BADOC ~ THE GATEWAY OF THE PROVINCE OF ILOCOS NORTE
Badoc is one of the 21 municipalities located in the province of Ilocos Norte. It is often called the gateway to the North and believed that it is the southmost municipality before the town of Sinait from the province of Ilocos Sur.
The Gateway to the North
THE MUNICIPALITY OF BADOC
Badoc has been more famous now. The local government officials has been doing good for the municipality. It's gaining more tourisms than before. This municipality grew many great kids and one of them is the famous Filipino painter, Juan Luna. Being a third class municipality, Badoc has at least 31,000 residents.
JUAN LUNA SHRINE
- Juan Luna y Novicio, better known as Juan Luna was a painter. I know everyone of us knows his famous paint, Spolarium.
- He also won gold medal in Madrid in the year 1984.
WHAT MORE BADOC CAN BRING TO US...
BADOC ISALND
Badoc Island just recently opened not long ago. To get the the island alone, you need to ride on a boat to get there. And they will only limit head counts to be able to go to the island alone. It is located about 1 kilometer (0.62 mi) off the shore of Barangay Pagsanahan in Badoc, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. There is two ways to get to the island, from barangay Pagsanahan which is the boat fee is Php 800.00-above and the other one is thru La Virgen Milagrosa Chapel but boat fee here is a little higher and will cost you Php 1000.000-above.
HOW FAITHFUL IS THE BADOCEÑOS...
LA VIGREN MILAGROSA CHAPEL
The province offers many historical churches but this one chapel called La Virgen Milagrosa is catching more and more tourists to see the place because this is located by the shoreline of the Badoc Island. The town is known of the La Virgen Milagrosa de Badoc which to believe that first fishermen of the municipality saw a box floating on the sea and when they went to grab the box, they were all surprised to see the statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary which believed it's from Japan. The shrine on the chapel is not the original but it is located inside the Parish Church.
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST
At this church, the great painter Juan Luna was baptized here. This is the home of the life-size shrine of the Miraculous La Virgen Milagrosa de Badoc. And the statue was claimed by the Ilocos governor to be the province's saint patron and celebrate on the month of May.
One of the @sfp-ilocosnorte members, @supercessang's barrio was so bless to have the shrine to visit their barangay on the year 2010.
This is the original statue of the La Virgen Milagrosa, Cause of our Joy located in the main altar of the St. Justin the Baptist Church in Badoc.
THE BADO-BADOC FESTIVAL
Badoc is known to be one of the oldest towns in the province of Ilocos Norte and the birthplace of Juan Luna, the most famous Filipino Painter. The Bado-Badoc festival celebrates the rich history of this town named after a humble grass called bado badoc which was growing abundantly along its river banks.
courtesy of Provincial of Ilocos Norte youtube channel
AGYAMAN KAMI UNAY KADAYO AMIN GAGAYYEM KEN KAKABSAT. DIOS TI AGNGINA!!
Nice! Never been to ilocos norte but I know its a beautiful place full with attractions.