Calumpang River
Batangas City, Batangas
The Calumpang River is a major river in eastern Batangas, Philippines. Known as the "Nile of Batangas," the river itself forms the southeastern boundary of Poblacion, Batangas City as it continues to flow southward to Batangas Bay at an approximately point of 2 kilometers east of Batangas Port.
The river may derive its name from Sterculia foetida, a tree which whose local name is al ...
ternately spelled calumpang or kalumpang in Tagalog.
Legend has it that logs, locally known as batang, were floating all over the river. The word batang is said to be the root of Batangan, the former name of the city and the province.
Another legend states that a statue of the Holy Infant Jesus on board a Spanish ship en route from Manila to Cebu sought shelter on the coast of city after its voyage was interrupted by a bad weather. The crewmen took the Holy Infant to a small church near the river and sang the Te Deum hymn.
The storm miraculously stopped and the ship resumed its trip to Cebu. Soon, the statue was reported missing. At the same time, a deaf-mute boy who was playing along the river found the statue atop a floating log. In memory of this, a floral procession and a bangkarera or boat racing are held on the river every 16 January, the Catholic feast day of Batangas City.
The river is now categorized as Class D; this means that its water can only be used for agriculture and manufacturing process after treatment. The factors causing water pollution in the river are direct disposal of household and livestock wastes and untreated sewage. In response, there have been efforts to revitalize the river most notably the Calumpang River Rehabilitation Campaign. Wiki
Calumpang River News
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Bike Ride To Lobo The Gateway Of The Worlds Center Of Marine Biodiversity
Four days prior to Holy Week, I asked my son Karlos if he would like to go on a long bike ride somewhere in Batangas. We are both mountain bike (MTB) enthusiasts, and whenever we had a chance, long bike rides have been a form of father-son bonding for us.
One of our most memorable long rides was last December 26, 2016, while Typhoon Nina whipped Southern Luzon. In the midst of stormy winds and heavy rains, we encircled Taal Lake on our bikes for about nine hours, covering 130 kilometers. It was a thrilling and dangerous ride. Karlos said after the ride: "On hindsight, riding your bike in a ... -
Miss Earth Bets Act To Save River
Candidates of the Miss Philippines Earth 2016 beauty pageant have planted mangroves on the banks of the Calumpang River in Barangays Cuta and Kumintang Ibaba here to save the "Nile of Batangas."
Reigning Miss Earth Angelia Gabrena Ong led the candidates in planting mangroves on the 427-square kilometer river.
Assisting them were Tommy Tantoco, CFO, and Fely Ramos, SVP/COO, of Pontefino Estates; Oliver Gonzales, USAID leader for the Calum-pang River Rehabilitation Project of the Batangas City Environment and Natural Resources Office; Peachy Veneracion, director of pageant organizer Carous ... -
Coliform prompts Batangas river rehab
The 20-kilometer Calumpang River that runs through two cities and six towns in Batangas province showed fecal coliform contamination, prompting a major rehabilitation by scientists and local government units (LGUs).
Based on a 2012-2013 study conducted by the School of Environmental Science and Management-University of the Philippines Los Baños (Sesam-UPLB), the water quality tests showed high presence of fecal coliform (2,000 to 130,000 most probable number or mpn per 100 milliliter) as of 2011.
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2500 mangroves for Calumpang river rehab
More than 2,500 mangrove propagules were planted along the banks of Calumpang River in Barangays Cuta and Kumintang Ibaba here.
Student volunteers, government officials and local residents planted mangroves on the said adopted barangays last February 2 as part of the efforts to rehabilitate and restore the 472 sq. km. river from its deteriorated state.
Team Matalaw, a group composed of BS Development Communication students and faculty from Batangas State University, led the simultaneous tree-planting activity participated by at least 200 volunteers from public and private sectors.
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Batangas One of the Well liked Tourist Destinations in the Country
Batangas is a first class province of the Philippines located on the southwestern part of Luzon in the CALABARZON region. Its capital is Batangas City and it is bordered by the provinces of Cavite and Laguna to the north and Quezon to the east. Across the Verde Island Passages to the south is the island of Mindoro and to the west lies the South China Sea. Poetically, Batangas is often referred to by its ancient name Kumintang.
Batangas is one of the most popular tourist destinations near Metro Manila. The province has many beaches and is famous for excellent diving spots including Anilao in ...