Cultural Description Location Type (Tangible| Significance

Heritage Intangible)

Cabatuan Parish -It has Rizal Ilaya St., Tangible It symbolizes the
Church Neo-Classical Cabatuan, Iloilo faith and
architectural devotion of
style. it is known Cabatuananons
to be one of the and it also
most beautiful imparted history
churches in in the town.
Iloilo during its
time and it was
described as the
"Model of
Temples" by El
Eco de Panay and
the largest
brick church in
Panay.

Cabatuan It is a four hectare Brgy. Banguit, Tangible Due to its

Roman Catholic perfectly Cabatuan, Iloilo perfectly square
Cemetery square shaped shape, it attracts
cemetery tourists and
constructed in helps boost the
1886. The Chapel tourism of
in the center of Cabatuan. The
the complex
cemetery is a carvings on the
fusion of chapel’s facade
Roman, Gothic, are considered
Byzantine and to be the most
Baroque distinct
architectures. cemetery relief
which can only be
found in
Cabatuan.

Pamul-ogan Hill Home to the Pamul-ogan, Tangible Every lent,

shrine Cabatuan Iloilo traditional
considered to be devotee starts
the cradle of their journey
Cabatuan’s from the mouth of
history. Barangay
Pamulogan to the
peak of the hill as
penitence.
Tree of Bondage The tree is an Rizal Ilaya St., Tangible This tree of
old and Cabatuan, Iloilo bondage
artistically skewed represents the
Plumeria tree hardship
(Plumeria rubra) experienced by
currently the
fortified with a Cabatuananons in
concrete base to the hands of
withstand spaniards. It is
destruction. believed that the
natives were tied
in this tree and
whipped if they
refused the polo
or forced labor
during the
Spanish Era.

Balic Hill This “Mt. Brgy. Leong, Tangible It showcases how

Calvary” of the Cabatuan, Iloilo Cabatuananons
town is the site of are devoted.
the Way of Every Lenten
the Cross (Via season, a lot of
Crucis) held every people are
Good participating in
Friday of the Via Crucis not only
Holy Week and Cabatuananons
participated in but also people
by thousands of in neighboring
Roman towns.
Catholics in town
and from other
places.

Tinuom Festival is a celebration of Cabatuan, Iloilo Intangible It is celebrated to

the town’s honor San
popularly craved Nicholas de
delicacy, tinuom, a Tolentino and it
soup made of showcase
native chicken Cabatuananons
with tomatoes, creativity and
onions, potatoes talent. It also
and lemon grass helps boost the
added with a tourism of the
cup of water and town.
wrapped in
banana leaves.
 Pasyon Pasyon is the Cabatuan, Iloilo Intangible It is celebrated
singing of the every Good
account of the Friday, the town
Sacred Passion of prepares for
Christ. The their famous Via
singers, young Crucis by way of
and old are their annual
engage in Pasyon singing
marathon every Good
chanting of the Friday.
Christ’s Passion in
their little
makeshift
bamboo
chapels.
Dampug the Dampug Cabatuan, Iloilo Intangible
Dampug” or the
culminates the
proclaiming angel
Holy Week. It is
and a flamboyant
the reenactment
stage, usually with
of the angel's
cavern
proclamation of
motif, is erected in
Christ's
the town
resurrection and
plaza to serve as
his meeting with
backdrop for the
Mary.
early dawn
presentation. It
is still very much
respected by the
townspeople
today.

Cacao Festival The celebration is Brgy. Acao, Intangible This festivity

pure delight Cabatuan, Iloilo started recently as
as it is inclusive of they
preparing celebrate the
various forms of bountiful harvest
edible goodies of cacao which is
from chocolate the key
and its ingredients in
accompanying making the
chocolate-eating famous tablea of
contest. Cabatuan.
Kapiya The Kapiya Cabatuan, Iloilo Intangible It celebrated every
display is an Good
annual Friday, wherein it

showcase
competition of
creativity in
beautifully
making
depicted series
life-sized
of sculptures
characters related
made of
in
indigenous
passion of
materials
Christ story.
popular in the
area. The
characters are
life-sized and are
even
well-lighted during
the evening.