Kawit
Kawit is a municipality of 84,000 people (2015) in Cavite.
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- 1 Aguinaldo Shrine. The house is the ancestral home of Emilio Aguinaldo, the first President of the Philippines. It is now a museum. It is where independence from Spain was declared on June 12, 1898. The grounds of the house is lush with greenery bordered by a river on the east and backed by a fish pond to the south.
- Battle of Binakayan Monument
- 2 St. Mary Magdalene Church. One of the oldest churches in the Philippines, construction was started in 1737.
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[edit]- Maytinis Festival — An original Kawit tradition that takes place every Christmas Eve, a dramatic retelling of the Virgin Mary and Joseph's search in Bethlehem for a place to stay called "Panunuluyan". This reenactment happens on the streets of Kawit with different floats depicting different biblical scenes from Adam and Eve up to Mary and Joseph. The "Panunuluyan" takes place in several houses and is done in singing until it reaches the 400-year-old St. Mary Magdalene Church, where the Virgin Mary and Joseph are welcomed by angels in a giant belen (Nativity Scene), which covers the whole main Retablo or altarpiece of the church. The songs performed by the angels acted by little girls are mostly in Spanish and Tagalog.
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[edit]- 1 Cafe 506, EPZA Diversion Road Brgy. Magdalo - Potol, ☏ +63 999 875 0528, cafe506ph@yahoo.com. 10AM-8PM.
- 2 Subi-Monte Cafe, Centennial Road, Gahak, ☏ +63 46 402 3759, subimontecafe@yahoo.com. 10:30AM-10:15PM.
- 3 Seattle's Best Coffee, Centennial Road. always open.
- 4 brw., ASJ Building, Centennial Road, brw.cafe@gmail.com. 10AM-9PM.
- 5 Akafé Roastery, Seaoil, Covelandia, Binakayan, ☏ +63 915 309 1726, sales@akafecoffee.com. 9AM-midnight.
- 6 Hiwaga Cafe, Advincula Ave., cor Azalea Street, Masaito, hiwagacafe@gmail.com. 3PM-midnight.
- 7 CUPS - Kawit, Unit 3, KNJ Bldg, Toclong-San Sebastian Rd, ☏ +63 9279256862. noon-10PM.
- 8 Kavhe, 1236 Pulborista St. Binakayan, kavhelocalcoffee@gmail.com. 10AM-10PM.
- 9 Selah Cafe, 107 Pag-asa Road. 9AM-9PM.
- 10 Sunny Café, 58 Gahak Rd. 11AM-9PM.