Philippine National Heritage Watch - Compiled Threads [Archive] - Page 8

ph_matrix

December 2nd, 2007, 05:03 AM

Sunset in Masao

The sun has just set and the cool seabreeze slapped our faces as we gazed at the cross by the shores of Masao, Butuan City a couple of months ago, the place which nurtures the past and claims its place in history as the original site of the First Easter Mass in the country.We felt as if we were transported back several centuries ago and I could just imagine Ferdinand Magellan's party stepping up in the Philippine soil for the first time.

The two-day trip with companions Cecille Tri¤o of the Office of the President in Mindanao, Marilyn Roque of dxRP, Ben Diansay of the Mindanao Gazette, CQ Francisco of Mindanao Times, John Paul Seniel and the late Jay Glodo of GMA-5TV network took us to this place which has seen over 1,677 years of recorded history and has been the subject of controversy as it fought with Limasawa Island for recognition as the original site of the First Easter Mass in Philippine Soil in March 16, 1521.

The issue even came to a point when Limasawa and Masao both held a grand celebration of the 475th anniversary of the recorded First Mass in their respective places. The dispute has been going on until now as experts have been called to intervene and to settle it once and for all.Only the base of the original wooden cross remained in the site. The present barangay settlers planted another cross a few feet back from where the original cross stood but its still there. A short stop at the Butuan National Museum that afternoon told us that Butuan's history, culture, arts and people date back to the 4th Century as showcased in museums and festivals.

The accomodating curator of the museum told us that as early as the 11the century, Butuan has become the center of trade in Agusan.We were given a tour of the museum and glimpsed how the early settlers existed as indicated by the things they used like earthenwares, cooking utensils, coffins, boats, jewelry, farming tools and other things.

She however apologized for not allowing us to take photos or take a video footage as the exhibits were of sensitive nature and could produce a negative reaction to the flash of cameras.It was completely dark when we left Magellan's cross. I came away feeling fortunate because its not often that one gets to experience watching the sunset on a place bathed with a significant history of the country.*

http://raqs-online.blogspot.com/2007/12/sunset-in-masao.html

regjeex

December 2nd, 2007, 08:15 AM

That's what I'm talkin about... para at least it will be seen even you're in the other bridge...

if they could have installed halogen illuminators to light up the bridge's center tower.....the effect will really be dramatic..:)

regjeex

December 2nd, 2007, 08:47 AM

Kamo ha.. you never tell me na nag buhat diay mo lain nga thread... I was just knew this today... TSK TSK TSK... :ohno: But anyways, so what happen to the other thread? Maybe we can close that thread Bob and continue this thread kay murag hapit na mo dungo ba... hehehe... really nice pics and infra project in Butuan... Hope to see that in real when I get home. 2009? 2010? I dont know... Hehehehe.. likay likay lang nila ni Bob og AngelC hehehehe...Apil diay si PH.. hehehe kay basin sumbong ko niya sa akong cuzin J... hehehe nag promised me to treat you guys when I get home... By the way, what is the best in Butuan karon? like coffee, restaurant or stuff like that...hehehe hehehe ENSHALAH! Daghan naman pod diay mga forumers diri sa thread Bob...

What happen to Surigao Thread? (singit lang ni ha). Dili na nako ma browse sa google ba... hehehe...

ph_matrix

December 2nd, 2007, 10:35 AM

hey pre.. e save mo nalang tong 3 ka URL sa thread nato sa butuan... para easy access sa imo.. we tot mag tanaw ka sa mindanao portion kay makita man nimo did2 :)

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=539048
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=526201
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=537786

cge pag grand eb ta pag uli nimo dre bxu :)

Kamo ha.. you never tell me na nag buhat diay mo lain nga thread... I was just knew this today... TSK TSK TSK... :ohno: But anyways, so what happen to the other thread? Maybe we can close that thread Bob and continue this thread kay murag hapit na mo dungo ba... hehehe... really nice pics and infra project in Butuan... Hope to see that in real when I get home. 2009? 2010? I dont know... Hehehehe.. likay likay lang nila ni Bob og AngelC hehehehe...Apil diay si PH.. hehehe kay basin sumbong ko niya sa akong cuzin J... hehehe nag promised me to treat you guys when I get home... By the way, what is the best in Butuan karon? like coffee, restaurant or stuff like that...hehehe hehehe ENSHALAH! Daghan naman pod diay mga forumers diri sa thread Bob...

What happen to Surigao Thread? (singit lang ni ha). Dili na nako ma browse sa google ba... hehehe...

BXU AngelC

December 2nd, 2007, 11:45 AM

thanks bob...

kumusta na ang bood promontory? we did our thesis about the development in that area. gusto ko mubalik, don't know lang the way...

also any nice nature spots near butuan? like mga waterfalls? and asa dapit na agi-on ang centennial tree?

pasensya na.... dili pa kaau ko swito sa butuan.

well yongcha...part man cya sa gi develop sa city under sa city planned and zones..will post the features of a new bood promontory...sooner..with assistance of bob.^^:):):)

BXU AngelC

December 2nd, 2007, 11:54 AM

thanks bob...

kumusta na ang bood promontory? we did our thesis about the development in that area. gusto ko mubalik, don't know lang the way...

also any nice nature spots near butuan? like mga waterfalls? and asa dapit na agi-on ang centennial tree?

pasensya na.... dili pa kaau ko swito sa butuan.

the bood promontory can be accessible from libertad..tru the nrj-libertad road..ku gusto mo makiya an poblacion...whole stretch adto ka bgy. Pinamanculan....elevated ni nalugar sa bxu....:lol::lol::lol:

BOB-bXu

December 3rd, 2007, 06:10 AM

regjeex

December 4th, 2007, 07:52 AM

hahahaha... I was just searching SJIT and FSUU sa google...and it appeared butuan thread forum so it make sense to me.. at least bisan layo ko kabalo japon ko sa mga developments dira sa ato because naa man mo dira nag pasiugda sa thread so just go on...

ayaw lng ng dollars kay mahadlok ta hehehehhehehehe...

maayo gani na discover nimo kini nga thread Reg...hehehe

sige, pauli dayon sa Butuan...dala daghan dollars:)

BXU AngelC

December 6th, 2007, 03:39 PM

hahahaha... I was just searching SJIT and FSUU sa google...and it appeared butuan thread forum so it make sense to me.. at least bisan layo ko kabalo japon ko sa mga developments dira sa ato because naa man mo dira nag pasiugda sa thread so just go on...

ayaw lng ng dollars kay mahadlok ta hehehehhehehehe...

dont search na ano mai bagong photo shot aq..g upload n bob..sayang lang ang sjit coliseum wala na include...:lol::lol::lol:

BXU AngelC

December 6th, 2007, 03:46 PM

http://www.philcom.ph/gov/butuan/images/h1.jpg
http://www.philcom.ph/gov/butuan/images/h2.jpghttp://www.philcom.ph/gov/butuan/images/home2.jpghttp://www.philcom.ph/gov/butuan/images/att1.jpghttp://www.philcom.ph/gov/butuan/images/invest1.jpg
http://www.philcom.ph/gov/butuan/images/h3.jpg
http://www.philcom.ph/gov/butuan/images/h4.jpg

this one is very cultural...lets promote....^^

regjeex

December 6th, 2007, 03:57 PM

That's really unfair... :ohno::ohno::ohno: Upload SJIT as soon as possible..:cheers::cheers::cheers: wala nalang jud nimo gi deretso ang sjit??? tsk tsk tsk... para usa nalang unta ka lakaw nimo...

dont search na ano mai bagong photo shot aq..g upload n bob..sayang lang ang sjit coliseum wala na include...:lol::lol::lol:

BOB-bXu

December 6th, 2007, 04:01 PM

dont worry Reg, mas duol duol man ko sa construction site, I will post the photos as soon as I have my new dig cam ...:)

yoncha789

December 7th, 2007, 03:13 AM

it was eerily foggy two nights ago here in butuan.... murag 10 meters lang clear visibility... grabe...

at the bridge...

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y174/edison_lee/fogbridge1.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y174/edison_lee/fogbridge2.jpg

at city hall:

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y174/edison_lee/fogcityhall.jpg

ph_matrix

December 7th, 2007, 08:04 AM

^^ Power gyud ang shots aning Canon 40SD da....

BOB-bXu

December 7th, 2007, 11:41 AM

BXU AngelC

December 8th, 2007, 09:56 AM

BXU AngelC

December 8th, 2007, 09:57 AM

very nice ang pag ka caprture sa city hall...o ayan bob...patikim pa lang yan ha.

yoncha789

December 10th, 2007, 04:23 PM

near SJIT.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y174/edison_lee/trike1.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y174/edison_lee/trike2.jpg

ph_matrix

December 10th, 2007, 05:09 PM

^^ ka cute, unsa kaha naka bangga ani :lol:

paulkrps

December 10th, 2007, 05:11 PM

i remember mga traysikad sa una nagbangga, nagpangitaay ug ilang mga insurance.:lol:

ph_matrix

December 10th, 2007, 05:19 PM

^^ :lol::lol::lol:, dali ra ma tuwad ang mga motor ani nga style mas dugay ma tuwad ang rela sa cdo kay 4 ligid.. :)

Wonderboy

December 10th, 2007, 07:04 PM

Luneta Hotel

Got a word from Ms Bambi Harper that Luneta Hotel is being torn down. Will try my best to get more info regarding the issue. Can I ask a favor to those who would like to save this relic of our history to do their share as well? I mean, come on, this isn't just an architectural relic for chrissakes. Let's get our act together and do something.

http://www.blogtext.org/userFiles/LateBloomer/lunetahotel.jpg

Lili

December 10th, 2007, 09:24 PM

^ What deplorable news.

^ So, what can we do @Wonderboy?

bagel

December 11th, 2007, 12:45 AM

Like I said in the other thread... need info for potential action, targets of letter writing, civil disobedience, etc.

1) who owns currently
2) who will tear down
3) what is the future intended purpose

in addition I'd like to add, city hall, conservancy groups, history groups that we need to contact.

Ibex

December 11th, 2007, 02:44 AM

^^ Power gyud ang shots aning Canon 40SD da....

Maybe Canon EOS 40D na???:):):)

http://www.usa.canon.com/app/images/eos/EOS_40D/40D_586x225.gif

ph_matrix

December 11th, 2007, 02:53 AM

^^ ya 40D, my bad, camera yan ni @yoncha789 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/member.php?u=117406) ;)

Wonderboy

December 11th, 2007, 06:07 AM

^^ Okay, I just got another text message again from Ms Harper and she told me that Luneta Hotel will not be demolished. :)

But we still need to be vigilant. I'll try to post photos of the "remodelling" of Luneta Hotel.

BOB-bXu

December 11th, 2007, 06:19 AM

hope I can own that caliber of a cam:)

Ibex

December 11th, 2007, 10:54 AM

you will if you take out something like 100T from your savings:):):)

ivanhenares

December 11th, 2007, 11:07 AM

Wonderboy

December 11th, 2007, 02:46 PM

^^ Yup, I'll be there tomorrow. Will inform the others as well.

Lili

December 11th, 2007, 05:50 PM

Saklolo! News from Bambi Harper: Someone bought the Luneta Hotel and gutted interior. Now the new owner is asking City Hall for demolition permit saying it is unsound. Please all go to hearing tomorrow, Wed, 9 a.m. at Room 334 of the Manila City Hall. Please pass!

Can't they fortify the structure, instead? It's not as if that is not possible to do.

People are in no business buying a historical heritage building if they are in no position to preserve it. That should have been the deal by the government when they sold that building.

In the past, I seem to know that GSIS or some government agency used to own that building or it was sequestered before.

Wonderboy

December 12th, 2007, 02:32 PM

I attended the meeting at the Manila City Hall this morning and below is the update on Luneta Hotel courtesy of Architect Galicia:

Hello everyone,

Luneta Hotel will not be demolished.

Representatives of Beaumont Corporation, the new owner of Luneta Hotel, affirmed this at this morning's hearing at Manila City Hall, at the Office of the Building Official, Engineer Melvin Q. Balagot.

Engineer Ong, construction manager and representive of Beaumont Corporation, and Engineer Willy Gallardo, contractor, explained that Beaumont's intent is to restore the Luneta Hotel's facade while rehabilitating the structural system.

They submitted a report on their methodology to Engineer Balagot, who was kind enough to furnish us a copy, since it was now a public document.

From page 4, Section C, Proposed Structural Rehabilitation and Retrofit:
"Although the building is almost in its condemnable state, structural rehabilitation and retrofit is still possible with the advent of modern technology, equipment and high-tech construction tools"
"Basically, structural rehabilitation will involve structural steel frames as a major retrofit material It is as if 'constructing a new structural steel framed-building inside an existing r.c. building' with the following restrictions to follow:
a. The existing exterior building (architectural) facade will be maintained or retained. No major architectural refurbishing shall be done on the exterior frames.
b. Existing structural columns shall also be retained.
c. Location of elevator, stairwell shall also be the same.
d. As much as possible, no alterations on the existing major architectural treatment.
e. No additional floor levels shall be allowed."

End of quote. The rest of the methodology report is available at Manila City Hall or at the headquarters of Heritage Conservation Society in Museo Pambata.

I have not had the chance to read it completely, but it does seem to me that Beaumont's intent is to save this 1918 building. Today's hearing was for the structural rehabilitation and retrofit only. The architectural component - facade restoration and interior space plan - of the project will still be prepared by Beaumont.

It is incumbent upon us to be supportive as well as vigilant. Engineer Balagot himself asked us to help City Hall in its monitoring of the project.

Regards,
Dom

Dominic Galicia Architects
3/F Solid House, 2285 Pasong Tamo Extension, Makati City, Metro-Manila, Philippines
(632)729-3277; (632)729-3285
Webpage: DominicGaliciaArchitects.blogspot.com

bagel

December 12th, 2007, 10:01 PM

Does that mean I don't have to do civil disobedience for this cause? I just feel like being disobedient today.

Good for the Luneta Hotel. I wonder what Beaumont's real plans for it are.

