Laoac

Laoac is the province's youngest municipality. Since the early 1900s, unsuccessful attempts to convert Laoac - then the biggest barrio in Manaoag - into a separate municipality were made until the revival of such movement by Westrimundo Tabayoyong. The implementation, however, was delayed by the declaration of nationwide martial law later that year. the first municipal officials were elected, with Tabayoyong as mayor, and assumed office on March 5, 1980, formally inaugurating the corporate existence of the municipality. Tabayoyong served until his assassination at the municipal plaza on September 6, 1985. ==Geography==

Laoac is situated from the provincial capital Lingayen, and from the country's capital city of Manila. Barangays Laoac is politically subdivided into 22 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios. • Anis • Balligi • Banuar • Botigue • Caaringayan • Domingo Alarcio (Cabilaoan East) • Cabilaoan • Cabulalaan • Calaoagan • Calmay • Casampagaan • Casanestebanan • Casantiagoan • Inmanduyan • Poblacion (Laoac) • Lebueg • Maraboc • Nanbagatan • Panaga • Talogtog • Turko • Yatyat Climate {{Weather box {{cite web ==Demographics==

Local government Laoac is part of the fifth congressional district of the province of Pangasinan. It is governed by a mayor, designated as its local chief executive, and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years. Elected Officials ==Education==

The Laoac Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public elementary and high schools. Primary and elementary schools • Botigue Elementary School • Cabilaoan Elementary School • Cabu-Cala Elementary School • Don Rufino Tabayoyong Central School • Lebueg Elementary School • Limos-Turko Elementary School • Nanbagatan Elementary School • Quevedo-Anisca Elementary School • Rufino Leal-Torralba Elementary School (Cascalinta) • Yatyat Elementary School • Yatyat Annex Elementary School Secondary schools • Cabilaoan Agro-Industrial HS • Calmay Integrated School • Castusu Integrated School • Don Maximo G. Gombio Panaga-Tabao Integrated School • Full of Grace Montessori and High School • Laoac National High School ==References==