el toro bumingo 2: Binmaley, Pangasinan

Thursday, October 8, 2020

Binmaley, Pangasinan

I saw the picture of Our Lady of Purificacion Parish Church on Facebook months before I visited Pangasinan. I find the church beautiful, so I noted the name of the town where it is located – Binmaley.

The Binmaley Seal in front of the Binmaley Presidencia

From Lingayen, I rode a jeep to Dagupan and dropped off by the quiet town of Binmaley. I went immediately to the said church, which is besides the Mary Help of Christians Seminary. Unfortunately, the church was closed (I visited on a Saturday) so I only got to take pictures of the church’s façade. It is indeed beautiful.

One of the common traits of churches here in Pangasinan is that the compound is surrounded by statues of saints. Dagupan Church has this feature, Manaoag Church has statues of saints in the surroundings as well as Bolinao Church. There’s an old church bell at the façade of the church that bares the year 1880. I’m guessing it’s the founding year of the church.

Adjacent to Binmaley Church is the Centennial Park, Ramirez Bautista Memorial Hospital (RBMH), the town plaza where a statue of a fisherman is prominent, the Binmaley Museum (which is also closed when I visited), Binmaley Presidencia (Municipal Hall I guess), Rizal’s statue, Saint Charles Academy, and Magic Mall Binmaley.

Here's more information about Binmaley from the Pangasinan Provincial Website:

Binmaley derived its name from the Pangasinan phrase “nanmaliw ya baley”, meaning, a place or territory that has been converted into a town because it is believed that the municipality was formerly a part of the town of Binalatongan, now known as San Carlos City.

The town is famous for its bangus (milkfish) aquaculture due to the existence of its numerous fishponds (pokok in the Pangasinan language).

MAYOR:   SIMPLICIO DL. ROSARIO

VICE MAYOR:   EDGAR C. MAMENTA

LAND AREA:    11,850 hectares

POPULATION:    83,052

NO. OF BARANGAYS:    33

CLASSIFICATION:    1st class

TOWN FIESTA:    Sigay Festival (February)

PAROCHIAL FIESTA:    February 2

INDUSTRIES:
fishing, wood furniture making, pottery, rubber-by-products making,
fish processing, bagoong making,lime production, noodles production

POINTS OF INTEREST:
Binmaley Beach,
People’s Park,
J.P. Rizal Park,
Binmaley Presidencia,
Binmaley Museum
and Display Center,
Binmaley Catholic School,
Mary Help of Christians Seminary,
Our Lady of Purificacion Parish Church,
General MacArthur Lingayen Gulf Landing Marker