Arroyo announced in 2005 the town as the woodcarving.
History of wood carving in paete laguna. By 1580 paetenians honed their craft by carving retablos and images used to ornate the churches in town and neighboring towns in laguna. Paete officially the municipality of paete tagalog. The town is located at the north eastern part of laguna from manila it can reach municipality of paete passing through rizal province via manila east road or via slex. One noteable wood carver is justino paloy cagayat jr.
A town that is about 113 kilometers away from manila along the scenic laguna de bay. Bayan ng paete is a 4th class municipality in the province of laguna philippines according to the 2015 census it has a population of 25 096 people. Philippine woodcraft woodcarving supplier paete. The town has had a long reputation for its craftsmen highly skilled in wood carving and its embellishment.
In 1887 josé rizal described paete as a town where carpenter shops were issuing images even those more rudely carved chapter vi noli me tangere. Former philippine president ms. Even at this time families have continued the tradition paete woodcarving. Portraits of paloy cagayat a gem of paete woodcarving paloy cagayat.
Paete located on the coast of laguna bay in the philippines was established by the spaniards in 1580. We produce high quality craft made of different kinds of wood materials.