19/08/2025
"𝗖𝗼𝗰𝗼-𝗦𝗮𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗽𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮 𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗴-𝗮𝘀𝗮,
𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝘀𝗮'𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗶𝘄𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴."
Where sabutan leaves are woven by skilled hands and coconut trees sway steadily by the waves, the heart of Aurora—Baler—honors two significant events: the 147th birth anniversary of Former President Manuel L. Quezon, whose vision for a nation’s identity gave us the national language, and the feast of our Patron Saint San Luis Obispo de Tolosa, whose humility and devotion still guide the town's faith. Today, Balereños weave their joy into their very own 𝗖𝗼𝗰𝗼-𝗦𝗮𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹.
"𝗜𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗿, 𝘀𝗮 𝗽𝘂𝘀𝗼’𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗴,
𝗗𝗶𝘁𝗼 𝗻𝗮𝗴𝘀𝗶𝗺𝘂𝗹𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻 𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗽"'
A mighty tidal wave once wiped away the town of Baler, sweeping lives, homes, and memories out to sea. Yet from devastation, the people endured, refusing to let the ocean’s fury erase their identity. The deadly wave of Tromba Marina in 1735 still lives in the heart of Balereños—not as a wound of the past, but a strength of today.
"𝗚𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗸𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘆, 𝗴𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝘂𝘀𝗼, 𝗯𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗵𝗮’𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗹"
Baler now thrives as one of the country’s vibrant tourism destinations, drawing visitors not only to the Birthplace of Philippine Surfing- Sabang Beach, but also to its rich cultural heritage and local industries. The town takes pride in products made from its natural resources; coconut-based goods, sabutan crafts, and even its own locally produced liquor, Tequila de Baler
"𝗦𝗮𝘆𝗮𝘄 𝗻𝗴 𝗸𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮, 𝗮𝘄𝗶𝘁 𝗻𝗴 𝗸𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗻,
𝗛𝗮𝗯𝗶’𝘁 𝗻𝗶𝘆𝗼𝗴, 𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗶 𝗻𝗴 𝗸𝗮𝗯𝘂𝗵𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗻."
Today, Balereños celebrate every dance a heartbeat, every song a prayer, and every smile a symbol of a vibrant culture despite the dark past. In Baler, history does not fade; it breathes, it sings, it soars.
𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝘽𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙧, 𝙩𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙮𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙎𝙪𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝘼𝙉𝙎𝙘𝙞'𝙨 "𝙄𝙉𝘿𝘼𝙆 𝘽𝘼𝙇𝙀𝙍" 𝙬𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙣 𝙗𝙮 𝘼𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙡𝙖 𝙂𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙩
𝙒𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙧 | Sabrina Ehra Go
𝙇𝙖𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝘼𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙩 | Jared Anthony Cuerdo
