Tulay Pigi

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In the 19th century, a Spanish priest ordered his parishioners to build a bridge connecting Majayjay and Magdalena over the Pagsanjan River. He treated his workers badly and frequently whipped them in the buttocks, hence its name (Tulay Pigi literally means Buttocks Bridge, while Puente del Capricho literally means Bridge of Caprice). This ultimately backfired, and the bridge was left unfinished as Majayjay was depopulated by residents fleeing from the priest's abuses. The bridge's overgrown state and missing span, which was later filled with a steel contraption, is best admired from the bottom of the structure.

Where

Ordoñez corner Limquico Streets, Poblacion

Town

Majayjay

Adapted from Wikivoyage by its contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 23 Sep 2026