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Central Luzon , designated as Region III , is an administrative region in the ___MASK66___ , primarily serving to organize the 7 provinces of the vast central plains of the island of Luzon ( the largest island ), for administrative convenience . The region contains the largest plain in the country and produces most of the country ' s rice supply , earning itself the nickname " Rice Granary of the ___MASK66___ ". Its provinces are : Aurora , Bataan , Bulacan , Nueva Ecija , Pampanga , Tarlac and Zambales . The ___MASK66___ , officially the Republic of the ___MASK66___ , is a sovereign island country in Southeast Asia situated in the western Pacific Ocean . It consists of about 7 , 641 islands that are categorized broadly under three main geographical divisions from north to south : Luzon , Visayas , and Mindanao . The capital city of the ___MASK66___ is Manila and the most populous city is Quezon City , both part of Metro Manila . Bounded by the South China Sea on the west , the Philippine Sea on the east and the Celebes Sea on the southwest , the ___MASK66___ shares maritime borders with Taiwan to the north , Vietnam to the west , Palau to the east and Malaysia and Indonesia to the south . Cervantes is a fourth class municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur , ___MASK66___ . According to the 2010 census , it has a population of 16 , 573 people . Nueva Ecija (: 034900000 ) is a landlocked province in the ___MASK66___ located in the Central Luzon region . Its capital is the city of Palayan . Nueva Ecija borders , from the south clockwise , Bulacan , Pampanga , Tarlac , Pangasinan , Nueva Vizcaya and Aurora . Alma Moreno ( born Vanessa Moreno Lacsamana on May 25 , 1959 ) is a Filipina actress and politician . She was born in Cervantes , Ilocos Sur to Frank Lacsamana , from Pampanga , and Jean Moreno . Ilocos Sur is a province in the ___MASK66___ located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon . Vigan City , located on the mouth of the Mestizo River is the provincial capital . Ilocos Sur is bordered by Ilocos Norte and Abra to the north , Mountain Province to the east , La Union and Benguet to the south and the South China Sea to the west . Tarlac is a landlocked province located in the Central Luzon region in the ___MASK66___ . It is bounded on the north by the province of Pangasinan , Nueva Ecija on the east , Zambales on the west and Pampanga in the south . The province comprises three congressional districts and is subdivided into 17 municipalities and one city , Tarlac City , which is the provincial capital . Zambales is a province in the ___MASK66___ located in the Central Luzon region in the island of Luzon . Its capital is Iba . Zambales borders Pangasinan to the north , Tarlac and Pampanga to the east , Bataan to the south and the South China Sea to the west . With a land area of , Zambales is the second largest among the seven provinces of Central Luzon . The province is noted for its mangoes , which are abundant from January to April . Bulacan ( PSGC : 031400000 ) is a province in the ___MASK66___ , located in the Central Luzon Region ( Region III ) in the island of Luzon , north of Manila ( the nation ' s capital ), and part of the Metro Luzon Urban Beltway Super Region . Bulacan was established on August 15 , 1578 . Bataan is a province situated in the Central Luzon region of the ___MASK66___ . Its capital is the City of Balanga . Occupying the entire Bataan Peninsula on Luzon , Bataan is bordered by the provinces of Zambales and Pampanga to the north . The peninsula faces the South China Sea to the west and Subic Bay to the north - west , and encloses Manila Bay to the east . Manila Bay is a natural harbour which serves the Port of Manila ( on Luzon ), in the ___MASK66___ . Strategically located around the capital city of the ___MASK66___ , Manila Bay facilitated commerce and trade between the ___MASK66___ and its neighbouring countries , becoming the gateway for socio - economic development even prior to Spanish occupation . With an area of , and a coastline of , Manila Bay is situated in the western part of Luzon and is bounded by Cavite and Metro Manila on the east , Bulacan and Pampanga on the north , and Bataan on the west and northwest . Manila Bay drains approximately of watershed area , with the Pampanga River contributing about 49 % of the freshwater influx . With an average depth of , it is estimated to have a total volume of 28 . 9 billion cubic metres ( 28 . 9 cubic km ). Entrance to the bay is wide and expands to a width of . However , width of the bay varies from at its mouth and expanding to at its widest point . Manila ( or ), officially City of Manila , is the capital of the ___MASK66___ . Pampanga or " Pampaga " is a province in the Central Luzon region of the ___MASK66___ . Lying on the northern shore of Manila Bay , Pampanga is bordered by Tarlac to the north , Nueva Ecija to the northeast , Bulacan to the east , the Manila Bay to the central - south , Bataan to the southwest and Zambales to the west . Its capital is the City of San Fernando . Angeles City , while geographically within Pampanga , is classified as a first - class , highly urbanized city and is governed independently of the province .