BRIEF DESCRIPTION AND GEOGRAPHY
Aurora, Philippines has been described as the "Land of the Golden Sunrise" and sometimes "Sanctuary of Nature's Splendor", there was even a time it was known as "El Prinsipe" and also "El Contra Costa", but whatever name it has been called, one cannot deny that this east facing province with its coves (Casiguran, Baler & Dingalan) holds a lot of economic potential for the country. One will note that all major countries in the pacific region have major cities and ports facing the Pacific Ocean allowing easier access to its markets...except the Philippines...

POLITICAL SUBDIVISION
Aurora is subdivided into 8 municipalities.

8 Municipalities
Baler (Capital)
Dingalan
Dipaculao
Dingalan
Dilasag
Dinalungan
Maria Aurora
San Luis

Number of Barangays
152

HISTORY
Baler, the "Land of the Golden Sunrise", also known as Principe , is actually one of the oldest provinces in the Philippines. The name probably came from Valeriana, a native woman who mistakenly gave her name to a priest looking for a direction, or Valeriano, a Spanish missionary in 1690. Or Baler could have come from “Balod”, a large mountain dove that used to be plentiful in the area. Baler became known as the place were the doves come to roost.

Baler was originally inhabited by two kinds of aboriginal settlers – the Dumagats, an aeta tribe who came from the seas and the Ilongots who came from the forests. Ilongots mean people of the forests, as distinguished from Tagalogs (taga-ilog) which means people of the river, or Dumagats (people of the sea, dagat). The g-stringed and topless Ilongots used to occupy the region from Palanan, in Isabela to Baler, in Aurora, a distance equivalent to four to six days of travel on the coast.

Migration and incursions by lowlanders have diminished the Ilongots into a handful from as many as 5,000 during the 18th century. The Dumagats, meanwhile, used to be fishermen but were driven into the forests by immigrants from the Tagalog lowlands.

Spanish explorer Juan de Salcedo wandered into Baler in 1573 following his discovery of Quezon and Camarines Norte. The town was used as reference point by Spanish navigators sailing into the Pacific Ocean. In 1591, the province of Kalilaya was created and it consisted of Aurora, Quezon and Marinduque. The province was later broken up. The northern portion was divided between Laguna and Nueva Ecija. Aurora became a province of Nueva Ecija with Baler as capital.
In the early days of the Spanish colonial period, Aurora was ecclesiastically linked to Infanta, which today rests further south in the Province of Quezon. The earliest missionaries in the province were the Franciscans, who had established missions in Baler and Casiguran in 1609. Due to lack of available personnel, the region was given to the jurisdiction of the Agustinians and Recollects in 1658, but was returned to the Friars Minor in 1703. Other early missions included Dipaculao, established in 1719, and Casiguran, in 1753.

The early history of Aurora is linked to Quezon Province, of which it originally formed a part, and Nueva Ecija. In 1591, Quezon (then named Kalilaya) was organized into a district that included a good portion of what now constitutes the Provinces of Laguna and Nueva Ecija.

The original capital of Quezon was Kalilaya, now known as Unisan. In 1701, Nueva Ecija was split from Kalilaya Province. Around 1749, the provincial capital was transferred from Kalilaya to the town of Tayabas. The entire province then took on the name of Tayabas as well.

1800s to American Occupation
In 1818, Nueva Ecija annexed the towns of Palanan from the Province of Isabela, as well as Baler, Casiguran, Infanta and Polillo Island, from Tayabas. Between 1855 and 1885, Aurora (then named El Principe) was declared a comandancia politico-militar, with its capital at Baler. During the Philippine Revolution of 1898, a provincial revolutionary government was instituted briefly in El Principe. During this period, Bondo, formerly under the municipal jurisdiction of Mulanay, was made a separate municipality.

