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tanamay Says: Wake up early and go to the town's seawall early in the morning to watch the sunrise or jog/walk back & forth from Gat Uban Park to the southern end.Or go north to the "pantalan" to watch the sunrise.
Rizal Hill Park (Calvario Hill)
tanamay Says: Visit the Rizal Hill Park (locally known as Calvario Hill) in the middle of the town and get a panoramic view of the town.Climb the 50+ steps up to the top or try the easier back route without those steps and go down via the concrete stairs.At the top of the hill park is a...
tanamay Says: Dr. St. Bonaventure is the patron saint of the town of Mauban and his feast day is celebrated July 15th (before 2006, it was wrongly celebrated on the 14th, the church says).Days before the event, people get ready for the feast day: novena masses, festive feelings, ferris...
tanamay Says: The best time to visit Mauban is summer, especially Holy Week when most people take time off for a four-day weekend. The Catholic faithful have a Good Friday procession around the town where life-size images of 'Poon' (saints) go around the town (around 20 of them) . The...
tanamay Says: Mauban is bounded on the east by Lamon Bay (Philippines Sea) so lots of beaches abound. Beaches I remember since childhood are Bulwagen, Malasor (lighthouse), Sampitan and Cagbalete island.Bulwagen is the nearest beach from the town, around 10 minutes ride along a concrete...
barbie_sunrise Says: few distance from Villa Cleofas is the River where you can enjoy swimming or just stay by the shore and enjoy the scene
tanamay Says: Festive month of May in Mauban means - festive. Aside from Virgin Mary's 'sagalas' are the celebration of the feast days of Patrons from different Barangays. There is an almost daily Fiesta at different places - visit to families, friends, food, dancing, sweets, 'lambanog',...
moymoydtraveller Says: This activity is very suitable for adventure seekers, or people who loves to hike and fond with nature. From Mauban Port you start the the trail will take you 2.5 hours to reach the falls, trekking for 1.5 hour in the beach, then 30 Minutes in farmland and lastly 30 minutes...
Pagoda is a nice place for seafoods, fish, shellfish, meats cooked as soups, grilled, fried. Ask what they suggest. Drinks, beer, karaoke. Dine overlooking a creek or on the air-conditioned karaoke room.
Updated Jul 2, 2009
Address: Sitio Pilaway, Barangay Polo
tanamay Says: To get around Mauban there are lots of tricycles.You can hire them also to bring you to beaches but subject to your agreement beforehand. Anyway, they have unwritten tariffs fares for these out of town trips.Or, you can walk. It is not that far and it is healthy.
moymoydtraveller Says: Going around the town of Mauban is by means of tricycle. Fares are depending on the distance of your destination
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What to buy: Mauban Lambanog is different because all are made from 'sasá' (nipa palm) and not from coconut trees. They are made in the barrios where these nipa palm abounds, especially near the river going into Bgy Rosario and to other barrios.
No hangover compared to coconut lambanog!
Updated Feb 2, 2010
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If you are a first timer at the place you will notice our accent, especially as you go out farther from the town.
Be ready also to understand words we use here, they are Tagalog alright but its use is 'regionalism'. Some words may have different meaning than what you know
Updated Jul 1, 2008
Public Bath ('Paliguang Bayan')
tanamay Says: At the end of San Buenaventura St. (corner Mabini), between Barangays Daungan & Mabato you will find this Public Bath (the sign disappeared).The overflow water from the town's water reservoir flows here. Formerly, water continuously flows out of the mouth at the front acting...
tanamay Says: This monument at the entrance of the Gat Uban Park symbolizes the town hero's "tabak" ("itak" in the local parlance = bolo, machete).Used to be found at the end of Gomez Street leading to the park/sea. Unfortunately this monument was torn down.Photo taken 12/31/2010.
Pansit Habhab or Pansit Luglug
moymoydtraveller Says: the province of Quezon is really famous for the "pansit" or commonly known as pansit habhab or pansit luglug, it is a local delicacy of stirfried noodles in the province they will serve it using banana leaves and you will have to eat it without any utensils, of course you...
tanamay Says: Buy and eat pansit habhab on a square piece of banana leaf.Pansit habhab can be bought almost everywhere in town - restaurants, eateries, sidewalk vendors, ambulant vendors or vendors on wheels. Eat it from the square piece of banana leaf by slurping (habhab).We met Mang...
tanamay Says: If it is in season try 'Kuráy' a small, dark, hairy crab found and catched in the island of Cagbalete. Usually cooked in coconut & coconut cream.Try fruits found in this place like:'liputi' - (lipote; Syzygium curanii) a wild tree berry in season during summer; if it is...
tanamay Says: ."In the barrio of mine, many crab, All big, no lilttle, All girl, no boy, All fat, no thin!" This is a poem by non-English speaking Tio Inggo and he is refering to the Barrio (Barangay) of Rosario.
tanamay Says: There are now three ATM in town.One is operated by UCPB and can be found beside the front gate of Quezon Power Plant in Barangay Cagsiay I. It is 6 km north of the town proper or a 5 minute drive on a good concrete road.2nd is beside the municipal hall (corner San...
Mauban is the place where I was born, raised, schooled - my hometown! The town of Mauban is located at the foot of Sierra Madre Mountains, beside the mouth of Maapon River, overlooking Lamon Bay and...
Oct 12, 2007 its actually my first time in Mauban, Quezon but yet im beginning to love the place, we visited 2 water falls in Mauban namely Dahoyhoy Falls and Alitap Falls. Both are in a remote...
Mauban busy street. I guess this is as busy as it gets during weekends. :) That's VT members Moymoy and Pres walking down the street on their way to the pier.
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