Situated on a hill in the province of Rizal, Antipolo is a small town about forty-five minutes away from the city of Manila. In this town is found the religious shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage, popularly known as the Virgin of Antipolo. It is to this Image of the Blessed Virgin that yearly pilgrimages are made during the summer.
The history of the three-centuries old image is replete with manifestations of the supernatural, so much so that it captures the inherently imaginative minds of the Filipinos.
An·ti·pó·lo
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antipólo: punongkahoy (Artocarpus blancoi) na kahawig ng rimas, nabubuhay sa makapal na palumpungan, at hugis biluhaba ang maliliit na bunga, katutubò sa Pilipinas
Antipólo: lungsod sa lalawigan ng Rizal na kilaláng pook bakasyunan at dinadayo ng mga namamanata sa birheng Nuestra Señora de Buenviaje
Tayo na sa Antipolo,
at doo’y maligo tayo
sa batis na kung tawagin
ay Hi-Hi-Hinulugang Taktak
at doon tayo’y kumain
ng mangga, kasuy at balimbing
Kaya’t magmadali ka at
tayo ay sumama sa Antipolo.
This lilting native song of merry picnics and cool mountain spring rings through the air every summer month of May as folks of every age journey to Antipolo.
Antipolo is a small town in the province of Rizal, some 45 minutes away from Manila. Here is found the shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage, more popularly known as the Virgin of Antipolo.
A popular side attraction is Hinulugang Taktak, once a pretty waterfall just outside of the town.
