431st Founding Of Pasig, Araw ng Pasig ! Options

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Pasig City celebrates its 431st founding day!

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Hystory of Pasig




It is believe that the name Pasig came from the legendary tale of Virgilio and Paz who customarily spent their evening together on the banks of the river riding on a banca. As fate would have it, the banca capsized, the current carried Virgilio not knowing how to swim. His repeated shouts pf "Paz sigue me" could be heard from a distance and until finally he could only utter "Paz sig". From then on, the river was named Pasig and the land along the river was likewise referred to as Pasig.



Pasig is one of the oldest towns in the Philippines. The Augustinians created it in 1572. In June 1901, Act No. 137 of the Philippine Commission incorporated Pasig in the newly created Province of Rizal. It became the capital of the Province Capitol of Rizal until 1975 when Metro Manila Commission was created under Presidential Decree No. 824.



On July 26, 1994, the Senate and the House of Representatives converting the Municipality of Pasig into a highly urbanized city enacted RA 7829. And on 08 December 1994, President Fidel V. Ramos signed it into law, which was ratified through a plebiscite by the people of Pasig on January 21, 1995.



MYTHS AND LEGEND


Many folk tales have been woven about some legendary figures and creatures associated with the Pasig River, including stories that account for the origin of the names of some of the barangays, many of which originated close to the Pasig River and its tributaries. These myths and legends have become a lore of the Pasigueños. A couple of these are revived in a handsome book edited by Reynaldo Gamboa Alejandro and Alfred A. Yuson, titled Pasig River of Life.


Origin of the Pasig River



According to alegend told by Grace P. Odol in the book, the famous river was formed from a pathway created by a slithering giant snake. It was difficult then for traders to commute with their goods from the Manila Bay to the Laguna de Bai. A group of concern Chinese traders and local merchants met in order to solve the rpoblem. During the meeting, there suddenly emerged a serpent "to make a bargain with them."



The serpent said that a river would be created to enable the, to transport their souls to the serpent, upon their death. Out of fear and desperation they agreed. The serpent then expanded itself into a giant form, slithed itslong, winding body and created " deep curving, twisting and bending impressions and holes upon the ground." The long body started from the lake bank of the Laguna de Bai and ended up at the sea bank of the Manila Bay, "where it dove into the water and disappeared from tehir eyes." The slithering impressions in the ground turned into a river.


The Mutya ng Pasig



Mutya ng Pasig, a song made famous by the composer Nicanor Abelardo and lyricist Deogracia A. Rosario, inspired by the celebration of a carnival in Pasig in 1926, attempts to portray a mythical past and its long-lost grandeur.



In the lexicon of the Tagalog, the word mutya means, literally, "pearl" and, figuratively, "gem", "charm", and "amulet." In the Tagalog folklore, the mutya is a woman, a maiden goddess of the rivers, lakes, springs, seas and oceans - in short she is the "Mother of Waters." As guardian spirit of the waters, the mutya is believed to be capable of appearing "in the multiple form of the crocodile, the naga, the lizard, the stone, the banca and ship, and moon, the turtle, the beautiful diwata, the sea nymph, the river goddess," and so on.


The Lady of Pasig



Historically, the term "Lady of Pasig" referred to Sultana Kalangitan, the queen of Haring Lontok, based on the oral accounts of the Tagalogs as well as the Malang Document of 1589, which attests to the authenticity of the Lady as a descendant of prince Balagtas and Princess Panginoan.



The American anthropologist, Professor H. Otley Beyer, recorded a Pasig legend whose main character was Sinag-Tala, also called "The Lady of Pasig." As the story goes, Sinag-Tala had three suitors from the Tagalog nobility, namely, Gat Kawayan, Lord of Napindan; Gat Ilog, Lord of Kainta; and Gat Ista, Lord of Taytay. Sinag-Tala was kept in a cave by her parents to avoid her being kidnapped by the rejected suitors. The favored suitor, Gat Kawayan, was permitted to take Sinag-Tala to a forest. The two other rejected

suitors engaged Gat Kawayan in a fight, and they were defetaed. The happy couple were wedded and settled eventually at the Bambang river bank.


The Legend of Buting



Another pre-Spanish mythical figure was the Maiden of Buting. According to legend, the

name of this barangay was derived from Butihin, name of a young Chinese mestiza, the only daughter of a merchant couple. The maiden became an ideal on womanhood - being beautiful, modest, humble, obedient and a noble character. Dying at an early age, the whole community grieved deeply over her death. She was buried at the site of the chapel of Buting, which was built in 1575, now occupied by the stone church of the San Guillermo Parish. Originally named barrio Butihin, it was shortened to Buting.


Doña Geronima and Her Cave


The tale of Doña Geronima, a legendary figure often regarded by folks as an enchantress who lives in a cave along a mountain facing the north of Pasig River, has been the subject of a lore written by our national hero, Dr. Jose P. Rizal, in his book El Filibusterismo. The cave is an arch which led to three smaller arches, which in turn served as doors to a stairway which reached up to the top of the mountain, where her mansion was located. The cryptic cave, which exists until today, still intrigues observant commuters who pass by the locale.



The legend of Doña Geronima goes like this. When she was young, Geronima has a boyfriend who promised to marry her after his studies in Manila. It was an unfulfilled promise for the man never came back.



The lady, "who grew old waiting for the man, decided to look for him." She discovered that the boyfriend had become an archbishop, and therefore he could no longer marry her.

Doña Geronima decided to live as a hermet; the archbishop-boyfriend, as an act of consolation, built a mansion for her on top of the cave. Adjoining the cave was a garden which had become the rendezvous for Spanish officials and their sweethearts.



