Balibago is a barangay of Angeles City, Philippines.[1] It is located around 50 miles north of the nation's capital, Manila. Within its border to the former U.S. Clark Air Base.[2] Balibago has been described as "the entertainment district of Angeles City",[3] as well as being a red-light district.[4]
Balibago has a vibrant night life, with a number of fine restaurants, shopping malls and a casino along the stretch of McArthur Highway. Fields Avenue, also known as Walking Street, has the "main bar strip" in Balibago.[4][5] From the crossing of McArthur Highway, Fields Avenue extends into the Clark Perimeter Road (Friendship Road), where gogo bars and hostess bars are located.[2] Despite the practice being illegal in the Philippines, prostitution is also known to exist on the Fields Avenue strip.
References
edit- ^ a b Jennings, Ralph (May 8, 2015). "Less flesh, more pots: Angeles City, Philippines, wants to be known for its food". South China Morning Post. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
- ^ Tejero, Constantino C. (December 11, 2016). "Angeles beyond Fields Avenue". Inquirer Lifestyle. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
- ^ a b "Angeles City bar girl arrested for prostitution after entrapment operation". Philippines Lifestyle News. November 16, 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
- ^ Insight Guides Philippines. Insight Guides. Apa Publications. 2018. p. 296. ISBN 978-1-78671-856-3. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
External links
edit- Top Filipino Casinos
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