Bugui Point Lighthouse

Bugui Point Lighthouse is a historic coastal lighthouse located on Bugui Point in Barangay Gumahaangi, Aroroy, at the northern tip of Masbate Island, Masbate Province, Philippines. First lit in December 1902 during the American colonial period, it was built to guide vessels navigating the Masbate Pass and Sibuyan Sea. The white cylindrical tower with gallery and lantern stands on a rocky promontory overlooking the sea, remaining an active aid to navigation and a recognized heritage structure.

Visitors can expect a remote coastal setting on a rocky promontory at the northernmost point of Masbate Island. The site features a white cylindrical masonry tower with lantern and gallery, keeper's house ruins and surrounding scrub and rocky shoreline with panoramic views of the Sibuyan Sea and Masbate Pass. Access is by road to Gumahaangi and then by boat, followed by a short walk over uneven rocky terrain. The exterior grounds are viewable and photographed; interior tower access is generally restricted as it remains an active navigational aid.

Constructed during the American colonial period and first lit in December 1902, Bugui Point Lighthouse was established by the U.S. Bureau of Lighthouses to guide maritime traffic through the Masbate Pass between Masbate and Ticao Islands and the Sibuyan Sea. It is one of the historic lighthouses built in the early 1900s as part of the systematic lighting of Philippine waters and remains an active aid to navigation.

The lighthouse is recognized as a historic navigational and maritime heritage structure in Masbate Province, representing early 20th-century lighthouse engineering and the island's longstanding role in inter-island shipping routes. It is valued locally as a landmark and heritage symbol of Aroroy.