From Wawa to Wow a!: The Metamorphosis of the Angono Lakeside Park
Sunday, November 08, 2015![]() |
The Lakeside Park has undergone such a transformation to the point that local kids deem it clean enough for swimming. Photo courtesy of Jan Jethro Lacdan |
Luckily for residents of Angono in Rizal, there's a place where one could just chill for free.
The Angono Lakeside Park, known to locals as "Wawa," is an area developed to serve the need for budget-friendly bonding and recreation. What I thought was doomed to be an unused piece of marshy land reeking of muck, the local government had made out as a veritable pasyalan.
![]() |
This side of Wawa is punctuated by the Manila skyline in the distance. Photo courtesy of Jan Jethro Lacdan |
![]() |
The joggers'-cum-bike lane looks out over "fields" of kangkong but offers a surprisingly beautiful view when the sun is about to set. |
![]() |
Looks like something straight out of NatGeo, isn't it? This is a common sight at the Lakeside Park. Photo courtesy of Nestinejoy Rosimo |
Students coming home from school, families and friends trying to catch up, and even lovers opting for an inexpensive date flock to the Lakeside Park especially during the late afternoon. During this time, it also isn't so rare to catch sight of a number of photographers – both amateur and professional – trying to capture the "golden hour." The Lakeside Park offers picture-perfect sunsets – from purple-orange to blazing bronze and everything in between.
Not only is the park budget-friendly and accessible, the whole place stands as a testament of things turning around for the better. In the words of Rico Blanco: kung ayaw may dahilan, kung gusto palaging merong paraan.
The Lakeside Park is just one of several attractions Angono has to offer. If this and the reasons why you shouldn't miss the Higantes Festival haven't yet convinced you to come visit, then you might want to have a look at the other fun activities you can do here in the Art Capital. And oh, check out this cool infographic that condensed everything I'd just said into one awesome-looking picture:
High-freakin'-five!
The Lakeside Park is just one of several attractions Angono has to offer. If this and the reasons why you shouldn't miss the Higantes Festival haven't yet convinced you to come visit, then you might want to have a look at the other fun activities you can do here in the Art Capital. And oh, check out this cool infographic that condensed everything I'd just said into one awesome-looking picture:
![]() |
Shout out to www.freepik.com for making it a little bit easier for try-hard graphic artists like me. |
High-freakin'-five!
0 comments