Wonderboy

December 13th, 2007, 01:40 AM

^^ Hey, Mike. He's planning to turn it into a hotel again.:)

overtureph

December 13th, 2007, 02:09 AM

Any recent pictures of the hotel?

bagel

December 13th, 2007, 04:59 AM

^^ That's certainly good new. The Luneta Hotel would make a wonderful hotel. I can picture it as a boutique hotel

ivanhenares

December 13th, 2007, 06:47 AM

From Ric Favis, UNESCO Bangkok:

Dear HCS Members,Kindly be informed that UNESCO has just published
'Asia Conserved' which showcases best conservation practices achieved by
winning projects in the first five years of the UNESCO Asia-Pacific
Heritage Awards Programme. You may wish to access/download the e-publication
at our website at: http://www.unescobkk.org/index.php?id=6541
(overall description)
http://www.unescobkk.org/fileadmin/user_upload/culture/cultureMain/publications/Asia%20Conserved%20%28For%20Web%29.pdf
(PDF copy) More power to HCS!Ric

--
IVAN ANTHONY S. HENARES
http://www.ivanhenares.com
http://ivanhenares.multiply.com

Wonderboy

December 13th, 2007, 09:18 AM

Any recent pictures of the hotel?

Hey, Bogs. Below are some photos that I took yesterday:

http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/3746/luneta1ir5.jpg

http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/816/luneta2bk5.jpg

http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/7684/luneta3yc9.jpg

BXU AngelC

December 13th, 2007, 10:10 AM

Maybe Canon EOS 40D na???:):):)

http://www.usa.canon.com/app/images/eos/EOS_40D/40D_586x225.gif

this really good.^^

BXU AngelC

December 13th, 2007, 10:16 AM

the gadget does matter but according to my photography instructor before..it really depends on the person using the camera.on how to maximize and utilize its purpose..in short deskarte og creativity..:lol:

ph_matrix

December 13th, 2007, 01:16 PM

^^ For cameras, lens matters most ;)

BOB-bXu

December 13th, 2007, 04:55 PM

GMall's hohummm 2nd level alley interior....

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p197/lapinigc/Butuan/CIMG3231.jpg

BoNduRanT

December 13th, 2007, 05:00 PM

They are repainting the National Museum. Check its Taft side. Theres a part where they painted the new color scheme ( tinetesting yata ). They are using peach and olive green.

tigidig14

December 13th, 2007, 05:46 PM

pero sarado parin ba
accountant ung tito ko dun pero nde ko maxadong kinakausap,
nung pumasok kami, ni-re-retouch yung spolinarium at rini-restore din yung loob

BoNduRanT

December 13th, 2007, 05:49 PM

May mga nakikita akong mga tour bus na nakapark sa tapat a few weeks ago. Itong National Museum na sinasabi ko eh yung dating Senate ha? Di yung nasa Rizal Park.

tigidig14

December 13th, 2007, 05:52 PM

ye the old american senate house

ivanhenares

December 13th, 2007, 06:24 PM

pero sarado parin ba
accountant ung tito ko dun pero nde ko maxadong kinakausap,
nung pumasok kami, ni-re-retouch yung spolinarium at rini-restore din yung loob

Here are current photos of the Spoliarium:
http://www.ivanhenares.com/2007/12/international-heritage-experts-at.html
http://ivanhenares.multiply.com/photos/album/226

ivanhenares

December 13th, 2007, 06:25 PM

Restoration, not demolition, says Luneta Hotel's new owner
By Allison Lopez
Inquirer
Last updated 00:08:00 12/13/2007

MANILA, Philippines – Beaumont Holdings, the new owner of the Luneta Hotel in Manila, yesterday announced that the 89-year-old structure would be restored to its previous glory in three years' time.

"We will make it stronger. We will not touch the facade," Adelina Wong, an engineer of the company, said.

The hotel on T. M. Kalaw Street, one of the few remaining structures that survived World War II, has been undergoing "structural rehabilitation and retrofit" since it was bought by Beaumont last August.

Completed in 1918, the Luneta Hotel was designed by Spanish architect-engineer Salvador Farre, according to a study by Dean John Joseph Fernandez of the University Of Santo Tomas College Of Architecture.

It is being touted as the only structure reminiscent of French Renaissance architecture with Filipino stylized beaux arts in the country, Fernandez said.

The dilapidated building fronting Rizal Park was declared a historical landmark by the National Historical Institute and is protected by Presidential Decree 1505 which makes it unlawful to alter or destroy the original features of an edifice classified by the NHI "without prior written permission from its chair."

Members of the Heritage Conservation Society were initially alarmed over reports that Beaumont had applied for a demolition permit but company representatives and Manila building official Melvin Balagot assured them that the permit issued only allows structural rehabilitation.

Vigilant

"We are vigilant when it comes to that. Mayor (Alfredo) Lim's directive is always to abide by the law. The mayor wants to preserve historic buildings especially if there is a law that protects them," Balagot added.

In May 2006, then Manila Mayor Lito Atienza urged the Department of Public Works and the owners of abandoned private buildings to demolish old and "dangerous" structures, including the Luneta Hotel.

At that time, the hotel was in a state of deterioration due to lack of maintenance, having been uninhabited for a long time. There were also signs of decay, including weakened columns due to old age, falling concrete plaster and a nearly collapsing ground floor frame. The basement was also flooded. The threat to public safety especially during earthquakes, stressed Wong, was the immediate reason for the retrofit using modern technology.

Put simply, retrofit would mean "constructing a new structural steel-framed building inside an existing building" to make it safe and sound.

Architect Dominic Galicia, HCS board member, said he was satisfied with the restrictions for the structural renovation which specified that "the existing exterior building (architectural facade) would be retained, there would be no alterations in the existing major architectural treatment and no additional floor levels shall be allowed."

Whimsical

In a 1998 article, Inquirer columnist and HCS founding member Bambi Harper described the "whimsical gargoyles in the form of lions, crocodiles, griffins and other mythical creatures that serve as decorative supports of (the hotel's) balconies." She also talked about the "delicate filigreed railings (on the balconies) that add a touch of lightness to the solid concrete facade."

The structural renovation would be completed in a year's time, said Wong, after which work on the architectural appendages would begin.

overtureph

December 14th, 2007, 01:57 AM

Thanks Jeff.

xoelts

December 14th, 2007, 05:59 AM

wer exactly butuan's located? is it in negros or cebu?

xoelts

December 14th, 2007, 06:03 AM

Quote:
Originally Posted by BOB-bXu
Butuan City Government Training Center, City Government Complex, Doongan
(rendering)

looks so chinese

Ibex

December 14th, 2007, 06:05 AM

Nope, its in the northeastern part of mindanao...:):):)

Ibex

December 14th, 2007, 06:36 AM

For your reference @Xoelts...:cheers:

wer exactly butuan's located? is it in negros or cebu?

http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee201/klutz1030/ButuanCity.jpg

LordCarnal

December 14th, 2007, 11:03 AM

An old Photo Engraving Shop building in Art-Deco style

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s223/arnold_carl/cebu_travel/dec14/art_deco_building.jpg

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s223/arnold_carl/cebu_travel/dec14/art_deco_buildin02.jpg

An old commercial building near City Hall

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s223/arnold_carl/cebu_travel/dec14/old_building_juanluna04.jpg

A 1920s building adaptively reused as a commercial center

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s223/arnold_carl/cebu_travel/dec14/old_building_juanluna.jpg

A 1948 building adaptively reused as a commercial building

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s223/arnold_carl/cebu_travel/dec14/old_building_juanluna02.jpg

A 1950 Law Office Building (Urot Building/Urot Law Office)

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s223/arnold_carl/cebu_travel/dec14/old_building_juanluna03.jpg

A 100 year old building adaptively reused as a commercial center

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s223/arnold_carl/cebu_travel/dec14/prince_warehouse02.jpg

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s223/arnold_carl/cebu_travel/dec14/prince_warehouse01.jpg

The former City Hall building renovated and reconfigured as the Legislative wing. Renovations are still going on.

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s223/arnold_carl/cebu_travel/dec14/new_cityhall02.jpg

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s223/arnold_carl/cebu_travel/dec14/new_cityhall01.jpg

University of San Carlos (main building)

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s223/arnold_carl/cebu_travel/dec14/usc_main.jpg

BOB-bXu

December 14th, 2007, 12:29 PM

or this one:

http://www.weather-forecast.com/locationmaps/Butuan.jpg

LordCarnal

December 14th, 2007, 12:32 PM

hope I can own that caliber of a cam:)

The cheapest DSLR camera I think is P23, 000.. a Nikon D40

Try to inquire at Columbia because they're the official distributor of Nikon Cameras

http://a.img-dpreview.com/reviews/NikonD40/Images/frontview-001.jpg

..

paulkrps

December 14th, 2007, 12:37 PM

sorry for the o.t.

you both are right, but there's more to it.

here's a part of what i posted in the photography 101 thread.

sinj, this is a big jump from the ones in the photo contest entries.

here's usually what i do.

first things first, i'd rather not drown in the technicality of a shot. i'd rather be sensitive to the moment. while knowing the technicality helps, but it is not all in photography. when i look at a photo, i'd look at the lines, some shade or light, but often does it strike me to the heart. lot's of photos that were made famous failed technically, so just be sensitive and the rest will follow.

what i've been doing is i let poetry go into my head, and reach for the moment. i have been a sucker for this moment thingy. i don't claim my shots are excellent, it's just i let the imagery do the talking, not the technicality.

so there.

it's not relevant in how expensive your camera. it's how you use it, create imagery with it. there's a lot of cheaper dslrs that also delivers almost the same result.

the gadget does matter but according to my photography instructor before..it really depends on the person using the camera.on how to maximize and utilize its purpose..in short deskarte og creativity..:lol:

^^ For cameras, lens matters most ;)

BOB-bXu

December 14th, 2007, 01:05 PM

Manay Malang Resto

http://images.travelpod.com/users/yoni/rtw_odyssey.1173853860.14-03.jpg

BOB-bXu

December 14th, 2007, 01:07 PM

Lagoon, Almont Resort

http://images.travelpod.com/users/yoni/rtw_odyssey.1173853860.14-06.jpg

BoNduRanT

December 14th, 2007, 01:53 PM

Two photos of the National Museum's new color scheme.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3/abercromb24/nationalmuseum.jpg

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3/abercromb24/nationalmuseum02.jpg

Wonderboy

December 14th, 2007, 02:20 PM

^^ Did you take those photos, Bondurant?

I prefer the white paint job although others think that it looks like white washed tomb in a cemetery. Perhaps a cream white would work. They just have to clean it once in a while since Manila smog, smoke, and dust will make it look dark and dingy.

---

Nice photos, Arnold. That building of Yutivo Sons Hardware, Inc. has a similar building on Dasmariñas Streeti in Binondo.

---

You're very much welcome, Bogs.

BoNduRanT

December 14th, 2007, 03:05 PM

Yup. I did last Wednesday while riding a bus going to Cavite :lol: I wish they could do something with the landscaping too.

BOB-bXu

December 14th, 2007, 05:10 PM

if pau of davao is giving away virtual cars as x'mas gifts...

I am giving away car plates..:lol::lol:
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41hC4FGLOlL._SS500_.jpg

LordCarnal

December 14th, 2007, 06:30 PM

paulkrps

December 14th, 2007, 11:47 PM

if pau of davao is giving away virtual cars as x'mas gifts...

I am giving away car plates..:lol::lol:
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41hC4FGLOlL._SS500_.jpg

virtual plates and cars, bagay na bagay, hehehe.

overtureph

December 15th, 2007, 05:00 AM

^^

Yeah.. I also prefer the white color.. Just look at the White House and the US Capitol.

Anyway, I would have preferred if the Philippine Senate didn't move out of this building.. At least ma preserve yung original use nya..

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The National Museum building (formerly used by the Senate) was actually built for and intended to be used as a museum. It was the senate who was squatting on that building. The senate initially rejected being evicted from the National Museum building (which took years). One would think that the senators would be more heritage and culturally attuned or concious having the museum and the senate in the same building.

It was also the senate being in the same building as to why some artifacts couldn't be properly displayed and a lot was in storage due to lack of space. There was even an article once as to why some artifacts where damaged due to some of the senators staff and security.

le Reine

December 15th, 2007, 05:12 AM

^^Oh. But if you look at Burnham's map, the building was intended for a National Library. The Museum is supposedly built in what is now the City Hall.

http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3209/1105/1600/detailburnham3.jpg
from Another Hundred Years Hence blog

BOB-bXu

December 15th, 2007, 06:28 AM

culverts
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2208/2038088651_70dc2680a1.jpg?v=0

LordCarnal

December 15th, 2007, 06:20 PM

^^

And from Nick Joaquin's book, a Capitol would also have been built.. At least meron sana tayong sariling version ng The Mall sa Washington D.C.. Hehehe

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hot_banana

December 16th, 2007, 09:33 AM

hey i'm just new here so i don't exactly know where i should post this.

i'm doing a research paper and one of my friends suggested that i do one about preserving historic architectural pieces in the philippines...

the difficult thing in my research is that.. i can't really find a definition of PINOY architecture..and i have no idea what should be preserved and what can be destroyed to make room for urbanization's sake...

plus. i really like this thread. although i'm not an archi major.. i find the old builidings really fascinating.. they all have their own stories at some point :)

Pinoy_ako

December 16th, 2007, 11:27 AM

^^

And from Nick Joaquin's book, a Capitol would also have been built.. At least meron sana tayong sariling version ng The Mall sa Washington D.C.. Hehehe

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Basically, yung lay-out ng The Mall, puwede pa ring makita sa Luneta kaya lang "The Green Mall" ito. Instead of structures, we have trees.

I also like the white color of the buildings. The color of these neo-classic buildings were meant to imitate the color of marble.

The name of the buildings were etched on the facade in Roman letters. But in the case of City Hall, metal letters were drilled on the facade. Sana naka-etch na rin at medyo Graeco-Roman ang pagkakalagay ng date ng construction ng building, hindi yung:

MANILA CITY HALL
ERECTED 1939

BXU AngelC

December 16th, 2007, 02:04 PM

culverts
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2208/2038088651_70dc2680a1.jpg?v=0

where's the culvert?.....kaw ha!:lol:

BXU AngelC

December 16th, 2007, 02:07 PM

The cheapest DSLR camera I think is P23, 000.. a Nikon D40

Try to inquire at Columbia because they're the official distributor of Nikon Cameras

http://a.img-dpreview.com/reviews/NikonD40/Images/frontview-001.jpg

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cheapest ha?!...but for aphotography enthusiast...they will gamble to have this one....^^

BXU AngelC

December 16th, 2007, 02:08 PM

^^ For cameras, lens matters most ;)

u bet...:lol:

bagel

December 16th, 2007, 06:29 PM

So it seems that the City Hall and the National Museum traded colors eh?

ivanhenares

December 16th, 2007, 08:27 PM

Pride of Place
We’re doing well in protecting our heritage

By Augusto Villalon
Inquirer
Last updated 23:43:00 12/16/2007

MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines received a hearty thumbs-up from international heritage luminaries for its heritage-conservation efforts.

