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Life in Pakil

From its narrow streets, antique houses, its ancient church, and up to its lively plaza, Pakil exudes the essence of small town living. Do you have a story to tell about Pakil? Share it with us.

Welcome to Pakil

Pakil is a small quiet town located between the mountains of Sierra Madre and Laguna de Bay in the province of Laguna. It is known for the Turumba Festival, in honor of Nuestra Señora delos Dolores de Turumba ("Our Lady of Sorrows of Turumba"). It also features the old San Pedro de Alcantara church, built for 37 years during the Spanish period. Other places to see are the Turumba Swimming Pool and Mt. Ping-As.

To know more about the different places and events in Pakil, see the Articles section of the website

For tours and packages click here

Featured Posts

San Pedro de Alcantara Church

By Buddy Valero on February 17, 2011

The first community of Pakil was organized and founded by Fr. Pedro Bautista (later canonized as a saint, San Pedro Bautista) in 1588 and he designated a place for the church and plaza in Pakil. Back then, Pakil was a visita of Paete until 1676 when Fr. Francisco de Barajas was assigned as permanent minister [...]

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Pakil, Through the Eyes of a Balikbayan

By Christopher Montes on February 17, 2011

Note: This was written by the author for a newsletter (?) back in 2001. Pakil, Laguna is a small provincial town, in a small corner of the Philippines, which is a small island in a small corner of the world. The town is so small, quiet, and unobtrusive that it’d really be quite easy to [...]

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Upcoming Events

  1. May
    26
    Sat

    1. Ahunan sa Ping-As

  2. May
    27
    Sun

    1. Fiestang Pagpanaog

  3. Sep
    16
    Sun

    1. Domingo de Dolor
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Updates

By Buddy Valero on April 8, 2012

It has taken me awhile to do the changes to the website as I have been busy with work and didn’t have time to pay attention on my online projects.

I have added an events calendar which I will be integrating with a public google calendar. This calendar will be editable by anyone but the events would still be approved by me or another administrator account which I will be assigning to another Pakileno. Update: The current plugin I’m using doesn’t allow google calendar, instead I’m using iCal. If you need certain events tagged, just send me an email, and I’ll update the calendar immediately.

Also, I am trying to get the logos of the different Pakil groups outside the Philippines. If you are a member and have a copy of the logo, please send it to me : buddy@pakil.net.

 

By Buddy Valero on February 6, 2011

Just completed the overhaul of the website for Pakil. I’m still working on providing dates for the events for the year and other pictures. I will be integrating the gallery with my own flickr account to save on bandwidth. Another item I’m working on is integrating an online store and the globalpakil forums

How to Get There

There are 2 main routes going to Pakil from Manila. If you are coming from the South, Makati, Paranaque, Las Pinas or Muntinlupa, it is advisable to go to Pakil using this route: via South Luzon Expressway (SLEx)

If you are from Quezon City, Mandaluyong or any of the cities in the northern and eastern Metro Manila, you should take this route: via Marcos Highway and Manila East Rd

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via Public Transportation:
Take a bus going to Sta. Cruz either in Alabang or in Buendia. I believe there is also a terminal in Pasay area. Upon reaching Sta. Cruz town proper, then take a jeepney going to Siniloan. These jeepneys will pass the town proper of Pakil.

Note: The jeepneys usually travel up to 10pm only. After this, you can take a tricycle from Sta. Cruz but this will cost you a lot.