https://www.facebook.com/283327371535695/

LAG-kwatsa, Laguna Science Integrated High School, Brgy. Puypuy, Bay (2025)

08/05/2024

𝑯𝑬𝑳𝑳𝑶 mga ka-𝑳𝑨𝑮-𝒌𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒔𝒂! This ends your 10-𝓭𝓪𝔂 journey with us 😞. We hope you enjoyed and learned a lot while exploring the wonders of Laguna 🗺️.

Now, it’s time to 𝚎𝚟𝚊𝚕𝚞𝚊𝚝𝚎! 🔎. Kindly take your time to click on the link shown below 👇 or scan the QR CODE attached to our post and give us your honest thoughts about your 𝙇𝘼𝙂-𝙠𝙬𝙖𝙩𝙨𝙖 experience! We hope for your sincere cooperation. Once again thank you and have a nice day! 🍃

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📍𝐋𝐀𝐆-𝐤𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐬𝐚, 𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒇𝒇.

06/05/2024

𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟎 : 𝐏𝐚𝐞𝐭𝐞, 𝐋𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐧𝐚

𝓟𝓪𝓮𝓽𝓮, 𝓴𝓾𝓷𝓰 𝓼𝓪𝓪𝓷 𝓼𝓲𝓷𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓪𝔂 𝓹𝓪𝓽𝓾𝓵𝓸𝔂 𝓾𝓶𝓾-𝓾𝓴𝓲𝓽 𝓼𝓪 𝓴𝓪𝓼𝓪𝔂𝓼𝓪𝔂𝓪𝓷. ✨

🔎 Ang Paete ay isang bayan sa lalawigan ng Laguna, na kilala sa mga mayayamang kultural na pamana, lalo na sa 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗻 𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗴-𝘂𝘂𝗸𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗵𝗶𝘆𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴.

🔎 Madalas na tinutukoy ang Paete bilang '𝐖𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐬' 🪵⛏ dahil sa matagal nang tradisyon nito sa paggawa ng mga mahahalagang 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜-𝙠𝙖𝙝𝙤𝙮, 𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙝𝙞𝙮𝙤𝙣, 𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙜𝙖 𝙜𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝙠𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙮 𝙣𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙝𝙖.

🔎 Ang mga manggagawa sa bayan ay lubos na bihasa sa pag-uukit sa kahoy, na ipinamamana sa bawat henerasyon.

🔎 Ang karamihan sa mga ito ay nagmula pa sa panahon ng 𝔨𝔬𝔩𝔬𝔫𝔶𝔞𝔩𝔦𝔰𝔪𝔬𝔫𝔤 𝔈𝔰𝔭𝔞𝔫𝔶𝔬𝔩 kung saan ang mga manggagawa sa Pilipinas ay tinuturuan ng mga prayleng Espanyol sa sining ng paggawa ng mga imaheng pangrelihiyon at pag-uukit sa kahoy.

🔎 Sa kasalukuyan, patuloy na ipinagpapatuloy ng mga manggagawa sa bayan ang tradisyong ito, lumilikha ng mga obra maestra na hinahanap-hanap sa lokal at internasyonal na pamilihan.

🔎 Ang 𝕾𝖆𝖎𝖓𝖙 𝕵𝖆𝖒𝖊𝖘 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝕬𝖕𝖔𝖘𝖙𝖑𝖊 𝕻𝖆𝖗𝖎𝖘𝖍 𝕮𝖍𝖚𝖗𝖈𝖍 ⛪ o kilala rin bilang The Roman Catholic Church of Saint James the Apostle o Church of Paete, ay ang nag-iisang Romanong Katolikong simbahan sa bayan ng Paete.

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https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3013/2722058974_c2e750626a.jpg
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/files/2019/04/0428paete-2.jpg
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https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5UB068Q2pHw/T5WLNAKdTVI/AAAAAAAABA0/x4OhngRkwTU/s1600/Paete7.jpg

05/05/2024

📍 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟗 : 𝐒𝐭𝐚. 𝐂𝐫𝐮𝐳 - 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐊𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐮𝐭𝐢

🔎 𝐊𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐢 (white cheese) 🧀 is a traditional breakfast in Laguna, which is made from the 𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙠 𝙤𝙛 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙗𝙖𝙤𝙨 𝙤𝙧 𝙬𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙗𝙪𝙛𝙛𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙚𝙨 and is widely produced in Sta. Cruz.

