Bolinao, Pangasinan

Bolinao
Municipality
Seal
Motto: Babali Ko, Kawananen Ko.
Map of Pangasinan showing the location of Bolinao
Bolinao Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 16°20′N 119°53′E / 16.333°N 119.883°E / 16.333; 119.883Coordinates: 16°20′N 119°53′E / 16.333°N 119.883°E / 16.333; 119.883
Country	Philippines
Region	Ilocos (Region I)
Province	Pangasinan
District	1st district of Pangasinan
Founded	1575
Barangays	30
Government[1]
• Mayor	Arnold Del Fierro Celeste
• Vice Mayor	Alfonso Del Fierro Celeste
Area[2]
• Total	197.22 km2 (76.15 sq mi)
Population (2010)[3]
• Total	74,545
• Density	380/km2 (980/sq mi)
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code	2406
Dialing code	75
Income class	3rd class
Website	bolinao.gov.ph

Bolinao is a third class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 74,545 people.^[3]

Sea urchins are regularly harvested at Isla Silaki, Bolinao.^[4]

Barangays

Bolinao is politically subdivided into 30 barangays.^[2]

History

Folk etymology attributes the name "Bolinao" or this remote fishing enclave from the fish piece "monamon" but commonly called "Bolinao" by the Tagalogs, Bicolanos and the Visayans. A theory also points out that once upon a time "pamulinawen" trees grew luxuriantly along its shores, thus, the Ilocano migrants who crossed the Lingayen Gulf named it phonetically similar to the name of the tree. Nowadays, however, such tree does not exist anymore.

This town formerly included the neighboring town of Anda, but Anda became an independent municipality on May 26, 1849.

First Mass

On November 18, 2007, Bolinao challenged the historical fact that the first Mass was held on March 31, 1521, Easter Sunday, at Limasawa in Southern Leyte. Memorial markers (donated by Italian priest Luigi Malamocco, 62, from Odorico’s hometown of Friuli, Italy) were set in the town’s church and on Santiago Island, claiming that in 1324, Franciscan missionaries led by an Italian priest named Odorico celebrated a thanksgiving Mass thereat and also baptized natives.^[5]

Hard coal spill

Bolinao Mayor Alfonso Celeste said the local government will file damage suit against Indonesian owners of the barge APOL 3003. The University of the Philippines Marine Science Institute (UPMSI) stated that the environmental damage was P 54.9 million ($1 =- P 40). The barge towed by a tug boat from Indonesia to the power plant in Sual, Pangasinan on November 27 when Typhoon “Mina” winds destroyed its anchor and rope, then hurled to Ilog Malino reef, spilling 95% of its coal cargo. The hard coal spill spread to 330,000 square metres of coral and sea grass areas.^[6]

Demographics

Language

The people generally speak Tagalog, ilocano and their own unique native language called Bolinao. The Bolinao language is closely related to Sambalic. Bolinao was part of the province of Zambales from mid-18th and was turned over to Pangasinan in 1903. Most people generally understand and speak English.

Ilocano speaking barangays: Arnedo, Balingasay, Cabuyao, Catuday, Catungi, Culang, Estanza, Ilog-Malino, Lambes, Luna, Patar, Sampaloc, Samang Sur, Samang Norte, San Roque, Tara, Tupa, Zaragoza.

Bolinao speaking barangays: Binabalian, Concordia, Dewey, Germinal, Goyoden, Lucero, Luciente 1st, Luciente 2nd, Liwa-liwa, Pilar, Salud, Victory.

Cape Bolinao Lighthouse

Cape Bolinao Lighthouse

The Cape Bolinao Lighthouse at Patar rises 351 feet (107 m) above sea level atop Punta Piedra Point, a towering hill of solid rock which is the sharp point of Cape Bolinao itself. It was built by the Americans in 1903 on a 351 feet (107 m) high promontory at the western part of Cape Bolinao, the lighthouse still sends signals to vessels passing by the area.

The lighthouse provides a panoramic view of a portion of the 1,269 hectare Cape Bolinao Dendro Thermal Ipil-Ipil Plantation on a land area where archaeological excavations have revealed relics from the 14th to the 15th centuries. Filipino, British and American engineers constructed the lighthouse in 1905.

According to the Bureau of Geodetic Surveys, the land elevation is 250 feet (76 m). Visibility is 20 miles (32 km; 17 nmi) at midsea towards the lighthouse in Poro Point. The winding stairway has 6 platforms with 20 steps or rungs for a total of 120 steps plus 14 more to the illumination room, or an over-all total of 134 steps.

Schools

Tertiary schools:

• Bolinao Lighthouse School of Tourism and Learning Center Ilog-Malino Campus

Secondary schools:

• Public
  • Arnedo National High School
  • Balingasay National High School
  • Binabalian National High School
  • Bolinao School of Fisheries
  • Catuday National High School
  • Dewey National High School
  • Ilog-Malino National High School
  • Luciente II National High School
  • Luna National High School
  • Pilar National High School
  • Sampaloc National High School
  • Zaragoza National High School

• Private
  • Cape Bolinao High School

Elementary schools:

• Private
  • Senor Santiago Learning Center
  • Bolinao Christian School

Images

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  Sunny white beach at Rock Garden Resort, Bolinao

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  Patar White Beach, only walking distance to Cape Bolinao's Lighthouse

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bolinao, Pangasinan.

• Bolinao Business Directory, a website that features in-depth information about Bolinao,Pangasinan and Provides listings for known establishments and tourist spots in Bolinao.
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System

		South China Sea	Lingayen Gulf
	South China Sea		Anda
	Bolinao
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