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Dakak Park and Beach Resort
With its stretch of white sand coastline and warm blue sea set alongside towering cliffs, the Dakak Park and Beach Resort is right up there with the country’s top beach destinations. This famous 3-star beach resort is just 20 minutes away from the Dapitan City Plaza. Its pristine white sand and crystal clear water never…
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Gloria de Dapitan
Dapitan is a historic city that has managed to integrate the essence of modernization into the fabric of everyday life. The best testament to this is Gloria de Dapitan, a modern commercial complex that boasts of twin big screens 3D and 2D cinema houses, department store, supermarket, gym, bowling alley, and rows of restaurants and…
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Aniano Adasa Heritage House
Some old houses in Dapitan date back to American colonial times. Among the famous ones is the Aniano Adasa Heritage House. Built in the early 1900s, the Aniano Adasa Heritage House is an example of a typical urban home in Dapitan for prominent personalities during the early American colonial period. It was constructed for Don…
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Balay Hamoy
Balay Hamoy is a well preserved ancestral house on 143 Mi Retiro St. in Dapitan that was constructed in 1893 as a wedding gift to Don Mariano Hamoy and his wife, Doña Pilar Sagario y Acaylar. Beyond its historic character, the house also serves as a testament to the forgotten but enduring and remarkable friendship…
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Parochial School
The Jesuits built the Parochial School in the 1860s. At that time, this was the only elementary school of the peninsula. Children from Sindangan, Katipunan, and other places of Zamboanga del Norte went to Dapitan to earn their lower education; they stayed on the convent as the priest’s assistants. The Parochial School existed with the…
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Church of St. James the Greater
This Spanish-period church was built in 1871 in honor of St. James the Greater, Dapitan’s patron saint. The interior walls are made of cut stones around one meter in thickness. Except for the finishing, the structure still has the original design and components. Several renovations have also been undertaken on the altar and the interiors.…
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Relief Map of Mindanao
Measuring around 900 square meters, the map of Mindanao still carries the names of places as they were called in the past. This was made between August and September of 1892 by Philippine national hero Dr. Jose Rizal with the help of Fr. Francisco Paula de Sanches based on the scientific map of Maurillo Velarde,…
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Dapitan City Plaza
This park in the heart of Dapitan City is believed to have been beautified by Dr. Jose Rizal who took inspiration from the gardens he saw in his trips to Europe. Located right in the heart of the poblacion or city center, the plaza is approximately 9,000 square meters in size. At its center is…
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Dapitan City Government Center
Welcome to Dapitan City! This humongous City Hall known as the Government Center houses all the departments of the local government unit. It has become an iconic landmark that serves to welcome travelers as they cross the Polo Bridge to go into the city. The striking rayadillo-shaped domes showcase the city’s heritage as one of…
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Punto de Desembarco
This marks the very spot where Dr. Jose P. Rizal landed ashore on the night of July 17, 1892 to start his life as an exile in Dapitan. The historical significance of this moment is immortalized by the life-size images of Rizal, Captain Delgras, and Spanish artillery men that show them preparing to walk along…