🔎 Kesong puti, eaten with hot pandesal🍞 and kape or tsokolate ☕ became the municipality’s 𝘀𝘆𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 as it is the most popular food in the town’s culinary history 🍴

🔎 The festival evolved to include the 𝓬𝓾𝓵𝓽𝓾𝓻𝓪𝓵 𝓾𝓷𝓲𝓺𝓾𝓮𝓷𝓮𝓼𝓼 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓲𝓷𝓭𝓾𝓼𝓽𝓻𝓲𝓪𝓵 𝓹𝓻𝓸𝔀𝓮𝓼𝓼 of the town of Sta. Cruz.

🔎 𝕾𝖙𝖆. 𝕮𝖗𝖚𝖟 may not have natural tourist spots and no wide areas to develop but one thing the townsmen of Santa Cruz are proud of are the 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱𝘀 🍴 available in the town. Santa Cruz boasts of the famous white cheese or kesong puti, freshly made from carabao's milk🥛

🔎 𝗕𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗸𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝘂𝗴𝗼𝗸 or bibingkang itlog is one of the most anticipated foods in Sta. Cruz, Laguna.

🔎 Bugok is considered as an 𝗘𝘅𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱, as it is a combination of duck’s eggs and abnoy or rotten eggs. 🥚 Yes, this food has rotten eggs which contributes to its rancid smell. But, some say that the more it stinks, it tastes better.

𝐅𝐮𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬!

🧀 Sta. Cruz is a first class urban municipality and 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗻𝗮 in the Philippines.

🧀 Kesong puti is sometimes called “𝙁𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙤 𝙢𝙤𝙯𝙯𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙖” because of its texture that is similar to Italian buffalo mozzarella.

🧀 The town has been producing the cheese for 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀.

🧀 Kesong Puti is paramount to the town’s identity and culinary history that it holds an annual festival anchored to the local delicacy.

🧀 Also, more than just a spread for bread, the townspeople use kesong puti as a unique ingredient in various dishes.

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https://biyahenisanty03.blogspot.com/2015/08/6-things-you-must-try-or-visit-in.html?m=1https://lagunatoptenfestivals.blogspot.com/2017/04/santa-cruz-laguna-kesong-puti-festival.html?m=1
https://www.pinoytravelogue.com/2021/01/kesong-puti-sta-cruz-laguna.html?m=1

Photo Sources are in each image.

04/05/2024

📍 𝐃𝐚𝐲 8 : 𝐋𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐧 - 𝐄𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐲

𝓛𝓾𝓶𝓫𝓪𝓷, 𝓼𝓽𝓲𝓽𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓽𝓸𝓰𝓮𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓻 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓯𝓾𝓽𝓾𝓻𝓮 𝓵𝓮𝓰𝓪𝓬𝔂 𝓸𝓯 𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓹𝓮𝓸𝓹𝓵𝓮 ✨

🔎 𝕷𝖚𝖒𝖇𝖆𝖓, also known as the “𝙀𝙢𝙗𝙧𝙤𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝘾𝙖𝙥𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨”, 🪡 is one of the oldest towns in Laguna. With a population of 32,330, according to the 2020 consensus, represents about 0.96% of the total population in Laguna.

🔎 Lumban is widely known for their 𝗲𝘅𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘆
and 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀, creating distinctive and intricate designs with their needles and threads. 🧵

🔎 This tradition can be traced back to the early years of 𝔖𝔭𝔞𝔫𝔦𝔰𝔥 𝔠𝔬𝔩𝔬𝔫𝔦𝔷𝔞𝔱𝔦𝔬𝔫, dating back to the 𝟏𝟔𝟎𝟎𝐬.

🔎 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐧𝐮𝐧𝐬 introduced needlework to the wives of fishermen in the community to have something to do during their spare time, which led to the start of a wonderful tradition that has flourished with time.

🔎 Various designs are intricately embroidered on a variety of fabrics, such as 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙞, 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙚, 𝙘𝙤𝙩𝙩𝙤𝙣, 𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣𝙯𝙖, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙞ñ𝙖, through the calado style of embroidery.

