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Aglipay is a municipality in Quirino.
Understand
[edit | edit source]Aglipay was founded in 1950 and was named after Gregorio Aglipay, a Filipino nationalist and religious leader from Ilocos Norte who was said to have taken refuge in the town's caves during the Philippine Revolution and the Philippine-American War before breaking away from the Roman Catholic Church to establish the Philippine Independent Church (IFI, or Aglipayan Church) half a century before. Its population mostly consists of Ilocano settlers and a few Bugkalot (formerly known as Ilongot) tribes in its extensive sliver of territory extending south to the boundary with Kasibu in Nueva Vizcaya.
Get in
[edit | edit source]Aglipay is along Cordon-Diffun-Aurora Road, the main thoroughfare in Quirino. There are passenger vans connecting the town with Santiago, while the bus from Santiago City to Dinapigue via Aurora also passes through town.
Get around
[edit | edit source]Tricycles are the main form of public transportation within town. Access to the southernmost barangays, where most natural attractions are located, requires a 4WD and bouts of hiking.
See
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- 1 Aglipay Caves, Cordon-Diffun-Aurora Road, Villa Ventura. The main tourist attraction in Aglipay, it is a 100 hectares (250 acres) complex of forests and hills whose highlight is a 37-chamber cave system where Gregorio Aglipay was said to have gone into hiding during the Philippine wars of independence. The area also has camping facilities.
- 2 Pensal Falls, San Benigno. A 3-tier cascade over a gently-sloped rock formation.
- 3 Claredita Falls (Victoria Falls), Victoria. A 5-tier cascade on a vertical rock face surrounded by blue-colored lagoons.
- 4 Napipiwongan Falls, Nagabgaban. A 7-tier cascade named after the local term for the swallows that reside in the area.
Do
[edit | edit source]- Panagsalukag Festival. July 23-25. The town's annual festival celebrating local customs and culture.
Buy
[edit | edit source]- 1 Aglipay Public Market, Cordon-Diffun-Aurora Road, San Leonardo.
Eat
[edit | edit source]- 1 Desiree's Cafe, Cordon-Diffun-Aurora Road, San Leonardo.
Drink
[edit | edit source]- 1 Decentea, Cordon-Diffun-Aurora Road, Victoria, ☏ +63 967 258 2189. 9AM–7PM M-Sa, 10AM-7PM Su. A milktea place with some snacks.
Sleep
[edit | edit source]Connect
[edit | edit source]The town's postal code is 3403.
Go next
[edit | edit source]| Routes through Aglipay |
| Santiago City via Cordon ← Saguday ← | N  S | → Maddela → Baler via Dipaculao |
