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ancestral houses of balayan, batangas

Lechon is a given while in Balayan, Batangas.  However, a day after the Parada ng Lechon Festival, nothing has been left for public consumption.  And so we made our own heritage and food trip via a chartered tricycle (at PhP150.00).

Honestly, I had no insights of what Balayan, Batangas has to offer.  And that, only then through this trip did I realize that this heritage town unknown to many has a lot of secrets that needs to be divulged.
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As soon as we alight from a passenger jeepney coming from Lipa City, Batangas, it has been an hour since we entered a 24-hour convenience store at Lemery. Silence emanated on the road and there were no signs of any jeepney bound for Balayan, Batangas to pick us up at around four in the morning.  But the lady cashier affirmed with conviction that the first trip to Balayan, Batangas through a jeepney is at four. 

Then came the jeepney minutes after four of dawn. Together with friends Edgar, Doi and Ruby, we were the first passengers for this yet another day.  A not so ordinary day for the people of Balayan, Batangas.

The jeepney was occupied by wares and merchandise of varied sorts.  Peddlers of soy pudding (taho), ornamental plants, eggs and bird cages compete for space.  The 1-hour trip appeared like a moving market.

Passengers seem wary of time.  “We have to reach the city proper before sunrise”, declared by one as she summon the driver.  In a race against time, it was as if something urgent and deadly is about to happen if we don’t make it before sunrise.  And their main concern – to be drenched in water for the Parada ng Lechon Festival of Balayan, Batangas.  No one seems to be excused.
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