🔎 The 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐲 🪡normally removes threads from the sewn design, showcasing a neat creation that reflects the embroiderers' top-notch skills and technique. This intricate work of embroidery can be found on clothing like 𝙗𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙜, 𝙛𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙖, 𝙬𝙚𝙙𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙜𝙤𝙬𝙣𝙨 👗

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Pictures:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Lumban_Church.jpg/1200px-Lumban_Church.jpg
https://virtualombudsman.com/media/reviews/photos/original/e9/2d/8f/lumban-9-1532419061.jpg
https://kapampangantraveller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/img_7976.jpg?w=768

Information:
https://www.dti.gov.ph/regions/region-4a/region-4a-success-stories/heritage-in-stitches-celebrating-embroidery-the-fashionoble-way/ #:~:text=Considered%20as%20the%20Embroidery%20Capital,handling%20of%20thread%20and%20needle
https://narrastudio.com/blogs/journal/the-hand-embroidery-of-lumban #:~:text=The%20tradition%20of%20hand%20embroidery,date%20back%20to%20the%201600s

03/05/2024

𝐃𝐚𝐲 7 : 𝐒𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐨 - 𝐒𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐋𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬

𝐒𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐥𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬: connected craters, intertwined fates 🌊 🍃
San Pablo City, also known as the 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐋𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬🌊, is the oldest of the six cities in Laguna🏦. It is also known as one of the oldest cities in the Philippines. It is the largest province, by land area, in laguna, hosting a population of 𝟐𝟔𝟔,𝟎𝟔𝟖.
The city is famous for its seven interconnected lakes: 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐜 𝐋𝐚𝐤𝐞, 𝐘𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐨 𝐋𝐚𝐤𝐞, 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐚𝐤𝐞, 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐤𝐩𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐚𝐤𝐞, 𝐁𝐮𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐋𝐚𝐤𝐞, 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐚𝐤𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐨𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐩 𝐋𝐚𝐤𝐞.
The lakes were formed due to a phreatic eruption ⛰where the lava from Mt. San Cristobal intersected with groundwater, blowing out the overlying rocks creating a circular and crater-like depression which was soon filled up by rainwater 🌧.

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Pictures:
https://i0.wp.com/sanpablocityassociation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/lanzones-fruit-by-by-lanzones-fruit-images-lanzones-fruit-tree-edited.jpg?ssl=1
https://www.judethetourist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/san-pablo-city-laghuna-1536x864.jpg
https://i0.wp.com/sanpablocityassociation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/195043534_10215608927096570_1869153703233727458_n.jpg?fit=2732%2C1138
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/87/21/96/872196b1a0ef93647067ea33a364ce17.jpg
https://ik.imagekit.io/tvlk/blog/2023/11/lMe6ZwlW-shutterstock_1144908269.jpg?tr=dpr-2,w-675

Information:
https://llda.gov.ph/seven-7-crater-lakes/ #:~:text=San%20Pablo%20City%20is%20a,Sampaloc%20Lake%20and%20Yambo%20Lake
https://www.bolingbrook.com/index.asp?SEC=A7A2C00A-A06C-46E8-BFD3-288629EC5B4C&Type=B_BASIC #:~:text=San%20Pablo%20is%20a%20first,hosts%20a%20population%20of%20266%2C068

02/05/2024

📍 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟔 - 𝐋𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐰, 𝐋𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐧𝐚

𝐀𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐬 🩴

Ang Liliw ang tinaguriang "𝙏𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙨 𝘾𝙖𝙥𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙣𝙜 𝙋𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙨" ✨ dahil sa patuloy na pag-unlad ng kanilang sariling gawang tsinelas na maasahang matibay at may kalidad.

Bukod sa tsinelas, marami pang tampok na produkto ang ipinagmamalaki ng Liliw, kabilang na dito ang kanilang 𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗴 🍷 𝗮𝘁 𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗼 𝗯𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝗶𝘁 🫓

Ang uraro biscuit ay gawa mula sa 𝗿𝗼𝗼𝘁 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗽 𝗼 𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗼, at ang 🥥 𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗴 naman ay isang inuman na galing sa katas ng puno ng niyog 🌴

Marami ring nakakabinghaning pasyalan ang pwedeng libutin sa Liliw, gaya ng 𝔰𝔦𝔪𝔟𝔞𝔥𝔞𝔫 𝔫𝔦 𝔖𝔞𝔫 𝔍𝔲𝔞𝔫 𝔅𝔞𝔲𝔱𝔦𝔰𝔱𝔞 ⛪ na itinayo pa noong 𝟏𝟔𝟏𝟐. Natatangi ang disenyo ng simbahang ito dahil may arkitekturang may pulang tisa.

