From the urban landscape of Bacolod City down to the greens and plains of sugar plantations along the inner roads of Talisay City, a captivating surprise awaits and ready to transport anyone to a different …
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Category: Historical
Bantay Bell Tower: The Proud Bantay
Bantay, a neighboring town of Vigan City, is home to Shrine of Nuesta Señora De La Caridad and its well-preserved Spanish Bantay Bell Tower.
Continue readingPaco Park and the Old Cemetery
In the heart of the Manila is a small and old circular park which used to be a cemetery for Spanish aristocrats – the Paco Park and Cemetery.
Continue readingSan Pancratius Chapel: Lumang SImbahan of Campo Santo de La Loma
Amid Manila’s oldest cemetery is a century old San Pancratius Chapel, an old structure that survived wars, typhoons, earthquakes and other calamities, and one that stood the test of time.
Continue readingDambana ng Kagitingan (Shrine of Valor)
In 1966, Dambana ng Kagitingan was commissioned to be built on the summit of Mt. Samat to commemorate the heroic Filipino and American soldiers in Bataan who fought the Japanese Imperial Army in 1942, in what is known toady as Battle of Bataan.
Continue readingThe Beauty of Quiapo
I am a Manileño, in heart and in deeds. Having been born and grew up in my beloved City of Manila, its historic streets are my playgrounds; its alleys and sidewalks are my everyday walkways; …
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