AEP church dedicated to St. Augustine - a Roman Catholic church located in the town of AEP in the province of Ilocos Norte on the island of Luzon. Construction of the church began in 1694, it was completed in 1710, and since then it has always attracted the attention of the original architecture - 24-packs huge pillars at the sides and rear of the building. And on the facade of the church can be seen explicit reference to the Javanese architecture, especially the temple of Borobudur in Java. In 1993 the church was listed as a World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO as one of the finest examples of Baroque architecture in the Philippines adapted to the complex seismic conditions of the country.

A few meters from the main building of the church is three-storey bell tower, built of coral. And it is at such a distance that, in the event of the collapse not to damage the church itself. During the Philippine Revolution in 1898 and during the Second World War the bell tower has been used by local partisans like observation post. In addition, it is also a kind of status symbol for locals: during the wedding of wealthy inhabitants Paoayya bell ringing louder and longer than during the wedding of the poor.

Part of the church was destroyed by earthquakes in 1865 and 1885's. And when in the early 2000s, there were carried out archaeological excavations inside the church were discovered prehistoric human skeleton and fragments of ceramic pottery. Today, these artifacts can be seen at the National Museum of the Philippines in Manila.

The church combines the features of Gothic, Baroque and oriental styles. The facade is characterized by explicit Gothic features, the pediment in a traditional Chinese style and aisles, as mentioned above, made under the influence of Javanese architecture. The church's walls have a thickness of 1, 6 meters and can withstand powerful tremors, not to mention the constant in these places typhoons.