Villasis, Pangasinan
Encyclopedia
Villasis is a 1st class municipality municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines
. According to the latest census, it has a population of 56,668 people in 11,001 households.
Villasis is a small farming town situated by the Agno River
. On its borders are the towns of Malasiqui
(on the West), Urdaneta City
(on the North), Asingan
(on the East), and Rosales
and Sto. Tomas
(on the South). Hemmed between two bustling areas, Urdaneta City and Rosales, Villasis is one of the fastest developing towns in the province. It also thrives on its rice, corn and tobacco plantations. Its hilly barangays situated along the Malasiqui boundary is an ideal place for resort developers and agri-businessmen.
The town holds an annual fiesta in honor of its patron saint, San Antonio de Abad (Saint Athony the Abbot).
in the early part of the 17th century and was known by its former name, "Pandoyocan." The place had no fixed boundaries. It was simply a frontier settlement, a thickly forested region covering most of the southeastern parts of the province. Few people lived in this place due to the unavailability of open space for farming. In this thick forest however, was a nesting ground of bees called "oyocan". The abundance of honey attracted Spaniards and inhabitants of neighboring places to settle in this village. Because of this, the place was called "Pandoyocan", meaning "colony of bees."
There are 56 registered small to medium sized industries in Villasis. These include rice mills, metalcraft industries, cement production, poultry raising and piggeries and an ice-plant.
. 12 of 21 villages / barangays are engaged in eggplant production with total of 3.35 km² planted by 600 residents.
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Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. According to the latest census, it has a population of 56,668 people in 11,001 households.
Villasis is a small farming town situated by the Agno River
Agno River
Agno River is a river in the Philippine island of Luzon, in the province of Pangasinan. It is the fifth largest river system in the country with drainage area of 5,952 km². It originates in the Cordillera Mountains and empties into the South China Sea via the Cordillera Mountains...
. On its borders are the towns of Malasiqui
Malasiqui, Pangasinan
Malasiqui is a 1st class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 122,820 people in 20,798 households....
(on the West), Urdaneta City
Urdaneta City
Urdaneta City is a 1st class city in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 120,785 people in 22,908 households....
(on the North), Asingan
Asingan, Pangasinan
Asingan is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 54,092 people in 10,499 households.It is the hometown of President Fidel V. Ramos, the 12th President of the Philippines....
(on the East), and Rosales
Rosales, Pangasinan
Rosales is a 1st class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. It is sometimes called as Carmen, Pangasinan based on its progressive barangay, Carmen...
and Sto. Tomas
Santo Tomas, Pangasinan
Santo Tomas is a 5th class and smallest municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 13,802 people in 2,716 households...
(on the South). Hemmed between two bustling areas, Urdaneta City and Rosales, Villasis is one of the fastest developing towns in the province. It also thrives on its rice, corn and tobacco plantations. Its hilly barangays situated along the Malasiqui boundary is an ideal place for resort developers and agri-businessmen.
The town holds an annual fiesta in honor of its patron saint, San Antonio de Abad (Saint Athony the Abbot).
History
Villasis was a barrio of MalasiquiMalasiqui, Pangasinan
Malasiqui is a 1st class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 122,820 people in 20,798 households....
in the early part of the 17th century and was known by its former name, "Pandoyocan." The place had no fixed boundaries. It was simply a frontier settlement, a thickly forested region covering most of the southeastern parts of the province. Few people lived in this place due to the unavailability of open space for farming. In this thick forest however, was a nesting ground of bees called "oyocan". The abundance of honey attracted Spaniards and inhabitants of neighboring places to settle in this village. Because of this, the place was called "Pandoyocan", meaning "colony of bees."
Economy
The town's accessibility to all kinds of land transportation has made Villasis a bustling center of trade and commerce. It is intersected by the Manila North Road from north to south, allowing all major bus lines plying the Manila-Region I CAR route to pass through the town 24-hours a day. The main agricultural crops of the town are rice, corn, cassava, and varieties of vegetables and fruits. Raising livestock is another livelihood of the townspeople who raise poultry, swine, cattle and goats.There are 56 registered small to medium sized industries in Villasis. These include rice mills, metalcraft industries, cement production, poultry raising and piggeries and an ice-plant.
Talong festival
On January 18, 2008, Mayor Nonato Abrenica announced that hundreds of balikbayans joined the annual fiesta celebration, highlighted by the Talong Festival / fastest talong eater contest (boiled skin removed eggplant, long-purple casino type), in Villasis, PangasinanPangasinan
Pangasinan is a province of the Republic of the Philippines. The provincial capital is Lingayen. Pangasinan is located on the west central and peripheral area of the island of Luzon along the Lingayen Gulf, with the total land area being 5,368.82 square kilometers . According to the latest census,...
. 12 of 21 villages / barangays are engaged in eggplant production with total of 3.35 km² planted by 600 residents.
Barangays
Villasis is politically subdivided into 21 barangayBarangay
A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...
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External links
- Villasinians of East Coast Official Website
- Villasis Online - Official Town Website
- Philippine Standard Geographic Code
- 2007 Philippine Census Information
- Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho: Talong Festival - 26 January 2008 (in FilipinoFilipino languageThis move has drawn much criticism from other regional groups.In 1987, a new constitution introduced many provisions for the language.Article XIV, Section 6, omits any mention of Tagalog as the basis for Filipino, and states that:...
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