“The future of the Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordillera is in good hands,” declared Marc de Caraffe from the International Council for Monuments and Sites (Icomos) of Canada. De Caraffe is also the president of the international organization’s Committee on Vernacular (Traditional) Architecture.

Signifying support for heritage conservation in the country, United States Ambassador Kristie Kenney through the US Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation supported the meeting but also personally traveled to Banaue to address the meeting and visit the terraces as well.

Icomos is a Paris-based NGO that regulates professional heritage-conservation activities worldwide and is the official adviser to the Unesco World Heritage Committee on cultural-heritage issues.

For the first time, international heritage luminaries joined members of Icomos Philippines in Banaue last week. The meeting coincided with the 12th anniversary of the inscription of five rice-terraces clusters in Ifugao in the prestigious Unesco World Heritage List as “The Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordillera.”

Seven years later, the site was transferred to the World Heritage in Danger List, signifying that conservation measures should be intensified to prevent the site from further decay. This led to Unesco and Philippine experts agreeing on a set of measures to rehabilitate the site.

In danger

Respected international specialists arrived from Italy, Finland, France, Germany, Macedonia, United States, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Japan and Korea to join their Philippine counterparts to meet on “Protecting Endangered Traditional Landscapes,” focusing on the current status of the five terraces clusters in Ifugao inscribed on the World Heritage in Danger List.

The “In Danger” designation simply means conservation measures for a site on the World Heritage List must be stepped up to prevent its rapid deterioration.

The meeting agreed that the five small terraces clusters (Batad, Hungduan, Hapao, Nagacadan and Mayoyao) were endangered because of their physical deterioration but, more important, the resident population, having difficulty bridging preservation of their heritage with 21st-century lifestyle, was leaving the site in alarming number. Case studies showed a similar phenomenon happening in terraced, agricultural heritage sites in Italy, Ukraine, China and Mexico.

Observing the preservation efforts by the Ifugao provincial government and Save the Terraces Movement (Sitmo), foreign delegates praised the success of the conservation and community-development programs, that most of the Unesco-suggested rehabilitation programs were well underway, which led to the consensus of delegates that it would only be a matter of time before the site would be removed from the World Heritage in Danger List and given a clean bill of health.

The consensus was the long-awaited affirmation for us Filipinos. Despite years of negative reports from the media, our heritage-conservation efforts are back on track.

Lost cause

In countries like the Philippines, preserving heritage is really a lost cause unless preservation is made relevant to its host communities by tying it with development and income generation.

Therefore, presented during the meeting were methods that illustrated various ways to sustainably use heritage as a resource for income generation through community tourism programs, craft development, or harnessing natural resources for sustainable development such as mini-hydroelectric plants.

All participants agreed that the physical repair of the terraces was necessary. However, restoring the terraces and its walls must come together with establishment of cultural and economic opportunities that would make terrace life more viable for the 21st century. Among the positive measures suggested by Unesco is the establishment of additional income-generating opportunities such as community-based cultural and eco-tourism programs.

To further illustrate the benefits of tourism for host communities, field visits for the 70-person group to terrace sites were successfully organized by the provincial government and Sitmo in cooperation with the local communities that were profusely thanked by participants for their professionalism.

Conserving heritage has little relevance to most site residents who live from day to day in survival mode. Therefore Icomos aims to make them aware that among the values of heritage is its use (not exploitation) as a sustainable cultural and eco-tourism resource. Therefore, heritage must be preserved as a livelihood opportunity and also to provide community identity.

Successful community-based heritage projects in the Philippines were presented, such as the Cebu Freedom Trail uniting seaside towns in south Cebu province in a trail of conserved heritage and community-led tourism sponsored by Ramón Aboitiz Foundation; Bahandi tourism project by the Bohol community; and Save Ifugao Terraces Movement (Sitmo) community-development programs in Ifugao.

These success stories prove that Filipinos, contrary to popular opinion, have done well in conserving their heritage.

Institutions supporting the Icomos endeavor are the US Ambassadors’ Fund for Cultural Preservation, e8/Tepco (Tokyo Electric Power Company), Fundación Santiago, Ayala Foundation, Ramón Aboitiz Foundation, Department of Tourism, and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), the National Museum, Cibo di M, and Holcim Philippines.

Heritage watch

The construction happening in the landmark Luneta Hotel caused a furor among heritage circles, causing representatives of its new owner, Manila City officials, and heritage experts to meet, agree that the structure should be conserved and that all sectors would cooperate for its conservation.

Instead of angrily marching on the streets, people calmly discuss to come to an agreement on how to save the heritage. This meeting, almost seven years after the Jai Alai debacle, shows a new maturity, having evolved with those who handle heritage. Congratulations to all.

Feedback is welcome at pride.place@gmail.com

TheRick

December 16th, 2007, 09:17 PM

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BOB-bXu

December 18th, 2007, 12:12 PM

where's the culvert?.....kaw ha!:lol:

they are at the lower portion of the pic...wala pa malubong kay sige lang kotkot maski tag ulan

Rence

December 18th, 2007, 03:27 PM

Nice article! Mabuti naman na i-preserve ang lugar!

BXU AngelC

December 19th, 2007, 03:44 PM

culverts
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2208/2038088651_70dc2680a1.jpg?v=0

for account constant excavation is apparent even during rainy season to hasten its purpose of decloggnig the western portion of the city from rain water..^^

BXU AngelC

December 19th, 2007, 03:52 PM

http://ph.jobstreet.com/jobs/2007/10/f/20/_pics/flnbnph2a.jpg
coming soon to Butuan's architectural scene

according to unverified information FILINVEST COMPANY will put there subdivision @ east of Butuan...most probably Baan Km3....^^

dubbed as FILINVEST BUTUAN HOMES...^^

BXU AngelC

December 19th, 2007, 03:56 PM

Butuan City Government Training Center, City Government Complex, Doongan
(rendering)
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j97/boybleauxx/butuan-2.jpg?t=1193234624

its architecture is based on the premise of cultural heritage of Butuan and Mindanao'n design......

BXU AngelC

December 19th, 2007, 04:06 PM

for account constant excavation is apparent even during rainy season to hasten its purpose of declogging the western portion of the city from rain water..^^

the project is part of Expanded Urban Drainage System(East BUTUAN)..thru Department of Public Works and Highways( DPWH) supervision..^^

BoNduRanT

December 19th, 2007, 08:19 PM

I was able to pass by the National Museum today. I think they are sticking to an all white color scheme(di siya mukhang primer).

Wonderboy

December 19th, 2007, 11:56 PM

^^ I'm all for white, cream white, off white so long as they clean the facade once in a while. Manila City Hall with it's all white paint job looks grimy already except at night when it's all lit up for the Christmas season.

regjeex

December 20th, 2007, 08:54 AM

Sounds pretty good..! At least kung mag materialize ni sya.. pretty close to my place... planning to have 1 unit there. INSHALAH! My place is 3.5 km going to Crossing highway... hehehehehe.. same with PH... hehehe and still rough road damn.... long time ago.. wala pa rin pag babago... rumors na they will concrete it...until now still same...promises are stocked up! Balak pa naman sumama ung amo kung americano maybe doties place nako sya i salpak... hehehehe kay gusto nya matulog sa akong balay.. hehehehe which is not good for him.. hehehe kay damo tao sa amo... pakan on nako sya og inun-unan nga budloy... hahahaha what the F.... :lol::lol::lol:

By the way, unsa naman development sa BROADwalk? permi gina ask sa akong amo ang place kung unsa na develpment para makipag negotiate sya sa city this May 2008 kay gusto jud niya mag put up og floating restaurant...

according to unverified information FILINVEST COMPANY will put there subdivision @ east of Butuan...most probably Baan Km3....^^

dubbed as FILINVEST BUTUAN HOMES...^^

BOB-bXu

December 21st, 2007, 11:35 AM

according to unverified information FILINVEST COMPANY will put there subdivision @ east of Butuan...most probably Baan Km3....^^

dubbed as FILINVEST BUTUAN HOMES...^^

you mean 3 residential subdivison projects ?

overtureph

December 23rd, 2007, 09:34 AM

Some canons in Zamboanga City (the canons in my opinion looks well preserved)

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a89/overtureph/Zamboanga/canon/edit7467.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a89/overtureph/Zamboanga/canon/edit7466.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a89/overtureph/Zamboanga/canon/edit7468.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a89/overtureph/Zamboanga/canon/edit7546.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a89/overtureph/Zamboanga/canon/edit7544.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a89/overtureph/Zamboanga/canon/edit7542.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a89/overtureph/Zamboanga/canon/edit7538.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a89/overtureph/Zamboanga/canon/edit7536.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a89/overtureph/Zamboanga/canon/edit7535.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a89/overtureph/Zamboanga/canon/edit7541.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a89/overtureph/Zamboanga/canon/edit7540.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a89/overtureph/Zamboanga/canon/edit7539.jpg

If I remember it correctly, the 3 last photographs are from the same canon. Although I am not an expert, this canon doesn't seem to be Spanish. Is it possibly Dutch? Anyone who can clarify this one.

Photos by overtureph.

BXU AngelC

December 24th, 2007, 03:18 PM

you mean 3 residential subdivison projects ?

no...bob...baan km3 is the name of the barangay...were FILINVEST were rumored to plant their subdivision...:lol::lol:

BXU AngelC

December 24th, 2007, 03:21 PM

Sounds pretty good..! At least kung mag materialize ni sya.. pretty close to my place... planning to have 1 unit there. INSHALAH! My place is 3.5 km going to Crossing highway... hehehehehe.. same with PH... hehehe and still rough road damn.... long time ago.. wala pa rin pag babago... rumors na they will concrete it...until now still same...promises are stocked up! Balak pa naman sumama ung amo kung americano maybe doties place nako sya i salpak... hehehehe kay gusto nya matulog sa akong balay.. hehehehe which is not good for him.. hehehe kay damo tao sa amo... pakan on nako sya og inun-unan nga budloy... hahahaha what the F.... :lol::lol::lol:

By the way, unsa naman development sa BROADwalk? permi gina ask sa akong amo ang place kung unsa na develpment para makipag negotiate sya sa city this May 2008 kay gusto jud niya mag put up og floating restaurant...

grabe jud na pagka damu no!(ilonggo diay ka partz)...will update u regarding the boardwalk project i believe the city govt especially mayor plaza can provide us a concrete answer to this inquiry^^

BXU AngelC

December 24th, 2007, 03:22 PM

MERRY CHRISTMAS..................:lol:

hakhaimo

December 24th, 2007, 04:34 PM

Building ng GSIS sa Zamboanga City ganito din, identical.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2201/2038086537_ddcd56e14b.jpg?v=0

ivanhenares

December 26th, 2007, 06:31 AM

Just wanted to share this info. We say Manila was the second most devastated city after Warsaw (below).

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Destroyed_Warsaw%2C_capital_of_Poland%2C_January_1945.jpg/728px-Destroyed_Warsaw%2C_capital_of_Poland%2C_January_1945.jpg

But in Warsaw, "many of the historic streets, buildings, and churches were restored to their original form. In 1980, Warsaw's historic Old Town was inscribed onto UNESCO's World Heritage list."

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Qt24_rotate.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ee/4_Warszawa_23.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/2007-06-27_Pa%C5%82ac_Branickich_w_Warszawie.jpg/800px-2007-06-27_Pa%C5%82ac_Branickich_w_Warszawie.jpg

We were given money to rebuild all the historic buildings of Manila (yes, all the old churches and historic buildings in Intramuros included). But then, just as it is today, our politicians pocketed the money giving the excuse that we would rather build new buildings elsewhere.

overtureph

December 26th, 2007, 08:14 AM

^^Can't blame all the politicians. Part of the problem was also the clergy. They seem to be doing it up to the present.

ivanhenares

December 26th, 2007, 11:20 AM

^^ In this case, the politicians held the cash from the war damages reconstruction fund. The clergy destroying our wonderful churches is another story.

Mercato

December 26th, 2007, 12:40 PM

overtureph

December 26th, 2007, 04:10 PM

^^The first canon which shows Sevilla was taken at Lantaka hotel and yes the hotel is still standing. The last 2 canons where taken at the plaza the one facing city hall.

Mercato

December 26th, 2007, 06:48 PM

^^I had seen both cannons before, the Lantaka and the City Hall cannons, both remarkably well preserved. Offhand, the best bet would be that both are of Spanish origin if both had Sevilla and other spanish engravings; otherwise we would have seen either one engraved in colonial dutch or flemish.

BXU AngelC

December 27th, 2007, 07:28 AM

HAPPY HOLIDAYS.....!!!

BOB-bXu

December 27th, 2007, 07:51 AM

Ethnic Malay Architectural touch
Balanghai Hotel and Convention Center Lobby

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2168/2128903686_9826c45715.jpg?v=0

overtureph

December 27th, 2007, 08:03 AM

Pila a historical landmark that withstood war, time

By Niña Catherine Calleja
Southern Luzon Bureau
First Posted 04:31am (Mla time) 12/27/2007

PILA, Laguna, Philippines—It was just a stone placed at the heart of the town plaza with the words “a town declared a historical landmark” engraved on it.

But the historical marker has become a source of pride for the people here.

Thirty-six structures, including the 200-year-old St. Anthony of Padua Church, a school and a municipal hall, were declared preserved and protected by the National Historical Institute (NHI) on May 17, 2000.

On Dec. 4, former President Fidel Ramos and NHI Executive Director Ludovico Badoy unveiled the marker.

Houses also homes
According to anecdotes, Pila was spared during the World War II because American bombers failed to spot it as they were preparing for a bombing run to flush out Japanese soldiers. Towns near Pila, like Pagsanjan and Sta. Cruz, were reduced to rubble during the bombing run.

Badoy referred to the town as a “jewel of the country” because it is very rare to find a town whose Spanish architectural design was kept intact.

“It would be easy for the younger generation to picture how the houses during the Spanish period look like,” he said.

He said houses here are different because people still call them homes.

Pila is the fourth and the latest town declared as a national historical landmark.

The other towns are Vigan in Ilocos Sur, Silay City in Negros Occidental, and Taal in Batangas.

Mayor Wilfredo Quiat said the formal declaration would help attract tourists.

He said since 2001, students have been visiting Pila because it was a requirement in school.

Appointed as the caretaker of the town’s heritage and historical landmarks, the Pila Historical Society Foundation Inc., composed mostly of the Relova and Rivera clans, was formed in December 1993.

