Pangasinan people

Pangasinan
*Totoon Pangasinan*
Total population
	1,823,865; (1.98% of the Philippine population)
Regions with significant populations
	Philippines; (Pangasinan, Tarlac, La Union, Benguet, Nueva Ecija, Zambales, Nueva Vizcaya, Metro Manila) United States Canada Worldwide
Languages
	Pangasinan, Ilocano, Tagalog, English
Religion
	Predominantly Roman Catholicism, some are Protestantism, Iglesia ni Cristo, Islam, Buddhism and Animism
Related ethnic groups
	Filipinos (Kapampangan, Sambal, Ilocano, Ibanag, Igorot, Ivatan, other Filipino ethnic groups); other Austronesian peoples

The Pangasinan people (Pangasinan: Totoon Pangasinan), also known as Pangasinense, are an ethnolinguistic group native to the Philippines. Numbering 1,823,865 in 2010, they are the tenth largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.^[1] They live mainly in their native province of Pangasinan and the adjacent provinces of La Union and Tarlac, as well as Benguet, Nueva Ecija, Zambales, and Nueva Vizcaya. Smaller groups are found elsewhere in the Philippines and worldwide in the Filipino diaspora.

Etymology[]

The name Pangasinan means "land of salt" or "place of salt-making". It is derived from asin, the word for "salt" in Pangasinan. The Pangasinan people are referred as Pangasinense. The term Pangasinan can refer to the indigenous speakers of the Pangasinan language or people of Pangasinan heritage.

Calling Pangasinans Pangalatok is derogatory. It came from the terms "Pangasinense" and katok – a Pangasinan word that means crazy in English.

Demographics[]

The Pangasinan people are shown in maroon.

Possible Pangasinense Inhabitants of Caboloan with tied hair and Kampilan sword, depicted in the Boxer Codex (1590) surmised to come from Taimei Anchorage, Lingayen Gulf, Luzon

The estimated population of the Pangasinan people in the province of Pangasinan is 2.5 million. The Pangasinan people are also living in the neighboring provinces of Tarlac and La Union (which used to be parts of Pangasinan Province), Benguet, Nueva Ecija, Zambales, and Nueva Vizcaya; as well as in Pangasinan communities in the Philippines and overseas.

Religion[]

Prior to colonization and subjugation from the Spanish, the Pangasinan (or Pangasinense) people believed in a pantheon of unique deities (gods and goddesses).^[2] When Spain arrived, Spanish Catholic missionaries converted the majority of the Pangasinan people into Catholicism and actively discouraged and suppressed indigenous Pangasinan faiths.^[2]

Notable individuals[]

Urduja was a legendary woman warrior who is regarded as a heroine in Pangasinan. Malong and Palaris fought for independence from Spanish rule. Other prominent people of Pangasinan descent include Fidel Ramos, born in Lingayen, he served in the Cabinet of President Corazón Aquino, first as chief-of-staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), and later on, as Secretary of National Defense from 1986 to 1991 before becoming the Philippine's 12th president. Tania Dawson whose mother hails from Santa Maria, Pangasinan, lawmaker Jose de Venecia, Jr., who was born in Dagupan City, Pangasinan; and actor and presidential candidate Fernando Poe, Jr., whose father was from San Carlos City, Pangasinan. Other notable Pangasinenses are Victorio C. Edades, Angela Perez Baraquio, Ambrosio Padilla, Cheryl Cosim (reporter), Marc Pingris, and Ric Segreto. Notable Pangasinense actresses include Donita Rose, Marlou Aquino, Lolita Rodriguez, Barbara Perez, Gloria Romero, Carmen Rosales, Nova Villa, Jhong Hilario, and Liza Soberano.

References[]

^ ^a ^b National Statistics Office. 2010 Census of Population and Housing, Report No. 2A: Demographic and Housing Characteristics (Non-Sample Variables) - Philippines (PDF). Manila. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
^ ^a ^b "The Lowland Cultural Community of Pangasinan". National Commission for Culture and the Arts. Archived from the original on 2020-11-28. Retrieved 2021-06-19.

External links[]

[auto1-1] National Statistics Office. 2010 Census of Population and Housing, Report No. 2A: Demographic and Housing Characteristics (Non-Sample Variables) - Philippines (PDF). Manila. Retrieved 19 May 2020.

[lowland_cultural_community-2] "The Lowland Cultural Community of Pangasinan". National Commission for Culture and the Arts. Archived from the original on 2020-11-28. Retrieved 2021-06-19.

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