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There is also some great native food places at the Lucap<br />
Wharf serving traditional native foods that are quite delicious<br />
and not a strain on any budget. Plus on the way back don’t<br />
forget to pick up some souvenirs and pasalubong for your<br />
friends that were not as fortunate to be here in this magical<br />
place.<br />
March each year in Alaminos the city is packed with festivities<br />
and celebrations. There is the Patronal City Festival, The<br />
Feast of St. Joseph, Hundred Islands Festival, Longganisa<br />
Festival, Hundred Islands Global Homecoming, Tourism<br />
Trade Fair, Farmers and Fisherfolks Festival and the City<br />
Hood Anniversary. A very important environmental event<br />
is held in <strong>Sept</strong>ember of each year which is the international<br />
Coastal Clean-up helping make our coastline and oceans<br />
rubbish-free and protecting our Marine environment,<br />
encouraging everybody to dispose of garbage in the correct<br />
manner and not use our beautiful oceans and beaches to<br />
dispose of their garbage.<br />
Any island you visit in the Hundred Islands group is unique<br />
in its own way here <strong>ABW</strong> lists some of the must-see Islands<br />
on your hundred island holiday.<br />
Pilgrimage Island<br />
The Hundred Islands National Park in Alaminos, Pangasinan<br />
features Stations of the Cross with life-sized statues and a<br />
263-step staircase leading to the famous 55-foot-tall Christ<br />
the Savior statue, making it an attraction all year round. The<br />
Alaminos City built a 55-foot statue of Jesus that stands on<br />
top of the hill overlooking the 100 islands. 36-year-old Sariel<br />
Armando Ancheta was commissioned to build this magnificent<br />
edifice that was sculptured where it stands. Materials were<br />
brought over by banca from the mainland and steps were first<br />
built to the top, then workers carried the bags of cement sand<br />
and other materials to the top of the mountain where the<br />
work was completed in April 2017, and a blessing ceremony<br />
was held at sunrise on the 1st of May 2017.<br />
The completed statue was done by hand and is a standing<br />
testimonial of the great work done by this very talented<br />
artist. This shy unassuming man was quite humble about his<br />
achievements that should be shown to the world. A visit to<br />
this island is a must-do on your list and visit this magnificent<br />
statue.<br />
Jesus looking over the islands<br />
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