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Pudtol is a town in Apayao.
Understand
[edit | edit source]Pudtol is the oldest municipality in Apayao, having been established by the Spanish in the 17th century as a missionary outpost and garrison at the end of the coastal plain formed by the Apayao River valley to subjugate the Isneg tribes in the mountainous interior of the province. Its name derives from an Isneg verb meaning "to cut", a reference to the reputation of the inhabitants as headhunters. Pudtol was repeatedly destroyed or abandoned during the frequent Isneg revolts against the Spanish, and it took until the 20th century when American occupiers finally imposed lasting control over the area.
Get in
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Pudtol is along the Kabugao-Junction Luna Road, the main thoroughfare in Apayao. Buses from Metro Manila and Laoag, mostly run by GV Florida, stop in Junction Luna (Libertad Junction) in Abulug, from where transfers via jeepney can be made to Pudtol, passing through Luna. There are also passenger vans linking Pudtol to Tuguegarao, the capital of Cagayan province.
Get around
[edit | edit source]Tricycles are the main form of public transportation within town.
See
[edit | edit source]- 1 Mataguisi Church Ruins, Mataguisi. The stone shell of the mission church established by the Spanish. Its interior has been partly converted into a chapel.
- 2 Holy Rosary Parish Church, Emilia. Pudtol's main Roman Catholic church. While the church building itself is a bland modern structure, beside it are the partially manicured ruins of a mission church built by the Spanish.
- 3 Maton Bridge, Kabugao-Junction Luna Road, Lower Maton. A bridge along Kabugao-Junction Luna Road overlooking the Maton River, a tributary of the Apayao River, and some picturesque rock formations.
- 4 Hutungan Hidden Paradise, Lower Maton. A series of rapids lined by rock formations and a gorge along the Maton River upstream from the Maton Bridge. P40.
Do
[edit | edit source]- 1 Agguimangan Agro EcoTourism Farm & Home Stay, Kabugao-Junction Luna Road, Swan, ☏ +63 999 442 9370, agguimangan75@gmail.com. A farm with homestay and indigenous crafts showroom overlooking the Apayao River
Buy
[edit | edit source]- 1 Pudtol Public Market, Poblacion (beside the municipal tourism office).
Eat
[edit | edit source]- 1 Aggapawan Nature Farm Cafe, Doña Loreta, ☏ +63 955 044 8362. A farm and restaurant serving Isneg cuisine.
Drink
[edit | edit source]Sleep
[edit | edit source]There are a few inns and homestays in town.
Connect
[edit | edit source]The town's postal code is 3812.
Go next
[edit | edit source]| Routes through Pudtol |
| Abulug ← Luna ← | N  S | → Kabugao → Tuao |
