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Odiongan Shore Near the Odiongan Port
This gasoline station (PETRON) is the biggest gasoline station in Odiongan. The other one is located at the North side of the town. Gasoline in Odiongan is not cheaper but so expensive that makes those passenger vehicles fare expensive too. Well there is a time that this gasoline station is out of stock of gasoline, the hearsay says the vessel tank did not yet arrive. That makes the gasoline became more expensive in every gasoline outlet, sometimes it will took three days before the gasoline will be available and in that case other vehicles and the drivers were just at home because there’s no gasoline to full their tank. When that thing occurs the fare in single (motor) grown up, it will reached P30.00 every trip. If there is two passengers you will divide it by two if you are just alone you have to pay for it. Other single driver were too abusive they will ask for big fare and when you ask them why they will say there is no gasoline everywhere and if there is it is very expensive. You can’t do nothing but pay, you will just say “shit” silently. Well for everybody’s knowing those single driver were “kulorum” which means no license to operate, while others has no license to drive. Lol! Ye, that is funny. I think those unit who were assigned to pick them up were doing their job (I just don’t know how) but those single drivers has unity. (hehehe).
Well you cannot blame those single drivers, they have family to support and they need to eat. The common job for poor Odionganon’s were farming, fishing, carpentry, and driving a single vehicle.
Transportation 2
Well this is a normal jeep in Odiongan way back then, especially in Barangay Pato-o. I have also experienced to ride at the top of the jeepney since Elementary, because we are just kids with a small amount of fare the conductors want us to stand at the middle of the jeepney which is too tight or close to each other because there is still a long wood chair in the center of the jeepney who older people were sitting. We are like sardines in can, you can smell each other, you cannot even move your body.
Then it comes to the point that your head will bump to the ceiling and the conductor won’t let you sit down to the chair intended for the older students.
So my I and my cousins, decided to go to the top of the jeepney, where we can breath widely above, so spacious and you watch the scenery along our way home. Until I have reached my high school days I still love to ride above the jeepney but thing changes when the jeepney terminal was transferred to New Market which is ten minutes walk from our school (RSC). So sometimes on high school I decided to walk home which take one hour for me to do so. Because it is more ecomical to walk than to take a single (motor). I can’t catch the jeepney in the new market (our school is located in the old market) when the National High School went out, where almost of the passenger was from them.
Well walking is good, until college I have to walk sometimes it is not because I love walking but because I cannot afford my fare. Yes, my allowance which is just P25.00 everyday, then it comes that I have to pay for my photocopy in school (You know writing is not popular in College it is already photocopy or the one they called Xerox Copy). Going to town I have to pay P10.00 for the single driver (which is now P15.00) then when you arrive at your school (Romblon State College), you have to use P15.00 or more than that so you can secure a copy of your lesson because the following day there is an exam, sometimes there is a day where you need photocopy of your lessons in every subject, well what is the use of our hands if I cannot write, so i borrow my classmates photocopy and jot all the important things which I am assuming to be seen on our exam. That’s why until college or until I graduated I still ot the callus on my hand by writing.(Lol).
What I don’t like walking with my uniform or not is, single driver or some people will ask me why I am walking. I feel a bit shy because the street is quite wide for me, I am the only one walking (huhuhu). I just quietly answered “I am walking I am not riding” then laugh afterwards. Sometimes when I am walking I walk and put my right hand on my right pocket and let my coins sound so they can hear I have money but i have choose to walk (well they doesn’t know that my money is not enough for my fare going home, hehehe). Fare going home is different when you are going to town. It cost P20.00 which is P25.00 now. Jeepney is not advisable for me that time because college has different schedule, i had a class at 6 PM or 7 PM sometimes. Last jeepney is around 5 PM or earlier than that.
Now, a days jeepney with people above is quite few maybe because there is a lot of passenger jeepney now compare to old days.
I still miss being at the top of the jeepney, hopefully I can make it sometimes. lol
Transportation in Odiongan
There are two ways to come to Odiongan from Manila, is it either by boat or plane.
By boat or ship, if you are in Manila ride a bus going to Batangas Pier (CALABARZON). Buses will be seen around Cubao, (ALPS, CERES Transport and JAC Liner). You will arrive Batangas Port after 2-3 hours of travel. Buy a ticket at the ticketing booth, be sure to fall-in-line at the counter of MONTENEGRO Lines with a sign “ODIONGAN”. Take note, there are people who will approched you and ask where you going, just be polite and says “Odiongan” and directly go to the respected booth. Because they will ask you to buy their “Panutsa” (sugar coated peanut). Other’s will ask you to carry your bags (Porter), of course if you let them carry your bags you have to pay them in return, that is their job eh. After having the boat ticket, you will instructed to go to Terminal 2, (well sometimes they did not) so just go to the respected Terminal. Before it is in the Terminal 1 just beside the ticketing booth but changes occured. In the Terminal you will have to pay Terminal Fee (P30.00). Ater putting your bag on the metal checking area, you will instructed to go to the second floor and wait until you are advised to board the boat. Oh, wait…boat to Odiongan, departs every 5 P.M. , boarding time is 4:30 P.M. But you have to go their earlier to purchase a ticket, if you don’t want to sleep on the boat floor (lol). Especially during pick season.
After you found your bed, enjoy your stay at the boat because boat will sail 8 hours or so, you will arrive Odiongan around 2 or 3 A.M.
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Arrival: The porter in Odiongan well be at the boat even the boat is not yet opened. You want to know why? Because they climb at the railings of the boat. (Lol).
