Baliwag

Baliwag is a city and the largest settlement in northern Bulacan. It has a population of about 150,000 in 2015.

Understand
Baliwag was carved out of the municipality of Quingua (present-day Plaridel) in 1733, which used to cover a large area along the Angat River. The town's heritage church is also built in that year. In 1899, Baliwag was the site of the first democratic elections in the Philippines, and in Asia as well.

The town is home to Mariano Ponce, also one of the members of the Propaganda Movement led by Jose Rizal, Marcelo del Pilar, and Graciano Lopez-Jaena.

Baliwag is the economic and educational center for northern Bulacan, and it has that status since it the Spanish and American colonial periods.

Buy
One of Baliwag's main products are the buntal hats, which is made from woven buri palm fibers.

There is one mall, and numerous supermarkets, mostly located at the highway outside downtown: