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A pilgrimage site on Divine Mercy Hills, above Macajalar Bay. Its 15-metre statue of Jesus as the Divine Mercy is the biggest in Asia. The nine-hectare complex was paid for by donations and finished in 2008. Shorts and other revealing …
The highest waterfall in the Philippines: 265 metres, falling in two tiers. It is in Barangay Rogongon, about 50 kilometres from the city proper. The flow of water is dropping year by year, because logging companies and illegal loggers have …
The best known of the city's waterfalls, about 24 in all: 98 metres high on the Agus River. A rock at the brink splits the flow into two streams, so it is also called the twin falls. The name comes …
A cave 75 metres long holding a colony of 2.3 million Rousette fruit bats. Guinness World Records lists it as the largest single colony of this kind. The bats cover 75 per cent of the ceiling and the walls, and …
A historical park at the corner of Quezon Avenue and Sinsuat Avenue, with a monument to Sultan Muhammad Kudarat of Maguindanao. It sits at the foot of Pedro Colina Hill, which people also call Tantawan, next to the Immaculate Conception …
A national shrine to Our Mother of Perpetual Help, one of the largest Marian churches in the country, open 24 hours a day through the year since 1958. Devotees fill it on Wednesdays for Mass and the novena, so many …
A pilgrimage church in the town of Manaoag, in the care of the Order of Preachers. Visitors come for the image of Our Lady of the Rosary, known here as Our Lady of Manaoag, and the church draws tourists as …
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 …
The Catholic parish church at Poblacion, dedicated to Saint Joseph, the husband of Mary. It belongs to the Diocese of Baguio. In 2021 it was named one of 500 Jubilee Churches across the country for the 500 years of Christianity …
Protected rainforest around Mount Bulusan, 3,673 hectares of it, in the south central part of the province. Bulusan Lake and Lake Aguingay sit inside the park, along with two more peaks, Sharp Peak and Hormahan. Five towns share its boundary: …
A volcanic-stone baroque church on a hill, finished in 1773, with Mayon behind it. Its full name is Our Lady of the Gate Parish Church, after the patroness the Franciscan builders chose. The parish belongs to the Diocese of Legazpi. …
A day of snorkelling stops on sandbars and reef islands off the east coast.
A gothic-revival church in coral stone whose nave is lined with sixteen statues of women saints. Its formal name is Santa Ana Parish Church, and people call it the women's church because every image inside is female, Saint Anne among …
The Crisologo family house, kept as it was, with the car in which Congressman Floro Crisologo's family travelled.
The painter Benedicto Cabrera's museum of Cordillera art and his own work, with a garden and cafe below. Cabrera, a National Artist, opened it in 2009 to hold his own collection, and he gave Cordillera indigenous art a place in …
Records shows that at the start, there was a small chapel constructed on a lot. Owned by Don Balbino Natividad, a permanent resident of Tetuan. (The Natividad is one of the biggest clans in the Parish spread throughout the city …
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 …
Formerly the Plaza del Principe, it is the traditional center of the city. A monument to José Rizal stands in the center, while a monument to Carlos P. Garcia stands to the east. A replica of the Chocolate Hills is …
There are guides on each station who will explain to you what's in the gallery (they're not experts as most of them are interns from senior HS or college doing immersion.
The town's main tourist attraction, it is a cascade along the upper reaches of the Baroro River at the boundary with the municipality of Bagulin. The waterfalls are commonly included in package tours from San Juan and a common itinerary …
A pair of mountains separated by the Matalag River and named after two opposing giants in local folklore. Derisively known as Ambush Point as it was a favorite site by NPA rebels to stage attacks on military convoys in the …
Baroque-styled church in the middle of town, dedicated to its patron saint and forming the Spanish-era Poblacion. Its highlights are the altar, pulpit and gold-colored ceiling motifs and tiles. There is also an adjacent ecclesiastical museum.
Pakil prides itself on its pristine spring waters coming from the Sierra Madre, such that even local floods sometimes produce a blue-green rather than mud-brown color. The resort, which is supplied by natural spring water, is also said to have …
Also known as Hidden Paradise, these multi-tiered waterfalls cascade into natural pools surrounded by lush jungle. Visitors can swim in the cool, clear water or relax in the peaceful environment. The journey includes a trek through rice fields, river crossings, …
Half-moon bay tucked away below Maira-ira Point with Nacatnagan Cliff to the east and Dos Hermanos in the north. Here thick forest meets crystal blue waters and fine white sand.
Solemn chapel inside the campus just a short distance from the city's main cathedral. The interior is light and airy but for me, the most interesting is the portrayal of Jesus' image stylized as Filipino/Bicolano in the stained glass windows.
Lumban's Roman Catholic church was built in the late 16th century but was finished in its present form during the early 20th century. It features a partially plastered facade colored in orange. Its interior is largely plastered, without much ornamentation.
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.