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Showing posts with label Laguna de Bay. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Laguna de Bay. Show all posts

Mount Tagapo View


At the heart of Laguna de Bay lies Mount Tagapo. Its unique geography makes it a worthwhile hiking destination. You will have to board a pumpboat from the towns of Rizal to reach the island; this boat ride will take you to the scenic lake and its fishing villages. You will realize that Laguna de Bay is so huge it's almost like a sea. Then, on Talim Island, as you start hiking, you will be surrounded with bamboo; the whole island is like a grove, and people live on the bamboo, which islanders use to produce furniture, toothpicks, and even charcoal hence the name Tagapo, from taga which means to chop. The trails are easy and in hours you will be at the peak; There you can behold the entire Laguna Lake and its coastal towns; the skylines of Makati and Ortigas as well as nearby Mount Sembrano.

Binangonan

Binangonan is a first class municipality in the province of Rizal, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 238,931 inhabitants in 38,488 households in census. It has a land area of 66.34 km².

A thriving fish port and fishing industry is found in Binangonan, having a long coast line facing the Laguna de Bay. The plant of Rizal Cement and Grandspan are in Binangonan as well.

Researchers testified the existence of first Tagalog around Laguna De Bay who came some 8000 years back. Their artifacts made of ceramics showed that the natives fought against the Chinese and Arabs long before the Spaniards came.

The Spaniards aimed to spread Christianity and to conquer nations for Spain. Morong was the first town reached by the Spaniards on January 16, 1572. The Franciscans, first missionary group who arrived at Manila on 1577 were the same group whom Christianized Morong and the towns along Laguna de Bay like Angono, Binangonan, Cardona, Baras, Pililia, Tanay and Jalajala. Natives were baptized and catechized so "visitas" were built and with the increase of population, "parokya" or "parishes" were built. Binangonan was believed to have became one, when it separated from Morong on 1621. The name Binangonan came from the words "Ang lugar na Binangunan ng Bayan" Spaniards and Americans has influenced religious, politics, culture and education of the natives. On March 29, 1900, Binangonan became a town or municipality under Executive Order no. 40 under American Regime.
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