Burgos

Burgos was founded as an independent town in 1830 by the early Ilocanos from Paoay, Ilocos Norte headed by Don Matias Guiang. As the settlement grew thickly populated and extensive, Don Matias Guiang led a petition to the Governor of Zambales to create a new town out of the settlement.
The request was granted and the new town was named San Isidro which was finally renamed Burgos, after the Filipino martyr priest who was executed during the Spanish regime.

The town of Burgos was ceded to the Province of Pangasinan by virtue of Public Act No. 1004 dated November 30, 1903 of the Philippine Commission.

LAND AREA                         :   14,025 hectares
POPULATION                       :   18, 142
NO. OF BARANGAYS        :   14
CLASSIFICATION               :   4th class
FIESTA                                     :   May 14-15
PRODUCTS                          :   rice, bamboo, charcoal, coconut, fish

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS :   Cabongaoan White Sand Beach, Sangbay Falls, Danao Lake, Rolling Hills, Pao Beach, Paratek Beach

Bugallon

The municipality of Bugallon was formerly called “Salasa”. It was founded in January 24, 1719. The town was named after the town’s hero, Major Jose Torres Bugallon, who was born in Salasa.

LAND AREA                       :   16,652 hectares
POPULATION                   :   62,929
NO. OF BARANGAYS      :   24
CLASSIFICATION           :   2nd class
TOWN FIESTA                   :   November 29-30
PRODUCTS                          :   rice, mango, antique home furnishings fruit wine/vinegar, sawali, duhat wine

POINTS OF INTEREST    :   Shrine of the Our Lady of Lourdes/Salasa Chruch (1720), Busay Waterfalls, Mt. Zion Pilgrim’s Site
Biak-na-Bato Falls, Gen. Torres Bugallon Park

Bolinao

Historians have no exact record on the date Bolinao was created. It was presumed that the town was created by virtue of a Royal Decree of Spain. Records show that it was the year 1575 when Spanish Captain Pedro Lombi founded the first settlement with more or less 100 settlers. The Municipal Council of Bolinao, by virtue of its Resolution No. 104 dated September 19, 1988 adopted July 25, 1575 as the Foundation Day of Bolinao in honor of the Patron Saint of the town, St. James the Great.
Bolinao was made a part of the Province of Pangasinan upon the enactment of Public Act No. 1004 dated November 30, 1903 of the Philippine Commission.

There are three (3) versions where the name Bolinao came from. The name of the town could have been derived from the “Pamulinawen” tree which grew in abundance along the beaches. The second story claims that the name of the municipality came from the fish species “monamon” commonly called “Bolinao” by the Tagalogs, Bicolanos and Visayans. The third one is associated with the couple Bolido and Anao. The combination of their names created the name Bolinao, which is the name of the town.

LAND AREA                           :   23,320 hectares
POPULATION                       :   69,568
NO. OF BARANGAYS          :   30
CLASSIFICATION               :   1st class
TOWN FIESTA                       :   Every 3rd week of April
PAROCHIAL FIESTA          :   July 25 (adopted as Bolinao Foundation Day)
FESTIVAL                             :   Mangunguna Festival (Aprl 24)
MAJOR SOURCES OF INCOME/LIVELIHOOD       :   Farming, fishing as a major supplier of bangus to Navotas and Malbon small-scale and cottage industries, salt making, rope making, shellcraft, bagoong making, buri mat weaving, dried fish making, charcoal making, bamboo and woodcrafts.

HISTORICAL SITES AND TOURIST ATTRACTIONS   :   Enchanted Cave, Bolinao Museum, Cape Bolinao Lighthouse,
UPMSI (Marine Laboratory) Pacific Farms, Inc., Bolinao Falls
Tara Falls, Balingasay River Patar Beach, St. Claire Monastery
St. James the Fortress Parish (1609)

Binmaley

Binmaley derived its name from the Pangasinan phrase “nanmaliw ya baley”, meaning, a place or territory that has been converted into a town because it is believed that the municipality was formerly a part of the town of Binalatongan, now known as San Carlos City.

