Balibago
Balibago is a barangay of Angeles City, Philippines.[1] It is located approximately 80 km (50 mi) north of the nation's capital, Manila. The barangay borders the former U.S. Clark Air Base.[2] Balibago has been described as "the entertainment district of Angeles City"[3] and is also known as a red-light district.[4]
Balibago is a commercial and entertainment area containing restaurants, shopping malls, and a casino along MacArthur Highway. Fields Avenue, also known as Walking Street, contains the area's "main bar strip".[4][5] Beginning at its intersection with MacArthur Highway, Fields Avenue extends toward Clark Perimeter Road (Friendship Road), where numerous go-go bars and hostess bars are located.[2] Although prostitution is illegal in the Philippines, it is known to occur in the Fields Avenue strip of the barangay.[4]
References
[edit]- 1 2 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.
- 1 2 3 "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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