Central Luzon Region is located north of Manila, the nation's capital. Bordering it are the regions of Ilocos, Cordillera Administrative Region andCagayan Valley regions to the north; National Capital Region, CALABARZON and the waters of Manila Bay to the south; South China Sea to the west; and the Philippine Sea to the east.^[3]

There are fourteen cities which include: Balanga in Bataan; Malolos, Meycauayan and San Jose del Monte in Bulacan; Cabanatuan, Gapan,Muñoz, Palayan and San Jose in Nueva Ecija; Angeles, Mabalacat and San Fernando in Pampanga; Tarlac in Tarlac; and Olongapo in Zambales. Central Luzon produces the most rice in the whole country. Excess rice is delivered and imported to other provinces of the Philippines.^[4]

The City of San Fernando, in Pampanga, is the regional center.

The large majority of the population of Central Luzon is Roman Catholic which compromises more than 80% of the region's population. Other religions represented are Protestants, Evangelicals, Islam, and Iglesia Ni Cristo. In this region also where the Members Church of God Internationalalso known by many as Ang Dating Daan headquarters is located in Apalit, Pampanga where bulk members is concentrated. Other denominations such as Jesus Is Lord, Pentecostal Missionary Church of Christ, Jesus Miracle Crusade and others also compromising the region's population.

Central Luzon (Filipino: Gitnáng Luzon, also known as Region III (or Region 3)), is an administrative division or region of the Republic of thePhilippines, primarily serve to organize the 7 provinces of the vast central plain of the island of Luzon (the largest island), for administrative convenience. The region contains the largest plain in the country and produces most of the country's rice supply, earning itself the nickname "Rice Granary of the Philippines". Its provinces are: Aurora, Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac, and Zambales.^[2]