Calasiao is a municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 77,039 people with 15,020 households. In the Pangasinan language, the town is called "Baley na Calasiao" which means "town of Calasiao" in English. Image File history File links Ph_locator_pangasinan_calasiao. ... A municipality (bayan, sometimes munisipalidad, in Filipino) is a local government unit in the Philippines. ... Map of the Philippines showing all the regions and their provinces. ... Pangasinan is a province of the Philippines located on the west coast of the island of Luzon off Lingayen Gulf. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Pangasinán is a language of the Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian family of languages spoken by more than two million people in Pangasinan, other Pangasinan communities in the Philippines, and by a significant number of Pangasinan immigrants in the United States; it is the primary language in Pangasinan...

Government

The town hall is located in front of the Roman Catholic convent of San Pedro y San Pablo de Calasiao, and it is at the same building as the shrine of Senor Divino Tesoro. The current mayor is Mayor Roy T. Macanlalay. One his major projects is to add a roof above school basketball courts or school yards in every barangay school in Calasiao. He has won the mayoral election twice.

Language

The people of Calasiao speak the Pangasinan language, the dominant language in central Pangasinan, but most of the people of Calasiao also speak Tagalog, the official national language of the Philippines; Ilocano, a neighboring language; and English, a global language. Pangasinán is a language of the Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian family of languages spoken by more than two million people in Pangasinan, other Pangasinan communities in the Philippines, and by a significant number of Pangasinan immigrants in the United States; it is the primary language in Pangasinan... Tagalog (pronunciation: ) is one of the major languages of the Republic of the Philippines. ... Ilokano (variants: Ilocano, Iluko, Iloco, and Iloko) is the third most-spoken language of the Republic of the Philippines. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

History

The indigenous people of Calasiao are descended from the Austronesian-speaking people who settled in the Malay archipelago at least 5,000 years ago. Calasiao was settled by a Pangasinan speaking people whose language belongs to the Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian languages family. The Austronesian languages are a language family widely dispersed throughout the islands of Southeast Asia and the Pacific ( with a few members spoken on continental Asia). ... Pangasinán is a language of the Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian family of languages spoken by more than two million people in Pangasinan, other Pangasinan communities in the Philippines, and by a significant number of Pangasinan immigrants in the United States; it is the primary language in Pangasinan... The Malayo-Polynesian languages are a subgroup of the Austronesian languages used by some 351 million speakers. ... The Austronesian languages are a language family widely dispersed throughout the islands of Southeast Asia and the Pacific ( with a few members spoken on continental Asia). ...

In 1571, the Spanish conquest of Pangasinan began. The Spanish conquistadors were accompanied by Roman Catholic missionaries who introduced Roman Catholicism to the indigenous peoples of Pangasinan. Around 1592, the small settlement of Calasiao was united with the other neighboring small settlements of Nalsian and Dinalaoan to form the new town of Calasiao. The much larger settlement of Gabon and other settlements also became part of the new town of Calasiao. The town of Calasiao became part of the Pangasinan encomendia of Labaya, designated as belonging to the King of Spain, Juan Ximenez del Pino, and a son of Alonso Hernandez de Sandoval for whom tributes were collected. Spanish colonization of the Americas began with the arrival in the Americas of Christopher Columbus in 1492. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... The term indigenous peoples has no universal, standard or fixed definition. ...

Augustinian and Dominican missionaries converted most of the indigenous people of Calasiao to Roman Catholicism. In 1596, the Roman Catholic convent in Calasiao was built and named San Pablo de Calasiao. In 1621, the convent was renamed San Pedro y San Pablo de Calasiao. The convent is located in the town center or poblacion. The Augustinians, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo (died AD 430), are several Roman Catholic monastic orders and congregations of both men and women living according to a guide to religious life known as the Rule of Saint Augustine. ... Indigenous peoples are: Peoples living in an area prior to colonization by a state Peoples living in an area within a nation-state, prior to the formation of a nation-state, but who do not identify with the dominant nation. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ...

Today, Calasiao is a very progressive town. Calasiao may soon become a city or join with Dagupan City and San Carlos City to be a metropolis. Auckland Berlin Chicago Hong Kong Istanbul Johannesburg London Los Angeles Madrid Melbourne Metropolis Katowice Moscow Mumbai New York City Osaka Paris Santiago de Chile São Paulo Shanghai Singapore Sydney Tokyo Toronto Warsaw A metropolis (in Greek μήτηρ, mētēr = mother and πόλις, pólis = city/town) is a major city...

