Bambang, Nueva Vizcaya

The name "Bambang" is an Isinay word meaning "to dig". The municipality is known for its salt springs at the Salinas Natural Monument.

Bambang was originally inhabited by the Igorot and Panuypuyes (Aritao), the Ilongots (Dupax and Bambang), and the lgorot in the area west from the present native population of Dupax, Aritao, and Bambang came about by the inter-marriages of the tribes mentioned above and the merging of settlements by the Spanish.^[6] Bambang itself was officially recognized as a town by the Spanish on July 5, 1747. Located initially in the present-day village of San Fernando, it was moved to its present location in 1777. According to the town's history, the warring Ilongots and Igorots buried their weapons nearby a pit ("bang-bang") to symbolize the end of their tribal feuds, and so birthed the name of the town Bambang.^[7][8]

In 1988, the town's mayor, Benjamin Cuaresma, was abducted and assassinated by the New People's Army on the eve of local elections. He was then succeed by his widow, Luisa Lloren Cuaresma,^[9] who went on to become governor and representative of Nueva Vizcaya.

Bambang is situated 16.20 kilometres (10.07 mi) from the provincial capital Bayombong, and 277.48 kilometres (172.42 mi) from the country's capital city of Manila.

Poverty incidence of Bambang

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority^{[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]}

The Nueva Vizcaya Agricultural Terminal is located in Barangay Almaguer North. It is the largest agricultural trading post in the Cagayan Valley Region.^[24]

Panggayjaya festival, which is celebrated from late April to May yearly. Part of its celebration is the annual Miss Panggayjaya (Bambang) and the counterpart Mister Bambang which started in 2016. Along with the celebration of its patron, Saint Catherine of Siena.

On April 23, 2000, then President Joseph Ejercito Estrada issued a proclamation that declared Salinas Forest Reserve and Deer Refuge in the Municipality of Bambang, including two municipalities in the Province of Nueva Vizcaya, as a protected area pursuant to Republic Act No. 7589 and shall be known as Salinas Natural Monument. As of now, Salinas Natural Monument has yet to be developed as a tourist destination.^[25]

The Municipality of Bambang has a lot of tourist spots like the Salinas Salt Spring, Manamtam Salt Spring, Manamtam River, Laguerta Falls, Abian Falls, Pallas Cave, the Bambang Cross, and the Bambang Agri Tourism Learning Site.

Recently, the Municipality of Bambang successfully launched "Paskuhan sa Bambang."

The Schools Division of Nueva Vizcaya governs the town's public education system. The division office is a field office of the DepEd in Cagayan Valley region.^[27] There are two schools district offices which govern all the public and private elementary and high schools throughout the municipality.^[28] These are:

• Bambang I Schools District
• Bambang II Schools District

• Xyza Cruz Bacani (b. 1987), photographer
• Luisa Lloren Cuaresma (b. 1955), politician
• Darren Espanto (b. 2001), actor^[29]
• Marina Summers (b. 1996), drag performer

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  Bambang Municipal Hall
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  Saint Catherine of Siena Parish Church
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  Bambang Gymnasium
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  Bambang (agriculture) Monument
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  Welcome Lion Monument

Fields, roads, mountain ranges panorama