Across the left side of Baler Catholic Church stands the marker of Lt. Commander James Gilmore,the commander of US Gunboat "Yorktown," who was captured along with all his men when he came to Baler in April 1899 to relieve the Spanish soldiers besieged in the church of Baler.

How to get there:

By land: You can catch an 8 hour bus ride from Manila to Baler.

By air: There are no commercial flights in or out of Aurora province. There are small airstrips in San Luis and Motyong,Casiguran. A chartered flight from Manila will take about 45 minutes followed by a 30 minute road trip,which you will have to arrange when you get there.