| Tanay at a Glance |
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Tanay, Rizal is situated in the Philippines, directly east of Manila, about 57 kilometers away. Tanay was founded in 1606, a town of 85,000 is considered as the central trading post of Morong, Pililla, Baras, Jala-jala, Mabitac, Siniloan and Sta. Cruz in Laguna. It is home to a number of natural attractions including the Kalinawan Cave, Daranak and Batlag Falls, Tinipak and its white marble deposits alongside its riverbank, Daong, Sierra Madre Mountain, crystal clear water of Daraitan river with colorful stones beneath the surface and gold mining in sitio Angilo that lie concealed behind the 12 hours of perilous journey on foot from Barangay Sta. Ines. It is a town with a tremendous contrasts: natural spring water, numerous caverns, superstitions, urban and rural barangays, entertainment and a number of resorts including Pranjeto Hills, Sierra Madre Resorts, Sacramento Valley Resorts and Don Pedro Hotel and Resort, and every January with an explosion of Town Fiesta decorations, singing contests, extravagant marching bands, Fairs and thousands of vendors scatters around the town. Tanayans are friendly, greagarious, accommodating, hospitable and helpful. In addition to that, transport is cheap, the food is plentiful and good, accommodation is fair and English is widely spoken. The wet season runs from May to October and the dry season from November to April. The half year of sunshine and tropical climate make this town well suited to the occasional vacationer. Tanay, Rizal is a rejuvenating town inhabited by one of the friendliest people in the world. Discover, experience and explore the beauty of this 17th century town. That's what Tanay, Rizal is, and more. Come and discover the rest. |
Tanay Town Fiesta Travelogues
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Beyond the Banderitas: Energy and the 400th Fiesta of Tanay. |
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Food, fun and fiesta: A night in a festive Tanay. |
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Feature Tanayans
›› Ka Mario: For one who hadn’t seen his famous years plying the streets of Tanay with his ice cream cart, and bell tune that every child and its mother may have already memorized... read more
›› Theo Bernados: Exuding his own brand of independence, this intelligent young man could challenge any grown up in a maze of adult issues... read more
›› Dr. Namerod F Mateo: What matters most to a man is the knowledge that when he leaves this earth, he is leaving something significant for the next generation... read more
›› Florito "ka pogi" Crisostomo: He started his career defending and preserving peace and order in Tanay as a Law Enforcer... read more
Brief History of Tanay
Long before the coming of the Spaniards, Tanay was already settled by early Indonesian and Malay voyagers. Artifacts dug up attest to the existence of these early settlements. Not long after the conquest and subjugation of Manila and the surrounding lake areas by Salcedo in 1571, Franciscan missionaries arrived to Christianize the inhabitants of what is now the Morong-Pililla area... read more
