Places to visit in the Philippines
103 places to visit in the Philippines, each with LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own: Banaue Rice Terraces, Miagao Church, Mount Hamiguitan Range and more. Stand at any of them with the app open and the stamp is yours, confirmed on site, in a volume for its state or province, filed under Philippines on your shelf.
103 travel stamps in 17 states and provinces
The best known in the Philippines
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Banaue Rice Terraces
Terraces carved into the mountains of Ifugao by the Ifugao people, by tradition some 2,000 years ago, and still farmed by hand. They climb the slopes in steps fed by channels from the forest above. They are part of the UNESCO listed Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras.
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Miagao Church
Santo Tomas de Villanueva Parish Church, in Iloilo province, completed in 1797 and built as a fortress against raiders from the sea. Its sandstone front has a carved relief of Saint Christopher among coconut and papaya trees. It is part of the Baroque Churches UNESCO listing.
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Mount Hamiguitan Range
A forested mountain range in Davao Oriental, protected as a wildlife sanctuary and inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2014. Its summit has a rare pygmy forest, and the range shelters many species found nowhere else, including the Philippine eagle.
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Paoay Church
Saint Augustine Parish Church in Ilocos Norte, finished in 1710 and built of coral stone and brick. Huge buttresses along its sides, partly Gothic and partly Asian in style, helped it withstand earthquakes. It is one of the four churches in the Baroque Churches UNESCO listing.
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Puerto Princesa Underground River
A limestone karst national park on the west coast of Palawan, where a river runs through a cave and flows straight into the sea. Visitors paddle in by boat to see huge chambers and rock formations. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, listed in 1999.
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San Agustin Church
A stone church inside Intramuros, completed in 1607 and the oldest church in the Philippines still standing. It survived earthquakes and the destruction of Manila in 1945. Its painted ceiling and carved doors are well known, and it is part of the Baroque Churches UNESCO listing.
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Santa Maria Church
A hilltop church in Ilocos Sur, completed in 1810 and reached by a wide stone staircase of 85 steps. Thick brick walls and massive buttresses give it the look of a fortress, and it was used as a lookout in times of attack. It is part of the Baroque Churches UNESCO listing.
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Tubbataha Reefs
A remote group of coral atolls in the middle of the Sulu Sea, reached only by live aboard dive boats during the calm months of spring. It is a protected marine park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, known for sharks, turtles and some of the richest reefs in the region.
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Chocolate Hills
A field of at least 1,260 grass covered limestone mounds in the middle of Bohol. The hills turn brown in the dry season, which gives them their name. A viewing deck at Carmen climbs more than 200 steps to look over the rounded hills.
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Coron Island
A rugged limestone island in northern Palawan, ancestral land of the Tagbanua people. Sheer cliffs surround clear lagoons and lakes, including Kayangan Lake, a popular swimming spot. Boat tours from the town of Coron also stop at wreck dive sites from the Second World War.
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Corregidor Island
A tadpole shaped island at the entrance to Manila Bay, fortified by Spain and the United States and fought over in the Second World War. Visitors take a ferry from Manila to see the Malinta Tunnel, ruined barracks, gun batteries and the Pacific War Memorial.
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Intramuros
The historic walled city of Manila, covering 0.67 square kilometres beside the Pasig River. Founded by the Spanish in 1571, it holds churches, fortifications and cobbled streets, and it is run by the Intramuros Administration.
Philippines by state and province
- Central Visayas19 stamps
- Metro Manila17 stamps
- Mimaropa11 stamps
- Calabarzon9 stamps
- Western Visayas7 stamps
- Ilocos6 stamps
- Cordillera5 stamps
- Eastern Visayas5 stamps
- Northern Mindanao5 stamps
- Bicol4 stamps
- Central Luzon4 stamps
- Cagayan Valley2 stamps
- Caraga2 stamps
- Davao2 stamps
- Soccsksargen2 stamps
- Zamboanga Peninsula2 stamps
- Bangsamoro1 stamp
Collecting in the Philippines
Does LOQAH have stamps in the Philippines?
Yes. 103 places in the Philippines have LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp, among them Banaue Rice Terraces, Miagao Church, Mount Hamiguitan Range. More are added over time.
How do I collect a stamp in the Philippines?
The same way as anywhere: open LOQAH at the place and get its stamp. LOQAH checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is confirmed on site, with a gold badge and the date.
How are my Philippines stamps kept?
Each state or province you collect in gets a volume of its own, and the volumes sit together under Philippines on your shelf.
I have been to the Philippines before. Can I add those trips?
Yes. In Earlier trips, choose Philippines and swipe through its stamps, or import your Google Timeline: it is read on your phone and only the places it matches are added.
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