Alaminos City Profile and History

GEOGRAPHICAL PROFILE Administrative Land Area: 166.23 sq. km. No. Of Barangays: 39 Available Alienable and Disposable Land: 14,486.144 Forest Lands: 555.955 Fishpond Development: 1,581.300 Length of Waterfront (km): 67.00 Length of Roads (km): 291.298 Road Density: 1.75 km/sq.km of Total Land Area GEOGRAPHICAL ADVANTAGES Home of the World famous Hundred Islands Strategically located in Western Pangasinan Center of trade and commerce and the focal point in the educational, political, religious and cultural movements in Western Pangasinan ABUNDANT NATURAL RESOURCES Blessed with about 67 km waterfronts Major milkfish (bangus) and fish producer and supplier in Northern Luzon Vast tracts of fertile land Rich in historical, cultural, natural and other  man-made tourism attractions The 4th largest economy in the province of Pangasinan PEACEFUL COMMUNITY With 56 ethnic groupings and 30 religious affiliations, Alaminos City is the melting pot of cultures COMPETITIVE EDGE Proximity to Fastest Growing Economies Pangasinan is one of the growth nodes of North Growth Quadrangle (NORTHQUAD) Alaminos City is a major tourism hub in the NORTHQUAD area Site of Brgy. Alos Industrial Zone (Proton Car Assembly Plant) RELATIVE DISTANCES FROM ALAMINOS CITY (KM) Subic International Airport / Seaport 200 Clark International Airport 125 Laoag International Airport 295 San Fernando International Airport 123 Manila 257 Baguio City 136 FLYING TIME FROM MANILA TO MAJOR CITIES OF THE ASIA PACIFIC Melbourne: 11 hrs 10 mins Sydney: 10 hrs 40 mins Brisbane: 10 hrs 55 mins Singapore: 3 hrs 10 mins Jakarta: 4 hrs 40 mins Kuala Lumpur: 3 hrs 55 mins Bangkok: 4 hrs Taipei: 2 hrs

Timeline: ALAMINOS History SETTLEMENT BARRIO 1734 - Northern Zambal tribe founded a settlement named Suyang (Now Zaragosa, Bolinao) 1737 - People of Suyang resettled in a place they called Barrio Casboran (Now Brgy. Baleyadaan, Alaminos City) BARRIO TO PUEBLO (INDEPENDENT TOWN) 1740 - Ilocano emigrants came by means of paraos (boat) and helped in the building and the expansion of Barrio Casboran. 1744 - Casboran rapidly grew into a progressive community and already established commercial relationships with Chinese merchants and neighboring towns (Dagupan & Lingayen) 1747 - Casboran converted into an independent town from Bolinao. 1758 - Destruction of Casboran due to conflict of political and economic interests 1764 - Casboran was transferred and rebuilt in Sitio Nansangaan (now Barangay Inerangan, Alaminos City) and renamed the place San Jose. 1766 - San Jose was transferred and renamed Barrio Sarapsap (now Barangay Poblacion, Alaminos City) PUEBLO TO MUNICIPALITY 1873 - Sarapsap was renamed Alaminos in honor of the Spanish Governor General Juan Alaminos de Vivar who visited the place. 1903 - Don Francisco Reinoso served as the Municipal president, when Alaminos along the eight other towns of Northern Zambales, joined the province of Pangasinan. MUNICIPALITY TO CITY 1991 - Alaminos was reclassified from 4th to 3rd class municipality. Its reclassification was based on its gross income amounting to P11.7M pursuant to the provisions of Executive Order No. 249 and Finance Department Order No. 79-91 dated July 1991. 1997 - Alaminos posted a 338.5% increase in its gross income, amounting to P 39.6 M. Alaminos leaped from 3rd class municipality into a 1st class munipality. 1998 - With its continuous economic growth, Alaminos grossed a remarkable 155% increase in income amounting to 61.4M that qualified the town for cityhood. A bill was filed by Rep. Hernani A. Braganza. 2001 - House Bill No. 4898 principally sponsored by Congressman Braganza and Senate Bill No. 2257 were separately passed by both Houses of Congress. The Philippine Senate enacted on February 8, 2001 Republic Act No. 9025, an Act Converting the Municipality of Alaminos, Province of Pangasinan into a Component City to be known as the City of Alaminos. 2001 - A plebiscite was conducted on March 28, 2001 wherein 85% Alaminians affirmatively voted for the conversion of Alaminos into a Component City pursuant to R.A. 9025.

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