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Monumento doubles as a gateway north: Victory Liner, First North Luzon Transit and RJ Express have terminals right outside the LRT-1 station. Victory Liner also runs terminals in Cubao, Pasay and Sampaloc, and its Caloocan to Baguio schedule listed in 2026 has departures from early morning to late night. Check which…
Monumento is the northern end of the EDSA Carousel, the bus-only lane to PITX that runs around the clock, with longer waits after midnight. Payment rules have shifted: reports from 2025 and 2026 mention cash and GCash QR codes from the conductor, and one rider was refused GCash despite signs. Carry small bills as a…
Around November 30 the roads feeding Monumento Circle are closed to traffic, including stretches of EDSA, Samson Road, Rizal Avenue and MacArthur Highway. In 2024 the closures began late on November 29 and lasted until late morning, with detours via 10th Avenue and A. Mabini Street. Skip the car, arrive by LRT-1 early…
The cathedral parish keeps its fiesta on August 16, the feast of San Roque, the saint invoked against sickness and plague. The cathedral also honors Nuestra Señora de Nieva, called Queen and Mother of Caloocan. Go to the corner of 10th Avenue and A. Mabini Street and read the program on the Diocese of Kalookan pages…
San Roque Cathedral stands at the corner of 10th Avenue and A. Mabini Street in the old Poblacion. The big church was built between 1819 and 1847, was partly destroyed in 1899 during the Philippine-American War and was rebuilt in 1914. Look for the black-and-white aisle tiles laid in 1934 and the bone relic of San…
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