Laoac , officially the Municipality of Laoac (; ; ), is a

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in the

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Pangasinan Pangasinan, officially the Province of Pangasinan (, ; ; ), is a coastal Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region of Luzon. Its capital is Lingayen, Pangasinan, Lingayen while San Carlos, Pangasi ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 34,128 people.

History

Laoac is currently the province's newest municipality. Since the early 1900s, unsuccessful attempts to convert Laoac - then the biggest ''

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'' in

Manaoag Manaoag, officially the Municipality of Manaoag (; ; ; ), is a municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 76,045 people. Etymology Manaoag came from the Pangasinan word "Mantaoag ...

- into a separate municipality were made until the revival of such movement by Don Westrimundo Tabayoyong. This led to the establishment of Laoac as a municipality through

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No. 6485, enacted on June 17, 1972, constituting twenty ''barrios'' separated from Manaoag, including Laoac (present-day

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) which was designated as the seat of government. The implementation, however, was delayed by the declaration of nationwide martial law later that year. By virtue of ''Batas Pambansa Blg. 18'' issued in 1979, the first municipal officials were elected, with Tabayoyong as mayor, and assumed office on March 5, 1980, formally inaugurating the corporate existence of the municipality. Tabayoyong served until his assassination at the municipal plaza on September 6, 1985.

Geography

Laoac is situated from the provincial capital

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, and from the country's capital city of

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Barangays

Laoac is politically subdivided into 22

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s. Each barangay consists of

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s and some have

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. *Anis *Balligi *Banuar *Botigue *Caaringayan *Domingo Alarcio (Cabilaoan East) *Cabilaoan *Cabulalaan *Calaoagan *Calmay *Casampagaan *Casanestebanan *Casantiagoan *Inmanduyan *Poblacion (Laoac) *Lebueg *Maraboc *Nanbagatan *Panaga *Talogtog *Turko *Yatyat

Climate

Demographics

Economy

Government

Local government

Laoac is part of the fifth congressional district of the province of

. It is governed by a mayor, designated as its local chief executive, and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years.

Elected Officials

Education

The Laoac Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public elementary and high schools.

Primary and elementary schools

* Botigue Elementary School * Cabilaoan Elementary School * Cabu-Cala Elementary School * Don Rufino Tabayoyong Central School * Lebueg Elementary School * Limos-Turko Elementary School * Nanbagatan Elementary School * Quevedo-Anisca Elementary School * Rufino Leal-Torralba Elementary School (Cascalinta) * Yatyat Elementary School * Yatyat Annex Elementary School

Secondary schools

* Cabilaoan Agro-Industrial HS * Calmay Integrated School * Castusu Integrated School * Don Maximo G. Gombio Panaga-Tabao Integrated School * Full of Grace Montessori and High School * Laoac National High School

References

External links

Laoac Profile at PhilAtlas.com

Municipal Profile at the National Competitiveness Council of the Philippines

Laoac at the Pangasinan Government Website

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