Santo Tomas, Pangasinan
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Santo Tomas is a 5th class and smallest municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines
. According to the latest census, it has a population of 13,802 people in 2,716 households. According to the 2007 Philippine general election
, Santo Tomas has a voting population of 6,652 voters.
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, in all the 34 precincts in the town, no one voted for the popular actor-turned-politician Fernando Poe, Jr.
, a Pangasinense from San Carlos City. Of the 6,737 registered voters in the town’s 10 barangays, 5,668 actually cast their votes in Monday’s polls but 5,470 voted for President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
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This zero vote on the actor "ostracized" Santo Tomas from all the political units of Pangasinan, especially Bayambang, Malasiqui, Bautista, Alcala, Rosales, Villasis, Basista and the Cities of San Carlos and Dagupan.
certificate of longest barbecue record (3,803.96 m). Residents grilled 93,540 glutinous corn on the 1,559 meters long grills (each interconnected grill measured 2.4 meters), traversing its 10 barangays. Sto. Tomas' longest barbecue record erased Montevideo
, Uruguay
's 1,493.2 meters long record (grilled red meat.)
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 13,802 people in 2,716 households. According to the 2007 Philippine general election
Philippine general election, 2007
Legislative and local elections were held in the Philippines on May 14, 2007. Positions contested included half the seats in the Senate, which are elected for six-year terms, and all the seats in the House of Representatives, who were elected for three-year terms...
, Santo Tomas has a voting population of 6,652 voters.
Barangays
Santo Tomas is politically subdivided into 10 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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- La Luna
- Poblacion East
- Poblacion West
- Salvacion
- San Agustin
- San Antonio
- San Jose
- San Marcos
- Santo Domingo
- Santo Niño
Philippines' Block Voting Municipality
During the 2004 Philippine general electionPhilippine general election, 2004
The senatorial election was held in the Philippines on May 10, 2004. The major coalitions that participated are the Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan composed of parties that support the candidacy of president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, and the Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino ,...
, in all the 34 precincts in the town, no one voted for the popular actor-turned-politician Fernando Poe, Jr.
Fernando Poe, Jr.
Ronald Allan Poe y Kelley , better known as Fernando Poe, Jr. and colloquially known as FPJ and Da King, was a Filipino actor and cultural icon. From the 1950s, Poe played steadfast film heroes who fight for the common man, which won him respect and admiration...
, a Pangasinense from San Carlos City. Of the 6,737 registered voters in the town’s 10 barangays, 5,668 actually cast their votes in Monday’s polls but 5,470 voted for President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is a Filipino politician who served as the 14th President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010, as the 12th Vice President of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001, and is currently a member of the House of Representatives representing the 2nd District of Pampanga...
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This zero vote on the actor "ostracized" Santo Tomas from all the political units of Pangasinan, especially Bayambang, Malasiqui, Bautista, Alcala, Rosales, Villasis, Basista and the Cities of San Carlos and Dagupan.
Guinness World Records
On February 11, 2008 during first Corn Festival, in the centennial celebration, Santo Tomas, Pangasinan held the Guinness World RecordsGuinness World Records
Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records , is a reference book published annually, containing a collection of world records, both human achievements and the extremes of the natural world...
certificate of longest barbecue record (3,803.96 m). Residents grilled 93,540 glutinous corn on the 1,559 meters long grills (each interconnected grill measured 2.4 meters), traversing its 10 barangays. Sto. Tomas' longest barbecue record erased Montevideo
Montevideo
Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
, Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
's 1,493.2 meters long record (grilled red meat.)