Doña Geronima grew into a very fat lady, so fat that she had to go in and out of the cave sideways. She became known as a generous person who lent her silver utensils to people for their parties. When these were returned, she would enclose them in a magic net which she could submerge in the river, from whence they emerged completely clean and shiny. The encantada was also believed to be fond of holding parties; music and laughters could be heard up from her cave.



National artist Nick Joaquin has also written about the legend of Doña Geronima.


Buwayang Bato



Along the cliffs of the old Guadalupe looking towards Pasig is an area across the river called Buwayang Bato where the renovated church is built. In Barangay Pineda there is an old rock formation along the Pasig River also called Buwayang Bato. According to legend, there was once a rich Chinese merchant who was a nonbeliever in the God of the Roman Catholics. He did not mind the many precautions and rituals of courtesy which the local folks observed regarding the crocodile which lived in the river.




One day, while the merchant was riding in a banca to sell his wares, a big crocodile appeared swimming towards him. he panicked and cried for help from Saint Nicholas, uttering "San Nikolasi, San Nikolasi." Like a miracle, the crocodile froze and turned into a stone. Out of gratitude, the Chinese merchant had a church built for his savior San Nicholas de Tolentino, along the river on the Guadalupe side near the rescue site. From then on, the local Chinese community always visited the church to pay homage to the saint. Fluvial parades and other events were also held.



Virgilo Paz:

The Legend of Pasig



A romantic legend concerning the etymology of the word "Pasig" revolves around a Tagalog maiden named Paz and her Spanish lover, Virgilio. One vening the loevrs went out boating in the Pasig River. Unfortunately, the banca capsized and Virgilio did not know how to swim. In calling for help, he gasped "Paz, sigue me...Paz, sigue me" (meaning "follow me") until he sank and the last words heard from him were "Paz...sig."



Legends of Sumilang and Sagad



Barangay Sumilang, which lies in an area close to the Pasig River, got its name during an epidemic in Pasig. According to some old folks, as narrated by Vic Obina, among those many who relocated to this area were pregnant mothers who gave birth there. When the epidemic was over, the migrants returned to the poblacion. When asked where they stayed during the epidemic, they replied, "Sa pook na sumilang ang aking sanggol." In time, the village came to be known by the name "Sumilang."



The present site of Barangay Sagad was formerly near a place called "Gunaw", which among the Tagalogs means "deluge" or "flood." According to legend, Gunaw was turned into a swampy pr marshy place as a punishment from heaven for its rich but cruel owner.



Sagad has a very romantic and tragic legend. A beautiful and kind-hearted lass named Saga committed suicide because her parents disapproved of her plan to marry her Spanish mestizo boyfriend. Between sobs, in front of her coffin, the fiance cried "Saga, Saga." In memory of this much admired girl, the place was called Saga, which later became Sagad.


Legends of Santa Cruz and Santa Rosa



A small cross, which is believed to continue growing until today, was found in a rice field known as Daan Kalabaw. The name of this Barangay Santa Cruz, "Munting Kalsada", was derived from this legendary cross.



The named Santa Rosa was derived from an image of the saint which was found by two fishermen in a cave near the river banks at the boundary of Barangays Pineda and Bagong Ilog. The Legend of Bagong Ilog



The name Bagong Ilog appears legendary. However, the event that led to the name appears to be based on a historic geological fact. About one thousand years ago, land mass formed from a delta which grew at the mouth of the Marikina River as it joined the Pasig River. The delta was originally composed of sediments from the river, and this is the present site of Bagong Ilog.

[poknat]

Anak ng Pasig naman kayo!

Happy Founding Day!

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Pasig is a beautiful place to visit!

[abi]

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I hope you can be beautiful again. I know you can rise up again.

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Thank you Abi for helping me to realize that Ilog Pasig is a beautiful place even though we cannot see it now. I hope that it will be clean in a few years.

[filipinoy]

I've seen old pics of Pasig & it's beautiful

[santoloco]

(IMG:http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/cry2.gif) (IMG:http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/icon_sad.gif) damn i miss my home pasig soooooooo much!!!!!

[martin_nuke]

I have lived and grew up in Pasig since I was a small kid maybe about 3 years old. Pasig was just an ordinary rural town with many ponds, bushes and trees. I remember i use to catch dalag, hito(catfish), gurami, martiniko, etc... right beside our house which is a marshland pond. Pasig is now a highly urbanized and industrialized city that is why they elevated the Pasig rural town which was part of Rizal to Pasig City.

Ortigas Pasig City
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There is also a National Preservation Park at Pasig City called the Rainforest Park where I go to to relax and escape the harsh environment of the city. Rainforest Park is also the home of Philippine endagered birds and animals and it has also many ponds and fish.

Rainforest Park

This post has been edited by martin_nuke: Mar 26 2006, 09:24 PM

[santoloco]

i used to live in the developed villages near the the pasig river. i lived near the flood way and the bridge, and close to De Castro and Countryside near to the border of Cainta and Pasig. my village was full of squatters. and i was friends with alot of them. i remember some of them even swimming the Pasig river. it was brown and nasty and all that, but it just feels happy running around with those kids. pasig city is my home!!!!!!

[taurus5_6]

I was looking for a map of ortigas when i happen to visit your post. Thanks for the info, although i was not able to view the specific result from http://www.onthemap.com.ph I was able to get a good map through it's new site. For you to see it too, here is the link i found:

http://www.kabeet.com/result01.php?pid=101...,%20Philippines

THANKS AGAIN...

This post has been edited by taurus5_6: Jul 7 2006, 09:54 PM