With the arrival of the Americans in the 1890s, a short-lived military government was established, followed by a civil government for this "district", established on June 12, 1902. In concert with the installation of the latter civil provincial government, the district of El Principe was transferred from the administrative jurisdiction of Nueva Ecija, which had controlled it since 1818, and placed under the jurisdiction of Tayabas.

The Birth of a Province
It wasn't until after World War II, however, that this part of Quezon Province languished in extreme isolation from neighboring provinces and cities. It was Mayor Pedro V. Guerrero, with the prodding of Doña Aurora Aragon Quezon, who sought the creation of a Sub-Province of Aurora, named in honor of Doña Aurora, as a stop-gap measure to pave the way for the eventual creation of an independent province when the required number of municipalities was attained. Guerrero was appointed Lieutenant Governor in recognition of his accomplishment.

In 1951 the municipalities of Baler, Casiguran, Dilasag, Dipaculao, Dinalongan, Dingalan, Maria Aurora and San Luis were officially formed into the Sub-Province of Aurora by virtue of Republic Act 646.

The Province of Aurora, with Baler as its capital, was founded by President Ferdinand E. Marcos in August 13, 1979 by virtue of Batas Bambansa Blg. 7. This act was the fulfillment of the prayers of the people of the former Municipalities of Baler and Casiguran to be truly independent from the Province of Quezon for the first time since the Spanish occupation.

THINGS TO DO AND SEE
Historical

Doña Aurora Quezon Memorial Shrine
(Baler-Bongabon Road, Aurora). Built at the ambush site of Doña Aurora Aragon Quezon, the wife of Commonwealth President Manuel L. Quezon.

Doña Aurora Quezon Marker
(Poblacion, Baler, Aurora). Not far from the Lt. Gilmore Marker and the Baler Catholic Church is the historic marker built in honor of Doña Aurora Aragon Quezon, the wife of Commonwealth President Manuel L. Quezon. Aurora Quezon was known for her untiring efforts in social welfare, especially for the benefit of the people of Aurora province. Like her husband, she was born in the town of Baler. She died in an ambush on the mountain roads of Nueva Ecija leading to the province that now bears her name.

Doña Aurora Quezon Statue
(Kapitolyo, Baler, Aurora).

Lt. Commander James Gilmore Marker
(Poblacion, Baler, Aurora). From the left wall of the Baler Catholic Church stands a simple marker for Lt. Commander James Gilmore, who commanded the U.S. gunboat Yorktown and was captured with all his men when he came to Baler, Aurora in April 1899 to relieve the Spanish soldiers besieged in the church of Baler.

Quezon House
(Cemento, Baler, Aurora). Once the vacation home of President Manuel L. Quezon, the house is a short walk from Cemento Beach. Today, only the foundation and a cement staircase remain; the house was destroyed by a typhoon.

Quezon Memorial Park
(Poblacion, Baler, Aurora). This quiet park of trees and lawns was developed in honor and in memory of the late president Manuel L. Quezon. A marker fenced by concrete and set on a circular cement platform serves as a landmark of Baler, the birthplace of Quezon. A replica of the house where Quezon grew up could be found at Quezon Park.

Museo de Baler
(Poblacion, Baler, Aurora). Aurora's museum that houses Aurora's priceless artifacts.

Dikaloyungan Marker
(Dikaloyungan, Baler, Aurora). Marker that commemorates the first Filipino revolutionaries from the province that tore up their cedulas in defiance of Spain in the area.
 

Religious

Baler Catholic Church
(Poblacion, Baler, Aurora) The structure is an old church with a simple facade. Here, the last Spanish garrison of four officers and 50 men was besieged by Filipino insurgents from June 27, 1898 to July 2, 1899. This was the last pocket of resistance of the Spanish Armed Forces to surrender to American troops. This is also where the La Campana de Baler, an ancient bell, was used and later stored as a relic.