Ayon sa mga kwento, ang pangalan ng Liliw ay nagmula sa isang ibon 🐦 Sinasabi na sinubukan ni G*t Tayaw na pangalanan ang bayan sa pamamagitan ng 𝙥𝙖𝙜-𝙖𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙮 𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙗𝙤𝙣 𝙨𝙖 𝙠𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙖𝙣 ngunit isang uwak ang dumating na syang pinaniniwalaan ni G*t Tayaw na masamang senyales. Kaya't nagtayo siya ulit ng kawayan hanggang may dumating na isang magandang ibon na dumapo sa kawayan at umawit ng "𝐿𝒾𝓌, 𝐿𝒾𝓌, 𝐿𝒾𝓌," ✨🎶 na naging sanhi ng pangalang Liliw.

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Pictures:
https://wheninmyjourneys.com/2023/05/15/laguna-liliw-gat-tayaw-tsinelas-festival-2023/
https://www.vigattintourism.com/tourism/articles/Liliw-The-Tsinelas-Capital-A-Red-Church-and-Some-Good-Eats
https://www.flickr.com/photos/thepinaysolobackpacker/51841788024/sizes/c/
https://amommabroad.com/blog/liliw (made by tapakpinay)
https://www.hellotravel.com/events/liliw-gat-tayaw-tsinelas-festival

Information:
https://liliwtsinelas.com/maikling-pagpapakilala-sa-bayan-ng-liliw/

01/05/2024

📍 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟓 : 𝐋𝐨𝐬 𝐁𝐚ñ𝐨𝐬, 𝐤𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐢𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐭𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐧

°❀⋆.ೃ࿔𐦍༘ 𝑀𝒶𝓇𝒾𝒶 𝑀𝒶𝓀𝒾𝓁𝒾𝓃𝑔, ang nakabibighaning 𝓓𝓪𝔂𝓪𝓷𝓰 ng 𝐋𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐧𝐚 𐦍༘.ೃ࿔⋆❀°

🪷 In Philippine mythology, 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴, affectionately known as Maria Makiling, holds a place of reverence and significance. Her legend is intrinsically tied to the picturesque Mount Makiling in Laguna, Philippines, and she is revered as one of the most widely recognized 𝓭𝓲𝔀𝓪𝓽𝓪𝓼 (anitos) 🧚🏻‍♀️ in Philippine folklore.
🪷 She was venerated in pre-colonial Philippines as a goddess known as 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮 ✨ or Dian Masalanta who was invoked to stop deluges, storms, and earthquakes.
🪷 The appellation “𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝙈𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜” is a fusion of Spanish and Tagalog, derived from “Maria ng Makiling,” signifying “Maria of Makiling.” This name is an assimilation that evolved under Hispanic influence from an alternative title for the Diwata, “𝘿𝙖𝙮𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝙈𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜.”--- “Dayang” is rooted in Austronesian, denoting a “princess” or a “noble lady.”
🪷 Many locals claim to have seen her on the slopes of Mount Makiling, particularly during times of mist or fog, and believe that she takes the form of a 𝓌𝒽𝒾𝓉𝑒 𝒷𝓊𝓉𝓉𝑒𝓇𝒻𝓁𝓎. 🦋 In the legend, she is described as having long flowing hair, a white gown, and an otherworldly presence.
🪷 𝐌𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠, in a remarkable twist of nature, takes on the silhouette of a woman, often said to be the very likeness of Maria herself ⛰ . The mountain’s numerous peaks are said to correspond to Maria’s facial features and her two bosoms, while her tresses gracefully cascade down a gentle slope, mirroring the flow of her spirit away from her earthly form ✨

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Photo References :
Maria Makiling oil painting by lasarasu on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cs_fGCuLDcu/
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/e1/36/cc/e136cc115af4da73878de2c35796482d.jpg
https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.3e60f5f1a04eea3ce17c9e95b61edb5c?rik=Duo5iLrFL3P8bA&riu=http%3a%2f%2f4.bp.blogspot.com%2f-NIw58IV6ie8%2fT1XInTHkIWI%2fAAAAAAAABO8%2fddMt3pq4Rzs%2fs1600%2fP1010507.jpg&ehk=nmgDer%2bu20smhCHIgkMChd2hAbg538Os6NjMbXUETRY%3d&risl=&pid=ImgRaw&r=0
https://twomonkeystravelgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Travel-Guide-to-Mt.-Makiling-Los-Ba%C3%B1os-Laguna-Philippines.jpg