Don Felizardo Rivera, who donated his lands to the church and municipal government, is the recognized founder of Pila.

He is the ancestor of prominent families in Pila surnamed Rivera, Relova, Agra and Alava.

Good start

Cora Relova, 61, vice president of the foundation, said the group started as a beautification committee but realized that the town is rich in history with artifacts that should be preserved.

She said forming the historical society was initially met with skepticism and resistance from the town council even though the mayor was their relative.

But the historical society understood where the town council was coming from, Relova said.

“Our perspectives were different. The town council was thinking of meeting the town’s immediate needs while (we were) looking forward,” she said.

She said they were both right but the foundation believed it is possible to achieve the vision for the town and that this could be accomplished “inch by inch.”

Monina Rivera, the foundation’s president, said they opposed a yearly fair that fell right smack in the middle of the town’s landmarks.

“During and after the town fiesta, there was garbage left behind in the place,” she said.

The historical council lobbied for years against the fair until the town council relocated it.

“You know, it was difficult because many people enjoyed the fair,” added Rivera, 68.

Relova said protecting the town’s heritage was not an easy task. “Filipinos are not really into heritage and culture unlike the Europeans,” she said.

‘Ties that bind’

For Relova and Rivera who are cousins, Pila is the home that they come to every summer vacation, Flores de Mayo, All Soul’s Day, and Christmas.

“The town and the memories here bind our families,” Rivera said, adding that family reunions are common.

“A house could no longer accommodate us. Usually, we hold it in big places because we sometimes add up to 400 (people),” she said.

Relova said they are advocating for Pila’s preservation because of the good memories they had of the place when they were still young.

“We want the image of Pila to be the same as before. We want the children now to experience what we had,” she said.

First Tagalog dictionary
She said she is very happy seeing children sitting in the grass in the plaza and reading books.

“This is not just a landmark but a place that people could use,” she said.

Aside from the ancestral houses and artifacts found in the Pila museum, another considered treasure of the town is the first Tagalog-Spanish dictionary titled “Vocabulario de la Lengua Tagala.”

It was published by renowned printer Tomas Pinpin and Domingo Laog in the second printing press in the Philippines which was built by the Franciscans in Pila, Laguna in 1611.

Relova said they could no longer locate the site of the printing press.

The dictionary, which was 25 years older than the first book published in the United States, was compiled to facilitate the evangelization of the Tagalog region.

According to Relova, it was proof of how rich the language and culture of the Tagalogs were.

For example, cortar, a Spanish word that means “to cut” has the equivalent of 47 Tagalog words for every act of cutting.

In the dictionary, Pila was also depicted as a noble town. “Perhaps, because of the nobility of the people’s tradition here,” she said.

The town council is now drafting a resolution to ensure that municipal government officials help the NHI and the Pila Historical Society Foundation protect and preserve the heritage site.

Copyright 2007 Southern Luzon Bureau. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/regions/view_article.php?article_id=108952

ivanhenares

December 28th, 2007, 02:16 AM

^^ They only unveiled the marker now after six years? I think the NHI should speed up declaring and preserving our remaining heritage towns. Isn't it a pity that they've just declared four? There's San Miguel de Mayumu, Bulacan; Sariaya, Quezon; San Juan, Batangas; Carcar, Cebu; Boac, Marinduque; Kiangan, Ifugao; Sta. Cruz, Zambales; etc.

BOB-bXu

December 29th, 2007, 06:54 AM

HAPPY PROGRESSIVE NEW YEAR FOR BUTUAN !!!
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1249/1294902535_2d8198907f.jpg?v=0

^^^^^^^^Year of the Earth Rat^^^^^^^^

BOB-bXu

December 30th, 2007, 04:29 AM

breaking rumor :) prominent businessman (Debin Uraya of Uraya Motors) has sealed the deal of the sale of their big property adjacent to their building in front of Estacio Village to Robinsons Land for land banking purpose...

need to confirm this..(where's my spy glass):)

regjeex

December 30th, 2007, 07:54 PM

This is not Robinsons Place right... correct me if I'm wrong Robinsons Homes i guess. (exited lang kung tinuod). Dahil kung tinuod, dako ba ang area dira nga place? Bob **** confirm kay murag ganahan nako muoli kung tinuod man gani.. :lol::lol::lol:

breaking rumor :) prominent businessman (Debin Uraya of Uraya Motors) has sealed the deal of the sale of their big property adjacent to their building in front of Estacio Village to Robinsons Land for land banking purpose...

need to confirm this..(where's my spy glass):)

BOB-bXu

December 31st, 2007, 04:55 AM

This is not Robinsons Place right... correct me if I'm wrong Robinsons Homes i guess. (exited lang kung tinuod). Dahil kung tinuod, dako ba ang area dira nga place? Bob **** confirm kay murag ganahan nako muoli kung tinuod man gani.. :lol::lol::lol:

mits the Robinsons for mall development daw..but need to confirm this rumor..

whatever the out come, surely it will be just another landbank gihapon just like SM...puros lang landbank...landbank...land bank:ohno:

pastilan
haaaay....

ivanhenares

January 1st, 2008, 03:30 PM

Catholic Church preserves Art Deco mansion in Pampanga

By Tonette Orejas
Central Luzon Desk
First Posted 08:05pm (Mla time) 01/01/2008

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Philippines -- An art deco-style mansion, designed by [Architect Fernando H.] Ocampo for a relative here and bought by the Archdiocese of Manila as the official residence of Pampanga bishops, is being renovated in time for the 60th year of the Archdiocese of San Fernando.

The Arsobispado de Pampanga, formerly the Dison house on A. Consunji Street in the village of San Jose here, is now 85 percent restored. Hopefully restoration work would be completed in time the 60th anniversary of the Archdiocese of San Fernando as a diocese in 2008, according to Bishop Pablo Virgilio David, who supervised the heritage conservation project.

The house was built in 1935 for the couple Luis Dison and Felisa Hizon, Ocampo’s aunt on the side of his mother Leoncia who married Basilio Ocampo, gobernadorcillo (colonial governor) of San Fernando.

Monsignor Prudencio David, the vicar general of the Archdiocese of Manila, mediated for its purchase in 1948, which was approved by Archbishop Michael Doherty and Auxiliary Bishop Rufino Santos, a Kapampangan who later became the first Filipino cardinal.
Bishop Pablo David called the Pampanga diocese a “daughter” of the Manila archdiocese.

The cost of the two-story structure and the one-hectare lot on which it sits is not known to older priests. Some surmise it went for P300,000.

Ocampo first worked on the Dison house and later became involved in the restoration of the war-damaged Manila Cathedral.

David said Santos not only hired a Kapampangan architect to design the house, he also employed builders and craftsmen from the province.

Thanks to a Japanese gardener that the Dison couple hired to create a genuine Japanese garden, the Dison house survived the ravages of World War II.

Treated fairly by the couple, the gardener, who turned out to be a military officer, reciprocated by protecting the mansion.

After the war, the Dison family relocated to Manila and decided to sell the house to the Archdiocese of Manila. It was not known if the decision to move out of Pampanga was because of the peasant rebellion.

The mansion’s first tenant was Cesar Ma. Guerrero, the first bishop of the diocese of San Fernando. His term was from 1949 to 1957.

The house was witness to Guerrero’s devotion to the Virgin de los Remedios under whose auspices he began the crusade for peace when the province was rocked by agrarian unrest. The Virgin Mary’s canonical image has been enshrined in a chapel beside the house. The devotional practice continues to this day.

So when David agreed to restore the Dison house, he had in a way, come full circle. It was David’s maternal grandfather, Victoriano Siongco, owner of the Catholic Trade Center, who carved Mary’s image in the chapel.

Guerrero’s successor, Bishop Emilio Cinense, lived in the mansion during his term from 1957 to 1975 and three years after when he, as archbishop, saw the transition of the San Fernando diocese into an archdiocese on March 11, 1975.

For a decade starting 1978, Archbishop Oscar Cruz stayed in the room that Cinense built at the Mater Boni seminary, about two kilometers from the Arsobispado.

The present resident, Archbishop Paciano Aniceto, has also stayed here since 1989.

The archdiocese found use for the mansion as the office of the econome (finance officer) and mandated organizations like Adoracion Nocturna, Mayap A Balita publications and the Association of Parochial Schools.

During the Marcos regime and until now, the Task Force Detainees of the Philippines held office here, launching many civil liberty campaigns and fact-finding missions for desaparecidos (the disappeared).

The Social Action Center of Pampanga had its roots here in 1988, providing a venue to development workers, who in 1991, faced a big challenge in disaster management following Mt. Pinatubo’s eruptions.

The mansion, having witnessed so many significant events, was worn out by decades of use. A restoration was in order.
Bishop David said Aniceto, 70, gave him a free hand in the undertaking, working on a P1-million budget.

Before the restoration began in July 2006, Bishop David said the roof was leaking, the gutters were broken and the wooden floors creaked or sagged.

Through years of use, the mansion’s architecture had been altered. Glass panels covered the entire verandas on the first and second floors, shutting out elements harmful to the structure.

Additional panels hid the high ceilings and folding walls. A service staircase from the dining area to the second floor was removed. Some of the callado, originally in harp design, were missing. The French windows were permanently closed. Air-conditioned units were put in the wrong places.

Without formal training, David established the mansion’s original features “by taking a closer look at the house.”

He also relied on his personal familiarity with old houses and tapped a network of workers in the wood-carving village of Betis, his birthplace.

Work, as of the third week of December, was 85 percent completed, Bishop David said, adding that at this rate, the house has once again become a “fitting residence of the archbishop.”

On the first floor, two rooms have been converted into the offices of Bishop David and Bishop Roberto Mallari. The main hall serves as a conference room. The smaller room next to it is an office, complete with computers. The dining area and kitchen are clean and tidy.

The main staircase to the second floor is elegant, leading to a room that has been converted into a chapel. Here, there is an image of the Virgen de los Remedios on a refurbished altar.

The 14 Stations of the Cross, made by wood artisans, fit well in the 14 panels like they belonged there.

Bishop David has reserved the next room for the archbishop. Another room serves as a property office. The bigger hall is now a library with some heirloom pieces donated by Good Shepherd nun Tess Feliciano of Magalang town.

From the warehouse, they found two posters of national eucharistic congresses in 1929 and 1937 that have been framed. There is a concrete bust of Pope Paul VI and portraits of Pope Pius XII, John XXIII, John Paul II and Pope Benedict.

A mesa altar that Bishop David found in the warehouse of the Dominican Sisters in Apalit town has been refurbished, and now graces a corner in the hallway.

The tiles—Malaga upstairs and bronze-lined on the first floor— have been polished for a bright shine. A few pieces of wooden furniture, capia among them, were put to good use by replacing the worn-out parts with recycled pieces.

The efforts seemed to have appeased the unseen occupants.

“The ghosts are quiet now. On the first night I slept here, I slept soundly. The spirits must be happy now,” Bishop David said.

The heritage conservation work faces a threat, though. The Department of Public Works and Highways plans to raise the road by one meter, which would put it on the same level as the base of the house.

BOB-bXu

January 2nd, 2008, 09:32 AM

Early morning jog along the new hi-way leading to Macapagal Bridge
the chubby kid on the pic is not moi but my 11 year-old nephew trying to lose accumulated weight during the long holiday break :)

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j97/boybleauxx/Butuan004.jpg?t=1199258963

BOB-bXu

January 2nd, 2008, 09:41 AM

the hi-way at this portion widens to a total of 6 lanes (3 on each side)

BOB-bXu

January 2nd, 2008, 09:42 AM

LCS Coliseum and Arts Center, SJIT Villa Kanangga Campus construction site
an 8 thousand-seater facility rising along South Montilla Blvd.

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j97/boybleauxx/Butuan003.jpg?t=1199259414

Jameslab will have a much detailed photos soon^^

regjeex

January 2nd, 2008, 11:34 AM

Something Regjeex Should be Proud About

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the hi-way at this portion widens to a total of 6 lanes (3 on each side)
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Proud ko gamay Bob... wheeeeee... gamay lang kay naputol man.. abi man nako ug deretso na ang 6 lanes... wheeeee... pero at least nice japon kaayo...

Early morning jog along the new hi-way leading to Macapagal Bridge
the chubby kid on the pic is not moi but my 11 year-old nephew trying to lose accumulated weight during the long holiday break :)

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j97/boybleauxx/Butuan004.jpg?t=1199258963

regjeex

January 2nd, 2008, 11:37 AM

Wow.... This is what I'm talkin about! wheeee nice Bob. I thought its 12 thou or 10 thou seater. 8 lang diay? sayang.... pero OK lang at least naa sport facility... I hope Butuan Col. will rise soon....

LCS Coliseum and Arts Center, SJIT Villa Kanangga Campus construction site
an 8 thousand-seater facility rising along South Montilla Blvd.

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j97/boybleauxx/Butuan003.jpg?t=1199259414

Jameslab will have a much detailed photos soon^^

boju2

January 2nd, 2008, 11:47 AM

:cheers:HAPPY NEW YEAR BUTUANON!!!:cheers:

Early morning jog along the new hi-way leading to Macapagal Bridge
the chubby kid on the pic is not moi but my 11 year-old nephew trying to lose accumulated weight during the long holiday break :)

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j97/boybleauxx/Butuan004.jpg?t=1199258963

Kelan kaya ako makadaan dyan... last kong nakapunta ng butuan 5 years ago pa. Hmmnnn, I missed Butuan lalo na ngayong may bagong landmark na...

BOB-bXu

January 2nd, 2008, 03:21 PM

:cheers:HAPPY NEW YEAR BUTUANON!!!:cheers:

Kelan kaya ako makadaan dyan... last kong nakapunta ng butuan 5 years ago pa. Hmmnnn, I missed Butuan lalo na ngayong may bagong landmark na...

sunod boju isuroy taka dire hehe...

I was toying an idea with ph re a whole Northern Meet over at our northern isle of Camiguin:)

BOB-bXu

January 2nd, 2008, 03:26 PM

Dunkin Donuts JC Aquino Branch newly refurbished glassy interiors

http://images.bunnybunchen.multiply.com/image/4/photos/48/500x500/17/IMG_2077.jpg?et=CL%2BH2HgoXcI2AhPtslqG6g&nmid=75492768

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BOB-bXu

January 2nd, 2008, 04:51 PM

Street Scene

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v290/angel_dan84/Blog/20071231_31_Butuan.jpg?t=1199285266

MtApoStandard

January 2nd, 2008, 05:28 PM

Street Scene

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v290/angel_dan84/Blog/20071231_31_Butuan.jpg?t=1199285266
i like this butuan wide avenue scene. not typical of philippines city

BOB-bXu

January 3rd, 2008, 06:44 AM

most streets at the downtown though are narrow thoroughfares with no more room for widening..

regjeex

January 3rd, 2008, 07:09 AM

Bob, are those lights on streets are good at night? or props lang? Basin naa ka nakuha nga pics sa boulevard at night post mo nman Bob.

