Sambal people
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The Sambal people are a Filipino ethnolinguistic group living primarily in the province of Zambales and the Pangasinense municipalities of Bolinao, Anda, and Infanta. The term may also refer to the general inhabitants of Zambales. They were also referred to as the Zambales (singular Zambal) during the Spanish colonial era.
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Regions with significant populations | |
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Zambales, Bolinao, Anda, Infanta, Metro Manila, Quezon | |
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Sambal, Bolinao, Botolan, Ilocano, Pangasinan, Kapampangan, Tagalog, English | |
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Predominantly Roman Catholicism | |
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Other Filipino ethnic groups |
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In 1950s, hundreds of Sambal from the northern municipalities of Zambales migrated to and established a settlement in Quezon, Palawan; this settlement was named Panitian. The residents call themselves Palawenyong Sambal (Spanish: zambales palaweños) or simply Sambal.