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PANGASINAN PROVINCIAL CAPITOL

The Pangasinan Provincial Capitol, on Lingayen Gulf, is the present seat of the government
of Pangasinan. It was declared as one of the eight Architectural Treasures of the Philippines by
the National Commission for Culture and the Arts because of its architecture design. Located
in Lingayen, this government building was constructed during the term of the late Governor Daniel
Maramba, the "Grand Old Man of Pangasinan".

CALLE CRISOLOGO, VIGAN

Another UNESCO World Heritage spot to tick off your list, the Calle Crisologo is not so much a specific
building as it is an entire street of architectural wonders. Considered to be the most beautiful street in
the Philippines, the more than 500-meter long Crisologo Street sits within Vigan, the best-preserved
example of a planned Spanish colonial town in Asia.

ST. VINCENT FERRER BAMBOO STATUE

The St. Vincent Ferrer Statue is a colossal bamboo statue in the town of Bayambang in Pangasinan,
Philippines. It is dedicated to the town's Catholic patron saint, Vincent Ferrer, and is recognized by the
Guinness World Records as the tallest bamboo sculpture in the world.

MAGPUPUKOT (PAINTING)

National Artists, Carlos V. Francisco popularly known as Botong Francisco. Botong Francisco, was the
second Filipino artist to receive the title National Artist in Painting after Fernando Amorsolo. He is well-
known in the art of mural painting.One of his famous painting is the Magpupukot . Magpupukot means
pulling in the net. The above picture is the actual painting where the mural was probably copied.
Painting the lives of the fishing community was one of Botong’s favourite subjects. Angono, his
hometown where he was based, was a fishing village.

THE FRUIT GATHERER (PAINTING)

Fernando Amorsolo is one of the most important artists in the history of painting in the Philippines. He
was a portraitist and painter of rural Philippine landscapes. The main meaning of the Fruit
Gatherer painted by Fernando. Amorsolo is to be sure you recognize and appreciated the small things. It
represents a hard. worker who is often not appreciated.

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