Luyag Ko Tan Yaman | The Provincial Hymn For Pangasinan

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,  known for his novelty songs,  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,  and later that month the provincial government embarked on a school tour to introduce the song to students throughout Pangasinan.