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Kaiser

October 30th, 2005, 08:07 AM

Historical Background of Antipolo

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The City of Antipolo lies approximately 29.30 km. East of Manila and is bounded on the North by the Ton of Montalban, on the Northwest by the town of Marikina and San Mateo, on the East Province of Quezon, on the southeast by the towns of Tanay, Teresa and on the southwest by the Town of Taytay and Cainta. It is about 10 km. North to South and about 20 km. From east to west.

The City was named after a tree locally known as Tipolo (Autocarpus Incisa) which was in abundance in the area at that time.

The early written account of the of the city's history was recorded in 1578 by the Franciscan missionaries who came to Christianize the natives like the Dumagats. Early records referred to the natives as Tagal, Indians and Black (the aetas). It is said that these missionaries built the church at Boso Boso.

In 1521 the Jesuits replaced by the Franciscans in Antipolo who organizes the village into a parish. They built a chapel in Sitio Sta.Cruz, among them were Fr. Pedro Chirino and Fr. Francisco Almarique. The same year, the first homily in Tagalog was delivered in a mass celebrated at what is now known as the PINAGMISAHAN.

In those years, the virgin forest of Antipolo covered most of its mountain ranges with varies tropical trees and wild life. There are many springs supporting several waterfalls, the most popular of which is the Hinulugang Taktak.

By 1601 there are about 3,000 Christian residing in Antipolo. At about the same period, the number of negritos significally dwindled, moving deeper into the mountains. The missionaries tried to bring them back to the village by offering to the fertile lands to till. Father Almarique gave them all the services the church can provide. The congregations known as the La Anunciata composed of the students and inhabitants continued their unified devotion to the Blessed Virgin by consistently celebrating the Feast of Anunciata.

On March 25, 1626 Governor Juan Nito De Tabora brought to the country from Acapulco, Mexico, the image of the Virgin and before he died, he bequeathed the image was installed at Sition Sta. Cruz and it is said that this was lost several times and each time was recovered on a Tipolo tree. Because of these unusual incidents, it was decided in 1632 to erect the church at that place under the administration of Fr. Juan de Salazar.

In 1639, the Chinese revolted to the protest that increased in taxes reaching the village of Antipolo and the church was burn to the ground by the rebels. Miraculously, the image was unharmed. The Virgin was taken to Sitio Ginapao and then brought to Cavite upon orders of the Governor General. It stayed in Cavite for 14 years.
Ten years from the said incident was renamed Virgin of Peace and Good Voyage after which it traveled five more time to Acapulco, Mexico before it rested permanently in the town.

In the meantime, the village of Antipolo became a town in 1650.

In 1725, in a letter of Fr. Fray Gaspar de San Agustin, two Filipino secular priest were praised as comparable it any European priest. One of them was Don Bartolome Saguinsin, a native of Antipolo who became a rector of Quiapo District (outside Manila).

By 1850, the town was still part of the Province of Tondo. The Province was divided in two towns were placed under Manila while others were placed under the District of Morong, In 1853, Antipolo was formally placed under the District then known as Los Mentos de San Mateo which was later known as the District of Morong in 1857. The recollect priest took over the parish of Antipol0 in 1864.

It was during these years that the Virgin of Antipolo gained thousand upon thousand of devotee. Devotees from Manila and nearby towns and province flocks to Antipolo to foot along mountain rails and springs. Most of them are faired-skinned (the Tagalogs). Some stayed and adopted as their homes.

The young devotees was the young Jose Rizal and his mother.

Civilization drove the native further away into the mountains.

Traditions also put it that when pestilence hit tons of Antipolo, Cainta and Taytay. The Virgin of Antipolo was taken upon advice of the Parish Priest to what is known as Pinagmisahan. A mass was celebrated there and prayers were heard and the sufferings vanished.

On December 27, 1874, Juan Sumulong was born of the spouses Policarpio Sumulong. Then Captain Municipal of Antipolo and Arcadia Marquez. In the following year, Hacienda de Pinugay was placed under the jurisdiction of Bos-Boso by a royal decree.

When the Filipinos rose in revolt against the Spaniards, many Antipoleans joined the rebels. They had an encounter with the Spanish Soldiers at Mt. Makatubong, a mountains within Antipolo, Juan Sumulong became the secretary of the revolutionaries in the province.

Two months after the declaration by Gen. Emili Aguinaldo of the Philippine Independence on June 12 1898 at Kawit, Cavite, Antipolo formally joined the revolutionary government was transferred to the towns of Tanay.

After the civil government was restored in 1901 by the Americans, Valentin Sumulong was became the first Presidence (Alkalde) of the towns. The Province of Morong was renamed Rizal Province and some of the towns near Manila were made part of the Province.

The first public school was headed by James O'hara and in 1903, Antipolo, Teresa, Boso-boso were consolidates under Act No. 1942 with Antipolo as the center of the Government.

On March 27, 1903 the Philippines Commission enacted Act No. 703 granting the Manila Railroad Company a franchise to operate a railway in Antipolo. The railway by 1906 started fromPAsig up to Taytay Cainta. Religious devotees walked from the end of the railway to Antipolo and the more affluent are carried hammocks called HAMAKA. The first train to reach Antipolo was on December 24, 1908.

The population of Antipolo including Boso-boso was registered at 3,286 on March 1903. As early as those years banda 12 a brass band, already existed.

The next Presidente of the town were Tranquilio Olda and Severino Oliveros. During their incumbencies in 1908 Antipolo was honored with the appointment of Juan Sumulong as the first judge for land registration and later member of the Philippine Commission.

Francisco Dimanlig and Ambrosio Masangkay also become Presidentes of the town. 1913, The sitios of Mayamot and Bulao became part of Antipolo. After this Roberto De Jesus, Federico Asuncion and Sixto Pedracio served as Presidentes.

The people of Antipolo lived a simple and traditional Pilipino lifestyle. Their culture and tradition included the celebrations of many religious and cultural festivities such as the Kapitan and Kapitana on Easter Sunday, the night of serenades, the Bayanihan, the praying of Angelus, the reading of passion of Christ during the lenten season and festivities on May and Junea. The association known as the Nuestra Señora Dela Anunciate, established many years back continue to practice many of these old traditions.

January 1, 1919 under executive Act No. 57, Teresa was segregate from Antipolo.

Not long after, roads were built connecting Taytay and Antipolo and public transportation became available. When Cornelio Lawis became mayor of the town, he improved the roadways by putting stones over them.

The first town hall was erected in 1925 during the incumbency of Mayor Jose Carigma. Juan Sumulong was elected senator under Partido Demokrata and Marcelino Santos Succeeded as mayor of Antipolo.
For the first time the Virgin of Antipolo was brought to the Luneta crowned on November 27, 1972.

In 1929 German San Jose (Gerry Brandy) of Malate, manila composed the song of ANTIPOLO (Tayo na sa Antipolo) which immediately made national attention. In 1930 Pascual Oliveros became mayor of Antipolo and electric services reach the town proper.

In the field of Education in 1930's Juliana F. Torres, Serapio H. Santos, Gabriel Francisco, Clemente V. Rivera, Konsehal Juan Torres, Sr. Honorado B. Aranda, Brico Reillo and Eusebio Simeon rose to prominence.

Also, it was durign this period that the May Time Fiesta Pavillion at General Luna Street and the Hinulugang Taktak Hotel at San Jose Street were erected.

During the second World War (1941-1945) many able-bodied men from Antipolo Joined the Philippine Scout and the USAFFE and fought in the bloody of Bataan.

Two guerillo units continued the struggle during the Japanese occupation. They were the HUNTERS ROTC under Miguel Ver and Terry Adevoso and MARKINF FIL-AMERICAN TROOP which was established and led by Marcos Villa Agustin more populary known under the Brig. General Agustin Marking.

Many Inhabitants were tortured and killed by the Japanese, among then are: mayor Pascual Oliveros and son Reynaldo, Padre Eusebio Carreon; Padre Ariston Ocampo; Sis. Ma. Elizabeth Cagulanas, RVM; Sus. Ma. Consuelo Recio, RVM; Antonio Masangkay, and Alfonso Oliveros.

The liberation of Antipolo from the Japanese forces was bloody and devastating. February 17, 1945 Antipolo was heavily bombarded by American planes. In the midst of widespread conflagration and heavily civilian casualties, the people of Antipolo evacuated at Sitio Kulaike and up to tons of Angono from Quiapo church on October 15, 1945.

The people gallantly rebuilt their homes and their lives from the ashes of war. Led by Mayor Manuel Seranillo, Padre Francisco Avendano, Jose Lawis and Leonicio Anclote, the people built a temporary church and turned the Virgin of Antipolo was held starting at the hills of Pinagmisahan headed by Padre Francisco Avendano.

On November 11, 1947 Mayor Isaias Tapales was inaugurated as mayor of the town.

In 1948 a national committee was formed and undertake a nationwide fund raising campaign to build the Cathedral of Antipolo. The committee was headed by the former first Lady Aurora Quezon and Padre Francisco Avendano. The same year, Lorenzo Sumulong was elected Congressman and the construction of the Circumferential Road was began.

It was about this time that the Iglesia ni Kristo came to Antipolo.

On June 15, 1952, Hinulugang Taktak was proclaimed a national park under Presidential Proclamation No. 330 of then President Elpidio Quirino and on January 14, 1854, the Bishops of the Philippines proclaimed the Cathedral of Antipolo as the official shrine of Virgin of Antipolo.

In 1958, Francisco Sumulong was elected Congressman of the Second District of Rizal. The same year, the road from Kay Tikling to the Cainta Junction was opened and the first presidential subdivision in Antipolo, the Beverly Hills Subdivision, was inaugurated. Also, an area in the town proper which used to be a railroad station became popularly known as "Siyete Y Media" because the first houses were seven and a house remained halfway finished.

In 1960, the poblacion widened. The Sumulong Highway was constructed and the people from outlaying towns migrated and occupied the hills and the mountainsides.

The Natural Springs and tributary creeks of the Hinulugang Taktak were littered with waste affecting the falls itself.

Little by little, civilization overtook the culture of the residents. Only a few continued to work in the field. Wild animals which used to live in the forest and mountains slowly disappeared with the denudation of the forest and the loss of the trees. Even the native traditions were threatened.

The Juan Sumulong High School under Mrs. Trinidad S. Jornacion was established followed by the Antipolo Municipal High School and the Our Lady of Peace Schooll.

In the 70's the Marikina-Infanta Road better known as the Marcos Highway was constructed traversing the mountains of Antipolo. The Cogeo Village came to being and a large portion of the proposed for Lungsod Silangan. Then Barrios, then known only as Udo, Dos, Tres and Quatro were renamed Barangay San Roque, San Jose, San Isidro, and Dela Paz.

Msgr. Gaudencio Rosales became the parish priest of the Catholic Church and Jose R. Oliveros was re-elected Municipal Mayor with Felix B. Mariñas as the Vice Mayor. They completed construction of the Municipal Town Hall.

The Antipolo Elementary School, public school became the Juan Sumulong Elem .School and several school annexes were established with their own school principals.

The civic organizations at that period were: The Lions Club, Kiwanis Club of Antipolo, Rotary Club, Antipolo Cultural and Historical Society, Inc. Antipolo Foundation for Arts Culture and Ecology, and others.

The most, Rev. Protacio G. Gungon, D.D. assumed the positions of parish priest of the towns and when the Diocese of Antipolo was created on June 25, 1893, he became the first bishop of the Diocese.

Meanwhile, Francisco Sumulong and Emiglio "Ding" Tanjuatco were elected representatives to Batasang Pambansa.

When the EDSA revolt broke out in 1986, many residentsjoined the peoples revolt at the EDSA after President Corazon Aquino was installed as President of the Revolutinary Government, the towns officials were placed. Named Office-in-Charge was Francisco de Jesus while Felix B. Mariñas remained as Vice-Mayor who became the OIC after the death of De Jesus. Before the elections on January 18, 1988, Mariñas was replaced as OIC by Dr. Rodrigo Ambas.

In 1988 Mayor Daniel S. Garcia was elected and remained as Mayor of Antipolo until the expiration of his term in 1988.

Hinulugang Taktak was declared a national historical shrine under Republic Act 6964 sponsored by then Congressman Francisco "Komong" Sumulong on September 18, 1990.

On February 13, 1998 then President Fidel V. Ramos signed into the law the bill jointly sponsored by Congressman Giblert "Bibit" Duavit and Egmidio "Ding" Tanjuatco, making the municipality of Antipolo into a component city of the Province of Rizal, Republic Act No. 8508 became the charter of the City of Antipolo in plebiscite called for the purpose and Antipolo acquired corporate existence as the City of Antipolo.

Following its new status, in the election held on May 11, 1998, Angelito C. Gatlabayan was elected first elected City Mayor of Antipolo and Agripino G.Garcia, as his Vice MAyor, Victor R. Sumulong, son of the illustrious Filipino Senator, Lorenzo Sumulong was elected Congressman of the lone district of Antipolo.

May 14, 2001, Election was held and the incumbent Mayor Angelito C. Gatlabayan won the election as the City Mayor of Antipolo City and Lorenzo "Enchong" Zapanta as his Vice-Mayor. incumbent Congressman Victor R. Sumulong also won the same title in May 14 election.

On December 3, 2001, Bishop Crisostomo Yalung was ordained as a new Bishop of Antipolo City.

Some pics

Ynares Center
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The state-of-the-art P350 million Ynares Center is erected in Antipolo City. The coliseum was constructed in a 5-hectare lot located at the heart of Antipolo City. This is the current landmark in the province where PBA games and big concerts are held regularly. This is also the site of the 100th Foundation Anniversary Celebration of the province.

The Church
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Every merry month of May, the legendary town of Antipolo becomes a beehive of acitivity and vibrancy as thousands, from all walks of life, flock to this lovely place amongst the hills. To the lilting tune of native songs, people come to this town, primarily to pay homage to the miraculous Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage and, secondly, to take a breather from the heat and dust of the summer months amidst Antipolo's refreshing mountain air, rippling streams and springs.

In Antipolo, one finds the religious shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage, popularly known as the Virgin of Antipolo (Birhen ng Antipolo).
The origin of our Virgin of Antipolo dates back to Spanish era in the Philippines, when galleon trade between the Philippines and Mexico were at its height
On March 25, 1626, Don Juan Niño de Tabora left the shores of Mexico aboard the galleon, El Almirante, to make its voyage to the Philippines. On this trip, Governor Tabora brought along the brown image of our Blessed Virgin Mother. For three months, the El Almirante safely braved the dangers of the stormy seas and a fire aboard the ship, arriving in the ports of Manila on July 18, 1626. Governor Tabora, realizing that the galleon's safe and successful journey was due to the presence of the image of the Blessed Virgin on board the ship, called for the pompous celebration of the image's arrival. Amidst pageantry and fireworks, the religious procession started from the Church of San Ignacio, the Jesuit Church in Intramuros, up to the Manila Catholic Cathedral, which became the first house of the Blessed Virgin's image. It is said that because of the events surrounding the safe voyage of the El Almirante, the Blessed Virgin was named Nuestra Señora de la Paz y Buenviaje.

When Governor Tabora died in 1632, the Blessed Image was turned over to the care of the Jesuit fathers who were then constructing a church of Antipolo. Actually, a church was to be specifically built for the Blessed Virgin in the nearby barrio of Sta. Cruz. But attempts of the Jesuit fathers to move it from the Church of Antipolo were futile because somehow, as if in protest of leaving this town, the holy image was always found on the trunk of a tree called the Tipolo which grew in the original site of the old church. Because of these manifestations, a pedestal was curved out of the trunks of the said tree, and thus the Blessed Virgin became locally known as the Virgin of Antipolo.

During the occupation of the Japanese, the Blessed Image of our Lady of Antipolo was evacuated to the mountains of Angono, then at Santolan. The five hundred people who journeyed with the Brown Virgin all felt safe through their trips along steep mountain trails. For a while, the Blessed Virgin was housed in the Ocampo residence at Quiapo, previous to its transfer to the Quiapo Church where it stayed until October 15, 1945, when it was finally transferred to its original and permanent sanctuary at the Church of Antipolo. Every year, devotees commemorate this transfer, as they join the "Alay Lakad" from Quiapo Church to the Antipolo Cathedral starting at around 8:00 PM (30th of April) until dawn of the following day (1st of May).

The Falls
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Among our old scenic spots, Hinulugang Taktak Falls is known universally, where tourists and excursionists exult in its natural beauty or to swim in its swirling waters, the falls of which used to remind one of the Niagara Falls.
For the outdoor lovers, the Taktak National Park adjacent to the famous waterfalls is available for picnics. A minimum entrance fee entitles one to enter the park, have one of several picnic tables under the shades of coconut and mango trees and swim in the park's natural spring water pool.

Delicacies
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Antipolo is famous for it's delicacies

Cityhall
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Sinjin P.

October 30th, 2005, 10:45 AM

Q: Why do many people mistakenly believe that Antipolo is part of Metro Manila?

Kaiser

October 30th, 2005, 03:19 PM

Q: Why do many people mistakenly believe that Antipolo is part of Metro Manila?

because Antipolo is actually beside Metro Manila
so its easily mistaken that its a part of MM

Heres' a map
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:booze:

kiretoce

October 30th, 2005, 03:45 PM

It wouldn't surprise me if it gets annexed to Metro Manila's urban sprawl in the future. :colgate:

qt_bi

November 1st, 2005, 11:41 AM

If Metro Qc pushes through, Antipolo would be a vital part of the soon-to be metro, its pretty big. Whats the land area of antipolo btw?

Sinjin P.

November 1st, 2005, 12:45 PM

If Metro Qc pushes through, Antipolo would be a vital part of the soon-to be metro, its pretty big. Whats the land area of antipolo btw?

Quezon City is big on its own too. If I'm not mistaken, it's the biggest (in terms of land area) and most populous city in Metro Manila. :)

Kaiser

November 2nd, 2005, 10:59 AM

If Metro Qc pushes through, Antipolo would be a vital part of the soon-to be metro, its pretty big. Whats the land area of antipolo btw?

The City of Antipolo is the second largest in Rizal Province next to Rodriguez. Its total land area of 38,504.04 hectares represents 29.4 percent of the total land area of Rizal. The City is divided into two (2) districts, the 1st district and the 2nd district, subdivided into sixteen (16) Barangays namely; Bagong Nayon, Beverly Hills, Calawis, Cupang, Dalig, Dela Paz, Inarawan, Mambugan, Mayamot, Munting Dilao, San Isidro, San Jose, San Juan, San Luis, San Roque and Sta Cruz.

Kaiser

November 2nd, 2005, 11:10 AM

Other pix of antipolo's attractions

Inday Nelly’s Mystical Cave
Mystical Cave is a natural attraction but can be considered religious site because the image form by the water are religious image.

Inday Nelly Deles discovered the Cave at 1970. When Inday Nelly Deles was 7 she had a dream every night and she saw the vision of this cave. When she grown up she decide to find the cave. From Iloilo she travel around the country just to find the cave and when she go to Antipolo, she found the cave at the place. The hole of cave is just the same size of a one peso. But with the use of dynamite she made a large hole. The peak season of mystical cave was in Lenten Season.
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Boso-Boso Church
Located at Old Boso-Boso Road, Barangay San Jose, Antipolo City. It was established in pre-Spanish colonization. Basically it was the oldest church in Antipolo City. The Our Lady of Peace and Voyage was bring their first. But transfer in Dela Paz when the church was damage in Japanese war. Through the years Boso-Boso church is still standing after it was renovated several years ago.

The Boso-Boso church is a remnant of a centuries-old church, which was destroyed during the Second World War. It stands in the grandeur of old stone with wild vines and plants growing on top of the church. A small chapel was built inside the ruins offering Sunday services to the parishioners.
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richard24

December 27th, 2005, 04:57 AM

Kaiser

December 30th, 2005, 09:15 AM

i've been to mystical cave many times... ganda don sa loob... it lives up to its name....

ey kelan magkakaroon ng mall ang antipolo... nangangati nako...

btw, masarap kasoy and suman d2 sa antipolo, try nyo. meron ding colettes(tama ba spelling?) sa may sumulong h-way.. sarap espasol nila....

sarap din gumimik d2... lalo na sa along sumulong h-way... overlooking kasi... i'm sure magugustuhan ng mga forumers d2 ang view ng metro manila from antipolo... kita mula sa sumulong h-way ang bulidings sa ortigas and makati(?)... sobrang ganda lalo na pag gabi. :)
may kapwa antipoleno na ako:)
btw about the mall, dati pa dapat nagkaroon ng mall ang antipolo sa kinatatayuan ng Palengke, ang laki nun, mala SM sabi ng mommy ko(kasi dad ko ay isa sa mga engineer ng mall na yun) pero di ko alam ang pangalan ng mall na iyun.
hindi daw na tuloy ang project kasi you know under the table money pero hindi pa sure. kayat yung nasunog ang palengke dati suspetsa ng mom ko na they did it intentionaly:colgate:

c0kelitr0

December 30th, 2005, 09:23 AM

Antipolo, by definition, is actually part of the mega metropolitan area of Manila.

