The Manaoag Shrine and Bubon Na Birhen (Virgin's Well)

Minor Basilica Of Our Lady Of The Rosary Of Manaoag

Bubon Na Birhen (Virgin’s Well, Barangay Pugaro, Manaoag, Pangasinan
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On my way to Manila, my two friends who are husband and wife shared a ride with me dropping them off in Manaoag, Pangasinan. In as much as we were going to Manaoag I thought it would be nice to go visit the Manaoag Church which is now called Minor Basilica Of Our Lady Of The Rosary Of Manaoag. After around three hours driving from Tagudin in the scorching heat of summer we reached Manaoag. We went directly to the church at the town proper and stayed there briefly. As always, the area around the church was very busy. There were a lot of vendors and tourists and it was hard to find parking.
There is another tourist attraction in town called Bubon Na Birhen (Virgin’s Well) in Barangay Pugaro which is a few miles east of the town proper. I did not know anything about this place until a friend told me that it is also another nice place where people can visit while in Manaoag . I am sure there is a story behind this place why it is named the Virgin’s Well. The water from the well is supposedly medicinal and they said it never dries up even in times of drought and during long summers. Since we were actually visiting some friends who live in Barangay Pugaro, we decided to go see the place before stopping by at our friends’ house. Bubon Na Birhen is a quiet place in a park like setting. It is actually a good place to rest for it has lots of trees and it has a chapel in the vast compound. Upon leaving the place, some guy came up to us and ask for twenty pesos. I am not sure if that was for the parking or a fee to be used to keep up the place.
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