Facts:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Makiling
https://en.m.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Los_Ba%C3%B1os_(Laguna)
https://losbanos.gov.ph/abouts
https://mythlok.com/maria-makiling/

30/04/2024

📍 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟒: 𝐁𝐈Ñ𝐀𝐍 - 𝐒𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐰 𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐧, 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧 𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐧

【𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐤 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞】💃

🔍 The 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐤, also known as 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐨, is a 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 🕺 from Biñan, Laguna, known for its use of 𝐜𝐨𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 in both 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 and 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞. This dance is commonly performed at 𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 and 𝐨𝐜𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, including the 𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐫𝐨 𝐋𝐚𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐲, as a tribute to the 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬.
🔍 The 𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬 of the 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐤 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 🌴 trace back to the 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐝, emerging from the tensions between 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐦 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐨 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐬 vying for 𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐤 - 𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐨𝐢𝐥 and 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐮𝐞 from slow-simmered coconut milk 🥥
🔍 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲, it is 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬 attached to 𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲. 🔍The 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐤 is a 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐫-𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞: the 𝐩𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧, which showcase 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐭, and the 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐚, representing 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. The 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐬 in this dance wear 𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐬, while the 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 wear 𝐛𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐬. The 𝐜𝐨𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬 are attached in positions at the 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭, 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐬, serving as 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬. Additionally, coconut shells are attached to 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬, 𝐫𝐡𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐤𝐞 in the 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥.

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Online photo sources:
Carlos “Botong” Francisco’s “Maglalatik,” an illustration for an advertisement for DRB Appliances. Retrieved from: https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/modern-living/2022/01/22/2155456/flamenco-and-coconut-dancing
https://experiencebinan.com/see-binan/
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ph_locator_laguna_binan.svg
https://iwillfollow2011.wordpress.com/2011/06/13/independence-day-and-i-went-to-binan-and-calamba-laguna/
https://discover.hubpages.com/entertainment/The-Secret-of-Maglalatik-Dance
References:
https://experiencebinan.com/see-binan/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nccaofficial/18261608839

29/04/2024

📍𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟑: 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐔𝐀𝐍 - 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬

【𝐏𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞】🍍

🔎 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐧𝐚! 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐚𝐧 [kalawan] or the 𝐌𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐚𝐧 (Tagalog: 𝘉𝘢𝘺𝘢𝘯 𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘢𝘯) is a 𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐧𝐚 known for producing 𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬 in the province.
🔎 The “𝐏𝐢𝐧𝐲𝐚 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥” or the 𝐏𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥, an event that started in the year 𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟗, is celebrated in Calauan annually every 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟓, the feast day of the town’s patron saint, 𝐈𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐫 (Spanish: 𝘚𝘢𝘯 𝘐𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘳𝘰 𝘓𝘢𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘳) who is also the 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬.
🔎 The festival promotes not just pineapples but also the other 𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐚𝐧. Other cultural presentations in the festival include 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬, 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐲 𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 like 𝐆𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐚𝐧, and 𝐏𝐢𝐧𝐲𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐃𝐢𝐲𝐨𝐬𝐚 and 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐡𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐬, where 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐬, mainly made from 𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬 are presented.
🔎 There are a variety of local pineapple products from Calauan, one producer of these products is 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐀. 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐚, the founder of Piñana Gourmet Food Products, the 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐚𝐧. Some products that they sell are the “piñatuyo,” combining the salty “tuyo” or dried fish, and the sweet pineapple, “piñachampoy,” a sweet treat made from pineapple skin, “piñabars,” “tinapiña,”and the “piñapie,” similar to the famous "Buko Pie" of Los Banos but instead, pineapple is the pie's filling. If you wish to order from Piñana Gourmet Food Products. 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺!

