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00:00In the name of the street, you will usually see these trees here in Quezon City.
00:31Or sometimes, in the name of the Panaderia.
00:36Where did the word Kamuning come from?
00:39Very interesting, because a lot of people in the Philippines do not know that Kamuning is a native Filipino tree.
00:47It's a tree full of white flowers.
00:51White flowers that smell good at night.
00:54Do you have Kamuning here, near here?
00:56Ah, there is one here.
00:58Can you show us?
01:00Here, we have Pandak.
01:03Oh, there's a Pandak.
01:05There's a Pandak, but it's dark. It doesn't grow.
01:08So, this is it? This is the one and only?
01:11Yes.
01:13And this is a Nara tree.
01:15Oh, at least it's native. It's a national tree. That's a good tree.
01:18And here in the front, there's a Nara tree that was killed by the owner.
01:21Oh my God, it's so big!
01:23It's a twin.
01:25Why was it killed?
01:26Ah, because it was rented from a grill restaurant or something.
01:38I'm here at the canton of Anonas and Lanzones.
01:42There are two roads here in Quezon City that are named after trees.
01:45So, we can see here on the map that there are many roads here that are named after trees,
01:52like Marang, Naranghita, Paho, Aranga, Anubing, Apitong, Amugis, Akle, Almasiga, Nara, etc.
02:03Most of these are native to the Philippines and there are also endemic trees.
02:08But most of these are rare to be found, not just in Quezon City, but in the whole of the Philippines.
02:19There is also a well-known village named after trees.
02:23That's where we're headed.
02:38This is the usual traffic in the canton of Anonas and Aurora Boulevard.
02:44Let's avoid that.
02:55Ma'am, ma'am, can I ask you something?
02:58Why do you think this is called Anonas Station?
03:02I have no idea.
03:03Why do you think this is called Anonas Station?
03:07I have no idea.
03:10Do you know what Anonas is?
03:12No.
03:13Okay, thank you.
03:15Anonas can be associated with a specific person who has contributed to our Philippine history.
03:24Okay, thank you.
03:26You're welcome, sir.
03:29It's in the canton.
03:30Aside from that, what is it?
03:32I don't know.
03:33How did Anonas Street become Anonas Street?
03:36It's a trajectory.
03:38Because most of it is full of fruits.
03:40So it's full of fruits?
03:42Maybe.
03:44Have you ever seen an Anonas?
03:45Not yet.
03:47Anonas is a family tree of Addis that also eats fruits.
03:54It was brought to the Philippines by the Spaniards from Mexico.
03:59It's rare to see it now.
04:05If not for one street, Anonas is already known as a train station.
04:15Arriving at Sentolan Terminal Station.
04:18We are arriving at Sentolan Terminal Station.
04:28Okay.
04:30We got off at Anonas and came down here.
04:34Where did the word Sentolan come from?
04:36Maybe from the barangay Sentolan.
04:39But before it became a barangay, what was Sentolan?
04:44I don't know.
04:46I think it's a barangay of trees.
04:51Because most of the barangays in Pasig are mango trees.
04:54I don't know.
04:56I don't know.
05:00Good answer.
05:10We traveled from LRT 2 to the end.
05:14We rode an Anonas.
05:16We went to Katipunan.
05:18We stopped for a while at Sentolan.
05:21We went to Marikina Pasig.
05:22And we're here at Antipolo.
05:31Sheila?
05:32Yes, sir.
05:33Hello, sir. How are you?
05:34Yeah, hi. Thank you.
05:36You're the one who guided us to Antipolo, right?
05:38Yes, sir.
05:39Today, I will be with Sheila, the tour guide.
05:43She usually takes tourists to Manila, Laguna, and here in Antipolo.
05:49What is our suggested itinerary today?
05:52For today, we will go to Hinulugang Haktang.
06:03Okay, wow.
06:07Good morning.
06:08Good morning.
06:09Just a reminder.
06:12Do we have a bait?
06:13A lighter?
06:14Cigarette?
06:15You need to surrender because it's prohibited to go down.
06:19If the gate catches you with a cigarette lighter, you will be fined 5,000 pesos.
06:25OMG.
06:27It's free to enter here.
06:30There should be a male, female, other.
06:48This is one of the first tourist destinations in the country.
06:51But I just saw it today.
06:53And I noticed a big change that is happening.
07:00This is the first time I've been here.
07:08So, you bring foreigners here?
07:11This is one of the itineraries that I give.
