HINULUGANG TAKTAK
Antipolo City
Height: 12 meters
Jump off point: Hinulugang Taktak National Park, Brgy. Dela Paz, Antipolo City
Trail length: 5 minutes
Entrance fee: P8.00
This waterfall is made famous by a folk song that goes: Tayo na sa Antipolo / At doon, maligo tayo / Sa batis na kung tawagin / ... ay... ay... Hinulugang Taktak... tak... tak... tak... At the time this song was composed, the waterfall was an excellent excursion from Manila; the roads leading there were not yet built, and a whole hiking trip was required, very much like the Buruwisan Falls in Mt. Romelo of today. A five-minute walk via cemented paths from the highway will take you this famous waterfall. If you are using public transport, you may hire a tricycle to take you there.
The history of Hinulugang Talktak is as rich and colorful as that of Antipolo itself. Legend has it that sometime during the 16th century, the townsfolk of Antipolo were bothered by a church bell that produced harsh, unbearably loud sounds when rung during Angelus. They demanded that the local priest get rid of the bell . Bowing down to the clamor, the priest had it dropped in a nearby river. This explains the name, “Hinulugang Taktak” which means ‘where the bell was dropped’. As Antipolo became a religious site, the waterfalls also become a prominent destination for bathing and sightseeing. In the 1980s, it was declared a National Park by the government.
Today, unfortunately, the place is poorly maintained. Even as there are cottages and facilities, it is quite far from the distinction of being a National Park. Trash and sods are littered in the park, ruining what would’ve been a fantastic view. A faint smell of detergent permeates the air. Three years ago, the city government declared that a restoration will be done, but until now, the only thing moving in the park is the water. However, in spite of these, Hinulugang Taktak endures. Going there wouldn’t hurt because it is along the way and a visit can take as fast as 30 minutes. Hopefully, however, it would soon get its badly-needed facelift.
Part 1: The waterfalls of Rizal
Part 3: Daranak Falls
Part 4: Batlag Falls
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Saturday, September 29, 2007
Hinulugang Taktak
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tang inang hinugang tatak yan imburnal na
yuck ang pangit na ng hinulugang taktak...sayang nman tlga..
It's really disappointing. :( We've been to Hinulugang Taktak for our Tourism Planning and Development. And what we found was really unexpected. It really needs development. Poor Hinulugang Taktak. Wish there would be some way to bring back the beauty of this tourist spot.
yah right we've been there because of our tourism development subject too and we're not expecting what we've seen there. We are hoping that the government will do something to retain the beuty of the falls
A way to make the place serene and beautiful is to raised the entrance fee, and invite non-profit groups to manage it. An 8 pesos entrance fee is way too low.
THERE IS NO HOPE FOR TAKTAK !!!!!! yes not even govt, ngo, environmentalist,everyone working together!!!!
bubbly, soapy, oily, toxic,stinky waterfalls is what we get for BUILDING A CITY on top of our water source!!!!!
OH YES THERE IS HOPE put water treatment facilities in every single house, a large pipe to draw away dirty water, and a NAZI discipline from everyone.
or you could simply RELOCATE THE CITY, that is not feasible, practical, acceptable, not possible thus there is no hope!!!!!!!!
what we should learn is not every inch of this earth should be inhabited by humans, some places best benefits us by not touching the place.
-local
yes, i've been there also for our tourism development and planning subject. we are instructed to observe the place and make our reactions about it. yes, im also dissapointed for what i've seen.. i'm also a resident of antipolo. and as a tourism student i wanna show to others,to the tourists, the hidden beauty of my own place.
it is not true that's there is no hope for it..a destination has its own life cycle..may be hinulugang taktak is now on its decline phase. We can have a rediscovery, a redevelopment. what a government need is a careful planning.It is not easy but there's always a good result for people who work hard and dedicated. there should always be a process for it.
there's a hope. i know time will come that this falls will regain it's beauty again. :)
manat mo!
nagpunta kami jan February this year. ambaho :(
there's a hope for taktak. as a matter of fact the city government of antipolo has a rehabilitation program for taktak but it is not yet implemented because of the budget. ginagawa naman lahat ng city government ang best nila. taktak falls is a land protected area of DENR. hindi basta basta pwdeng galawin ang taktak falls ng city government kung walang agreement between DENR and city government of antipolo. my batas at proseso pong dapat sundin. kaya imbis na manlait tayo,eh gumawa nalang tayo ng bagay na makabubuti para sa taktak falls. i'm a graduating tourism student and also a resident of antipolo. at ang taktak falls ang topic ko for my thesis. ito ang naisip kong way para mkagawa ng bagay na makakatulong sa taktak falls.
I'm a cyclist who calls Antipolo home. On a recent visit to Hinulugang Taktak, it's not what some anonymous idiot who says there's no hope for the place. There has been a lot of improvement and the recent havoc caused by Ondoy are still apparent but even more obvious is how rehab work was quickly deployed.
Now that idiot who said there's no hope, I suppose he's just reflecting his own sorry life with everything he sees. And if he's a local, well, he's the sort of local who's better off relocating as far away from Antipolo as possible.
buti naabutan ko pang maganda yan.. ^^
Poor urban planning of Antipolo significantly contributed to its current sorry state. To correct this, will require massive infrastructure capital, and probably 30-50 years rehab to get it to it's original. well maybe its no longer possible that some day we can drink its water unless we take out the city.
Maybe we shouldn't really have cities on top of a mountain.
Dont wait for the Govt to make a move. it is not hinulugan taktak that is dirty. it is some of the people who lives beside the river headed for taktak that is dirty. main problem is garbage disposal most filipinos dont know what to do with them so what they do is throw it in that river which ends up in hinulugan taktak
-a resident of antipolo
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