Welcome to the Province of

Pangasinan

A short presentation by Faizal Nadong

Objective/Agenda

 To be able to know about What the Provi

nce of Pangasinan is
 To know a bit of the Pangasinan Culture
 To explore some attractions and to know
the taste of Pangasinan
 To know some fun facts about the provin
ce.
LET’S GO!
D • Pangasinan is the third bigg
est province in the whole Ph

E ilippine Archipelago.

S • It has a total land area of 5,

451.01 square kilometres (2,
C 104.65 sq mi).

R
I • According to the 2015 cens
us, it has a population of 2,9
56,726 people.
P
T • The province of Pangasinan
I is subdivided into 44 munici
palities, 4 cities, and 1,364 b

O arangay (which means "vill

age" or "community").

N https://psa.gov.ph/classification/psgc/?q=psgc/citimuni/01550
0000
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pangasinan
• The Pangasinan people (Tot
oon Pangasinan) are called
PANGASINAN CULTURES
Pangasinan or the Hispaniciz
ed name Pangasinense, or si
mply taga-Pangasinan, whic
h means "from Pangasinan".

• Pangasinan people were kn

own as traders, businesspeo
ple, farmers and fishers.

• The religion of the people of

Pangasinan is predominantly
Christianity with Roman Cath
olicism as the overwhelming
majority at 80% affiliation in t
he population.

• Almost all of the people are

Pangasinans and the rest ar
e descendants of Bolinao an
d Ilocano, who settled the e
astern and western parts of t
he province.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pangasinan
 Pangasinan boasts of :
A • stretches of white,
T sandy beaches,
• verdant hills,
T • scenic terrains,
• caves,
R • waterfalls,
• ancient Hispanic
A churches / miracul
C ous destinations for
devotees,
T • vast coastline for fis
hing,
I • water sports or leisu
rely walking along t
O he Lingayen beach
where one can get
N a glimpse of the w
S orld-famous Philippi
ne sunset.
Festivals
• Bugallon Day "Carabao Festival"
• Pozorrubio Town Fiesta & Patupat Festival
• Villasis Town Fiesta & Talong Festival
• Bagoong Festival- Lingayen
• Pakwan Festival- Bani
• Balungao Town Fiesta (Goat Festival)
• Laoac Town Fiesta (Tupig Festival)
• Dagupan City (Bangus Festival)
• San Quintin Town Fiesta "Rangga-Rangga Festival"

https://www.pangasinan.gov.ph/tourism/fies
tas-festivals-and-events/
 Pakwan Festival Talong Festival

Pista’y Dayat Festival Goat Festival

Bagoong Festival
Hundred Islands (Alaminos)
Patar Beach (Bolinao)
Umbrella Rock Formations- Agno
Manaoag Church
Sky Plaza- Natividad
Sunflower Maze- Tayug
Maranum Falls- Natividad
Dipalo River- San Quintin
Lingayen Gulf- Alaminos
F Pigar-Pigar Pinapaitan

O
O Puto Calasiao Patupat

D
Tupig Bangus
  Pangasinan’s name was derived from t
he word “asin”. They are the largest pr
oducer of salt in the Philippines, but it w
as during the Spanish occupation whe
n people called the place, “pang-asin
an” or a place of salt-making. One salt
F farm called the Pacific Farm, can prod
uce 30 million of kilos of salt annually.
U
N  The first train outside Manila. The railw
ay officially opened on November 24
, 1892. It’s route is from Dagupan City
to Tutuban in Manila. The railway is n
F o longer functioning, but anybody ca
A n still see its remains in Tutuban.

C  The Philippine National Anthem lyrics

was in written in Pangasinan. The lyric
T s was originally a poem, entitled, “Fili
pinas” was written in Spanish by Jose
S Palma in Bautista, Pangasinan. The m
usic was also originally a march song
commissioned by the first president of
the Republic of the Philippines, Gener
al Emilio Aguinaldo.
Questions?
Thank you very much!

Maraming salamat po!

Agyamanak!