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Geography of Dagupan City, Philippines

Dagupan City Land Area (as of 2007, in hectares)= 3,723

Location of Dagupan City, Philippines

Dagupan City is located within the province of Pangasinan which is Region I in the island of Luzon.

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Dagupan City in the Philippines, the acknowledged trading center in Northern Luzon is strategically located at the coastal ranges of Lingayen Gulf, making it accessible via land or sea.

Dagupan is traversed by seven rivers which stream into the gulf, hence making the city an aquaculture zone that produces seafoods delight and the best tasting milkfish (bangus) in the world.

The City’s wet marketplace which operates round the clock is bursting at the seams with its constant swirl of buying and selling of any array of products and commodities.

One fifth of the city’s total land area consist of fishponds where the delectable Bangus, prawns, crabs, and oysters are cultured and made available for consumers all year around.

The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Academy, a pet-project of the House Speaker Jose De Venecia, Jr. boosted the city’s seafoods industry by promoting aquaculture technology.

The Jimmy L. Fernandez STADIA, established by business tycoon Belen Fernandez, is both a convention center and a trade exhibit hall. Today, it is the most recent testament of the city’s spiraling growth with an aggregate 6000 seating capacity, making it one of the biggest in the region.

For a city with short boundaries, the evolution of Dagupan from a small, coastal village to an upbeat metropolis is phenomenal.

History of Dagupan City, Philippines

article from the city of Dagugan

The image of the weather-beaten, muscle-bound man of the sea, bronzed and almost nondescript in an old hat called tacoco, steering a sleek boat they called baloto in those days, had been classic Dagupenos bread winner when the Pangasinan waters were fish-laden and pristine.

Dagupan’s fame as trading post even before the coming of the Spaniards was inexorably tied with the sea, the marine resources that were lifeblood to the flourishing barter trade that drew intrepid seafarers who brought their valuable goods from across the seas.

Through the 300-years Spanish regime Dagupan’s commercial activities thrived, mainly pursued though the wide, swift moving communal waters that crisscrossed the early settlement.

Of the four major rivers of Dagupan, it was Pantal that carried the biggest commercial traffic and the lucrative culture of oysters, shrimps, Malaga and mollusks.

Pantal was staging point and means of navigation for the early fish-traders who heavily traded with the Kapampangans and Tagalogs of Nueva Ecija.

The early recorded effort to officially place Dagupan on the map showed Dagupan as a sitio of the Lingayen encomienda and later as a settlement town, Augustinian friars named Bacnotan. The name changed prompted a revolt led by Andres Malong, after which the term “Nandaragupan” became popular appellation, for it was in the old entreport (marketplace) “where the people met.”

People of Dagupan City, Philippines

  • Dagupan City Population (as of Aug 1, 2007 Census) = 149,554
  • Dagupan City Registered Voters (2009 COMELEC) = 92,867

Elected Government Officials of Dagupan City, Philippines

Elected Officials of Dagugan City for the term of 2013-2016
Elected Officials of Dagugan City for the term of 2007-2010

Barangay Elected Officials of Dagupan City, Pangasinan

Businesses in Dagupan City, Philippines

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Real Estate or Properties for Sale or Lease in Dagupan City, Philippines

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Churches, Mosques, or Places of Worship in Dagupan City, Philippines

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Schools in Dagupan City, Philippines

School year 2013-2014 starts June 3 and ends March 31, 2014, for public elementary and secondary schools. The school year will have 201 school days, of which 180 days are “nonnegotiable” student-teacher contact time.

The multisectoral Brigada Eskwela to prepare schools for the students’ return will be on May 21-26. Oplan Balik Eskwela will be from May 28 to June 8 while orientation on K to 12 for parents and other stakeholders will be on June 9.

Although private schools may deviate from the Department of Education (DepEd) calendar, they are enjoined not to start before June 3 and later than Aug 31.

School Year 2013-2014 in public elementary and high schools will start on June 3 and end on March 31, 2014 The name of your school in Dagupan City can be listed here. You can list it like this:

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Economy of Dagupan City, Philippines

  • Dagupan City is geared towards creating a competitive, diversified and environmental-friendly economy. Moreover, the city intends to be known globally as the Bangus (Milkfish) Capital of the World.
Hence, the City Government has initiated policies and programs to establish a competitive and environmentally sustainable Bangus (milkfish) industry. Concomitantly, Dagupan is developing its aqua-eco tourism potential to establish itself as an alternative tourist destination in Northern Philippines.
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Jobs in Dagupan City

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Natural Resources of Dagupan City, Philippines

Protect the environment

It is sad but true that as of the year 2012 the rivers of the Philippines continue to be the #1 Sewer Systems of the Philippines.

