The Sta Maria Church at Mayon Centro
Completed in 1888, Sta Maria Church represents the strong faith and perseverance of the Itbayat community. The church, was constructed for 16 years using a human chain extending to 1.7 kilometers so people can transport materials from the port to the town center.
Paoay Church
One of the more popular church in the country is the St. Augustine Church in Ilocos Norte, also famously known as the Paoay Church. Built in 1694 with baked bricks, coral rocks, salbot (tree sap), and lumber and 24 carved buttresses, this church is considered as the most outstanding example of “earthquake baroque.” Former President Ferdinand Marcos declared this church as a National Treasure and is now proudly enlisted in UNESCO’s World Heritage List.