History of Badoc

Badoc, Ilocos Norte, Philippines
History
 Badoc is bounded on the south by the Province of Ilocos Sur; on
the north by the town of Pinili; on the west by the Luzon Sea;
and on the east by the Municipality of Nueva Era.
 The town got its name from badok-badok (phleum-pratense), a plant
which abounds in the locality.
 The town’s first settlers were people belonging to a tribe known
officially as Tingguian but whom the Ilocanos commonly called
Itneg.
 The Spaniards first explored the area in 1572 when Juan de
Salcedo made an expedition to the north. He came back in 1574 to
formally organize the government of Ilocos. He made Badoc an
encomienda of Juan de la Pena. Badoc became an independent parish
in 1714.
 During the Philippine Revolution of 1898, Badoc was occupied by
the revolutionary forces of General Manuel Tinio. When the war
shifted against the Americans, the town and the surrounding areas
of Batac and Paoay became the fields of operation of the
guerillas of Gregorio Aglipay.
 When Gregorio Aglipay established the Philippine Independent
Church, Badoc became one of the centers of the newly established
religious sect. But while Aglipayanism had taken a great stride
in Badoc, the town, however, remained a great mecca of
Catholicism in the north.
 Today, the church of Badoc, an imposing structure of bricks and
stones houses the Virgen Milagrosa de Badoc, the patroness of the
province.
The La Virgen Milagrosa

FOLK TALE
 La Virgen Milagrosa de Badoc is believed to have arrived between

the shores of Barangay Paguetpet, Badoc, and Barangay
Dadalaquiten, Sinait, together with the image of the Santo Cristo
Milagroso de Sinait.
 Only fishermen from Badoc were able to carry the image of La
Milagrosa, while those from Sinait could move only the image of
Cristo Milagroso.
 For them, this indicated that the Crucified Christ wanted to be
enshrined in Sinait while the Lady is for Badoc.
 A story is told from 1776 of Moro Pirates raiding and burning the
town of Badoc, including the church.
 The invaders had attempted and failed to behead the image of La
Virgen Milagrosa. While unsuccessful, this left a scar over her
left eye. In rage, they toppled the wooden image onto flames but
were shocked to see the fire extinguished. Taken aback, they
scampered away and left the town.
 Inspired by the La Virgen Milagrosa folk tale, the provincial
government inaugurated an annual event in 2012 called “The La
Milagrosa Provincial Fiesta”, in honor of the provincial
patroness.
 Thousands of devotees and pilgrims flock to Ilocos Norte for the
yearly fiesta celebrating both classic and contemporary Ilocano
culture in supplication for all of blessings of La Virgen
Milagrosa de Badoc to the province.
 Today The La Virgen Milagrosa is enshrined at the Badoc Church,
as Barangay Paguetpet was renamed in honor of the La Virgen
Milagrosa.
BADO-BADOC FESTIVAL
 Badoc is known to be one of the oldest towns in the province of
Ilocos Norte and the birthplace of Juan Luna, the most famous
Filipino Painter.
 The Bado-Badoc festival celebrates the rich history of this town
named after a humble grass called bado badoc which was growing
abundantly along its river banks.
 Not long after the the first mass in the town celebrated on June
24, 1572, the Spaniards settled and established a well-structured
town center.
 Badoc developed into an opulent and peaceful Spanish town
manifested by the stone and brick structures scattered around the
poblacion.
 All of the town’s blessings are attributed to the La Virgen
Milagrosa de Badoc, the patroness of Ilocos Norte.
 Estimated to be 400 years old, the revered image of La Virgen
Milagrosa is enshrined and venerated in the more than 200 year
old imposing brick-and- stone baroque church.
 Now referred to as a God sent miracle, the image was found,
together with a life size crucifix (enshrined in neighboring town
of Sinait, Ilocos Sur), inside a wooden box floating along the
shores of Lugo Village in 1620.
 Countless miracles have been ascribed to the beloved image of La
Virgin Milagrosa which have kindled and heightened the veneration
and devotion of the people from the Ilocos region for which the
image was really meant.
 Realizing the intense and widespread devotion, the Diocese of
Laoag proclaimed the wooden image of La Virgen Milagrosa de Badoc
as the Patrones of Ilocos Norte on May 2, 1980.
 Indeed, Badoc has gone a long way from the humble river grass to
a progressive municipality producing onion, rice, and tobacco,
all under the blessings of La Virgen Milagrosa.

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