At the terminal parking area there are a lot of buses/jeeps waiting going to (Looc, Alcantara, San Agustin, Calatrava, San Andres, Sta. Maria and etc.) but if you will just stay in Odiongan, outside the port passing the port gate there are lot of Tribike, Single driver waiting.
If you are a tourist want to have a hotel reservations, Centro delas Islas Hotel is just beside the gate (right side). If you want to stay in town go to ODIONGAN LODGE, 2nd floor of LYN’s Snack Bar & Restaurant beside that is an internet cafe/Provider (where I have worked). There are other choices, the Haliwood Inn (in front of J & C Lucky 99 Store) , SATO-Arcade also offer accomodations (near the beach area). RENCIO’s (with fishpond areas). Well there’s a lot of place to stay in Odiongan, or if you want you can stay on our house, but I hope you are willing to sleep on the floor (just kidding). When a Filipino says that you are going to sleep on the floor, don’t think it’s racism or whatever. Sleeping on the floor only means their house is too small and they just bring it through joking.
Well after being settled in Odiongan, you can go anywhere you want..beaches (sorry to say we don’t have yet a museum, hopefully our town will thought of that).
Fare & Boat Schedule?
See Montenegro Shipping Lines:
http://www.montenegrolines.com.ph/msli_web/index.php
Well I have found this while researching online, i hope this would help.
MAINIT FALLS – The falls pours in the lush greenery of the highland of Barangay Pato-o. It has a three-tiered falls that forms a deep pools where one can bath
luxuriously.
This is the place where I am from Sitio Mainit, According to a myth long ago you can boil eggs on Mainit Falls. I don’t know what happened why you cannot boil eggs anymore. Lol!
TABOS-TABOSAN – This is still in Barangay Pato-o, I never went there but they says it is a cave with falls inside. To see is to believe…
If you want to go hiking, just went to Barangay Pato-o, a lot of students went their for hiking, (P.E. class) from town they just walk going to Pato-o, sometimes they directly go to Mainit Falls and sometimes to PLDT Tower. It will be a long walk, if you want to go to Sta. Maria you can cross through Barangay Pato-o by hiking.
SIGCOP CAVE- Located at Progreso Este, boundary of Rizal is approximately a 35 minutes hike from Rizal Tree Park. This cave has a beautiful window that allows sunlight to illuminate the cave. The stalactites are formed like tables and in images of saints. There are relics of broken pots probably used during ancient rituals.
GARING FALLS – Located at Progreso Weste. The cool waters from the falls form two lakes, the second pool has a depth of three fathoms and a width-span of 15 meters ideal for swimming while the first pool is smaller and shallower.
TUBURAN FALLS – A natural resort with seven major and minor waterfalls, where limestone caves penetrate four rock walls. Mineral springs and fresh cool river wind blows. The cave near the falls is believed to be leading to “Cayatong”, the land of fairies.
POCTOY BEACH – A wide shoreline with fine gray sand beaches with breath-taking sunset.
GABAWAN BEACH – The longest coastal line in the municipality, its sand is gray and sometimes covered with pebbles. Ideal for any water sports.
BUDIONG MARINE SANCTUARY – This marine sanctuary boasts of mangroves and rich variety of marine species. The sanctuary provides haven to hundred of birds during migratory season.
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Agribusiness, Fish Culture and Processing, Cut Flower IndustriesCottage Industries, Garments, Tourism Related Facilities, and other Non-Pollutive Industries.
Source: http://paradiseromblon.com
PLANE TRIP from MANILA to TABLAS (Odiongan)
When you want to go to Odiongan by plane take Zest Air before Sea Air operates there. Regular flight is every Thursday and Saturday every morning from Manila and you will arrived in Tugdan Domestic Airpot, (flight will take one hour) then you will take a bus or jeepney going to Odiongan and it will take one hour and half trip.
Plane Schedule:
https://www.cebupacificair.com/
Odiongan Town Fiesta
Odiongan celebrates fiesta every April 5 of the year and by means of “Kanidugan Festival” this festival started on 2003 emposed by former Mayor Estanislao “Diday” Famatiga. It is called Kanidugan Festival because the main product of Odiongan is “coconut” in Odionganon dialect “nidog”. The competitors clothers were made of coconut husk, leaves or any design made from coconut tree. I have remember when the festival first started, everybody were excited because after so many years of celebrating the Town Fiesta, a new change has occured and if i will not mistaken that time every Barangay has an entry, one tribe is composed of three barangay’s (Barangay is the smallest form of government). Every afternoon you will heard drum beat, other tribe’s were practising their dance movements along the streets of Odiongan carrying their tribe’s name. Our barangay belongs to POCAMAPAT tribe (Poctoy, Amatong and Pato-o). My grand mother saw the other clothes for our tribe dancers, it was made of coconut of course, I cannot explain what is it but it is part of coconut leaves or the trunk. I had help varnishing them…it is funny that after the competition the dancers develop a red marks on their skin because of the coconut clothes. Oh, well every dancers were painted of body color.
Anyway, The festival started with a long grand parade around the town, afterwards the competition will begin. The first ground demonstration or competition take place on the beach area near the PAROLA. (which is now called Bay Walk). The succeeding year it was held in the play ground of Odiongan South Central Elementary School. Different tribes will show their talents and creativity, they will be given 12 minutes to perform or it depends upon the alloted time given by the management.
Winners can take home prizes in cash. (Champion, 1st placer and 2nd placer).
The Kanidugan Festival before were exclusively for the barangay’s of Odiongan but since 2008 until now, any town from Romblon can join the Festival and compete.
Watch the Kanidugan Festival in You tube:
Odiongan Photos
Children Paradise and Church (St. Vincent Ferrer Parish Church)