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Component city in Bulacan, Philippines
Photo: Ramon FVelasquez, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Baliwag, sometimes written as Baliuag, is a city and the largest settlement in northern Bulacan.
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The first and only free-standing clock tower in Bulacan, also a local symbol and landmark. It is constructed in 1999 and inaugurated in 2000, during the 137th birthday anniversary of hero, Mariano Ponce.
Museo ng Baliwag, Lumang Minisipyo
It was the first town hall (munisipyo or municipio) which was built during the American occupation in 1899. It used to house the municipal government until 1971, when a new town hall was inaugurated. Today, it houses a museum dedicated to the town's history. As of 2026, the museum is closed for renovations.
Baliwag Church
Baliwag's main Roman Catholic church, built in the 19th century during the Spanish era.
A museum dedicated to national hero Mariano Ponce, one of a series of writers who advocated for autonomy and later independence from Spain in the late 19th century. The museum was built on the site of Ponce’s residence, which burned down in 1962.
Apo Kristo Chapel
A Spanish-era chapel built in 1881.
On Holy Week, particularly Holy Wednesday and Good Friday, Baliwag hosts the longest Lenten procession in the Philippines, featuring up to 120 statues showing the passion of the Christ and related images being transported on floats from the San Isidro Labrador parish church in neighboring Pulilan to San Agustin parish in Baliwag. Many of the images are family heirlooms that are only displayed in public for that occasion.
A store selling Bulacan longganisa.
A love motel.
Has numerous restaurants, a SM Store (department store), and a SM Hypermarket.
A members-only warehouse grocery.
By bus
Buses passing through Baliwag on their way to Nueva Ecija traverse Maharlika Highway, which skirts the western edges of downtown.
By jeep
Baliwag is connected by jeepney to the provincial capital, Malolos, to Meycauayan, a suburb of Metro Manila, and to Malinta, a neighborhood of Valenzuela, Metro Manila.
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