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GENERAL INFORMATION (BULACAN)
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ANGAT
- Church of St. Monica of Angat, first built by Fr. Juan Morelos, was rebuilt by Fr. Gregorio Giner and completed in 1802 by Fr. Joaquin Calvo. It was heavily damaged by the earthquake of June 3, 1863. Fr. Ignacio Manzanares restored the convent. The church was recently renovated with great respect for its original style, it was completed in time for the town’s third centennial in 1983.
- Baras Bakal is a stone cave and a former Katipunan hideout prior to Biak-na-Bato Cave. It is a favorite picnic place especially in summer.
- The Don Vicente Villarama & Dona Rafaela Capistrano Ancestral House, in Brgy. Marungko, was built in 1870.
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BALAGTAS
- The Church of St. Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr, damaged during the earthquakes of 1645 and 1880, was rebuilt by Fr. Francisco Martin Giron, adding a belfry, and building a convent from 1893 to 1898.
- The Bahay na Tisa was built in 1849 and is one of the oldest tiled-roof houses in the province.
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BALIWAG
- The Mariano Ponce Commemorative Marker marks the site of the propagandist’s birthplace.
- The century-old Sentro ng Kalinangan at Kasaysayan, the town's museum, was once the town's municipal hall.
- The town’s High Renaissance-style, stone Church of St. Augustine was first built from 1769 to 1774 by Augustinian Fr. Gregorio Giner, rebuilt in with mortar and stone by Fr. Esteban Diez (who also built the convent) in 1830, damaged by 1880 earthquake and repaired by Fr. Thomas Gresa who also added the transept.
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BOCAUE
- Church of St. Martin of Tours
- Francisca Reyes Aquino Shrine, managed by the National Historical Institute, houses the memorabilia of Francisca Reyes Aquino, the first woman to receive the National Artist Award (for dance) in 1973.
- Shrine of St. Andrew Kim Taegon (Brgy. Lolomboy)
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