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Highly urbanized city in Metro Manila, Philippines
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Caloocan or Kalookan is a city in northern Metro Manila. Caloocan is a large suburb of Manila, and is predominantly residential, mostly home to people relocated from Manila's slums. There is also a noticeable lack of tourist attractions.
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Monumento
This famous landmark of the city is located at the intersection of EDSA, Rizal Avenue, Mc Arthur Highway, and Samson Road. Made by National Artist Guillermo Tolentino, the monument commemorates the first encounter of the revolutionary group Katipunan, lead by hero Andres Bonifacio, with Spanish forces.
Caloocan Church
A Catholic church.
Temporarily closed as of September 2023.
Table tennis facility.
Serves Filipino, grill, seafood, Spanish dishes.
Takeout restaurant for the best Palabok, Spaghetti, Pichi-Pichi.
Owned by Filipino veteran actor Joel Torre.
Asian restaurant.
Seafood restaurant.
LGBTQ+ friendly place.
It offers 76 guestrooms, furnished with air-conditioning, cable TV, and Internet connectivity. Some of its facilities and services include function/meeting rooms, business center with Internet facility, coffee shop, prayer room, safety deposit boxes, laundry and room service, and on-call massage service.
5th Fl, Northmall (Rizal Ave)
Basic amenities, including air-conditioned rooms and private bathrooms.
Sprawling mall with 800 shops & eateries, including a food court, plus an indoor amusement center.
Pandayan Bookshop, founded in 1993, is a 40-store chain spread across Central Luzon, Cagayan Valley, Calabarzon, and northern Metro Manila. The usual size of our stores is around 200 square meters.
By train
Take the LRT Line 1 and alight at either 5th Avenue or Monumento stations.
By bus
Caloocan is the terminus of the EDSA Carousel bus rapid transit line from Parañaque via EDSA.
By jeepney
Jeepneys connect Caloocan with Manila, Malabon, Quezon City and Valenzuela.H. del Pilar St across the old town. They are also the predominant way to reach North Caloocan.
By car
Caloocan is served by EDSA and MacArthur Highway (Hwy 1), and C-4 Road (Rte 120). From Manila, it is connected via Rizal Avenue (Rte 150).
If you need to use public transportation try sakay.ph, it will show you the right type to your destination.
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