 2005 the projection is 297,767 using 2.32 Growth rate. Birth rate as of the 2000 Census is 42.25 (per 1000 population), while death rate is 5.65 (per 1000 population). The Kapampangan people make up the majority with migrant workers from the surrounding provinces contributing to the population. Kapampangan is the local language but English and Tagalog are also widely spoken

A.     Population Projection The projected population of Angeles City up to the year 2005 using the Geometric Formula of computing population growth rate is 1.44%. If this growth rate is maintained, population of the city will increase to two hundred sixty thousand fifty (266,050) by the year 2004 assuming in migration is equal to out-migration.

B. Population Distribution Angeles City has 33 barangays. The largest in terms of population size is barangay Balibago with 27,011 persons. It accounted for 11.54 percent of the population of the entire city. Barangay Cutcut followed with 17,537 persons or 7.49 percent of the city. Barangay Malabanias registered the third largest population with 16,656 persons or 7.11 percent of the population. Barangay Cuayan had the smallest population size with 947 persons or only 0.4 percent of the total population of the city.

C. Age Distribution The age distribution shows that in 1995, about thirty five (35%) percent belong to the 0-14 years old, sixty two (62%) percent to 15-64 years old and three (3%) percent to 65 years old and over. The figure implies that the dependency ratio is high with the number of the younger set of population more than half of the number of the economically active population. There is not much number of old people in Angeles with 65 years old and over occupying only three (3%) percent of the total population in 1995.

D. Sex Distribution In terms of sex ratio, there is a preponderance of females over males from 1999 – 2005 the ferminity proportion of 50.05% is consistently arrived at in the projection. This implies that there is a high fecundity rate in the city than in areas with more males. One point that maybe inferred is that as the number of females becomes larger, growth rate may increase. (See Table 4-A.)

e. Density Characteristics The gross population density of the city in 1995 was 37.65 persons per hectare of land. The total land area is 6,216.16 hectares. F. Mother Tongue Majority or 76.48% of the populace speaks Tagalog accounted for 16.45% (See Table 6) G. Labor Force The 1995 census showed that Angeles City has a total working force of one hundred forty four thousand eighty hundred sixteen (144,816) persons. This is compose of the age group 15-64 years old and represented about sixty two (62%) percent of the total population for 1995. Gainfully employed are workers engaged mostly in trade skills and the othe professionals. (MORE DATA...)

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