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The Cacupangan Cave System proudly features four kilometres of stalagmite and stalactites beautifully carved by nature for centuries. In order for visitors to enter the cave, they have to carefully trek through a rough road and avoid the slightly jagged …
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 nature-themed Roman Catholic parish church built by Filipino architect Francisco "Bobby" Mañosa. The current church is rebuilt in the original style from the original church destroyed by fire during a New Year's Day fire caused by a misfired firework.
The church was built in the 18th century but was neglected through much of the 20th century when it was downgraded into a chapel due to the government's decision to move the town center of Kalayaan from Longos to San …
A Baroque Roman Catholic church, established in 1740. The original church included a belfry that was destroyed during a devastating earthquake, while the rest of the building except the façade was destroyed by American bombing raids in World War II. …
Perhaps the most well-known beach in Burgos, Cabongaoan Beach is pleasantly sandy, with little to no rocks prickling visitors’ feet as they pad about. The beach is also known to have tidal pools both shallow and deep, and a viewpoint …
A museum dedicated to President Marcos and his achievements, but avoids its excesses. It also used to house the president's preserved remains inside an airconditioned separate mausoleum building, although doubts persisted on whether the wax-looking cadaver on display was the …
The main tourist attraction in Baggao, it is a sprawling natural complex composed of dense forests, pristine springs, a 13-tier waterfall and rapids along the foothills of the Sierra Madre. Its highlights are the Blue Lagoon, whose turquoise waters are …
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 Roman Catholic parish church that the National Museum declared a National Cultural Treasure. Its full name is Our Lady of the Assumption Parish Church, and it serves the town of Maragondon under the Diocese of Imus. Franciscans from Silang …
The provincial museum: artifacts and antiques from across Cagayan, animal fossils found in the valley, and the record of the National Museum's discovery of Callao Man. It moved out of the Provincial Capitol complex into the Tribunal de Tuguegarao, the …
A historic lighthouse on Bugui Point, at the northern tip of Masbate Island. Its light marks the channel between Burias Island and Masbate Island, and the channel between Burias and Ticao that leads to the San Bernardino Strait. Work started …
A dormant volcano that stands over the city, known also as Mount Asog after a Negrito chieftain, and in older records as Sumagang, the mountain of the rising sun. It erupted on 4 January 1641 and opened a deep gully …
The oldest church in the city, dedicated to San Diego de Alcala. Father Juan Taranco began it and Father Jose Valencia finished it in 1632. The Second World War destroyed the building, and the belfry that survived is the oldest …
The largest of the seven islands in the Lubang Group, off the northwest tip of Mindoro and 117 kilometres southwest of Manila. The group sits on its own, away from any larger landmass, which makes its wildlife both unusual and …
An urban beach park on the Bonuan shore, with a long baywalk that cyclists use along Lingayen Gulf. General MacArthur landed on this coast in the Second World War, and the city built the MacArthur Landing Park by the beach …
The lighthouse that marks the northwesternmost point of Luzon, first lit on March 30, 1892 and still in service. The octagonal stone tower is 20 metres tall and stands on Vigia de Nagpartian Hill, above the cape that early galleons …
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 …
The place where the highest commander of the Japanese Imperial Army surrendered. General Tomoyuki Yamashita, also called the Tiger of Malaya, gave himself up to Filipino and American forces on 2 September 1945. The old home economics building of Kiangan …
The place where Apolinario Mabini was born, kept as a memorial shrine. Mabini lived from 1864 to 1903. He was a revolutionary leader and statesman, and he served as foreign minister and adviser to Emilio Aguinaldo, the first Philippine president.
A pilgrimage church along Governor Antonio Carpio Avenue, consecrated to the Italian saint Pio of Pietrelcina. The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines named it a national shrine, the first in Batangas, and it was one of the venues of …
One of the top surfing destinations in the country, home to the wave called The Majestic Wave. Top surfers from around the world come for it during the season, which runs July to October. The Pacific coast of the island …
An elevated historic chapel established in 1604, 100 years older than the Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral. American soldiers during the Philippine-American War used it as headquarters in 1899. St Hyacinth is the patron saint of the city whose feast …
The ancestral home of Pio Valenzuela, one of the leaders of the Katipunan and the namesake of the city, then the town of Polo. It is now fully renovated as of September 2023.
Solano's central Roman Catholic parish church is not very special architecturally, but it houses a replica of the Black Nazarene.
An extensive stretch of cream-colored sand running to Biak na Bato (Mapisi Rock), a rock formation marking the boundary with the town of Santiago. There is a marker commemorating a clandestine US submarine shipment of weapons to anti-Japanese guerrillas in …
An islet in the middle of the strait separating Palaui Island and Luzon. It is named as such because the silhouette formed by the rock formations resembles the head of a crocodile. It has white sand beaches chock-full of coral …
Ambulong Island is a 30-km² island with fine beaches, cliffs and abundant coral formations. It is characterized by white sand beaches, cliffs along pillars jutting out of the water, and underwater caves. Coral gardens and tropical fish are abundant in …