nant ▁water way ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁Pat ay ▁na ▁I log ▁( liter ally ▁" D ead ▁River ", ▁referring ▁to ▁the ▁former ▁path ▁of ▁the ▁river ) ▁where ▁the ▁original ▁path ▁of ▁the ▁river ▁once ▁travers ed , ▁which ▁rejo ins ▁the ▁Mar ik ina ▁River ▁just ▁south ▁of ▁T um ana ▁Bridge . ▁The ▁d red ging ▁for ▁this ▁American ▁era ▁le vee ▁left ▁behind ▁a ▁large ▁stone ▁out cro pping ▁just ▁below ▁water ▁level ▁where ▁the ▁Mar ik ina ' s ▁children ▁would ▁play , ▁back ▁when ▁the ▁water ▁was ▁still ▁clean , ▁such ▁that ▁this ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁river ▁is ▁still ▁called ▁" lu ks ong ▁k ab ay o ". ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁of ▁Bar ang ay ▁T um ana ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁Tag alog ▁word ▁for ▁a ▁wide ▁level ▁land ▁just ▁above ▁water ▁level . ▁The ▁area ▁was ▁considered ▁ideal ▁for ▁veget able ▁far ming ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁rich ▁river so il , ▁and ▁the ▁annual ▁in und ation ▁of ▁the ▁area ▁by ▁the ▁Mar ik ina ▁River ▁during ▁ra iny ▁season , ▁which ▁prevent ed ▁craw ling ▁insect ▁p ests ▁from ▁stay ing ▁perman ently . ▁This ▁area ▁was ▁eventually ▁also ▁used ▁for ▁river so il ▁quar ry ing ▁and ▁saw ▁an ▁infl ux ▁of ▁inform al ▁sett lers ▁which ▁turned ▁it ▁into ▁a ▁resident ial ▁area , ▁eventually ▁becoming ▁a ▁separate ▁bar ang ay ▁from ▁Con ce pc ion , ▁with ▁Pat ay ▁na ▁I log ▁forming ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁boundary . ▁ ▁Further ▁south