Mariveles, Bataan
E160642
Mariveles, Bataan is a coastal municipality in the Philippines historically known as one of the starting points of the Bataan Death March during World War II.
All labels observed (4)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1384078 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mariveles, Bataan Context triple: [Bataan Death March, location, Mariveles, Bataan]
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A.
Bocaue, Bulacan
Bocaue, Bulacan is a municipality in the province of Bulacan in the Philippines, known for its religious festivals and as the site of major venues such as the Philippine Arena.
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B.
Olongapo, Philippines
Olongapo is a coastal city in the Philippines known for its history as the site of the former U.S. Subic Bay Naval Base and its role as a commercial and tourism hub in Central Luzon.
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C.
Bataan Peninsula
The Bataan Peninsula is a landform in the Philippines west of Manila that became historically significant as the site of a major World War II battle and the subsequent Bataan Death March.
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D.
Barrigada
Barrigada is a central village on the island of Guam that serves as a key residential and transportation hub.
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E.
San Fernando, Pampanga
San Fernando, Pampanga is a city in the Philippines historically known as a key staging point during the Bataan Death March in World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mariveles, Bataan Target entity description: Mariveles, Bataan is a coastal municipality in the Philippines historically known as one of the starting points of the Bataan Death March during World War II.
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A.
Bocaue, Bulacan
Bocaue, Bulacan is a municipality in the province of Bulacan in the Philippines, known for its religious festivals and as the site of major venues such as the Philippine Arena.
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B.
Olongapo, Philippines
Olongapo is a coastal city in the Philippines known for its history as the site of the former U.S. Subic Bay Naval Base and its role as a commercial and tourism hub in Central Luzon.
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C.
Bataan Peninsula
The Bataan Peninsula is a landform in the Philippines west of Manila that became historically significant as the site of a major World War II battle and the subsequent Bataan Death March.
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D.
Barrigada
Barrigada is a central village on the island of Guam that serves as a key residential and transportation hub.
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E.
San Fernando, Pampanga
San Fernando, Pampanga is a city in the Philippines historically known as a key staging point during the Bataan Death March in World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal town
ⓘ
municipality ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Manila Bay
ⓘ
South China Sea ⓘ
surface form:
South China Sea (west of Bataan Peninsula)
|
| climate | tropical monsoon climate ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision |
Central Luzon
ⓘ
surface form:
Region III – Central Luzon
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| formerName |
Mariveles, Bataan
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Mariveles, Bataan Export Processing Zone (area now Freeport Area of Bataan)
|
| governingBody |
Municipality of Mariveles
ⓘ
surface form:
Municipal Government of Mariveles
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| hasBodyOfWater | Mariveles Bay ⓘ |
| hasCommemoration | annual observances related to Bataan Death March ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
industrial processing
ⓘ
manufacturing ⓘ port operations ⓘ |
| hasEconomicZone | Freeport Area of Bataan ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
deep-water port
ⓘ
mountainous terrain ⓘ volcanic mountain complex ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalEvent | Bataan Death March ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Corregidor
ⓘ
surface form:
Corregidor Island (nearby)
Freeport Area of Bataan ⓘ Mariveles Mountain Complex ⓘ Mariveles, Bataan self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Zero Kilometer Death March Marker (Mariveles)
|
| hasNearbyIsland |
Corregidor
ⓘ
surface form:
Corregidor Island
|
| hasNearbyMunicipality |
Limay, Bataan
ⓘ
Orion, Bataan ⓘ |
| hasReligion | Roman Catholicism (majority) ⓘ |
| hasRole | starting point of the Bataan Death March ⓘ |
| hasTourismType |
historical tourism
ⓘ
nature and hiking tourism ⓘ |
| hasTransportation |
ferry services to Manila (via nearby ports)
ⓘ
road connections to Balanga and other Bataan towns ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| knownFor |
industrial freeport zone
ⓘ
role in Bataan Death March ⓘ strategic location at the mouth of Manila Bay ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Filipino ⓘ Tagalog ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bataan
ⓘ
Central Luzon ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Bataan Peninsula
ⓘ
Luzon ⓘ Manila Bay ⓘ |
| militaryHistory | site of American and Filipino troop surrender in 1942 vicinity ⓘ |
| partOf | Province of Bataan ⓘ |
| provinceCapitalDistance | south of Balanga City ⓘ |
| timeZone | Philippine Standard Time ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +8 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mariveles, Bataan Description of subject: Mariveles, Bataan is a coastal municipality in the Philippines historically known as one of the starting points of the Bataan Death March during World War II.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Zero Kilometer Death March Marker (Mariveles)
this entity surface form:
Mariveles, Bataan Export Processing Zone (area now Freeport Area of Bataan)
subject surface form:
Pilar, Bataan
this entity surface form:
Mariveles, Bataan, Philippines