Sinjin P.

December 30th, 2005, 09:29 AM

^^ Not just Antipolo but the whole Rizal Province in specific. :D

richard24

December 30th, 2005, 11:47 AM

may kapwa antipoleno na ako:)
btw about the mall, dati pa dapat nagkaroon ng mall ang antipolo sa kinatatayuan ng Palengke, ang laki nun, mala SM sabi ng mommy ko(kasi dad ko ay isa sa mga engineer ng mall na yun) pero di ko alam ang pangalan ng mall na iyun.
hindi daw na tuloy ang project kasi you know under the table money pero hindi pa sure. kayat yung nasunog ang palengke dati suspetsa ng mom ko na they did it intentionaly:colgate:

marami nga kumalat na news na sinadya daw un... pero i heard it was a fight between the occupiers of the palengke... sabi naman nung iba... paputok daw...

i hate the thing they did nung nasunog ung palengke... nilagay ba naman nila ung mga stores sa kalsada... it looked almost permanent... it created traffic and chaos (not to mention basura) buti nalang, nung ni-repair ung 2nd floor nung palengke... nilipat na nila.

Antipolo, by definition, is actually part of the mega metropolitan area of Manila.

Not just Antipolo but the whole Rizal Province in specific.

yes... you're both correct... antipolo is a part of the the metro suburban area... (wherein 02 din ang area code... just like metro manila)

these are...
-antipolo, rizal
-angono, rizal
-baras, rizal
-binangonan, rizal
-cainta, rizal
-cardona, rizal(?)
-jala-jala, rizal
-morong, rizal
-obando, bulacan
-pilillia, rizal
-rodriguez (montalban), rizal
-san mateo, rizal
-san pedro, laguna
-tanay, rizal
-taytay, rizal
-teresa, rizal

:cheers2:

surfsam

December 30th, 2005, 03:23 PM

richard 24! thanks for the post! just wanted to add a little known rizal town--the very last one:

JALA JALA, RIZAL

after morong, cardona, baras, tanay, pililla, jalayjayin (belongs to pililla), quisao (pililla), malaya (pililla, where meralco has a big power plant) comes Jala-Jala.

Jala-Jala is famous historically for the diaries of Gironiere, a Frenchman who lived there during the Spanish colonial period.

richard24

December 30th, 2005, 03:37 PM

thanx for the info surfsam... i edited the post... :cheers2:

Kaiser

January 2nd, 2006, 11:18 AM

Other attractions

CALLOSPA
The Spa at Callos Farm Resort, Colaique Antipolo City

A Sanctuary... for Mind. Body and Soul
In the midst of a simulated rainforest
Surrounded by flora, fauna & waterfalls
Truly an Oasis.

SOME PIX
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Kaiser

January 2nd, 2006, 11:19 AM

^^other pix of callospa

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Kaiser

January 2nd, 2006, 11:22 AM

^^and more pix of callospa

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Kaiser

January 2nd, 2006, 11:26 AM

^^moreeee pixxxxx of callospa

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Kaiser

January 2nd, 2006, 11:34 AM

^^somemore pix of callospa

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Kaiser

January 2nd, 2006, 11:40 AM

^^and more pix of callospa

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Kaiser

January 2nd, 2006, 01:40 PM

Who says that Antipolo City is just the City in the Sky!? It's also the City of the Stars! Even before it became a city, Antipolo has already showbiz residents who have been enchanted by our humble society. But of course, after it developed into a full blown city, still, more actors, actresses and other sports figures are continuously migrating and even investing on lands located in Antipolo.

Ms. Margaret-Ann Bayot - Reigning Bb. Pilipinas 1st Runner-Up

Coun. Jestoni Alarcon - this angel-faced actor popularly known as "Diego" from ABS-CBN's Pangako Sa Iyo, is the City Councilor in charge of Games and Amusement.

Paula Salonga - one of the sexy stars whose films lined up in the trend of sexy films during the early 90's, a good actress on screen and a magkakasoy by heart!

Patricia Javier - one of the current sexy Stars in Philippine Showbiz, Ms. Patricia Javier, locally known as Genesis to Antipolonians grew up and studied in this city.
Judy Ann Santos - The drama Princess grew and studied in Antipolo. The soap opera which made her very popular Mara Clara, was at times shooted in Antipolo City.

Jeffrey Santos - same with his brother

Jericho Rosales - my officemates told me that he bought a house in an executive subdivision in the city. Most people confirmed that they are seeing him driving in and out of the city.

Jao Mapa - The Pepsi Cola Guy also lives in Antipolo City. Oftentimes Jao visits the City Hall and joyfully mingle with the employees, whenever he has an official transaction to do so.

Fernando Poe Jr. - The King of Action has a beautiful rest house in Antipolo. This super great guy is always present during Antipolo's Alay-Lakad from Quiapo to Antipolo.

Francis "Master Rapper" Magalona - The King Of Rap, has live and has been rapping in Antipolo for years.

Victor Wood - Also a resident of Antipolo

Ms. Tapia - Ms. Tapia from Iskul Bukol, lives in West (Lower) Antipolo.

Freddie Hubalde - one of PBA's classic players. Mr. Hubalde has also once served the Antipolo City as a councilor. He coaches the Governor's Cup Basketball team of Antipolo most of the times.

Mark Telan - PBA's Shell "Scottie Pippen" is from Cogeo of Antipolo City

Anna Capri - lives in an executive subdivision in Antipolo City.

Jonathan Buencamino - vacalist of the popular Introvoys band, lives also in Antipolo City.

:cheers2::cheers2::cheers2:

Kaiser

January 2nd, 2006, 01:46 PM

1999-2002

1st Place Healthiest School 1999
(Antipolo National High School)

1st Place Healthiest Public Hospital 1999
(Antipolo District Hospital)

3rd Place Healthiest Private School-Elementary Level
(Little Farm House School)

5th Place Annual Gawad Pangulo sa Kapaligiran
(Kaunalran ng Pamahalaang Lokal sa Kalinisan at Kapaligirang Luntian)

Cleanest and Greenest City in the Province of Rizal

3rd Place Healthiest City Hall in the Province of Rizal 1999
(Antipolo City Hall)

1st Place Healthiest Bistro 1999
(Nevada Bistro)

5th Place Cleanest and Greenest Component City in Region IV
Annual Gawad Pangulo sa Kapaligiran
November 8, 1999

3rd Place Cleanest and Greenest Component City in Region IV
Annual Gawad Pangulo sa Kapaligiran
October 26, 2000

Regional Finalist - Component City Category 2000
Annual Gawad Pangulo sa Kapaligiran
November 28, 2000

Special Award
City Peace and Order Council of Antipolo City
February 2, 2000

Outstanding Mayor in the Philippines Award
Police Tribune Inc.
April 7, 2000

2001

Most Outstanding Local Government Unit in the Philippines in Literacy
1st Place Regional Level and
2nd Place National Level Year 2001

Most Outstanding Literacy Program in the Philippines
1st Place Regional Level and 2nd Place National Level
Special People Inc. and Cericos Family Year 2001

Most Outstanding Literacy Worker in the Philippines
1st Place Regional Lvel and 3rd Place National Level
Mrs. Herminia Ibarra

2nd Place Cleanest and Greenest City in Region IV
Year 2001

2002
1st Place Award - Regional Competition
Search for the Most Outstanding LGU's in Local Budget Administration
April 26, 2002

2nd Place Luzon Competition
Search for the Most Outstanding LGU's in
Local Budget Administration
April 16, 2002

Gawad Lingkod Bayan Award
For Government and Public Service
Mayor Angelito C. Gatlabayan

Most Outstanding Local Government Unit in the Philippines in Literacy
1st Place Regional Level and

Most Outstanding Literacy Program in the Philippines
1st Place Regional Level
Special People Inc. and Cericos Family Year 2001

Most Outstanding Literacy Worker in the Philippines
1st Place Regional Level
Mrs. Herminia Ibarra

Mayor Angelito C. Gatlabayan
Most Outstanding City Mayor of the Philippines
1st Place National Level
Monte Vista Resort
Calamba, Laguna
September 4-6, 2002

Most Outstanding Local Government Unit
1st Place National Level
Monte Vista Resort
Calamba, Laguna
September 4-6, 2002

marites4

January 2nd, 2006, 07:19 PM

I used to love antipolo. But now it seems it's also getting crowded.

Kaiser

January 3rd, 2006, 08:41 AM

^^yeah your right especially in may season a lot of pilgrims go to antipolo

richard24

January 3rd, 2006, 10:34 AM

drfeelgood17

January 7th, 2006, 07:20 PM

Congratulations to Antipolo for all the awards and superlatives mentioned above!! :cheers:

Kaiser

February 21st, 2006, 06:29 AM

more pix & info

Kaiser

February 21st, 2006, 06:31 AM

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Kaiser

February 21st, 2006, 06:34 AM

Hinulugang Taktak
The Hinulugang Taktak falls is a part of Antipolo natural and cultural heritage. Its legendary origin dates back to the 15th century when legend has it that the waterfalls was where the townsfolk threw the large bell that caused undue disturbance whenever it was rung at Angelus. Its sound was so loud that the people could not endure it. They demanded that the local priest get rid of the bell. Thus Hinulugang Taktak, meaning the place where the bell was dropped. The place has since become a favorite spots for visitors and clients.

The Hinulugang Taktak waterfall is a living monument of the past. The City is a part and witnessed of that monumental years where people constantly attribute the place to the Patroness, the Our lady of Peace and Good Voyage.

The Hinulugang Taktak Recreation Area, which was reserved for scenic and recreaction purpose under Proclamation No. 330 dated July 18, 1952, has been converted into the Hinulugang Taktak National Park by virtue of Republic Act No. 6964 dated September 18 1990. This legendary 3.031 hectares park is located at Bgy. Dela Paz, Antipolo City.

The park is an alluring view of natural formation. After soul cleansing at the renowned Antipolo Lady of Peace Shrine, the park offers physical and spiritual cleansing for pilgrims.

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Kaiser

February 21st, 2006, 06:35 AM

Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage
The statue of Nuestra Señora de la Paz y Buen Viaje was brought from Mexico to Manila By. Gov. Juan Niño de Tavora in 1626 and upon his death in 1632 the blessed statue was turned over to the Jesuits for the Church of Antipolo. The statue experienced greater wonders, most notably in her journeys, which is why she was called the Virgin Voyager. She made eight galleon crossing to Acapulco, during dangerous times, on perilous seas: in 1641, 1643, 1645 to 1649 on the Encarnacion; 1650 on the San Diego; 1651 to 1653 on the San Javier; 1659 to 1662 on the San Jose; and in 1746 to 1748 on the Nuestra Señora del Pilar. The statue of Nuestra Señora de la Paz y Buen Viaje was "canonically crowned" on November 26, 1926, by the most Rev. Michael J. O Doherty, Archbishop of Manila, at the Luneta, Manila, in the presence of at least one hundred thousand people.

Antipolo is known to be the home of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage (Nuestra Señora de la Paz Y Buen Biaje). Historians say that this miraculous icon has sailed back and forth between Manila and Acapulco eight times and on several occasions was credited with saving her galleon from destruction by pirated and Dutch and British blockades. The galleon’s safe arrivals were attributed to the miraculous powers of the statuette. During the month of May thousands of devotees especially those intending to travel abroad come to pay homage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage.

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Kaiser

February 21st, 2006, 06:41 AM

VIA DOLOROSA

Via Dolorosa is a mystically hallowed place for worship. It is a sanctuary which holds life-size Way of the Cross images, depicting the suffering of Our Lord during His dolorous journey in Calvary, and even a Rosary Garden and a Chapel. Begun in 1992, Via Dolorosa is a non-profit venture dedicated to the Lord and His followers.

Nestled on a hill eight hundred feet above sea level, thousands are provided a dwelling to pay homage to our Lord. Via Dolorosa serves as a retreat for both Christians and Non-Christians, with its serene surroundings, overlooking the metropolis. With the generosity of Don Carlos Fernandez of Compania Maritima and Fairmount Subdivision, and the dedication of its advocates and volunteers, the project has the potential to be one of the most beautiful and most visited in the world.

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Kaiser

February 21st, 2006, 06:43 AM

SUMAKAH FESTIVALS
SUMAKAH Festival – an acronym for Suman, Manga, kasuy at Hamaka – to make Antipolo City the must – see destination for May, the fiesta month. Adopting “Tayo na sa Antipolo” as its official slogan, Gatlabayan’s SUMAKAH Festival seeks to familiarized tourist with all the fine facets of the city. Antipolo follows through with a whole new program to attract tourist attention. The SUMAKAH Festival begins with an “alay Lakad” pledge walkathon. More accurately billed as a “Penitential Walk for Peace”. The Participants fetched the Virgin of Antipolo from the Quiapo Cathedral, which the Virgin traditionally visits until April 30 every year.

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Kaiser

February 21st, 2006, 06:46 AM

RESORTS IN ANTIPOLO

Kaiser

February 21st, 2006, 06:47 AM

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M. Santos Ext., Antipolo City

Tel. Nos: (632)644-8496; 630-3687

Fax No: (632)696-4072; Email: Jamesville_resort@hotmail.com

Kaiser

February 21st, 2006, 06:49 AM

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Circumferential Road, Antipolo City

Tel No.(632)696-0257

Kaiser

February 21st, 2006, 06:52 AM

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Sumulong Hi-way, Antipolo City

Tel No.(632)449-7241; 7242; 7244

Fax No:(632)449-7245; Email: elcenter@skynet.net

Kaiser

February 21st, 2006, 06:55 AM

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Sumulong Hi-way, Brgy. Sta. Cruz, Antipolo City

Tel/Fax No.(632)240-5118

Kaiser

February 21st, 2006, 06:56 AM

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Colaique, Sitio Ibabaw, Brgy. San Roque, Antipolo City

Tel Nos: (632)696-0101 to 06

Fax No: (632)696-0106

Kaiser

February 21st, 2006, 06:59 AM

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Sitio Paenaan, Brgy. San Jose, Antipolo City

Tel Nos: (632)646-5215; 250-2455

Kaiser

February 21st, 2006, 07:02 AM

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Ortigas Avenue Ext., Antipolo City

Tel No: (632)658-4767;

Email: lasbrisasantipolo@yahoo.com

Kaiser

February 21st, 2006, 07:03 AM

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Circumferential Rd., Antipolo City

Tel Nos: (632)697-1780; 697-4513

Fax No: (632) 697-1780

Kaiser

February 21st, 2006, 07:06 AM

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Sitio Colaique, Brgy. San Roque, Antipolo City

Tel No: (632)697-0769

Fax No: (632)912-9884

Kaiser

February 21st, 2006, 07:09 AM

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Villa Cristina Hotel & Resort

Taktak Road, Antipolo City

Tel No: (632)697-4521, Fax No: (632)697-1898

Femar Garden Resort

Taktak Road, Antipolo City

Tel No: (632)697-1838, Fax No: (632)697-1719

Villa Mari Resort

Taktak Road, Antipolo City

Tel No: (632)697-6602

Villa Anunciata

Sitio Cabading, Brgy. San Jose, Antipolo City

Tel No: (632)697-4521

Kaiser

February 21st, 2006, 07:17 AM

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Sitio Colaique, Antipolo City

Tel No: (632)650-7889, Fax No: (632)696-1417

Email: Callospa@yahoo.com. Website: www.geocities/callospa

Kaiser

February 21st, 2006, 07:18 AM

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#1393 Maagay Road, Brgy. Inarawan, Antipolo City

Tel No: (632)697-2163, Cellphone No: 0917-8153579

Kaiser

February 21st, 2006, 10:01 AM

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Overlook Drive, Taktak Road, Antipolo City

Telefax Nos: (632)696-0240; 696-0054

Kaiser

February 21st, 2006, 10:05 AM

AND RETREAT HOUSES

Kaiser

February 21st, 2006, 10:06 AM

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San Jose Ext., Siete Media St., Antipolo City

Tel Nos: (632)696-0382; 696-1729; 697-0347

Telefax: (632)696-0382

Kaiser

February 21st, 2006, 10:07 AM

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San Jose Ext., Siete Media St., Antipolo City

Tel Nos: (632)696-5677; 630-2422

Kaiser

February 21st, 2006, 10:08 AM

GOLF COURSES

Kaiser

February 21st, 2006, 10:10 AM

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Cogeo Village, Brgy. Inarawan, Antipolo City

Tel Nos: (632)677-1641 to 43; 1650, Tel Fax: (632)677-1650

Email: billing@foresthills-golf.com; foresthills@foresthills-golf.com

Kaiser

February 21st, 2006, 10:11 AM

TERMINALS

Kaiser

February 21st, 2006, 10:12 AM

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P. Oliveros St., Antipolo City

Tel No: (632)697-2323

Fax No: (632)697-2325

Kaiser

February 21st, 2006, 10:14 AM

OTHER ATTRACTIONS

Kaiser

February 21st, 2006, 10:16 AM

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Circumferential Rd., Brgy. San Roque, Antipolo City’

Tel Nos: (632)630-0411; 697-2290, Fax No: (632)696-1291

Email: mymothesgarden@tokyo.com

Kaiser

February 21st, 2006, 10:20 AM

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Sumulong Hi-way, Antipolo City

Tel Nos: (632)696—8111; 696-1016, Fax Nos: (632)696-1026/1027

Email: mmldc.marketing@meralco.com.ph

rlonopjr@meralco.com.ph

Website: www.mmldc.com

Kaiser

February 21st, 2006, 10:23 AM

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Sumulong Hi-way, Brgy. Dela Paz, Antipolo City

Tel Nos: (632)696-2354; 696-3256, Fax No: (632)697-2357

sisluzs@yahoo.com / chatcfrancisco@yahoo.com

Kaiser

February 21st, 2006, 10:24 AM

ANOTHER PIC OF ANTIPOLO:colgate:

Kaiser

February 21st, 2006, 10:26 AM

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Kaiser

February 21st, 2006, 10:32 AM

Kaiser

February 21st, 2006, 10:34 AM

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AWARDS / RECOGNITIONS
2004

National Literacy Award, 2004
a. National Level

b. Regional Level – Region IV-A

Clean & Green Award, 2004 – Gawad Pangulo sa Kapaligiran
a. Region IV-A Cleanest & Greenest Component City

2003

2003 Presidential Award, Most Outstanding Mayor in the Philippines, Literacy Level

2003 Gawad sa Pangulo sa Kapaligiran, 1st Place – Regional Level, 2nd Place – National Level

2002-2003 Best Friends Kontra Droga Awardee

2003 TROY Award, Toilet Recognition of the year Award Given by the Department of Tourism.

Kabalikat sa Pabahay Awardee, Most Outstanding CMP Originator

Kaiser

February 21st, 2006, 10:38 AM

ANTIPOLO CITY

VISION

A Pilgrimage Capital City, Sustainably Developed and Globally Competitive with Ecologically Balanced Environment, A Transparent, Dynamic & Service Oriented Government, and a Strong, Supportive & God-Centered Civil Society.

MISSION

A Responsive & Dynamic Government Committed to the Attainment of its Vision Through:

Transparent and Efficient Allocation of Resources for Better Delivery of Quality Public Service.

People Empowerment, Involvement of Various Stakeholders in the Formulation, Policy Making & Implementation / Monitoring of Various Development Plans & Programs.

Initiate Partnership with the Private Sector to strengthen the Financial & Technical Capability of the City Towards the Implementation of Viable Social, Economic & Environmental Projects.

Strengthening E-Governance Capability and Establishing Local & Global Linkages Through Information & Communication Technology.

