Municipality in Pangasinan, Philippines
Not to be confused with
Laoag .
Municipality in Ilocos Region, Philippines
Laoac
Municipality of Laoac Town Hall of Laoac
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Nickname: Pangasinan's young municipality
Map of Pangasinan with Laoac highlighted
Coordinates: 16°02′00″N 120°33′00″E / 16.03333°N 120.55°E / 16.03333; 120.55 Country Philippines Region Ilocos Region Province Pangasinan District
5th district Founded March 5, 1980 Barangays Barangays ) • Type Sangguniang Bayan • Mayor Ricardo D. Balderas • Vice Mayor Nelson V. Gayo • Representative Ramon V. Guico III • Municipal Council
Dani Jay G. Rebugio Andrew R. Celino Eleno B. Olande Faustino Q. Soriano Jr. Edelyn P. Rebugio Rogelio P. Godoy Edgar M. Elleazar Darwin C. Rodillas • Electorate 22,336 voters (2022 ) • Total
40.50 km2 (15.64 sq mi) Elevation
31 m (102 ft) Highest elevation
776 m (2,546 ft) Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft) • Total
34,128 • Density 840/km2 (2,200/sq mi) • Households
8,811 • Income class 4th municipal income class • Poverty incidence % (2021)[ 4] • Revenue ₱ 112.4 million (2020), 50.02 million (2012), 53.91 million (2013), 60.83 million (2014), 10.01 million (2015), 26.29 million (2016), 11.9 million (2017), 67.49 million (2018), 131.9 million (2019), 210 million (2021), 217.2 million (2022) • Assets ₱ 464.3 million (2020) • Expenditure ₱ 133.8 million (2020) • Liabilities ₱ 32.83 million (2020) • Electricity Pangasinan 3 Electric Cooperative (PANELCO 3) Time zone UTC+8 (PST )ZIP code 2437
PSGC IDD : area code +63 (0)75 Native languages Pangasinan Website www
Laoac [ˈlawak] 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.[ 3]
Laoac is 40 kilometres (25 mi) from Lingayen and 195 kilometres (121 mi) from Manila .
History
Since early 1900s, unsuccessful attempts to convert Laoac, then the biggest barrio Manaoag , into a separate municipality were made until the revival of such movement by Don Westrimundo Tabayoyong.[ 5] Laoac as a municipality through Republic Act No. 6485barrios separated from Manaoag, including Laoac (present-day Poblacion ) which was designated as the seat of government.[ 6] the declaration of nationwide martial law later that year.[ 5] Batas Pambansa Blg. 18 issued in 1979,[ 7] [ 5]
Laoac is currently the province's newest municipality.
Tabayoyong served until his assassination at the municipal plaza on September 6, 1985.[ 8]
Geography
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
Climate data for Laoac, Pangasinan
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
29
29
30
32
33
33
33
33
33
32
31
29
31
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
21
21
22
23
24
24
24
24
23
23
22
22
23
Average precipitation mm (inches)
127.5
115.8
129.7
141.1
248.2
165
185.3
161.9
221.4
299.5
199
188.7
2,183.1
Average rainy days
17
17
17
15
20
19
19
29
21
20
17
19
230
Source: World Weather Online[ 9]
Demographics
Economy
Poverty incidence of Laoac
Government
Local government
Laoac, belonging to the fifth congressional district of the province of Pangasinan , 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
Members of the Municipal Council[ 22]
Position
Name
Governor
Ramon V. Guico III
Vice Governor
Mark DG. Lambino
Congressman
Ramon N. Guico Jr.
Board Member
Rosary Gracia "Chinky" Perez-Tababa
Nicholi Jan Louie Q. Sison
Mayor
Ricardo D. Balderas
Vice-Mayor
Nelson V. Gayo
Councilors
Glaiza B. Olande-Collado
Wilson D. Quinto
Yolanda S. Rufo
Charito T. Calica
Rolando N. Ramos
Edgar M. Elleazar
Benedict E. Lopena
Ruben A. Allado
Liga ng mga Barangay President
Marissa R. Celino
Sangguniang Kabataan Federation President
Peiry Velasco
References
^ Municipality of Laoac | (DILG) ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF) . Philippine Statistics Authority . Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453 . Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021 .^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region I (Ilocos Region)" . Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay . Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 8 July 2021 . ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" . Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024 .^ a b c "History" . Municipality of Laoac . Government of the Philippines . Retrieved 2023-03-09 .^ Republic Act No. 6485 (1972-06-17), An Act Creating the Municipality of Laoac in the Province of Pangasinan , retrieved 2023-03-09 ^ Batas Pambansa Blg. 18 (1979-03-05), An Act Providing for the Appointment of Local Officials in the Municipality of Laoac in the Province of Pangasinan, Amending for the Purpose Section Two of Republic Act Numbered Sixty-Four Hundred and Eighty-Five , retrieved 2023-03-09 ^ Associated Press (1985-09-08). "Around the World: Philippine Mayor Slain At a Beauty Pageant" . The New York Times . Retrieved 2023-06-23 .^
"Laoac, Pangasinan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall" . World Weather Online. Retrieved 12 October 2015 .
^ Census of Population (2015). "Region I (Ilocos Region)" . Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay . Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016 . ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region I (Ilocos Region)" (PDF) . Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay . National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016 . ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region I (Ilocos Region)" . Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007 National Statistics Office . ^
"Province of Pangasinan" . Municipality Population Data . Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016 .
^ "Poverty incidence (PI):" . Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020 .^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF) . Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF) . Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF) . Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF) . Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015" . Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" . Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022 .^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" . Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024 .^ "2019 National and Local Elections" (PDF) . Commission on Elections . Retrieved March 7, 2022 .
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