Natural (Parks & View Sites)

Ermita Hill
(Casiguran, Aurora). Ermita Hill provides an enchanting view of the entire Poblacion, the dark blue coast of Casiguran Bay and the barrios nearby. Aside from its magnificent landscape, Ermita Hill is known as a sacred dwelling for religious activities by devotees of the Miraculous Mother Mary, of whom a life-size statue is situated in a grotto on top of the hill. Under the Spanish rule, a Watchtower was built to guard the town against possible attackers.

Ermita Park
(Zabali, Baler, Aurora). This shrub-covered area provides an excellent view of the town of Baler, Sabang Beach, Cemento and Dimadimalangat islet. It is a short, steep trek from the foot of the hill, through small trees and cogon grass, to the top. Hidden beneath a clump of trees are the almost unrecognizable remains of a bell tower. Owing to its excellent vantage point, the bell tower was formerly used to warn people of Baler of raiding pirates. During sunny days the place is swelteringly hot.

Balete Park & Millenium Tree
(Maria Aurora, Aurora). This park contains a 600-year-old balete tree that was designated the official "Millennium Tree" of The Philippines. It is the largest tree of its kind in Asia, and it would take 60 grown men, holding one another at arm's length, to encircle its gigantic trunk. Due to its age, the tree's thick roots have grown above ground, such that caves have formed under various sections of the trunk. This unique tree has generated national media attention and is now the most visited tourist spot in Aurora.

Dingalan Bay View Site
(Tanawan, Dingalan, Aurora). Tanawan," as the place is called, means "viewsite." Upon approaching the border of Dingalan and Nueva Ecija, one passes through an area sloping upwards. At its peak is Dingalan Bay View Site. Undeveloped, except for a solitary nipa hut and several electric poles, the area provides fantastic view of the town and the blue bay, as well as the green mountains and the igneous rock formations. Dingalan Bay is a total contrast from the hot, dry and brown environment of Nueva Ecija. One would be amazed by the almost sudden emergence of greenery that overlooks Dingalan upon reaching the Bay View Site. Dingalan Bay View Site is a perfect place for photography and picnicking.

Rocks of Dingalan
(Tanawan, Dingalan, Aurora). Large boulders of black igneous rock litter the mountainside all the way from the borders of the province, despite the absence of volcanoes in the area. Some local residents suggest that the rocks must date back to prehistoric times, since they've been there as long as the residents' ancestors could remember.

Natural (Beaches)

Dibut Bay
(Off Barangay Dibut, San Luis, Aurora) The wide Dibut Bay coast affords numerous sights-island formations, peninsulas, short stretches of beaches, and imposing cliffs. One formation, appropriately named "Birhen" (meaning "virgin"), resembles the Virgin Mary praying amidst the waves. Since Dibut Bay is not a favored spot for the fishing industry, tourists may catch a glimpse of the magnificent Hammerhead shark and Mako shark. For diving enthusiasts, moreover, Dibut Bay is the perfect place to test out your latest flip.

Casiguran Sound
(Casiguran, Aurora) Casiguran Sound is a bay nearly enclosed by the Casiguran landmass and the cape of San Ildefonso. Only a kilometer-wide inlet serves to connect the sound to the sea. Its very location provides protection from the typhoons that seasonally ravage most of the province. Casiguran Sound is also unaffected by the monsoon winds that blow from October through February, making it an ideal spot for windsurfing, should facilities be available. For the time being, bring your own windsurfing equipment. The area has its share of white beaches and numerous places for relaxation, and many foreigners have taken advantage of the natural placidity, having built vacation homes along the coast.

Dicasalarin Bay
(Dicasalarin, San Luis, Aurora) With beaches, hills, a peninsula, a Grotto of the Blessed Virgin, coves, caves, a cave-pool a river and reefs, Dicasalarin Bay, while small in area, offers hours of recreation and relaxation for the entire family.

Dilasag Coast
(Dilasag, Aurora) Dilasag, a municipality at the northernmost area of Aurora, offers a coast with kilometers upon kilometers of white sand beach alternating occasionally with forests, hills, and cliffs. Its undeveloped features and natural attractions offer tourists the sensation of discovering something new and unspoiled. Inaccessible to most transportation, Dilasag Coast is a true getaway.

