Bagac Tourist Spot

Bagac Tourist Spot

Bagac is the largest  municipality in Bataan in terms of land area with approximately 23,120 hectares 

(231.2km2) representing 16.84% of the total land mass of the province. The humble town is located in the southerwestern part of Bataan facing the West Philippines Sea.

 It was established as a regular town by the Spaniards in 1873, with St. Catherine of Alexandria as its patron said.

 A few years after the Spaniards arrived in the Philippines some of them traveled along the seacoast looking for a place to live in. They had with them an Aeta  as guide. 

When the Spaniards inquired about the white herons from their guide, the Aeta answered "tagak" from these two syllables "bak" from the word lumbak and 'gak" from the word tagak, was derived the nae Bagak. Since then it remained and still is the official name of the town. 

Bagac's name was simply derived from the Visayan word "Bagak" and/or "Bagakay. When translated to Tagalog, "Bagak" literally means "Kawayan", "Bagakay" means "Kawayanan".Bamboo tree is Bagak's English transcription.

The town has a population of 25, 568 as of 2010 Census with skilled workers in the field of masonry, carpentry and welding. They are also into garment manufacturing, gift, toys, housewares and lately, on processing of foods products.

LIMUTAN / AMBON AMBON FALLS

The Limutan Falls and Ambon Ambon Falls are both located at Brgy. Binubukawan, Bagac, Bataan and the towering height of Ambon Ambon Falls is 60 ft while the Limutan Falls is 20 ft height. You can reach the falls by trekking about 10 kilometer away from the main road of Bagac approximately 1 to 2 hours or by hiring 4 by 4 truck.

SAINT CATHERINE OF ALEXANDRIA PARISH (BAGAC)

Saint Catherine of Alexandria is the most beautiful church in the people because no architectural design. And this church made out of aged old stones with a vintage structure design this church was established bi Spaniards Fiars in 1872. During Nov. 23 they celebrated their feast by holding events and happenings.

LAS CASAS FILIPINAS DE ACUZAR

Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar is unique Spanish-Philippines heritage site located in the town of Bagac, Bataan. It goes 22 mansions built from the 17th through 19th century spanish colonial period. The spanish word "casas" means house. Following meticulous process, each bricks tile , plank door and window made the long journey to Bagac, Bataan. This site was conceptualized by Mr. Jerry Acuzar a businessman and developer. In 2010 this site was opened to public. And they have some activities that you can do in Las Casas like visiting on Heritage Historical Tour, biking, kite flying, throwing parts, billiards, eating at Spanish, Filipino and Italian cuisines, enjoying on the beautiful scenery and etc.

BAGAC FRIENDSHIP TOWER

The Philippine-Japanese Friendship Tower reminds us of the friendship we have of Japan and symbolizes that the war between the two countries has indeed ended, that is why it is very significant to the Philippine history.

The tower was inaugurated on April 8, 1975 and is located about 200 m from where the Bataan Death March started.