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Pangasinan adjourns Lingayen Gulf and is the point of departure for tourists traveling to the One Hundred Islands National Park, a remarkably varied collection of coral islets. The bangus or milkfish of Pangasinan are reputed to be the best in the country. These firm, white-fleshed fish are bred in ponds throughout the province.

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Lingayen Gulf was the landing area for both the Japanese invasion forces and the American liberators during World War II and many memorials have been erected in memory of these important historical events. These include the Lingayen Gulf War Memorial and the park and marker at Bonuan Blue Beach.

Best known churches in the region are the Church of St. James Fortress, Bolinao, with its wooden statue and antique altar, and Old St. John’s Cathedral, Dagupan, the site of a Spanish surrender during the Philippine Revolution.

The most popular dive sites are Fourteen-Mile Reef and Devil’s Island. Cape Bolinao Beach is ideal for tourist development, while Nalso Cave and its subterranean river attract spelunking enthusiasts.

FACTS

Region: 1
Capital: Lingayen
Number of Towns: 45

1. Agno
2. Aguilar
3. Alaminos
4. Alcala
5. Anda
6. Asingan
7. Balungao
8. Bani
9. Basista
10. Bautista
11. Bayambang
12. Binalonan
13. Binmaley
14. Bolinao
15. Bugallon

16. Burgos
17. Calasiao
18. Dasol
19. Infanta
20. Labrador
21. Laoac
22..Lingayen
23. Mabini
24. Malasiqui
25. Manaoag
26. Mangalden
27. Mangatarem
28. Mapandan
29. Natividad
30. Pozzorubio

31. Rosales
32. San Fabian
33. San Jacinto
34. San Manuel
35. San Nicolas
36. San Quintin
37. Sison
38. Sta. Barbara
39. Sta. Maria
40. Sto. Tomas
41. Sual
42. Tayug
43. Umingan
44. Urbiztondo
45. Villasis

CHURCHES AND RELIGIOUS SHRINES

Church of St. James Fortress, Bolinao - Built by the Augustinians in 1609, it features wooden statues, an antique altar and grinning Aztec visages.

Redeemer's Cross, Bani - Stands on Calvary Hill, overlooking the Luzon Sea.

Santuario Del Señor Divino Tesoro, Calasiao - An enshrined statue of Christ which draws devotees from outside the province.

Shrine of the Immaculate Concepcio, Rosales - Has gained prominence as a pilgrimage site because of well documented apparitions.

Shrine of the Nuestra Señora de Manaoag - The shrine of the "Apo Baket" is believed to be miraculous.

HISTORICAL SITES

Bonuan Blue Beach, Dagupan - One of the landing sites of the Liberation Forces on January 9, 1945, the beach features a Japanese park, the Tondaligan Park and the MacArthur Landing Marker.

Home Economics Building, West Central Elementary School, Dagupan - The official headquarters of General MacArthur.

Limahong Channel, Lingayen - Dug by the Chinese corsair Limahong to escape his Spanish pursuers.

Lingayen Gulf War Memorial, Lingayen - A collection of relics on display at the Provincial Capital Park.

Lingayen Public Beach - One of the landing areas of the American Forces on January 9, 1945, that paved the way for the liberation of Northern Luzon.

Old St. John's Cathedral, Dagupan - The site of the surrender by Spanish General Caballos to Filipino military strategist, General Francisco Makabulos.

Villa Verde Trail, San Nicolas - The Red Arrow Monument marks where U.S. Forces saw action in pursuit of the retreating Japanese.

White Beach, San Fabian - The landing point of Lt. General Homma, Commander of the Japanese Imperial Expeditionary Forces on December 24, 1941.

MAJOR ATTRACTIONS
1. San Fabian 2. Bonuan Blue Beach 3. Old St. John Cathedral 4. Manleluag Hot Spring National Park 5. Cacupangan, Binmatya & Arasaas Caves 6. Villacorta Caves 7. Masloc Cave 8. Hundred Islands 9. Devill Islands 10. Cape Bolinao Beach 11. Church of St. James Fortress 12. Fourteen Mile Reed