Palauig
Palauig, officially the (), is a in the province of , . According to the , it has a population of people. The municipality of Palauig is the nearest mainland to the Philippine-claimed EEZ Panatag Shoal, or Scarborough Shoal. At present, Palauig is headed by Mayor Billy M. Aceron , with the Municipal Council called Sangguniang Bayan with 8 members, particularly 7 regular Councilors and the Association of Barangay Captains (ABC) President Bel Ponce Altares. Geography. Barangays. Palauig is politically subdivided into 19 barangays. Demographics. In the , the population of Palauig was people, with a density of . Language. Most of the citizens in  the town proper, known locally as 'Poblacion' speak Sambal followed by Ilocano and Tagalog. At present generation Filipino (Tagalog) the country's national language became the local tongue of the people of Poblacion; although Sambal still the familiar dialect spoken by the older generations in the public. The barangays of Alwa, Bato, Salaza, San Vicente, and Pangolingan were known to be a majority of Ilocano speakers. While Liozon is known to be sambal speaking Barangay. Except for the rest were still sambal is the majority dialect with a minority of Tagalog and Ilocano. Tourism. Palauig is home to the mountain  climbing resort of Mount Tapulao. Because of cold climate on its summit similar to Baguio, it has become an attraction to many local and foreign mountaineering groups and tourists. The Municipal Tourism Authority of the Palauig Municipal Government also promotes the Magalawa Island Resort and Famous Beach Resorts along the coastal Barangay of Locloc. Due to the municipal government's aggressive tourism campaign, local and foreign tourist arrivals in the municipality is on the rise and bringing Palauig as another Tourist destination in Zambales Province.