Kaiser

February 21st, 2006, 10:44 AM

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS

A. Geographic Location, Land Area and Political Subdivisions

Antipolo is located in the northern half of Rizal Province but rather close to its meridional center. It lies approximately between latitudes 14° 32 and 14° 45 north and longitudes 121° 6 and 121° 24 east. It is bounded on the north by the municipality of Rodriguez, on the northwest by the Marikina and San Mateo on the southwest by the towns of Taytay and Cainta on the southwest by the towns of Tanay, Teresa and Baras and on the east by Quezon Province.

The poblacion is approximately 29 kilometers from Manila. The city can be accessed from Marikina city via the Sumulong Highway, which extends to the Poblacion, from cubao, Quezon city via the Marcos Highway, which extends eastward to Quezon province as the Marikina-Infanta Road and from Cainta/Taytay via Ortigas Extension.

In terms of size Antipolo city is the second largest in Rizal Province next only to Rodriguez (formerly Montalban). Its total land area of 38,575.04 hectares represents 29.9% of the entire land area of the Rizal Province. Currently, it is subdivided into 16 barangays namely: San Roque, San Jose, San Isidro, de la Paz, Cupang, Mayamot, Mambugan, Calawis, Dalig, Beverly Hills, Sta. Cruz, San Luis, Inarawan, San Juan, Bagong Nayon, and Munting Dilaw. The barangays with significant sizes are San Jose with 13,787 hectares, Calawis with 5,581 hectares, and San Juan with 2,327 hectares and Cupang with 1,568 hectares.

B. Topography

The topography of Antipolo may be described as generally hilly and mountainous with the hilly portions lying in the west and the mountainous areas concentrated in the east as part of the Sierra Madre Mountain Range. Well-watered valleys are located in the middle of the city and in the northern and southern edges. Plateaus of over 200 meters above sea level are seen in the western half of the study area, including the site of the Poblacion and portions Brgys. Cupang and San Juan. In the eastern half these are seen in Brgys. Calawis and San Jose overlooking the Boso-Boso River Valley to the west.

C. Slope

In terms of slope, the 0 to 18% gradients comprising 23,801 or 68.8% of the city total land area and which are good for agriculture and urban use abound in the western half of the town and along the length of the Boso-Boso River and the Pintong Bocaue (Brgy. San Juan) area in the middle of the city. The 18 to 50% slopes totaling 14,416 have or 37.4% are scattered all over the landscape and these would be good for silviculture or orchards. The above 50% gradients are not so extensive, occupying only 288 hectares and occurring as patches in the southern and northern portions near to the mid-section of the town.

It can be deduced from the table that a total of 36,176 has. or 94.0% of Antipolo is 500 meters and below in altitude. These elevations are concentrated in the western and southern sections of the city. Elevations like these are good for raising warm lowland crops and for urban development. The cool elevations of greater than 500 meters above sea level total 2,328 has. and 38.2% of the study area. These are found in the northern and eastern edges. The moderately sloping portions of these elevations may be devoted to temperate vegetables and crops and perhaps to the establishment of tourist resort facilities. However, the 18 to 25% slopes should be limited to production forest while the above 50% slope gradients should be set aside as protection forest.

D. Geology

In terms of geologic structure, Antipolo is predominantly a folded area. It is hilly and rugged terrain is a product of diastrophic folding processes that occurred probably during Pernnian Revolution some 280 million years ago. During this period of orogenic processes, the frontal collision between the Asiatic and Pacific plates crumpled their edges, resulting in vulcanism and the formation of meridional mountain systems marked by synclines and anticlines. This is evident in the mountains of the Philippines such as Sierra Madre Mountains on whose foothills lie in the city of Antipolo.

The oldest rock formation unit in Antipolo is the Kinabuan Formation, which dates back to the Cretaceous Period of the Mesozoic Era (70-135 million years ago) when palms and flowering plants emerged and dinosaurs became extinct. The rock formation is composed mainly of altered spillitic basalt flows with intercalated and highly indurated sandstone, shale and chertz beds. This formation occurs extensively in the Sierra Madre Mountains to the east and as a north-south on the western border of the city.

Following the above rock formation unit in Antipolo is the Maybangin Formation, which probably took place between the Eocene and the Pliocene epochs of the Tertiary Period of the Cenozoic Era. The epochs that date back from 55 to 65 million years ago were marked by the emergence of placental mammals, the ancestors of the horse, grasses, cereals and fruits. The formation consists mainly of metaclastics and minor basic volcanic. Randomly scattered are angular cobbles and boulder-size aphanitic, dark greenish gray to charcoal gray fleat. There is also a basalt flow about 10 meters thick that exhibits crudely arranged pillows and intergranular texture. It is composed of plagioclase occurring as slender laths and augite interfingerling with plagioclase laths. This formation lies towards the east near the Boso-Boso area.

In between the Guadalupe and the Medium Formations east of the Poblacion is a small north-south strip of Antipolo Diorite Formation that dates back to the early Oligocene Epoch. Diorite is an intrusive rock, which is sometimes the parent rock of gold, silver, and copper. The diorite varies from light to dark green and medium-to-coarse grained. Contained in this formation are feldspar, biolite, quartz, and magnetite. Basaltic and andesitic dikes are also observed in the formation.

The rock formation next to Antipolo Diorite Formation in age is the Angat Formation of the early Miocene Epoch during the Tertiary Period of the Cenozoic Era. This epoch that dates back 20 to 25 million years ago marks the emergence of whales, apes, saber-toothed tigers and mammals. Consisting mainly of well bedded to massive limestone, the formation is associated with thin siliceous layers and limy sandstone partings. The lower clastic fancies are composed of thin strata of calcareous shale, clayey limestone and conglomerate. This formation occurs as a small longitunal strip southeast of the Poblacion and small pocket in the north adjacent to Rodriguez.

Often associated with the Angat Formation is the Madlum Formation of the Middle Miocene Epoch of the Tertiary Period of the Cenozoic Era. This formation includes the upper member (Buenacop Limestone) and a lower member (Alagao Volcanic). The Buenacop Limestone is somewhat fossiliferous cream to buff, massive and thin to medium bedded in the lower part. The Alagao member is a sequence of agglomerate, tuff, argillite, indurated graywacked, basalt and andesite flows. Its clastic component is a thick sequence of thin to thick-bedded calcareous sandstone and silty shale with conglomerate at the base. This formation is not very extensive, occurring towards the northeast close to the Poblacion and in the north adjacent to Rodriguez.

A more recent rock formation is the Guadalupe, which goes back to the Pleistocene Epoch of the Quaternary Period under the Cenozoic Era. Dating back to 0.5 to 3 million years ago. The epoch was marked by the emergence of modern mammals and early man. In Antipolo this formation overlies the Kinabuan Formation and consists of thick strata of massive conglomerate, silty mudstone and tuffaceous sandstone. This formation occurs in the area of the Poblacion as well as to a great extent in the southeastern portion of the City towards Tanay and the northern middle portion close to Rodriguez.

The youngest deposit in the city are those identified as Quaternary Alluvium which is composed mainly of sand, silt and unconsolidated or poorly consolidated and imported pebbles, cobbles and small boulders of the underlying rock type. These are found in the mid-southern section of the city on the alluvial basin of Morong River and northeast of the Poblacion along the Boso-Boso river.

D.1 Marikina Fault System

The geology and topography of Antipolo have made it prone to diastrophic and exogenous processes that present some constraints to its development. Diastrophically, its western side is traversed by the East Marikina Fault Line. An exogenous process that pervasively occurs over the city is soil erosion that is abetted by its sloping landscape.

A significant geologic physical constraint in Antipolo is the Marikina Fault System (MFS). The MFS consists of two main northeast-trending faults—the West Marikina Fault (WMF) and the East Marikina Fault (EMF) – that bound the Marikina Valley and the adjoining settlements of Rodriguez, San Mateo, Antipolo as well as parts of Eastern Metro Manila.

The EMF has been mapped as far north as San Rafael, Rodriguez and down south, just north of Mary Hills Subdivision and Modesta village for a distance of 8.3 km. The northern terminus of the EMF has not been fully mapped, while its southern extent is poorly defined, since a large part of the area has been substantially changed by present day land development. Among the areas transected by the EMF are Brgy. San Rafael, north of Wawa River in Rodriguez, eastern San Rafael, Gloria Vista Subdivision, eastern San Mateo and Brgy. Cupang in northwestern Antipolo. The WMF is more problematical as it traverses more subdivisions and dense built-up areas. It has been mapped for a distance at least 23 km. from lower Macabud, Rodriguez in the north to the vicinity of the ULTRA Sports Complex in Pasig, Metro Manila.

Despite the dearth of historical records on the activity of the MFS, field evidences deduced from offset streams, ridges, alluvial plains, well-developed scarps, and the other geographically, young, fault-related features suggest a combination of right-lateral as well as vertical movement in the geologically recent past or 10,000 years ago. Repeated movements along the MFS have greatly influenced the present morphology of the area wherein the Marikina Valley was downthrown relative to the Diliman-Pasig and Rodriguez-San Mateo-Antipolo area on the west and east, respectively.

It should be noted that northwestern Antipolo may be exposed to fault-related hazards that may be generated from movements along the EMF and these are ground vibrations, ground rupturing and liquefaction. Intense ground shaking or vibration, especially near the earthquake source, accounts for 80% of the destruction brought by fault-generated, accompanied by either horizontal or vertical movements or a combination of both. In liquefaction, water soaked sediments, river deposits and similar settings are subjected to strong ground shaking. The shaking causes sediments to acquire a more stable state, resulting in hydrostatic pressure that in turn makes solid particles behave like liquid and to seek areas of least stress (normally the ground surface). The transfer of subsidence, causing man-made structures to sink, fall or break due to weaken foundations. Of these three hazards, ground vibration and ground rupturing would present physical constraints to urban land use developments in northwestern Antipolo.

A high-angle fault, the Lenatin Fault, has been observed at the eastern border of the town. This fault runs for about 36 kilometers along the Lenatin River,up to Barenas Creek in the north. Being away from the populated areas, this fault does not present an immediate danger to the city should it exhibit significant movement.

E. Soils

Based on the morphological approach of soil classification or what is called the 7th Approximation of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the soils of Antipolo may be classified into the following soil series/taxonomic names.

Marikina Clay. The Marikina Caly series occurs in two mapping units, the non-flooded and the slightly flooded soil phases. This soil series is found on level to nearly level minor alluvial plains, i.e., on slopes ranging from 0 to 2 % and can be seen in brgys. Mayamot, Munting Dilao and Mambugan. Somewhat poorly drained and clayey in texture, this alluvium-derived soil has A horizons which are not more than 30 cm. Thick and has colors varying from gray, light gray, greenish gray with strong brown yellowish red, brown to dark brown mottles. Few soft iron-manganese concretions and highly weathered tuffaceous fragments occur increasingly with depth. This soil is suited to paddy rice but is increasingly converted to urban use. With good management practices, a good harvest can be derived from it. This soil series covers 803 hectares or 2.1% of the city area.

San Manuel Clay Loam. The San Manuel Clay Loam occurs only in one soil mapping unit in Antipolo. The soil phase occurring in the town is characterized as non-flodded, with slopes ranging from 0 to 2%. It can be found in Brgy. San Jose. This series is derived form alluvium parent material and usually has a fine loamy texture. It is deep and well-drained, occurring mostly on gently-sloping river terraces or levees of minor alluvial plains. Its color ranges from brown to dark brown, and dark yellowish brown. This unit has been devoted to diversified crops, vegetables and urban uses. This soil series covers only 13 hectares of the city area.

Binangonan Clay. The Binangonan Clay series occurs in two phases in Antipolo – the 0-2% and the 2-5% slopes. They can be seen in Brgy. San Jose in the southern portion of the city. This soil series is a member of very fine, montmorillonitic clay soils found on the level to gently sloping narrow mini-plains of the alluvial landscape. Poorly drained in character, it is developed from alluvium of volcanic and limestone origin. The A horizon is not more than 40 cm. Thick and is colored either gray or dark gray. In the lower horizons, concretions of iron, manganese and calcium carbonate occur. With good management practices and sufficient supply of water, a good harvest of palay may be realized from this soil. This soil series covers 535 hectares and represents 1.4% if the city’s area.

Philcomsat Clay. The Philcomsat Clay series occurs only in one phase in the city, i.e., marked by a 2-5 % slope. It can be found in Brgy. San Jose in the Boso-Boso area. This series has been derived from alluvium and is very fine to fine texture. Somewhat poorly drained and moderately deep, it is found on nearly level to slightly sloping narrow mini-plains of alluvial landscape. It exhibits a variety of colors, i.e., from light yellowish brown to brown, dark brown, and grayish brown. The A horizon has either a clay or silty clay texture and a depth of not more than 33 cm. This soil type has been used for rain fed paddy rice and pasture land and occupies 1,336 hectares or 3.5% of the city area.

Teresa Clay. The Teresa Clay series is represented by two phases in the city, i.e., the 0-2% and the 2-5% slopes. They occur in Brgy. San Jose in the mid-southern edge of the city. This soil series is a member of very fine montmorillotic clay that are moderately deep to deep and poorly drained soils found on nearly level to gently sloping narrow mini-plains of the alluvial landscape. This series has been developed mainly from the alluvium derived from weathered tuffacceous materials and perhaps from deposited bio-chemically weathered products of limestone, basalt, andesite and conglomerate from the adjacent hills and mountains fringing the area. The A horizon is gray, dark gray to very dark gray and nor more than 40 cm. thick. This soil has been usually used for irrigated paddy rice and as built-up areas. It covers 23 hectares or 0.1% of the city size.

Inceptisol-Riverwash Association. This soil association occurs in two phases, the 0-2% and the 2-5% slopes. It can be found in the Sta. Ines area. This soil is deep, well-drained and derived form colluvial deposits lying on level to gently sloping intermountain terraces. Associated with this soil are the miscellaneous land-type river wash consisting of sand, gravel and sometimes stone. The A horizon may be of loam, clay loam or silty loam texture with depth of not more than 50cm. The color may vary from yellowish brown to strong brown and dark brown. The Inceptisol portion has usually supported diversified crops but the river wash has no agricultural value. It occupies 780 hectares or 2.0% of the city area.

San Luis Clay. The San Luis Clay series has two phases in Antipolo, namely, the 0-2% and 2-5% slopes. This soil series can be seen in Brgys. San Isidro, San Luis, San Jose and San Roque. It is usually deep, well-drained and occurs in undulating plateaus derived mainly from the weathered product of basalt and andesite. The A horizon is not more than 20 cm. thick and is reddish brown to very dark grayish brown in color with dark brown to dark reddish mottles. Iron and manganese concretions are usually present in the lower horizons. This soil series has been vegetated with grass and patches of fruit trees. It covers 1,303 hectares or 3.4% of the area of the city.

Tulay Clay. The Tulay Clay soil series comes in five phases in the city — the 2-5, 5-8, 8-15, 15-25 and the 25-45% slopes. It can be seen in the southern edges of Brgy. San Jose. This soil of basaltic origin is deep, well-drained and occurs in undulating to rolling volcanic hills and ridges with localized valleys of the volcanic foot slopes. Portions of this soil suffer from slight to moderate erosion. The A horizon is usually not more than 30 cm thick and is brown to dark brown, yellowish to brown, reddish brown or dark reddish brown. The cover of this soil has been a mixture of grass, shrubs, vegetables, root crops and patches of fruit trees. It occupies 274 hectares or 0.7% of the size of the city.

Baras Clay. The Baras Clay series is represented only by one phase in Antipolo, the 25-45% slope. It occurs in Brgy. San Jose. This soil of basaltic origin is shallow and well-drained and occurs on undulating to rolling hills and ridges with localized valleys of the volcanic foot slopes. The A horizon which ranges from 10-20cm deep is brown to dark brown or yellowish brown clay. Clay loam or silty clay with few to common gravel-size frock fragments. This soil mapping unit has been covered with shrubs and grass. It covers 142 hectares or 0.4% of the total city area.

Antipolo Clay. The Antipolo Clay series has three phases in the area – the 5-8%, 8-15% and the 25-45% slopes. These phases can be seen extensively in the western barangays of the city. This soil series is moderately deep to deep, well-drained and occurs in undulating to rolling volcanic hills and ridges with localized valleys. It is derived from basalt parent material. The A horizon is brown to dark brown, dark brown, reddish brown or yellowish brown clay, clay loam or silty clay loam. Partially and highly weathered rock fragments are present and increases in abundance with depth. Iron and manganese concretions may occur. The 8-15% slopes have been utilized in non-irrigated paddy or just pasture grassland. The other two phases of higher slopes have been supporting patches of fruit trees and scrubland and grassland vegetation. This series covers 6,611 hectares and constitutes 17.2% of the whole city area.

Pinugay Clay. The Pinugay Clay soil series is represented by four phases in the study area-the 15-25%, the 25-45% slightly eroded, 25-45% moderately eroded and 45-65% slopes. These phases occur in Brgys. Calawis and San Jose. This soil series of shale origin is moderately deep to deep, well-drained soils occurring on upper rounded volcanic hills and ridges with slopes ranging from 15-65%. The A horizon is 10 to 25 cm. thick and in texture is a brown to dark brown, dark reddish brown, or reddish brown clay loam or silty clay loam. The 15-20% slopes has been covered with cogon, grass and shrubs the higher slopes have supported second growth forest and cogonal grassland. This soil series covers 3,672 hectares or 9.5% of the city size.

Lumbangan Clay. The Lumbangan Clay series occurs in a single phase in the municipality, i.e., the 25-45% slope. It can be seen in Brgys. San Juan, Calawis and San Jose. This is a moderately deep to deep, well-drained soils occurring on very steep, highly dissected volcanic hills marked by angular crests and basaltic bedrock. It has a dark red, dark yellowish brown, dark graying brown clay horizon not more than 20 cm. thick. Due to steep topography, it is slightly to moderately affected by erosion. Mostly, this soil mapping unit has been covered with cogon, other grass and shrubs. This soil series occupies 2,383 hectares and constitutes 6.2% of the total land area.

Inarawan Clay. The Inarawan Clay soil series in represented by the 25-45% slope category in Antipolo. It is present in Brgys. Inarawan, San Juan and San Jose. This soil is deep, of basaltic origin, well-drained and occurs on slightly to moderately dissected upper plateaus of a volcanic hill landscape. It has a strong brown, dark brown, dark reddish brown clay with an A horizon of not more than 17 cm. thick. Except for some areas planted with patches of fruit trees, this mapping unit has been mainly covered with cogon, other grasses and shrubs. It covers 3,348 hectares or 8.7% of the municipal area.

Dystropept- Tropudalf- Tropudult Association. The extensive soil association occurs as one phase in the study area, i.e., the 45-65% slope. This kind of soil is observed in Brgys. Calawis and San Jose. The soil in this association are moderately deep to deep, well-drained and derived from volcanic tuff or adobe. They occur on the rolling steep, moderately dissected volcanic mountains marked by rounded crest. Aside from lying on steep slopes, these soils are found on elevations of more than 400 meters above sea level. This extensively distributed mountain soil covers 7,454 hectares and constitute 19.4% of the whole city area.

Dystropept-Troporthent Association. This soil association occurs as one phase in the city, the >45% slope. It is extensively distributed in Brgys. San Jose and Calawis. The soils in this association are shallow to deep, well-drained, and occur in very steep, highly dissected mountain ridges with sharp crests. They are of basaltic origin and lie above 400 meters above mean sea level. This extensive soil mapping unit has been vegetated with shrubs bushes and secondary forest. It covers 3,340 hectares and makes up 8.7% of the city area.

Tropudalf-Eutropept Association. This soil association occurs as one phase in the 45-65% slope category. Like other associations, it can be found extensively occurring in Brgy. San Jose. The soils in this association are shallow to deep, well-drained, and derived from weathered volcanic mountain ridges marked by limestone cappings. They lie on elevations of more than 400 meter above mean sea level. The lower side slopes of this association have been covered with papaya, banana, patches of fruit trees and root crops, as well as secondary forest, cogon and grasses. This type of soil occupies 1,248 hectares and represents 3.2% of the total city area.

Escarpment. This miscellaneous soil type is seen in the part of Antipolo surrounding the undulating basaltic plateau in the Sta. Ines area and around the Antipolo plateau. The soil here are shallow to moderately deep with scattered stones and boulders. They have been mostly covered with grasses, shrubs and patches of trees. This portion covers 4,707 hectares or 12.2% of the total city area.