White Beach
(Paltic, Dingalan, Aurora) This two-kilometer long beach has numerous shells and corals scattered along the entire length of its southern half, which is approximately one kilometer long. The shore is made up of coral reefs that gradually slope into the sea, and a bit farther from the shore is a sudden drop into the sea bottom. This area has a variety of undersea flora and fauna for divers to observe. Brain corals, sea urchins, hermit crabs and even an occasional lobster may be seen in the reef site. The northern half of the beach is of brownish white sand and is an excellent place for swimming. The whole White Beach area is bordered on the landward side by a long hillcrest with bushes and trees scattered from the foot to the top of the hill. Off-shore coral reef formations provide interesting spots for diving.

Ampere Beach
(Ampere, Dipaculao, Aurora) This beach, like Borlongan Beach, is covered with smooth rocks, but here the rocks are more varied in size and darker in color. This beach is an area called Bunga Point or Ampere Point, where local residents flock to Okotan Cave, a time-honored locale for forecasting the weather. The Pacific waves, upon hitting the shoreline cave, produce an explosion, the intensity of which, according to local lore, determines the intensity of the incoming weather.

Borlongan Beach
(Borlongan, Dipaculao, Aurora)Borlongan Beach differs from most beaches, for its beachfront is covered for several kilometers with gray pebbles and smooth, fist-size stones.

Digisit Beach
(Barangay Zabali, Baler, Aurora) From the islands collectively known as Lukso-Lukso, one can hike to the white coral beach of Barangay Zabali. Digisit beach stretches to about a kilometer in length. The upper landward shore is mostly sand, while the water shores are barricades of corals forming a protective reef that prevents strong waves of the Pacific from smashing onto the shore. The area is good for diving and, during calmer months, snorkeling.

Dinadiawan Beach
(Along the Dicadi Highway, Dinadiawan, Dipaculao, Aurora) Dinadiawan Beach is one of the most beautiful beaches in Aurora, with a fabulous view of the Pacific Ocean, the lush, diverse forests of the Sierra Madre Mountain Range, and the rock formation along the shoreline. And, Dinadiawan Beach is resort-free.

Motyong Beach
(Motyong, Casiguran, Aurora) Motyong is a popular beach filled with fine white sand. There are no resorts in this area, and there are few private rest houses. There is a private airstrip located nearby, however, and plans are underway to make it into a full-sized airport, making Motyong ideal for possible resort investment.

Casapsapan Beach
(Casapsapan, Casiguran, Aurora)

Natural (Surf Spot Beaches)

Aurora is a paradise for surfers, with its long Pacific coastline exposed to the Pacific Ocean. The sport was made famous in the Province by the classic film Apocalypse Now. The scene in which U.S. soldiers are surfing was filmed here, and the production crew left behind surfboards for the locals to use. The locals of Baler claim that the surf is sometimes so huge that they could hear it all the way from the provincial capitol building, some 1.5 km away from the coast.
There are numerous surfing points in Aurora, but the municipality of Baler offers most of the more accessible surfing areas with good accommodations.

Baler is also home to the country's largest Filipino surfing community, numbering about 50, although there are only some 20 surfboards in the entire town. The local surfers are always friendly and hospitable to visiting surfers, and it pays to learn from their experience with the waves in the area.

Surfing waves are present all year round, but the best waves come in from October to February.

The typhoon season coincides with the wet season from mid-June to November, although there are occasional typhoons in December. The area of Aurora is visited by typhoons at least 3 or 4 times a year. The typhoons blow in from the Pacific brought by the South-West Monsoon, through the South China Sea.

From October to March, the North-East Monsoon blows down from China. This is the best surf season. The hot months of May through early June bring a relatively calm sea breeze. During this time, the waves are small and are ideal for snorkeling, windsurfing and diving.

