Antipolo City and Rizal Province

[Kaiser]

Historical Background of Antipolo



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


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


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


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






Antipolo is famous for it's delicacies

Cityhall

[Sinjin P.]

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

[Kaiser]

Originally Posted by sinjin

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

[kiretoce]

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

[qt_bi]

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.]

Originally Posted by qt_bi

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]

Originally Posted by qt_bi

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]

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.


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.

[richard24]

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.

[Kaiser]

Originally Posted by richard24

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

[c0kelitr0]

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

[Sinjin P.]

Not just Antipolo but the whole Rizal Province in specific.

[richard24]

Originally Posted by Joshua888

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

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.

Originally Posted by c0kelitr0

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

Originally Posted by sinjin

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

[surfsam]

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]

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

[Kaiser]

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

[Kaiser]

other pix of callospa

[Kaiser]

and more pix of callospa

[Kaiser]

moreeee pixxxxx of callospa

[Kaiser]

somemore pix of callospa