In “El Pueblo,” as the local Zamboangueños call their city center or downtown, is an edifice that is synonymous to the city and perhaps …
Tag Archive: Philippine heritage
Nov
02
2011
Vintas and Death: The Old Badjao Cemetery of Santa Cruz Island
As Santa Cruz Island is known for its pinkish-white beach, a lot doesn’t even know that it has one place that time and the …
May
16
2011
Inside US Embassy Manila
The US Embassy Manila is the office of the United States of America government in Philippine soil, located just besides the old Dewey Boulevard, …
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 …
Dec
17
2009
Calle Crisologo: Jewel of Vigan
You haven’t been to Vigan if you didn’t set on foot at Calle Crisologo. This is the heart and soul of Spanish colonial Philippine …
Dec
16
2009
Vigan on a Calesa
I’ve reiterated before that we only have a short half-day stay in Vigan City in Ilocos Sur. Bitin! But I’ve enjoyed it a lot…that …
Dec
09
2009
The Plaza Salcedo Complex of Vigan: The Cathedral, the Capitolio Provincial, the City Hall and the Arzobispado
The plaza or town square has been the core of every Spanish colonial settlement in the Philippines. The plaza can be a venue of …
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