Sabang Beach
(Baler, Aurora) Glassy right and left waves in the early mornings. Fun waves-not usually big, except during typhoons. A good site for beginning and novice surfers. The MIA Surf & Sports Resort, located by the beach, offers surfing lessons and rents out surfing, windsurfing and snorkeling equipment. They also offer tours to the best surfing, snorkeling and diving areas.

Located on this long stretch of gray sand beach are several resorts namely: Angara's Beach House, Bay's Inn Resort, MIA Surf and Sports Resort and Baler Guesthouse and Restaurant, which, offer accommodations near the beachfront and provide food, relaxation, and respite for swimmers and surfers.

From March through June, the waves are relatively calm providing a good beachfront for swimmers and an excellent challenge for expert windsurfers. The months from October to February bring in the large waves for beginner surfers to learn the basics with relative safety from scratches, since most of the beach is sandy- bottomed. Undertows, which are helpful to surfers and dangerous for non-swimmers, do occur in certain areas.

The most popular surfing point is found right in front of Bay's Inn, where beginners brave the moderate waves and regular surfers practice.

Cemento Beach & Reef
(Cemento, Baler, Aurora) White sand, seashells, and crushed corals carpet the stretch of Cemento Beach. To the south of an old cement pier is a reef break just off a large rock. The area produces excellent quality right break waves over sharp reefs. From October to February, waves tower up to 14 feet high, making for excellent and challenging surfing, as experts from Europe, Japan and Australia can attest. The area is recommended for expert or professional surfers as the waves break at the reef and are of the right-hand break type. The surfer is advised to wear wetsuits for protection.

Cemento Beach is usually the site of the finals for the Annual Aurora Surfing Cup. Spectators have to traverse a swamp to reach two huge rocks that provide a splendid view of surfing action.

The area is also suitable for snorkeling and wall diving during the calm season from April to June. Finally, Cemento Beach is a popular haven for lobsters and other marine species.

Charlie's Point
(Baler, Aurora) Famous for being the setting for the surfing scenes in Francis Ford Coppola's film, Apocalypse Now, Charlie's point is known for medium-quality right and left break waves on sand/gravel bottom. The waves are best from December to January. The place is within walking distance from Baler town proper, north of Sabang Beach.

 

Lindy's Point
(Baler, Aurora) Further North of Sabang Beach, Lindy's Point is a newly discovered surfing spot. The place is within 15-minute walking distance from Bay's Inn.

The tall waves were "artificially" created when local government engineers opened the mouth of Baler Bay to the town river to prevent floods during the rainy seasons. The clashing waters coming from the river and the Pacific form strong, sharp break waves that provide an exhilarating high among experienced surfers.


Natural (Rivers, Caves & Waterfalls)

Lamao Caves
(Paltic, Dingalan, Aurora). A dozen caves along the seaside cliff of Paltic, Dingalan, are constantly pounded by Pacific Ocean waves. A few mini-beaches serve as docking points for bancas and during the calmer months of April to June, one can maneuver a small banca inside the caves. Aside from a small waterfall that trickles outside one of the caves, the site would seem deceptively ordinary. A close inspection inside one of the caves, however, reveals a delightful natural waterfall gushing from an underground stream. Another cave showers water, giving the impression of an indoor rainstorm. The shore facing the cave steeply descends and is immediately immersed in the deep sea. Rare marine life such as giant turtles and some sharks patrol the area. Local fishermen have spotted more interesting undersea life along the coral reefs a few hundred meters southeast of the caves. The hills that encompass the north and south of the cliff show well-groomed grassland continually caressed by the sea breeze.

Banju Spring
(Real, San Luis, Aurora). Natural terraced steps overflowing with spring water best describe the Banyu Springs. A mass of ferns surrounds the springs, which stretch up to a hundred meters toward the source of the spring, hidden amidst shrubbery. Because a cement quarry located under the spring flow was exposed and weathered due to the constant flow of water, the cement settled into a terraced formation.

