Alaminos City Spelled as I-N-V-E-S-T-M-E-N-T

An area made up of four administrative regions occupying half of Luzon offers a smorgasbord of investment prospects from gold mining to sea farming and food processing. Each province has its own strengths and potential niche in the investment market. The main problem in the past was the dearth of information on what those provinces have to offer to local or foreign investors — big, medium and small. The shortcoming is getting corrected as a...

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The Alaminos Niche in the Next Boom Region

In the mid-90s, Southern Luzon, popularized by the acronym CALABARZON (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal) was successfully marketed by the administration of former Philippine President Fidel. V. Ramos as the Philippines investment location of choice in the last decade. It now hosts a wide range of industries led by electronics, semiconductors, machine parts, electrical wiring and garments, mostly focused on exports. On one hand, the northern...

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Alaminos City Major Events and Festivities

Hundred Islands Festival The most anticipated and largest crowd-drawer event in Alaminos City. An annual festival that combines sports, adventure and agro-tourism aimed at enhancing environmental and cultural awareness. This is a unique event that can only be experienced in Alaminos City. Rolled into one – you can enjoy the summer youth camp, images of hundred islands, adventure race and hundred islands tour. Lavish celebration marks the Hundred...

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The Magic of Hundred Islands

Tears of a giant. Tips of a lost continent. These are some of the many legends, surrounding the origins of the Hundred Islands National Park. For it was, still is, and will remain one of the few wonders in the world carved by nature. Those pearls of islets and islands are millions of years old and may be there a million years more. Seeing the place from up close or stepping on the shore of one islet — is magic. It blows one’s imagination. It...

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The Hundred Islands National Park

Explore... Sparkling like diamonds, the waters glisten as the sun’s golden rays touch the pristine sea. The powdery blue sky casts a bright gleam beneath. The spread of white sand shimmers against the stream that changes hue—from emerald green to turquoise and azure—as the briny deep seems unfathomable. How many islands? The count, even greater (actually 124 at low tide and 123 at high tide), sums up the grouping of isles scattered incidentally...

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Alaminos City, Unity and Diversity

Arts and CraftsThe arts and crafts of the city reflect the influence of its geographic location, as well as its neighbors. One can browse through shops and be met by an array of furniture and ornaments made of shells, bamboo, wood, marsh grass, clay and other native products. Traditional styles are still abundant but artists and craftsmen are also steering towards fresh designs and structures, a further manifestation of the adventurous...

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Diverse & Friendly Alaminos City Folks

Alaminos is a city of settlers. True to its historical roots of having been built by settlers from Zambales and Dagupan, the city is home to 56 ethnic groups including Muslim migrants from Mindanao who have found peace and harmony in one community. The Alaminians are a warm and hospitable people, keen at giving their best when dealing with guests. Raised in a place that nature has carved for rest and recreation, creating one’s simple joys like...

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Escape to a Green City

The young city of Alaminos offers a great escape from the frenzy, heat, stress and perpetual motion of urban living.In fact, it offers more than the usual tourist destinations in the Philippines. Talk of the white sand beaches of Boracay, Aklan and El Nido, Palawan, the City of Alaminos has more than its fair share of white sand beaches in the various islands and islets at the Hundred Islands National Park. Added bonus is its fast emerging tourist...

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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...

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Cityhood Saga

A journey to the City of Alaminos from Manila is a visual delight of lush green rice fields, a right mix of old and modern houses picture-framed by the foothills of Zambales Mountains and the blue waters of China Sea. It is also a trip down memory lane as magnificent and centuries-old churches and plazas adorned the towns and cities that evoke a historic past and reflect a lasting legacy of Spanish colonization and influence in the Philippines. Talk...

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Alaminos City, Now Open For Business

As we open our doors and extend our hand of friendship to potential partners in good governance, sustainable development, tourism-related ventures and investments, we always keep in mind the truism that ‘no man is an island.’ And as we share the wonders and magic of the Hundred Islands to the world, our people and our city are equally excited to break new grounds and forge new relations with global partners to build a better and more developed...

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The City of Alaminos, Pangasinan

Just like all growing cities in the world, Alaminos City – Home of the Hundred Islands - is now opening its doors to potential partners in investments, tourism-related ventures,light industries and environmental conservation anchored on the universal concept of sustainable development. View Larger Map Barely five years after its creation as a new city in western Pangasinan, it has metamorphosed into a thriving center of trade, agriculture and...

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