By the 2nd decade , Nueva Ecija had superseded Pangasinan as the rice granary of Luzon .
Cabanatuan was on Nueva Ecija 's way to becoming the gathering and distribution center of rice Luzon   Luzon .
By the 2nd decade , Nueva Ecija had superseded Pangasinan as the rice granary of Luzon , and Cabanatuan was on its way to becoming the gathering and distribution center of rice for Central Luzon .