Municipality in Bulacan, Philippines
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Bulakan is a town in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. A former provincial capital, it is relatively quieter than its neighboring towns that have become noisy thoroughfares on the Philippine highway network and manages to retain monuments from its colonial and revolutionary past. In the future, it will be the site of the New Manila International Airport in the Taliptip area.
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Bulakan Church
Bulakan's main Roman Catholic church, built in its present style in 1812. Unlike most colonial churches in the Philippines, which are Baroque, Romanesque or even Gothic, Bulakan Church is built in the neo-Byzantine style. At a side chapel to the right of the main doorway is an ecclesiastical museum.
NHCP Museo ni Marcelo H. del Pilar
A museum dedicated to Marcelo H. del Pilar, an anti-clerical activist who criticized the theocratic influence of Spanish Roman Catholic friars in the 19th century Philippines and advocated for equal rights for Filipinos under the Spanish Crown before shifting to outright independence in his last years. Built on the site of the del Pilar residence, it features a replica of a Spanish-era house that serves as exhibition space. In the spacious grounds of the complex are a monument to del Pilar and a mausoleum carrying his remains and that of other relatives. To avoid confusion with the small shrine to his nephew, Gregorio del Pilar, tricycle drivers refer to the museum as Marcelo.
A colonial-era heritage house built in 1929 that was the ancestral home of Francisco "Soc" Rodrigo, a figure who took on multiple roles in Philippine social and political life such as playwright, journalist, author, politician and senator. While closed to the public, its iron-grilled fences allow for viewing of its surrounding gardens and the striped façade of its upper floors.
A Spanish era bahay na bato built for the family of one of Bulakan's gobernadorcillo (mayor) in the 18th century.
A small park and shrine built on the site of the house where General Gregorio del Pilar, a revolutionary commander who died aged 24 in a battle in Ilocos Sur against US forces during the Philippine-American War in 1899, was born. It has a statue of the boy-general and a flagpole. Wreathes are laid at the statue on November 14, his birthday and on December 2, the anniversary of his death.
A Holy Week ritual memorializing the Way of the Cross. It features men in Biblical-era costumes reenacting the Passion of the Christ while walking for around the barangay for between 4 to 5 hours. Expect to see participants flagellating themselves or being beaten with palm leaves by spectators in commemoration of Jesus Christ's sufferings as part of their devotion and Lenten penance, although the Roman Catholic Church officially disapproves such acts of self-harm.
Restaurant serving chao fan (Chinese fried rice) based meals.
Bulakan lies along Manila Bay and is connected to the rest of Bulacan by secondary roads.
Read in the guideTricycles are the main form of transportation between barangays. Fares start at P30, with a one-way trip from Bulakan Church to Marcelo H. del Pilar Shrine costing P40.
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