Cotabato City was a bustling urban area, teeming with life and people from different places, speaking different languages. Moro, Kristyano and Lumad cultures mix …
Tag Archive: Historical Site
Apr
09
2011
The Crown of Valor and Glory: Corregidor’s Topside
Last Christmas, I had an opportunity of visiting one of the bastions of Philippine history, Corregidor Island. As with my previous posts, from the …
Jan
11
2011
La Conquista de Corregidor: The Guns and Christmas 1941
All right, all right…you may be wondering why the introduction for this article was with Felipe De Leon’s Christmas Carol “Payapang Daigdig?” Nope, its …
Dec
24
2010
La Conquista de Corregidor: Getting Ashore
It was one of those unplanned trips again that ended up great—and as a history student, a place something to look forward to. It …
Jan
19
2010
Fortress by the River: Fort Santiago of Manila
After lunch, we head back to Intramuros and went to our ultimate destination: Fort Santiago. Why ultimate? Because it is where Jose Rizal was …
Jan
05
2010
Intramuros: From Puerta Real to Plaza Roma
It was almost 11AM when we left Luneta for Intramuros as we continue our walk in reminiscing Rizal’s last footsteps. Sure enough, Intramuros is …
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Oct
31
2010
Faro de Punta Malabrigo: Perched between Man and Elements
by Berniemack Arellano
It was very unexpected that I’ll be going to the town of Lobó in Batangas province with my dad for his routine trip for …
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