Language

Pangasinenses use at least three different dialects to communicate. These are Tagalog, Pangasinan, and Ilokano. In the northern municipalities of Pangasinan, both Ilokano and Pangasinan are generally used. On the other hand municipalities situated in the South and the East commonly speaks more of Ilocano than Pangasinan. Western municipalities tend to use Pangasinan rather than any other dialect. By age, the elder population are more comfortable in using Pangasinan and Ilokano more than the younger ones that prefer Tagalog as their main way of communicating. Schools, hospitals, government agencies, and commercial establishments favour using both Tagalog and Pangasinan in going about their daily transactions. Although Pangasinan is the official dialect of the Pangasinenses, it is said that it is a dying dialect where less and less people are using it especially the younger population. One reason can be attributed on how students are taught in school where the use of English and Filipino are not just encouraged but firmly imposed. Furthermore, the younger generation also has this culture of discriminating and looking down on people who use the local dialects for they denote that a person is “from the barrio” or he/she belongs to the lower class of society. With this stigma, younger people especially the youth are embarrassed in using their own dialects and just use Tagalog for them to be accepted in the circles they belong in. It is actually very sad because Pangasinan is part of our identity as Pangasinenses. Without it, we are basically destroying a part of who we are as people. If we can just address this and have more pride in using our own dialect, we can prevent the fast deterioration of this identity.

Law Politics

Pangasinan’s government has always been very active ever since. Because of its past and present administration, Pangasinan’s wellness was sustained all over the years. The province has already accomplished many projects which helped them gain awards for the quality service it provides. Vice President Leni Robredo commended the former governor of Pangasinan, Amado Espino Jr., for his transformative leadership by receiving the Seal of Good Local Governance Award (former Seal of Good Housekeeping) last 2015. The former governor has accomplished various projects in healthcare services, employment rates, human resource management, tourism, and agricultural and livelihood programs which gave Pangasinan a new face and became an outstanding and one of the top provinces in the country.

Pangasinan was the first province to receive International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001-2008 Certification for excellent hospital services. The Provincial Health Office for public health also garnered ISO Certificate that gives administrative and management support services like Pangasinan Provincial Hospital and General Services Office, Engineering, Accounting, Planning and Development, Human Resource Management and Development Office (HRMDO), and MISO. Fourteen (14) stations of dialysis centers and the implementation of Point-of-Care also asserted in the speech, helping indigent families have PhilHealth Insurance and are free to hospital bills and medications in times of healthcare needs. The 14 provincial hospitals even compete to other private hospitals in the province in terms of its cleanliness and orderliness, facilities and equipment, which provide good service to the community.

Economics has also been watched throughout his term. In the eight and a half years, starting from July 2007 to December 2015, 11,964 laborers were given jobs by the Provincial Employment Services Office (PESO) inside and outside the country. “Bantay Baranggay, Tulungan Hanapbuhay”, PESO program, which fight illegal recruitment and human trafficking were also given emphasis together with the Pangasinan OFW (Overseas Filipino Workers) and Overseas Filipino Family Creative Cooperative for the vitality of the OFWs from Pangasinan. Pangasinan’s tourist destinations’ and accommodations’ records show that almost 6.4 million tourists in 2015 visited Pangasinan and declared top three tourists spots: Virgin Mary’s Basilica, Capitol Complex, and Hundred Islands.

Resort

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