Many people from Calasiao have emigrated to the United States and other countries to seek better opportunities.

Attractions

Calasiao is located in central of Pangasinan, between Dagupan City and San Carlos City. A major highway connects Calasiao to Dagupan City, San Carlos City, and Urdaneta City, which then connects to Baguio City and Metropolitan Manila. Calasiao is only a few minutes ride to the Bonuan Blue Beach and the Hundred Islands on the Lingayen Gulf. Calasiao is about an hour ride to Baguio City and a four hour ride to Manila. Dagupan City is a 1st class city in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. ... San Carlos City is a 2nd class city in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. ... Urdaneta City is a 3rd class city in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. ... Baguio City is a 1st class highly urbanized city in northern Luzon in the Philippines. ... The City of Manila (Filipino: Lungsod ng Maynila), or simply Manila, is the capital of the Philippines. ... The Hundred Islands National Park is the foremost tourist destination in the province of Pangasinan in northern Philippines. ... The Lingayen Gulf is an extension of the South China Sea on Luzon in the Philippines. ... Baguio City is a 1st class highly urbanized city in northern Luzon in the Philippines. ... The City of Manila (Filipino: Lungsod ng Maynila), or simply Manila, is the capital of the Philippines. ...

Calasiao is known for its sweet mangoes; bocayo, a coconut candy; puto, a soft rice cake; suman, a sweet coconut and sticky rice cake wrapped in banana leaves; and bagoong, a salted shrimp or fish sauce. Calasiao puto is described as the town's "white gold." Calasiao puto is a bite-size, soft rice cake made from semi-glutinous rice that is fermented in earthen jars. It is produced mainly in barangay Dinalaoan.

Many pilgrims from neighbouring cities/towns and provinces visit Calasiao to pray at the Senor Divino Tesoro shrine. The statue of a crucified Jesus Christ is believed to grow in size and grant miracles.

Every May, Calasiao residents enjoy a "peryaan" or fair in English. Different rides and booths cover the grounds of Calasiao Central School in front of the church. Delicious hotcakes (pancakes) with cane sugar are served in plastic bags for "dua" or two pesos. Other treats such as balut (preserved duck egg), halo-halo, ice scramble, mais con yelo (corn with ice) and popcorn can also be bought for cheap prices.

As part of the May festivities, each participating barangays (see below) send one participant for the annual "Ms. Calasiao" beauty pageant. The winner gets paraded around the town the next day together with her escort and pageant runner-ups in a decorated vehicle.

Industries

Calasiao has rich farmlands planted mainly with palay or rice, coconuts and mangoes. Calasiao also has a lot of fishponds along its rivers and wetlands where fishes like bangus or milkfish, pantat or catfish, and tilapia are raised. A Coca-Cola Bottlers plant is located in Calasiao. The wave shape (known as the dynamic ribbon device) present on all Coca-Cola cans throughout the world derives from the contour of the original Coca-Cola bottles. ...

Because of Calasiao's great business potential, Jollibee and Toyota has opened branches in the town. Regency Hotel in Calasiao has become the biggest competitor of the Star Plaza Hotel in Dagupan City. Dagupena, a famous world-class restaurant in Dagupan City has also moved to Calasiao.

The "Calasiao Puto" is a rice cake that is well known all over the Philippines for its melt in the mouth feeling. It is locally sold along the streets going to Sr.Divino Tesoro. The puto industry helps a lot of locals to make a living.

Barangays

Calasiao is politically subdivided into 24 barangays. Calasiao enjoys its success due to the central location and proximity to Dagupan City. Businesses have more potential for success since the town is traverse by the national highway (MacArthur). A barangay (Tagalog: baranggay , pronounced as ba-rang-gai, gai as in guy), also known by its former name, the barrio, is the smallest local government unit in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward. ...

External links

• Municipality of Calasiao Official Website
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Pasyalan Pangasinan
• 2000 Philippine Census Information
• Official Website of the Provincial Government of Pangasinan
• Pangasinan: Preservation and Revitalization of the Pangasinan Language and Literature
• Sunday Punch
• Sun Star Pangasinan
• Pangasinan Star Online
• Pangasinan Test Wikipedia

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