Baclaran Redemptorist Church
Considered to be the most attended church in Asia (approximately more than a million) wherein the Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help is sheltered. Baclaran Church, which is run by the Redemptorist Fathers, has become a Mecca for Christian pilgrims from all over the world. It is believed that novena devotion at the shrine rarely fails to result in the granting of the devotee's petitions. The first novena in Baclaran was celebrated on June 23, 1948 and only 70 people were present then and the capacity of the church was only 300. The increasing attendance forced the Redemptorists to construct a more spacious church, which was officially declared as the National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help on January 1958. On December of the same year, the completed church was solemnly consecrated and since the day it was opened, it's doors has never been closed. Every Wednesdays, hundreds of petition and thanksgiving letters come in. The church now has a capacity of 2,000 persons seated, and for another 9,000 standing.
Salt Manufacturing
The use of solar heat for evaporating seawater and crystallizing salt from the concentrated brine has been explored and developed by the coastal dwellers of Manila Bay. Parañaque, being one of the first salt-producing town of Rizal, is a "natural" for this industry. The Filipino and Chinese methods both have undergone modification.
Salt beds permit Paraqueños to go back in time when saltmaking was a chief industry and a source of pride. Because of rapid urbanization, most of the agricultural lands have been converted to residential, commercial and industrial estates. Although only few tracts of salt beds remain today, they still continue to provide livelihood, contribute to the economy and attract crowds of locals and tourists at summertime.
Only one salt bed remains in Parañaque today located at Bgy. Sto. Niño and is privately owned by the family of the late Maria Pascual. Every summer, production of salt averages to about 1,000 sacks per month and sold at P100 per sack depending on the weather. During the rainy season, the place is utilized as a fishpond where they harvest fish, shrimps and shell fishes.
Las Piñas-Parañaque Critical Habitat and Eco-tourism Area
It covers a total area of 175 hectares along the coasts of Las Piñas and Parañaque. It consists of around 30 hectares of 8 species of mangroves and 113 hectares of mudflats. These mangroves and mudflats are roasting and feeding grounds for 27 species of threatened rare and uncommon water birds. Around 5,000 individuals of migratory birds had been observed in the area in the 2004 census of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Wild Bird Club of the Philippines (WBCP).
The area was declared as critical habitat based on the findings of DENR that it harbors a diverse species of birds, both migratory and residents.
Science of Man & the Environment
2nd Flr. Uniwide Coastal Mall Roxas Blvd., Parañaque City
Tel No. 879-0054 / 894-4278
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San Dionisio Chapel
Home of Headless Patron Saint "Tata Dune".
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