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The 0 %.$(20of00 #$%&,$*)+ 1/.".2050+22$603607&-".%03803+'+(&-". " HIS IS A STORY ABOUT A RELATIVELY unknown highway to the east. Locally known as “MaRiLaQue”(Marikina-Rizal-Laguna- Q uezon), the highway traces its roots way back to the 1970s. MaRiLaQue starts in Marikina and goes all the way to the Sierra Madre Ranges of Rizal, the mountaintops of Laguna, and, finally, to Infanta, Quezon. On June 20, 2009, while I was riding around Frontera/ Tiendesitas in Pasig City, a “rider” (motorbikes) asked me what was I doing riding around in circles. “I’m just taking it easy on my small Yamaha 125,” I answered. The rider said, “Sama na lang kayo sa amin. Pupunta kami sa Daranak Falls in Sampaloc, Tanay. Malapit lang. Kayang-laya ng motor ninyo. Dadaan tayo sa MaRiLaQue.” (Better come along with us. We’re going to Daranak Falls in Sampaloc, Tanay. It’s near. Your motorcycle can make it. We’ll pass by MaRiLaQue.) So I thought, why not? And off I went with Blade (the rider) and their group called the Fury Riders Club (FRC). Later on, I found out that MaRiLaQue stands for Marikina-Rizal-Laguna-Quezon Highway. It’s a very popular route among motorcycle riders traveling around Metro Manila and nearby provinces. At around 7 o’clock in the morning, our group rode off from Tiendesitas, Pasig. We passed through Marcos Highway in Marikina going to Masinag, Antipolo. We passed through COGEO, Cabading Junction and finally arrived at Bosoboso Valley in Antipolo. At this point, riders can make a left turn to visit the old Boso-boso Church or a right turn to visit the Prayer Mountain. Our group made a short stop at Mang Vic’s Bulalohan (Km36) to load up on their hot and delicious bulalo. We continued our journey past ricefields, the Foremost Farms (a hog-raising facility), and the executive village of Palo Alto in Baras, Rizal. We stopped at Garden Cottages (Km45) for a mandatory photo-op. Our group continued to travel through magnificent, panoramic views of the “twisties” going up the Sierra Madre Ranges as we passed by the site of future motorcycle race tracks. A few kilometres later, we finally reached Sierra Madre and Pranjetto resorts. A little further down the road, we passed by the Adventure Camp and the University of Rizal. A beautiful view of the southern part of Laguna de Bay can be seen from up here as well as the occasional overloaded jeepneys. After two more hours on the road, we finally reached the town of Sampaloc (Km63) in Tanay, Rizal. Next time you visit the Philippines, please include in your itinerary a leisurely drive to Sierra Madre in Rizal through the MaRiLaQue Highway. balik!"#"$ February – March 2012 "P`"
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