07:13What is their reaction here?
07:15They saw that the place is beautiful since it's greenery from the city.
07:21But when they smelled it, there was a smell.
07:25That's when they were off from the smell.
07:29They were off from the smell.
07:30Yes.
07:31It's a bit…
07:32It's foul.
07:33It's a bit…
07:34It's smelly.
07:35Yes.
07:36How can you describe the smell?
07:38It's a bit…
07:40It really smells like garbage.
07:41It smells like…
07:42It's like there's a mixture of sewage.
07:43Yes, there's really sewage.
07:45Because it has domestic waste from the settlers up there.
07:53Before Antipolo became a residential area,
07:55Hinulugang Tak-Tak was a popular place to visit.
08:01Its name comes from a legend.
08:04Where did the name Hinulugang Tak-Tak come from?
08:07Residents who live here complain about the loud sound they hear during prayer time,
08:18or what they call angelus.
08:22Then they told the priests, local priests,
08:26and those priests responded by throwing the bell here in this place.
08:33That's the name Hinulugang Tak-Tak.
08:36What does Tak-Tak mean?
08:38Tak-Tak means big bell.
08:43The 70-step bell became a part of the national anthem of Antipolo.
08:51It was composed by the singer Herman San Jose,
08:55also known as Jerry Brandy.
08:58In 1929, in the film Himalayan Virgen, in 1947,
09:06you can also see the bell, which is surrounded by gilded girls.
09:13So this is famous, right? Why is it famous?
09:15It's one of the first tourist destinations here in Antipolo,
09:20aside from the shrine.
09:22So it was really visited before, even before,
09:26because it's made from clean water.
09:28But through the times, there were also changes about modernization
09:34and industrialization that happened.
09:39Just like before, there are still many tourists visiting this place.
09:48The quiet surroundings of the park are preserved,
09:53where you can rest and get away from the noisy noise.
09:59But there is a big issue here that is not visible.
10:05Sir, of course, you can't avoid the smell of water, right?
10:09Where does the smell come from?
10:11Our water comes from the upland,
10:13because we have a lot of mountains here in Antipolo.
10:16And it flows through the five barangays, in the population itself.
10:20And we know, of course, that every year,
10:24there are more and more residents of Antipolo.
10:26So there are more people.
10:28They are also a bit wasteful.
10:30This is also where our nature falls.
10:32And this is where it really falls?
10:34Yes, this is it.
10:35A big photobomb is being made here. What is that?
10:38That is what we call a sewage treatment plant,
10:42or STP.
10:44So that all the water that flows here,
10:48they will treat it first.
10:50They will clean it.
10:51But as you said,
10:53there is one that is like a photobomber.
10:56But after that, and when you come back here,
11:00they will do something there
11:02so that the structure is not obvious.
11:06That is the alternative
11:08so that it will be beautiful again.
11:10That is what we call a sewage treatment plant.
11:19There is no traffic way to get here before.
11:22Yes.
11:27So this is the old train station?
11:31Yes.
11:32According to our accounts,
11:34this is the old part of the old train station
11:38that goes from here to Manila.
11:41So if you are looking for a quiet place,
11:43a place where you can reflect
11:46or maybe Antipolo is the closest place you will go.
11:52There are streets in the country
11:54that are called Daang Bakal.
11:56This is one of the streets
11:58right in front of Hinulugak Taktang.
12:07Why did it become Daang Bakal?
12:09Historically, we say that many parts
12:12or places in the Philippines have Daang Bakal
12:14because this is the old train station.
12:16The train started here
12:19or the intention of the Americans
12:21that was in 1907
12:23to spread mass transportation.
12:25Manila.
12:26Yes, Manila.
12:27That is where it will end.
12:28So basically, this is the old train station.
12:31So there is a railway station here.
12:33Yes.
12:34So in other words,
12:35if you are in downtown Manila,
12:36there is a way to get here
12:38to Hinulugang Taktak
12:40by train.
12:41So what happened here in Daang Bakal?
12:44According to historians,
12:45according to records
12:46that we can see in different areas,
12:48it only lasted for 10 years.
12:52By 1917,
12:54it was finished in 1907.
12:56By 1917,
12:57due to the lack of operating expenses,
13:00it was not possible
13:01to get the remaining income
13:03for the maintenance
13:05of this mass transport system
13:07so it was closed.
13:09It is like a dream now
13:11the experience of the people of Manila back then
13:13that when the train goes down,
13:15you are already on a beautiful platform.
