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Date Posted: 08/ 5/04 9:25pm
Author: Moderator
Subject: THINGS TO DO AND PLACES TO SEE WHILE IN TAGUDIN


I know many of you would be going back to Tagudin for a visit one way or the other sometime soon or in the future. Here are few of the things that you can do and places to see on your visit to Tagudin besides visiting relatives and friends.

A good way to start your stay in Tagudin is to visit the church then the surrounding areas such as the plaza, the townhall, the market, etc. to get yourself reacquinted with the town. It is always a nice experience to see familiar places that you haven't seen for awhile. For the first time visitors, don't forget to see the famous sundial in front of the townhall.

You can go swimming, and swimming is generally good. You can swim in the ocean, rivers in some parts of Tagudin, and of course at Seaside Park. Just be careful swimming in the ocean. There are times when the waves are rough and big and certain areas go abruptly deep. The beaches closer to town such as the ones in Tarangutong, Pudoc, Pacac and others are a bit rocky and harder to get to. These places are more suitable for day picnics than for swimming. The northern part of town has better beaches and most of them are all accessible from the highway. Patique Beach located in Becquez/Sevilla is perhaps the best beach that Tagudin can offer. It is not at par as the other famous and better beaches of the Philippines but I think this is a decent beach.

The junction at Bitalag is a good place to buy fruits and puto (rice cakes). They have chicos, avocados, pineapples, plenty of mangoes, bananas, and yes they have apples which which I am sure are imported from other countries. They have the sweetest chicos. Most of the fruits that are being sold here are seasonal but you always find something here.

If you are into nature, someone told me that there is a place somewhere in Ambalayat where you can pitch a tent and commune with nature. It's in a remote area free from the bustles of the town.

And if you want to venture out to the nearby towns, there's the Santa Lucia church in Santa Lucia where they have the dark Virgin of Sta. Lucia which they said to be miraculous. It is visited by many devotees each year. If you have a strong sense of adventure, Suyo and especially Sigay are still untouched. They have forests, springs, waterfalls and rivers. There are lots of possible places to trek and just be with nature and the local people. Awasan Waterfalls is in Sigay. I heard this town also grows coffee. These areas are all hard to get to since they are all mountainous and the rivers swell in the rainy season. It is probably worth the effort though. Transportation going there could be a problem.

If you want to venture out further you can go all the way to Bessang Pass in Cervantes where more serious trekking is possible. Bessang Pass is about 5,250 feet above sea level and served as the backdoor to General Yamashita’s last ditch defense during the last stage of World War II. It is also possible to reach Tirad Pass (mountain with three protrusions on top which often called "The Three Sisters" and this area is another historic site) from here but it would take a lot of effort on your part. The climate in these areas is milder than the lowlands and it gets cooler as you go higher, and Cervantes is a starting point for trips going to places such as the famous town of Sagada in Mt. Province, the Rice Terraces in Banaue and to Baguio City going on the opposite direction. Actually, Tagudin is one of the starting points for going to the mountain provinces at least from this side of Luzon. Tagudin-Cervantes-Bontoc Road which begins at the junction in Bitalag is also called Highway 4 is a national highway but not well kept and most of it unpaved. I think there is a plan by the Philippine/Ilocos Sur governments to rehabilitate the highway. It would be great if this plan materializes for it would serve as an alternate route for going to the famous places in the highlands and it would shorten travel time to these areas. It would also uplift the lives of the people living in the uplands as well as in the lowlands.

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