Zambales

Zambales is a province in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines. Central Luzon is also called Region III.

Cities

 * Iba - capital
 * Botolan
 * Cabangan
 * Candelaria
 * Castillejos
 * Masinloc
 * Palauig
 * San Antonio
 * San Felipe
 * San Marcelino
 * San Narciso
 * Santa Cruz

Talk

 * Tagalog is widely spoken and as with most parts of the Philippines, almost everyone can converse in English.
 * Sambal language remains as a spoken language in homes, but has been superseded by Tagalog and Ilocano in other areas of life.
 * Ilocano language is spoken by descendants of Ilocano settlers in south Zambales.

Get in
From Manila, one can take a bus operated by Victory Liner. They have five terminals that are located in different cities - Caloocan, Cubao, Kamias, Pasay and Sampaloc. With the exception of the Kamias terminal, only the four others have trips to Olongapo and Iba.

The nearest from the three international airports in Manila is the Pasay Terminal located along EDSA, Pasay City. From there, it’s a 5-hour bus ride, depending on the traffic, to Iba, the capital of Zambales. Available buses are aircon and non-aircon. A one-way fare from the Pasay terminal is. The first trip leaves at 5AM, but this is variable.

Another option is to hop on a bus to Olongapo from either Pasay, Cubao, Sampaloc or Caloocan, since the frequency of trips per day are more. Upon arrival at the terminal of Victory Liner Olongapo, you can transfer to one of the buses going to Iba or Sta. Cruz. Sta. Cruz is the last municipality that comes right before the province of Pangasinan where the famous Hundred Islands are located.

Get around
You can take a jeep to travel from one town to another. The standard rate is around per 4 km. You can also take a tricycle if traveling within a barangay. Minimum fare is per person.