May natitira pa nga bang puno ng Tipolo sa lugar ng Antipolo? | I-Witness - video Dailymotion

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Sinasabing nagmula sa puno ng Tipolo ang pangalan ng Antipolo City dahil sa malagong pagtubo ng mga ito sa lugar.   Sa paglalakbay ni Howie Severino sa Antipolo, marami pa kaya siyang makikita na puno ng Tipolo ngayon?   Panoorin ang ‘Nasaan ang Antipolo?’ dokumentaryo ni Howie Severino sa #IWitness.   #iBenteSingko

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00:00Near the Hinulugang Taktak is the place where more people worship.

00:09This is the famous Cathedral of Antipolo.

00:13This is the place where more people worship every year.

00:18This is the patron of travelers.

00:21That's why the OFWs, who have new vehicles, come here to worship.

00:26In his diary, Jose Rizal recalled his family's visit to the Church of Antipolo.

00:35He was only 7 years old then.

00:38To thank the dear Virgin of Antipolo,

00:42Our Lady of La Paz,

00:46may you have a pleasant journey.

00:53The deep faith in the Virgin can be seen in the passage of time.

01:02In January 2024, the Vatican proclaimed the Antipolo Cathedral

01:09as the International Shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage.

01:14It is the first International Shrine in the country and in the whole of Southeast Asia.

01:21The influence of this church in Antipolo is great.

01:30Since this is where people really worship.

01:33Our Father in Heaven, hallowed be Thy Name.

01:38This is where we will know the origin of the name of the city.

01:44So, that's the original?

01:46From 1626?

01:49That was brought by Governor General Tabora?

01:52This is not a replica?

01:54This is not a replica. This is the original image of Antipolo.

01:59On top of the altar, the dear Virgin of Antipolo is placed on a pedestal.

02:05A sacred wood made from the tree of Antipolo.

02:09Before the dear Virgin of Antipolo came here,

02:14this place was called Antipolo.

02:18Antipolo came from the word ang-tipolo.

02:25This is a type of tree that is now disappearing.

02:30Why was this city named Antipolo?

02:33This is the largest species of the tree of Antipolo during that time.

02:40According to Father Keith Buenaventura, the Virgin and the tree of Antipolo have a deep connection.

02:49Because the image is always used in traveling, in exploring Galion,

02:56the dear Virgin is disappearing.

03:00She is disappearing here in the church and is usually found on the tree of Antipolo.

03:08So, the tree is also sacred, not just the Virgin?

03:17Aside from the Virgin, we also hired the tree itself.

03:21This is the tree of one of the trees of Antipolo.

03:25The leaves are beautiful, right?

03:27It's big.

03:28It's big.

03:29It looks like this is the only one, right?

03:30This is the only one here.

03:32So, if this is gone, then there is nothing here in the center.

03:36So, that's why it really needs to be taken care of, right?

03:38Yes, yes.

03:41We were just wondering if that's how it's sacred.

03:46We were just wondering if that's how it's sacred.

03:50And if the Virgin is disappearing, she is looking for the trees of Antipolo, right?

03:56Shouldn't we plant a lot of these trees?

03:59Until now, why does it seem like it's rare?

04:03Maybe it's been growing for a long time, or it's hard to grow here in the town of Antipolo.

04:11But it's possible.

04:13There is a plan, there is a project, the diocese of Antipolo,

04:20that every parish will plant seedlings of the Tipolo tree in the entire diocese of Antipolo.

04:31Despite our joy that we also saw the Tipolo,

04:36there is also sadness that it is the only tree here.

04:44We continued our search for Antipolo.

04:48And this is where we ended up.

04:54One of the most famous museums in Antipolo of Philippine Contemporary Art.

05:03Behind the Pinto Art Museum is the Tagongyama Museum.

05:08Behind the Pinto Art Museum is the Tagongyama Museum.

05:20A garden in the middle of the village.