Street Scene

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v290/angel_dan84/Blog/20071231_31_Butuan.jpg?t=1199285266

BOB-bXu

January 3rd, 2008, 12:49 PM

Street Scene

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v290/angel_dan84/Blog/20071231_31_Butuan.jpg?t=1199285266

they are not props Reg and they flood the span of boulevard on both sides with light orange sodium brightness, I guess enough to scare away those low flying night birds on the prowl for sleaze and cash...:)

garzland

January 3rd, 2008, 12:55 PM

Street Scene

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v290/angel_dan84/Blog/20071231_31_Butuan.jpg?t=1199285266

Wow Butuan is getting better... With clean and nice sidewalks...It's nice to see a city in the Philippines having like this.... This is an emerging city...

BOB-bXu

January 3rd, 2008, 01:03 PM

Wow Butuan is getting better... With clean and nice sidewalks...It's nice to see a city in the Philippines having like this.... This is an emerging city...

thanks garzland :)...very timely as I am munching on some pili nuts from naga while replying to this thread hehehe...yum yum^^

jameslab8470

January 4th, 2008, 08:29 AM

Bob, are those lights on streets are good at night? or props lang? Basin naa ka nakuha nga pics sa boulevard at night post mo nman Bob.

Nindot ang lights ani bai. I took a pic at night nung january 1. il post it lang dito next week. im still in butuan pa kasi eh. I cant upload it thru dito. dial up lang gamit ko. :)

g0Rs

January 4th, 2008, 08:32 AM

Street Scene

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v290/angel_dan84/Blog/20071231_31_Butuan.jpg?t=1199285266

Nice. Wide sidewalks. :)

WawaY[625]

January 4th, 2008, 08:49 AM

most streets at the downtown though are narrow thoroughfares with no more room for widening..
actually cute din ang narrow roads lalo na pag may historic buildings :) di nga lang ok function-wise

buti nga yun, may variety ng roads,narrow roads for downtown tapos wide roads for Butuan's emerging commercial districts :D

BOB-bXu

January 4th, 2008, 10:44 AM

;17475600']actually cute din ang narrow roads lalo na pag may historic buildings :) di nga lang ok function-wise

buti nga yun, may variety ng roads,narrow roads for downtown tapos wide roads for Butuan's emerging commercial districts :D

yep, but Butuan does not have a heritage or some sort of colonial or historic building along its roads na preserved gyud...tsk tsk tsk

maayo pa zambo or iloilo

BOB-bXu

January 4th, 2008, 04:00 PM

http://images.shla081.multiply.com/image/4/photos/61/400x400/7/CIMG0416.JPG?et=mIuZxNFWNFmT%2CJCjUC7Z%2Cg&nmid=75910872

http://images.shla081.multiply.com/image/5/photos/61/400x400/5/CIMG0414.JPG?et=NmrQ8FxY75Wlpx3%2BjxQxUQ&nmid=75910872
City Hall, city slickers

BOB-bXu

January 4th, 2008, 04:03 PM

http://images.shla081.multiply.com/image/5/photos/61/400x400/2/CIMG0411.JPG?et=CDlX93i45AmtP0vrSmUAeA&nmid=75910872

http://images.shla081.multiply.com/image/5/photos/61/400x400/3/CIMG0412.JPG?et=jCl9qImBCdl96wM9E2uBhg&nmid=75910872
Balanghai Boat replica converted Christmas tree^^, City Hall Complex

regjeex

January 4th, 2008, 04:52 PM

Cool. Thanks.

Nindot ang lights ani bai. I took a pic at night nung january 1. il post it lang dito next week. im still in butuan pa kasi eh. I cant upload it thru dito. dial up lang gamit ko. :)

overtureph

January 6th, 2008, 09:11 AM

House on Vito Cruz: Family’s heritage to nation began here

By Laling H. Lim
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 03:02am (Mla time) 01/06/2008

(Editor’s note: The author is the daughter of Gen. Vicente P. Lim and Pilar Hidalgo Lim.)

MANILA, Philippines -- Vito Cruz will always be Vito Cruz to us although the street is now called Pablo Ocampo.

The name of the street has changed but hopefully, the house built by our parents, Gen. Vicente P. Lim and Pilar Hidalgo Lim, will remain.

The house on Vito Cruz became a home when Vicente, who was then an army major, Pilar and their four sons transferred there in 1931 from the maternal home of Pilar on Magdalena Street in Trozo, Manila.

My father was able to build the house on his salary since the lot cost only 50 centavos a square meter. The grand sum of P600 was paid.

Our parents asked Juan Nakpil, who later became a National Artist, to build their home. Nakpil had just returned from Paris, France. He was influenced by the fashion of the day, which was art deco. He did not just copy art deco but incorporated the concept into his own designs using Filipino craftsmanship.

High ceilings, big windows, ventanillas (small windows) and cross ventilation were incorporated into Nakpil’s design which made the house cool even during Manila’s torrid summer months.

There was a gentleman’s agreement among homeowners in the new subdivision that houses would be built 5 meters from the fence (on either side).

This saved our house during World War II. The retreating Japanese soldiers set fire to every other house on the street. They hoped the fire would “jump,” and like dominos, all the other houses would burn. The 10 meters—5 meters from either of the fence—saved our home. We were all in the States, except for my father.

During the war, the Japanese Navy garrisoned our house for their use. Toward the end of the war, the Japanese moved out and took with them all our furniture and household items.

Thus, we all came home to an empty house. Empty because the Japanese had beheaded my father and took away all our worldly goods.

Before World War II, the house was filled with activity. Vicente had meetings to build an army for the Philippines. Pilar was involved as president of the National Federation of Women’s Clubs. At the time, women’s suffrage was the burning issue. She was also involved with the Red Cross, the Philippine Girl Scouts and other organizations. She even produced Filipino movies.

The boys, who were studying at La Salle, would come home to eat lunch. Often, they would invite their classmates to play basketball or just to get together.

The two girls were the last to be born so they were left home just playing, waiting to grow up like the boys. We were studying at Maryknoll and learned our table manners from lola (grandmother).

In May 1941, father sent mother, my siblings Patricio and Butchie to accompany me to the States so I could undergo corrective surgery for polio. The three older brothers were already studying in the States. Luis was at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Roberto was at the US Naval Academy and Vicente Jr. was entering West Point in New York.

My father was supposed to join the family in December that year, but World War II broke out on Dec. 8, 1941.

My mother, my siblings and I did not return to the Philippines until November 1947. Manila was devastated. The house, by some miracle of 10 meters, was still intact.

My mother, a single parent, worked at Centro Escolar University (CEU) and later became its president. She died in 1973.

My brother Patricio became a priest. I taught at several universities before joining the corporate world working for Mondragon.

My sister Butchie married Conrado Ayuyao; they have four boys and one girl. She later became executive vice president of CEU.

The rest of my brothers got married and held responsible jobs. Luis married Fanny Aldaba and worked for San Miguel Corp. Roberto married Gloria Mapua and was with Philippine Airlines. Vicente Jr. married Nita Fernandez and worked for Del Monte.

Through the years, my mother became more involved in nation-building. She also started many traditions such as the Christmas family get-together, the Hidalgo clan reunion, and giving the first insignia to all graduating cadets at the Philippine Military Academy.

Patricio and I belonged to the Hearts and Arrows Club and many parties were held in our Vito Cruz house.

Much later, we would hold meetings to plan and strategize ways and means to replace the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos.

Vito Cruz was the venue in the planning and making of the film of the funeral of Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr.

Our house has seen so many historical events, including birthdays, weddings, loved ones falling ill and deaths.
The house which started with our parents and six children now has a clan of 100.

Patricio and I stay in Vito Cruz together with Dennis Ayuyao (son of Butchie and Conrad) and his family.

Although my other siblings have their own houses, they still consider Vito Cruz as their home.

Our heritage is our gift to the nation.

Copyright 2008 Philippine Daily Inquirer. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view_article.php?article_id=110645

overtureph

January 6th, 2008, 09:44 AM

LOOKING BACK
A-list of dinner guests

By Ambeth Ocampo
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 11:37pm (Mla time) 01/03/2008

Often at slow dinners someone tries to break the ice by asking others what books, discs, or personal belongings they would take if stranded on a deserted island. Another version of this ice-breaker is to ask people around the table who are the people in history they would want to converse with if they had a time machine.

People expect me to put Jose Rizal, Andres Bonifacio, Apolinario Mabini, Emilio Aguinaldo and the brothers Antonio and Juan Luna at the top of my list because I seem to write about them all the time. If I were to go through all of world history, there would be too many guests to fit comfortably at a dinner table, so let’s stick to Philippine history. My list would include the “usual suspects” above, but they would be secondary guests because I have done so much research on them I probably know more about their lives than they do.

My “A-list” includes a cast of obscure characters like Mateo de los Angeles, the Filipino gamekeeper who was sent to Spain in the 18th century with an albino deer that was given to the king as a gift. Thanks to Dr. Luciano Santiago, who shared his research material with me, I have since written a short piece about this man who lived on the royal game preserve, returned to the Philippines, and fought on the Spanish side during the British Occupation. What makes him significant is that he wrote the king to ask for a reward. He did not want gold or jewels, he simply wanted to be declared “white.”

I would also like to meet Limahong and find out what he saw in the Philippines that made it so desirable that he tried to wrest it from Spain.

Then there is the unknown potter (probably a woman) who made the now famous Calatagan Pot in the National Museum. This simple, almost crude, pot has writing on the neck in a pre-colonial syllabary that has confounded pre-historians for almost half a century. What is the mystery behind the writing? Is it, as Guillermo Tolentino claimed, an ancient Philippine curse? Does it really say, “Kung mabasag mo ako mamalasin ka” [“Cursed will ye be if ye break me”]. Can the curse be more creative than my favorite Egyptian curse from Cristina Cuyugan, which goes, “May all your teeth fall off but one, and may that one ache for all eternity!”

Then there is Jose E. Marco who created the most elaborate hoaxes of the 20th-century Philippines. In a career that spanned over half a century, Marco passed off fake historical documents to librarians, scholars and collectors. Starting with an ingenious document on tree bark written with cuttlefish ink, he created a whole pre-colonial world when scholars were just piecing together the jigsaw puzzle that is our history. Marco not only covered pre-Spanish Philippines, leaving us with the now (in)famous Code of Kalantiao, he is also credited with creating a whole corpus of work by Fr. Jose Burgos, the most famous of which is “La Loba Negra,” which has inspired a play by Virginia Moreno, entitled “Itim Asu,” and an opera by Francisco Feliciano. My Chinese-Filipino students know that when you break up the name Kalantiao into Ka-Lantiaw with “ka” being an honorific, you are actually honoring a significant part of the male anatomy. Nobody seemed to have gotten the joke for the longest time, blinded by their reverence for this pre-colonial law and lawmaker who allegedly lived in Batan, Aklan, in 1433.

Then there is Pascual Racuyal, who is unknown to this generation. Racuyal was famous every time we had elections because he had the unique distinction of having run, and lost, in all presidential elections from the time of Manuel Quezon to that of Ferdinand Marcos. If I am not mistaken he was still alive and kicking during the 1986 snap elections, when he was finally declared a nuisance candidate. If he were alive and running in 2010, I guess Filipinos would be willing to give this contemporary Don Quixote a chance to make our lives better. In 1952 he asked Ramon Magsaysay, Arsenio Lacson, Lorenzo Tañada and Trinidad Legarda to be his running mate. All of them refused. Whether they were right or wrong, we will never know. But for the record, Racuyal’s 10-point agenda as listed in the Manila Times were as follows:

“1. Application of naturo-therapy to solve the Huk problem. 2. Introduction of Racuyal’s standard calendar of 30 days a month, 13 months a year, which if found imperfect could be corrected by an international conference of astronomers. 3. Adoption of Jehovah for the 13th day of each month. No name for the 13th month supplied. 4. Construction of a system of plastic roads throughout Mindanao. 5. Abolition of floods in Central Luzon through a top secret system of dikes. 6. Institution of a new monetary system with fire-proof, water-proof and counterfeit-proof plastic currency. 7. Establishment of the seat of the UN Assembly in Baguio City. 8 Use of an algebraic-geometric detection code for rooting out graft and corruption in government. 9. Resort to surprise blitzkrieg helicopter raids all over the Philippines led by himself to combat racketeers, gangsters, etc. 10. To solve the current Mayor-City Council disputes, he suggested abolition of the Municipal Council.”

They say there is a hairline that separates genius from madness. Looking at the above agenda, maybe we should have given him a chance?

Racuyal is my Guy. He is foil to boring dinner conversation.

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Comments are welcome at aocampo@ateneo.edu.

http://opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/columns/view_article.php?article_id=110249

SleMarKen

January 7th, 2008, 10:31 AM

repost from cebu thread

Another heritage site the City Goverment of Carcar is demolishing?
located in front of the city hall.

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s155/lorensgibb/ssc/CarcarFountain01.jpg

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s155/lorensgibb/ssc/CarcarFountain02.jpg

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s155/lorensgibb/ssc/CarcarFountain03.jpg

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s155/lorensgibb/ssc/CarcarFountain04.jpg

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s155/lorensgibb/ssc/CarcarFountain05.jpg

le Reine

January 7th, 2008, 11:18 AM

^^gosh, and why would they demolish that?

Wonderboy

January 7th, 2008, 05:54 PM

^^ Cebu folks/residents should do something. Huwag ninyo tularan ang mga Manileñong tulad namin na walang pakialam.

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http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/metro/view_article.php?article_id=110766

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Restoring the most beautiful street in Manila
By Tina Santos
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Posted date: January 07, 2008

MANILA, Philippines -- Jeepney terminals, vendors of various stripes and nondescript shops have taken over most of R. Hidalgo Street in Quiapo, once a fashionable address for graceful mansions of prominent Manila families.
Several old houses, now covered with grime and rust but retaining traces of their former grandeur and beauty, have been converted into commercial establishments or dormitories for the many students of schools and universities nearby. New buildings have come up. A slum colony has also mushroomed, housing illegal settlers in the area.

