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This is a travel blog feature, travel guide, and curation dedicated to the Magsaysay Beach as a subject matter (in Santa, Ilocos Sur).
• This blog is an ongoing personal journal project. This page will be updated intermittently. My goal for this curation is to create stories, reviews, and documentation about the Magsaysay beachline in Santa.
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🇵🇭 SANTA, ILOCOS SUR
This article is divided into sections, organized in separate tabs for context-based navigation. All of the sections are works-in-progress. Once I get to gather more data and materials for specific topics related to Magsaysay beachline, I will add additional tabs. I have also collected various materials for this beach stored in my drive. Hence, aside from writing updates about this beach, I will also write about my previous visits in this beach.
▼ ACTUAL VISITS
▼ HISTORY & CURERNT EVENTS
▼ OVERVIEW
► 2022-December-19
This is my latest actual intentional visit to Magsaysay beachline. It was a part of a spontaneous ride, though; but reaching the area, I decided to intentionally document the area. It happened during the pandemic period with less stringent mobility rules. The specific segment I visited was the part of the beach below the Santa Seawall, alongside the Manila North Road.
I noticed that an erosion control intervention was applied to this part of the beach. Based on my research, DPWH placed tetrapods on the beach to control erosion.
This was also the first time that I personally stepped onto the beach area. I did not go to the waters, though. This place is very familiar to me because I always pass by here everytime I travel down south of our province going to the towns after Santa and major cities like Baguio and Manila. I found out that there is a stair going down to the beach area.
At that time, I noticed that the beach area had no soft consistency. Instead of sand, it seemed like they were replaced with gravel and mountain rocks. This part of the beach is actually very prone to landslide. I suspect that the rocky beachline could be a result of erosion from the mountain slope in front of it. The seawall in front of it actually speaks of the erosion incidence in the area.
On the other hand, I noticed the presence of a creeping vine called "kadena de amor" in the beach area. The vegetation starts from the mountain slope below the highway then creeps down to the beach area. See image gallery above for the photos I took on this day.
For the full story of this visit, check this link: ▼ 🇵🇭 SANTA • This beach in Ilocos has stories to tell
🇵🇭 SANTA • This beach in Ilocos has stories to tell
(TIMELINE OF EVENTS)
2024-August-18 • The SK of Magsaysay did a beach clean-up together with the BFP Santa, PNP Santa, and Samahang Ilocano-Santa Chapter. [2]
2006-May-16 • The town of Santa was reportedly the hardest hit town when the waves brought down a concrete seawall constructed along the shoreline of Magsaysay and other barangays. Typhoon Caloy reached Signal #4 when it moved northward and reached peak intensity with 10-minute sustained winds of 175 km/h (110 mph) on May 15. [1]
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
• [1] Molina, T. (2006, May 17). Big waves leave Ilocos coastal folk homeless. Philstar.com. https://www.philstar.com/nation/2006/05/17/337017/big-waves-leave-ilocos-coastal-folk-homeless
• [2] 𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐀𝐍𝐆 𝐊𝐀𝐁𝐀𝐓𝐀𝐀𝐍 Brgy. Magsaysay
► Santa Seawall and the Beach
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🇵🇭 SANTA • JACKSTONE BREAKWATER PROTECTS THE COASTLINE FROM FURTHER EROSION IN FRONT OF THE SEAWALL. |
The DPWH placed tetrapods (jackstone breakwater) on the beach below the seawall to mitigate further erosion. Powerful big waves are common in this area during typhoon season. The Santa Seawall fronting this beach has been destroyed multiple times.
► Manila North Road and the Beach
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🇵🇭 SANTA • THIS SEGMENT OF THE MANILA NORTH ROAD WAS ERECTED ALONGSIDE THE BEACH. |
🇵🇭 LUZON ISLAND • MacArthur Highway or Manila North Road (Local Guide + Review)
(MacArthur Highway) is visible from the beach area. In fact, this segment of the highway runs on top of the Santa Seawall. The beach area has become narrower, though, due to constant erosion.
► Luna Hill and the Beach
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🇵🇭 SANTA • A PARTIAL VIEW OF THE VERDANT LUNA HILL (OBSTRUCTED BY THE SEAWALL) CAN BE SEEN FROM THE BEACH AREA. IN FACT, THE SEAWALL ITSELF IS PART OF THE MOUNTAIN SLOPE THAT DIRECTLY MEETS THE SEA. |
A drone photo may somehow justify the beauty of this scenery. I'm also curious of the original view when the road and the seawall weren't there yet.
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UPDATE HISTORY FOR THIS BLOG POST
2024-December-01:
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2024-November-29:
• This post was published.
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This article is divided into subsections, organized in separate tabs for context-based navigation. All of the subsections are works-in-progress. Once I get to gather more data and materials for specific topics, I will add additional tabs. I have actually collected various materials for this highway. They are stored in my hard drive since 2010. Hence, aside from writing updates about this highway, I will also write about my old travels covering the MacArthur Highway in their historical contexts.
