Balibago

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A view of Fields Avenue in Balibago

Balibago is a barangay of Angeles City, Philippines. [1] It is located around 50 miles north of the nation's capital, Manila. Within its border to the former U.S. Clark Air Base. [2] Balibago has been described as "the entertainment district of Angeles City", [3] as well as being a red-light district. [4]

Balibago has a vibrant night life, with a number of fine restaurants, shopping malls and a casino along the stretch of McArthur Highway. Fields Avenue, also known as Walking Street, has the "main bar strip" in Balibago. [4] [5] From the crossing of McArthur Highway, Fields Avenue extends into the Clark Perimeter Road (Friendship Road), where gogo bars and hostess bars are located. [2] Despite the practice being illegal in the Philippines, prostitution is also known to exist on the Fields Avenue strip.

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