Alcala, Pangasinan
Encyclopedia
Alcala is a 4th class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines
. According to the latest census, it has a population of 38,934 people in 7,181 households.
formerly called "DANGLA", a vernacular term referring to a medicinal shrub which grows abundantly in the place. As a barrio, it was subdivided into several smaller units called sitios, namely: Bugyao, Bacud, Cupi, Bitulao, Guinawedan, Anulid, Cabicalan, Pindangan, Camanggaan and Sinabaan
On April 1, 1873 the settlers established a community. They submitted a petition calling for the cessation of Dangla into a separate township, but it took more than two years for the Spanish Authorities to take notice of the settlers demands.
Finally, on September 20, 1875, a Royal Decree No. 682 was issued making the place an official municipality to be named Alcala, the name of a town in Spain where then the Governor of Pangasinan hailed from.
, the place was the site of the field headquarters of General Malone of the United States Army.
When the Filipinos and Americans were fighting against the Japanese during World War II
, the place was the site for the American Field Headquarters under the command of General Johnathan Wainwright
. It is here that the first Guerrilla Combat Training School was established. The same school produced an Infantry Battalion composed mostly of Alcaleneans who played an important role in defending the whole of Northern Luzon from the more superior Japanese Forces.
Councilor Rodolfo Rosquita - 1st Term
Councilor Alegria Almajano- 3rd term
Councilor Emme Luisa Ramos - 1st term
Councilor Eduardo De La Cruz- 4th Term
Councilor Gerardo Ablao - 1st term
Councilor Mario Cerezo - 2nd term
Councilor Elizabeth Cabreros - 2nd term
South Central School
Anulid Elem. School
Atainan Elem. School
Bersamin Elem. School
Gualsic Elem. School
Loac Elem. School
Macayo Integrated School
Pindangan West Elem. School
Pindangan East Elem. School
San Juan Elem. School
San Pedro Ili Elem. School
Vacante Elem. School
Secondary Schools
Cipriano P. Primicias National High School
Arboleda National High School
Pindangan National High School
Canarvacanan National High School
San Pedro Apartado National High School
Bersamin Agro-Industrial High School
Macayo Integrated School
Private Schools
Holy Rood Academy
Alcala Brookside School Inc.
Holy Family Educational Institution
Alcala Christian Academy
Morning Star Academy
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Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. According to the latest census, it has a population of 38,934 people in 7,181 households.
History
What is known now as Alcala was then just a flourishing barrio of BayambangBayambang, Pangasinan
Bayambang is a 1st class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 103,145 people in 17,897 households.-Etymology:...
formerly called "DANGLA", a vernacular term referring to a medicinal shrub which grows abundantly in the place. As a barrio, it was subdivided into several smaller units called sitios, namely: Bugyao, Bacud, Cupi, Bitulao, Guinawedan, Anulid, Cabicalan, Pindangan, Camanggaan and Sinabaan
On April 1, 1873 the settlers established a community. They submitted a petition calling for the cessation of Dangla into a separate township, but it took more than two years for the Spanish Authorities to take notice of the settlers demands.
Finally, on September 20, 1875, a Royal Decree No. 682 was issued making the place an official municipality to be named Alcala, the name of a town in Spain where then the Governor of Pangasinan hailed from.
Historical Roles and Events
During the outbreak of the Philippine-American WarPhilippine-American War
The Philippine–American War, also known as the Philippine War of Independence or the Philippine Insurrection , was an armed conflict between a group of Filipino revolutionaries and the United States which arose from the struggle of the First Philippine Republic to gain independence following...
, the place was the site of the field headquarters of General Malone of the United States Army.
When the Filipinos and Americans were fighting against the Japanese during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, the place was the site for the American Field Headquarters under the command of General Johnathan Wainwright
Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV
Jonathan Mayhew "Skinny" Wainwright IV was a career American army officer and the commander of Allied forces in the Philippines at the time of their surrender to the Empire of Japan during World War II...
. It is here that the first Guerrilla Combat Training School was established. The same school produced an Infantry Battalion composed mostly of Alcaleneans who played an important role in defending the whole of Northern Luzon from the more superior Japanese Forces.
Municipal Council
Councilor Jojo Callejo- 3rd termCouncilor Rodolfo Rosquita - 1st Term
Councilor Alegria Almajano- 3rd term
Councilor Emme Luisa Ramos - 1st term
Councilor Eduardo De La Cruz- 4th Term
Councilor Gerardo Ablao - 1st term
Councilor Mario Cerezo - 2nd term
Councilor Elizabeth Cabreros - 2nd term
World record
Alcala recently broke the world record for longest grill measuring about 3 km.Schools
Alcala Central SchoolSouth Central School
Anulid Elem. School
Atainan Elem. School
Bersamin Elem. School
Gualsic Elem. School
Loac Elem. School
Macayo Integrated School
Pindangan West Elem. School
Pindangan East Elem. School
San Juan Elem. School
San Pedro Ili Elem. School
Vacante Elem. School
Secondary Schools
Cipriano P. Primicias National High School
Arboleda National High School
Pindangan National High School
Canarvacanan National High School
San Pedro Apartado National High School
Bersamin Agro-Industrial High School
Macayo Integrated School
Private Schools
Holy Rood Academy
Alcala Brookside School Inc.
Holy Family Educational Institution
Alcala Christian Academy
Morning Star Academy
Barangays
Alcala is politically subdivided into 21 barangayBarangay
A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...
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