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The Immaculate Conception Parish is a neo-classical church located in Bauan, Batangas. The church houses the Holy Cross, the patron saint of the town. it is 2.5 metres (8.2 ft) high with a 1 metre (3.3 ft) crosspiece. A golden sun, with radiating rays and embossed with a human face, was added at the point where the cross's arms intersect. It was lunch time of May 12, 2017 on a forty degree celcius when we visited the place. How to get there: The provincial buses from Manila will take you to Batangas City - LRT Gil Puyat station or Cubao Bus Terminal @ Php157. The public utility vehicles in the diversion road with mabini or bauan route will take you to the church of Bauan @ Php8.

Welcome to the two provinces in the north - Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur. The place can be reached by plane via Cebu Pacific or Philippine Airlines from Manila to Laoag Airport in an hour or 10 to 12 hours by land via bus regular trips from Manila bus stations. The public utility vehicles like jeepneys and tricycles are available from Laoag Airport that will bring you to the city proper. The locals are very friendly and accommodating. In goin to Pagudpud from Laoag, you can take a bus or rent a van bound for Claveria Cagayan. It will pass by the town of Pagudpud. You will be amazed by the beauty of nature. Travel time will take you one and a half hour. During our stay in Vigan, Ilocos Sur, we stayed in Hotel Felicidad. You can check their website for hotel rate bookings.