IMUS CITY, Cavite – A Heritage Tour to Cavite City is slated to be held by the Advocates for Heritage Preservation (AHP) on Saturday.
The group, founded by Tito Encarnacion, has since 2015 been doing the heritage tours to several towns and cities in the provinces of Batangas, Laguna, Bulacan, Pampanga, Quezon, and Cavite.
Now on its third tour offering in Cavite, the advocacy group aims to create awareness for the protection, preservation, and promotion of Cavite City’s cultural, historical, religious, and natural heritage, said Veronica Esquierdo Asinas, AHP Cavite administrator.
After arranging similar tours in Cavite's cities, such as Bacoor and Imus, and the municipalities of Kawit, Indang, Naic, and Maragondon, AHP will embark on its Cavite City leg on Saturday starting at 7 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. at the city’s historical sites and landmarks.
Why Cavite City? Asinas explained that people are often mistaken the city for the province.
Besides, she added, “a plethora of cultural and historical treasures are kept here”.
“There are so much more to explore, such as the revolt that sparked the revolution, the Cavite Mutiny, and the killing of Gomburza, the first galleon trade between Acapulco and Manila, the first port and shipyard in the Philippines built in 1500, and the oldest Marian image that is 450 years old have started or are all here," Asinas said.
The Cavite City heritage tour covers the St. Peter and San Roque Churches, Ladislao Diwa Shrine and Heritage House, Mercado de Ciudad de Cavite, Monument of 13 martyrs, Samonte Park, Ruins of Sta. Monica Church, Sangley Point, and Julian Felipe Monument, said Asinas.
Aside from the historical sites, the tour comes in a package with gastronomical treats, featuring Cavite City’s famous delicacies, where "participants get to taste different kinds of foods in the different towns and cities that they visit, and help promote the native products of the featured locality", said Encarnacion.
For lunch, guests will be treated to a sumptuous fare of 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.
The group also invited selected purveyors featuring the cherished products of Cavite.
Manila guests may avail of a van service, with pick up points at McDonald’s Centris and Petron Buendia corner Makati Ave. while Cavite residents may proceed to the meet-up and registration area (St. Peter Church) at 7 a.m.
The tour is offered for free but participants are to "share the costs of the van transportation (gasoline, rental and toll fees - applicable to Manila guests only), shared lunch and donate amounts for the entrance fees of the ancestral houses and old churches that we visit", said Encarnacion.
As a friendly note to those who will join Saturday's heritage tour, light clothing, towels, sunvisors, hats, caps, head wears, umbrellas, and fans are strongly recommended owing to the sunny weather.
Senior citizens who wish to join the tour will be duly assisted by the AHP vans. (PNA)
