Alaminos, officially known as the City of Alaminos ( pag, Siyudad na Alaminos; ilo, Siudad ti Alaminos; tl, Lungsod ng Alaminos), is a 4th class component city in the

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Pangasinan Pangasinan, officially the Province of Pangasinan ( pag, Luyag/Probinsia na Pangasinan, ; ilo, Probinsia ti Pangasinan; tl, Lalawigan ng Pangasinan), is a coastal province in the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region of Luzon. Its cap ...

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, and is known for being the home of the Hundred Islands National Park, which is composed of 124 islands and is located off the coast of Barangay Lucap. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 99,397 people. The city was named after

Juan Alaminos y de Vivar Juan Alaminos y de Vivar (1813–1899) was a Spanish general who served as the 96th Governor-General of the Philippines. Biography There is not much known about the early career of Alaminos other than that he was from Cuéllar, and that he was b ...

, former Governor-General of the Philippines. In 2009, it was announced that the

Alaminos Airport Alaminos Airport, also known as Hundred Islands International Airport, in the Philippines got its approval in 2007, but its location was not decided upon until 2009 within the area of Alaminos, Pangasinan. Construction began in March 2010 and it ...

would be built near the city as a commercial airport for Pangasinan province. However, the timeline for construction of the airport has repeatedly slipped; as of 2015, the project is in limbo.

History

Alaminos was formerly part of Bolinao, known as Barrio Casborran, formerly the part of

Zambales Zambales, officially the Province of Zambales ( fil, Lalawigan ng Zambales; ilo, Probinsia ti Zambales; Pangasinan: ''Luyag/Probinsia na Zambales''; xsb, Probinsya nin Zambales), is a province in the Philippines located in the Central Luzon re ...

. In 1747, it became an independent town. The

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was founded by

Jose Maria Sison Jose Maria Canlas Sison (February 8, 1939 – December 16, 2022), also known by his nickname Joma, was a Filipino writer and activist who founded the Communist Party of the Philippines and added elements of Maoism to its philosophy – which w ...

in the remote barangay of Dulacac on December 26, 1968. Alaminos was badly hit in May 2009 by Typhoon Emong which damaged many houses in the city, including the roof of the main church. Due to this, several organizations had requested donations and aid to help in restoring the town back to its former self.

Cityhood

By virtue of Republic Act 9025, signed by President

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on March 5, 2001, Alaminos was converted into a city after 85% of the voters favored the ratification in a plebiscite held on March 28, 2001.

Geography

Alaminos City is from Lingayen and from

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Barangays

Alaminos City is politically subdivided into 39

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s. These barangays are headed by elected officials: Barangay Captain,

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, whose members are called Barangay Councilors. All are elected every three years.

Climate

Demographics

Economy

Government

Alaminos, belonging to the first congressional district of the province of

, 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

Media

AM Stations: *DZIN 801 (

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) * DZWM Radyo Totoo 864 (

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) FM Stations: * 99.3 Spirit FM (

) * 100.1 Radyo Natin (

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) *102.7 Big Sound FM (

) Cable & Satellite TV Providers *Pangasinan Educational Cable TV (PECTV) *USATV * Cignal TV *

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Festivals

The Galila Hundred Islands Festival is held from March 16 to 21 every year. ''Galila'' means “come” in the vernacular, and the festival includes the 100 Islands Adventure Race.

Sister cities

Marikina Marikina (), officially the City of Marikina ( fil, Lungsod ng Marikina), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 456,159 people. It is locate ...

Metro Manila Metropolitan Manila (often shortened as Metro Manila; fil, Kalakhang Maynila), officially the National Capital Region (NCR; fil, link=no, Pambansang Punong Rehiyon), is the capital region, seat of government and one of three List of metrop ...

Images

File:Alaminos Pangasinan 1.JPG, Welcome sign File:Pangasinanjf5851 24.JPG, Alaminos City Hall (Poblacion) File:Alaminos44djf.JPG, Legislative Building (Sangguniang Bayan Session Hall) File:Alaminos44ejf.JPG, Colegio San Jose de Alaminos (Poblacion) File:Alaminos Church, Pangasinan.jpg, Cathedral of Saint Joseph (Poblacion) File:Alaminos Pangasinan 2.JPG, Remote view of Alaminos City skyline

References

External links

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City Profile at the National Competitiveness Council of the Philippines

Alaminos at the Pangasinan Government Website

Local Governance Performance Management System
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Philippine Census Information
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