Town guide · Municipality

Palapag.

Municipality
Northern Samar
Tourist spots
9 on record

About Palapag

Palapag is a municipality in Northern Samar, Eastern Visayas. A full guide to this destination is in progress. Attractions, events and local businesses appear here as they are published.

Getting here

Plan your visit

Terminals, boats and what moves you around once you arrive.

Van from Catarman via the Samar Pacific Coastal Road, about one hour 30 minutes for 65 km. The older route runs van or minibus to Rawis, motorboat to Laoang, tricycle to Calomotan, motorboat to Pangpang, then tricycle to Palapag.

Start here

Things to discover

Where to start in Palapag, in the order that makes sense.

  1. Historic Site
    Daungang Galleon at Mapno Port
  2. Historic Site
    Old Palapag Church Ruins

The full index

Tourism spots

9 places to visit in Palapag.

What to eat

On the table in Palapag

  • Huruhagdan

    Pounded roasted rice, coconut milk and brown sugar, moulded into a ladder shape.

  • Salukara

    Ground rice fermented overnight with tuba, then cooked.

What to take home

Made in Palapag

  • Yellowfin tuna

    Farm & sea

    Tuna Highway landing towns

  • Cattle

    Farm & sea

    The province's largest herd

Municipality of Palapag

Palapag on the map

Northern Samar, Eastern Visayas

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Eastern Visayas

The rest of the region

Where Palapag sits, and where else to go. Every tile is the whole region with one province lit.

Outlines and land area from the 2023 PSGC boundaries. Counts are what we have written up so far, not what exists.