The parish and the first church was established by the Augustinian Fathers in 1575 as a sub-parish of Tondo . In 1578 , the town of Bulakan was proclaimed a separate parish from Tondo . According to the historical marker , during the British invasion in 1762 the Bulakan Church was razed by fire . The construction of the present church and convent was started in 1812 by Father Gaspar Folgar , OSA . The church had sustained damages due to various natural calamities : earthquakes on June 3 , 1863 ; October 1 , 1869 ; and the Luzon earthquakes of 1880 , which heavily damaged structures not only Bulakan town but most of Luzon Island
Luzon earthquakes of 1880
1880 Luzon earthquakes
Our Lady of Assumption Church (Bulakan)