From Pozorrubio, there’s a jeep that has a route to Urdaneta City. There’s a crossing halfway which either let you visit either Binalonan or Laoac. There’s a Jollibee and McDonalds at this crossing / junction.
Jollibee Binalonan Junction
I visited Binalonan first. I rode a tricycle from the crossing to the town center where the church and municipal hall is located. I wonder where the marketplace is. The municipal ground is spacious. There are some old houses nearby and a Philippine Independent Church.
Here's an article about Binalonan that I got from the Official Website of the Province of Pangasinan:
The town’s name is an evolution of the Ilocano term “balon”, which means “packed lunch”, or in Tagalog, baon.
In a traditional story, which now plays an important role in the town’s history, the area was originally owned by a Spaniard named Don Salvador. It was told that he instructed his men to put up crude wooden fences along the property to establish his ownership. During the course of their work, Don Salvador’s men used to have their lunch and rest under camachile trees. Don Salvador offered his pasture lands to immigrants from Ilocos. He said that the land is the place where people bring their “balon” to eat. Hence, the term Binnalonan, which in Ilocano mean “a place where people bring and eat their “baon”.
MAYOR: RAMON N. GUICO, JR
VICE MAYOR: MELICIO F. PATAGUE, II
LAND AREA: 4,757 hectares
POPULATION: 54,555
NO. OF BARANGAYS: 24
CLASSIFICATION: First Class
TOWN FIESTA: February 18-22
PRODUCTS: sugar cane, rice, feeds, cornik, basi/tuba, ornamental plants & earthen pots
The local government of Binalonan has their own website which contains detailed information about the town. You may click it here.
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