The town is famous for its bangus (milkfish) aquaculture due to the existence of its numerous fishponds (pokok in the Pangasinan language).

LAND AREA                       :   6,120 hectares
POPULATION                   :   98,430
NO. OF BARANGAYS      :   33
CLASSIFICATION           :   1st class
TOWN FIESTA                   :   February 1
PAROCHIAL FIESTA      :   February 2
INDUSTRIES                      :   fishing, wood furniture making, pottery, rubber-by-products making, fish processing, bagoong making,   lime production, noodles production

POINTS OF INTEREST    :   Binmaley Beach, People’s Park, J.P. Rizal Park, Binmaley Presidencia, Binmaley Museum and Display Center, Binmaley Catholic School, Mary Help of Christians Seminary, Our Lady of Purificacion Parish Church, General MacArthur Lingayen Gulf Landing Marker

Binalonan

The town’s name is an evolution of the Ilocano term “balon”, which means “packed lunch”, or in Tagalog, baon.
In a traditional story, which now plays an important role in the town’s history, the area was originally owned by a Spaniard named Don Salvador. It was told that he instructed his men to put up crude wooden fences along the property to establish his ownership. During the course of their work, Don Salvador’s men used to have their lunch and rest under camachile trees. Don Salvador offered his pasture lands to immigrants from Ilocos. He said that the land is the place where people bring their “balon” to eat. Hence, the term Binnalonan, which in Ilocano mean “a place where people bring and eat their “baon”.

LAND AREA               :   8,400 hectares
POPULATION                   :   52,722
NO. OF BARANGAYS      :   24
CLASSIFICATION           :   First Class
TOWN FIESTA                   :   February 18-22
PRODUCTS                      :   sugar cane, rice, feeds, cornik, basi/tuba, ornamental plants & earthen pots

Bayambang

Bayambang

Bayambang in the early days had a big territorial coverage. The municipalities of Bautista, Alcala, Sto. Tomas and Rosales were once part of the old Bayambang. Today, its size had been reduced after the aforementioned municipalities attained municipal status. Bayambang was founded in the 16th century by an Aeta known as Agalet.

According to oral tradition, “Bayambang” came from Pangasinan word “balangbang” or “waist”. The story went that a Spaniard was asking a native what the name of the place was and, without fully comprehending what was asked of him, the latter pointed out to his waist and responded by saying   “balangbang”. Another story states that it came from the word “kulibangbang”, a plant that grew abundantly in the area during the pre-Spanish times. Still another account suggests that it could have come from the word “bayang-bayang” which refers to the scarecrows used in driving away birds that feasted on ripening palays.

LAND AREA                   :   18,305 hectares
POPULATION                   :   96,609
NO. OF BARANGAYS      :   77
CLASSIFICATION           :   1st class
TOWN FIESTA                   :   April 5-10
FESTIVAL                       :   Malangsi Fishtival (1st week of April)
PRODUCTS                          :   yellow corn, onion, fish buro, rice crackers
POINTS OF INTEREST    :   Parish of St. Vincent Ferrer   (1614), Mangabul Lake

Check out Municipality of Bayambang website.

Bautista

“Home of the Lupang Hinirang”.
Bautista gained its municipal status in 1900. It is in this town in 1899 where Jose Palma wrote his poem “Filipinas” which became the lyrics of the Philippine
National Anthem.
Bautista is also famous for its “walis tambo ”, thus, it is called the “The Walis Tambo Capital of Pangasinan”.