13:18Just like the cleanliness of Hinulugang Taktak
13:21and how easy it is to travel here by train,
13:24it is as if the tree
13:27named after the city of Antipolo
13:29is gone.
13:31Where is the Antipolo tree?
13:37Just near Hinulugang Taktak,
13:40there are more stories.
13:43This is the famous Cathedral of Antipolo
13:46that was once visited
13:48by many pilgrims every year.
13:52Patron of travelers,
13:54that is why the OFWs
13:56became those who have new cars
13:58to pass through here.
14:02In his diary,
14:03Jose Rizal remembered
14:05the visit of his family
14:07to the church in Antipolo
14:09when he was just 7 years old.
14:12To thank the dear Virgin of Antipolo,
14:15Our Lady of La Paz,
14:17Ibu Enviaje.
14:25The deep faith in the Virgin
14:28can be seen in the passage of time.
14:34And it is because of this
14:37that in January 2024,
14:41the Vatican proclaimed
14:43the Antipolo Cathedral
14:45as the International Shrine
14:47of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage,
14:50the first international shrine
14:53in the country
14:54and throughout Southeast Asia.
14:57The influence of this church
15:00in Antipolo
15:04in the entirety of Antipolo
15:06since this is the place
15:07that is really visited by people.
15:15This is where we will know
15:16the origin of the name of the city.
15:20So, that's the original
15:22from 1626
15:25brought by Governor General Tavora.
15:28This is not a replica?
15:29This is not a replica.
15:30This is the original image
15:32of Antipolo.
15:35On top of the altar,
15:36the dear Virgin of Antipolo
15:38is placed on a pedestal,
15:41a sacred wood
15:42made from the tree of Antipolo.
15:48Before the dear Virgin of Antipolo
15:50came here,
15:52this place was really called
15:54Antipolo
15:55as a place.
15:57And Antipolo
15:58came from the word
16:01AN-TI-PO-LO.
16:03This is a type of tree
16:05that is kind of gone now.
16:08Why was this place
16:10called Antipolo?
16:12This is the most
16:15numerous species
16:17of the tree of Antipolo
16:18during that time.
16:21According to Father Keith Buenaventura,
16:23the Virgin and the tree of Antipolo
16:26have a deep connection.
16:29Because the image
16:31is always used
16:33when traveling,
16:34when visiting Galleon,
16:36this dear Virgin
16:38is not seen.
16:40She is not seen here in the church
16:43and is usually found
16:46on the tree of Antipolo.
16:48So the tree is also sacred,
16:50not just the Virgin.
16:52Yes.
16:57Aside from the Virgin,
16:58we also hired the same tree.
17:03This is the tree of
17:05one of the trees of Antipolo.
17:07The leaves are beautiful, right?
17:09It's big.
17:10It's big.
17:11This is the only one, right?
17:12This is the only one here.
17:13So if this one disappears,
17:15then there's nothing here in the center.
17:17So that's why you really need to take care of it.
17:19Yes.
17:23We're just wondering
17:25if that's the case,
17:26if it's sacred,
17:27and if the Virgin disappears,
17:29she's looking for the trees of Antipolo,
17:33shouldn't we plant a lot of these trees?
17:36Until now,
17:37why does it seem like it's rare?
17:39Maybe it's been growing for a long time
17:42or it's hard to grow here
17:45in the town of Antipolo.
17:48But it's possible.
17:50There's a plan,
17:52there's a project,
17:54the Diocese of Antipolo,
17:56that every parish
17:58will plant seedlings
18:00of the Tipolo tree
18:02in the entire
18:04Diocese of Antipolo.
18:08Despite our joy
18:09that we also saw the Tipolo,
18:13there's also sadness
18:14that it's the only tree here.
18:21We continued our search for the Tipolo
18:24and this is where we ended up.
18:30An important museum in Antipolo
18:33of Philippine Contemporary Art.
18:39Beside the Pinto Art Museum,
18:42is its hidden gem,
18:44the Pinto Art Museum.
18:47Pinto Art Museum is its hidden gem.
18:58A garden in the middle of the village
19:00and a Bukodtangeng Arboretum
19:03or sanctuary of Philippine
19:05contemporary plants and trees.
19:12The idea of mixing plants,
19:14trees and plants in one place
19:16is the foundation of the Pinto Art Museum
19:19by Dr. Joven Cuana.
19:24Why did you decide to combine
19:26art and nature?
