AHP MALABON-NAVOTAS tour

image by: Tito Encarnacion 

I missed the last AHP  tour, because of a big problem last month ,

after a long while of missing my friends, I decided its time to relax

and release myself from a major stress that happened a month ago.

so I joined the AHP Navotas-Malabon tour organized by my friends

ate Bhel, syoti Johnson Bernardo,  and coordinated by ate Presy,

I met my friends at San Bartolome Church in Malabon  since its near

Monumento, so I missed the St.Joseph Parish Church  and Navotas

ancestral houses early in the morning. I did'nt see PSST writter and

Collector's Connection blogger -Rence Chan today.I guess he is busy

with a loaded schedule from a lot of event invites. we miss you Rence!

Registration was a breeze...well organized. kudos to the organizers and coordinator
picture courtesy of ate Bhel.

After our registration. we proceeded to the tour. 82 heritage lovers

were present that day. A LOT.

The tour begins at San Bartolome Church, followed by a visit to the
these heritage houses of old Malabon: SyJuco House, Nepomuceno House,
El Casa Katipunero and then Angel Cacnio Gallery then back to Monumento.
when in Malabon, The six destinations for adventurous diners are the
Lugaw Xperience, Hazel’s Puto, Jamico’s restaurant, Dolor’s Kakanin,
Nanay’s Pansit and Betsy’s Cake Center.
and these foods cannot be compared to competition from fast-food chains,
these home-based eateries have thrived because their delicious dishes or pastries
can be found only in Malabon,
 
And so our first stop was the church in San Bartolome.

Tambobong now known as Malabon was founded as a "Visita" of 

Tondo, Manila on 21 May 1599. It composed of two small islands

namely Navotas and Maysilo.

On 17 May 1614 Tambobong was established as an independent parish
under the advocation of San Bartolome Apostol.
Malabon celebrates the feast of their Patron saint, Apostle Saint
Bartholomew every 24th day of August.

The City was a part of the Old Tondo province and have been in existence even in
the early years of Spanish Occupation when it was still called "Tambobong"  which is
a specie of bamboo abundant at the place at that time. The town's parish has recently
celebrated its 406 years of foundation(so I will assume that its been populated since
1614 or perhaps earlier?) visit Malabon specially their tricycle tours and discover
and un-learn whats written in your old outdated history books.  there are still
many remnants of the old Malabon still existing in the city.

Before we proceeded to our next stop. here is tourism Head
Egay giving us a talk.      listen....

then we proceeded to our next stop  It was originally built more than 100
years ago and has since became a school, a tobacco factory until it became
a residential house.

the owner of the house giving us  a talk and a small introduction

we  choosed to get inside the house first before having lunch here are some

of the interior shots taken by my pretty photog Jenny See.

before going in, we have to remove our shoes, its a Malabon tradition. so as not
to damage the floors.

 as I watched in amazement of the marvelous collection of antique furnitures and
paintings, I peeped outside and saw my friends, everyone loves heritage as much
as I do.. and am not alone and its lunchtime! better go downstairs

here are some pictures taken by Addel

with antique collector Henry Wee

after lunch we have our photo taken by Amigo Addel  before we bid goodbye 

to our host.

credits to Amigo Addel for the pic

photo ops with the owner of the house, before we leave for our next destination

then we had lunch and it was good! 

Our lunch Hazels puto, Nanays Pancit Malabon, and krispy pata. yummy!

some of the much popular delicious food Malabon is known for.

the Pancit ng Malabon (It is a type of noodle with yellow-orange sauce and 

has various  ingredients including seafoods, chicharon and egg).

(food pics courtest of Ate Bhel)

  

and then we left for our next stop... pic by: Presy

Our second stop was the ancestral house of  Marcy Nepomuceno Paguio

of Ninong Ading's Veranda Restaurant. 

she gave us a short intro and background of her  business Ninong Ading's 

Veranda

here are the picture inside the Nepomuceno  ancestral. this was once a big
house but was "cut" in half. only the bedroom area remains, you will notice
this when you get inside.

here are more pictures of the Nepomuceno House

love the restaurant. and shoutout to the cutie from Malabon tourism who
assisted us with the refreshing grape juice.

then we walked a few meters to marvel at the few remaining old houses of Malabon.
with our friend Egay dela Fuente.

 There are actually plenty of old houses still existing in Malabon wherein some are
 in excellent condition while many evidently needs restoration or already in ruined
state. Many more Malabon Ancestral Houses images courtesy of  Jerry Punzalan Sagmit

Raymundo House is the presumed as the oldest house in Malabon. Built in
1861, the two storey structure has a ground floor stone wall and 2nd floor
 wood and stone walls. What made this bahay-na-bato standout is its
Hapsburg Eagle inscribed above the adobe gateway.

then off to El Casa Katipunero we go...the house was built by katipunanerp
Apolinario Marcelo and now maintained by granddaughter named

Carmelita Migallos who is now the caretaker of "El Casa Katipunero'
the house is full of history. what caught my attention are the pictures found inside.

 Carmelita Migallos talked to us regarding a background history of the house

I was surprised that lola can do fortune telling and even  told me I have
a male guardian angel.

we then walk to Dolor's kakanin, I was surprised to find out that the place is

well hidden. if you are not from Malabon, and didnt ask for directions, you

credits to Febe Sevilla

would not find it. I promise you. photo shows Egay and my chicks friend Angel Ann

credits to cactus collector Ate Pheeya

and here is Dolor's kakanin, look at my friends, Jen and chicks friend Angel Ann,
they love the experience.

after this, it rained hard. yes! one that will make you really worried that you

wont look good when you get all wet. but we are lucky it never happened.

my friend Jenny still retains her poise! hehe

then we drove to our next destination... LUNCHTIME! yes we ate again!

lunch by Jamico’s Restaurant. Our food includes Crispy Pata and other local dishes.
Crispy Pata (Deep Fried Pork Leg.)

we drove to  Paseo Gallery after lunch and we thought that our friends are there, 

but only to discover there were none. the doors is locked.. and so we drove to the

Angel Cacnio house thanks to Waze.

but...before leaving.... picture picture...

and our final destination was the house of the Maestro Angel Cacnio we met the 

86 yr old owner who was so friendly to us. he told us about how his talent helped

him to crawl out of poverty.

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Its my lucky day because of this...A signed drawing by the Maestro.

Me and Jen walking the mastro

this concludes another successful tour of AHP....how I wish my City,
Caloocan, is as colorful as Malabon's heritage culture.
Malabon is counting on its provincial charm and home-based businesses
to draw in tourists. I hope to meet miss Millennial Malabon in
the next tour...
After the tour, I can see that Malabon is a very interesting place,
for their unique tricycle tour, a beautiful educational project of Chef
Melissa Oreta, the great food tour experience, the old ancestral houses,
and the unique pedicabs, but it is not always about that. so come join
in the fun of the Malabon Tricycle tours, and discover Malabon its history,
its people and its food.
this is your LOVERBOY Dennis signing out...