Balaan Bukid Shrine
Hike to the 14 stations of the cross. Take a ferry bound for Jordan Wharf in Ortiz Port (Iloilo City). From Jordan Wharf, take a tricycle ride to the foot of Balaan Bukid. It's a 30-45 min hike to the …
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Mount Manghilaw
outside town is popular as a trekking destination; there is a large cross near the top.
Cebu Provincial Museum
The museum is housed in the former Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center, which was once the Carcel de Cebu. Its four Spanish-era buildings made of coral stone contain artifacts relating to the history of Cebu.
Casa Gorordo Museum
A well-preserved Spanish colonial mansion constructed largely of wood, set in a pleasant, manicured garden. The lower floor has a collection of old tools, and an A/C room that has changing displays such as art exhibitions. The more interesting upstairs …
Colon St
Brave the cacophonous traffic to see the oldest street in the Philippines with some nice worn-out classical buildings dating back to the American Era. At night, this street transforms into a market with good buys everywhere. Be wary of pickpockets …
Lologayan Falls
It is separated from the mainland by the Silangan Channel. A series of towering altars of rugged stones where between its depressions flow ribbon-like cool water that appears to cleanse the hair of a legendary lady. A source of drinking …
Guinogo-an Cave
Its large entrance leads to a natural tunnel with an uneven ceiling, some portions of which touching your head making for an eerie trip through the dark, cool interior.
Ando Island or Andis Island
Aside from enjoying the picturesque view from the top of Bantayan Cliff, you can also do rappelling with your friends and families at Bantayan Cliff which is a 10-minute trek from the jump-off point of the island.
Panaad Park and Sports Complex
The park surrounding the stadium is filled with eucalyptus trees.
Bacolod City Hall
A modern civic building with a neoclassical-style facade, including prominent columns and a large fountain in front.
Sacred Heart Church and Seminary
This church is notable for its European-inspired architecture, high ceilings, and tall spire, which give it a Gothic Revival look. It also has side chapels dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Virgin Mary.
Negros Occidental Provincial Capitol
The official seat of the provincial government and perhaps the most impressive building in Bacolod City. It served as the headquarters of the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II. The Romanesque-style building stands in landscaped grounds with a park …
Our Lady of the Philippines Trappist Monastery
One of only two Trappist monasteries in the country, near the middle of the island. Trappists from the United States founded it on 31 August 1972. It became a priory in 1982 and an abbey in 1990, and Dom Kevin …
Capiz Provincial Park
A green park in Barangay Tiza, in front of Capiz National High School, with pocket gardens and three monuments to the history and the cultures of Roxas City.
Mount Kanlaon
The highest peak in the whole Visayas at 2,465 metres, and the high point of Negros Island and of Negros Oriental. The city sits below it and takes its name from it. Kanlaon means the place of Laon, a pre-colonial …
Cinco de Noviembre
Negros Island's sugar planters rose up against Spanish rule on this day, starting in the town then called Minuluan, now Talisay. Negros Occidental marks Cinco de Noviembre every November 5 as a local holiday. On November 3, 1898, landowner Aniceto …
Tana Dicang House
A house in the Spanish colonial bahay na bato style, built in 1872, with a ground floor of stone and an upper floor of wood. It belonged to the Lizares family and carries the name of its first owner, Enrica …
Sagay Marine Reserve
The Sagay Marine Reserve protects a set of coral reefs off the Negros Occidental coast, including Carbin Reef, Panal Reef and Macahulom Reef. Sagay City lists it as one of its main tourism attractions, along with nearby Molocaboc Island. The …
Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage Church
An old Catholic church on La Paz Street in the middle of the city, built in 1876 in the Spanish period. It is one of the very few churches in the region with a Romanesque design. It is built of …
Canturing River
A river called Canturing runs through the site that became Maasin City in Southern Leyte, and it gave the city its name. Spanish soldiers once stopped there looking for drinking water and asked local people, in Spanish, what village this …
Biri Larosa Protected Landscape and Seascape
Islands, reefs and rock formations under protection, about 40 kilometres west of Catarman. The area covers the island municipality of Biri and the rest of the Balicuatro Islands, plus the coast of Lavezares, Rosario and San Jose, whose first letters …
Mandaue Church
A Catholic parish church at the centre of the city, and the National Shrine of Saint Joseph. It belongs to the Archdiocese of Cebu, and its parish covers the barangays of Guizo, Centro, Looc, Cambaro and Mantuyong.
Crocolandia
A nature conservation centre with birds, lizards, snakes and crocodiles, started in 2001 and the first of its kind in Central Visayas. It breeds the Philippine crocodile and the sailfin lizard, both endangered. Its best known animal is Lapu-Lapu, an …
Mercado Mansion
A two-storey bahay na bato painted Mediterranean blue, one of the heritage houses of Carcar. The ground floor may date from the 1880s. Don Mariano Mercado, the American-era mayor of the town, added the hardwood second floor in 1906 to …
Archdiocesan Shrine of Saint Vincent Ferrer
The church of the city's patron saint, Saint Vincent Ferrer. April 5, the anniversary of his death, is his official feast day, and pilgrims come to venerate him. The activities that day are religious ones only.
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