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Poverty incidence of Urdaneta 5 10 15 20 2006 18.90 2009 14.35 2012 6.76 2015 9.80 2018 8.36 2021 16.31 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority As Gateway to Northern Philippines, the city's strategic location is on the central part of eastern Pangasinan. Urdaneta is among the most progressive cities in Northern Luzon in annual regular income beating all cities in Region 1. It is among the ...
The Province of the Most Holy Name of Jesus of the Philippines (Spanish: Provincia Agustiniana del Santísimo Nombre de Jesús de Filipinas) was a geographical and administrative subdivision of the religious Order of St. Augustine that was formally affiliated to the Order on March 7, 1575, to originally cater the needs of the growing Augustinian presence in Philippines who were serving ...
The monument pays homage to Miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish conquistador and Andrés de Urdaneta, friar and maritime explorer, of which their bronze statues are placed on top of a marble plinth. Legazpi holds the flag on his left hand and a scroll on his right, allegorical representations of expedition, sea and valor.
The Urdaneta satellite, the first high-resolution optical satellite developed by the Basque Space Technology company SATLANTIS, is named after the Augustinian friar Andrés de Urdaneta, in honour of his spirit of discovery regarding the return route from the Philippines across the Pacific Ocean. It carries the iSIM-90, a small high-resolution ...
The Urdaneta Park Landmark Monument [2] is a memorial in the city of Urdaneta in Pangasinan, Philippines. It is dedicated to Spanish maritime explorer, Andrés de Urdaneta who is also the namesake of the city. It is the centerpiece of the Fray Andres de Urdaneta Park which is situated in front of the Urdaneta City Hall in Barangay Anonas. [3]
[3] [4] The new municipality was named Urdaneta and was formally founded in 1858, [4] the same year of establishment of Urdaneta as a visita. [1] [2] Tomas Manzano from Santa served as Urdaneta's first cabeza de barangay while Fr. Nicolas Manrique y Alonzo was tasked to serve as the towns's first pastor. [4]
Pedro Tamesis Orata (27 February 1899 – 13 July 1989) was a Filipino educator known as the Father of Barrio High Schools. He is also the founder of the Urdaneta Community College (now Urdaneta City University), the country's first community college, [1] and a recipient of the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1971.
The recorded history of the Philippines between 900 and 1565 begins with the creation of the Laguna Copperplate Inscription in 900 and ends with the beginning of Spanish colonization in 1565. The inscription records its date of creation in 822 Saka (900 CE). The discovery of this document marks the end of the prehistory of the Philippines at 900