Limestone Rockland. This miscellaneous land type consists of isolated limestone hills in the western portion of Brgy. San Jose. The soils are shallow and occur only as a small patches between boulders. They are further characterized by exposed limestone bedrock, limestone boulders, stones and cobbles. They cover 532 hectares or 1.4% of the total study area.

F. Climate

Base on the PAGASA (Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Service Administration) or Corona climate classification system, Antipolo has a Type I Climate, which is marked by two distinct seasons-the wet from May to December and the dry from January to April. The main climatic control operating in the climate of the area is actually the monsoon wind system. The warm southwest monsoon wind brings the rain to the city after gathering moisture from the Indian Ocean while the cool northeast monsoon moves as a dry wind and comes even drier after crossing the Sierra Madre orographic barrier.

F.1 Rainfall

The rainfall regime in the area is influenced by the monsoon that causes a seasonal variation in precipitation. Ten Year Monthly Rainfall Totals that the rainy months are from May to December while the dry months are from January to April. During the eight wet months, the southwest monsoon is prevalent. This season, which allows a relatively long cropping period, is accompanied by local thunderstorms and cyclonic storms (typhoons). Furthermore, during this time of the year, the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) is near the area and this climatic control, along with those of the southwest monsoon and the typhoons, account for the heavy seasonal rainfall. During the four dry months, the northeast monsoon is prevalent, making the hilly unirrigated portions of the city agricultural inactive. The total annual rainfall of the area is 2,641 mm. This reflects the high relative humidity experienced in the municipality, especially from May to December.

F.2 Temperature

The temperature regime of Antipolo does not exhibit greatly variability, attesting to the observation that year-round temperature in the Philippines and in the tropics, for that matter, are uniformly high. The temperature of Antipolo ranges from 3.9° C and 2.5° C. The months with somewhat higher temperatures are from April to October, which coincides with high-sun period in the northern hemisphere. During this period, the northern hemisphere tilted towards the sun and therefore, receives, the sun intensive vertical rays.

The warmest month is May, with a mean annual temperature of 26.4° C while the coolest month is March with a temperature of 20.8° C, which is actually lower than the national average of 26.9° C. This can be attributed to the area higher elevation, which makes it elevation, which makes its temperature lower by about 3° C compared to the nearby lower areas of Marikina City, Pasig City and Quezon City.

G. Mineral Resources

The diastrophic folding processes that have produced the Sierra Madre Mountains have been responsible for making Antipolo geologically young. What this mean is that the upfolding has brought mineral deposits as well as the crustal substructure nearer the surface, making them easily mineable.

Antipolo has a number of mineral deposits, most of which are nonmetallic. Those nonmetallic minerals and their corresponding estimated volume in million metric tons are pure marble – 471,050, cement aggregate – 86,000, limestone – 67,354, basalt – 29,099, dalcite – 7,915, andesite – 3,588, and diorite – 1,566. A metallic mineral found in the northeastern corner of the city near Sta. Ines is iron ore, of which there are 33.5 million metric tons.

Cement aggregate, marble and limestone are presently mined in the city. The mining firms producing construction aggregates are : 1.) Island Quarry and Aggregates Corporation 2.) Pantay Aggregates Corporation in Brgy. San Jose 3.) Rapid City Realty and Development Corporation in Brgy. Inarawan 4.) Hardrock Aggregates and Mountain Rock Corporation (Unirock) in brgy. Cupang and 5.) Morocco in Brgy. Bagong Nayon. Solid Integrated Co. Inc. mines lime and silica in Sitio Tagbak, Brgy. San Jose. Angela Lee mines lime extract in Brgy. San Luis, while Teresa Marble extracts marbleized limestone for polishing into marble in Sitio Tagbak, Brgy. San Jose.

H. Water Resources

Due to its large size and hilly topography, Antipolo contains a significant number and variety of water resources, i.e., it has rivers and streams, springs, waterfalls and groundwater aquifers. In a relatively water-scare area, these water bodies provide sources of water for domestic and industrial use as well as for irrigation.

Antipolo is drained by several minor rivers that originate from the foothills of the Sierra Madre Mountains of the east. In the northeastern tip of the city may be seen apart of the headwaters of the north-south trending Kaliwa River where the proposed Laiban Dam Project will be constructed to supply water for Metro Manila. The other rivers in the city are east-west trending and starting from the north, these are the Tagbasan, Boso-Boso, Tulakin,Kamias, Nangka, Pantay, and Ilog rivers. Rising from the eastern uplands, they wind their way through the western half of the city and generally empty into Laguna Lake. These rivers have their own smaller tributaries.

Aside from the above arteries of natural drainage, there are also springs that people utilize either as sources of water or as tourist attractions. These springs are the Mainit Spring in Brgy. Calawis, Kubling Kalikasan in Brgy. Cupang, Puting Bato in Brgy. Sta. Cruz, Bubukal in Brgy. San Jose, Malalim in Brgy. Dela Paz, Inuman in Brgy. Inarawan, Del Bano in Brgy. San Isidro, and Sukol in Brgy. Dalig. Furthermore, there are two waterfalls in the city – the Nagpuso Falls in Brgy. Dela Paz and the Taktak Falls in the same barangay, the latter being a historically well-known bathing and picnic destination for local and Metro Manila residents.

Kaiser

February 21st, 2006, 10:53 AM

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Kaiser

February 21st, 2006, 11:01 AM

AGRICULTURE

Year 2004 gave another chance for the City Government of Antipolo to serve Agricultural Sector with the genuine objectives of our Mayor, Angelito C. Gatlabayan to have sustainable agriculture, food security and improve living condition of the people by means of services and agricultural programs and projects and with the continuous support of the City Government officials, cooperation of various Local and National offices and agencies and the sincere dedication of the staff contributed to the success of implementing programs and projects for the year 2004.

Agricultural & Fishery Modernization Objectives

♣To enhance the transfer of appropriate farming technologies
♣Increase rice production from 4.0 – 5.0 metric tons per hectares
♣Increase farm family income
♣Strengthen cooperatives and farmers organization
♣Pursue sustainable campaign on food security
♣Increase poultry and livestock production
♣Improve the quality of stocks
♣Provide good quality plant materials
♣Provide non-formal education of malnutrition; and
♣Promote the use of farm machinery and other farming techniques

This endeavor can be relied on the full support of the City Government, the private sectors and the farmers themselves towards genuine agricultural development in the city.

Kaiser

February 21st, 2006, 11:11 AM

ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS

In comprehensive development planning, the recent focus of planners is on the principles of Agenda 21 which is sustainable development. At the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, Agenda 21 was widely accepted and affirmed by the nations of the world. Agenda 12 details the action program which integrates the environment and development concerns that have to be implemented by governments, UN agencies, local and regional administrators, organizations n the community and the general public. In 1996, the Philippine government formally adopted these Agenda 21 principles and formulated the Philippine Agenda 21 (PA 21).

In support of the Philippine Agenda 21, local land use and development plans should consider the principles of sustainable development plans as follows:

♪ Primacy of developing full human potentials
♪Cultural, moral and spiritual sensitivity
♪Self determination
♪National sovereignty
♪Gender sensitivity
♪Peace, order and national unity
♪Social justice, inter -, intra-generational and spatial equity
♪Participatory democracy
♪Institutional viability
♪Viable, sound and broad-based economic development
♪Sustainable population
♪Ecological soundness
♪Biogeographically equity and community-based resource management

The ecological system of Antipolo City can be categorized into several interrelated ecosystems. These ecosystems consist of : (1) Forest Ecosystem; (2) Grassland and degraded areas ecosystem; (3) Upland farm ecosystem; (4) Freshwater Ecosystems; and (5) Urban Ecosystem. In managing and directing the development of Antipolo City, it is inevitable that these ecosystems deserve full attention so as not to compromise their status and quality and their adherence to the precepts of sustainable development.

Kaiser

February 21st, 2006, 11:13 AM

7.1 The Forest Ecosystem

Based on the existing land use of Antipolo City, the forest or woodlands areas consist of 8,220.04 hectares or around 21.13% of the total land area. These forest or woodlands in Antipolo City are classified as either production forest or protection forest. Production forest is defined as forestlands managed primarily for production of timber and other tree products. This type of land includes naturally or artificially regenerated forests. On the other hand, protection forest refers to forestlands or public forests set aside primarily for their advantageous effects on soil and water, natural habitats and to the environment in general. They include land set aside for watershed protection, mossy forests, strips of forestland of specified width, adjoining rivers, streams, shorelines, reservoirs, steep and rocky areas and other areas which do not warrant renewable natural resource development, use and management.

In Antipolo City, the production forest is evident in Sitio Pintong Bocaue, Brgy. San Juan and the Freedom Valley Resettlement area, in Brgy. Calawis and San Jose in the middle and northern part of the city, in the southwestern tip of the city, and in pockets in the southwestern part of the city. The slopes in these areas range from 18 to 50% and are suitable for silviculture, orchard or fruit tree plantations.

The protection forest includes the whole Marikina Watershed in Brgy. Calawis and San Jose, which by law should be automatically, declared a protection forest due to its ecological importance. The Marikina Watershed was first declared a watershed reservation by the United States colonial government upon issuing Executive Order 33 in 1904. The watershed has an estimated area of 28,410 hectares. In 1986, by virtue of PD 2480, the Marikina Watershed had a reduced proclaimed area of 18,965.86 hectares, encompassing the areas of Antipolo, Rodriguez, San Mateo, Tanay, Baras and Montalban. Based on a 1992 study funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), its area now stands at 16,557 hectares or about 59 percent of the original size. A series of presidential proclamations were issued between 1915 and 1996 that excluded certain areas for other uses such as agricultural activities, resettlement sites, and sanitary landfills, thus, resulting to the present reduced area of the watershed. The 1992 JICA study showed that there are 4,845 hectares of privately-owned land within the watershed and its classified forest land total some 15,378 hectares. Around 6,567 hectares in the area are grassland while fruit orchards and rice fields cover some 595 hectares and 655 hectares, respectively.

Based on the Marikina Watershed Profile from the Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) of Antipolo City, patches of natural dipterocarp forest are spread out in the high mountain areas located in the northeastern part of the watershed. Likewise, natural dipterocarp forest is found in the upper reaches of the Boso-Boso River in the northeastern part of the watershed. Residual forests exist around Mts. Manole and Amaya in Tayabasan basin at about 500 to 600 meters elevation and surrounding Mts. Susong Dalaga and Kamunay at elevation 869 meters, which are all located on the eastern basin of Sitio Boso-Boso. As a consequence of kaingin and illegal woodcutting, the steep of slopes of the valleys in the central and northeastern part of the watershed are already devoid of forest cover.

7.2 Grassland and Degraded Areas Ecosystems

The City of Antipolo has around 16,625 hectares of underutilized grassland/shrub land. In addition, there are around 233 hectares under mineral extraction, with the actual concession areas considerably bigger. Together, these cover around 16,858 hectares, accounting for around 43.33% of the total land area of the city. Much of these areas are above 18% in slope. This means that a considerable potion of the sloping areas are susceptible to natural erosion when exposed to torrential rainfall.

The quarrying activities of the mining companies in Antipolo City are among the most active contributors to the formation of degraded areas. Their mining activities consist of stripping the land of its vegetation, excavation of minerals or mechanically destabilizing them by use of heavy equipment or controlled blasting. It is incumbent on the mining operations that they observe the requirements in their respective Environmental Compliance Certificates (ECC) within the grassland ecosystem is its continued degradation and underutilization. Unsustainable grazing and mining practices accelerate processes such as these. This further includes biodiversity, increased soil acidity, soil erosion and ultimately, reduction in productivity.

Comparing the slope map and the existing land use map, it may be observed that much of the above 18% slopes are presently under grassland/shrubland. This means that a lot of the steepy sloping areas which are susceptible to natural erosion by virtue of their high gradients are made more erodible by their being exposed to torrential downpours under grassland/shrubland conditions. These erosion-prone areas are all over the city, including the built-up portion of the west without ground cover and the scattered cultivated areas. The portion above 30% in slope in the middle and the northern sections of the city that are under grasslands are the most susceptible to fluvia erosion. It is imperative that massive reforestation of the steepy sloping grasslands particularly in the more urbanized sections of the city should commence immediately.

Kaiser

February 21st, 2006, 11:17 AM

7.3 Upland Farm Ecosystem

Upland farming in the City of Antipolo is characterized by slash and burn or kaingin farming characterize Upland Farming in the City of Antipolo. Intensive cultivation of the area has led to deforestation and degradation of land and water resource. Uncontrolled and unsustainable farming practices have contributed to the increase in erosion along upland slopes and siltation in surface water bodies such as rivers, the Laguna Lake and Manila Bay.

In Antipolo City, the forestlands, grasslands and possibly some portions of the mining areas are farmed in a less intensive way. This underutilized portion constitutes an aggregate area of 25,078.49 hectares or 64.6% of the total land area of the city. The actual profile of the upland farm ecosystem is not available presently. Based on interviews, however, due to the lack of irrigation facilities, the farmers only raise upland rice, vegetables and fruit trees. Cultivation along the slopes is among the major causes of erosion and sedimentation. However, organic fertilizer or compost is used as a popular soil enhancer among the upland farmers due to its low cost and availability.

7.4 Freshwater Ecosystems

The freshwater ecosystem consists of the surface waters and groundwater found within the city. The surface waters consist of the brooks, streams, rivers, and ponds. The groundwater is that body of water that can be found underneath the oil strata or the ground. Rainwater may accumulate as puddles and flow overland until it joins a larger body of water such as streams, and rivers. Portions of rainwater may percolate through the interstices of the soil and continue to flow vertically or laterally until it reaches an impermeable rock layer. The water table marks the extent of groundwater that accumulates within rock and soil layers and which may go up or down depending on the supply of gravitational water. In an upland environment, freshwater supply for domestic, industrial, irrigation and other uses can become difficult if no efforts exerted to put the land under vegetation cover. The many denuded watershed areas in the city must be immediately reforested to improve the recharge rates of the aquifers.

Kaiser

February 21st, 2006, 11:19 AM

7.4.1 Surface Water in Antipolo City

Several minor rivers originate from the foothills of the Sierra madre Mountains and form the waterways of Antipolo City. Part of the Kaliwa River runs through some portions of the city to the area where Laiban Dam will be constructed for the augmentation of the water supply of Metro Manila. The other rivers in the city flow in an east-west direction, although their headquarters start from the north of the city. These are the Tayabasan, Boso-Boso, Tulakin, Kamias, Nangka, Pantay and Ilog rivers. From the eastern uplands, they meander through the western half of the city and empty into Laguna Lake.

The other water features in Antipolo City are the waterfalls consisting of the Nagpuso falls in Brgy. Dela Paz and the Taktak falls in the same barangay. The Taktak falls known as the Hinulugang Taktak, is a favorite bathing and picnic spot in Antipolo City. With the City being considered by many as among the important attractions in Rizal Province, the DENR together with the Philippine Tourism Authority have been conceptualizing a project aimed at preserving the citys natural and historical attractions.

Smaller streams, variously referred to as creeks, brooks or rivulets, are also found in Antipolo City. Some of these creeks are perennial while some are intermittent or run dry in the summer. Nevertheless, they are recognized as important waterways that drain the city during incessant rainy periods.

Some of the important creeks are listed below.
Creeks Located in Antipolo City

Abuyod Creek - Sitio Abuyod, Bry. Dan Jose
Ampaula Creek - Brgy. San Isidro
Bagong Purok - Brgy. San Jose
Balanti Creek - Brgy. Cupang
Bacquero Creek - Brgy. Mayamot
Banal Creek -
Binuog Creek - Brgy. Mayamot
Buaga Creek - Brgy. San Jose
Cupang Creek - Brgy. Cupang
Del Bano Creek - Brgy. San Isidro
Ilog Bayan Creek -
Inarawan Creek - Brgy. Inarawan
Hinapau Creek - Brgy. San Jose
Kay Anim Creek - Brgy. Mayamot
Kamias Creek - Brgy. San Isidro & Dela Paz
Labangan Creek - Brgy. Mayamot & Mambugan
Lumbungan Creek - Brgy. Lumbungan
Mabolo Creek -
Marurunong Creek - Brgy. San Isidro
Mayamot Creek - Brgy. Mayamot
Pantay Creek - Sitio Pantay, Brgy.San Jose
Pintong Bukawe Creek - Sitio Pintong Bukawe, Brgy. San Juan
Ruyao Creek - Brgy. Inarawan & San Juan
Sabangan Creek - Brgy. San Isidro
San Roque Creek - Brgy. San Roque
Santo Niño Creek - Brgy. Sta. Cruz
Sapang Buho Creek -
Sapang Tae Creek - Brgy. Dela Paz
Talon Creek -
Tagbak Creek - Brgy. San Isidro
Tayabasan Creek - Brgy. Calawis

7.4.2 Groundwater in Antipolo City

Based on the groundwater map of Antipolo City, the main map categories are the difficult areas and the deep well areas. The static water level in the areas studied was registered at 14.0.5 meters below the ground surface. The average well depth was placed at 141 meters. The average specific yield was estimated at 0.94 lps/m or equivalent to 81.216 cu.m. per day/m. This is a measure of the yield of a well per 1 meter draw down. A rough computation shows that a well with a depth of 141 meters has a potential of 126.95 m. If the entire potential is not depleted, it can supply the needs of around 68,735 people while providing around 10,310.37 cu.m. per day.

In some locations, the groundwater flows out and feeds the springs, which become a clean source of drinking water for the people. These springs are the Mainit Spring in Brgy. Calawis, Kubling Kalikasan in Brgy. Cupang, Puting Bato in Brgy. Sta. Cruz, Bubukal in Brgy. San Jose, Malalim in Brgy. Dela Paz, Inuman n Brgy. Inarawan, Del Bano in Brgy. San Isidro, and Sukol in Brgy. Dalig.

The deep well areas are found in the southern portions of Brgy. Calawis, southern portion of Sitio Pinugay and portions of Sitio Kanumay and Sta. Ines. Likewise, they are also found in portions of Brgys. San Juan, Inarawan, San Luis and San Isidro.

Kaiser

February 21st, 2006, 11:23 AM

7.4.3 Water Quality Situations

As water passes through the hands of users, be it residential, industrial, commercial or institutional, its quality is degraded as an effect of the processes it goes through. A once pristine and pure water becomes contaminated by the addition of chemicals and other organic substances and may become unfit for a specific use or purpose.

In the households, water becomes unclean through the process of maintaining and cleaning the house. Wastewater is generated in the bathroom, kitchen sink and in the yard, which flows into sewer or drainage lines and contaminates the receiving waters such as creeks, rivers and lakes. In some instances, wastewater just spreads overland or percolates into the soil and may contaminate the groundwater. In Antipolo City, the current population of around half a million are active polluters of the very water they utilize. The barangays with high populations, such as De La Paz, San Jose and Cupang, are more environmentally stressed in terms of domestic water contamination. Settlements along bodies of water, such as creeks and rivers, are found to deposit their liquid waste and solid waste into the water.

Agro-industrial establishment also generate considerable organic waste, which can elevate the biological oxygen demand (BOD) of any receiving water. A sudden increase in BOD level will deplete the dissolved oxygen in water and makes it dangerous to aquatic organisms. Hence, it is important to ensure that effluents from such facilities should conform to certain standards to ensure the quality of receiving waters

Commercial establishments may be generating high organically laden wastewater, which may warrant monitoring. Markets, especially the wet ones, entail washing and cleaning of livestock carcasses and fishery products, which contribute to the organic load of the water

Inorganic pollutants may become a concern since some of the chemicals persist overtime and may bio-accumulate inside bodies of animals and plants. Humans become affected as these animals and plants are consumed as food, or direct skin and caused contamination. Based on the data provided, there are at least 24 different types of chemically related industrial waste concentrations in Brgy. Mayamot, Mambugan and San Roque. These are the places where relative higher incidences of industrial water pollution may occur.

Siltation or sedimentation may be caused by several factors such deforestation, soil erosion or poor farming practices. Mining and quarrying activities also contribute to the problem since these activities entail removal of soil cover and soil disturbances. When water flows over these areas, it carries with it soil particulate, which will increase the turbidity of receiving waters

The task of monitoring the quality of water effluents from various sources in Antipolo City is assigned to the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) since the town is part of the Laguna Lake Basin. The quality of the water effluents is regulated by Resolution No. 33, which provides for an environmental user free system in the Laguna De Bay Region. In addition, the DENR Administrative Order No. 35-91 on effluent standards likewise prevails in the municipality.

