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Aringay (pronounced uh-ring-guy) is a town in La Union.
Understand
[edit | edit source]Aringay is one of the oldest settlements in La Union, having existed in the precolonial era as a coastal trading post for Cordilleran traders selling their gold at the mouth of the Aringay River. It was conquered by the Spanish in 1572 and became a municipality in 1741 after it was separated from Agoo to the south. The town was rebuilt after World War II, when it was the site of amphibious landings along Lingayen Gulf by Japanese and then American forces in the battle to control Luzon.
Get in
[edit | edit source]Aringay is along Route 2 (Manila North Road), the main thoroughfare in La Union. Buses heading to San Fernando and other locations further north in the Ilocos Region also ply this highway.
Get around
[edit | edit source]Tricycles are the main form of transportation in town.
See
[edit | edit source]- 1 Samara Beach, Samara. The main coastal promenade in Aringay, with grayish sand stretching from the boundary with Caba to the north down to the Aringay River estuary.
- 2 Santa Lucia Parish Church (Aringay Church), Marcos Avenue, Poblacion. Aringay's main Roman Catholic church, built during the Spanish era in 1736 and extensively repaired following World War II damage. The plaza in front of the church was a battleground during the Philippine Revolution against the Spanish in 1898.
- 3 Centennial Tunnel (Salapac Tunnel), San Juan-Aringay Road, Poblacion. An 4.5 metres (15 ft) long unfinished tunnel built by the Philippine National Railways as part of a planned extension the railway line from Manila towards San Fernando, which was abandoned at the outbreak of World War II and was instead used as a bomb shelter by the Japanese.
- 4 Bubon Posi, San Eugenio. The highest point in Aringay, it is a 325 metres (1,066 ft) peak of a mountain ridge bisected by the Aringay River. Its conical summit looms over the town and is a designated forest reserve and hiking spot.
- 5 Macabato Falls (Sangbay Falls), Macabato.
- 6 Dulao Lagoon, Dulao. An estuarine lagoon lined with mangrove forests on the boundary with Agoo.
- 7 Gallano Rice Terraces, Gallano. A terraced rice farm on the slopes of the Cordillera Mountain Range overlooking the boundary with Tuba in Benguet province.
- 8 Aringay Central Elementary School (ACES), Marcos Avenue, Poblacion (at the back of Aringay Coliseum). The administrative building of the town's main primary school is an American-era bungalow (commonly known as the Gabaldon) dating from between 1907 to 1912.
Do
[edit | edit source]Buy
[edit | edit source]- 1 Aringay Public Market, Manila North Road corner Yaranon Street, San Benito Sur.
- 2 Primark Center Aringay, Manila North Road, San Benito Sur (in front of the public market), ☏ +63 919 084 0842, +63 917 400 8468, +63 908 818 8999, toll-free: +63 72 607 2493. 8AM-7PM.
- 3 7-11, Manila North Road corner Yaranon Street, Poblacion (beside Shell gas station).
Eat
[edit | edit source]Aringay is a leading producer of milkfish (bangus), with many fish farms along the Aringay River and its estuary.
Drink
[edit | edit source]Sleep
[edit | edit source]- 1 Paradiso Beach Resort, Sitio Maryland, Samara, ☏ +63 938 690 2256, paradiso_beach_resort@yahoo.com.ph. starts at P3500.
Connect
[edit | edit source]The town's postal code is 2503.
Go next
[edit | edit source]| Routes through Aringay |
| San Fernando ← Caba ← | N  S | → Agoo → Urdaneta |