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Malangaan Marble Cave

San Rafael, Bulacan, Philippines

Bulacan, Philippines 02 December 2023

Malangaan Marble Cave in the Philippines is situated on the Municipality of San Rafael province of Bulacan bounded by two provinces, Quezon and Pampanga. San Rafael is predominantly an agricultural town, and its major crop is rice which is the main source of people’s income, along with other produce of corn, root crops, fruits (mostly mangoes) and vegetables. Livestock and poultry production are the other agricultural source in the municipality.

San Rafael aimed for a wider development including tourism and this town has the high potential as tourist destination. The Malangaan Caves in the village of Tukod, the San Rafael Church, the San Rafael Retreat Farm and the Eight Waves Water Park resort are among sites that will surely attract more national and international visitors.

San Rafael was established as a pueblo in 1750. The San Juan de Dios Church still stands as the silent witness of the bloody battles that the Filipino insurgents fought during the Philippine Revolution of 1896. This church was used as military barracks for almost three days, after the insurgents had destroyed all papers and documents they found in the convents. When the Spanish Cazadores learned of these rebellious activities, they entered the church and fought the insurgents. The combatants fought heavily inside the church to a point that blood was spilled all over the church floor. The patio in front of the church was littered by dead bodies of Filipino insurgents. The gobernadorcillo ordered people to dig a common grave near the church for the bodies of the insurgents

Malangaan Cave, also known as Marble Cave, is just a two hour drive from Manila and accessible by both public and private transportation towards Pulo town and from Pulo it will roughly take about 10 mins drive to Tukod, where the Malangaan Cave is located. The Malangaan Cave and River system located in village of Tukod, San Rafael shares border with neighboring towns of San Ildefonso and Doña Remedios Trinidad or simply known as DRT. Then a short trek heading to the cave, the amazing rock formation all around are mesmerising. During summer time or dry season the area is much like a mini US Grand Canyon.