Cunayan Falls
(Pimentel, San Luis, Aurora). Barely a hundred meters away from a dirt road passable to most vehicles, Cunayan Falls is one of the more accessible falls of Aurora. The falls strongly sprays from a cliff where greenery and even some flowers grow, creating a great contrast against the white and light gray gravel sand area washed out by intermittent floods. The falls flow into a crystal clear stream tinged only by the blue reflection of the sky and its mild temperature makes it ideal for baths. The gravel bank of the stream is a sandy area suitable for picnics.

Paltic Falls
(IFRC Nursery, Paltic, Dingalan, Aurora). The nursery is used to raise hardwood for replanting logged areas. Trees such as narra, kamagong, mahogany, kapok, yantoc and others are planted in small plastic bags and lined up underneath larger trees that provide shade and moisture to the young trees. Not far from this nursery is a stream that leads to two falls, one about 15 feet high and the other about 20 feet high. The falls, approximately 50 meters apart, form pools that are perfect for swimming or relaxing after a poolside picnic.

Ditumabo Falls
(Ditumabo, San Luis, Aurora). The crystal clear water of Ditumabo Falls gushes endlessly, flowing and twisting among countless rocks and boulders. The trek to the falls traverses several kilometers through the river and over a few steep mountain trails surrounding the falls on both banks. Occasionally, the trekker will unavoidably come upon fallen or cut logs that serve as either natural bridges or obstacles. Approximately 140 feet high, the falls are surrounded by huge cliffs-an unforgettable sight for nature lovers!

Bulawan Falls
(, Aurora).

Mano Mano Falls
( Aurora).

Pimentel Falls
(NIA Watershed & Dam, Pimentel, San Luis, Aurora). The NIA watershed is a small dam built beside a picnic area in San Luis. The water below the dam is clear, with a greenish reflection of the vegetation surrounding the pond. The place is a coconut plantation covered with short carabao grass and some shrubbery, making the place ideal not only for swimming but for picnicking as well.

Aniao Islets
(Aniao Islets (Off the coast of Barangay Zabali, Baler, Aurora). Two small but imposing islands lie south of the islet of Dimadimalangat. These islets jut straight from the sea like bullets, with shrubs, small trees and other greenery growing on top surfaces. Kingfishers, gulls and hawks use these islets as lookout points for fish. Towering waves relentlessly pound the base of the formations, challenging even the most intrepid of rock climbers.
 

Dimadimalangat Islet
(Off the coast of Barangay Cemento, Baler, Aurora) This rock formation is actually a small island just a few meters away from the reef shore of Barangay Cemento and serves as a point identifying the southernmost tip of Baler Bay. During low tide, this islet becomes a peninsula, of sorts, where one could walk and wade from the reef shore to this natural rock formation. Around this island are reefs for the more daring divers.

Lukso-Lukso Islets
(Off the coast of Barangay Zabali, Baler, Aurora) At least three islets comprise the rock formations known to the locals as "Lukso-Lukso." One of these small islands is connected to the mainland and at low tide you can see white grainy sands, crushed corals and numerous seashells, some inhabited by hermit crabs. This island formation is the southernmost point and is accessible to vehicles coming from Baler. The sea bottom and undersea reefs around these islets are reportedly good areas for diving, and during calm months, snorkeling.

Natural (Hiking Areas)

Sierra Madre Mountains
(Aurora). This mountain range covers a large part of the province of Aurora. In fact, apart from the Aurora coastline, the mountain range is where the flora and fauna of the province is concentrated. Waterfalls, rivers and crystal-clear streams of varying sizes are located within, if not adjacent to, the Sierra Madre Mountain Range. Activities such as mountain climbing, photo safaris, bird watching, ecological studies, or simply picnicking could be rolled into one by taking trails recommended by local nature trekkers.

