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Poverty incidence of Rosario 5 10 15 20 25 30 2006 26.00 2009 24.78 2012 8.22 2015 6.44 2018 3.55 2021 10.67 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Rosario is a 1st class municipality in terms of income, effective since July 29, 2008, as per Memorandum Circular 01- No. M(40)-08 issued on November 12, 2008, by the Bureau of Local Government Finance. The municipality has a poverty incidence ...
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A plaque showing the resting place of the ancient settlers, beside the Cathedral.. Rosario was born at the beginning of the 17th century. At the time it was known as Pago de los Arroyos, that is, "land of the streams", a reference to the several small rivers that traverse the southern region of Santa Fe, like the Ludueña Stream, the Saladillo Stream and others, emptying into the Paraná River.
Rosario (Spanish pronunciation:) is the largest city in the central Argentine province of Santa Fe.The city, located 300 km (186 mi) northwest of Buenos Aires on the west bank of the Paraná River, is the third-most populous city in the country after Buenos Aires and Cordoba.
In June 1572, Spanish conquistadors led by Juan de Salcedo arrived in the Ilocos Region to subdue the native people and pacify the area. On October 1849, Governor-General Narciso Clavería issued a decree that led to the creation of La Union province, formed by merging towns from Ilocos Sur, Pangasinan, and the eastern part of the País del Igorrotes (now the Cordillera region).
La Union’s culture is a rich union of Ilocano, Pangasinan, and Cordilleran traditions, shaped over centuries by the province’s unique history, geography, and social dynamics. This cultural heritage has been influenced by indigenous practices as well as colonial and foreign interactions, making it both diverse and enduring.
San Fabian is geographically located in the northern portion in Pangasinan, bordering the provincial boundaries of La Union. It has a land area of 8,129 hectares. [10] It is bounded in the north by Rosario (), Sison in the northeast, Mangaldan in the south, Pozorrubio and San Jacinto in the southeast, Dagupan in the southwest, and in the west by Lingayen Gulf.
Agoo, along with the towns of Caba, La Union and Bauang, La Union were the first places the Japanese invasion force sought to control during the main effort to capture Luzon at the beginning of World War 2 - now known as the Japanese Invasion of Lingayen Gulf. Capturing the three towns which were connected by a high quality road, but protected ...