Capital of Pangasinan

 Check out the Bagoong Festival in Lingayen, Pangasinan whether you enjoy food or are just interested in traditional celebrations. This yearly celebration honors bagoong, one of the most recognizable and tasty sauces in the province. For ages, the fermented fish paste bagoong has been a mainstay of Filipino cooking. It is created by combining salt with fresh fish, typically krill or anchovies, and letting the mixture ferment for a number of months. Several recipes, including kare-kare, pinakbet, and binagoongan, employ the resulting paste to add flavor. The Pangasinan province's capital, Lingayen, hosts the three-day Bagoong Festival in April. Numerous activities are included that highlight the bagoong's value to culture and adaptation. The Bagoong Cook-off Competition, in which home cooks and regional chefs compete to make the most inventive meals using bagoong, is one of the festival's primary attractions. For foodies who want to learn new methods to include bagoong into

Like many other Filipino provinces, Pangasinan has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The province government has put in place a number of measures to stop the virus from spreading, including social segregation rules, mandatory face mask and face shield use, and quarantine procedures. In Pangasinan, the pandemic has prompted many companies and schools to close their doors or scale back their activities. The COVID-19 virus has also caused an increase in cases and fatalities in the province, straining the local healthcare system. To handle the pandemic and help individuals impacted, the government and local health officials continue to work.