The Marian statue is vested in imperial regalia and is referred to as Apo Baket (English: Noble Mistress) in the native language of local devotees.

[1] The ivory and silver image which bears its title dates from the 16th century and is presently enshrined within the Minor Basilica of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary of Manaoag.

Pope Pius XI granted a Pontifical decree of canonical coronation to the image on 25 August 1925, signed and notarized by the former Prefect of the Sacred Congregation of Rites, Cardinal Antonio Vico.

[3] The statue of Our Lady of Manaoag is a 17th-century ivory and silver image of the Virgin Mary with The Child Jesus enshrined at the high altar of the Basilica.

It was brought to the Philippines from Spain via the Manila galleon trade from Acapulco, Mexico, in the early 17th century by Padre Juan de San Jacinto.

Documents dating back to 1610 attest that a middle-aged farmer walking home heard a mysterious female anito or diwata voice.

He looked around and saw on a cloud-veiled treetop a anito or diwata figure, interpreted by Catholic priests as an apparition of the Virgin Mary holding a Rosary in her right hand and The Child Jesus in her left arm all amidst a heavenly glow.

There have been several attempts to burglarize the Manaoag Shrine of the jewels sewn into the icon's dress and set into its regalia which include crowns, halos, rosary, scepters, and marshal's baton.

The image of Our Lady of Manaoag is fully secured within a bulletproof glass enclosure above the new high Altar, which has additional wood carvings, an elevated pedestal, and four golden candelabras.

Miracles attributed to the Lady of Manaoag in modern times are widespread, attested by believers and widely promoted by word of mouth, publications and legends.

The short dawn procession and Scriptural Rosary every first Saturday before the 5 a.m. Mass is well-attended by regular pilgrims mostly from Metro Manila and from Regions I (Ilocos), II (Cagayan Valley), and III (Central Luzon).

A three-foot replica of the image of Our Lady of Manaoag was donated by a devotee and traveled to the United States unincorporated territory of Guam on 17 August 2012.