Batac Veterans Park & Shrine - Jungle City (Pangasaan)Batac Veterans Park & Shrine - Jungle City (Pangasaan) is a Registered Property, Municipality of Batac, Ilocos Norte located at Batac, Ilocos Norte, Region I.
Batac Veterans Park and Shrine because of its historical significance and to give a memorial to the heroism and gallantry of the Batacqueno fighters. The Jungle City was the seat of Military Government of the then Municipality of Batac under the leadership of Municipal Mayor-Major Catalino P. Acosta who never surrendered the municipal government to the Japanese Imperial Forces. It was also the Headquarters of the Batac Guerilla Forces (Ablan, Monje) Bolo Men and Women's Auxiliary Services Units during the war.
The Araw ng Kagitingan activities on April 9 are aptly held in this historic venue. On this particular occasion, wreath-laying ceremony and program meant to honor veterans and unsung heroes during the war. As the busts of the local hero Governor Roque Ablan Sr., Archbishop Gregorio Aglipay and President Ferdinand E. Marcos are enshrined in the park, various activities are held during their death or birth anniversaries.