LAND AREA                   :   4,632 hectares
POPULATION                   :   32,000
NO. OF BARANGAYS      :   18
CLASSIFICATION           :   4th class
FIESTA                                 :   June 23-24
PRODUCTS                          :   rice, corn, tobacco, onions, ampalaya, string beans, watermelon, rock melon
INDUSTRIES                      :   walis tambo (broom) making, buro (fermented rice and fish) making

Basista

Basista was once a biggest and most progressive barrio of San Carlos City.
The town of Basista was born by a long legal battle. On September 5, 1961, President Carlos P. Garcia issued Executive Order No. 44 creating the town of Basista composed of 13 barrios. After 4 years, the Supreme Court declared the town’s
creation as illegal citing their ruling in the “Emmanuel Pelaez as Auditor General” that “municipalities created under Executive Orders are void”. Republic Act No. 4866 was enacted into law and legally created Basista as a town of Pangasinan.

LAND AREA                       :   3,050 hectares
POPULATION                      :   26,616
NO. OF BARANGAYS       :   13
CLASSIFICATION              :   4th class
TOWN FIESTA                      :   3rd Saturday and Sunday of March
PRODUCT                               :    rope, corn
INDUSTRY                            :   cottage industry

Bani

Formerly named San Simon, was once a part of Northern Zambales. On November 21, 1903, it was annexed to the Province of Pangasinan.
What brought about the transfer of the town to its present location and at the same time its name from San Simon to Bani was based on a miracle story. It is said that one town fiesta celebration, the statue of their patron saint, the Immaculate Concepcion, disappeared from the altar. The people were worried where to find the statue. They found it under a big tree called “bani” which was three kilometers from the town proper.   The people returned it to the altar but the following morning, the statue was again under the “bani” tree.

LAND AREA                          :   20, 911 hectares
POPULATION                         :   42, 824
NO. OF BARANGAYS           :   27
CLASSIFICATION               :   2nd class
PRODUCTS                           :   aquaculture products, salt, watermelon, rice, yellow corn
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS :   Reedemer’s Way of the cross, Bangrin Mangrove Protected Area (birdwatching site),Surip Beach,                                                            Tubong Beach, Nalsoc Cave, Abot-Aso Cave, Balingawa Falls, Matmatbag Rolling Hills

Balungao

It is generally believed that Balungao was officially founded in the year 1815. The town was still a part of Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija but, considering its geographical location, it was segregated from the township of Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija in the later part of the 18th century. Shortly after the revolution, it was annexed to the Municipality of Rosales and it was then named “Panaclaban”. However, by virtue of a Spanish Royal Family Decree, Balungao became an independent town.
The town of Balungao got its unique name from a young widowed, beautiful lass. People were fascinated by her beauty and soon named her “BALUN-UGAW” in the native dialect, meaning “young widower”. So the place became famous on the tongues of many – whenever one goes to this place, they would call it “BALUNGAO”, derived from the word “BALUN-UGAW”.

LAND AREA                               :   7,325 hectares
POPULATION                            :   25,214
NO. OF BARANGAYS              :   20
CLASSIFICATION                  :   4th class
TOWN FIESTA                           :   March 16-21
FESTIVAL                                   :   Goat Festival March 2010
INDUSTRIES/PRODUCTS   :   Rice, Corn, Livestock and Poultry
POINTS OF INTEREST           :   Mt. Balungao Hot & Cold Spring

New massive fishkill recurs in Bolinao, Anda

New massive fishkill recurs in Bolinao, Anda

CAUSED BY NEAPTIDE AND POLLUTION

BOLINAO—At least P40 million worth of milkfish (bangus) died in a massive fishkill that broke out anew along the Caquipotan Channel in Bolinao and Anda towns.

The new fishkill, however, is at least not as big as the one that broke out along the Caquipotan Channel in 2002, according to Dr. Westly Rosario, chief of the BFAR’s National Integrated Fisheries Technology and Development Center (NIFTDC).

CARTOONnews-160529The outbreak occurred as an aftermath of a three-day neap tide last May 18 to 20 when the dissolved oxygen in the water went to as low as 2 parts per million (ppm) and caused the fish in captivity to die.

