Is Bacnotan safe? Philippines travel risk
Is Bacnotan safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Bacnotan scores 56/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Philippines Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 1 Sep 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 15 Jul 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Bacnotan scores 56/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Philippines (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Bacnotan: nearest emergency and transport facilities.
Driven by: security (66/100) and natural hazards (79/100).
A score of 56 is higher than the scores of 80% of the 241 countries we cover.
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Geographic & Regional Coordinates
In the La Union territory, Bacnotan is established at 16.7197° N, 120.3481° E. It lies 245.6 km SSE relative to Manila. Time zone observed: Asia/Manila.
La Union
16.7197° N, 120.3481° E
11 m
Asia/Manila
44,388
Emergency & Aviation Access
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Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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