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![[Pangasinan, Philippines]](../images/p/ph-pan.gif)
by Zachary Harden, 1 August 2025
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![[Pangasinan, Philippines]](../images/p/ph-pan_f.gif)
by Jaume Ollé,
12 January 2001
Pangasinan is the largest (about 5,400 sq.km.), most populous (well over
2,000,000 inhabitants), and southernmost province in the Ilocos Region of the
Philippine Republic. It curves around Lingayen Gulf, a rich fishing ground. The
name "Pangasinan" comes from the traditional and still current practice of
making salt from sea-water on the beach, as shown in the foot of the provincial
seal. The marshland along the coast has largely been converted into fishponds,
which also I detect on the shield. Like the more northern provinces in the
region, Pangasinan enjoyed a brisk foreign trade long before the arrival of the
Spanish, and continues it now, with a modern international seaport under
construction. It also grows huge quantities of rice, maize, vegetables, fruits,
and seafoods and freshwater fishes. Food processing is steadily advancing.
Traditional small-scale industries still practiced include brick-making (look at
the flag again), pottery, woodcrafts, rattan-craft, metalcraft, shellcraft, and
hat- and shoemaking. Other industries are being introduced, and tourism (which
also has a long history in Pangasinan) is encouraged. I suspect the stately
building is the provincial capitol, in the town of Lingayen. Pangasinan also has
three cities, Urdaneta, for which I have no flag, and San Carlos and Dagupan.
John Ayer, 3 April 2001
The government website stated that in February 2017, a seal and flag were decided, and gave specifications of the flag.
The seal in the document can be seen at Wikipedia, while the seal in use on the above website and on their flag can be seen here.
Zachary Harden, 29 July 2025
From Facebook "Phils.Vex.Assn":
"The basic design of the flag of the Province of Pangasinan is the provincial seal centered on a plain field of yellow of slightly varying shades. There are at least four variants known, distinguishable by small variations in the provincial seal. VARIANT 1 (most widely used flag, but version of seal used is farthest from the original seal design) Proportion: 3:5 Seal size: 4/7 of flag width Inner circle background: light blue Outer ring background: transparent/yellow Seal text typeface: Serif throughout Other characteristics: red five-pointed stars as bullets/separators; "1580" instead of "OFFICIAL SEAL" along the lower part of the seal text VARIANT 2 (uses slightly modified version of provincial seal) Proportion: 3:5 Seal size: 4/7 of flag width Flag color: yellow Inner circle background: blue, with lighter gradient toward the center Outer ring background: transparent/yellow Seal text typeface: Sans serif throughout Other characteristics: "1580" in sans serif text appears immediately below the provincial shield VARIANT 3 (uses most faithful version of provincial seal; in use till ca. 2010) Proportion: 3:5 Seal size: 7/10 of flag width Inner circle background: white Outer ring background: white Seal text typeface: Sans serif throughout VARIANT 4 (flag used by the city government of Alaminos to represent Pangasinan) Proportion: 3:5 Seal size: 3/5 of flag width Inner circle background: light blue Outer ring background: gold Seal text typeface: Serif throughout Other characteristics: red five-pointed stars as bullets/separators; "1580" instead of "OFFICIAL SEAL" along the lower part of the seal Differences compared to the 1975 Symbols of the State flag rendering: main flag color; rendering of seal details; flag proportions."Jay Allen Villapando, 26 July 2016
![[Pangasinan, Philippines]](../images/p/ph-pan_o.gif)
by Zachary Harden, 1 August 2025
From Provincial Ordinance No. 206-2017 (pub 20 Feb. 2017):
SECTION 4. The official Pangasinan Flag shall have a measurement of 56 inches width; 36 inches height, 20 inches for the diameter ofthe official seal of the Province and yellow santan as background where the official seal is situated at the center, as shown below [sic]: Over a standard seal format, reading PROVINCE OF PANGASINAN and 1580 (establishment as a greater mayorship) and divided by two stars: A shield is placed in the center, depicting in its upper third the Provincial Capitol building, two sailboats on water, and a blue background. The central third has on the left side two milkfish over waves, considered a main source of livelihood; on the right side are numerous bricks in the form of a triangle symbolizing the same. The lower section has the form of a triangle and depicts salt cooking over a fire, also symbolizing the same; this information is according to Provincial Resolution No. 309-2017, pub 24 Apr 2017 that modifies the seal.Daniel Rentería, 2 July 2025
The flag of the is white with the seal in the center. There seems to be the number 1947 at the bottom of the seal, which is supposed to honor when Dagupan achieved independent city status. The seal was created in 2011 and received formal approval for use in 2012. The city website mentions the seal information below:
"The current Dagupan seal was derived from a 2011 logo design competition, which was participated in by eligible residents of the city. The winning seal design, which was unveiled on May 2011, was conceptualized by Carmelo John E. Vidal.
The four previous elements (a horseshoe magnet, a railway, a road, and a ribbon bearing the words “Sigue Dagupan”) of the 1948 seal was added upon. Among the new symbols integrated in the seal are: a milkfish, 31 stars which signifies the constituent barangays of the city; seven wave crests which represents the city’s rivers, a torch which signifies education, and a gear which represents commerce.
On December 9, 2012, former Mayor Benjamin S. Lim received the certificate of registration for this city’s new corporate seal (Republic Act 7160)."
Zachary Harden, 29 July 2025
![[Dagupan City, Philippines]](../images/p/ph-dg.gif)
by
Dirk Schönberger,
12 January 2001
Source: Symbols of the state
The city flag is a seal on a light blue background.
Zachary Harden, 29 July 2025
![[San Carlos City, Philippines]](../images/p/ph-sp.gif)
by
Dirk Schönberger,
12 January 2001
Source: Symbols of the state
![[San Fernando, Philippines]](../images/p/ph-pan-ur.gif)
Source and source; image by Zachary Harden, 29 July 2025