This was bared by fishery officials from both towns who confirmed that most of the fish that died floated in fish cages and had to be buried in holes inland.

Many fish farmers did forced harvesting in a bid to minimize their losses.

The neap tide occurred at a time when the sky was balmy while experiencing intermittent rains in some of the coastal areas of Pangasinan that caused the temperature of the water to change from hot to cold, sapping the resistance of fish in captivity.

The floating fish cages for milkfish are situated along the Caquipotan channel, a body of water separating the towns of Bolinao and Anda.

The fish kill was also triggered by the continued overstocking of the cages and pens officials of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said.

Compounding to the deteriorating situation in the channel is the presence of decaying organic matters at the bottom of the Caquipotan Channel estimated as 32 centimeters to more than one meter thick in some sections of the water that could not be easily flushed out.

Rosario said the fishkill could have been avoided had fish farmers followed recommendations of aquaculture experts on the need to impose moratorium on all aquaculture activities in the area to enable the water in Caquipotan Channel to improve its quality.

He has suggested to owners of fish cages in the area to begin relocating their cages in other feasible areas as being done in Norway, now the world’s number one exporter of salmon today raised in mid sea.

The massive fish kill in western Pangasinan spawned calls for greater vigilance in the Dagupan City Fish market as there may be attempts to bring long dead fish to the city. (Leonardo Micua)

- See more at: http://punch.dagupan.com/articles/news/2016/05/new-massive-fishkill-recurs-in-bolinao-anda/#sthash.r1tAnAG4.dpuf

New massive fishkill recurs in Bolinao, Anda

May 30, 2016 Sunday Punch

CAUSED BY NEAPTIDE AND POLLUTION
BOLINAO—At least P40 million worth of milkfish (bangus) died in a massive fishkill that broke out anew along the Caquipotan Channel in Bolinao and Anda towns.
The new fishkill, however, is at least not as big as the one that broke out along the Caquipotan Channel in 2002, according to Dr. Westly Rosario, chief of the BFAR’s National Integrated Fisheries Technology and Development Center (NIFTDC).
CARTOONnews-160529

The outbreak occurred as an aftermath of a three-day neap tide last May 18 to 20 when the dissolved oxygen in the water went to as low as 2 parts per million (ppm) and caused the fish in captivity to die.
This was bared by fishery officials from both towns who confirmed that most of the fish that died floated in fish cages and had to be buried in holes inland.
Many fish farmers did forced harvesting in a bid to minimize their losses.
The neap tide occurred at a time when the sky was balmy while experiencing intermittent rains in some of the coastal areas of Pangasinan that caused the temperature of the water to change from hot to cold, sapping the resistance of fish in captivity.
The floating fish cages for milkfish are situated along the Caquipotan channel, a body of water separating the towns of Bolinao and Anda.
The fish kill was also triggered by the continued overstocking of the cages and pens officials of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said.
Compounding to the deteriorating situation in the channel is the presence of decaying organic matters at the bottom of the Caquipotan Channel estimated as 32 centimeters to more than one meter thick in some sections of the water that could not be easily flushed out.
Rosario said the fishkill could have been avoided had fish farmers followed recommendations of aquaculture experts on the need to impose moratorium on all aquaculture activities in the area to enable the water in Caquipotan Channel to improve its quality.
He has suggested to owners of fish cages in the area to begin relocating their cages in other feasible areas as being done in Norway, now the world’s number one exporter of salmon today raised in mid sea.
The massive fish kill in western Pangasinan spawned calls for greater vigilance in the Dagupan City Fish market as there may be attempts to bring long dead fish to the city. (Leonardo Micua)

- See more at: http://punch.dagupan.com/articles/news/2016/05/new-massive-fishkill-recurs-in-bolinao-anda/#sthash.r1tAnAG4.dpuf

New massive fishkill recurs in Bolinao, Anda

May 30, 2016 Sunday Punch

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New massive fishkill recurs in Bolinao, Anda

May 30, 2016 Sunday Punch

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New massive fishkill recurs in Bolinao, Anda

May 30, 2016 Sunday Punch

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Bangus sold in Dagupan Safe

Bangus sold in Dagupan safe, say

TO make sure that all the products reaching the city are all safe for human consumption, the Dagupan City government is strictly requiring fish traders bringing their fish products to sell at the Dagupan Fish Market to produce auxiliary invoices.

