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History of Penafrancia Resort
It was inaugurated September 1970 during the Fiesta
of Our Lady of Penafrancia. Construction of the Main House and 2 pools started
May of 1970. The initial intention of the owner was to have a summer home
for their family in Naga. Their family eventually moved out of their home
in Garcia St. in Naga City to live in Carolina.
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"Ipapasyal Kita"
Have you ever been to Bicol? Have you seen the Majestic Mayon Volcano?
Have you visited the Virgin of our Lady of Penafrancia? Or the CWC Watersport
Center in Pili?
Why not plan a trip this summer with your family and friends and enjoy the
beauty of Bicol. By land trip, you can take the aircon buses at the Araneta
Center.
Or take a 9 hour drive with your car. Better yet bring along with you a
group. Manila to Naga is about 9 hours. This can be broken down to 3 legs.
- Ist leg is from Manila to Lucena City about 3 1/2 hours drive
- 2nd leg Lucena to Calauag about 2 1/2 hours drive
- 3rd leg Calauag to Naga City about 3 hours drive.
It is recommended that you leave Manila about 5 A.M. No problem with clean
toilets as there are lots of Petrons, Shell and Caltex stations along the
way. Lunch? No problem too. In Lucena you have Maxs, Jollibee, McDonalds,etc.
But I like eating in the native restaurants along the way. If you're not
in a hurry you can have your lunch at PalayIisdaan inbetween Tayabas and Lucban
in Quezon . Very good native food. Inihaw na baboy per kilo , Fresh tilapia,
veggies, lots of other goodies for a very reasonable price. Or at LITA's Seafood
Restaurant, along the National Highway in Atimonan. (You will not miss it
there are lots of cars and trucks parked on the right side of the road if
your going to Bicol.)
On the 3rd leg starting in the town of Calauag. The next concern is not to
miss the turn going to The Quirino Highway now Andaya Highway. You will see
a sign to TAGKAWAYAN . The idea is not to pass to DAET AS THIS WILL BE AN
ADDITIONAL 2 HOURS DRIVE. so from Calauag its TAGKAWAYAN, DEL GALLEGO, RAGAY,
LUPI, SIPOCOT. From Sipocot to Naga is an easy 45 minutes to 1 hour drive.
Halina sa Malabsay Falls and Atulayan Island.
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Resort is located at kilometer 12 just at the foothills of Mount Isarog.
About 7 kilometer uphill of cemented road from Penafrancia Resort you will
get to the flat area leading to a 200 steps decent to Malabsay Falls.
Water so cold and so fresh awaits you. Nature so green and beautiful.
This can be done half a day at the most.
Another beautiful place to visit is Atulayan Island.
It is best to make arrangements with the Resort to prepare packed lunch and
drinks.
Leave Penafrancia Resort about 7 AM for a 45minutes drive to Sagnay port.
You can check your maps for directions.
You will pass Pili, Ocampo, Tigaon then Sagnay.
When you get to Sagnay ask where the port is so you can take a boat to the
Island its a 15 minutes boat ride.
You can rent a boat for about P1,800.00 to bring you to the Island and to
pick you up say 2 PM.
This is a great day trip.
You can be back in Naga about 4 PM.
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Beautiful Mayon
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Mayon Volcano, also known as Mount Mayon, is an active stratovolcano in the province of Albay, in the Bicol Region, on the island of Luzon, in the Philippines.
Renowned as the "Perfect Cone" because of its almost perfectly conical shape, Mayon is situated 15 kilometres northwest of Legazpi City.
Mayon Volcano is the main landmark of Albay Province, Philippines. It is ten kilometres from the Gulf of Albay, in the municipalities of Legazpi City, Daraga, Camalig, Guinobatan, Ligao City, Tabaco City, Malilipot, and Santo Domingo (clockwise from Legazpi). It rises 2462 m (8,077 ft) above the gulf
All roads lead to Naga for BSP jamboree
By Jonas Cabiles Soltes
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NAGA
CITY --- All roads lead to the 21-hectare Pasia estate in Bgy. Carolina at
the foot of scenic Mt. Isarog, some 15 kilometers from the city's business
center, as some 6,000 to 7,000 scouters from all over Bicol and contingents
from key cities and provinces in Southern Tagalog and Metro Manila converge
for the six-day 7th Bicol Regional Jamborette that
the city government and the Boy Scouts of the Philippines Naga City Chapter
are jointly hosting.
