Municipality of Bani, Province of Pangasinan

                                          

MUNICIPALITY OF BANI

PROVINCE OF PANGASINAN

Year Approved: 1990

URDUJA SHIELD - patterned after the Coat of Arms of the province.

TOWN HALL - symbolizes the seat of the municipal government, rebuilt in 1985.

STEPS LEADING TO THE CROSS - Bani is noted for its version of the Cavalry Hill with its 1,000 step "Via Crucis" leading to a gigantic cross. The Redeemer's Cross is perched on a plateau overlooking the China Sea and is where the annual Archdiocesan Penitential Pilgrimage is celebrated every Holy Tuesday.

TREE - represents Bani tree, a local medicinal tree where the town got its name. Its roots stand for the municipality's resources, while the branches stand for production. Nineteen barangays subsequently formed to compose the twenty-sevem barangays at present.

RICE FIELDS - symbolize rice as one of the major major agricultural industries of Bani.

EIGHT CRESCENTS/WAVES - these represent the eight original barangays of the town. The blue water stands for marine resources, angus and prawn in particular, the municipality's major fishing industry.

1769 - the year Bani was founded.

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