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Pangasinan Province
Pangasinan, officially the Province of Pangasinan (, ; ; ), is a coastal province in the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region of Luzon. Its capital is Lingayen while San Carlos City is the most populous. Pangasinan is in the western area of Luzon along Lingayen Gulf and the West Philippine Sea. It has a total land area of . According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 3,163,190. The official number of registered voters in Pangasinan is 1,651,814. The western portion of the province is part of the homeland of the Sambal people, while the central and eastern portions are the homeland of the Pangasinan people. Due to ethnic migration, the Ilocano people settled in the province. Pangasinan is the name of the province, the people and the spoken language. Indigenous Pangasinan speakers are estimated to number at least 2 million. The Pangasinan language, which is official in the province, is one of the officially recognized regional languages in the Philippines. Sever ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pangasinan Provincial Capitol
The Pangasinan Provincial Capitol, on Lingayen Gulf, is the present seat of the government of Pangasinan. It was declared as one of the eight Architectural Treasures of the Philippines by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts. Located in Lingayen, Pangasinan, Lingayen, this government building was constructed during the term of the late Governor Daniel Maramba, the "Grand Old Man of Pangasinan". On the central concave portion of its façade reads, an inscription says, "''Province of Pangasinan. Erected Capitol Building AD MCMXVIII by the Government and Administration of Civil State promoting Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness.''" History The provincial capitol, designed by Daniel Burnham, was built on April 21, 1917, and was completed in 1918 with a budget of three hundred thousand pesos. Twenty five hectares of land was obtained by the provincial government and the construction was led by the seventh governor of Pangasinan Daniel Maramba; Members Segundo Estaris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lakas–CMD
Lakas–Christian Muslim Democrats, abbreviated as Lakas–CMD and also known simply as Lakas, (and known as Lakas–Kampi until 2011) is a political party in the Philippines. Lakas–CMD is considered to be on the Centre-right politics, centre-right of the political spectrum and is influenced by Christian democracy and Islam and democracy, Islamic democracy. Since the 2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections, 2022 elections, Lakas–CMD is currently the biggest party in the House of Representatives of the Philippines, House of Representatives, with the party's president, Martin Romualdez, serving as Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, Speaker of the House. The party is a dominant member of the Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas led by President Bongbong Marcos. Lakas–CMD has produced one President of the Philippines, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, who was in power when the party was formed in 2009, and one vice president, Sara Duterte, who was electe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balungao, Pangasinan
Balungao, officially the Municipality of Balungao (; ; ), is a municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 30,004 people. History Early settlers The town of Balungao was first inhabited by nomadic people who found their way to the area from the Ilocos region through San Fabian, Pangasinan. They were farmers looking a place in which to settle and engage in agriculture to survive. Its origin is evident in the fact that Balungao is one of the Ilocano-speaking towns in the province where the primary language is Pangasinense. Some Tagalogs from Bulacan & Nueva Ecija also migrated into the town after some time. Foundation Balungao was originally called ''Panaclaban'' and was a part of Cuyapo town in the adjacent province of Nueva Ecija until the latter part of 18th century. It was annexed to the town of Rosales, Pangasinan (then a town of Nueva Ecija) in the early part of 19th century because of its geographic locatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asingan, Pangasinan
Asingan, officially the Municipality of Asingan (; ; ), is a municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 57,811 people. It was the hometown of President Fidel V. Ramos, the 12th President of the Philippines from 1992–1998. Geography Asingan is situated from the provincial capital Lingayen, and from the country's capital city of Manila. Barangays Asingan is politically subdivided into 21 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios. * Ariston East * Ariston West * Bantog * Baro * Bobonan * Cabalitian * Calepaan * Carosucan Norte * Carosucan Sur * Coldit * Domanpot * Dupac * Macalong * Palaris * Poblacion East * Poblacion West * San Vicente Este * San Vicente Weste * Sanchez * Sobol * Toboy Climate Demographics Economy Government Local government Asingan is part of the sixth congressional district of the province of Pangasinan. It is governed by a mayor, designated as its l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anda, Pangasinan
Anda, officially the Municipality of Anda (Bolinao: Babali nin Anda; ; ; ), is a municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. Once a part of the municipality of Bolinao, the town consists of a group of islands on the northwest portion of the Lingayen Gulf. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 41,548 people. History Before the middle of the nineteenth century, the islands that compose the municipality were uninhabited. Only occasionally did seafarers and fishermen use the coast as safe havens. Andres de la Cruz Cacho, fondly called in Bolinao as Andales Kulayo, discovered a vast tract of land suitable for grazing and fertile lowlands, and an abundant spring for agriculture. It was he who brought families from the town of Bolinao aboard a big boat and dispersed them on the island of Cabarruyan in 1842. The settlers rapidly spread across the island. On May 10, 1842, the pioneers landed on what is now the barrio of Dolaoan, put up a settlement, and cho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alcala, Pangasinan