Opening day will be ushered in by a parade in the morning of Saturday, Nov.
22, around the city's business district for a brief welcome ceremony at Plaza
Quezon here. Assembly area will be Panganiban Avenue which will be temporarily
closed to traffic for at least one hour during that time and day before the
start of the parade.
City Mayor and Camp Chief Jesse M. Robredo will formally
welcome the delegations while Boy Scouts of the Philippines National President
and Makati City Mayor Jejomar Binay will officially open the regional jamborette
after his brief message.
The opening program will follow late in the afternoon at the campsite which
is adjacent to the Penafrancia Resort, also within the Pacia estate, in Bgy.
Carolina wherein sub-camps, a grand arena, activity centers, exhibit areas,
medical corps, observation tower, obstacle courses, market and food stalls,
and other camping facilities have been set up. Among the highlight activities
are the treks to Malabsay Falls, Panicuason mini-hydro and hot spring, and
Camp One of the lush Mt. Isarog Natural Park.
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Phil Islands Historic Tour by the Manila Sports Car Club March 2007
Summer of March 2007, a group of about 10 Vintage
cars plus 4 backup vehicles took a drive around the Philippines.
(1st LEG)Day 1 they left Manila at about 5 A.M. headed for Naga City.
They took the SLEX to Calamba then took the STAR Toll to Lipa. From Lipa they
passed the towns of Padre Garcia, Rosario, San Juan then Candelaria. From
Candelaria, next town is Sariaya then Lucena.
2nd LEG starts in Lucena to Pagbilao then climb the beautiful
Quezon National Park in Atimonan.After the drive to the Quezon National Park
the group were greeted by the blue waters of the Philippine Sea. (LITAs Seafood
Restaurant is just down the road ) Then its Gumaca, Lopez and Calauag.The
group gassed up here in Calaug
The 3rd LEG starts here then to Tagkawayan, Del Gallego,
Ragay, Lupi, up to Junction of Sipocot. Before the Quirino Highway was constructed
these town could only be reached via the Philippine Natrional Railway. The
group made a pit stop in Sipocot then proceeded to Naga City where they we
welcomed by Mayor Jess Robredo.
See the vintage cars in their tour
About Naga City
The City of Naga (Bikol: Ciudad nin Naga; Filipino:
Lungsod ng Naga) is a city of the Philippines. Located in the Bicol Region,
a peninsula on the southeasternmost tip of the island of Luzon, it is 377
kilometers southeast of Manila, the nation's capital, and about 380 kilometers
northeast of Cebu City, Queen City of Southern Philippines.
With a relatively small land area compared to all cities in Bicol which accounts
for it being the most densely-populated city in the region, Naga City is locally
known as the "Heart of Bicol". It is the religious and
cultural center of the Bicol region. Residents of the City are called
Naguenos.
Naga City is at the core of Metro Naga, an unofficial
designation given to 14 municipalities and Naga City administered by the Metro
Naga Development Council. MNDC covers the entire 2nd district of the province
of Camarines Sur, and part of its 1st, 3rd and 4th districts.
Brief History of Naga City
Before the coming of Spanish conquerors, Naga was
already a flourishing village along the banks of the Naga River. It was an
important village with comparatively sophisticated weaponry and surprisingly
advanced culture.
For hundreds of years during the Spanish colonial era, the
Naga that we know now was once the center of trade, education and culture,
and the seat of governmental and ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Bicol and
parts of modern Southern Tagalog and Central Luzon.
In 1573, on his second expedition to this region, the conquistador Juan de
Salcedo landed in a village and named it "Naga" because of the abundance of
Narra trees ("Naga" in Bikol) in the place. In 1575, Captain Pedro de Chavez,
the commander of the garrison left behind by Salcedo, founded on the site
of the present business center (across the river from the original Naga) a
Spanish city which he named La Ciudad de Caceres, in honor of Francisco de
Sande, the governor-general and a native of the city of Caceres in Spain.
It was still by this name that it was identified in the papal bull of August
14, 1595 that erected the See of Caceres, together with those of Cebu and
Nueva Segovia, and made it the seat of the new bishopric under the Archdiocese
of Manila.
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