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Kwebang Lampas
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The place derived its name
from a rock formation which forms part of a cove in Brgy.
Ibabang Polo in the southern part of Pagbilao Grande
Island. Continuing wave action has sculpted the rock into
a lovely and unique cave. The beach is bounded by the
property of Lu kang, an old time chinese. Some locals
call the place by that name. Lu kang's caretakers charge
Php10.00 per head for keeping the place trash free. Three-walled
cottages may be rented from Php200 to 400.
How to get there? A simpler way known to outsiders is to hire a boat from Brgy. Bantigue. But there is a way of reaching the place via dry land: From Pagbilao, just follow the National Highway going to Atimonan. The first Y-junction, a few hundred meters after KM 146 and just infront of Binahaan Elementary School, is the access road to Mirant Pagbilao Coal-fired Power Plant (an Independent Power Producer). It is marked by an impressive modern directional sign which looks out of place in a rural setting. So follow that sign which tells you to take the junction to the right. Just a few meters therein will be a railroad crossing without a safety barrier, so stop, look and listen. You will notice that the road's kilometer posts are not related to the ones in the main highway. Be watchful of road humps strategically placed at school zones, barangay centers, pedestrian crossings and dirt road junctions. The concrete road passes thru Brgy. Binahaan. Then, going across the Spillway over Locohin River will take you thru a winding and rolling road within Brgy. Kanlurang Malicboy. In the vicinity of KM8, you can leave the Island of Luzon without having to fly or to swim, because Quipot Bridge was there to join Brgy. Kanlurang Malicboy in the Luzon mainland and Brgy. Ilayang Polo in Pagbilao Grande Island. Then, more of winding and rolling road will lead you to Sito Capalos in Brgy. Ibabang Polo where the main entrance of the Power Plant is located. By now, you have driven 15km from the junction at Binahaan. Sitio Capalos also hosts the jeepney terminal a few meters before the plant entrance gate. Jeepneys regularly ply the Capalos-Pagbilao-Lucena route for those who do not have a private transport.
For the second
route, face the police detachment
at the corner near the plant gate, then follow the road
to your left. Starting from concrete, the road will
become asphalt, then broken asphalt, then gravel road.
About 670m from the police detachment will be a junction where you
should turn left. After another 355m, turn right at
the next junction. Then, follow the road for another 935m,
which passes thru cogonal area. Stop when you reach a
residential area. That is the farthest your vehicle can
go and you have to pay a Php100 parking fee as a sign on
a tree says. You will find out that you are just outside
the fence of the Power Plant. Walk alongside the fence.
There is one part of the fence where you have to make a
180 degree turn and keep on following a trail with the
fence to your right until you reach the service gate
described in the first route. From parking area to the
gate is 240m plus another 330m to the end of the outfall.
That means a total of 570m additional walk compared to
the first route
The walk, no matter how long or short, will be rewarded with this view: |
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Not only for a good view but for a nice swim too. | |||||||||
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The
distances featured in the narratives were obtained using
a handlebar-mounted cyclocomputer, which was later
calibrated using the access road's kilometer posts.
Results may not be accurate due to the difference in road
surface conditions in the measured distance and the
calibrated distance. |
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The watermark background is an
aerial shot of Pagbilao Bay. |
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Do you know that Palsabangon Bridge has a place in World War II history? And it happened on a Christmas Day? |
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