"Luyag Ko Tan Yaman" (Pangasinan for "My Province and Treasure"), also known by its Filipino title "Pangasinan Aking Yaman" ("Pangasinan My Treasure"), and generally referred to as the Pangasinan Hymn, is the official anthem of the province of Pangasinan in the Philippines.

A provincial hymn for Pangasinan was conceptualized during the governorship of Amado Espino Jr., as part of a wider push to promote and reinvigorate the Pangasinan language and the province's cultural heritage.

In 2008, Espino commissioned veteran radio broadcaster and singer Raul "Insiyong" Tamayo to write the song, which would become Pangasinan's first provincial hymn. Tamayo then wrote "Luyag Ko Tan Yaman", which Espino introduced under its Filipino title, "Pangasinan Aking Yaman", when it was performed for the first time at the Pangasinan Provincial Capitol in Lingayen on January 27, 2008. Filipino lyrics for the hymn were also subsequently written.

Three years later on September 5, 2011, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Pangasinan passed Provincial Ordinance No. 154-2011 which officially declared "Luyag Ko Tan Yaman" as the official hymn of the province. The song was then officially performed for the first time during the launch of the province's "I Love Pangasinan" tourism campaign at the start of Pangasinan's tourism month on September 12, 2011. Later that month, the provincial government embarked on a school tour to introduce the song to students throughout Pangasinan.

Aside from promoting and reinvigorating the Pangasinan language and culture of Pangasinan, the adoption of "Luyag Ko Tan Yaman" was also part of a narrower push on the part of the Pangasinan provincial government to adopt official symbols, including a new provincial flag and seal which were adopted in 2017.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luyag...

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Audio: https://www.facebook.com/gabriel.card...

Images:


"Flag of the Pangasinan". Retrieved from https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/...

"Official Seal of Pangasinan". Retrieved from https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/...

Video Footage:

“Pangasinan Tourism AVP 2022” from the British Pathé Film Archive. Retrieved from    • Pangasinan Tourism AVP 2022  


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