Matinloc Shrine is hidden at the foot of towering karst cliffs on the western coast of Matinloc Island. More formally known as the Shrine of Our Lady of Matinloc, it was built in 1982.😉

A sacred monument built-in 1982 to honor the blessed virgin Mary. Matinloc is a local term for the beautiful boasts of the two spectacular snorkeling areas kalmung point and kulasa beach. According to our guide the story behind the shrine a name Guadalupe Yabes a religious visionary had a vision of blessed virgin who instructed her to search for a heart shape island and to build a shrine and in an aerial view you can see a heart shape island and that’s it, that’s the start of building the shrine, it all started in a vision umm quite interesting huh..Matinloc shrine was part of the tour C package, according to Mr.tour guide matinloc shrine holds a catholic festival (feast day)of our lady of matinloc shrine every month of May for nearby island and locals joined to celebrate the feast. But for some reason and issue to a local government, the festival celebration stops.

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