Old-time residents of the street, named after 19th century Filipino painter Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo, admitted that it wasn’t the street of their youth. With the newcomers in the neighborhood and transient dwellers in the numerous boarding houses that have sprouted with the burgeoning student population, things haven’t been quite the same.

For one, they have stopped taking leisurely strolls, a favorite pastime, and don’t feel safe walking in the neighborhood especially at night.

Concern for the continued decline in the neighborhood prompted a group of educators and other stakeholders, including old-timers and city government officials, to conceptualize a plan that would help restore its reputation. In the 19th century, R. Hidalgo was regarded as the most beautiful street in the city.

Social commitment

The restoration program, according to Msgr. Gerry Santos, director of the Nazarene Catholic School, is part of the school’s social commitment.

“It is important to become socially aware and be concerned about our environment,” he told the Philippine Daily Inquirer during a recent meeting with different sectors involved in the project.

He added, “It’s a historical street, and if only for that, it merits the attention of educators as well as other stakeholders. So I decided to gather not only the residents but also the parents of children enrolled in our school, teachers and the Muslim community in Quiapo to ask what they could contribute to the project. The program has become multisectoral in terms of focus.”

Among the problems that the group intends to address are traffic, vagrancy, sidewalk vendors and peace and order.

Police officials have told the group that they would put up signs to strictly implement the “no parking” rule and to study the rerouting of vehicles that pass through.

To date, some establishments have been conducting feeding programs to address the community’s problem on vagrancy. But Santos has suggested that vagrants be provided with livelihood and skills training to uplift their plight, instead of just feeding them.
Santos also said that they are now trying to coordinate with vendors, particularly those selling pornographic and pirated DVDs and VCDs that have all but blotted out legitimate business in the area.

“To combat piracy, the parents are planning to sit down with Optical Media Board Chair Edu Manzano to discuss solutions to the perennial problem. At the same time, we’re thinking of what alternative work we can offer the vendors,” Santos said, adding that police officials have vowed to regulate vendors and rid the street of obstructions.

“Maybe we can just designate a space for them. We cannot displace the vendors. They need to survive, we understand that. But let’s just give them a better place where they can do business,” added Dr. Fernando Nakpil Zialcita, author and anthropology professor who has conducted an in-depth study of Manila’s historical streets.

The group also plans to supplement the financial assistance given to the barangay tanod (village watchmen) who help the police in ensuring peace and order in the community.

“The additional incentives are aimed at strengthening the tanod’s commitment. It’s not all about money but to let them know that the group recognizes the importance of their work,” Santos said.

But more than the financial aid, the barangay watchmen will likewise be trained in values formation.

Electrical wires and cables in the area would be placed underground as part of the group’s beautification drive. “The hanging wires are not only dangerous but make the place look ugly,” said Zialcita.

As part of the restoration efforts, the group also plans to rewire and replace street lights, repaint pedestrian markings, declog esteros (waterways) and replace covers of open manholes.

They are also working on the possibility of repainting or sprucing up the facade of old houses.

“We are discussing this option with the homeowners,” Zialcita said, adding that they would make an inventory of structures on the street that need attention, in cooperation with the National Historical Institute.

Not about nostalgia

“This is not about nostalgia,” he quickly added. “We will keep only those that are historically and architecturally significant.”

R. Hidalgo is considered a unique street since it connects two churches -- San Sebastian and Quiapo, Zialcita noted.

Apart from the few remaining old houses, the street is also home and is close to several educational institutions and religious congregations, including the NCS, Manuel L. Quezon University, St. Rita’s College, San Sebastian College, the Shrine of the Holy Face of Jesus and Hospitaller Order of the Brothers of St. John of God.

Called Calzada de San Sebastian during the Spanish era, R.Hidalgo Street today is a far cry from what it was decades ago, said Zialcita.

The street, he recalled, used to be a favored location for upper to middle class families because of its proximity to Malacañang, schools and churches, and recreational facilities on Rizal Avenue.

“Many prominent families lived on the street in fabulous mansions, a few which are still around. The Aranetas, Zaragosas, Ocampos, Genatos, Paternos built their homes there because the street has a strategic location,” Zialcita said. “In fact, in 1817, the street was called the most beautiful street in Manila because of its grand homes,” he said, adding that the street was “okay” until 1960 when it started to decline.

Zialcita, who usually takes tourists around for a glimpse of Old Manila, also revealed that European architects were amazed at the vista. “But because it is congested with vehicular and human traffic now, one cannot appreciate its former beauty,” he lamented.

However, Zialcita stressed that the problem of R. Hidalgo has also been a problem of the City of Manila, and perhaps all cities in the country. “There was no plan for the buildings which were gradually neglected by the owners. Eventually, the owners left the place and fled to the suburbs,” he said.

But despite these unhappy changes taking place, Zialcita said it was nice to know that there are people who still feel affection and a pride of place for the street, and hope that restoring it to its old glory would not just be a pipe dream.

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BXU AngelC

January 8th, 2008, 12:01 PM

BXU AngelC

January 8th, 2008, 12:03 PM

BoNduRanT

January 8th, 2008, 04:10 PM

I passed by the National Museum again today. They are not keeping the white color scheme afterall. They are doing the tan and olive green color scheme. Siguro mga 60% na napepaint.

le Reine

January 9th, 2008, 05:24 PM

^^what? I don't think it would look good that way. Please post a pic. I might be wrong.

BOB-bXu

January 10th, 2008, 06:19 AM

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Uraya Land's most recent project in Butuan

regjeex

January 10th, 2008, 07:51 AM

Bob, what about the rumors for Robinsons...

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http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2413/2179814583_f618ff379a.jpg?v=0

Uraya Land's most recent project in Butuan

ph_matrix

January 10th, 2008, 09:31 AM

Ito yong sina sabi ko b4 bob... thanks for the info..

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2146/2179814505_eeb62d3f3e.jpg?v=0

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2413/2179814583_f618ff379a.jpg?v=0

Uraya Land's most recent project in Butuan

BOB-bXu

January 10th, 2008, 11:46 AM

Bob, what about the rumors for Robinsons...

yep....wait lang ta for the official note...even though if there's smoke, there should be fire, its still hard basing on mere rumors :)

BOB-bXu

January 10th, 2008, 12:28 PM

Macapagal Bridge and Hi-way Construction Milestones (before and afer)

Maguinda-Nieves Road

Before
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After
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By-Pass Road

Before
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After
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Butuan-Malaybalay Road Intersection

After
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After
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BXU AngelC

January 14th, 2008, 05:02 PM

chocolato1000

January 15th, 2008, 07:45 AM

Why Filipinos leave

This is in reaction to Conrado de Quiros’ column “Tails and dogs.” (Inquirer, 1/7/08) De Quiros should, perhaps, get in the pulpit and preach about “being able to show off English [that] just prepares students to become nurses and forklift operators abroad.” He would do well to write in Filipino or any dialect of his choice.

Local broadsheets in foreign countries are in the local languages primarily due to the homogeneity of language. That is not certainly the case in the Philippines. Regionalism is still deeply embedded in the psyche of the inhabitants of the Philippine islands.

Supposedly, any “self-respecting” Cebuano or Ilonggo shudders at the thought of speaking “Filipino.” Within such a context, the speaker of the local dialect looks at “Filipino” as the language of a colonizer and an occupation force which seeks to obliterate and annihilate the local culture. And it doesn’t help when native Tagalog speakers pounce on the accents of the “promdi/probinsyano” Southerners, as if being born and raised in the Northern islands is a sign of pedigree and gentility.

Factor in the Department of Education’s central role in the distribution of educational resources with the attendant grease money flowing in from the top to the bottom of the food chain -- please feel free to get enraged, gnash your teeth and weep.

Corruption, whether in English, Filipino, or any local dialect, is still corruption. And that is the gist of the matter. Call the Filipinos who have become nurses, caregivers, forklift operators what you will -- “pahid puwet,” sellout, unpatriotic -- but it will not stop them from leaving the Philippines. For one reason, we are sick and tired of all the crap that is being force-fed down our throats.

It doesn’t matter whether the politician is from the opposition or the administration -- they are all corrupt, no exceptions. And to add insult to injury, we campaign hard among our friends and relatives, and tell them not to vote for corrupt politicians, and we get the same answer: It doesn’t matter whether the politician is from the opposition or the administration -- they are all corrupt, no exceptions. Yes, we will continue to struggle against such iniquities -- but it will be on our terms because we too have lives to live and children whose future we have to take care of.

Where does that leave those who do not want to be party to such depravity? Absolutely anywhere but the Philippines. We will leave and migrate while we are still in our productive years. We will not allow the corrupt politicians, the oligarchs and incompetent government to benefit from our sweat and effort -- we have had enough.

To the very large number of the electorate who keep on voting for the corrupt, you get the government you deserve. Serves you right.

_zner_

January 15th, 2008, 01:47 PM

^^what? I don't think it would look good that way. Please post a pic. I might be wrong.

actually it looks quite good. medyo post-modern-ish especially if they would replace the old windows.. :D

chocolato1000

January 17th, 2008, 02:09 PM

English to be the world's 'language of choice'--British PM

LONDON -- British premier Gordon Brown Thursday pledged to make English the world's "language of choice," announcing a huge program to boost teaching and access to resources, particularly in China and India.

Brown, who heads to China later Thursday on his maiden visit as leader, said the British Council cultural organization will offer English students and teachers greater access to materials, resources and qualifications via the web.

Teachers and learners will be able to communicate with their counterparts around the world, while students will get one-to-one tuition via voice over Internet protocol (VOIP).

Writing on the Downing Street website, he said the aim was to encourage one million "hits" per month, with a particular focus on China, where the government there has said children should be taught English from the age of six.

Currently, about two billion people are learning or teaching English worldwide, while some 350 million speak English in India and 300 million in China, the prime minister said.

But he added: "I believe that, with the right help, we will have a situation by 2025 where the number of English speakers in China exceeds the number of speakers of English as a first language in all of the rest of the world."

Brown also said the existing framework of qualifications for English teachers abroad will be expanded, short-distance learning courses developed and co-operation enhanced with broadcasting organizations like the BBC.

In India, which he visits Sunday and Monday, Brown said he will announce a British Council-run program to recruit "master trainers" to train 750,000 English teachers in India over the next five years.

Private sector companies in the telecoms, Internet and broadcast sectors will also be encouraged to enhance access to English learning, teaching and practice materials, he added.

Brown said that English had developed into more than a language, becoming a "bridge across borders and cultures, a source of unity in a rapidly changing world."

"English is our heritage but it is also becoming the common future of human commerce and communication," he said.

"This is a great opportunity for Britain -- and a measure of the greatness that lies not in empire or territory but through a language that has the power to bring this world of over 200 countries and billions of people closer together, with the versatility to evolve and adapt.

"We will take up with vigor the bold task of making our language the world's common language of choice, the language that helps the world talk, laugh and communicate together."

regjeex

January 17th, 2008, 06:07 PM

Am sure it is expensive one....but its nice though. Sa Tiniwisan nalang me kay dako pa ang lugar.. hahahahahhahahahaha joke...

Ito yong sina sabi ko b4 bob... thanks for the info..

BXU AngelC

January 22nd, 2008, 07:45 AM

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Uraya Land's most recent project in Butuan

were did u source it? do they have a site?

BOB-bXu

January 22nd, 2008, 11:34 AM

4 year old boy who fell from 3rd floor in Butuan Gaisano Mall in critical condition
By Ben on Jan 22, 2008 in Feature, News

BUTUAN CITY- A four year old boy from Gingoog City who fall from third floor of the Gaisano Mall here in Butuan City is now in critical condition as of press time, medical personnel of a local hospital here said.

Doctors said they will try hard to save the life of the four year old boy.

Police identified the victim as Juvelon Sales, 4, resident of Gingoog City who was with his grandparents when the tragic incident happened past 9 a.m. yesterday Monday.

Grandparents and relatives of the victim claimed Gaisano Mall management have not financially helped them as of press time claiming the store manager had still to ask permission from owners of Gaisano Mall.

It was not lucky day for the grandparents’ victim either that when they brought their grandson to a local private hospital here in Butuan City yesterday morning, their groceries worth P2,000.00 and luggage were stolen.

It was not known where the groceries items and luggage got lost because the grandparents then were so busy how to save the boy.

This is not the first time a child have fallen from said Mall, as last year, a five year old boy died after he also have fallen at the escalator from same floor.

It was not known what action was taken by the Gaisano Mall management as security guards barred newsmen from conducting interviews with the store management.

It was not known also what action or steps the Butuan City Police has taken

BOB-bXu

January 29th, 2008, 06:52 AM

Almont Lake Resort

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photo fished out from But1 diver

regjeex

January 29th, 2008, 07:48 AM

Wow... dapat lang develop nila ng husto yang Lake Mainit. Is it part ng Surigao yan Bob or part ng Agusan Norte. I saw that place when I went to Surigao and a lot of potential for tourists destination in ADN. Almont is the first hotel and resort in that place i think... So Dotties will push to make their own too. Whether they put up floating restaurant. para at least bingwit bingwit nalng sa gilid ng restaurant para libre ang isda... hahahaha jan din ata galing ung isda na tawag nila "PIJANGA" na bisan pobre ko pero dili jud dawaton sa akong tiyan ang isda... same like snake. Hope damo diha tilapya and bangus... If i have a lot of money, im sure i will invest to that place.

Bob, did you make new thread 7?

Almont Lake Resort

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photo fished out from But1 diver

BOB-bXu

January 29th, 2008, 11:32 AM

Wow... dapat lang develop nila ng husto yang Lake Mainit. Is it part ng Surigao yan Bob or part ng Agusan Norte. I saw that place when I went to Surigao and a lot of potential for tourists destination in ADN. Almont is the first hotel and resort in that place i think... So Dotties will push to make their own too. Whether they put up floating restaurant. para at least bingwit bingwit nalng sa gilid ng restaurant para libre ang isda... hahahaha jan din ata galing ung isda na tawag nila "PIJANGA" na bisan pobre ko pero dili jud dawaton sa akong tiyan ang isda... same like snake. Hope damo diha tilapya and bangus... If i have a lot of money, im sure i will invest to that place.

Bob, did you make new thread 7?

Agusan deL Norte Reg...

