Municipality of Infanta, Province of Pangasinan
MUNICIPALITY OF INFANTA
PROVINCE OF PANGASINAN
SYMBOLISM
SHIELD – derived from the provincial seal of Pangasinan where the municipality of Infanta is located.
STRUCTURE – represents the Municipal Hall of Infanta, the seat of the Municipal Government.
RICE FIELDS – represents the most important source of the staple food of the people of Infanta—rice. It shows the municipality’s rice self-sufficiency, the surplus product exported to other towns, making Infanta one of the rice granaries of the province.
SEA, FISHING BOATS, FISH, SHRIMP, AND CRABS – represent fishing, one of the sources of livelihood of the people since time immemorial and now a flourishing occupation. Fishing generated income for the municipality with hundreds of fishing boats decorating the coastal shores of Infanta.
SALT BEDS – reflect the historical background of the province, it being names after salt-making, which means in the local dialect “pang-asinan” and also represent the third largest income-generating occupation of the people. Infanta is famous for the whitest and finest salt marketed inside and outside the province.
1876 – founding year
SYMBOLISM
SHIELD – derived from the provincial seal of Pangasinan where the municipality of Infanta is located.
STRUCTURE – represents the Municipal Hall of Infanta, the seat of the Municipal Government.
RICE FIELDS – represents the most important source of the staple food of the people of Infanta—rice. It shows the municipality’s rice self-sufficiency, the surplus product exported to other towns, making Infanta one of the rice granaries of the province.
SEA, FISHING BOATS, FISH, SHRIMP, AND CRABS – represent fishing, one of the sources of livelihood of the people since time immemorial and now a flourishing occupation. Fishing generated income for the municipality with hundreds of fishing boats decorating the coastal shores of Infanta.
SALT BEDS – reflect the historical background of the province, it being names after salt-making, which means in the local dialect “pang-asinan” and also represent the third largest income-generating occupation of the people. Infanta is famous for the whitest and finest salt marketed inside and outside the province.
1876 – founding year
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