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Municipality in the Philippines
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San Miguel is a municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. A rural town in the middle of the Central Luzon plains, it counts heritage structures, extensive national parks and dairy-based candy-makers among its tourist draws.
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Diocesan Shrine and Parish of San Miguel Arcangel
San Miguel's main Roman Catholic church, built during the 19th century and used as a garrison by opposing sides during the Philippine Revolution against Spain. It houses a statue of Saint Michael the Archangel that was found in the forests outside town and is believed by residents to be miraculous. It is one of a few churches in the Philippines whose belfry is built above its façade. There is a souvenir shop in the convent.
A sprawling national park that also covers parts of the neighboring towns of Doña Remedios Trinidad and San Ildefonso. Famous as the site of the Biak-na-Bato Republic during the Philippine Revolution, it also contains caves, rivers and forested highlands of the Sierra Madre that belie the misconception of Bulacan as a largely flat province.
Meaning "Holy Mountain" in Filipino, it is a hillside monument/park filled with monuments to Jesus Christ and other key figures in the Bible. It is a popular pilgrimage site during the Lenten season, when visitors clamber to pray atop the various hilltop shrines.
A peak that is popular among hikers in Biak-na-Bato National Park. It also contains Madlum Cave and forms one side of a gorge along the Madlum River that is also shared with Mount Gola, another popular hiking destination. The area is also claimed by the municipality of Doña Remedios Trinidad.
A residence built for the Tecson family, whose members included an officer in the Philippine Revolution.
A now decrepit residence built in 1921 for a former mayor. Unlike other houses at the time, the dwelling has three storeys.
A roadside store selling local dairy-based confectionaries such as yema and pastillas.
San Miguel lies along Maharlika Highway, also known as Asian Highway 26 (AH 26) and Cagayan Valley Road. From Metro Manila, it is served by buses heading to the neighboring city of Gapan and Cabanatuan in Nueva Ecija.
Read in the guideTricycles are the main form of transportation between barangays, especially as Maharlika Highway skirts the western edges of downtown San Miguel. Fares start at P40.
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