Region in Luzon · 9 provinces and cities
The seat of the Archdiocese of San Fernando, a neo-classical church in Barangay Santo Rosario. It carried the name Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption before it became the metropolitan cathedral. The church stands in the San Fernando Heritage …
The seat of the Diocese of Cabanatuan, on Del Pilar Street in Barangay General Luna. It briefly served as the headquarters of the Philippine Revolutionary Government in May 1899, when the First Philippine Republic moved to Cabanatuan. General Antonio Luna …
The oldest parish church in Pampanga, it has a neoclassical façade and a stone brick structure. The church building and belfry that stands today dates back to 1638. It was declared a National Historical Site in 1952, and an Important …
An active volcano at the point where Zambales, Tarlac and Pampanga meet, known for its eruption of June 15, 1991. That eruption was the second largest on land in the 20th century, after Novarupta in Alaska in 1912. Typhoon Yunya …
The seat of the Bishop of Malolos, and the Presidential Palace of the First Philippine Republic. Aguinaldo took over the convent in September 1898 and ordered General Antonio Luna to burn the complex in March 1899 as the American army …
The seat of the Diocese of Tarlac, a neo-Gothic church in Barangay Mabini. It was dedicated to Saint Sebastian in 1686, and the building that stands today went up after the war. The stone and wood church before it, finished …
The seat of the Diocese of Balanga, which covers the whole province of Bataan. The Japanese Imperial Army used the church as an artillery position during the Second World War, and fired from here on the USAFFE forces at Mount …
Inevitably associated with the town, the volcano is the biggest draw in the area, particularly its crater lake and the lunar landscapes created along its gullies following the 1991 eruptions.
A local history museum with library that also houses the municipal tourism office.
SJDM's main recreational area containing an athletics stadium.
A single mountain that rises 1,026 metres out of the flat farmland of Pampanga, with no range around it. The southern half belongs to the town of Arayat, and the northern half and the summit belong to Magalang. Angeles City …
This is where the carabaos during the feast are made to kneel as tribute to their patron saint, St. Isidore the Laborer. This is a 19th-century baroque church located at the Kabayanan or the downtown area (Poblacion). It is also …
The birthplace of the First Philippine Republic. The First Philippine Congress met in this church on 15 September 1898, and the republic was inaugurated here on 23 January 1899. Emilio Aguinaldo took his oath as president in the building, and …
A Baroque church from the 17th century, and the home of one of the earliest printing presses in the Philippines. Father Francisco Blancas de San Jose and Tomas Pinpin set the press up here in 1608 and printed books in …
A museum dedicated to assassinated Senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquno and his wife, Corazon "Cory", who became the first female president of the Philippiines. They have memorabilia, photos, historic items, murals, books and mementos of the Aquinos. The place is well …
A colonial residence that was converted into a military garrison during the First Philippine Republic. It now houses the local offices of the power utility MERALCO, but guards don't mind tourists taking pictures inside the yard.
A Catholic pilgrimage site at Graceville, busiest in Holy Week, when devotees come to the grotto. The grounds hold a replica of the Rosary Basilica of Lourdes in France. Every Maundy Thursday since 1966, penitents have walked here on foot …
A war memorial near the summit of Mount Samat, built for the Filipino and American soldiers who fought the Imperial Japanese Army in the Battle of Bataan. It has a marble colonnade and a white Memorial Cross, 555 metres above …
A war museum inside the compound of Balanga Elementary School, on the site where General Edward P. King negotiated the surrender of 76,000 USAFFE soldiers to the Japanese Imperial Army. The Surrender Site Marker stands in the same compound. The …
Plaridel's main Roman Catholic Church, built in its current state by the Spanish in the 18th century in a Baroque style with cream-colored plaster in its facades and gravestones in the interior walls.
Pilar's main Roman Catholic church, built during the Spanish-era in 1834 using adobe bricks.
A park beside the SM City Olongapo Central. At its entrance is a concrete mural/relief dedicated to Filipino workers, and a model of a RA-5 Vigilante aircraft. The park also has a children's playground.
It was built behind the bahay kubo where Diosdado Macapagal, the 9th President of the Philippines, once lived. Inside the museum are historical photographs of Macapagal and other memorabilia, and a replica of the Office of the President's desk.
Floridablanca's main Roman Catholic church, built during the Spanish era in the 19th century and repaired following World War II bombing.
One of the oldest churches in Bulacan, established in 1578. The church is the home of the Cross of Wawa, a Catholic relic, which is paraded in the Pagoda Festival. Its pointed-edge altarpieces resemble those in medieval European churches.
Shrine built in honor of Philippine National Artist Francisca Reyes Aquino, who was credited for her contributions to Philippine art and culture in the field of native dance. The place is managed by the National Historical Institute.
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A Catholic shrine built in the Brutalist style. It was also buried to its roof by lahar flows from Mount Pinatubo in 1995, but was partially excavated in 2005. The structure lost of its height to the volcanic mud, and …
The oldest and the biggest colonial church in Nueva Ecija, founded in the 1500s and one of the oldest Roman Catholic churches in the country. It is the parish of the Three Kings and the shrine of La Virgen Divina …