LOVERBOYZ AVENUE: AHP Cavite City Food and Heritage Tour 2018

I woke up early because its the last Saturday of the month again and its

time to visit churches, ancestral houses to meet friends and listen and learn

history, all in one day. when I saw the itinerary I got all excited because

its a tour guided by culinary expert, Book designer, food writer Ige Ramos.

its another day of learning history, our heritage and about Cavite and its role

in building our Nation. (photo by: Jonathan Hernandez)

some of my friends in the car industry asked, why do I visit old haunted

houses? because Caloocan has the least number of old houses still standing

particularly the area I live in? and No. they are not haunted, they are not

called heritage ancestral houses for nothing..these houses we see in our tours

are built by barons,illustrados of long ago.

Cavite City is one of the oldest cities. it served as the home of most heroes

that had fought for our Nation during the Spanish colonial era. you can still

see marks of the Spanish colonization in the place most are well kept and

being maintained by the local government. (Nelo Marasighan Manzo)

through the efforts of ate Bhel Asinas with the help of her daughter Bea,

Tito Encarnation, Johnson Bernardo and Ige Ramos, grand tours of this size

are made possible. So lucky to attend and completed three parts up to

the last of the series of tours of Cavite which started early last yr 2017.

AHP Cavite part 1 , which happens to be my first ever attempt to join and I

got hooked! then the next is the Lakbay ng Supremo tour AHP Cavite 2

why 3 parts? because historical and cultural treasures are kept in Cavite.

in the last 2 parts we went from Bacoor and Imus, to the municipalities of

Kawit, Indang, Naic, and finally to Maragondon.

(images courtesy of Allan P. Martinez)

Part 3 is the final part of the Cavite Heritage tours where 120 members

attended.our first stop is the Saint Peter church, where we had our registration,

and breakfast . here you can see the assortment of foods, everyone was happy.

in the breakfast area we have purveyors: Baloy’s Ensaimada, yumyum!!! and

Big Bens Imus Longganisa, Beruete’s Roadside Breads and Burgers, and then

the Coffee by Holy Crop Cafe Amadeo, with Robinson’s Tamales and our big

big lunch courtesy of Cantina de Tita A.

this is our huge registration area, just besides the church, we had our big breakfast

here, with assortment of foods to try courtesy of the purveyors.

(image by Febe Sevilla)

Registration was swift thanks to Bea Asinas.

breakfast comes in 4 table each offering a different taste. and the fourth

one offers unlimited coffee.

the videos above are the purveyors serving breakfast to all 120 members

the mass was still ongoing when we went there. the priest welcomed us

and let us use their facilities and we have our rest there while having breakfast.

we have some bonding moments and made new friends while having

breakfast. and took some pictures of what can be seen inside

and look! check out their ceiling fan! each blade is as big as a grown

man!

and my first time to learn what a flute is, how it sound like, thanks to

the very humble little younger brother of Allan Martinez....

Zeus Martinez. I manage to have a video of how it sound like.

I shall post it later..

and then when Ige Ramos talks, everyone listens. here is a video.

After our breakfast we walked a few meters to this historical Shrine

called the Shrine of Ladislao Diwa. with an ancestral house beside it.

Don Ladislao Diwa is the co-founder of the KKK and his ancestral home

was declared a national shrine.

(credits to my pretty photog Jenny See)

last November 30, l996, his remains were transfered in the Diwa Mausoleum

on the grounds of the Shrine.

(image by Allan P. Martinez)

Upon my arrival at the shrine, I was disappointed to find out that I cannot

enter the house, later I found out that the house cannot accommodate a lot of

persons because the structural support is weak. I was surprised to see a

UCCP member Hyundai Eon parked inside .

The shrine looked well maintained .. it is seldom visited. why? because

Don Ladislao Diwa's life is rarely highlighted in our history books despite

his contributions to our revolutionary cause. kids nowadays knows the rap

artist "X-B" more. sad to say... ever wondered where the graves of the

remaining founders of the Katipunan?

do you know where? I dont. the names.. Teodoro Plata, Valentin Diaz, and

Deodato Arellano have you heared of them? Yes?

next stop? the market. for some pasalubong shopping(photo credits the

beautiful Amy Cristobal)

After the Shrine, we went to the Market (I forgot the name) just a 10 minute

stop over. and was so lucky to listen to a sample by Allan P. Martinez's

younger brother flute player and music lover Zeus Martinez while waiting

for our friends in the market.

here are the videos.

video 1 video 2 video 3

Cavite City will not be dubbed as a City of Churches for no reason.

look! anther beautiful church!