7.5 Urban Ecosystems

The urban ecosystems consist of various factors that make up human habitat and allow conditions that make it to fit for wholesome living. This includes air quality, drinking water quality, solid waste management, and urban living conditions.

7.5.1 Air Quality Situations

Air quality is among the attributes that Antipolo City can boast of. Its relatively higher elevation than Metro Manila makes the city seem unreachable by the air pollution generated in the lowland. In fact, if one wants to view an accumulation of the smog of Metro Manila, one has just to go Antipolo City to actually view the built-up and accumulation of smog throughout the day. The relatively greener surroundings and proximity to the forest and watershed benefit the area with cleaner and fresher air.

On the other hand, the presence of some industries poses a certain degree of threat to the air environment. In fact, the presence and operations of industrial plants and factories may degrade the air quality if they are left unregulated. A recent incidence of such a problem is the operation of an aluminum sulfate plant, which did not have the proper pollution control devices.

The LLDA has adopted the provision of DENR Administrative Order No. 14 on quality standards and these are applied on the area. The DENR can direct LLDA to execute a cease and desist order (CDO) on entities found violating air quality standards.

Kaiser

February 21st, 2006, 11:24 AM

7.5.2 Solid Waste Situations

Garbage is among the major concerns of Antipolo City as it evolves into a highly urbanized city. The collection and proper disposal of garbage has always challenged the city government service delivery capability over the years.

Total average daily collected and disposed = 510.77 cu.m. / day (138.7 tons / day)

As the city refines it waste disposal strategies, a new directive from the DENR has been disseminated directing LGUs to implement controlled dumping in the years to come as a prelude to the establishment of a more desirable sanitary landfill facility.

Among the items to be tackled in this concept of controlled dumping is the removal of human waste separators or scavengers from the dumping area and the proper segregation of waste materials. This can pave the way for processing into compost some of the organic components in the garbage. The compost can support the needs of what can be called urban agriculture that may be recommended in the urbanized sections of the city.

7.5.3 Urban Living Conditions

The urban living conditions are focused on the city government coordination of land uses such as residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, recreational and tourist activities in order to minimize some environmental concerns such as heavy traffic, housing congestion, aesthetic degradation and all sorts of pollution. Uncoordinated and conflicting land uses exacerbate these problems and produce stresses on the residents and visitors as well. These types of problems compromise the potential of the city particularly as a tourism destination.

Traffic congestion has been identified in the Poblacion area as well as in the Sumulong Highway and the Marikina Infanta Road (MIR) intersection. A traffic management scheme is called for in these areas. Clean and Green projects also appear to regenerate and enhance the green ambiance of the city. The clearing and resettlement of squatters from illegally occupied areas have to be implemented to project a better image of the city.

Of prime concern now to city decision-makers and to affected residential communities is the continued livability of the town, i.e., its capability to maintain those qualities in the physical geographic environment that tend to induce in the residents as feeling of mental, physical and social well being. The recent Cherry Hills Subdivision tragedy wherein many people died from a massive landslide has raised this question, considering that there are areas in the town with the same geographic and geologic conditions or, more specifically, with the same landslide-prone features that can present the same natural hazard to Antipolo residents in the future.

Actually, 17 subdivisions/areas in Antipolo City have been identified by the government as potentially hazardous after a geohazard assessment of subdivisions was conducted in the wake of the Cherry Hills subdivision landslide that affected about 360 households. The heavy and continuous rains from August 1 to 3, 1999 actually triggered a number of landslides not only in Antipolo but also in other parts of Rizal Province. These natural events prompted the DENR and its two bureaus – the Mines and Geo-Sciences Bureau and the Environmental Management Bureau – to create a 7-person Task Force as well as seven Quick Response Geohazard Assessment Teams that would assess the vulnerability to landslide of subdivisions in Rizal Province. In Antipolo, the areas/subdivisions found to have geohazard potential are located in Brgys. Inarawan, San Luis, Sta. Cruz and Dela Paz and these are: Palmers I, II, III, IV, V, and VI, Glendale, Mary Hills Seminary, Brgy. Inarawan Hill 215, Park Hills,Piedra Blanca, Bagong Nayon, Peace Village, Cherry Hills, Antipolo Hill, Mary Hill and Town and Country Heights.

The decision of the planning team with regard to the above areas that are above 18 percent in slope and on landslide and geohazard-prone areas is to declare them outright as R-1 or low density residential areas and with special provisions in the zoning ordinance with regard to their use.

Kaiser

February 21st, 2006, 11:27 AM

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c373/Joshua8888/welcome.jpg

Kaiser

February 21st, 2006, 11:28 AM

ANTIPOLO: THE PEOPLE

During the 1720, the Virgin of Antipolo gained thousands of devotees. Devotees from Manila and nearby towns and provinces flock to Antipolo some stayed and adopted Antipolo as their homes. They lived in the simple and traditional Filipino lifestyle. Their culture and tradition included the celebration of many religious and cultural festivities such as the Kapitanas on Easter Sunday, the night serenades, the bayanihan, the praying of the Angelus, the reading of the passion of Christ during the Lenten season and the May Festival.

After the Americans restored the civil government in 1901, Presidentes/Alcaldes of the town were as follows:
1901 – 1918

Valentin Sumulong
Tranquilino Oldan
Severino Oliveros
Ambrosio Masangkay
Roberto de Jesus
Francisco Dimanlig
Federico Asuncion
Sixto Pedracio

Kaiser

February 21st, 2006, 11:30 AM

SANGGUNIAN OFFICIALS

Hon. Danilo O. Leyble (Vice Mayor)
Tel No : 697-6283 / 697-4384

Hon. Serafin M. Alvaran (City Councilor - District 1)
Hon. Eufracio M. Tapales (City Councilor - District 1)
Tel No : 630-7005

Hon. Bernard Leo Zapanta (City Councilor - District 1)
Tel No : 697-0281

Hon. Ronald Barcena (City Councilor - District 1)
Tel No : 630-2298

Hon. Pablo Oldan (City Councilor - District 1)
Tel No : 644-2839

Hon. Alexander S. Marquez (City Councilor - District 1)
Tel No : 630-7008

Hon. Marino Bacani (City Councilor - District 1)
Tel No : 697-0421

Hon. Evelyn S. Querubin (City Councilor - District 1)
Tel No : 697-3138

Hon. Lorenzo O. Zapanta (City Councilor - District 2)
Tel No : 630-7006

Hon. Corazon Braga (City Councilor - District 2)
Tel No : 630-3013

Hon. Ronaldo Leyva (City Councilor - District 2)
Hon. Angelito Jesus Y. Huertas (City Councilor - District 2)
Tel No : 630-0484

Hon.German Mata (City Councilor - District 2)
Tel No : 630-7009

Hon. Humberto Bautista (City Councilor - District 2)
Tel No : 630-0396

Hon. Nixon Aranas (City Councilor - District 2)
Tel No : 630-4978

Hon. Josme Macabuhay (City Councilor - District 2)

Kaiser

February 21st, 2006, 11:36 AM

EXISTING LAND USE

Urban land uses such as residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, recreational, tourist and special uses account for 15.22% of the city total area. As shown in table below, of the urban uses, the most prominent is residential (5,137 has.), an indication of the rapid urbanization rate in the city which can be attributed to the accelerated influx of people from nearby Metro Manila. As shown in table below, three major urban concentrations can be observed in the city: one is around the Poblacion with the Antipolo Cathedral as the focal point. The second is around the Masinag Junction in Brgy. Mayamot to the west. The third is a rapidly expanding residential area observed in Brgys. Bagong Nayon and Inarawan along the Marikina-Infanta Highway. Squatting in this area is fascilitated by the highway and, if unchecked, can make Antipolo a dormitory town just like other Rizal towns adjacent to Metro Manila.

Commercial land use occupies a relatively small area of 299 hectares and is concentrated in the Poblacion and in Brgy. Mayamot. Likewise, industrial land use is still not very extensive in the city with an area of 114 hectares in Brgy. Mayamot and in the southern edges of the city adjacent to Teresa, Angono and Baras. Agro-industrial activities like piggery occupy 170 hectares, and are found in the southern corner of the city in Sitio Pinugay, Brgy. San Jose. Their extent is still relatively limited but they can be present pollution problems should they continue to expand in their present location.

About one-eighth (12.99%) of the city is already devoted to agriculture. These are found in well-watered areas around the city, particularly in the Upper and Lower Boso-Boso, which are flat and covered with alluvial soil. These areas can be expanded to make Antipolo a major source of high-value crops like vegetables from the proximate Metro manila Market. Of concern in the use of land in Antipolo is the existence of 16,625 hectares of underutilized grassland/shrub land. Much of these are below 18% in slope and can still be good for urban and agricultural use. Also concern is the small area (8,220 has.) of the forest relative to the forest cover of 1982. And these even far from the built-up areas where they can be improve environmental conditions. This shows the unabated deforestation that has been going on in the city, which can be traced, to its high population growth rate. The actual area covered by mineral extraction is only 233 hectares but the actual concession areas are considerably bigger. This land use activity can be create undesirable environmental effects and its expansion, therefore, should not be encouraged. In sum, what the existing land use shows is that there is a lack of order in the use of Antipolos large space. Given its still wide vacant lands and at the same time, the ecologically sensitive nature of its landscape, there is indeed a need to introduce rationally in the land-using activities of Antipolo

Kaiser

February 21st, 2006, 11:38 AM

FINANCIAL ACHIEVEMENTS

The unstable devaluation of our currency and the declaration of Fiscal Crisis do worsen our economic and social scenarios. However, a state economy triggered by reasons stated do weaken the overall collection for Fiscal Year 2004.

In 2004, total revenue of the city for the year totaling P 615,316,465.78 registered a decrease of P 8,180,277.96 which is 1.0% over that of last year which was P623,496,743.74

Attained an increase in assessed value of real properties from P17,534,063,032.00 as of December 31, 2003 to P 18,124,146,590.00 as of December 31, 2004, which amounts to P590,083,558.00, or a percentage increase of 3.26% for 2004.

The City reinforced its tax collection through Tax Campaign Program purposely to inspect all existing business establishmnets and require the owners to secure necessary permits and licenses for their respective establishments. This year actual collection on business establishment had amounted to P 51,750,440.21 having a slight increase over that of last year which was P48,421,319.13

The City’s Internal Revenue Allotment this year totalling P 428,122,292.00 registered an increase of 0.02% over that of last year which was P 428,055,031.00.

overtureph

February 21st, 2006, 06:38 PM

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a89/overtureph/antipolo_altar.jpg

This is the old church of Antipolo which was destroyed during WWII. I believe this is the same church as in Boso-boso.

Kaiser

February 22nd, 2006, 09:29 AM

^^well i guess that pic is really the old church of antipolo....you can see the exhibition of Antipolo church & our lady of peace in the back proportion of the church...there you can find interesting facts but no cameras are aloud:colgate:

Kaiser

March 5th, 2006, 11:24 AM

The New National bookstore of Antipolo
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c373/Joshua8888/01.jpg

Kaiser

March 5th, 2006, 11:27 AM

McDonalds of Upper Antipolo
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c373/Joshua8888/02.jpg

Kaiser

March 5th, 2006, 11:31 AM

The 3rd Mercury Drug in Upper Antipolo (soon to open)
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c373/Joshua8888/04.jpg

Kaiser

March 5th, 2006, 11:37 AM

Shopwise Antipolo
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c373/Joshua8888/03.jpg

Kaiser

March 5th, 2006, 11:54 AM

Another pic
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c373/Joshua8888/07.jpg

Kaiser

March 5th, 2006, 11:56 AM

Statue of Sumulong in Sumulong Park
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c373/Joshua8888/09.jpg

Kaiser

March 5th, 2006, 12:01 PM

Mini Stop
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c373/Joshua8888/05.jpg

Kaiser

March 5th, 2006, 12:05 PM

Burger King
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c373/Joshua8888/06.jpg

Kaiser

March 5th, 2006, 12:08 PM

Goldilocks
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c373/Joshua8888/08.jpg

Wonderboy

March 21st, 2006, 11:24 AM

http://www.myislandsphilippines.com/data/661/thumbs/Rebel20050730_0036.jpg

Message: 1
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2006 17:18:32 -0800 (PST)
From: Jeremy Barns <jeremy_barns@yahoo.com>
Subject: Help for Baras Church

Dear all,

Last February 16, I was taking my family, visiting from Australia, on
the drive around Laguna de Bay and the old lakeshore towns of Rizal and
Laguna (very oddly, for its proximity to the city and its first-rate
road with little traffic after Binangonan all the way to Los Banos, this
fantastic heritage and scenic route is still very much unknown), and we
dropped in on the church of San Jose in Baras, Rizal. Built in the
1680s by the Franciscans, it's a favorite of mine for the charm of the
setting, its superior preservation and the authentic ancestral character it
retains. Indeed, it's a veritable showcase.

As it was around lunchtime on a weekday, the main doors were closed
so we snuck in through the convento to find an unlocked side door. We
were busted by a young fellow in a t-shirt who was very friendly and took
us inside, and who turned out to be the parish priest, Fr. Giovanni
Yago. We entered into a long conversation while my parents were taking
photos and rambling around, and, when he realized that I knew a thing or
two about colonial churches, Fr. Yago said that he was initiating a
project to replace the leaking corrugated iron roof, which dates from the
last renovation in the 1960s. This renovation also saw the removal of
the old ceiling and left the original 300 year-old wooden trusswork and
beams exposed. If you know the church, it's a glorious site (though the
more I think about it, the lost ceiling was a misfortune).

Now, Fr. Yago told me he was trying to work out how to do it -
replace the roof - and asked me for advice. The only person he felt he could
talk with was this engineer friend of his who's in charge of
maintenance at one of the plush new condominiums at the Fort. I expressed
surprise that there was no one to help him, and he said he did not know who to
get in touch with, except perhaps this Belgian tourist who passed
through some time ago and who seemed to know quite a lot about old
buildings. So much for institutional support.

I referred him to the NCCA and to HCS, specifically mentioning people
like Arch. Villalon, Ricky Jose, etc. And I made a mental note to write
to you all. On my part, I said that I was neither an architect nor an
engineer, but that it would be a sensitive undertaking where it would be
paramount to retain the trusswork, etc.

Would someone like to help? Here is a young priest, proud of the
heritage of his church building, but presumably on a tight budget and
definitely with only very limited access to the expert advice and knowledge
anyone would need. I would urge those interested to drive over and take
a look, and seek Fr. Yago out to offer help in sympathy with both
heritage considerations and his aims for his parishioners.

The telephone number of the church (from the Dioscese of Antipolo
website) is 6531069. Fr. Yago expects to stay at Baras for only another
year or two before his next transfer... Oh, and he showed me cracks on
both sides of the choirloft where the main facade is tilting away from
the rest of the church - he said it had gone from an inch wide to around
four inches in only the last few years...

Jeremy Barns

casmot

April 3rd, 2006, 05:59 AM

I need some help. Can someone please post a road map of antipolo or direct me to some of the resorts there. Thank you.

richard24

July 26th, 2006, 06:07 AM

ung sa tay-tay mukhang matutuloy talaga... ung sa antipolo sana hindi lang chismis... taga san roque din ako eh.. :) welcome to SSC abvillareal.. :) antipolo too?

richard24

July 26th, 2006, 06:31 AM

kapit bahay ko lang ung baranggay hall ng san roque... :colgate:

yup.. i saw it too sa wikipedia... sabi nga eh 2007 ang opening...

i thought sa tapat ito ng shopwise, since giniba na ung mga structures dun... kaso parang may nagtayo doon ng mukang warehouse.. kakainis...

ung sa tay-tay sure na talaga yun.. kasi may lupa na sila talaga dun na naka specify sa annual report nila... ang antipolo wala pa...

i guess we from antips would have to settle with metro east, sta lucia and the soon to open SM marikina.. (w/c is already in the process of pile driving.. )

richard24

July 26th, 2006, 07:25 AM

cguro madami pa kasing parts ng antipolo ang hindi pa developed... lalo na ung sa mga malalayong lugar...
ewan ko nga din kung bakit nasa Pasig parin ang kapitolyo... at wala d2 sa Antipolo...
d naman na part ng Rizal ang Pasig..

richard24

July 26th, 2006, 12:14 PM

i cant even consider Lores as a mall... ang pinupuntahan ko lang sa lugar na un eh ung palengke sa harap...

LITHIUM478

August 6th, 2006, 10:16 AM

Hello everyone,

I am from Antipolo, (born in Antipolo, raised in Teresa, now living in Antipolo).

I want to meet people in Antipolo especially those connected with real estates and construction, including the City Government. We are planning for a big project in Antipolo.

Interested to meet me, please contact... seve . barnett @ gmail . com

Sinjin P.

August 6th, 2006, 10:22 AM

Mini Stop
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c373/Joshua8888/05.jpg

How does this compare to 7-11? :D

richard24

August 6th, 2006, 10:31 AM

they offer almost the same services... Mini Stop is owned by gokongwei.. just like sun cell, robinsons, jack & jill, and a lot more... (they must be really rich by now..) :colgate:

ung mini stop sa ---(i wont mention the branch).., madalas mag inuman dun ung barkada ko.., weird.., kasi pwede.. hehehe... they sell red horse eh.. :)

Burger King
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c373/Joshua8888/06.jpg

wow... this pic brings back my high school memories... grabe... we used to make tambay sa second floor niyan... ilang oras na kami nagkukwentuhan.., hanggang maubos pera namin... hehehe... :) nakakamiss naman... dami daw nahoholdap at nasasaksak malapit diyan eh... kaya minsan lang ako makadaan siyan...

Sinjin P.

August 6th, 2006, 10:39 AM

Hmm, yung 7 Eleven, talagang strict... My dad asked me to buy beer for him at nung nasa cashier na ako, di daw pwede kasi minor pa ako, dapat daw yung iinom na adult yung bibili, haha

Kaiser

August 29th, 2006, 01:20 PM

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wow... this pic brings back my high school memories... grabe... we used to make tambay sa second floor niyan... ilang oras na kami nagkukwentuhan.., hanggang maubos pera namin... hehehe... :) nakakamiss naman... dami daw nahoholdap at nasasaksak malapit diyan eh... kaya minsan lang ako makadaan siyan...

Hehe. gawain ko din yan last year kasi sa OLPS lang ako nagaaral (adjacent to BK) :) pero ngaun hindi na kasi serious na ako mag study ;)

ano nga pala ang skul mo? olpsian ka ba? tambayan kasi ng mga olpsian ung BK e:colgate:

richard24

August 29th, 2006, 02:03 PM

^^ MIS (montessori integrated school) :) ung malapit sa tak-tak...

richard24

November 7th, 2006, 02:19 PM

^^ onga...

btw share ko lang...
http://i14.tinypic.com/3ztlook.jpg

that's our house during the october 2 flash flood sa UPPER Antipolo... :lol:
more than half is under water..(which by the way is full of mud)

abvillareal, nabaha ba kayo? villareal ba surname mo? meron kasi kaming neighbor na villareal din na binaha din sila.. :)

harap ng bahay after...
http://i14.tinypic.com/2czv8xv.jpg

loob ng bahay after... (the tiles were supposed to be white)
http://i13.tinypic.com/4c2xn37.jpg
http://i14.tinypic.com/33nzwnp.jpg

and guess who's running for mayor this may.....

si Vic Sumulong.

and pinalitan na name ng circumferential road... its now.... the
Sen. L. Sumulong Memorial Circle (i suppose L stands for Lorenzo)
Circumferential road isnt even a freaking circle... its just round... the ends dont meet.

richard24

November 9th, 2006, 02:34 PM

^^ sakto... sobrang daming tricycle sa antipolo... lalo na sa bayan... i even wonder kung lahat ba yan ay nakakakuha ng pasahero...

sobrang ayaw ko manalo si sumulong... ano ang mangyayari naman satin..? diba logo ni sumulong ay yung "superman" na sign? edi ang antipolo ay magiging "Superman City"... :lol:
i remember the last election, i was working kasi (OJT nung high school) sa mga marinas... kaya mas suportado ko si Chito Marinas nung last election, bukod sa family friend narin namin ang mga marinas, neighbor pa namin.. i'm not sure kung tatakbo pa siya ulit... baka hindi na.

ang kalaban ni vic ay si aling pining (mrs.gatlabayan)... yata :)

richard24

November 10th, 2006, 11:09 AM

naku... mukang no choice tayo.

most probably matatalo nga si aling pining...

i'm not sure if puno is still planning to run.. (he looks way too happy in DILG)

maybe si susan say naman ang tatakbong congresswoman for 1st district... taga san isidro siya eh.

mukhang magiging "Superman City" na nga ang antipolo.... lalo na kung si aling pining lang ang kalaban niya... unless may tumakbong artista.
patakbuhin nating mayor si patricia javier!!! or si francis M. o kaya si mike hanopol... hehehe. neighbor.. :) (kawawa ung bahay nila mike hanopol nung baha... kasi bago palang house nila nun... binaha na agad.)

