Friday 30 July

Pagsanjan Falls

The town of Pagsanjan is blessed with natural wonders – the awe-inspiring gorges, the roaring rapids, and the Pagsanjan Falls, a plus factor that made Pagsanjan one of the premiere tourist attractio...

WOW Laguna

Like any other place in this country, Laguna has a lot to tell when it comes to the province’s history, culture and traditions. It is very obvious in its tourist attractions, monuments, and antiqu...

Buko Pie

Buko pie is a traditional Filipino pastry style, young-coconut-filled pie. It has proven to be a popular dish for Filipinos. It is almost like a coconut cream pie, only it is made with just young co...

Lansones

Lansones is planted for its desirable fruit in Luzon, particularly in Quezon and Laguna Provinces, and occurs wild in Mindanao and Basilan. It also occurs in Indo-China, and the Malay Peninsula and Ar...

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Alaminos

Alaminos is a 4th class municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 36,120 people in 7,466 households. It has a land area of 21.11 square miles and is situated 48.5 miles southeast of Manila. Located at northeast of Sto. Tomas in Batangas Province, south of Calauan and Bay , and west of San Pablo City.

Barangays

Alaminos is politically subdivided into 15 barangays.

Del Carmen
Palma
Barangay I (Pob.)
Barangay II (Pob.)
Barangay III (Pob.)
Barangay IV (Pob.)
San Agustin
San Andres
San Benito
San Gregorio
San Ildefonso
San Juan
San Miguel
San Roque
Santa Rosa

History

Alaminos began as a barrio of San Pablo City, which was then only a town belonging to the province of Batangas. It was re-annexed as barrio of San Pablo which was then ceded to the province of Laguna in 1902. It was not until about 1916 that Alaminos regained its status as a town and remained within the political territory of Laguna.