Alcala, officially the Municipality of Alcala (; ; ), is a municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 48,908 people. Alcala recently made the world record for longest grill measuring about . History What is known now as Alcala was formerly a barrio of Bayambang, formerly called "Dangla", a vernacular term referring to a medicinal shrub which grows abundantly in the place. As a barrio, it was subdivided into several smaller units called sitios, namely: Bugyao, Bacud, Cupi, Bitulao, Cabicalan, Patalan, Camanggaan and Sinabaan On April 1, 1873, the settlers established a community. They submitted a petition calling for the cessation of Dangla into a separate township, but it took more than two years for the Spanish Authorities to take notice of the settlers' demands. Finally, on September 20, 1875, Royal Decree No. 682 was issued to officially establish the Municipality of Alcala, the name of the town in Spain fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aguilar, Pangasinan
Aguilar, officially the Municipality of Aguilar (; ; ), is a municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 45,100 people. Etymology The municipality was named after Spanish governor-general Rafael María de Aguilar, who ordered the establishment of an independent civil political unit in the area on 16 July 1805. History The Municipality of Aguilar had its early beginnings as a cattle ranch founded by the Spaniards. The place was known then as Sitio Balubad, which was then still part of the town of Binalatongan (now San Carlos). On the western part were the Zambales Mountains with its thick forests and verdant foliage. It was a hunter's paradise with deer and wild boar occasionally being spotted in the area. The grass in the plains were succulent fare for fattening cattle and the water from the brooks and streams clear and sparkling. On the eastern part was the Agno River. At that time, there roads were yet to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agno, Pangasinan
Agno, officially the Municipality of Agno (; ; Sambal: ''Babali nin Agno''; ), is a municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 29,947 people. Etymology The name ''Agno'' was derived from a species of swamp tree called “agno casto”, a chaste tree used for medicinal concoctions to relieve pain and illness. It was known to be abundant in the area. In time, “Agno” was retained to become the name of the town. History Agno was formally organized as a municipality in 1791. During the Spanish and early American periods, Agno was part of the Province of Zambales. Upon the Philippine Commission's enactment of Public Act No. 1004 on November 30, 1903, the northern part of Zambales - including Agno - was annexed into the Province of Pangasinan. Geography The Municipality of Agno is characterized by rolling terrain and rainfed rice fields. Near the poblacion, or town plaza, the road passes along the Mabini river or ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of The Philippines
A municipality is a local government unit (LGU) in the Philippines. It is distinct from ''city'', which is a different category of local government unit. Provinces of the Philippines are divided into cities and municipalities, which in turn, are divided into barangays (formerly barrios). , there are 1,493 municipalities across the country. A municipality is the official term for, and the official local equivalent of, a ''town'', the latter being its archaic term and in all of its literal local translations including Filipino. Both terms are interchangeable. A municipal district is a now-defunct local government unit; previously certain areas were created first as municipal districts before they were converted into municipalities. History The era of the formation of municipalities in the Philippines started during the Spanish rule, in which the colonial government founded hundreds of towns and villages across the archipelago modeled after towns and villages in Spain. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Carlos, Pangasinan
San Carlos, officially the City of San Carlos (; ; ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city in the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 205,424 people. It is the most populated city in Pangasinan and the entire Ilocos Region. Etymology San Carlos, formerly known as ''Binalatongan'', experienced significant historical events that influenced its name change. In 1660, a revolt led by Andres Malong, and later another insurrection in 1762 headed by Palaris, Juan dela Cruz Palaris, culminated in humiliating defeats for the Spanish Empire, Spanish colonial forces. These uprisings prompted Charles III of Spain, King Carlos III of Spain to order the destruction of ''Binalatongan''. Following this directive, the town was razed and subsequently renamed San Carlos, which remains to be its name today. The renaming served both as a punitive measure and as a means to establish a ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dagupan
Dagupan , officially the City of Dagupan (, , ), is a 2nd class independent component city in the Ilocos Region, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 174,302 people. Located on Lingayen Gulf on the northwest-central part of Luzon, Dagupan is the primary commercial and financial center of Pangasinan. The city is also one of the centers of modern medical services, education, media and communication in North-Central Luzon. The NEDA-Regional Development Council officially recognized Dagupan as a regional center. The city is situated within the fertile Agno River Valley and is in turn a part of the larger Central Luzon plain. The city is among the top producers of milkfish (locally known as ''bangus'') in the province and also the ''bangus'' capital of the country. From 2001 to 2003, Dagupan's milkfish production totaled to , contributing 16.8 percent to the total provincial production. Of its total production in the past three years, 78.5 percent grew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cities Of The Philippines
A city ( or ) is one of the units of local government in the Philippines. All Philippine cities are chartered cities (Filipino: ), whose existence as corporate and administrative entities is governed by their own specific municipal charters in addition to the Local Government Code of 1991, which specifies their administrative structure and powers. As of July 8, 2023, there are 149 cities. A city is entitled to at least one representative in the House of Representatives of the Philippines, House of Representatives if its population reaches 250,000. Cities are allowed to use a common seal. As corporate entities, cities have the power to take, purchase, receive, hold, lease, convey, and dispose of real and personal property for their general interests; condemn private property for public use (eminent domain); contract and be contracted with; sue; and exercise all powers conferred on them by Congress. Only an List of Philippine laws, act of Congress can create or amend a city charter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
