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Laoac
Municipality in Pangasinan, Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Laoac [ˈlawak], officially the Municipality of Laoac (Pangasinan: Baley na Laoac; Ilocano: Ili ti Laoac; Tagalog: Bayan ng Laoac), is a municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 34,128 people.[5]
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History
Laoac is currently the province's newest municipality. Since the early 1900s, unsuccessful attempts to convert Laoac - then the biggest barrio in Manaoag - into a separate municipality were made until the revival of such movement by Don Westrimundo Tabayoyong.[6] This led to the establishment of Laoac as a municipality through Republic Act No. 6485, enacted on June 17, 1972, constituting twenty barrios separated from Manaoag, including Laoac (present-day Poblacion) which was designated as the seat of government.[7] The implementation, however, was delayed by the declaration of nationwide martial law later that year.[6] By virtue of Batas Pambansa Blg. 18 issued in 1979,[8] the first municipal officials were elected, with Tabayoyong as mayor, and assumed office on March 5, 1980, formally inaugurating the corporate existence of the municipality.[6]
Tabayoyong served until his assassination at the municipal plaza on September 6, 1985.[9]
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Geography
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Laoac is situated 42.55 kilometres (26.44 mi) from the provincial capital Lingayen, and 192.96 kilometres (119.90 mi) from the country's capital city of Manila.
Barangays
Laoac is politically subdivided into 22 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
- Anis
- Balligi
- Banuar
- Botigue
- Caaringayan
- Domingo Alarcio (Cabilaoan East)
- Cabilaoan
- Cabulalaan
- Calaoagan
- Calmay
- Casampagaan
- Casanestebanan
- Casantiagoan
- Inmanduyan
- Poblacion (Laoac)
- Lebueg
- Maraboc
- Nanbagatan
- Panaga
- Talogtog
- Turko
- Yatyat
Climate
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Demographics
Economy
Poverty incidence of Laoac
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15
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2000
27.94 2003
28.32 2006
26.50 2009
20.99 2012
14.16 2015
10.71 2018
11.16 2021
16.77 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23] |
Government
Local government
Laoac is part of the fifth congressional district of the province of Pangasinan. It is governed by a mayor, designated as its local chief executive, and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years.
Elected Officials
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Education
The Laoac Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public elementary and high schools.[25]
Primary and elementary schools
- Botigue Elementary School
- Cabilaoan Elementary School
- Cabu-Cala Elementary School
- Don Rufino Tabayoyong Central School
- Lebueg Elementary School
- Limos-Turko Elementary School
- Nanbagatan Elementary School
- Quevedo-Anisca Elementary School
- Rufino Leal-Torralba Elementary School (Cascalinta)
- Yatyat Elementary School
- Yatyat Annex Elementary School
Secondary schools
- Cabilaoan Agro-Industrial HS
- Calmay Integrated School
- Castusu Integrated School
- Don Maximo G. Gombio Panaga-Tabao Integrated School
- Full of Grace Montessori and High School
- Laoac National High School
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References
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