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Online Photo sources:
https://scenezonesquad.wordpress.com/2021/02/05/colorful-pinya-festival/
https://travellingpeoples.com/2022/01/10/6-things-to-do-in-calauan-laguna-philippines/
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:CalauanLagunajf4387_06.JPG
http://alagaw.dict.gov.ph/~s2govcalauanph/?page_id=65
References:
https://getaway.ph/blog/arts-and-culture/pinatuyo-unique-pineapple-products-add-more-sweetness-to-pinya-festival-in-calauan/
https://calauanlaguna.gov.ph/historical-background/
https://scenezonesquad.wordpress.com/2021/02/05/colorful-pinya-festival/

28/04/2024

📍 𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝟐: 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐌𝐁𝐀 - 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬

【José Rizal】🤵

🔍 José Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonzo Realonda or Jose Rizal is our country's national hero. He was born and raised in the city of Calamba. He was a patriot, physician, and the inspiration for the nation.
🔍 Known for his works “𝐍𝐨𝐥𝐢 𝐌𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐞“ and “𝐄𝐥 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐦𝐨“ which established his reputation of being the leading spokesman of the Philippine reform movement, Jose Rizal, after becoming a doctor, became committed to reforming the Spanish rule over our country.
🔍 In 1892, when he returned to Manila after studying abroad, he established a peaceful, non-violent reform society called “𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐚 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐚”. Which advocated for a better relationship between Spain and the Philippines. Threatened by this, the Spaniards deported him to Dapitan in northwest Mindanao where he remained for the next 4 years.
🔍 Born on June 19, 1861, José Rizal grew up in an original two-story Spanish colonial house in Calamba, Laguna. During WWII, Rizal's original house was destroyed, but was rebuilt at the same site on June 19, 1950.

💡 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐅𝐔𝐍 𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐒!

ー The original house was destroyed by the Spaniards, but the remaining structure of the house was bought by the government for 24,000 pesos.
ー Jose Rizal has had 3 animal species named after him.
ー He has written two plays: El Consejo de los Dioses (The Council of the Gods) in 1879 and Junto Al Pasig (Beside the Pasig).
ー Jose Rizal is a polyglot as he can speak up to 22 languages.
ー Jose Rizal wrote a 3rd book entitled “Makamisa” but it remains unfinished.
ー Rizal operated on his mother’s eye.

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Fun facts:
https://www.ptvnews.ph/did-you-know-interesting-facts-about-jose-rizal/
Pictures:
https://outoftownblog.com/travel-guide-jose-rizal-shrine-in-calamba-laguna/
https://travelthroughparadise.com/destinations/articles/Calamba_Jose_Rizal_Shrine.php

27/04/2024

📍 𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝟏: 𝐁𝐀𝐘 - 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐧𝐚

【𝐒𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡】⛪️

🔎 Found in Bay, Laguna; the church of St. Augustine is considered as the 𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞. First constructed with Nipa and bamboo. Built in the year 1571 in the barangay of 𝐀𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐚, it was founded by Martin de Rada in dedication to St Augustin of Hippo, and finally consecrated as a parish in 1580. In the later year of 1804, the church was 𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐚𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐨 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐬.

🔎 In the 18th century, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐜𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐚𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐬 (𝐎𝐅𝐌), with 𝐃𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐨 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐥 as its new parish priest on 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟑, 𝟏𝟕𝟑𝟕.

🔎 Since its reconstruction in bayan, one of the remaining pieces left behind by the 𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐥. Found outside, it was once used as the church's main bell, however due to its age and safety concerns after a particularly strong earthquake left it cracked; it was removed.

🔎 After the 𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐖𝐚𝐫, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞. Which was repaired and made into what the church looks like today.

ℹ️ Parish Plaque

26/04/2024

𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗮 𝗺𝗴𝗮 𝗹𝗮𝗸𝘄𝗮𝘁𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗼’𝘁 𝗹𝗮𝗸𝘄𝗮𝘁𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗮! 📣

Halina’t samahan kami sa sampung araw na paglalakbay kung saan babaybayain at bubuksan natin ang natatagaong kagandahan ng probinsya ng Laguna 🗺. Kaya ano pa ang hinihintay mo? Tara na’t mag 𝙇𝘼𝙂-𝙆𝙬𝙖𝙩𝙨𝙖, tungo sa pagbukas ng mga hiwaga ng Laguna! ⛰

Nais naming magbigay ng pagkakataon sa mga tao na masiyahan at maunawaan ang mga natatanging destinasyon, tradisyon, at karanasan 🌺 sa Laguna upang magtaguyod ng pagmamahal sa lokal na turismo 🏝

📌 Tumutok lamang sa LAG-Kwatsa page upang masaksihan ang isa-isang pagbubukas ng hiwaga ng Laguna sa bawat bayan na aming itatampok sa loob ng sampung araw.

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