I like to eat pidjanga...adobo style...

aside from it curative effects daw...its a goooooood aphrodisiac :):banana:

Nabartek

January 31st, 2008, 06:07 AM

English is the new Latin. LOL

BXU-GCP

February 1st, 2008, 08:19 AM

BXU AngelC

February 1st, 2008, 02:54 PM

Almont Lake Resort in Kitcharao, Agusan del Norte has facilities for conferences, has deluxe rooms, kayaks & water bikes for rent. I also tried having lunch on cruise their floating restaurant. The cruise with lunch is quite expensive but its worth it.

this is good news but if possible can u provide tangible data for us forumer to have a bigger grasp of the idea....:lol:

BOB-bXu

February 2nd, 2008, 06:39 AM

cofee break at True Brew

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BXU-GCP

February 2nd, 2008, 07:11 AM

this is good news but if possible can u provide tangible data for us forumer to have a bigger grasp of the idea....:lol:

Almont Lake Resort Deluxe Rooms can comfortably accommodate 40 people, the veranda restaurant can accommodate 80, there are several kayaks, waterbikes for rent, a floating restaurant can carry 40-50 people. The cruise will give you closer views of limestone islets within Lake Mainit. The water is very clear you can see juvenile fishes as well as aquatic grasses. The cruise will only bring you to around one-tenth of what can be seen in Lake Mainit. This is because of the limitations of the floating restaurant. It cannot bring you around the lake within one day because it should control its speed for the tourists to savor the view. The scenery is breathtaking enough for you to crave for more. I hope modern cruisers will be filled in someday with cabins and maybe with facilities for scuba diving, with telescopes, etc.

ph_matrix

February 2nd, 2008, 07:26 AM

I hope someone can add more photos on this Lake resort.. :)

Almont Lake Resort

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photo fished out from But1 diver

regjeex

February 2nd, 2008, 10:21 AM

Wow! sounds pretty good. If you have chance to take pics on that area that be very much appreciated.

Almont Lake Resort Deluxe Rooms can comfortably accommodate 40 people, the veranda restaurant can accommodate 80, there are several kayaks, waterbikes for rent, a floating restaurant can carry 40-50 people. The cruise will give you closer views of limestone islets within Lake Mainit. The water is very clear you can see juvenile fishes as well as aquatic grasses. The cruise will only bring you to around one-tenth of what can be seen in Lake Mainit. This is because of the limitations of the floating restaurant. It cannot bring you around the lake within one day because it should control its speed for the tourists to savor the view. The scenery is breathtaking enough for you to crave for more. I hope modern cruisers will be filled in someday with cabins and maybe with facilities for scuba diving, with telescopes, etc.

regjeex

February 2nd, 2008, 10:23 AM

Pede pala mag scuba diving sa lake mainit? na lubog man ang tubig....

carrotz

February 2nd, 2008, 10:51 AM

can i join this thread? laking davao po ako pero sa butuan ako pinanganak. :)

BOB-bXu

February 2nd, 2008, 11:34 AM

welcome carrotz...please feel free to post anytime :):)

ph_matrix

February 2nd, 2008, 01:11 PM

sure naman, everybody is welcome.. :banana:

can i join this thread? laking davao po ako pero sa butuan ako pinanganak. :)

LordCarnal

February 3rd, 2008, 02:52 PM

Main altar retablo, side altar retablo, and tabernacle

According to a friend, these were removed when the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral was renovated some time ago and are now safely kept in the Society of the Angel of Peace in Cansojong, Talisay City, Metro Cebu.

The then main altar retablo;

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Seal;

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An angel holding the Holy Eucharist similar to the one in the facade of the cathedral;

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The then side altar retablo; this is the only one left intact, the other one is severely damaged but is still being kept in the bodega;

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The tabernacle;

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.:.

BXU-GCP

February 5th, 2008, 01:54 PM

Pede pala mag scuba diving sa lake mainit? na lubog man ang tubig....

nope, dili lubog ang tubig sa lake mainit. Tin-aw siya. We had a good time swimming in the clear water of the lake last December at Almont Lake Resort. If you are on a budget, you can instead go to Jabonga and swim in the waters of the Lake at the Great Lake Resort. There are cottages for rent there but they do not have any rooms you can stay overnight. You can request some small stalls there to cook tilapia or pidjanga or kasili for you.

BOB-bXu

February 6th, 2008, 07:13 AM

countdown begins...

Xin Nian Kuai Le

Gong Xi Fa Cai

Gong he xin xi

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BXU AngelC

February 6th, 2008, 04:59 PM

cofee break at True Brew

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the ambiance @ the cafe is good indeed pertaning to the delightful lady being portrayed....

BXU AngelC

February 6th, 2008, 05:03 PM

BXU-GCP

February 7th, 2008, 05:45 AM

[QUOTE=BOB-bXu;18037439]Almont Lake Resort

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well what else can we say...it seem that the hotel chain is indeed expanding...added to their list the lakeside resort....very clever...business...business...expand...expand...developed.....:lol::lol:

Almont Group of Hotels/Resorts just acquired the Maharlika Training Center in Lipata, Surigao City. This property will be transformed into a luxurious resort hotel and convention center.

BOB-bXu

February 8th, 2008, 06:26 AM

preparing for valentines, Lutong bahay ni Aling Cora, GMall Branch
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regjeex

February 8th, 2008, 06:25 PM

Murag kaila ko ani na gal ba.. murag teacher sya sa SJIT... computer.... hehehehe

the ambiance @ the cafe is good indeed pertaning to the delightful lady being portrayed....

chocolato1000

February 9th, 2008, 10:10 AM

Senate bill to protect historical sites, ban new projects

MANILA, Philippines -- Alarmed by the destruction of "national historical places" in favor of new property development projects, Senator Loren Legarda has filed a bill seeking to ban the building of new structures in such sites.

Senate Bill 1093, authored by Legarda, seeks to protect historical sites by prohibiting new construction projects in said places, unless the prospective developer is able to obtain prior clearance from the National Historical Institute (NHI).

"We must guard our historical places if we are to preserve the patriotic and nationalistic ideals of the past, for future generations to cherish…Historical places are sacred monuments of the past. We must secure them to instill love of country in every Filipino," Legarda said.

Under SB 1093, the NHI would have to identify, designate, and mark properly all national historical places across the country. The NHI would then submit to Congress a list of all specified historical sites.

As proposed by Legarda, the sites would include historical government buildings, shrines, landmarks, monuments, and other places where a memorable event of national significance occurred. They would also include other sites hallowed by a hero's former presence.

Under the bill, it would be unlawful for any person, association, corporation, or entity to undertake construction projects in historical sites or in areas proximate thereto, without first securing a permit from the NHI.

Violators face up to two years in prison, or a fine of not less than P100,000, or both.

If any limited construction is to be authorized at all, the NHI may impose the terms and conditions necessary to preserve the site. Authorized builders would be required to post bonds to ensure strict compliance with permit provisions.

Should the historical place be damaged, the erring builder would be required to restore the site to its original state.

The NHI undertakes research and publication of Philippine historical works, administers educational activities on historical events and personages, restores, preserves and conserves movable and immovable objects of historical value, and oversees the implementation of the National Historic Act as well as the Flag and Heraldic Code.

The NHI, however, lacks the mandate to effectively protect and preserve these historical places.

Legarda's bill seeks to remedy this by requiring all persons, associations, corporations, or entities to secure a permit from the NHI before any construction or real estate development may lawfully commence in areas identified, designated, and appropriately marked as historical places or in areas proximate thereto.

BXU AngelC

February 10th, 2008, 03:39 PM

[QUOTE=BXU AngelC;18228473]

Almont Group of Hotels/Resorts just acquired the Maharlika Training Center in Lipata, Surigao City. This property will be transformed into a luxurious resort hotel and convention center.

now this really good news....aquisition......business expansion....:lol:

BXU AngelC

February 10th, 2008, 03:54 PM

Almont Group of Hotel/ Resort is one of the local company that is aggresive on aquisition and business expansion just recently they aquired the Maharlika Training Center @ Surigao City.The company rehabiltated thier old hotel @ Butuan located near Rizal Park and renamed it Almont City Hotel(wifi hotspot) in addition to Almont Inland Resort. Another pet project a lake resort @ Lake Mainit @ Jabonga- Kitacharao area. They also have a resort @ Cebu...the business expansion is asign that thing are picking up in terms of tourism....^^

regjeex

February 11th, 2008, 01:54 PM

If I were the Almont owner, i transfer or build a hotel just either in the uptown or somewhere that can have parking area. That hotel near to that rizal park is not a good idea though its good because its in the heart of Butuan. Or they'll build a 5 storey or even 10 or 15 level hotel inside the almot inland resort diba... as you can see when u are going to Surigao City, the The gateway hotel is really nice... We dont have that kind of hotel in Butuan. We have caraga, almont but its not really a good one...

Almont Group of Hotel/ Resort is one of the local company that is aggresive on aquisition and business expansion just recently they aquired the Maharlika Training Center @ Surigao City.The company rehabiltated thier old hotel @ Butuan located near Rizal Park and renamed it Almont City Hotel(wifi hotspot) in addition to Almont Inland Resort. Another pet project a lake resort @ Lake Mainit @ Jabonga- Kitacharao area. They also have a resort @ Cebu...the business expansion is asign that thing are picking up in terms of tourism....^^

regjeex

February 11th, 2008, 02:01 PM

Another hotel in Butuan that really need to remodel or reconstruct because thats really too old that is Embassy hotel. GEeeeeeeeee thats really too old when I was a kid I'm with my nanay when we get her pension in PNB and that hotel is just right beside the bank. I wonder why... kung gusto nila dumami ang mag checheck in sa hotel na yan,, eh abay dapat pagandahin nila. Sayang ang Carl Patrick Hotel 8 level pa naman pero wala sold out na ng Metro Bank. They should have to build that something unique so that tourist will be amazed.

BXU-GCP

February 12th, 2008, 05:17 AM

If I were the Almont owner, i transfer or build a hotel just either in the uptown or somewhere that can have parking area.* That hotel near to that rizal park is not a good idea though its good because its in the heart of Butuan.* Or they'll build a 5 storey or even 10 or 15 level hotel inside the almot inland resort diba... as you can see when u are going to Surigao City, the The gateway hotel is really nice... We dont have that kind of hotel in Butuan. We have caraga, almont but its not really a good one...

I was able to check-in at Gateway Hotel several times, the hotel is the best in Surigao City and with good amenities. But in my own objective assessment, some hotels in Butuan have better amenities. These are Almont Inland Resort, Dotties Hotel and Balanghai Hotel. Even Almont City Hotel is better(being newly refurbished) only if it has a parking space.* Definitely with the increasing number of conventions in Butuan plus the positive influx of tourists, the Malvars(owners of Balanghai) and the Alegrados(owners of Almont Group of Hotels/Resorts) must have already an expansion plan for the Balanghai Hotel and Almont Inland resort.

regjeex

February 12th, 2008, 09:46 AM

Yeah when it comes to amenities. Balangai Hotel should build their own unique infra just like city governemnt training center ung parang Thailand ang style something similar to that. Nakikita ko kse ang balangai parang ndi tugma sa name ung building eh...pero sabi mo nga maganda din what im trying to empahize is that they should build a unique one..diba..

I was able to check-in at Gateway Hotel several times, the hotel is the best in Surigao City and with good amenities. But in my own objective assessment, some hotels in Butuan have better amenities. These are Almont Inland Resort, Dotties Hotel and Balanghai Hotel. Even Almont City Hotel is better(being newly refurbished) only if it has a parking space.* Definitely with the increasing number of conventions in Butuan plus the positive influx of tourists, the Malvars(owners of Balanghai) and the Alegrados(owners of Almont Group of Hotels/Resorts) must have already an expansion plan for the Balanghai Hotel and Almont Inland resort.

Animo

February 20th, 2008, 12:32 AM

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By Augusto Villalon (http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/lifestyle/lifestyle/view/20080217-119540/Making-heritage-work-for-us)
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 23:56:00 02/17/2008

MANILA, Philippines - There has been a long lament in heritage circles that Philippine built patrimony is either so endangered these days or has practically vanished altogether, having been replaced by all sorts of architectural oddities.

Heritage enthusiasts further notice that our landscape and urbanscape are rapidly losing their character. They urge conservation, citing that without carefully conserved heritage, places like Venice wouldn’t be Venice, or, for that matter, our Vigan wouldn’t be anything at all.

“Preserve Philippine built heritage at all cost is an often-heard cry.” The cry from the other side of the equation by owners of heritage structures is pretty loud too: preserving heritage costs them a lot, because to preserve architectural or landscape heritage in a country like the Philippines, one is mostly on his own because of the lack of support system.

The support system is actually in place, in the form of like-minded souls who see value in maintaining heritage structures. What is not in place, actually, is the on-the-ground support that assists preservation through incentives―such as tax breaks, construction loans at low rates, and official assistance in navigating Building Code requirements not applicable to heritage structures.

Awareness, the most basic support element, needs to increase at all levels, especially on the level of heritage structure owners, government authorities, and property developers, who see conserving architectural heritage as anti-development.

But there are models showing how heritage has stimulated development.

Vigan

Vigan is an obvious example. Decades after the residents participated in a prolonged debate, the town has accepted a set of conservation guidelines that make sure the architectural heritage of the city is maintained.

Now Vigan is reaping the rewards. It is the only Philippine municipality to be declared a city simply on the basis of its heritage status. Branded as the archetypal Spanish colonial town in the country, it’s now a favorite tourism destination. It is also the source of reproduction of Spanish colonial furniture and building material.

Having made an impact on Vigan lifestyle and economy, heritage can be regarded as an income-generating source.

This is not to say heritage is to be commodified and commercialized, Disneyland-style, milked to the utmost for profits.

This is saying that, if properly and sustainably made use of, heritage is an untapped resource for income generation that can ultimately benefit the community.

Looking at heritage as a resource that benefits the community where it is located introduces a new take on preservation, that conserving heritage has unrealized tangible benefits after all.

A web of heritage legislation protects the built heritage in the country. Most laws accentuate the negative, setting down strict preservation methods, prescribing penalties and punitive measures, but making no mention of incentives to provide government assistance or to encourage preservation of heritage structures.

Local government authorities loosely interpret and often misunderstand the mostly outdated provisions of the relatively unknown laws. Because of their cavalier attitude, much architectural heritage is lost.

Confusing to the general public is the mandate given to three distinct national cultural agencies.

Assistance

What assistance can heritage structure owners expect from government authorities?

When searching for assistance, the owner of a heritage structure can expect competent technical advice once the proper agency for his particular type of heritage structure is determined.

For those who do not want to deal with government bureaucracy or whose structures do not fall within government-assistance mandate, there are a number of professional heritage practitioners to consult.