Feast Days & Festivals

Moro-Moro Zarsuela (Baler) February 19
Presented on February 19 (Aurora day) in Baler, Aurora, the "Zarsuela" is an interplay of drama and dance. Taking three days to complete (although it could be shortened to a day), the "Zarsuela" performed here is composed of several acts that revolve around the main theme of Moro-Moro or Moslem-Christian conflict. The "Zarsuela" presents slightly different variations for the Moro-Moro theme year after year. The roles of princes and princesses, warriors and laymen for both the Christian and Moslem sides are performed in dance, while a narrator accompanies the pantomime act. What makes this particular performance more dramatic is that real knives and bolos are used. Often in the heat of the presentation, miscalculations result in knife and bolo gashes. Both actors and actresses participate in this particularly sensitive and dangerous sword-play. Only beautiful, graceful ladies and handsome men are chosen and trained for the theater. Indeed, this is a cultural theater that demands talent, beauty, skills and courage from the actors, and highly skilled and experienced trainers are needed to create this unique style of "Zarsuela".

Santo Entierro (Baler) March-April
A glass coffin encasing a statue of Jesus Christ is displayed in a makeshift wooden chapel in Baler. The name of the sculptor is lost; however, locals claim that this icon possesses miraculous powers and grants miracles to those who believe. During Holy Week albularyos (spiritual doctors) and amulet holders flock to this revered statue to insert their anting-anting (amulets) into the niches of the coffin. After Good Friday, they get back their respective amulets "recharged with power." It is said that the amulets in the niches are visible only to their owners.

Fil-Hispano Day (Baler) June 30
Philippine-Spanish Friendship Day celebrations nationwide is primarily centered in Baler, Aurora for it was here that that last garrison of Spaniards left the Philippines, a year after Spain had ceded the country to the Americans. A small band of Spaniards had not heard that the war was over until after a year later when.....President Aguinaldo pardoned the soldiers and they went home to Spain as heroes.

Suman  Festival (Baler) August

SOUVENIRS
Souvenirs items can be found and bought in one place in Baler, Aurora. The place is called the "Pasalubong Center".

Sabutan Hats & Items
Woven Hats, Floor Mats, Slippers, Decors are made from the Sabutan plant. The Sabutan plant is abundant in the province of Aurora. Through the creativity and ingenuity of local entrepreneurs, its leaves are transformed into colorful works of arts in the form of woven hats, floor mats, bags, slippers and wall décor. These products are exported abroad

Coco Jams

Suman 

Lambanog

Wooden Products

Fresh Food Indegenous To The Area:

