PANIQUI PROFILE

Access to the municipality

The municipality is easily reached by land transportation, either by bus, private vehicle, UV, and
the newly mini-bus called Yellowdot. The MacArthur Highway traverses it from North to South or vice
versa. In fact, the shortest route from Manila to Baguio and Ilocos Norte passes the Municipality. The
Paniqui Welcome Ark, a visible and remarkable landmark, greets visitors as they enter the Municipality.

Mac Arthur Highway cuts across the población. However, due to traffic congestion during the peak hours,
especially during market days and school days, a diversion road was constructed outside the town. All the
roads within the Poblacion area are already concreted. Similarly, those main arteries linking the interior
Barangays with the town proper are either asphalted or concreted thus providing easy access to the
Poblacion for smooth transport of products services and mobility of people.

Physical Profile

Area 10,520 hectares

Location North Central part of Tarlac province. Bounded on North by Moncada;

on the South by Gerona’ on by Ramos, on the West by Camiling.

Class First Class Municipality

Municipal Waters Tarlac River, Tablang River, Taloy River, San isidro River.

Demography

Population 92,606

Household 18,856

Labor Force

Employed 23,689

Unemployed 655
Agriculture

Paniqui agriculture community. The mainstay of economic life is palay. Farmers depend on rain in
feeding their crops.

Main Crops

Palay

Commercial/Vegetables Crop:

Sweet Potato Turnips Squash Peanuts Ampalaya Cotton

Egg Plant Mango Cowpea Watermelon Gabi Cassava

Beans Muskmelon Tomato Green Corn

Fishing/Poultry/Livestock/Fruit tree

Sugar

Fisheries

Tourism Attractions

o Saint Rose de Lima Parish

o YC Compound
o People’s Park
o Paniqui Track and Field Oval

Recreation and Sports

Paniqui is the sports center in the Northern part of Tarlac Province. It boasts of well-equipped
sports facilities in track and field, tennis. Football, basketball, volleyball and baseball. And also, facilities
of holding concerts, musical, and literary contest, rallies and meetings. The Don Eduardo Cojuangco
Athletic Bowl are one of the biggest sports centers. Athletic meets usually are held here, the new elected
mayor of Paniqui is developing the old sports complex and now currently building a new sports complex
located in front of the Municipal Hall. The old basketball court along with the two-tennis field are replaced
with the new complex. The freedom park had an Aloha Park, a Ninoy Aquino Statue, a fountain but now
replaced with a five statue and a concrete field. Other existing facilities are malls and man-made resorts.

Potential Investments

 Real Estate Investment, Low-cost housing, Subdivisions

 Tourism Facilities: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, Restaurant, and Malls;
  Agro-Industrial: Food processing, Inland Fishing, Transport Terminals
 Institutional: Technical Schools, Tertiary Schools,
 Memorial Parks

Peace and Order

The Security within the Municipality is complemented by the Police Man who always roaming
around the municipality. Also, the barangay guards are doing their round every night.