Guiguinto
Guiguinto, officially the Municipality of Guiguinto, is a municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines.
Guiguinto, officially the Municipality of Guiguinto, is a municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 118,173 people.
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Worth seeing in and around Guiguinto
4 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Marcelo H. del Pilar Shrine
The Marcelo H. del Pilar Shrine is a declared national shrine by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines in honor of Filipino lawyer, poet and propagandist Marcelo H. del Pilar. Located at Sitio Cupang, Barangay San Nicolas in Bulakan, Bulacan, the shrine is the former site of the house of the del Pilar clan.
3.8 km · National Shrine commemorating the birthplace of Marcelo H. del Pilar · Wikipedia - 02San Lorenzo de Roma Church
The Diocesan Shrine and Parish Church of Saint Lawrence of Rome, Deacon and Martyr, commonly known as the Balagtas Church, is an 18th-century Baroque Roman Catholic parish church in the municipality of Balagtas in the Philippines, dedicated to Saint Lawrence, one of the most venerated Roman martyrs, celebrated for his Christian valor. The said parish is under the pastoral jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Malolos.
3.3 km · church in Bulacan, Philippines · Wikipedia - 03Guiguinto Church
San Ildefonso de Toledo Parish Church, commonly known as Guiguinto Church, is an 18th-century, Baroque Roman Catholic church located along the MacArthur Highway, Brgy. Poblacion, Guiguinto, Bulacan, Philippines.
400 m · church in Bulacan, Philippines · Wikipedia - 04Bulakan Church
The Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Nuestra Señora de la Asuncion, commonly known as Bulakan Church, is a 19th-century Neo-Byzantine-Romanesque stone church located at Brgy. San Jose, in the Municipality of Bulakan, Bulacan province, Philippines.
3.8 km · Roman Catholic parish church in Bulakan, Bulacan, Philippines · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
Bulacan has a diverse array of attractions ranging from the natural to the historical and architectural. Nearly every town has a Spanish era church, the most famous of which is Barasoain in Malolos, where the Congress of the short-lived First Philippine Republic convened.
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Things to do
Every town in Bulacan has a unique festival of their own, usually revolving around religious themes or celebrating products they are famous for. As a sign of the urban spillover from Metro Manila, Bulacan has become the site for the Philippine Arena, a massive edifice in Bocaue way bigger than any event venue in the capital, and which hosts international concerts and sports events.
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Where to eat
Ensaymada Inipit Pastillas, a favorite and popular "pasalubong" (or take home treat) in Bulacan. Traditionally, it is made of the best carabao's milk, but in commercial quantites, believed to be made out of locally produced and commercially available milk in supermarkets.
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Getting to Guiguinto
- Airports
- Ninoy Aquino (MNL), 39 km · Clark / Clark Air Base (CRK), 52 km · Subic Bay / Naval Air Station Cubi Point (SFS), 65 km
- Mabalacat → Guiguinto55 km · quickest by road, 1h 16m · ₱135–180
- Olongapo → Guiguinto65 km · quickest by road, 2h 17m · ₱220–290
- Legazpi → Guiguinto361 km · quickest by air, 5h 29m · ₱3,420–5,270
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No local-transport research exists yet for Guiguinto
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Guiguinto. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inLocal bus route 22 (North EDSA-Angat) stops near the Puregold supermarket at barangay Parada in Santa Maria, but you must take a jeepney first and the local bus is a somewhat slower option if headed for Manila.
- Get inThe main jeepney stop is Bocaue Crossing, underneath the flyover at the intersection of MacArthur Highway and Halili Avenue, where transfers to barangays leading to Santa Maria and NLEX can be made, although this is not necessary if taking a jeep heading to Santa Maria, Norzagaray or Angat.
- Get inLocal transportation from NLET is sparse, but there are jeepneys to Santa Maria.
- Get inThe jeepney service from Monumento in Caloocan to Santa Maria also passes through Bocaue.
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Next door to Guiguinto
Guiguinto is 17 km from Valenzuela, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.