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ot:
sobrang traffic kanina!! may ginagawa daw kasing kalsada sa may bandang ynares ata... kaya na-divert ang traffic sa J. Sumulong ext. hehehe...
ngayon ko lang na realize na lahat pala ng kalsada sa loob ng circumferential ay 2 lanes lang.. except ung mismong circumferetial... :lol: wala lang.,

richard24

December 8th, 2006, 10:06 AM

^^ onga... piyesta... traffic. sobrang traffic lalo kahapon dahil dun sa parada.

Kaiser

December 9th, 2006, 02:17 PM

to the forumers,

why can't every big city in the country follow the example of baguio?! WALANG tricylce.

tricycles aren't that bad pero pag kasing dami ng nasa antipolo.... its chaotic! Aesthtic wise, ang sagwa. Air-quality wise, ang sama at noise? sobrang ingay.

Tama nga, but I read an article that states that Antipolo is still lacking of tricycles! My God! I really hate tricycles, there noisy and grabe mag pollute. Kaya di magaling ang sakit ko e!

Kaiser

December 9th, 2006, 02:21 PM

^^ onga... piyesta... traffic. sobrang traffic lalo kahapon dahil dun sa parada.

speaking of fiesta, dama nag simba kahapon! Sabi pa naman ng principal namin na "We are required to attend mass" kaya ang sikip sa simbahan, muntikan na nga ako mahimatay e sa sobrang init. But afterwards diretso akong St. Lukes. Grabe, ang lamig dun!

Kaiser

December 9th, 2006, 02:23 PM

waaaahhhh nag sara na yung wendy's at burger king sa antipolo! bummer....

Burger king was replaced by KFC. grand opening nung Dec. 8

richard24

December 9th, 2006, 04:22 PM

^^ ows? that was fast... last time i saw, the place was still deserted... i better check it out on monday.

wala pa atang 3 kms ang layo ng 2 KFC... lalo na ung 3 jolibee na wala pa atang 2 kms.. lahat mlQ ave. ano ba yan... pati mercury... pero hindi naman nila mapaluwagan ang mlQ ave... sobrang sikip at trafik.!!!

Kaiser

December 10th, 2006, 09:36 AM

^^yup, open na sila. siguro sinadya talaga nila na sa dec. 8 magbukas kasi fiesta nga, maraming tao, marami ang pupunta, diba:)

richard24

December 11th, 2006, 01:25 PM

^^ with only two lanes. hahaha... :) and with those damn tricycles.....
the intersection of MLQ ave and circumferential is always hell... peak or offpeak hours.

island_boi

December 11th, 2006, 09:17 PM

lemme just comment first on stupid tricycles... jesus christ.. pag mainit, naiinitan ka, pag umulan, basa ka.. and do you know guys na mas harmful pa yung binubugang usok ng mga tryks kesa sa mga trucks and jeeps? plus ang mahal pa!!! sa lugar namin, 35 pesos yung tryk.. pag hindi ka nagbayad, mabuburo ka kakaintay..

enough of the tryk... sorry, this is not the right page.. hehehehe.. i hope you'll forgive me guys, rizaleño din nmn kasi ako.. i grew up in binangonan..

kaya rizal rizal mabuhay...

ok lang guys na component city ng rizal ang antipolo, atleast united tayo db? no one else can do what they did to our province before.. motto nga db, let's make rizal province no.1 again...

comment lang sa antipolo, parang syang philippines in general,,,, yung development is concentrated lang sa isang area, the rest, parang jala jala hehehehehe..

sorry sa mga taga jala jala...

muah!

Sinjin P.

December 12th, 2006, 07:14 AM

Q: Is the government managed mall in Antipolo already operational?

Sinjin P.

December 12th, 2006, 07:29 AM

Yup I think it has been reported that there's a government managed mall in Antipolo soon to open. The name of the mall goes like the initials of the mayor and the city government. Hmmm, I'm not quite sure

Sinjin P.

December 12th, 2006, 07:33 AM

Wait, what's the name of the mayor of Antipolo?

Sinjin P.

December 12th, 2006, 07:34 AM

Oh okay, it's Angelito C. Gatlabayan (ACG) which are the initials for Antipolo City Government. Yeah, I read it from an issue of NewsBreak. It will help the city daw gain revenues

Sinjin P.

December 12th, 2006, 07:37 AM

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/7271/acgmallpgm5309wsxk4.jpg

A City Builds Its Own Mall
Residents of Antipolo finance their
shopping center through bond flotation

By Carmela Fonbuena

COME CHRISTMAS in Antipolo City, if work proceeds according to schedule, residents will find a new shopping mall in their midst: the city-owned three-story ACG Commercial Complex. As of now, the candy-colored mall is just going through finishing touches. Take out the makeshift stands blocking the mall’s entrance, and it looks ready for business.

Mayor Angelito C. Gatlabayan, who is on his last term in office, can’t leave a better legacy to his constituents. The acronym ACG, which on paper stands for Antipolo City Government, also stands for his initials.

Taking a leaf from Tagaytay City government’s success in running businesses, Gatlabayan started selling the idea of a government-owned mall in 2001. It was intended to cater to residents of upper Antipolo, which did not have a shopping center.

It’s also an investment that Gatlabayan hopes will boost the city’s income. The city has earned only P30 million from public enterprises and business fees from January to September this year. This despite the substantial share of local tourists that the city gets as the country’s pilgrimage capital.

Understandably, it wasn’t easy for the rest of the city government to buy the mayor’s proposal. With a total income of P612 million in the same period from taxes, operating and miscellaneous revenues, and business operations, the city could not afford the P400-million mall that Gatlabayan had in mind. It meant the city would have to borrow money and sideline other infrastructure projects.

It was also the city’s first time to consider having such a big project. Before the mall, the city’s infrastructure projects didn’t cost more than P10 million. Under Gatlabayan’s lead, the city decided to launch more projects, giving priority to high schools in various barangays, each one costing not more than P4 million, recalls city accountant Prescila Sangalang.

Deliberations took three years before City Hall approved the mall project in late 2003 Studying options, city officials chose to use a bond flotation scheme to finance the project—an arrangement Tagaytay also used in financing some of its businesses. “We studied the scheme and looked at case studies,” says Sangalang.

Contrary to the usual practice of borrowing from banks, bond flotation involves the city residents as investors or bondholders. With the Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) as the bond trustee, the city government issued interest-bearing certificates of indebtedness or bonds worth P400 million. In effect, it is the bondholders who are paying for the mall project.

It was a leap of faith in a way. Sangalang admits they are still familiarizing themselves with the bond flotation scheme. “We are working closely with the accountant of Tagaytay City for advice.”

They opted for bond flotation because RCBC offered a “better mode of payment,” says Sangalang. They only paid interest in the first two years and were offered a mode of staggered payment for the principal. RCBC prepared a seven-year payment scheme, with the city effectively paying P750 million by December 2010.

Philippine National Bank and Land Bank of the Philippines also offered the city structured loans.

To make sure the investment will be a success, “we should give special attention to how the ACG mall will earn,” Sangalang says. Despite construction delays, things are going well so far, she says. The mall is 90 percent complete, and there are more applicants than units to rent out, she adds. City Hall will manage only the operations on the ground floor and will bid out the contract to manage the rest of the units in the mall.

Based on a feasibility study, the commercial complex will earn for the city government P32 million in rental fees every year. Other revenues will come from parking, terminal, and advertising fees, among others. The income from the mall is expected to recoup the investment by 2016.

They are all crossing their fingers for the mall’s opening in December. It is yet to be seen if it will be worth the investment.

WHAT ANTIPOLO DID

* Studied the successful experience of other LGUs.
* Identified a strength (as tourist destination) which can be maximized for revenue generation.
* Decided to limit the extent by which it will management manage the mall, and let the private sector help.

Sinjin P.

December 12th, 2006, 07:58 AM

^ In the pic, that's just a small part of the mall. Check out the rendering in front of the mall :)

Sinjin P.

December 12th, 2006, 08:06 AM

Based on estimates, it could be at least 20,000 square meters big. So it's comparable to the smallest SM mall (SM Pasig) and the Robinsons Malls which usually are 10,000-20,000 square meters in size :)

richard24

December 12th, 2006, 11:08 AM

richard24

December 13th, 2006, 11:24 AM

meron pa tayong isa pang mall... hehehe...

"The 88 Tiangge Central @ Budgetlane Shopping Center"

http://i12.tinypic.com/43eldgj.jpg

http://i11.tinypic.com/48npq35.jpg

wala pang laman... hehehehe... maliit lang siya!!! sobrang liit.

btw, i was supposed to buy this cool jaclet jan... kaso alang size... bad trip tuloy ako... grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. :lol: wala lang..

this one is just right beside budgetlane supermarket...

Kaiser

December 13th, 2006, 12:51 PM

richard24

December 13th, 2006, 01:10 PM

that ACG complex is too good to be true... puros tiangge lang din magiging laman niyan....

pero nagtataka talaga ako kasi sobrang no one as is NO ONE has heard of this before... nagtanong nako sa mga ibang nakatira sa antipolo na friends ko and they havent even heard of this... not even a rumor...

richard24

December 14th, 2006, 06:55 AM

Kaiser

December 22nd, 2006, 09:12 AM

^^ Lores! can it really be considered a mall? it is relatively small to be called a mall unless if it were flooded by costumers! only the computer shops are running them, nevertheless the whole mall is like a ghost town. Oh I forgotten to include Metrobank and the Badminton court to the list of stores who are keeping Lores plaza up and running. Good thing Shopwise and Cherry foodarama didnt suffered the same fate.;)

Too bad there are no upcoming mall projects in antipolo (except for that ACG complex) all are concentrated in our surrounding neighbors like taytay and marikina! :cry:

richard24

December 22nd, 2006, 09:16 AM

^^ idagdag mo pa sa lores ung bingo, li-za, at ung school sa loob, SPI ata. chaka diba wala na ung metrobank dun... i thought they fully transfered their office beside PLDT.

Kaiser

December 22nd, 2006, 09:17 AM

^^ Lores? eeeek. pero you're right... its the closest thing we have... pero sad to say... wala nang laman ang lores... as in wala.

-----------------------------------
btw, the under-renovation FBM bldg. along MLQ ave. (in front of Shopwise.)

http://i14.tinypic.com/4d5q1s5.jpg
the rendering is the one on the left side of the photo... :)

just wondering....... when will this project be completed??? If my memory serves me right the only progress of the femar building since 2004 is the part where the construction workers are working now and of course the painting of it.

richard24

December 22nd, 2006, 09:20 AM

medyo full swing na ang reconstruction lalo na ung sa left side nung photo...

Kaiser

December 22nd, 2006, 09:20 AM

^^ idagdag mo pa sa lores ung bingo, li-za, at ung school sa loob, SPI ata. chaka diba wala na ung metrobank dun... i thought they fully transfered their office beside PLDT.

talaga! sorry if I am not updated :) tagal ko na kasi hindi nakaka punta sa Lores e

at yung Li-za, parang wala atang tao pumupunta dun, mas marami pang costumers sa Li-za sa may ML quezon st. (ung malapit sa simbahan

Kaiser

December 22nd, 2006, 09:22 AM

LIST OF REGISTERED TRICYCLES 2004
ASSOCIATION
................................................
LPCRTODA

20-001

20-130

San Roque

130
...............................................
so there are 7,400 Tricycles in Antipolo in 2004?! this is what i call chaos

LPCR TODA is now LSKCR TODA

Kaiser

December 22nd, 2006, 09:25 AM

How can you classify FEMAR building? low-rise, mid-rise or high-rise(obiously it is not high-rise:))

richard24

December 22nd, 2006, 01:23 PM

maybe mid rise... pati yung bagong WCC campus bldg.

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mas marami nga yung sa Li-Za sa bayan... yung sa lores parang creepy sa loob. inaalikabok pa yung mga paninda. :lol:

Lili

December 22nd, 2006, 09:12 PM

I got a lot in Antipolo that was given to me by an aunt, but there is no road going there. Gusto ko sanang patayuan ng cabana. But the roads going there passing by the Eugenio Lopez property and those retreat centers are scenic and the foliage gives the place a serene feeling. There is an area there that you can capture a scenic view of the city skyline.

I had it GPS mapped and it is good to know that there are no illegal settlers yet. I was wary of that because of this onerous law giving them more protection than property owners.

The people in the agency there (I forget which one now) were very helpful in assisting us to secure the GPS mapping of the actual location in the Title Deed.

richard24

December 23rd, 2006, 04:21 AM

^^ near eugenio lopez center? wow... maganda ang view doon.

Kaiser

December 23rd, 2006, 11:08 AM

Kaiser

December 23rd, 2006, 12:31 PM

Found this pic. Notice the flesh building at their back, I study there:colgate:
just sharing hehe

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e269/miromopa/Call%20Center%20Riders/antipolo%20blessing%20run/DSC02060.jpg

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e269/miromopa/Call%20Center%20Riders/antipolo%20blessing%20run/DSC02061.jpg

Kaiser

December 23rd, 2006, 12:37 PM

Video City Antipolo

http://www.viva.com.ph/videocity/images/updates/8.jpg

richard24

December 24th, 2006, 03:39 AM

olps ba yan?

Kaiser

December 24th, 2006, 04:32 AM

olps ba yan?

Yup, OLPS was recently visited by MAPSAA, DECS and DepEd by hopes that we can be accredited, para maging ka level namin ang mga bigating schools quoted by my advisor:)

Sinjin P.

January 17th, 2007, 09:44 AM

Any news about the ACG Mall?

richard24

January 18th, 2007, 12:59 AM

hanggang ngayon parang myth palang ata to'... wala paring may alam kung nasan. :lol:

al_teeway

January 18th, 2007, 03:21 AM

sorry, this message is not related to Antipolo.

for abvillareal:

check the rural bank of sebaste in panay thread

Kaiser

February 17th, 2007, 08:23 AM

hanggang ngayon parang myth palang ata to'... wala paring may alam kung nasan. :lol:

my friend said that he saw it already! unfortunately, he said that it is just like a tiangge

Kaiser

February 26th, 2007, 11:07 AM

The new asphalted road is awesome but it is relatively small, it didnt even reached the Ynares center

richard24

February 27th, 2007, 11:47 AM

^^ onga.. ang smooth na ng ride...

Sinjin P.

February 28th, 2007, 04:34 AM

Any updates on ACG Mall? :D

richard24

February 28th, 2007, 05:18 AM

^^ hanggang ngayon clueless padin ako kung san yun located...

salamangkero

March 1st, 2007, 09:58 AM

how do I get to cloud 9 from C5?

richard24

March 1st, 2007, 12:48 PM

^^ you could either turn sa ortigas.., then left sa imelda(felix-junction), right sa marcos, right sa sumulong... diretso lang... until you see cloud 9...

or

you can go straight sa C5 hanggang katips... then right sa marcos, right sa sumulong...

or

you can go straight sa C5 hanggang sa interchange (dont go sa taas)... dun ka sa baba... then to marikina industrial valley... kanan to marcos.., kanan sa sumulong...

or

turn right sa industria(?) near eastwood... then turn left sa manggahan village..(jolibee)... then right to marcos... then right to sumulong...

dami no? hehehe.. :)

salamangkero

March 1st, 2007, 01:33 PM

uy sir many thanks!.....piprint ko to!

bukid

March 23rd, 2007, 07:55 AM

richard24

March 23rd, 2007, 04:10 PM

may sumakah festival daw sa may 1. gusto kong pumunta sa antipolo kaya lang first time ko ito. kailangan ko lang ang tulong nyo at mga info.

ito gusto kong malaman:

maaari kayang pumunta doon sa antipolo sa umaga tapos bumalik din sa hapon sa quezon city? nakikita ko kasi sa map ng pilipinas na malapit ang quezon city sa rizal province. hindi ba mahirap maghanap ng hotel sa antipolo kung sakaling maisipan kong mag-overnight nalang dyan? baka kasi kung sa festival day kami pumunta sa antipolo maging fully-booked na ang mag hotel doon. kung fully-booked balik nalang kami sa quezon city, hindi kaya mahirap gawin yan? may mga masasakyan ba tayo, taxi, bus, jeepney? magkano naman kaya magagastos ko kapag sa taxi o bus? may backpacks kasi (syempre turista e :)) baka mahirap sumakay ng jeepney. any suggestion?

sagutin ko questions mo...

"maaari kayang pumunta doon sa antipolo sa umaga tapos bumalik din sa hapon sa quezon city?"
-Yes... i do it everyday., manila to antipolo. (i study in pup-manila in sta mesa and i go home dito somewhere near antipolo bayan.)

"hindi ba mahirap maghanap ng hotel sa antipolo kung sakaling maisipan kong mag-overnight nalang dyan?"
-a bit hard... there are only a few hotels i know.
--Cristina villas
--Log inn
--Villa virginia and femar
--tripolee (sa may masinag)
--7 suites (sa sumulong hway)

and a bit more in the tak-tak area.

"may mga masasakyan ba tayo, taxi, bus, jeepney? magkano naman kaya magagastos ko kapag sa taxi o bus? may backpacks kasi (syempre turista e :)) baka mahirap sumakay ng jeepney. any suggestion?"
-going in ang out of antipolo is so easy nowadays... just an hour to the LRT station and just add a few minutes to qc.

Jeepney - antipolo to cubao and v/v is 29bucks.,
FX - same route is 40 (?)

there are also FX shuttles to Ortigas, LRT2santolan, Crossing and Ayala

there arent too many taxis in antipolo

the only bus route in antipolo is Antipolo-Divisoria
--------------------
kung madami kang dalang gamit, mag FX ka nalang... :)

bukid

March 24th, 2007, 07:09 AM

richard: salamat sa info. :)

richard24

April 10th, 2007, 12:31 PM

^^ ah okie... :) thats why i have totally no clue where that acg mall thing is.. :) malaki ba? :)

Sinjin P.

April 12th, 2007, 03:54 PM

04.09.07 - Antipolo Cathedral

Welcome

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/756/p1020911copycs1.jpg

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/4601/p1020913copydn2.jpg

Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage

http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/6936/p1020914copykq0.jpg

The Dome

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/3725/p1020916copyzb3.jpg

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/3452/p1020917copysq2.jpg

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/7563/p1020918copypk2.jpg

http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/6844/p1020919copyxh9.jpg

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http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/5324/p1020921copypi7.jpg

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http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/8441/p1020925copyhp7.jpg

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http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/2842/p1020927copyzc7.jpg

http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/7232/p1020928copymx2.jpg

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/4632/p1020929copytw6.jpg

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/1410/p1020930copyee3.jpg

http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/751/p1020937copyrl7.jpg

http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/8317/p1020938copyvf6.jpg

http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/4508/p1020939copyyw5.jpg

Antipolo Cathedral
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=460399

Sinjin P.

April 12th, 2007, 04:00 PM

Hinulugan Taktak
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=460399

04.09.07

Hinulugang Taktak Protected Area

http://img354.imageshack.us/img354/2298/p1020906copyrb9.jpg

http://img486.imageshack.us/img486/1428/p1020907copyia4.jpg

http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/9365/p1020908copytv3.jpg

http://img398.imageshack.us/img398/8012/p1020909copyqo4.jpg

http://img398.imageshack.us/img398/8941/p1020910copyba7.jpg

*Comments: Yes, it's a protected area ngunit ang daming "polystyrene" na lumulutang :'(

richard24

April 13th, 2007, 03:11 PM

^^ siguradong mga tiangge ang magiging tenants niyan... i'm 1000000000000% sure. or ung mga vendors sa labas ang magiging tenants sa loob... ehehe...

