Badoc, Ilocos Norte

About Badoc, Ilocos Norte

”', officially the ', is a of the Philippines in the province of,. According to the, it has a population of people.It is the birthplace of Filipino painter, Juan Luna. The tourist spots in this town are Luna Shrine, Luna Park, Badoc Island, Badoc Church and La Virgin Milagrosa Shrine and beautiful beaches.GeographyBadoc is the first municipality of Ilocos Norte from Manila, most parts of the town is within Luzon Island while other parts is in two small islands: the Badoc Island and Gabot Island.BarangaysBadoc is politically subdivided into 31 barangays.DemographicsIn the, the population of Badoc was people, with a density of {{sigfig{{PH wikidata.The La Virgen MilagrosaBadoc houses the Sanctuary of the Miraculous Statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the La Virgen Milagrosa. History traces the life-sized statue to Nagasaki, Japan. It was sent floating in the sea by missionaries operating in secret in Japan (for fear of persecution during the Tokugawa Regime), along with the Miraculous Statue of the Black Nazarene (Sinait's Santo Cristo Milagroso). It was first found by local fishermen in the shores of Barangay Dadalaquiten of Sinait, Ilocos Sur and Barangay Paguetpet of Badoc, Ilocos Norte. In short, the boundary between Sinait and Badoc, in the year 1620. Only fishermen from Sinait were able to move the Statue of the Black Nazarene. The fishermen from Badoc, unable to move the Black Nazarene, were able to move the La Virgen Milagrosa that came with it—which was, in turn, unable to be moved by the fishermen from Sinait. They took the statues to their respective towns, hence becoming their patron saints. Today The La Virgen Milagrosa is enshrined at the Badoc Church. While Bray. Paguetpet is renamed to Bray. La Virgen Milagrosa. Read more

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