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Bocaue
Municipality in Bulacan, Philippines

Bocaue

Bocaue, officially the Municipality of Bocaue, is a municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines.

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According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 147,755 people.

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Getting to Bocaue

Bocaue lies along North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) and the old, congested MacArthur Highway, which skirts downtown Bocaue. Bocaue has its own exit on NLEX. Upon entering from Manila, take a left turn going to downtown Bocaue along Governor Fortunato Halili Avenue.

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    North Luzon Express Terminal

    A partially complete bus station inside the Ciudad de Victoria complex, intended to be used as the new terminal for long-distance services to Ilocos, the Cordilleras and Cagayan Valley.

See

Worth seeing

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    Philippine Arena

    With a 55,000 seating capacity, the arena is the biggest domed indoor arena not only in the Philippines but in the world.

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    Philippine Sports Stadium
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    Francisca Reyes Aquino Shrine

    Morales Street (in Lolomboy Elementary School).

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    The Garden

    A leisure area within the Ciudad de Victoria which features a variety of plants.

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    Bunducan Welcoming Arch

    L.

Do

Things to do

Bocaue Pagoda Festival. First Sunday of July. An annual fluvial parade, also part of the annual Feast of the Holy Cross, where the Krus ng Wawa, which is believed to have saved an old woman's life who drowned, is paraded on the Pagoda, a gaily structure mounted on large wooden boat (banca), which is then paraded through the Bocaue River.

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    Karilagan Stevia Farm & Pavilion
Eat

Where to eat

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    Plaza Centralle

    Plaza Centralle, Ciudad de Victoria Bypass Road,.

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    Embrace Cafe & Restaurant

    The Garden - Ciudad de Victoria, Ciudad de Victoria.

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    Rancho’s Barbeque - Duhat

    Duhat Street.

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    Padrino Food Park
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    McDonald's Lolomboy Branch

    MacArthur Highway,.

How locals move

Getting around Bocaue the local way

  • 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.

From Wikivoyage: Bocaue, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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