@sinj, you were in antipolo nung monday? nakatambay lang ako nun sa bayan ata... hehehe,,, :) sayang d ka nakapagtxt.. :)

Kaiser

April 14th, 2007, 05:30 AM

^^ SO thats the ACG Mall, havent seen that yet.

@sinjin, great pics you have there ;)

Sinjin P.

April 26th, 2007, 03:51 PM

Malls and Mall Expansions opening this 2007 (in gross floor area)
-SM Prime's PRIMER - 2006 Annual Report

http://i16.tinypic.com/43ma9sy.jpg

richard24

April 26th, 2007, 04:30 PM

Malls and Mall Expansions opening this 2007 (in gross floor area)
-SM Prime's PRIMER - 2006 Annual Report

http://i16.tinypic.com/43ma9sy.jpg

antipolo? :cry:

Kaiser

May 7th, 2007, 04:38 PM

Hey the city hall had a face lift.

these pictures were only taken by my phone.:colgate:

http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/4844/phoenixnq4.jpg

http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/3672/phoenix01dw5.jpg

richard24

May 7th, 2007, 04:43 PM

^^ much much needed facelift..., although they should expand that thing..., or make new one. :)

Sinjin P.

May 7th, 2007, 04:44 PM

How's SM Taytay?

richard24

May 7th, 2007, 04:46 PM

no idea.., super layo sa bayan ng antipolo un eh.., ni walang direct public transpo access (at least 2 jeep rides).., kaya naaasar parin ako sa SM..., dapat sa (upper)antipolo cla nagtayo. :(

Sinjin P.

May 7th, 2007, 04:48 PM

^ Oo nga, at wala pa sa short-term plans ng SM ang magtayo ng SM sa Antipolo. Hmm, baka hinarangan ni ACG para magclick ang mall niya :lol:

richard24

May 7th, 2007, 04:51 PM

hindi naman..., super layo din ng ACG mall sa bayan ng antipolo eh.., i think its because wala mashadong open lot para mapagtayuan ng mall..., the best spot i could think of is the corner of sumulong hway and circumferential road, before entering bayan..., but sadly that huge land is owned by cory aquino.

another one is the lot currently occupied by shopwise. anywhere near shopwise is good.., that place kasi filters out the consumers from morong, teresa and tanay.

richard24

May 9th, 2007, 03:20 PM

How's SM Taytay?

i saw it yesterday..., mejo malaki din..,(not as big as SM city marikina.., pero its big enough to qualify as an SM City) ang mejo ikinagulat ko is 2 buildings siya..., separated by the main road..., weird. siguro lalagyan nila ng walkway...,(dapat lang! :) )

i wasnt able to take a pic since i was inside an antipolo-ayala shuttle., (apparently the shuttle doesnt pass through ortigas.., it instead passes through tay-tay bayan.., then cainta, then pasig, then C5, then fort, then makati..., wala lang... 1st time ko mag commute via shuttle to makati.., usually kasi MRT gamit ko.., hehehe.., OT na.. :) )

Sinjin P.

May 9th, 2007, 03:22 PM

^ Yeah, higit sa 90,000 square meters siya so medyo malaki-laki rin. In the same league with SM Clark (99,000 square meters) siguro

Sinjin P.

May 15th, 2007, 12:07 PM

http://i4.tinypic.com/6h5tjpt.jpg

richard24

May 15th, 2007, 12:10 PM

^^ sinj, saang website galing?

i'm happy na lamang si joric gacula.., pero i'm not happy with susan say in antipolo. i would have wanted jules narag in cainta., kurakot daw iyang si mon ilagan eh.,

Sinjin P.

May 15th, 2007, 12:15 PM

^ GMANews.TV and AMA Computer Colleges quick count. :)

Kaiser

May 25th, 2007, 03:04 PM

So, who won the mayoral elections?

richard24

May 26th, 2007, 01:35 PM

vic.., :) nilo for vice., robbie for 1st dist. lito for 2nd.

richard24

May 26th, 2007, 01:36 PM

double post., sorry

le Reine

May 26th, 2007, 05:09 PM

sinong may nakakaalam na resort na 3B ang name? naganda view ng Manila dun as in

richard24

May 26th, 2007, 06:05 PM

that's in the tak-tak area right?

le Reine

May 26th, 2007, 06:38 PM

I'm not sure. Basta yung name lang ng resort yung alam ko.

Sinjin P.

June 16th, 2007, 12:20 PM

SM City Taytay will open on August 2007, that is, if the information posted in Wikipedia is reliable ;)

richard24

June 16th, 2007, 07:30 PM

^^ ey sinj., siguro pwede mo na rin palitan ung title ng thread., Antipolo City and Rizal Province., para may thread naman ung developments sa Rizal., :)

onga., feeling ko kakayanin ng SM na matapos ang SM city Tay-Tay in time for august.,

jcb

June 19th, 2007, 01:19 PM

salamat malapit na rin matapos sm taytay.malapit na rin maTAPOS ang pUREGOLD TAYTAY malapit lang to sa amin.

richard24

June 19th, 2007, 01:59 PM

^^ buti pa ang tay-tay.., :cry: napap-iiwanan na ang antipolo., mas asenso na ang tay-tay at cainta., :)

jcb

June 20th, 2007, 03:42 PM

mabuti nga na bago mayor ng taytay nung naging mayor si joric gacula bigla dumami ang investor.im expecting na in the future magkakaroon ng mga call center dito.may tsimis nga na mag-kakaroon ng Robinsons sa taytay

richard24

June 20th, 2007, 06:29 PM

pansin ko nga., magaling si joric gacula., he's really marketing tay-tay as an investment site., its actually much similar to how MCF makets marikina., i wouldnt be surprised is tay-tay becomes a city before cainta., pero cainta is already on its way., ewan ko nga kung bakit hindi parin city ang tay-tay and cainta.! it long overdue. super long overdue!!! hindi ata gumagalaw si duavit!

ang OA naman ng robinsons., wag na., lugi na nga robinsons sa cainta eh., siguro kung maglalagay sila sa tay-tay., dun banda sa border papuntang binangonan., untapped market yun., masasala pa nila yung mga papuntang SM., panalo sila dun.,

bad trip., parang ayaw ng malls sa antipolo., nakakakakakaka-bad trip!

jcb

June 21st, 2007, 03:30 PM

di ko lang alam parang robinsons dept. lang ata.confrim daw sabi ng tito ko wala palang lokation

Sinjin P.

June 22nd, 2007, 10:13 AM

Si Ilagan pa rin ba ang mayor ng Cainta?

richard24

June 22nd, 2007, 10:15 AM

^^ yep., :)

richard24

June 24th, 2007, 03:19 PM

galing ako ng sta lucia kanina., and they're renovating their parking., :) sa wakas., since robinsons repainted and installed huge signages in their FREE 7 floor parking building., (i love stressing FREE., hehehehe :lol: i love robinsons for that!)

http://i19.tinypic.com/4vdja4o.jpg

lochinvar

June 25th, 2007, 12:53 AM

Ang kintab, kintab ng sahig!

Johnson yata yan.:banana: :banana:

lightsaber46

June 27th, 2007, 08:34 AM

Free nga ang parking, Eh SECURE naman ba? hehehe

richard24

June 27th, 2007, 05:09 PM

mukhang secure naman., connected naman sa building ang parking ng metro east eh.,

Sinjin P.

July 7th, 2007, 05:38 AM

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/216/489352989_4d8c4b43d7_b.jpg
Morong, Rizal
Philippines

by bleak! (http://flickr.com/photos/victorancheta/)

Sinjin P.

July 21st, 2007, 04:43 AM

Taytay’s cityhood drive launched; committee created (http://www.mb.com.ph/PROV2007072198257.html)

TAYTAY, Rizal – The municipal government’s plan to become the second component city in Rizal was launched the other day with the creation of a committee that would prepare the ground work on the conversion of this first-class town into a city.

Mayor Joric Gacula appointed his head executive assistant Billy Ines to head the committee on cityhood, whose task is to find out the pros and cons of cityhood, validate if the municipality is ripe’ to become a city, and solicit reactions and sentiments of the residents on the issue.

A plan has likewise been drawn up to reclassify the town from a highly industrialized municipality into a component city.

While Mayor Gacula expressed belief that the town has already met the requirements for cityhood, he said that his administration would still work for the collection of more revenues, which would make the proposed component city charter more acceptable to Congress.

Gacula said that the municipal government is now working on the completion of the requirements mandated by the Local Government Code, which directs towns aspiring to become cities to meet the standards on population and revenue collections.

Taytay’s target revenue this year is R240 million which is R6 million below this year’s approved budget.

In pursuing the reclassification of the municipality from a highly industrialized locality to a component city, Gacula pledged he would make sure a moratorium on tax increases would be among the major provisions of the city charter.

With the conversion of the town into a component city, Gacula said, Taytay stands to get a bigger internal revenue allotment (IRA) from the national government, and this would allow the city government to undertake more projects.

Likewise, the mayor said, the location of the municipality — it being on the outskirts of Metro Manila – boosts its bid for cityhood.

Taytay has been getting most of the spillover investments from Metro Manila, which has been regarded as saturated with very small room for new investments. (FJA)

Kaiser

July 21st, 2007, 10:09 AM

Hi guys! I'm glad to be back! I was no exception for the dengue outbreak here in Antipolo.

richard24

July 21st, 2007, 04:15 PM

Waldenstrom

July 22nd, 2007, 03:51 AM

Antipolo pa lang ang city sa Rizal right?

Kaiser

July 22nd, 2007, 06:19 AM

very very very good news for tay-tay! :) although i'm a bit surprised na nauna pa ang tay-tay sa cainta., :)

well, malapit na rin kasi magbukas ang SM tay-tay., naghihire na sila ng workers eh., :)

@joshua., hala., na dengue ka? buti naman at ok ka na., :)

^^Sa awa ng diyos, at gumaling din ako :) pero sabi ng doctor na magpahinga pa ako the 3 linggo.

ang pangit talaga ng feeling na ma dengue, kayat magingat kayo parati kasi sabi ng doctor pag nagkaroon kayo ng dengue, your bones would be brittle forever, hanggang sa pagtanda mo.

richard24

July 25th, 2007, 05:50 PM

does anyone have any idea kung saan to? i'm thinking this isnt in antipolo tho., kasi hindi naman traffic sa antipolo part ng ortigas., pinaka traffic is pasig and cainta part. pag dating na ng tikling at tay-tay wala naman ng traffic eh., ano kaya plano ni mayor? hmmm.,

Mayor’s P1-B flyover project seen to ease traffic on Ortigas Ave.

http://www.mb.com.ph/PROV2007072598570.html

By DANNY JUNCO

ANTIPOLO CITY — New Antipolo Mayor Victor Sumulong has announced his plan to construct a R1-billion flyover project which would ease the traffic congestion on Ortigas Ave. from the Cainta Junction to Rosario, Pasig City.

The plan is also intended to ease the vehicular traffic on Sumulong Highway to Cubao, Quezon City and vice versa.

The plan, Mayor Sumulong said, was conceptualized while he was still the congressman of the 2nd district of Antipolo City.

Sumulong said that this is one of his priority projects that are intended to attract foreign or local investors to invest not only in the city but also in the entire Calabarazon Region.

"The traffic problem in this region has been there for the past decades and this has delayed progress and development," the mayor said.

The heavy traffic in Cainta, which is the gateway to Rizal, has discouraged local and foreign investors to locate their plants in the province.

They said that heavy traffic would eat much of the time of the workers for traveling from their residence to their place of work.

Karl Frankenberger, a Filipino-German national who live in Cainta, shared the observation of Mayor Sumulong, saying that it takes two to three hours to travel by jeepney or bus from Junction to the Ortigas commercial complex in Pasig City during the so-called rush hours.

"This problem is also true at the stretch from Junction to Sta. Lucia, and I hope the national and local governments will do something to solve the traffic mess," Frankenberger said.

To prove his point, he cited President Arroyo’s experience when she and her entourage went to Antipolo City passing through Rosario and Cainta Junction.

It was reported that the President called the attention of then Rizal Gov. Casimiro Ynares Jr. and Cainta Mayor Ramon Ilagan to the traffic mess.

The cause of the traffic mess in Cainta is that the national road is so narrow that only two cars can be accommodated at a time, and if a vehicle stops due to some defects, the whole length of the road would be clogged with vehicles.

Loose_Cannon

August 2nd, 2007, 05:52 AM

hi guys,

i just happened to drift along page 7 of this forum and read an article on the ACG Mall ("A City Builds Its Own Mall") in an entry dated December 12, 2006.

The mall by now is finished alright, but it stirs a heartache in me.

I am one of the residents of Antipolo city who supposedly got a stall in that mall. I applied, went through all the process prescribed to be a tenant of that mall. I have a contract signed by the former Mayor Gatlabayan to prove that my application was legit. Problem is, the new Mayor Sumulong does not honor all contracts transacted under the former administration. He released a memo rescinding all the contracts and invited new applicants to the mall.

Can he really do that? What gives!? Hey, my application was all legal. Valid. You figure what happened (at the onset, your guess is as good as mine).

The mall should have been turned over last December, but the contractor was slow; so the next tentative date became 1st quarter of this year, but because it was election time, the date was moved to a later date after the May election. The good former Mayor Gatlabayan (now congressman) needed all the votes he could muster from the hundreds of Cogeo vendors.

Now Gatlabayan won, moving on to become congressman. Enter Vic Sumulong, new mayor. About a month after the election, the well-screened, new tenants of ACG Mall, with contracts in hand, were hopeful to finally start business. The G.I. sheet fences surrounding the mall were removed; there was a turnover ceremony of ACG Mall by Mr. Gatlabayan himself. Now about a week after that, the mall was suddenly off-limits, with soldiers in civilian clothes guarding the premises.

Then news spread that the new mayor issued a memo cancelling the contracts entered into by the former administration, and later started inviting new applicants for the 700 or so stalls of the mall; and this time calling the commercial complex Olalia Mall, naming it after the road at Gate 2 Cogeo that was connecting Sumulong highway with Marcos highway (this road, in turn, was named after the slain labor leader of the 80s).

Now what gives here??!! :dunno:

ACG Mall is one of the many beautiful handiworks of Gatlabayan, aside from establishing many schools, sports gym, and other wonderful projects "in his name". His initials abound in Antipolo, maybe for posterity, some may even call it vanity, but even if so I forgive him. Generally speaking, to me what matters is what remains after a ruling politician of so many years vacates his post. Gatlbayan left plenty of good things for the people of Antipolo.

Now regarding this final legacy of Gatlbayan: "si Gatlabayan ang nagtanim, si Sumulong ang nag-ani???"

Really, what gives here?!! Please any of you answer this question. I cannot bring myself to speak ill of another person.

The latest I hear is there is going to be a class suit against Sumulong to be initiated by the first and original legal tenants of ACG Mall. From there on, I pray that justice will prevail.

P.S. I just finished browsing the previous pages and it seems many are still wondering where ACG Mall is and how to get there. Coming from upland Antipolo going down to Masinag along Sumulong highway, the way lies after MMLDC or after the dirt road going to Assumption (bago din dumating ng Richdale). Landmark is a burger machine outlet and a big sign on a wall that reads COMPACT 2 (structure above seems a poor excuse for a police outpost). This is actually a fork on the road --turn a bit to left leads straight to Cloud 9, Eagles's Nest, Alpadi, etc., while turn a bit to right is a downhill section that leads to nearby and new Manila Water to the left, cruise some more and Summerhills Subdivision to the right. Go straight about 2 kilometers more and you'll find ACG Mall like a pair of outstretched arms welcoming you. :)

richard24

August 2nd, 2007, 03:17 PM

that's totally unfair., :( abnoy din pala yang si sumulong., i guess all you could do is join the class suit against sumulong.,

or you could call the attention of the media., try to go to abs-cbn., sa XXX., :)

well, btw., on this.,

The good former Mayor Gatlabayan (now congressman) needed all the votes he could muster from the hundreds of Cogeo vendors.

gatlabayan wont get any votes from people in cogeo., coz cogeo is in district 1., gatlabayan ran for congressman in district 2., :)

Loose_Cannon

August 3rd, 2007, 03:15 AM

that's totally unfair., :( abnoy din pala yang si sumulong., i guess all you could do is join the class suit against sumulong.,

or you could call the attention of the media., try to go to abs-cbn., sa XXX., :)

well, btw., on this.,

gatlabayan wont get any votes from people in cogeo., coz cogeo is in district 1., gatlabayan ran for congressman in district 2., :)

hi richard24,

i suppose i stand corrected. that is what we were told when asking for reason of the yet another delay in opening.

i failed to mention that, at the time, the opening of the mall would mean the dislocation of vendors from their daily street "pwesto" in a clean-up drive of the municipal gov't. These very same vendors would be transferred somehow around and within the mall compound. Lucky those who qualified for a stall; but for the others who didn't, i guess they'd be spread and put around the perimeter of ACG Mall and not where they are now clogging up the streets.

So you see, had they opened ACG Mall before the elections, hundreds of vendors --and many of them are Muslims-- would be pissed off. News travel fast, and grumblings from discontented voters from District 1 would have reached District 2 and maybe affect the perception of voters about Gatlabayan with this unpopular act.

By the way, the clean-up drive of the municipal gov't started last July 12. It was far-reaching. Not only Olalia Drive where ACG Mall is was affected but also the larger and more established area along Marcos Highway near the corner of Olalia Drive was wiped out 80% of its vendors. There was a 711 store there that fell victim to the demolition drive.

Well, I thought it stopped there. But during the weeks ahead I noticed the roadsides along Marcos Highway from Gate 2 Cogeo down to Masinag were being widened with a pattern of demolition jobs jeft and right. If you're lucky, you'd still see a tractor scooping up the rubbles of a demolished building at the corner of Marcos and Sumulong Highways across Masinag Market.

What a way to start a mayor's term of office barely two months after winning the election! Hey, people are being dislocated here --residences and places where people earn a living. Again, I ask, what gives?!:ohno:

richard24

August 3rd, 2007, 04:45 AM

Loose_Cannon

August 3rd, 2007, 10:08 AM

^^ ahhh,. oo nga, nabalitaan ko din yung 7-11 na giniba to give way sa widening., pero in fairness naman kasi, super mega traffic sa lugar na yan., kaya dapat lang na ayusin nila ang mga kalsada diyan., :)

btw., if those demolished/removed are illegal vendors, then, they dont have the right to complain.

ganito rin sa bayan before elections, super daming mga vendors, pero nung nakaupo na si sumulong, nawala bigla, (although may natira pang iba.,) :) tama lang na i-clear nila ang mga sidewalks., :)

well, true -illegal vendors don't have the right to complain. but if no politician will want to make life better for them, give them a chance to cross from being illegal to legal, then they will continue to become outcast of society, along with the squatters.

I think that is precisely the dream or vision of Gatlabayan. If his timeline was followed, it would be first, open ACG Mall; second, bring the vendors in, meaning those who can afford lease inside the building while the rest who are not as financially capable would be relocated outside along the mall perimeter, paying only what they can afford. Then everybody in the end would be happy.

Now just look at what Sumulong did. He dislocated the vendors while the mall hasn't been opened yet. Doesn't it make you wonder where these vendors are now? How they are making a living? I just hope nobody has turned to crime.

About the road widening, i just heard it's just a part of it. Actually the bigger picture is, and from a reliable source at that ;) , the MRT along Aurora Blvd.-Marcos Highway will have tracks going to Gate 2 Cogeo -idurugtong po ang MRT papuntang Antipolo! By estimates, travel time by MRT from Cogeo to Katipunan will only take 10 minutes or, at most, 15 minutes.