Shrimp

Fern

Tapang Usa

WHERE TO STAY
Bay's Inn
Bitong Extension, Baler, Aurora
Contact Person: Mr. Rey Ferreras / Mr. Reynan Cruz
Airconditioned Room Price Range Php 550.00 - Php 750.00
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Angara Beach Resort
Bitong Extension, Baler, Aurora
Contact Person: Mr. Rey Ferreras / Mr. Reynan Cruz
Airconditioned Room Price Range Php 550.00 - Php 750.00
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Bahia de Baler
Bitong Extension, Baler, Aurora
Contact Person: Mr. Rey Ferreras / Mr. Reynan Cruz
Airconditioned Room Price Range Php 550.00 - Php 750.00
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Amihan Hotel
Bitong Extension, Baler, Aurora
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Amco Beach Resort
Sabang, Baler, Aurora
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DSB Lodge
Sabang, Baler, Aurora
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Chitoy Samano
Sabang, Baler, Aurora
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Cocohut Lodge
Sabang, Baler, Aurora
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KTV Lodge
Sabang, Baler, Aurora
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Mel's Nest
Sabang, Baler, Aurora
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MM Lodge
Sabang, Baler, Aurora
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Moreno Lodge & Restaurant
Sabang, Baler, Aurora
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Pimentel's Resort
Sabang, Baler, Aurora
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Sea Breeze
Sabang, Baler, Aurora
Contact Person: Mr. Rey Ferreras / Mr. Reynan Cruz
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Surfer's Inn
Sabang, Baler, Aurora
Contact Person: Mr. Rey Ferreras / Mr. Reynan Cruz
Airconditioned Room Price Range Php 550.00 - Php 750.00
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Villaluz Resort
BSabang, Baler, Aurora
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Wasi-Wasi
Sabang, Baler, Aurora
Contact Person: Mr. Rey Ferreras / Mr. Reynan Cruz
Airconditioned Room Price Range Php 550.00 - Php 750.00
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Tita Guding's Hotel & Restaurant
Sabang, Baler, Aurora
Contact Person: Mr. Rey Ferreras / Mr. Reynan Cruz
Airconditioned Room Price Range Php 550.00 - Php 750.00
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Pacific Coral Reef Inn
Sabang, Baler, Aurora
Contact Person: Mr. Rey Ferreras / Mr. Reynan Cruz
Airconditioned Room Price Range Php 550.00 - Php 750.00
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HOW TO GET THERE
In the Philippines, Genesis Transport Service, Inc. connects Metro Manila, to the municipalities of this province via air-conditioned buses. These comfortable buses can be ridden either from Genesis' own bus terminals in Pasay city or in Avenida, Manila or then again one may catch the bus along EDSA (Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue) in Metro Manila. There are three trips a day, starting at 4.30 A.M. till 6:30 A.M. (hourly interval) in the morning in its Pasay City Terminal in Metro Manila.

The bus route passes the national highway and goes through the following towns (Metro Manila - North Luzon Expressway - Exit Sta. Rita - Plaridel, Bulacan - Baliuag, Bulacan - Nadaan, Bulacan - San Ildefonso, Bulacan - San Miguel, Bulacan - Baluarte, Bulacan - San Roque, Bulacan - Gapan City, Nueva Ecija - Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija - Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija - Right at Mayapyap - Llanera, Nueva Ecija - Rizal, Nueva Ecija - Pantabangan, Nueva Ecija - Castañeda, Nueva Vizcaya - Maria Aurora, Aurora - Baler, Aurora and vice versa).

The province can be accessed from Manila via two routes, the Canili-Pantabangan road and the Baler-Bongabon Road. The former takes a route through the Pantabangan Dam in Nueva Ecija and leads into the town of Maria Aurora then Baler. The latter route leads up the Sierra Madre Mountains through winding unpaved roads to the town of San Luis and ends in Baler.

If one needs to go to the other towns of the province of Aurora, one can always get off at the Central Terminal in Baler, Aurora and take a jeepney or tricycle to the central aurora towns of San Luis, Dipaculao, Maria Aurora or a non-airconditioned bus to the DICADI towns. To go to Dingalan, Aurora one has to get off the bus at Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija and take another bus to Dingalan, Aurora.

Sea Transportation
To get around Aurora by sea, passenger boats depart from Duungan, located in a river leading to Baler Bay and Baler Poblacion. The boats are docked along the banks, just adjacent to a bridge connecting the Poblacion and Barangay Sabang. Trips to Dipaculao, Dinalungan, Casiguran and Dilasag are available.

Trips to the south of Baler are possible only by renting bancas. Such boat rides are only available when the seas are fairly calm, to avoid endangering travelers.

No commercial passenger boats are available in Dingalan. Renting a boat is necessary to reach other coastal areas.

Air Transportation
Genesis Transport Service, Inc. offers charter flights from Manila to Baler. A flight from Manila takes about 45 minutes. The airfield is only about 25 minutes away by land to Baler. The airport has a modern 1.3 kilometer long concreted runway and a new terminal.

Another private airstrip is located in Motyong, Casiguran. This is currently being rehabilitated.

GETTING AROUND AURORA
To get around Aurora, if one does not have a vehicle, there are numerous tricycles around for hire. Minimum fare is around Php 10 Pesos (US .20 Cents) around the municipality.