ABW June 2017

Kayak Racing in
Palompon
The word Bolinao is a term used for the name of the
town, the people, and the language.
The Bolinao people generally speak Pangasinan,
Ilocano, Tagalog, and their own unique native
language called Bolinao, which is also used in a
The Bolinao Skull is noted
for the intricate gold
ornamentation formed in
the shape of scales on the
surfaces of its teeth.
the western part of Cape Bolinao, the lighthouse still
sends signals to vessels passing by the area.
The lighthouse provides a panoramic view of a portion
of the 1,269 hectare Cape Bolinao Dendro Thermal
Ipil-Ipil Plantation on a land area where archaeological
excavations have revealed relics from the 14th to
the 15th centuries. Filipino, British and American
engineers constructed the lighthouse in 1905.
Bolinao lighthouse
nearby town, Anda --- former barangay of the
Bolinao town. The Bolinao language is closely
related to Sambalic. Bolinao was part of the
province of Zambales from mid-18th and was
turned over to Pangasinan in 1903. Most people
generally understand and speak English because
of the annual visit of local and foreign tourists in
the different bodies of water in the town including
beaches, falls, caves, river, and other protected
sanctuaries which are prohibited areas for tourists.
The Mother Tongue Policy of the DepEd is enforced
in the elementary schools of these barangays to
empower the native languages in town.
Bolinao Lighthouse
The Cape Bolinao Lighthouse at Patar rises 351 feet
(107 m) above sea level atop Punta Piedra Point, a
towering hill of solid rock which is the sharp point
of Cape Bolinao itself. It was built by the Americans
in 1903 on a 351 feet (107 m) high promontory at
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