The delightful suburban living that is Magalang, Pampanga

The historic town of Magalang in Pampanga is a first-class municipality known for its thriving cultural and food tourism industries popular to both local and foreign tourists.

Magalang is a growing business district with a strategic location. It has connecting expressways to the Clark International Airport and Export Processing Zone, cutting down the travel time to 52 minutes. The accessibility of the town to places of work and leisure makes it quite appealing to families who prefer the invigorating suburban life over the dense and polluted urban jungle.  It is situated between the bustling cities of Angeles and Mabalacat, the first district of Pampanga. 

Day-tourists from all over Luzon, especially from the National Capital Region, are drawn to the ecological trips at the foot of Mt. Arayat, where the Gintung Pakpak Eco-Park, Abe’s Farm and the Bale Batu are located.  During the Lenten season, tourists also visit the Banal a Bunduk, Dalan ning Krus, where the life-sized 14 Stations of the Cross were built by the Soroptimist International of Magalang.

The well-preserved San Bartolome Church, built in 1605 by the Augustinian, still stands to this day for the devout Catholic to behold and marvel.

A visit to Magalang would be incomplete without sampling its local delicacies carabao-milk-based pastillas de leche, caramel, yema, leche flan and brazo de Mercedes. The Pampanga native delicacies of tibuk-tibuk, kalame, tamales and the suman bulagta with latik.

The municipality is replete with educational institutions from elementary to college. This includes the Pampanga Agricultural College -- occupying some 700 hectares of government agricultural lands.

The town of Magalang offers the suburban lifestyle for those who had been tired of living in densely populated and cramped apartments in the city. With only 114,000 residents, according to a 2015 census, the town is suitable for young families, who want to try simple and delightful living without the inconveniences of a highly dense city.

Pacifica Homes Development Corporation, the real estate subsidiary of the Century Pacific Group, Inc., considered and appreciated the charm and efficiency of Magalang, Pampanga. This made PHDC choose Magalang to become its first venture into developing superior-quality, sustainability-inspired homes that are affordable for today’s millennial families and anyone who would like to raise their own dream home and family in a suburban setting that is town of Magalang.

Pacifica Homes had their successful groundbreaking ceremony for its first affordable suburban housing project last May 25 in a 15-hectare sprawling land in Magalang, Pampanga. Aptly called Hamana Homes, inspired from two foreign words which means “homes that will stand the test of time,” it is a mixed-use residential area, tied to commercial spaces and a transport terminal to cater to its residents’ urban needs. Truly, families will delight in living at Hamana Homes.