By:Buzeta,Kimberly

Desiderio,Jenna Paula M.

Sadaba,Christoper

Early establishment dates

back from 1638 and was

said to be of wood and in

1737, the cornerstones

were built. However, they

were destroyed in 1831 by

a strong typhoon.

It was handled by the

Secular priests in 1786 and

then by the Recoletos in

1894. The present structure

seen today was constructed

in 1737. Through the

concerted efforts of the

Kawiteños, the church was

renovated in 1990 through the

leadership of Fr. Luciano

Paguiligan.

In 1869, General Emilio

Aguinaldo, the president of

the first Philippine Republic

was baptized in this church.

Agunaldo's birth certificate is

kept inside a glass cabinet

and on the left side of the

altar the miracolous life-size

(original) statue of St. Mary

Magdalene is kept. The

present parish priest is Rev.

Fr. Romeo O. Ner.

Estimated Travel Time: 30

mins. from Manila

Location: Tirona Highway,

Kawit Cavite

How to get there: From

Roxas Blvd, pass CAVITEX.

Exit Kawit. Turn right going

to Tirona Highway

Total of 61,851 tourist every

year from January to

December. As indicated,

72.63% or 44,920 of them are

domestic visitors, 16,160 or

26.13% are Day-Tour Tourists

Overseas Filipinos while 771

or 1.24% are foreign visitors.