Protect & Save the Rivers. Do not let your sewer drain into the river. Your community can be the first to initiate this project.
Build your riverbank protection with a built-in gutter system. Reforest within Ten Years - Guaranteed!

Let us plant more trees in every barangay in the entire Philippines. It does not make any difference if the barangay is urban, partially urban or rural; we need more trees. Trees will prevent erosion, provide oxygen, prevent green house effect, and even a place of business for the shade tree mechanic.

The Philippines is a tropical country and practically anything will grow. The DENR has the planting trees project that goes on every year. Lots of picture taking for the media. Planting trees one by one is the "human" way of doing it. This individual planting of trees is good if done to "line" the roads and highways with trees or along fences or property divisions, or if you have a plantation.

To reforest the nation of the Philippines we have to plant trees the "mother nature" way. Sow the seeds during the rainy season. Go deep into "bald" forests and plant trees by sowing seeds. If there's not enough volunteers to do this, use the military helicopters to fly over the designated areas and sow the seeds.

Guaranteed within a few years, The Philippines will be lush again. >>Read More

We are using our rivers as our sewer system. If you ask a Filipino, "Are the Filipinos a clean people?" The answer is an automatic, "Yes!". However, the Filipinos are suffering from the same disease or attitude as most people do, and that is the "NIMBY" disease or "NIMBY" attitude. (NIMBY) Not In My Back Yard. So it is OK to dump my garbage and sewer there. Not mine! Someone else will take care of it.

This attitude is killing our rivers. Your great-grandparents, grandparents or parents were once proud to tell the stories of how they enjoyed swimming in the river behind your house or nearby. However, you can't say the same or tell the same stories to your kids or grand kids. Why? Because your generation is killing the river.

Contact:

  • Secretary Ramon J. P. Paje
  • Department of Environment and Natural Resources
  • Visayas Avenue, Diliman, 1100 Quezon City, Philippines
  • +63-2-929-6626
  • osec@denr.gov.ph

We have so much water in the Philippines and yet very little to drink.

Instead of relying too much on Diesel fuel and Coal to generate the majority of Philippine's Electrical energy Supply, we can concentrate more on renewable and sustainable source of energy such as: Hydro Power, Solar Power, and Wind Power. We have too many black outs.

Tourists Attractions of Dagupan City, Philippines

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Festivals, Fiestas and Traditions of Dagupan City, Philippines

Every city has some sort of a festival or tradition that is celebrated every year. In the Philippines almost all barangays that are predominantly populated by Christians celebrate fiesta. Tell us about the festivals, fiestas and traditions of Dagupan City.

Bangus Festival: Bangus Festival is the first thing that comes to the mind of every Filipino person upon hearing the place "Dagupan." Bangus Festival is a famous celebration which happens annually in the month of April. Bangus, or Milkfish, is the main product of Dagupan, and it citizens are proud to showcase it to others during the festival. It is a two-week celebration with different planned activities on each day. These activities include the bangus food trip, bangus rodeo and many other exciting activities. "Festivals of the North" is the highlight of the event, wherein the street dancing champions in the central and northern Luzon come to show an excellent performance which will amaze the audience.

Pigar-Pigar Festival: This festival promotes pigar-pigar, a product of the people of Dagupan that is made from fresh meat. There are a huge number of stalls in Dagupan which serve pigar-pigar. To prepare this, they have the fresh meat dipped in a sauce. This sauce is a mixture of onions and cooking oil. The meat is usually a beef or carabeef. If you do not like to use the lean meat, you can also try the liver. You can add cauliflower or any kind of vegetables to the dish to give additional taste and flavor. The main activity in this festival is the Pigar-Pigar Cooking Contest, wherein the owner and staff of the different pigar-pigar stalls battle with each other in various categories.

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Your Story about Dagupan City, Philippines

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Philippine Cycling is supported by Dagupan City, Pangasinan, Philippines

Philippine Cycling is about cycling in the Philippnes. Philippine Cycling helps promote bike races, cycling clubs, bicycle tours, and the development of bicycle trails. Activities are coordinated with bike shops and cycling clubs throughout the Philippines to promote the fun of riding bikes. Philippine Cycling will be coordinating events with tour of Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. Road biking and mountain bikings will be promoted by Philippine Cycling.
Cycling Activity to Participate In

Tour de Zamboanga 2013: From the 11th of July, 2013 to the 14th of July, 2013. A four day 540 kilometer bicycle race for Charity!

