Villasis

The Municipality of Villasis is a farming town situated along the Agno River. On its borders are the towns of Malasiqui (to the west), Urdaneta City (to the north), Asingan (to the east), and Rosales and Santo Tomas (to the south). Hemmed between two bustling areas, Urdaneta City and Rosales, Villasis is one of the fastest developing towns in the province. It also thrives on its rice, corn, and tobacco plantations. Its hilly barangays situated along the Malasiqui boundary is an ideal place for resort developers and agri-businessmen.

Villasis is situated 50.01 kilometres (31.07 mi) from the provincial capital Lingayen, and 175.56 kilometres (109.09 mi) from the country's capital city of Manila.

Poverty incidence of Villasis

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority^{[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]}

The town's accessibility to all kinds of land transportation has made Villasis a bustling center of trade and commerce. It is intersected by the Manila North Road from north to south, allowing all major bus lines plying the Manila-Region I CAR route to pass through the town 24-hours a day. The main agricultural crops of the town are rice, corn, cassava, and varieties of vegetables and fruits. Raising livestock is another livelihood of the townspeople who raise poultry, swine, goat and cattle.

There are 56 registered small to medium-sized industries in Villasis. These include rice mills, metalcraft industries, cement production, poultry raising and piggeries and an ice-plant.

The town holds an annual fiesta in honor of its patron saint, San Antonio de Abad (Saint Anthony the Abbot).

There are two schools district offices which govern all educational institutions within the municipality. They oversee the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.^[22] These are Villasis I Schools District Office, and Villasis II Schools District Office.

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  Aerial view of Villasis, circa 1930s
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  Saint Anthony the Abbot Parish Church
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  Public Auditorium
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  Rizal Park
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  Villasis Public Market and Bagsakan Center
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  Bagsakan stores
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  The vegetable and fruit stores