Dasol's Brief History

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In the early part of the 18th century, Dasol was just a part of a municipality, which today comprises the municipalities of Mabini, Burgos and Dasol. These places have no fixed boundaries yet as they were frontier settlement covered with thick forest and coastal fishing grounds teemed with various fish species. Together with eight (8) other towns of Pangasinan, the place is within the territorial jurisdiction of Zambales province. 

History reveals that Dasol got its name from a medical herb called “dosol” which abounds in the area. The plant has oval leaves and green in color, which was commonly used to cure infected wounds. The Spaniards hardly pronounced “DASOL” as when it was created as a municipality. 


In 1895, Dasol and Burgos were fused as one municipality known as San Isidro de Potot. The first seat of government was in a place called Uli (now one of the barangays of Dasol) with Don Santos Jimenez as the first Capitan Municipal. Following the group was organized in the Central Luzon on January 14, 1898 under General Francisco Makabulos y Soliman. In Pangasinan, the group was together with Daniel Maramba reached an understanding to launch an attack on Spanish situations. 

On March 7, 1898, a simultaneous attack was suddenly made upon convents in a number of towns of Zambales, in those towns, which constitute the western part of Pangasinan, located west of Lingayen. These were the towns of Alaminos, Agno, Anda, Alos, Bani, Balincaguin, Bolinao, Dasol, and Potot. 

The small Spanish detachments in the western towns and 50 spanish friars were annihilated. These were the parish priests of Balacaguin, Bani, Bolinao, Anda, Burgos and Dasol. 

On November 21, 1903, the northern part of Zambales province was annexed to the province of Pangasinan. The municipalities ceded were Alaminos, Bolinao, San Isidro de Potot and Infanta. The municipality of San Isidro de Potot included Balincaguin and Dasol. By virtue of Executive Order No. 25, series of 1911, it was became separate municipality from Balincaguin (now Municipality of Mabini). Don Apolonio Casipit was the first municipal president. 

Dasol has barely 7 barrios when it was created. These were Tanobong, Tambobong, Uli, Malacapas, Bongalon, Alilao, and Poblacion. Eguia was then a part of Infanta. It was only annexed to Dasol in 1925. 

As years went by and due to its increasing population, ten more barrios (now barangays) were created. Eguia was divided to form other three barangays namely , Macalang, Viga, and Tambac. Then came to the time when Tambobong was divided to form Osme?a . malacapas and Bobonot partly merged to create Magsaysay and Tanobong (Malimpin) to create San Vicente. Later, Bongalon (Hermosa) was divided to Petal out of its two sitio Penec and Espital and from Alilao, two more barangays were formed now known as Amalbalan and Gais-Guipe. There are 18 barangays in Dasol in present where Poblacion as the hub of trade and commerce. 

Once a sleepy town due to political conflicts among its constituents, the town continued its quest for greater development. Its salt industry, rich fishing grounds and natural resourses and vast agricultural areas immensely contributing to its economic growth.