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C A V I N T I - A town in the outskirt of the Province of Laguna
and is situated in the foothills of Sierra Madre Mountain Ranges.
The town's name came from a tagalog expression, "kabit sa binti".
The Aetas, the early dwellers of the land, performed a wedding ritual,
which have the groom runs after his bride to the riverbank. The groom
will try to capture his bride to her legs ("binti", in tagalog), with
the witnesses shouting, "Kabit sa binti, kabit sa binti!" This phrase
later became "Kabinti"; hence the town's name
CAVINTI.
Approximately 100 kilometers from Manila, 11 kilometers from the
provincial capital of Sta. Cruz, and 8 kilometers from Pagsanjan, Laguna.
Cavinti is generally hilly and mountainous with elevation ranging
from 200 to 400 meters above sea level.There are five (5) rivers
that traverse and interconnect with one another in the town of Cavinti,
and the two which are the source of the famous Magdapio Falls, which is now
known as Pagsanjan Falls; the Cavinti and the Bumbongan Rivers.
The other rivers are Coloycoy, Lumot, and Caliraya.
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PGMA inaugurates Cavinti Bridge; span to ease vehicular traffic flow in Laguna
MONDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2008
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Gov.Ph News
CAVINTI, Laguna - President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo inaugurated today the 40-lineal meter-long "Cavinti Bridge" which was built to pave the way for the promotion of eco-tourism here and the easing up of the vehicular traffic in this town and other parts of Laguna.
As the highlight of the inauguration, the President unveiled the Cavinti bridge marker, assisted by Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Hermogenes Ebdane, DPWH Undersecretary Ramon Aquino, Laguna Gov. Teresita Lazaro, Laguna Rep. Edgar San Luis, Cavinti Mayor Florcelie Esguerra, and Japanese Ambassador Makoto Katsura.
To signify the formal opening of the new span, the President boarded a top-down vehicle for the inaugural drive-thru the P55.88-million bridge with Ebdane, Lazaro, San Luis and Esguerra also on board.
Riding in a separate vehicle were Rep. Dan Fernandez and Timmy Chipeco.
Cavinti bridge was built as part of the government's program to promote eco-tourism around the man-made Caliraya Lake located on the upper section of Cavinti.
Cavinti Mayor Florcelie Esguerra thanked the President and Congressman San Luis for the construction of the bridge. "Malaking tulong po ito sa amin," he said, because it ensures the "uninterrupted flow of vehicular traffic, especially during heavy rains and typhoons."
Esguerra said the bridge will cut the travel time in the province and facilitate the movement of farm produce from the outlying barangays in the upper section of Caliraya, to the markets.
The bridge will also serve as alternate route to Inao-Auan-Bukal road, also in Laguna, during inclement weather, he added.
Located in Barangay Tibatib here, the Cavinti bridge is a single span I-girder on spread footing on both abutments, measuring 40 lineal meters in length and a 7.32-meter-wide carriageway.
The project was constructed by the DPWH under its bridges program with funding assistance from the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC).
Construction of the span was completed last month.
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