Plaridel is a municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 114,432 people.
Understand
[edit]Plaridel was founded by the Spanish in 1581 along the banks of the Angat River and was formerly known as Quingua. Through most of the Spanish period, its territory encompassed much of northeastern Bulacan as far as Angat and Norzagaray. In 1899, it became the site of a bloody battle during the Philippine-American War, in which Filipino forces managed to kill an American colonel. The town was renamed Plaridel in 1936 in honor of Marcelo H. del Pilar, an anti-Spanish writer from Bulacan whose pen name was Plaridel.
Get in
[edit]Plaridel lies along the Pan-Philippine Highway (Maharlika Highway/Cagayan Valley Road). From Metro Manila, take the Santa Rita exit of North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) in neighboring Guiguinto and turn northwards along Maharlika Highway. A less congested alternative is to take the NLEX Balagtas exit and drive along Plaridel Bypass Road.
From SM North EDSA in Quezon City, point-to-point buses link Plaridel with Metro Manila, but only in the afternoon. Plaridel is also connected to other cities of Bulacan such as Malolos and Meycauyan via jeepney.
Plaridel also has its own airport, but is only open for chartered flights and hosts multiple aviation schools.
- 1 Plaridel Airport, P. Reyes Street, Lumang Bayan.
Get around
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Tricycles are the main form of transportation between barangays.
See
[edit]- 1 Plaridel Church (Santiago Apostol Church), Tabang Local Road, Poblacion. Plaridel's main Roman Catholic Church, built in its current state by the Spanish in the 18th century in a Baroque style.
- 2 Simborio Chapel, Poblacion (take the alley from Garcia Street). A rare 19th century octagonal chapel. Built on the former municipal cemetery beside the church, it now lies in the middle of a residential block after the cemetery was moved to outside downtown for hygienic reasons.
- 3 Battle of Quingua Memorial, Governor Padilla Road, Agnaya. A memorial to the 1899 battle set inside a small, tree-lined park featuring a mural depicting the event.
Do
[edit]Buy
[edit]- 1 WalterMart Plaridel, Maharlika Highway, Banga I.
- 2 Primark Center Plaridel, Maharlika Highway, Banga I (just before the Plaridel-Pulilan Bridge). Has the bus terminal going to SM North EDSA.
- 3 Plaridel Public Market, Maharlika Highway, Banga I.
Eat
[edit]Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]- 1 Aerostop Hotel & Restaurant, P. Reyes Street, Lumang Bayan (beside Plaridel Airport), ☏ +63 905 044 4091, [email protected].
- 2 Tres Marias Private Pool And Events Place, 0395 Purok 5, Lipana Street, Parulan, ☏ +63925 602 5882, [email protected].
Stay safe
[edit]A low-lying town, Plaridel is susceptible to flooding from its rivers during the rainy season, which is exacerbated by typhoons and the release of water from the Angat, Ipo and Bustos Dams upstream.
Stay healthy
[edit]Due to chronic flooding, medication against leptospirosis (a disease carried by rat urine) is necessary after wading into floodwaters.
Connect
[edit]Go next
[edit]| Routes through Plaridel |
| Cabanatuan ← Pulilan ← | N  S
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→ Guiguinto → Balintawak |