page_title: Zambales
section_title: Columban College, Olongapo
hierarchical_section_title: Zambales / Education / Colleges and universities / Columban College, Olongapo
caption_attribution_description: English: Iba, Zambales[1] is a municipality and capital of the province of Zambales[2]Area: 153.38 km² ZIP Code: 2201 in the Philippines and is politically subdivided into 14 barangays.[3][4] As of the 2010 Philippine census, Iba has a population of 46,761 people with an income classification of second class.[5][3] Iba is the second largest provincial capital in terms of land area in Central Luzon Region after Tarlac City. Iba is the birthplace of former Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay. The town can be also reached by small aircraft using the Iba Airport[6], a small feeder airport with a 900-metre (3,000 ft) runway located along the coast of Iba.[7]In Iba, Zambales: ‘Café-tolyo’ beside the Capitol The house, started in 1924, has a colorful history. It is the ancestral home of Antonio Gozon, Jr., was passed on to the next generation of Gozons, and is now owned by Antonio’s grandson, Paul Gozon and his wife Josephine.[8]Zambales vendors to build own market The fire on December 29, 2009, razed more than P100 million worth of merchandise and stalls.[9] [10]Area: 153.38 km² ZIP Code: 2201 Coordinates: 15°21'8"N 120°3'26"E [11]Coordinates: 15°19'43"N 119°58'31"E Iba Public Market[12]Iba Municipal Hall Coordinates: 15°19'40"N 119°58'35"E[13]Mango takes center stage in Zambales fest - Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala said the Philippines, in 2012, exported 21,000 metric tons of mango-based products, worth $16 million, and around 9,400 MT of fresh mangoes, valued at $79.5 million.[14][15]Zambales mango remains to be sweetest, says DA official[16]The Zambales mango has been confirmed by Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s sweetest. Mangoes grown in Masinloc, Zambales, were found with a total soluble sugar of 23 percent, Lorenzo said in a report released here after the recent 15th National Mango Congress hosted by the Zambales government.[17] -------[N.B. From Bulacan province about 11:00 a.m. of May 2, Thurday, 2013; I arrived at Cabangan, Zambales about 3 p.m. and captured the town hall, San Isidro beach and St. Rose of Lima Church, inter alia and the busy Public market; I arrived at dusk at Iba, Zambales and took night photo of the Capitolio; on May 3, 2013, 1st Friday, I began photos of Iba, its Capitolio, Cathedral, Municipio, Schools, Sports Complex and then Botolan and I finished photography of the town at 3:25 p.m. amid burning sun, scorching heat at 37 deg. centigrade. The journey from Iba and Botolan, Zambales to Bulacan is more than 7 hours by bus.]
context_page_description: Zambales is a province in the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. Its capital is Iba, which is located in the middle of the province. Zambales borders Pangasinan to the north and northeast, Tarlac to the east,
  Pampanga to the southeast, Bataan to the south and the West Philippine Sea to the west. With a total land area of 3,830.83 square kilometres, Zambales is the second largest among the seven provinces of Central Luzon after Nueva Ecija. The province is noted for its mangoes, which are abundant from January to April.
  Zambales does not have a functional airport - the closest functional airport is the Clark International Airport in the neighbouring province of Pampanga. Subic Bay International Airport, which is located in Cubi Point in the Subic Bay Freeport Zone is no longer functional for domestic and international flights.
  The Freeport Zone is host to many tourist attractions which include casinos, parks, malls, beach-side huts, cottages and resorts, as well as historical sites.
context_section_description: The Columban College, is private-catholic educational institution in Zambales that was established in 1961. the college was founded by the missionaries from Ireland under the Missionary Society of St. Columban until they turnover the institution to the Diocese of Iba. the institution's main campus is situated at the heart of Olongapo City, other campuses situated at Bo. Barretto, Olongapo which focus to the southern part of Zambales and Santa Cruz, Zambales which focus on the northern part of Zambales. they value Christian Character like any other Catholic Schools as a Christ-centered but competing institution. they offer academic programs within their reach.
caption: Mangoes from Zambales
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