page_title: Salt industry in Las Piñas
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Salt industry in Las Piñas / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Production of sea salt by solar evaporation of water from the brine of the sea circa 1940
context_page_description: The Las Piñas shoreline along Manila Bay was a popular destination among beach lovers, both for swimming and as a vantage point to watch the famous Manila Bay sunset. With the shoreline teeming with marine life, fishing was one of the main occupations of the locals. Other sources of livelihood included farming and salt-making.
  Las Piñas City was once dubbed as the “Saltbed of the Philippines". The Irasan or the Las Piñas Salt Bed in Barangay Pulanglupa, which is part of the Las Piñas Historical Project, was formally opened on December 13, 2005. The technical assistance came from the Pangasinan State University.
caption: Production of sea salt by solar evaporation of water from the brine of the sea, circa 1940
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