Once upon a time, there was a couple who lived in one of the many mountains of San Mateo, Rizal. The man and woman were very poor and led a very hard life. But one day, amidst all their poverty and hardships, came a bundle of joy and happiness. The man and the woman were given the gift of the birth of a big, beautiful, and healthy baby boy. They named their newborn son Bernardo Carpio and he became his parents' most precious treasure.
Like any other kid, Bernardo loved to play. But something was noticeably very different about Bernardo. Unlike other kids, Bernardo had the power of extraordinary strength.
It was said that when Bernardo was still a baby crawling on all fours, all the floorboard nails that he hooked with his tiny fingernails were pulled out from their very places. When Bernardo was sill learning how to walk, any railing that he used for support was destroyed and splintered into pieces. And anytime Bernardo's parents gave him a new toy to play with, the toy would break and become crushed in the palms of his small hands.
As Bernardo grew up to be a handsome young man, his power doubled and increased even more, He soon became renowned not only for his power of extraordinary strength, but also for his dashing good looks. Furthermore, Bernardo possessed great courage and bravery that were second to none.
Everyone knew that Bernardo could easily beat any man so no one would dare face Bernardo Carpio in a match of strength and bravery.
Not like other typical guys, Bernardo was not interested in merriment, social gatherings, and other festivities. The loveliness of all the beautiful young women in his town did not appeal to him. What really captivates Bernardo was the forest.
Bernardo found his real happiness in the forest. The part where the trees were
the thickest and the densest is where he often stayed. These is where he spent time with and sought the company of his close friends, the animals of the forest.
In the forest that Bernardo frequented iived an enchanted creature. This enchanted creature was a very big and a very strong male. However, the creature also had the ugly manner of envying and causing harm to others. The enchanted creature had seen Bernardo many times during the innumerable visits that he had made to the forest.
It did not take long before the begrudging and hateful enchanted creature got wind of Bernardo's fame for his extraordinary strength.
The enchanted creature was sure that the young man would be no match against his own power and strength. One day, the enchanted creature for Bernardo to come into the forest. As soon as he saw Bernardo, he immediately challenged him into a duel. Bernardo was not one to back down from any fight so he accepted the challenge right away.
And so the two fought. This was foilowed by many different battles in which both of them made use of their power of great strenth. And in every single one of them, the enchanted creature lost.
They separated after a long and arduos battle. The enchanted creature left but not without hatred in his heart for the one that defeated him. He waited for the right time and the right opportunity to exact revenge on Bernardo for the loss and shame that he had suffered in his hands.
When the enchanted creature was able to chance upon Bernardo once again, he invited him to a hidden area of the forest. In that area were tow enourmous slabs of stone that were position on either side of the place. In the middle of those two stone slabs was where the enchanted creature dwelled. The creature told Bernardo to go ahead and enter the place. As soon as Bernardo reached the spot right in the center of the two stones. the enchanted creature vanished into thin air. And suddenly, the two stone slabs started to fall towards Bernardo. Using his extraordinary strength, Bernardo fought against the stone's massive weight and size to prevent them from crushing him.
According to the elders, Bernardio Carpio is still in the same place, holding those two stones. And every time an earthquake occurs, it is said that it is because of Bernardo Carpio moving and wishing to break free.
Credit to WOW Paradise Philippines :
http://www.wowparadisephilippines.com/bernardo-carpio.html
* * * *
Pamitinan Cave
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Pamitinan Cave | |
|---|---|
| Location | Rodriguez, Rizal, Philippines |
| Coordinates | 14°43′54.5556″N121°11′24.3018″ECoordinates: 14°43′54.5556″N 121°11′24.3018″E |
| Geology | Sierra Madre, Wawa Dam |
| Access | Tours are available |
In the foothills of the Sierra Madre mountain range lies the Pamitinan cave. It is located in the San Rafael barangay (near Rodriguez, Rizal) in the Philippines. It is also near the Wawa Dam. The cave was formerly known as the '"Cave of Bernardo Carpio"'. Its former name was derived from Bernardo Carpio, a figure in Philippine mythology who was rebuked by the gods because of his insolence. Legend states that he was chained forever in the Montalban gorge, cursed to keep two mountains from colliding with each other.[1]
On April 12, 1895, Andres Bonifacio along with eight other katipuneros declared the Philippines independence from the Spanish empire inside of this cave.The walls still bear inscriptions of "Viva la Independencia Filipinas" from the time of the Philippine Revolution.[3][4] On June 21, 1996, Pamitinan cave was declared a historic site by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines.
During World War II, Japanese soldiers occupied the cave and used it as a camp.
Wawa Dam
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Wawa Dam | |
|---|---|
Wawa Dam
| |
Location in the Philippines
| |
| Country | Philippines |
| Location | Montalban Gorge, Rodriguez,Rizal |
| Coordinates | 14°43′40″N 121°11′30″ECoordinates: 14°43′40″N 121°11′30″E |
| Purpose | Water supply (original) Recreation (current) |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Arch-gravity dam |
| Impounds | Marikina River |
| Length | 280 feet (85 m) |
| Spillways | One |
| Spillway type | Ogee crest |
Wawa Dam (also known as Montalban Dam) is a gravity dam constructed over the Marikina River in the municipality of Rodriguez in Rizalprovince, Philippines. The slightly arched dam is situated in the 360-metre (1,180 ft) high Montalban Gorge or Wawa Gorge, a water gap in the Sierra Madre Mountains, east of Manila. It was built in 1909 during the American colonial era to provide the water needs for Manila. It used to be the only source of water for Manila until Angat Dam was built and Wawa was abandoned. Due to insufficiency of water supply for Metro Manila, there was a strong clamor to reuse the dam.
* * * *
Related story :
Bernardo Carpio
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernardo_Carpio
http://fil.wikipilipinas.org/index.php/Bernardo_Carpio
The Myth of Wawa Dam in Montalban
http://www.wowrizal.com/features/latest/the-myth-of-wawa-dam-in-montalban/
http://philurbanlegends.blogspot.com/2013/09/pandora-wawa-dam-lady.html
Pamitinan Protected Landscape
http://parks-philippines.blogspot.com/2011/05/pamitinan-protected-landscape.html
WOW Paradise Philippines :
http://www.wowparadisephilippines.com/bernardo-carpio.html
* * * *
YouTube Video
Pamintinan Cave in Rodriguez Rizal
Bernardo Carpio - Animated
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
Bernardo Carpio story as depicted in the comics.
No comments:
Post a Comment