Due to the road constructions going on in the route of the Tour, we are eliminating the road bikes from this race.
  • This is a (Non-Roadbike) individual bicycle race. Everybody is welcome in this race. The more the merrier. Racers who skip a stage will not be allowed to continue. Everybody who finishes the race and does not skip a stage is a winner.

The race starts at the port municipality of Liloy, Zamboanga del Norte and rests in the historical city of Zamboanga del Norte, Dapitan City to end the first stage. The following day the race will continue from Dapitan City to Pagadian City to end the second stage. The 3rd stage will be from Pagadian to Ipil. And finally culminate with the final stage from Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay to Zamboanga City.

Prizes for the Winners and Participants of Tour de Zamboanga

  • 80 PRIZES in all to be Given Away. OVER ₱ 782,000.00 pesos in Prizes
  1. Grand Prize: The overall (liloy, dapitan, pagadian, ipil, zamboanga) first 15 finishers will be based on the overall accumulated time it took to finish the 4 stage race. The racer must finish all stages to qualify for the grand prize.
    • The racer with the best accumulated time wins the championship. 1st:50K, 2nd:30K, 3rd:20K, 4th:15K, 5th:10K, 6th:9.5K, 7th:9K, 8th:8.5K, 9th:8K, 10th:7.5K, 11th:7K, 12th:6.5, 13th:6K, 14th:5.5K, 15th:5K
  2. Every stage has a winner. Prizes will be presented to the first 3 racers to win each stage. 1st:20K, 2nd:15K, 3rd:10K, 4th:6.5K, 5th:6K, 6th:5.5K, 7th:5K, 8th:4.5K, 9th:4K, 10th:3.5K, 11th:3K, 12th:2.5K, 13th:2K, 14th:1.5K, 15th:1K
    • The winner of each stage keeps the prize money even if he/she can't continue with the race because of injury or other reasons. But because the racer skipped a stage he/she will not be allowed to continue with the race.
  3. Besides the Open Category, There are three (3) other competitive categories: (Women; Under 16 years old; 50 years old and over. Prizes for these categories are as follows: 25K 1st, 20K 2nd, 15K 3rd, 10K 4th, 5K 5th. Each Category gets a prize. Prizes given only to finishers of all 4 stages for these 3 categories.
  4. Finishers of all the 4 stages get a certificate of completion and a refund of their 1,000.00 peso registration fee. If a racer skips a stage he or she is will not be allowed to continue the race. Every finisher of the Tour de Zamboanga is a WINNER!

First Bicycle Race to cover the entire Zamboanga Peninsula

  • Due to the election complications in the Zamboanga peninsula, the tour has been postponed to July 11 - July 14 of 2013.

Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Sibugay, and Zamboanga City.

  • First Stage - July 11, 2013 (Thursday): Liloy to Dapitan City
    • 143 Kilometers: This stage of the race does not have many hilly terrains. It will be mostly flat. The roads are cemented.
  • Second Stage - July 12, 2013(Friday): Dapitan City to Pagadian City
    • 128 Kilometers: The second stage will be more challenging as there will be more hills to climb. About 40% of the terrain will be hilly. It will be on the Osmena Hwy which is almost completely cemented. There are only a few kilometers that are still under construction.
  • Third Stage - July 13, 2013 (Saturday): Pagadian City to Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay
    • 139 Kilometers: The race from pagadian to Ipil will prove to be a grueling race specially the first 35 kilometers. The first 35 kilometers is about 80% uphill battle.
  • Fourth Stage - July 14, 2013 (Sunday): Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay to Divisoria, Zamboanga City
    • 130 Kilometers: There are three challenging parts to this section of the race. First challenge is the uphill climb from the border of zamboanga sibugay to the border of zamboanga city (barangay of licomo). After that is the twisty uphill in the barangay of Tigbalabag and finally the quiniput tuktukalaw climb. Then it will be a downhill race to the finish at the barangay of Divisoria.

All Philippine Cyclers are invited to participate in the open bicycle race. It is for a great charitable cause: Project BOSS - Brotherhood Operation Sweet Smile

Total Distance to be traveled: 540 kilometers or 338 miles - Visit our WebPage

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