ABW June 2017

Alaminos City Plaza
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for development purposes. President Gloria
Macapagal-Arroyo on June 21, 2005 transferred
the administration, management, maintenance, and
operation of the whole Hundred Islands National
Park (HINP), including all the activities, facilities,
and improvements thereafter, from the Philippine
Tourism Authority (PTA) to the city government of
Alaminos, Pangasinan in pursuit of Republic Act No.
7160, otherwise known as the Local Government
Code of 1991, which
encouraged the transfer of
Some of the wildlife
found living in the
National Park are Crabeating
Macaque, Common
Palm Civet, Dugong, ect.
power and authority from
the national government
to local government
units, in line with the
government’s devolution
program mandated by the
Constitution.
Referred to as the mother
island of the Hundred Islands Is the Cabarruyan
Island, and is the largest island in the islandmunicipality
of Anda, Pangasinan located northwest
of the National Park.
The Sagip Lingayen Gulf Project is a study done in
2010, implemented by the Marine Environment and
Resources Foundation Inc. and funded by the Dutch
government, in response to the lack of resources
on the terrestrial wildlife of the islands. The study
assessed and created an inventory of the flora and
fauna of the islands to help the city government
create an environmental monitoring program to
protect the island’s biodiversity. Some of the wildlife
found living in the National Park are- Crab-eating
Macaque, Common Palm Civet, Dugong, Geckos,
Monitor Lizards, sea Turtles, Fraser Dolphin and sea
snakes just to name a few.
Alaminos City
Alaminos, officially the City of Alaminos is a fourth
class city in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines.
It was named after Juan Alaminos y de Vivar, former
Governor-General of the Philippines. It is bounded
by the municipalities of Sual, Bani, and Mabini. This
thriving municipality is the home and hub of the 100
Islands. The city itself boasts large markets where
you can buy just about anything along with major
shopping centers and many hotels to accommodate
the tourists flocking to the 100 Islands. The Mayor
of Alaminos, The Honorable Arthur F. Celeste
focuses on improving the 100 islands attractions
and amenities while maintaining an extremely high
level of environmental protection for the area.
Alaminos also has some of the finest restaurants in
the area to please any discerning palette, places like
Eliana’s Resto Grill on the outskirts of town serving
fine foods of both international and Filipino cuisine,
there is also a live band every night. Opposite city
hall is Kawayan Food Court. Where you can relax at
People’s Park, while there a must try is the famous
locally made Alaminos Longganisa. There are many
hotels offering a variety of accommodations and
all bus terminals are centrally located. Just five
kilometers from City Hall is the barangay of Lucap