Mayor Belen Fernandez also ordered City Agriculture Officer Emma Molina to closely monitor all roads leading to the fish market, on a 24/7 basis to ensure that delivery trucks do not bring in a single fish that died from the fishkill to Dagupan.

The clampdown was ordered after a major fishkill broke out anew in western Pangasinan, particularly in the towns of Anda and Bolinao in the aftermath of the neap tide that occurred last week, May 18 to 19.

The auxiliary invoice is a document introduced by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to ensure that fish products being transported from its source to the market are safe for consumption.

Meanwhile, Molina has certified that all milkfish being sold on wholesale basis at the city’s fish market for distribution to other towns and even to other provinces are safe for human consumption.

Major fish producers from various coastal towns of Pangasinan bring their produce to Dagupan Fish Market to be sold in bulk and resold to traders for distribution to other areas in Luzon.

At the height of the recent fishkill in western Pangasinan, only a slight decrease in prices of milkfish was noted but this has since reverted to its regular price, even as high as P130 retail per kilo to date. (Leonardo Micua)

- See more at: http://punch.dagupan.com/articles/news/2016/05/bangus-sold-in-dagupan-safe-say/#sthash.EONjGL74.dpuf

Pangasinan Music Festival

Let us support our Local bands here inPangasinan

Pangasinan Music Festival

May 28, 2016(saturday) @ Lingayen Bay Walk

Asingan

The old folks of the town vividly recall the story of a fierce woman chieftain who ruled a wilderness along a stream east of the present site of the town proper of Asingan. The kingdom was in a place called Masicampo. Chiefs of neighboring villages feared her and never dared to invade her territory.
When the Malays immigrated to the Philippines, some of whom reached Pangasinan, the kingdom was razed to the ground. The Malays forced the Aeta warriors led by their woman chieftain to abandon their stronghold and to retreat to the hills on the east of the sitio now called Binmatay. In one of the encounters between the Malay settlers and Aeta warriors, the woman chieftain was slain. The Aetas fled to the eastern part of the Sierra Madre Mountains where their descendants still live today.
When the Spaniards came to the village, they found the inhabitants to be very hostile or “naasing” in the Ilocano dialect. With this antagonistic attitude, the Spaniards named the locality “Villa De Asingan”, meaning, the town of the hostile. Later, it was shortened to “Asingan”.
A Spanish Royal Decree issued in 1782 created the Municipality of Asingan.

LAND AREA                          : 6,759 hectares
POPULATION                      : 54,092
NO. OF BARANGAYS       : 21
CLASSIFICATION            : 4th class
FIESTA                                     : April 23-25
PRODUCTS                   : Rice, Vegetables, Loomweaving
POINTS OF INTEREST : St. Louis Bertrand Parish (1669)

Anda

The town of Anda was inaugurated on July 1850. Anda was part of the Province of Zambales. Upon the enactment of Public Act No. 1004 dated November 30, 1903, Anda was ceded to the Province of Pangasinan.
The Municipality of Anda is the only island town of Pangasinan. The town is now linked to the municipal mainland through a 400 meter long bridge across the Kakiputan Channel.