Sana ituloy-tuloy pa nila yan! Paabutin sana hanggang Infanta, Quezon! Exciting times for Antipolonians, huh ? (--ano nga ba talaga ang tawag sa ating taga-Antipolo??) :bowtie:

richard24

August 3rd, 2007, 10:20 AM

Loose_Cannon

August 3rd, 2007, 10:55 AM

oo nga., yun ang balita., :) may nakausap akong squatter diyan dati sa marcos highway, sabi niya pinapaalis na nga sila dun dahil nga sa LRT2 ext., pero i think the initial plans is until masinag station palang., wala pang press release tungkol sa hanggang cogeo., pero that would be such great news., ang dami na kasi mashado tao sa cogeo, kaya dapat lang na iextend ang LRT hanggang dun.,

Friend, follow then the rubbles created by the demolition jobs, from Masinag to Gate 2 Cogeo. Why the road widening? precisely to accomodate the expanse of the MRT structure. And if i'm wrong, then it's all for the Cogeo Jeepney drivers -so there'd be plenty of room for all the jeepneys that they wouldn't have to drive like sidewinding snakes and overtake everyone like hell! :okay:

richard24

August 3rd, 2007, 11:08 AM

^^ naku., mas grabe mga jeep na daang sumulong., akala mo parang time machine., :lol: super tatalembwang na siya sa bilis kahit sa curve,. :lol: hahaha.,

btw, tinanggal na nila yung "M" ng mcdo sa masinag., :) hindi nako sanay ng hindi nakikita yun., :) lahat ng corners ng sumulong cor. marcos hway giniba na nila., i hope they would fix up that intersection coz IMO, that intersection is the most mismanaged intersection in the entire universe., grabe kakaloko traffic sa lugar na yun pag rush hour., :lol: :)

Sinjin P.

August 5th, 2007, 08:43 AM

SM City Taytay Construction Update
with the new SM Malls LOGO
by XOSEXAVIERGARZIAEVAY

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richard24

August 5th, 2007, 01:52 PM

uy., lapit na matapos ng SM taytay ah! sana magkaroon ng sakayan papunta jan from antipolo., :)

richard24

August 9th, 2007, 12:00 PM

Sinjin P.

August 14th, 2007, 05:34 AM

http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/7458/smmallsgy6.jpg

-SMPrime H12007 Analysts' Briefing

Loose_Cannon

August 15th, 2007, 02:50 AM

i saw a local paper today.,

the demolitions in Marcos Highway is in preparation for the widening into a 12 lane SUPERHIGHWAY from MASINAG to BOSO-BOSO..

@loose cannon.., there is also an article that mentioned the ACG mall., it's now the Antipolo City Mall., and they raffled the ones whos gonna occupy the stalls.,

ibabalik daw pera niyo., yun ang sabi sa article.,

Really? I guess that 12 lane superhighway is close enough to the purported mrt expansion i was wrongly informed of. Still, i'm hoping that an mrt line will still connect from the present Katipunan area to Boso-Boso (or Gate 2 at least).

I just hate to think that that wide a lane will become a roller derby arena to rabid jeepney drivers from Cogeo.

Regarding the Antipolo City Mall, can you please tell what newspaper, date and page thereof that you read the article?

Thanks, @ richard24

richard24

August 15th, 2007, 05:40 AM

its a local newpaper., bago lang siya., 1st issue., (once a week paper) you can buy it almost anywhere in antipolo bayan.

antipolo star ata ang name., :)

richard24

August 15th, 2007, 06:08 AM

^^ onga., niluluwagan na ang sumulong highway., ang i heard na pinaguusapan ng mga jeep drivers ang pag transfer ng transport terminal papunta sa sumulong baseball park (beside my alma mater.., montesorri integrated school)., ipagsasama na ang jeep and FX terminal. :)

hindi lang ba 1st issue yun? hehehe.., sorry., :)

richard24

August 15th, 2007, 06:22 AM

^^ nagkaroon daw ng problem with the ownership of the lot., it was suposed to be the Antipolo City Medical Center., the hospital of Clinica Antipolo. :)

icarusrising

August 15th, 2007, 12:26 PM

Here are some photos of views from and within the resort:

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n37/icarus05x/Antipolo/icarus_files_003.jpg

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n37/icarus05x/Antipolo/icarus_files_155.jpg

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n37/icarus05x/Antipolo/icarus_files_002.jpg

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n37/icarus05x/Antipolo/Icarus170_edited.jpg

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n37/icarus05x/Antipolo/Icarus172_edited.jpg

I'd also like to comment that the scenes along the road (is it Marcos Highway?) that leads to Quezon/Laguna through the mountains of Rizal is simply stunning. Once you get past Cogeo, the sceneries get more and more beautiful. From Sampaloc, Tanay; the views of Laguna Lake could rival those of Taal Lake from Tagaytay... Wish we made a stop-over.

Loose_Cannon

August 16th, 2007, 02:27 AM

Beautiful, yes beautiful. I've been to the Buso-Buso area and my initial reaction was: "May ganitong lugar pa pala na para kang nasa Tagaytay." Ang ganda talaga!

The second to the last photo above -those mountains. Ever since I transferred my residence to Antipolo i've been kinda obsessed with those mountains. In the late 80s when I was still working in Makati, I saw a drawing of the mountains in the east, the very same mountains we view as we go up to Antipolo but, in the framed picture THESE MOUNTAINS HAVE NAMES (sad to say none of them I remember).

Just imagine centuries ago, people when travelling to yonder and afar would point with their pursed lips towards the direction of a mountain looming in the horizon, and that they actually called these mountains by names!

In the framed picture that I saw, although it was just a line drawing and colored with watercolor, I think, there were about nearly 20 names of those mountains.

If anyone knows what I am talking about and actually has that picture, or similar, in posession, would that kind soul pls. share and post that picture here?

I said I was OBSESSED above because, (pls. think real hard about this) the names of these mountains are a cultural tradition that we should inherit. I'm sure the very names of these mountains, including places like Buso-Buso or Cupang, has meaning even stories to tell if we research on this.

Maybe someone has a clear picture of the horizon outlining these mountains and, somehow, we can put the mountain names in by photoshop magic.

Hey, we Antipolenos are a mountain people! Or highlanders if you prefer. The same for those living in the karatig bayans. As such, being at home in the mountains is to know these mountains intimately beginning with calling them by names, like you would a friend.

:speech:

Loose_Cannon

August 16th, 2007, 02:33 AM

For now, maybe somebody there knows why the name BUSO-BUSO or CUPANG , or what they actually mean? Or somebody can share other places with similar funny names and stories of why such?

Anybody?

:)

icarusrising

August 16th, 2007, 06:05 AM

Loose_Cannon

August 16th, 2007, 07:35 AM

I highly recommend for everyone to try driving through this picturesque road. Ask the driver to open the windows and let the fresh air in. The breeze would bring in the scent of the mountains and fields and it would bring such an invigorating feeling. If it's late in the afternoon, the fields and mountains would have a golden glow...

Here is a picture i'd like to share...

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n37/icarus05x/DSCN0058-1.jpg

WOW! If i were to give that mountain (or high hill?) a name, it would be Susong Dalaga --which ACTUALLY there is one. It can be viewed while going north from the North Luzon Expressway. My old Dad taught me about it.

But, really, I just have a very fertile imagination to see the semblance with a jug.
:nuts:

Seriously, just where is and what do you call that place? Is it along Marcos Highway past Gate 2? How far and how many minutes ride from Gate 2? I just have to locate it with Google Earth or Wkimapia.

icarusrising

August 16th, 2007, 09:21 AM

WOW! If i were to give that mountain (or high hill?) a name, it would be Susong Dalaga --which ACTUALLY there is one. It can be viewed while going north from the North Luzon Expressway. My old Dad taught me about it.

But, really, I just have a very fertile imagination to see the semblance with a jug.
:nuts:

Seriously, just where is and what do you call that place? Is it along Marcos Highway past Gate 2? How far and how many minutes ride from Gate 2? I just have to locate it with Google Earth or Wkimapia.

You're right. Nothing to be ashamed of. Hehe. I actually see a "nipple" of sorts at the very peak of the hill.

It's much much farther away. Maybe it will take you at least 45 minutes more. But you shouldn't rush when you're driving. Savor the scenery and the the country air. At certain months of the year, it becomes chilly and foggy. It's like suddenly you're transported to Baguio or Tagaytay.

pi_malejana

August 20th, 2007, 07:30 AM

hi..!! new to this thread.. dating taga-antips.. bago nag-migrate.. so tanong ko lang..

may mga taga-olps ba dito?

kumusta na ung mga tricylce?:lol:

ung imperial and ung kahabaan ng m.l. quezon?:lol:

richard24

August 20th, 2007, 02:05 PM

pi_malejana

August 21st, 2007, 06:39 AM

^^ ey., welcome :)

well., i think joshua888 is from olps. i guess you could PM him here...,

ang mga tricycle dumadami pa rin as usual. as in madami. its like antipolo is the tricycle capital of the philippines.

imperial on the other hand, is already gone. its now shopwise antipolo.

ml quezon is a huge hell hole. sang sulok man ng ml quezon. chaos. people dont even want to use the new sidewalks dahil sa dami ng illegal vendors. tricycles are making matters worst for ml quezon.

thanks sa info.. actually last year lang kami umalis.. regarding shopwise, yes i know mali lang wording ko..:) imperial pa rin kasi tawag ng mom ko dun.. ung kahabaan ng circumferential ung nabanggit ko dun..:)
anyway.. no time for PM, 'di ko rin naman xa kilala.. i'll just wait for his post here..
ung mga tricycle madami pa rin?! :ohno:
kinaanisan ko yang mga yan dahil sa pagsingil nung nasa LORES pa kami.. nag-iisa lang ako, sisingilin sa akin 2 tao, minsan isang byahe pa..:nuts:
tsaka ung traffic flow sa M.L. quezon, jan sa may palangke naku paiba-iba.. one time it's "one way" the next, "take a right turn to superpalanegke," then the next, "turn left to the public school"..:nuts: :nuts:
buti ngat lumipat kami sa bayan.. walking distance na lang OLPS..:banana:
batch 2008 pala ako sa olps kung 'di kami nag-migrate..:)
bago ko pala makalimutan.. ung harap ng bahay namin sa bayan, eh since apartment lang, ung may-ari ginagawang parking area sa mga pilgrims.. ang ingay tuloy lalo na't sunday, imbis na tulog ako..:rant:
one thing more.. ung mga "bakla" este vendors sa may pasalubong center, na minsang lumakad ako dun ng may "porma" para sa isang school meeting, napakag-kamalang akong "taga-labas", tinitindahan ako ng sampaguita, kandila, kasoy..:nuts:
un lang naman mga experience ko dun,..:lol:
thanks....

richard24

August 21st, 2007, 07:03 AM

ako nga isang biyahe singil sakin eh taga cristimar lang ako. :lol:

ako din laging binebentahan ng mga vendors sa simbahan, bad trip nga sila kasi nanghahabol pa. hehehe..., :)

icarusrising

August 24th, 2007, 11:12 AM

Took this from the attic balcony of Buso-Buso Highland resort one foggy morning...

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n37/icarus05x/SierraMadres.jpg

j.r.

September 20th, 2007, 08:00 PM

Here are some photos of views from and within the resort:

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n37/icarus05x/icarus_files_002.jpg

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n37/icarus05x/icarus_files_155.jpg

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n37/icarus05x/Icarus170_edited.jpg

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n37/icarus05x/Icarus172_edited.jpg

I'd also like to comment that the scenes along the road (is it Marcos Highway?) that leads to Quezon/Laguna through the mountains of Rizal is simply stunning. Once you get past Cogeo, the sceneries get more and more beautiful. From Sampaloc, Tanay; the views of Laguna Lake could rival those of Taal Lake from Tagaytay... Wish we made a stop-over.

can't see the photos... :ohno:

Kaiser

October 1st, 2007, 12:31 PM

pi_malejana

October 1st, 2007, 12:49 PM

Ako! taga-olps ako the last two years pero angelicum college na ako ngaun

really? wow.. anong batch?

icarusrising

October 1st, 2007, 02:14 PM

can't see the photos... :ohno:

Sorry. Let me repost them. I forgot the links got broken when I moved them to another album...

Here are some photos of views from and within the resort:

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n37/icarus05x/Antipolo/icarus_files_003.jpg

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n37/icarus05x/Antipolo/icarus_files_155.jpg

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n37/icarus05x/Antipolo/icarus_files_002.jpg

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n37/icarus05x/Antipolo/Icarus170_edited.jpg

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n37/icarus05x/Antipolo/Icarus172_edited.jpg

esagerato

October 1st, 2007, 03:13 PM

because Antipolo is actually beside Metro Manila
so its easily mistaken that its a part of MM

Heres' a map
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c373/Joshua8888/Map.jpg
:booze:

wow, antipolo is big!!! sa left nya pla eh metro manila, sa right naman eh quezon province.

Sinjin P.

October 1st, 2007, 03:16 PM

Btw, does anyone have updates of SM Taytay?

richard24

October 2nd, 2007, 01:34 PM

thanks sa update., :)
^^ yan ba yung building sa bandang bayan? or yung bandang golden city? diba dalwang building yan.,? :)

ganda na ng SM taytay ah., :)

Sinjin P.

October 3rd, 2007, 05:04 AM

^ Nice updates. So when will it open? I thought initial plans were to have an August opening? :dunno:

richard24

October 9th, 2007, 05:17 PM

^^ ang alam ko this month., although i'm not sure., :)

anyways., i got some news on the rizal capitol., tuloy na nga ata talaga ang move., and its gonna on the parking lot in front of the Ynares Center., :)

http://i22.tinypic.com/jg14lc.jpg

the cool thing is, nanjan sa pic bahay namin., :) so malamang tataas land value namin., :)

icarusrising

October 10th, 2007, 07:53 AM

richard24

October 10th, 2007, 03:52 PM

In front of Ynares Center?! That is so stupid. Just plain stupid.

There are many spaces in antipolo to move the capitol.

From masinag to boso-boso! why do they have to cover the frontage of the Arena and do they have to build it on a congested area!

well., those places arent really accesible., and i guess they want a place na mejo malapit lang from the old one., its only a jeep ride away. :) and that side of antipolo isnt too congested., mas congested sa shopwise at bayan., pero this would indeed contribute to traffic., pero at least tataas land value ng bahay namin., :) heheheh., :)

What do they plan to do with the old capitol building and grounds?

ang news(that was posted somewhere here in SSCjust read an article forgot if t'was star or inquirer saying that the Rizal Capitol in Pasig would be relocated in Antipolo and Ortigas would get back the property and together with Ayala would develop it into a mixed use development.

icarusrising

October 11th, 2007, 08:01 AM

^^ I hope they consider conserving the building of the Rizal Capitolyo or incorporating it to become part of the future project. Does anybody have info about when it was built and who designed it? I know it's not very old. It's probably less than 50 years old but still it's already a part of our shared mental map. It's already historical in a sense that countless Rizal citizens must have one way or another experienced going through its hallways to transact or procure documents.

Manila-X

October 11th, 2007, 10:13 AM

Antipolo is a nice place and I like the scenery etc. The only thing I don't like are people who force you to buy their cashew nuts especially within the Antipolo church area. I find them annoying and a nuisance

Sinjin P.

October 11th, 2007, 12:52 PM

^ Very, very true!!! And also those prayer books and images of religious icons. When we were there, someone kept following us 'cause that girl says she's giving a prayer book for free but after she gave it, she was forcing us to give P20 :lol:

richard24

October 11th, 2007, 04:06 PM

oh., you just have to ignore them., :) makulit talaga yang mga yan., :)

Insanedriver

October 11th, 2007, 06:33 PM

pi_malejana

October 11th, 2007, 08:55 PM

^^
mga bading pa!!:lol:

anyway.. may nakakita ba ng A380 jan sa antips?:)

richard24

October 12th, 2007, 11:37 AM

Ortigas seeks Ayala’s Kapitolyo reconnection (http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=business5_oct12_2007)
Cocktales, Victor C. Agustin, Manila Standard Today

Two preeminent Spanish haciendas, Ayala and Ortigas, might be partners again, this time as 21st century developers, if a bold Ortigas plan to re-acquire and re-develop the 10-hectare Kapitolyo compound pushes through. According to the grapevine, the Rizal provincial government, after holding a series of public hearings, has agreed to revert the donated land back to Ortigas and Co. on condition that the developer provides the capitol another usufruct site somewhere in Antipolo.

The broad strokes of the plan had been confirmed by no less than Rizal Gov. Casimiro Ynares III during a recent talk with newsmen. Apparently, the Rizal government and Ortigas have been discussing such a plan since 1992, given that Pasig, where Kapitolyo is located, had already been integrated with highly-urbanized Metro Manila.

According to Ynares, Ortigas would even provide P1-billion cash to the Rizal government to fund the construction of a new capitol building. In addition, the Rizal government would be allowed to keep about a hectare of the present Kapitolyo for the existing tennis courts and other sports-related functions. Another benefit: The present jail right across the Ultra compound would also be relocated.

To fund such an ambitious redevelopment, Ortigas is seeking to re-establish partnership with pre-war partner Ayala Group, whose Bank of the Philippine Islands was a minority stakeholder until the 1970s of what was then Ortigas y Cia. If the joint venture pushes through, Ortigas will contribute the Kapitolyo land, with the Ayala Group providing the capital, development and most likely management of the new mixed-use center.

good news., its not going to be in Ynares Center.
bad news., wala pang info about sa location. but sure enough, its gonna be in antipolo. :)

icarusrising

October 12th, 2007, 06:52 PM

good news., its not going to be in Ynares Center.
bad news., wala pang info about sa location. but sure enough, its gonna be in antipolo. :)

Thanks for the update, Richard. I hope it's in the town proper though. For the ease of the Antipolo townsfolk who may have to transact with both city and provincial government offices, they should be well within each other's vicinity. Also new urban design movements dictate that to lessen the wear and tear on the environment and conserve resources.

Antipolo has a lot of potential because of its accessibility and proximity to Metro Manila. It should be developed as a center for nature/culture tourism and recreation. I saw the map and it seemed to me it occupies roughly a fifth of the land area of the whole province of Rizal.

Manila-X

October 15th, 2007, 06:54 AM

oh., you just have to ignore them., :) makulit talaga yang mga yan., :)

Yes but their attitudes and actions is not good for tourism. Instead of attracting tourists and visitors, they drive them off.

Some friends of mine in Manila avoid visiting the centre of Antipolo because of these people.

Sinjin P.

October 15th, 2007, 07:15 AM

icarusrising

October 15th, 2007, 08:47 AM

^^ I think the two of you mean the same thing. :cheers:

richard24

October 15th, 2007, 12:39 PM

As for me, I wish its somewhere away from the poblacion ot town proper. hoping that it would be built in an undeveloped area then make it accessable so that the Capitol can spur development to undeveloped areas of Antipolo.

yeah., aside from building the capitol., they have to improve the infrastructure around it. maganda nga pag nilagay nila sa buso-buso, pero dapat ayusin nila ang daan paunta dun, well, anyways, pag gawa na ang C-6, madali na pumunta dun., :)

or hopefully, they build the capitol in a different town since I see antipolo to be a Highly Urabanized city soon... if that happens, antipolo would no longer be part of the Province of Rizal.

nah., it should be in antipolo., capital tayo eh., kahit maging highly urbanized ang antipolo, pwede paring capital tayo, unless they classify antipolo as part of metro manila, which is imposible.

look at cebu city, capital siya ng cebu, pero they're politically not part of the province.

pi_malejana

October 15th, 2007, 08:56 PM

ano ba ung capitol..? :)

richard24

October 16th, 2007, 12:11 AM

provincial capitol., rizal's kapitolyo kasi is still in pasig, the former capital of rizal., :)

icarusrising

October 16th, 2007, 09:24 AM

or hopefully, they build the capitol in a different town since I see antipolo to be a Highly Urabanized city soon... if that happens, antipolo would no longer be part of the Province of Rizal.

Hmm..., which town do you propose should the kapitolyo be placed? The progressive towns of Taytay and Cainta may also be destined to become cities and then HUCs in the future too.

I believe Antipolo should be it. As you said, even if it becomes an HUC and detached politically to the rest of the province, geographically, it would still be a part of Rizal anyway. Cebu remains the capital for Cebu province despite being an HUC for historical reasons you said. Antipolo is historical, too. I remember reading about it in the Noli as a center of religious devotion in the region. Even then, Antipolo was a town renown. I see nothing wrong with keeping it as the capital for Rizal even if it does become an HUC.

icarusrising

October 16th, 2007, 10:57 AM

No offense to Teresa folks. It's a nice place and yes, conveniently located at the center. But IMO it lacks the stature that a capital town should have. I think the mere mention of capital town's name should conjure the province itself to mind. I remember asking one of my friends way back in college what the capital of Laguna is... Many who were listening got surprised to know it's Sta. Cruz in the middle of the province. All of us thought it's Calamba.

BTW, isn't the choice for the capital town for Rizal a settled thing already?