Planning a trip? Those who love to travel know the essence of all travel is about you and your enjoyment. Travelers know that the destination is a major part OF planning a trip, experiencing and delving deeper into unfamiliar places, people and culture is paramount.

Expand your horizons and set your sight to the Philippines, an off the beaten path travel site! An undiscovered paradise made of thousands of islands and white sand beaches all around! A tiny dot in the map of the world, and yet a haven for travelers, backpackers, retirees and even passersby.

It offers awesome tourist attractions, magnificent beaches, hot spring resorts, colorful festivals, hundreds of scenic spots and world-class hotels and facilities. Not to mention the tropical climate, the affordable prices as well as the friendly and hospitable, English-speaking people! You will be glad you came, and we’re sure, you WILL come back for more FUN in the Philippines!

 

 

OUR LADY OF MANAOAG CHURCH

 

Photo from:  manaoag.gov.ph

 

Our Lady of Manaoag  is a Roman Catholic title of the Blessed Virgin Mary venerated in Manaoag, Pangasinan, the Philippines.

The ivory image which bears its title dates from the 16th century and is presently enshrined within the Minor Basilica of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary of Manaoag. The shrine is a major pilgrimage site in the country and is administered by the Order of Preachers within the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan.  Read More:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Lady_of_Manaoag

 

Photo from:  http://pinoychurches.blogspot.com/2011/12/our-lady-of-rosary-of-manaoag-shrine.html

 

One of the religious churches in the province of Pangasinan, the Church of Our Lady of Manaoag, located in Manaoag, Pangasinan, purportedly has a long history of miraculous and pious events that are duplicated in the murals all over the church. This is done so that the events will never be forgotten. Devotees, coming from all over the globe, have various reasons for visiting the place among of which are pleads for health restoration, good voyage, or better fate.

Swarms of people fill the place during Sundays and religious occasions such as the Virgin Mary’s birthday, Holy Week, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Day. Inside the church, there is an archaic ambiance with the old bricks and ancient architecture. Pews are lined up from all sides and at the very center is the altar. In the highest portion of the altar is where the Lady of Manaoag majestically stands.  Read More:  http://www.philippinesinsider.com/luzon/the-miraculous-our-lady-of-manaoag-church/

 

 Photo from:  http://spawnskies.blogspot.com/2010/08/widely-visited-catholic-churches-in.html

 

 Otherwise known as the Nuestra Senora Del Santissimo Rosario de Manaoag, this church is one of the most widely visited Roman Catholic church in the Philippines and is administered by Dominican Order. Our Lady Manaoag is known as the patroness of the sick, helpless and the needy. Our Lady of Manaoag came from the Augustinian fathers way back in the late 1500s and was transferred to the Dominicans. In the early 1600s the image was brought to the Philippines from Spain by Padre Juan de San Jacinto. Read More:    http://spawnskies.blogspot.com/2010/08/widely-visited-catholic-churches-in.html

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

Pangasinan Belongs to the Ilocos Region

Pangasinan – the Heartland of the Philippines

The Hundred Islands in Pangasinan

Magnificent Beaches in Pangasinan

Dagupan, Pangasinan – Milkfish Capital

Interesting Places to Visit in Pangasinan

Colorful Festivals in Pangasinan

Have Lots of Fun in Pangasinan