LAND AREA: 8,380 hectares
POPULATION: 34,620
NO. OF BARANGAYS: 18
CLASSIFICATION: 3rd class
INDUSTRIES:
Salt, Palm/Mango Vinegar, Honey Bee, Buri Products
POINTS OF INTEREST:
Tondol White Sand Beach
Pannacalan Island
Cangnaluyan Island
Tanduyong Island
Grotto of St. Lourdes

Alcala

The town of Alcala was formerly called “Dangla”, a flourishing barrio of Bayambang. On September 20, 1875, Royal Decree No. 682 was issued making the place an official municipality to be named ALCALA, the name of a town in Spain where the then Governor of Pangasinan came from.
The cultural heritage of Alcala can be traced from its early settlers who came all the way from the Ilocos Provinces riding mainly on animal-drawn carts. These people are known to be adventurous, sturdy, diligent, industrious and thrifty.

LAND AREA: 5,508 hectares
POPULATION: 39,397
NO. OF BARANGAYS: 21

CLASSIFICATION: 3rd class
FIESTA:
May 1-3
PRODUCTS/INDUSTRIES:
tobacco, corn, livestock and poultry, woodcraft, candle making

Alaminos City

“Home of the 100 Islands”
Alaminos used to be a part of Bolinao which was one of the nine towns in the northern most part of Zambales. It became a town independent of its mother town in 1747. The town got its name in 1872 in honor of Lieutenant Governor General Alaminos, the then Governor General of the Philippines.
The town became a city in 2001 by virtue of Republic Act 9025, An Act Converting the Municipality of Alaminos, Province of Pangasinan into a
Component City to be known as the City of Alaminos.
Alaminos is the home to the Hundred Islands National Park, the very first national park in the Philippines. It is also the heart of Western Pangasinan, its center of commerce, finance, education, industry and services.

LAND AREA: 16,426 hectares
POPULATION: 79,788
NO. OF BARANGAYS: 39
CLASSIFICATION: 5th class; component city
FIESTA:
March 18-19
Galila Hudre Islands Festival
INDUSTRIES/PRODUCTS:
Noodles (bijon)
Salt
Deboned/Processed Bangus
Processed Meat
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS:
Parish of St. Joseph Church (1766)
Hundred Islands
Hundred Islands National Park,
Lucap Wharf
Bolo Beach
Caves

Aguilar

Aguilar was founded as a municipality in July 16, 1805 through a decree issued by Governor General Rafael Maria de Aguilar whom this town was named after. Local folklores likewise maintained that Aguilar was identified with an eagle or agila that used to fly around the place at nighttime and would perch on a fence or alar when tired of flying, hence, agila and alar put together formed AGUILAR.

LAND AREA: 19,506 hectares
POPULATION: 35,436
NO. OF BARANGAYS: 16
CLASSIFICATION: 3rd class
TOWN FIESTA:
March 18
PRODUCTS:
Rice, Corn, Vegetable, Taho, Mango, Deremen, Suman, Luffa
POINTS OF INTEREST:
St. Joseph Church (1810)
Nambersian
Mapita Trail
World War II Landmark

Agno

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, that grew abundantly in the locality. In time, “Agno” was retained to become the name of the town.
Agno was formally organized into municipality in 1791. During the Spanish regime and early part of the American era, Agno was part of the Province of Zambales, but upon enactment of Public Act No. 1004 dated November 30, 1903 of the Philippine Commission, the northern part of Zambales including Agno was annexed to the Province of Pangasinan.

LAND AREA: 18,107 hectares
POPULATION: 26,156
NO. OF BARANGAYS: 17
CLASSIFICATION: 3rd class
TOWN FIESTA:
Last Saturday/Sunday of April
PRODUCTS :
Rice, Bamboo
POINTS OF INTEREST:
St. Catherine of Alexandria Church (1610)
Abagatanen Beach
Aloleng Beach
Bali Beach
Bangal Beach
Baruan Beach
Gayusan Beach
Magsaysay Beach
Quibuan Beach
Tupa Beach
Simmumbaan Cave
Bangal Craggs
Umbrella Rocks
Baliwangga Canyons
Manang Letty’s Park