Provinces of the Philippines

Bataan

Central Luzon

Batanes Seal
Batanes

Provincial Capital

Balanga

Local Language

Tagalog

Local Delicacy

Batanes

The first inhabitants of the Bataan peninsula are the Ayta Magbeken people, who are one of the first Negrito ancestors of present-day Filipinos. Later on, Tagalog communities from southern Luzon migrated to parts of Bataan and the Ayta Magbeken migrated towards the mountain areas of Bataan by the end of the 16th century.

Batanes Province