The recent travel I made in the Philippines put me on longer stay in one province: Nueva Ecija. This province, which is considered one of the major rice-producing provinces of the Philippines, is located in Central Luzon. It has several major cities that are considered either economic hubs or centers of commerce, transportation and industry. One such city is Cabanatuan City, located at the southern part of the province. From Manila, a bus ride can take you to the city proper in two to three hours time, depending on the traffic on its only major highway, called Maharlika Highway. This major thoroughfare leads all the way to Aparri in Cagayan Valley. What attracted me to Cabanatuan City is the enormous number of tricycles that crowd its major streets and narrow pathways. Foreign tourists should experience this
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