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Travel: Province of Capiz

Capiz is known for its Capiz shells and shell crafts. Some top tourist attractions in Capiz include the Immaculate Conception Metropolitan Cathedral built in 1876, the ancestral home of former President Manuel Roxas, and the Panublion Museum housed in a historic water tank. The province is also home to beaches with seafood, the giant Jesus Christ statue overlooking Roxas City, and the huge Dakong Linganay bell in the Sta. Monica Church in Pan-ay, the biggest church bell in Asia.

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Travel: Province of Capiz

Capiz is known for its Capiz shells and shell crafts. Some top tourist attractions in Capiz include the Immaculate Conception Metropolitan Cathedral built in 1876, the ancestral home of former President Manuel Roxas, and the Panublion Museum housed in a historic water tank. The province is also home to beaches with seafood, the giant Jesus Christ statue overlooking Roxas City, and the huge Dakong Linganay bell in the Sta. Monica Church in Pan-ay, the biggest church bell in Asia.

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TRAVEL

PROVINCE OF CAPIZ
Capiz is home to the eponymous Capiz shells (Placuna
placenta) locally known as pi-os. Capiz has a abundance of
locally-crafted Capiz shell products. Largely uncharted
province in Western Visayas is oozing with immaculate
beaches, majestic caves and mouth-watering seafood!
If you're wondering what to do in Roxas City and
Capiz, here's a list of top tourist spots in Capiz.
Roxas Cathedral or the Immaculate
Conception Metropolitan Cathedral
Paris
A beautiful stone church was
completed in 1876, destroyed by the
typhoon back in 1698 and
reconstructed in 1954.
The ancestral house of Capiz’ famed son –
Manuel Acuña Roxas, the last President of
the Commonwealth and the 1st President of
the Republic of the Philippines is located at
the corner of Rizal and Zamora Street in
downtown Roxas City. The well-preserved
abode has been declared a National
Historical Shrine.
Panublion Museum
This museum is actually a huge
water tank built in 1910 and
painted in white. Panublion Museum
houses a variety of excavated artifacts,
memorabilia of the former President
Manuel Roxas as well as historical
vestiges and traditional dress of the
indigenous tribe of Capiz.
The giant statue of Jesus Christ that is
132 feet tall. It stands on a hill
overlooking Roxas City.
Baybay Beach
Roxas City, the capital of Capiz is
dubbed as “Seafood Capital of the
Philippines” the popular gray sand
Baybay Beach hemmed in mouth-
watering seafood that are cooked
to order. It’s the best place to
gobble up rare diwal clam (angel
wing clam), a Roxas specialty as
well as oysters, crabs and shrimps.
Dakong Linganay
Pan-ay, home to the biggest
Christian church bell in Asia. The
10.4 ton big bell which is known
locally as Dakong Linganay was
made in 1878 from melted 70 sacks
of coins donated by the locals. The
Big Bell can be found hanging in the
bell tower of Sta. Monica Church.
Sta.Monica Church (Pan-ay Church)
declared as a National Historical
Landmark. The church is built out of coral
stones and its façade is adorned with saint
stature and sculpted flowers. Displayed
here are images of saints made from wood
and ivory, silver retablos and gold
vestments.

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