PAMITINAN CAVE




        Pamitinan Cave is a limestone cave near Wawa Dam in Rizal, Philippines, in the foothills of the Sierra Madre mountain range. It's in the Pamitinan Protected Landscape, in the barrio of San Rafael, Rodriguez municipality. Previously, the cave was known as the "Cave of Bernardo Carpio." Its previous name was Bernardo Carpio, a person in Philippine mythology who was chastised by the gods for his arrogance. According to legend, he was condemned to be chained eternally in the Montalban gorge, preventing two mountains from clashing. Inside this cave, on April 12, 1895, Andres Bonifacio and eight other katipuneros declared the Philippines' independence from the Spanish dominion. "Viva la Independencia Filipina" inscriptions from the Philippine Revolution may still be found on the walls. The National Historical Commission of the Philippines classified Pamitinan Cave a historic monument on June 21, 1996.

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