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Dapitan City is very famous to Filipinos because this is where our National Hero Dr. Jose P. Rizal was exiled during his time. Today, Dapitan City is a favorite destination for many because of its historical and adventure destinations. A lot of tour guiding companies and travel agencies have excellent packages for Dapitan City, and it's famous beach resort, the Dakak Beach Resort. However, if you are like my family, who's traveling with a tight budget, you can tour around Dapitan City without having to spend on entrance fees. Since we visited Dapitan City unplanned, our budget was quite limited. So we prioritized to visit sites that don't have entry fees that you might also be interested in following; THE DESTINATIONS: St. James Parish Church Address: Ipil-Dipolog Hwy, Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte Relief Map of Mindanao  Facts about this map: [ source ] It had an area of more or less 900 square meters in size and located in front o...

This is where the first Philippine flag was raised by the first President of the Philippines. Last May 1, 2014 I had an opportunity to refresh my knowledge about the Philippine History when I joined  the Kids for Christ International delegates and some Philippine delegates in the KFC advocacy tour. I had the chance to visit the Emilio Aguinaldo Shrine.

Iligan City Charter June 16, 1950. Day 1 of Iligan as a city. President Elpidio Quirino signs Republic Act 525, Iligan City Charter. Among the witnesses at Malacañang are House Speaker Eugenio Lopez (2nd from left), Congressman Ali Dimaporo (who sponsored the bill on the Charter), Dansalan Mayor Bato Ali, Mayor Benito S. Ong (first Mayor of Iligan as a city), Sen. Tomas Ll. Cabili and future Congressman Manalao. Photo and Text grabbed from Iligan.gov.ph Trivia from Explore Iligan 9200   Iligan along with neighboring Cagayan de Oro (June 15) and Butuan (Aug. 2) became chartered cities in the same year