Our Lady of Solitude of Porta Vaga ( Nuestra Señora de la Soledad de Porta Vaga),

or commonly Our Lady of Porta Vaga, is the Patroness of Cavite

The icon, which depicts the Virgin Mary as Our Lady of Solitude, is enshrined in

San Roque Church in Cavite City. and this is our third stop. here are some of

the pictures found inside and a video.

the pic below was taken atop with zoomed lens image by Kristian Romanaes

Afterwards we went to Samonte Park, established and created during the American

period. since Cavite City has been one of the military bases during the war and

they beautify the place over the years of their stay.

indeed, Cavite Cty can be called the most historical city in the whole of Cavite.

when you observe this park, you could appreciate its beauty by just watching

the sun rise from the nearby seawall, look at the great number of benches along

the sidewalk where you can easily rest.

as you take a walk inside, there are sculptured dinosaurs, cows, and other animals

that you can find as you walk further... you could see

Right in front of it is a fountain that has dolphins on top which gives out a

cool and enjoyable aura for all those people who are visiting the place.

then we proceeded to Cantina de Tita A for our big big lunch

everyone is happy. food is served fast. for 120 people. I mean fast!

(Image by Kristian Romanaes)

we are treated with foods like Bugong sa kanin (Balisungsong),

Kare-Kare, Adobo sa Pula, Kilawin Papaya, Pamutat; for dessert,

Ube and bibingkoy; and for Pampalamig (refreshment), Chinchao,

sago and gulaman.

saying "HELLO" to our young pretty members

After our big big lunch, we went to trece Martires

In 1954, the capital of Cavite was transferred to a newly created city situated near

the center of the province, and it was named Trece Mártires in their honor. Each of

its 13 barangays were named for each of the martyrs.

here is a video by Febe Sevilla

and we all proceeded to Fort San Felipe, A spanish military fortress constructed by

the military in 1609 in the 1st port town of Cavite for its protection. as you can see,

less than half of the original historic structure survives today.

Gov Gen. Dasmarinas in 1591 recognized Cavite Puerto as the gateway to the City

of Manila and moved toward its fortification. Gov Juan de Silva Constructed this

between 1609 to 1616.

(front Facade)
it has granite blocks, with walls uhmmm I dont know how high,
because of the hot weather.. thres a big, wide stairway leads to the top
of the port where a concrete house can be found. inside you can find
several naval memorabilia.
(image from ate Pheeya)

The area used to be a shipping capital during the Spanish rule. its used as a
fortress by the Spanish Armada. this structure is managed by the
Philippine Navy.

(back Facade)
below is a video of the museum. It contains memorable materials used during
the Spanish period, wartime relics.

afterwards we went straight to our final destination of the tour
Sangley Point. This naval station was turned over to the Philippine government
in 1971. and is now operated by the Philippine Air Force and Philippine Navy.
ill be sharing some of the videos during the briefing.

Early in December 1970, it was officially announced that U.S. Naval Station
Sangley Point would be closed. On 1 July 1971, Sangley Point changed status
from active to inactive in preparation for the turnover of the facility to the
government of the Philippines.

On 1 September 1971, the base was officially turned over to the government

of the Philippines, ending 73 years as a U.S. Naval facility.

we are gathered in the auditorium for 15 minutes orientation below are the two

videos I would like to share.

also there was a little introduction of the history of Sangley point an a little

introduction of the various helicopter by Sgt. Fritzie Suello of PAF

credits goes to Jen's boyfriend Major Mike for the names of the officers.

oh, one of the "highlights " of Sangley point visit is the photo ops with

one of the pilot at Marawi Seige with 1st Lt. Alfred Apoñgol of the 15th
Strike Wing, PAF. also I would like to thank the people at Sangley Point
SSG Ryan Sirue of 15th Strike Wing, PAF

image by: Amigo Addel de Dios Lapira taken inside
YGLESIA DE SAN PEDRO APÓSTOL .

why book an AHP tour? its unique. one gets to learn history that are usually
not taught in your HS history class. I am pretty sure that I am the only one in
our class or in the whole school who joins heritage tours. they are missing a lot

Every tour comes in a great package with gastronomical freebies, including
van transfers then every town and city's famous delicacies are introduced,
and members get to taste different kinds of foods of cities that they visit,
plus everyone is introduced to the cultural, historical, religious, and
natural heritage at the same time meeting new friends along the way.