Hidden tropical paradise in Barangay Concepcion
Posted on October 25, 2008, 9:37 AM under Places to VisitThe first thing that came into my mind when I toured around this forested area was that this is a good place to have a pre-wedding photo shoot. I bet you have seen photos of well-off couples who hire professional wedding photographers to have their pictures taken in the lush green field, with orange-yellowish sunset as the background. You might have attended a reception that took place in Fernwood Gardens in Quezon City.
It’s also possible that all you want to do in a cold Saturday morning is to put your running shoes on, and brisk walk in a well maintained road, hearing nothing but the chirping of the birds and the sway of leaves in a thickly forested area. You will hear, literally, the “lawiswis ng kawayan,” as there’s a number of bamboos in the place. How spending your Sunday morning with your family and have a picnic?
A lot of things will come into your mind. It was my first time yesterday to enter this 11 hectare property of the national government in PPC, in Barangay Concepcion. According to Councilor Romulo Dinozo, who was also a former chairman of the barangay, Bluestar, as it was called, was supposed to be a resettlement housing project for families from nearby provinces. But with the ouster of the President Joseph Estrada, the plan was stalled. Dinozo accompanied Baras Rizal Online and Engineer Antonio Vallestero of the Municipal Engineering Office to have the photos taken.
Because of the participation of the local government in a recent trade fair, officials met with Secretary Jose Atienza of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, and First Gentleman Mike Arroyo to discuss plans about area. I haven’t talked to our local officials yet, so I am not privy on what their plans are.
If you know the Concepcion Montessori, then you might have noticed a closed gate as you turn right. That was Bluestar. The pavement is concrete. The only garbage you will see are the dried leaves, twigs and grasses. There’s a couple of houses.
Going down from the site, you have a view of Laguna de Bay.
Plus, the Marcos highway, sandwiched by trees.
Speaking of the highway, have you seen Baras in the frontpage of the Inquirer?
October 25th, 2008 at 4:05 pm
Awwww… there’s no place like home. I miss my hometown. Thanks for the pics herbert.
October 28th, 2008 at 12:51 am
Thanks for the pictures Mr. Carigma. I missed this one last time I visit. When I come back in March I’m sure I’ll spend some time here and take some photos.
October 28th, 2008 at 4:31 am
i’m sure there’s a lot more paradise hidden in our hometown! nice article, herbert!
October 31st, 2008 at 2:40 pm
Awesome place!!! Exciting to develop!! Para saan? Sino ang makikinabang? Para sa nakakarami o para sa sarili? Para sa maralita o para sa pitaka?? Para sa mga gutom o para sa mga nagmamarunong?? Para sa bayan o para sa iilan??
November 19th, 2008 at 11:27 pm
How about Baras River? Malinis pa kaya ang tubig ng ilog sa Baras? Mahilig kasi akong maglangoy sa ilog sa Baras noong bata pa ako. May tromba pa ba diyan, like pagodas, etc. Tagal na kasi akong di nakauwi. I left 1975 and not very often akong nakakabasyon. Kung nakabasyon man ay sa Batangas, Tagaytay at Cebu ako pumunta. Pero miss ko pa rin ang Baras dahil diyan ang ugat ko. Sana our municipal official will do more about proctecting our beloved environment. ….
Thanks Joseph, those pictures are beautiful!!
December 27th, 2008 at 8:29 pm
ang ganda ng lugar, papaano po pumunta dito? may daan po ba galing sa boso-boso?
marami pong salamat,
January 22nd, 2009 at 3:04 pm
This is really cool i just search Baras Rizal on google and found this website.. wow we do really have a website.
I hope that this website will stay.. can we post some blogs or something… how about if we have pictures to share where can we send it?
January 22nd, 2009 at 3:07 pm
Contributions are very much welcome. My email address is at the Contact Us page.
January 23rd, 2009 at 5:45 am
i love those pictures. Baras is really beautiful, i took some pics in Malalim and use them as my screen saver. i know there are more beautiful hidden places in Baras. continue the good work, Herbert Thanks!!
February 17th, 2009 at 2:19 am
hi!
same question w/ alberto…how to get here? thanks!
February 18th, 2009 at 12:08 am
I think I remember this picture spots you published here. “Madalas akong mamasyal sa lugar na ito noong bata pa ako”. Now I’m here in states and I missed this place so much. It’s a lovely home and more in nature like.
BARAS IS BEAUTIFUL!!!
March 27th, 2009 at 11:42 pm
I WISH TO GO DER WTH MY KIDS WILSON ,KELVIN!!
B.U.T.FUL BARAS