Bantay, officially the Municipality of Bantay, is a municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it h…Bantay, officially the Municipality of Bantay, is a municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 37,118 people. Spanish conquistador Juan de Salcedo first arrived in Ilocos in 1571 and began setting up tribunals that soon became the seat of the municipal government then. Augustinian friars who followed in 1572 built the convent and house of worship that later became the Iglesia Parroquial de San Agustín.
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