05:23And a Bukodtanging Arboretum or Sanctuary of Philippine plants and trees.

05:30The idea of mixing plants, trees, and plants in one place

05:35was the foundation of the Pinto Art Museum by Dr. Joven Cuana.

05:42Why did you decide to combine art and nature?

05:47After the EDSA revolution, what can we do to help the Philippines?

05:55What can we do to help the Philippines recover?

06:01So we said, okay, let's promote art, culture, and ecology.

06:06So that's the reason why when we built this up,

06:09I said, okay, we'll want to come out with a rescue center

06:13for indigenous endangered Philippine plants and trees.

06:18Why call it rescue center? Rescue from extinction?

06:22Extinction. Yeah, extinction.

06:24Rescue from danger.

06:27From hills and mountains being converted into subdivisions.

06:36Right?

06:38It's been more than 50 years since he started planting

06:42his two hectares in Antipolo.

06:44So your interest in nature came first before art?

06:47I was, as a kid in Ilocos, I was in charge of our garden.

06:52So I would water the plants in the morning,

06:55water the plants after I come from school.

06:58So it was part of my childhood to really be interested in plants and trees.

07:11Plants and trees are important to health.

07:16We are now going ahead and evangelizing, sort of,

07:24that art and nature are part of the healing process,

07:28apart from the pharmaceuticals.

07:33Michael Belmonte is one of the caretakers of Arboretum.

07:38This is where the names of the roads and train stations are inspired.

07:46This is Santol.

07:48This is Santol? It's big.

07:50How old is it?

07:52It's been 15 years.

07:54Did you plant it too?

07:56Yes, we did.

07:5815 years.

08:03We also saw Camuning here.

08:06For others, Balete is a street in QC or town in Batangas.

08:14This is it as a living tree.

08:18What kind of Balete is that?

08:20Benjamina?

08:21Yes, that's Benjamina Balete.

08:24This is really growing, right?

08:27Did you plant it?

08:29Yes, we planted it.

08:30This Balete is still growing?

08:32Yes, it's still growing.

08:34It's like it's carrying a tree.

08:36It might die.

08:38The Balete will replace it.

08:40How many kinds of ferns do you have here?

08:43And the Lipa, the name of my wife's hometown.

08:47It's also a tree.

08:50That's the Lipa?

08:52Yes, that's the Lipa.

08:54This is the Lipa?

08:56Yes, that's the Lipa.

08:57That's the Lipa?

08:58Yes, that's the Lipa.

09:00What do you do when the leaves fall? Do you have to avoid it?

09:03Yes, I avoid it. And I remove it right away.

09:05Because there might be other...

09:07So you just hold it for a while and it will bite you?

09:10Yes, even if it's just a little bit, if it's stuck like that, it will really bite me.

09:19This root is beautiful.

09:21What is this?

09:22Finally, we visited this place.

09:25It looks like a pandan tree.

09:27It's a type of tree that grows in the cathedral.

09:29And this is?

09:31Tipolo.

09:33This is the Tipolo tree.

09:37Here, it's free to grow and breathe fresh air along with many other native trees.

09:44So, finally, this is the real El Grande Tipolo tree that you can see in the jungle.

09:56Yes.

09:58How many years has this been here?

10:00About 20 years.

10:02So, you planted this, Ronald?

10:04Yes, we're almost there.

10:06You're almost there?

10:08So, it was here before?

10:10Yes, it was here before.

10:13This is where the original Tipolo trees, which is fabled to be the site where the Virgin appeared.

10:21There were a lot of Tipolo trees here that day.

10:24They just grew wild.

10:26And then, they were cut because of subdivision.

10:31How do you see the connection now between your interest in art and nature?

10:36The best art is coming from nature.

10:40Okay?

10:41The best, I mean, the inspiration actually comes from nature.

10:46The forms that artists paint, actually, if you look at it, they're from nature.

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