19:28After the EDSA revolution,
19:31what can we do
19:34to help the Philippines recover?
19:37So we said, okay, let's promote
19:40art, culture and ecology.
19:42So that's the reason why
19:44when we built this up,
19:45we said, okay, we'll want to come out
19:47with a rescue center
19:49for indigenous endangered
19:52Philippine plants and trees.
19:54Why call it rescue center?
19:57Rescue from extinction?
19:59Yeah, extinction.
20:00Rescue from danger.
20:03From hills and mountains
20:05being converted
20:09into subdivisions.
20:13Right.
20:14It's been more than 50 years
20:16since he started planting
20:18these two hectares in Antipolo.
20:20So your interest in nature came first
20:23before art?
20:24I was, as a kid in Ilocos,
20:27I was in charge of our garden.
20:30So I would water the plants in the morning,
20:32water the plants after I come from school.
20:35So I was really in charge of the earth.
20:40So it was part of my childhood
20:44to really be interested in plants and trees.
20:53We are now going ahead
20:56and evangelizing sort of
21:01that art and nature
21:03are part of the healing process,
21:05apart from the pharmaceuticals.
21:10Michael Belmonte
21:12is one of the caretakers of Arboretum.
21:18Here are the inspirations
21:20of the names of the roads
21:22and the train station.
21:25This is Santol.
21:27This is Santol?
21:28It's big.
21:29How old is it?
21:31It's been 15 years.
21:33Did you plant it too?
21:34Yes, we did.
21:3515 years.
21:41We can also see camoning here.
21:48For some,
21:49Balete is a street in QC
21:53or a town in Batangas.
21:57Here it is,
21:58as a living tree.
22:00What kind of Balete is that?
22:02Benjamina?
22:03Yes, that's Benjamina Balete.
22:06This is really growing, right?
22:09Did you plant it?
22:11Yes, we planted it.
22:13So, this Balete will grow?
22:15Yes, it will grow, sir.
22:16It looks like it's climbing a tree.
22:18It might die.
22:20The Balete will die.
22:23How many kinds of ferns do you have here?
22:25And the Lepa,
22:27the name of my wife's hometown.
22:30It's also a tree.
22:33That's the Lepa?
22:34Yes.
22:36What if the leaves fall?
22:38Do you have to avoid it?
22:39Yes, I have to avoid it.
22:40And I remove it right away
22:42because it might get infected.
22:44So, you just hold it for a while
22:45and it will bite you?
22:46Yes.
22:47Even if it's just a little bit,
22:48if it's stuck like that,
22:49it will really bite me.
22:55This root is beautiful.
22:57What is this?
22:58Finally, we came here
23:01to see pandan
23:02which is a type of plant
23:04in the cathedral.
23:05And this is?
23:07Tipolo.
23:08This is the Tipolo tree.
23:13Here, it's free to grow
23:15and breathe clean air
23:17along with many other trees.
23:20So, finally,
23:23this is the real
23:26El Grande
23:29Tipolo tree
23:31that you can see in the jungle.
23:33Yes.
23:34How old is this?
23:35About 20 years.
23:3620 years already.
23:37So, you planted this?
23:38Ronald planted this?
23:40We're almost there.
23:41You're almost there?
23:42Yes.
23:43So, it was already here before?
23:45Yes, it was already here.
23:49These are the original tipolo trees
23:52which is fabled to be the site
23:54where the Virgin appeared.
23:57There were a lot of tipolo trees here
23:59and they just grew wild.
24:01Wild?
24:02Yes.
24:03They were cut
24:05because of subdivision.
24:07How do you see the connection now
24:09between your interest in art
24:11and nature?
24:13The best art is coming from nature.
24:16Okay?
24:17The best.
24:18I mean, the inspiration, actually,
24:20comes from nature.
24:22The forms that artists paint,
24:26actually, if you look at it,
24:28they're from nature.
24:34In a noisy and trafficked city,
24:40far from the thought
24:42that it used to be a forest,
24:44communities of trees
24:49that steal light.
24:55Even though almost everything is gone
24:58and they were replaced by houses
25:01and cement,
25:05their names were left
25:09as a reason
25:10to remember them now.
25:15In our journey
25:17to the mysterious paradise
25:19that is still full of trees,
25:22a dream came true
25:24that in our cities,
25:26trees and plants
25:29are not just plants,
25:31but are a part
25:33of every creature.
25:40I am Howie Severino
25:44and this is Eyewitness.
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