Technical assistance is available. That’s the hardware stuff, achievable through textbook information, special construction methods, materials conservation formulae, all pretty standardized procedures known to all professional heritage practitioners.

Assistance beyond the technical is what heritage structure owners need most. They need information on how heritage can be used to generate additional employment, income, and improve local lifestyle.

The information that, indeed, heritage is an income-generating resource is available, although not documented.

Vigan is a heritage success story. Unknown to most Filipinos, rice-terraces conservation efforts in Ifugao are quite a success. So is the Freedom Trail project of the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation that unites four coastal heritage towns in southern Cebu in a joint heritage-development program.

There is much effort, and success, in on-the-ground conservation happening in the Philippines. What makes these projects totally commendable is that they are working with local communities to conserve their own architectural heritage whose preservation is used as a means for economic change.

Conservation methods these on-the-ground projects employ are the best they can muster under the circumstances, usually limited by budget and materials.

The finished product may not precisely follow international guidelines set by International Council for Monuments and Sites (Icomos) of Unesco, but it is sufficiently done and makes no further damage to the original. To be honest, what more could we ask for under our limited resources?

Foreign conservation models and regulations are a good framework, laying down procedures, strict definitions of exactly what built heritage is to be preserved and how it is to be done.

Once heritage-structure owners are told how it is to be done, they are left with the reality of having to source funds to do it the way they were told. And for those who are able to do it, it seems fair that they find a way to make their investment in heritage earn something to pay them back for the effort.

Eminent conservationist Fernando Ziálcita once asked: “What would Vigan be without its houses?”

We might add: “What could we do to help Vigan homeowners (or heritage owners everywhere in the country) to continue keeping their houses?”

E-mail feedback is welcome at pride.place@gmail.com

LordCarnal

February 20th, 2008, 07:52 PM

Photos I took yesterday

I think it would be much better if the paint was white or cream

The National Museum

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Post Office

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Maxxclip

February 21st, 2008, 04:00 AM

maganda talagang tingnang kapag white yung mga ganyang type(greek) na building:ohno:

lauston_rr28

February 21st, 2008, 04:46 AM

Is Heritage Conservation Society (HCS) a Non-governmental organization? Is there a government counterpart of it?

Wonderboy

February 21st, 2008, 10:01 AM

^ Yup, it's an NGO. Government counterpart will be the National Historical Institute (NHI) and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) but we are all aware that the said government agencies specialize on a particular concern. NHI prioritize preservation and protection as long as there is a historical value in it. And since NCCA is a funding agency, it's much closer to HCS in terms of HCS's role by restoring built heritage in the country. NCCA also supports preservation of natural heritage and culture.

Then there's the National Museum, the Local Government Units, and Manila Historical and Heritage Commission that Alfredo Lim revived. The problem with government agencies is that since they are too many and most of them do not cooperate and coordinate their projects, heritage protection and preservation becomes a problem and oftentimes neglected because each has its own project. Kanya kanya bumbaga.

Below is HCS's website for your reference:

http://www.heritage.org.ph/

richard24

February 21st, 2008, 05:08 PM

kamusta na metropolitan? last time ko nadaanan parang walang activity?

LordCarnal

February 21st, 2008, 08:02 PM

Palacio del Gobernadorcillo

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San Ignacio Church Ruins

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Are these catacombs?

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Passing by near Fr. Blanco's Garden;

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San Agustin Church

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San Agustin Church Museum, entrance was P80 with free snacks.. The last time I've been here was 10 years ago :lol:

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Tombs! Oh I love church tombs, hehehe..

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Tombs of the Zobels, Roxas and Ayalas

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I can understand only a little Spanish but I think this is the tomb of a valiant soldier who fought Moro pirates? Also, an obedient son, a loving brother, and a good friend :D Hehehe

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s223/arnold_carl/manila/acfs_aknas41.jpg

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s223/arnold_carl/manila/acfs_aknas42.jpg

Tomorrow I'll post the rest of the San Agustin Museum photos..

..:..

Wonderboy

February 22nd, 2008, 09:17 AM

^^ The facade of San Agustin Church should be cleaned up.

Nice photos nonetheless, Arnold.

kamusta na metropolitan? last time ko nadaanan parang walang activity?

Kulang kasi budget na binigay kaya hindi matapos tapos ang restoration. Hindi priority kasi ng gobyerno ang arts and culture wherein fact ito ang isa sa importanteng aspeto ng bansa natin. Kung walang kultura, wlaang kaluluwa ang bansa.

lauston_rr28

February 22nd, 2008, 11:21 AM

Pinoy_ako

February 22nd, 2008, 01:00 PM

Are these catacombs?

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s223/arnold_carl/manila/acfs_aknas33-1.jpg

. . . the Jesuit crypt. The bones of the Jesuit priests from mission churches were placed in this crypt. Their names can still be read on most of them.

It was desecrated during the war, mixing the bones in their search for valuables.

kevinb

February 22nd, 2008, 08:05 PM

kamusta na metropolitan? last time ko nadaanan parang walang activity?

Oo nga. I thought nag-tie up na ang Manila LGU and another organization, which I forgot, to restore it? Sayang ang Metropolitan Theater kung hindi maayos. Ang ganda pa naman ng details niya.

kevinb

February 22nd, 2008, 08:09 PM

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I wonder why they still need to detail the dead's age back then. They could just place the dead's age in years, without including the number of days.

LordCarnal

February 24th, 2008, 02:40 PM

. . . the Jesuit crypt. The bones of the Jesuit priests from mission churches were placed in this crypt. Their names can still be read on most of them.

It was desecrated during the war, mixing the bones in their search for valuables.

Wow.....

As I've said before, I'm always amazed looking at crypts..

Are there still bones there?

How spooky since this was converted into a warehouse after the war..Maybe they didn't know that there was a crypt below?

..

LordCarnal

February 24th, 2008, 02:41 PM

San Agustin Church and Museum

Side chapel retablos

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Tomb of Don Miguel Lopez de Legazpi, founder of the Spanish settlements in Cebu, Manila (and Iloilo?)

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Pulpit

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The church

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Outside at the courtyard

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The crypt where Juan Luna's remains can be found

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...

LordCarnal

February 24th, 2008, 02:43 PM

Inside the museum

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To the second level

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Corridor

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A retablo near the choirloft (I forgot the name of this place/chapel where prayers are recited.. :bash:)

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Finely carved benches at the choirloft

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The pipe organ

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...

Pinoy_ako

February 25th, 2008, 01:14 PM

Wow.....

As I've said before, I'm always amazed looking at crypts..

Are there still bones there?

How spooky since this was converted into a warehouse after the war..Maybe they didn't know that there was a crypt below?

..

The Jesuits transferred them and placed them in a common grave at the Sacred Heart Seminary in Novaliches.

LordCarnal

February 25th, 2008, 03:38 PM

LordCarnal

February 25th, 2008, 03:45 PM

When I went inside the museum and viewed the exhibits, the Spanish Chief Justice was just beside me with Fr. Galende..

I would have wanted to introduce myself to Fray Galende but he was busy touring the Chief Justice of Spain..

Also, Korean or Japanese filmmakers and actors were shooting a film just outside San Agustin Church.. I think it was a romance movie, hehe..

...

Pinoy_ako

February 26th, 2008, 03:00 AM

^^

Umm so it's quite possible that there's also a crypt at the former site of the St. John the Baptist Church in Pari-an, Cebu City. A fire station now stands on its very site now. The church, just two blocks away from the Cathedral, the parish was reduced to a visita during the Spanish times and the church eventually demolished stone by stone.

The church was built quite late - 1890. There was a crypt since the church and the casa mision was the "motherhouse" of the Jesuits in the Philippines.

icarusrising

February 27th, 2008, 11:48 AM

2 Vigan City officials join int’l training on heritage preservation

Wednesday, February 27, 2008
The Manila Bulletin

VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur — Community Environment and Natural Resources Officer Glenn Concepcion and Architect Eric Quadra represented the Philippines in an "International Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage" held recently in Kyoto, Japan.

Mayor Eva Marie Medina said that reacting to the worldwide trend in serious and irreversible damage to cultural heritage in the world caused by natural and manmade disasters, the United Nation Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) World Heritage Center sponsored the international training course, together with the Division of Cultural Heritage, ICCROM, ICOMOS, Ministry of Culture in Japan, and the Ritsumeikan University Research Center for Disaster Mitigation of Urban Cultural Heritage to provide interdisciplinary training for professionals and experts on cultural heritage and disaster management.

The course comprised of lectures, field trips to various WH sites in Kyoto, group discussions on integrated risk assessment to analyze the vulnerability of cultural heritage to natural and manmade disasters, build integrated system for disaster risk management of cultural heritage, incorporate disaster preparedness into urban planning, formulate disaster-risk management plan for cultural heritage, and establish an international scientific network system for risk management of cultural heritage.

World renowned lecturers spoke at the discussions. They included Giovanni Boccardi (Italy), chief of the UNESCO WHC for Asia and the Pacific; Joseph King (USA), Sites Unit Director of the ICCROM; Dr. Kenzo Toki (Japan), director of the Research Center for Disaster Mitigation of Urban Cultural Heritage; Dr. Kanefusa Masuda (Japan), UNESCO chairman on cultural heritage and risk management; Architect Rohit Jigyasu (India), conservation architect, Disaster Management Cultural Office; Engineer Kumiko Shimotsuma (Japan), cultural properties chief specialist, Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan; Dr. Takeyuki Okubo (Japan), Assoc, Professor, Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University; Yasumichi Murakami (Japan), Chief of the Cultural Assets Office, Hyogo Board of Education; Byungha Choi (Korea), Historic Architecture Division, Cultural Heritage Administration; Akiko Umezu (Japan), Cultural Property Specialist, Kyoto Prefecture’s Education Agency; Noriyoshi Tsuruoka (Japan), Cultural Property Specialist, Kyoto Prefecture Education Agency; and Architect Hikokazu Omori (Japan), Chief Technical Expert of Cultural Property Buildings and Fire-Fighting Equipment.

The participants in the 2nd International Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage includes Akim Monowar Hossain Akhand and Md. Rafiqul Alam of Bangladesh; Shijun He and Ms. Cuiyu He of China; Maria del Carmen Corrales Perez and Patricia Isabel Gibu Yague of Peru; and Concepcion and Quadra of the Philippines.

Concepcion presented the various programs and projects of the city government on Vigan’s cultural heritage, centered on the heritage conservation as a tool for development program of the city in consonance with different disaster-risk management programs to protect its unique heritage for the humankind.

The World Cultural Forum is an annual international gathering that provides opportunities for world’s leading cultural icons and artists to discuss together the latest trends and directions in world culture and share insights on various issues related to culture, and thus serving as a medium for presenting cultural messages to the world.

Source: http://www.mb.com.ph/PROV20080227118045.html#

LordCarnal

February 27th, 2008, 02:46 PM

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Quiapo Church

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Building with revolving restaurant

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habagatcentral1

February 27th, 2008, 02:59 PM

The first Picture i think is Plaza Goiti near Carriedo Station of LRT.

LordCarnal

February 27th, 2008, 03:16 PM

^^

Yup that photo was taken from the Carriedo Station of the LRT...

Old photos of Cebu Churches
Photo scans by Joeber Besares from a "souvenir" book/magazine at the Cebuano Studies Center

Immaculate Concepcion Church of the Recollects

(Demolished by the recollects for the expansion of the university/ another church still stands on the very same site and connected to the university building; the main altar retable of this church is on display at the San Agustin Church Museum in Intramuros)

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s223/arnold_carl/Wordpress/Old_Churches/Old_Photos/recoletos.jpg

Church in Balamban, Cebu

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Church in Alcoy, Cebu

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St. Anne Church in Barili, Cebu

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Our Lady of the Patronage Church in Boljoon, Cebu

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St. Catherine of Alexandria Church in Carcar, Cebu

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Cebu Cathedral

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Church in Consolacion, Cebu

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St. Thomas of Villanova Church in El Pardo, Cebu

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Mabolo Church, Cebu City

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Our Lady of the Rule Church in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu

(demolished by Dutch priest, new church built)

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s223/arnold_carl/Wordpress/Old_Churches/Old_Photos/opon.jpg

Church in San Nicolas, Cebu City

(destroyed during the war, new church built)

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s223/arnold_carl/Wordpress/Old_Churches/Old_Photos/sannicalos.jpg

Our Lady of the Pillar Church in Sibonga, Cebu

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s223/arnold_carl/Wordpress/Old_Churches/Old_Photos/sibonga.jpg

Holy Rosary Church, Cebu City

(demolished, new church built)

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s223/arnold_carl/Wordpress/Old_Churches/Old_Photos/storosario.jpg

St. Therese of Avila Church in Talisay, Cebu

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St. Joseph Church in Mandaue, Cebu

(facade remodeled, church expanded)

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s223/arnold_carl/Wordpress/Old_Churches/Old_Photos/mandaue.jpg

Church in Moalboal, Cebu

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St. Thomas of Villanoba Church in Danao, Cebu

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Church in San Fernando, Cebu

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Church in Samboan, Cebu

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s223/arnold_carl/Wordpress/Old_Churches/Old_Photos/samboan.jpg

Immaculate Concepcion Church in Oslob, Cebu

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s223/arnold_carl/Wordpress/Old_Churches/Old_Photos/oslob.jpg

St. Therese Chapel in Lahug, Cebu

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s223/arnold_carl/Wordpress/Old_Churches/Old_Photos/lahug.jpg

Church in Ginatilan, Cebu

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s223/arnold_carl/Wordpress/Old_Churches/Old_Photos/ginatilan.jpg

Church in Catmon, Cebu

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s223/arnold_carl/Wordpress/Old_Churches/Old_Photos/catmon.jpg

St. Michael the Archangel Church in Argao, Cebu

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s223/arnold_carl/Wordpress/Old_Churches/Old_Photos/argao.jpg

San Carlos Seminary Church, Cebu City

(destroyed during the war; barbeque grill stands on its very site now)

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s223/arnold_carl/Wordpress/Old_Churches/Old_Photos/old_cebu02.jpg

habagatcentral1

February 27th, 2008, 03:22 PM

^^ Di kayo sinita? Kasi ako sinita ng gwardya ng kumuha ako ng pix. Kala nila terorista daw. "Por seypti lang ser"

LordCarnal

February 27th, 2008, 03:35 PM

^^

Nope I was not.. but when I took a photo of the MRT, a security official in barong politely and courteously told me that taking photos is not allowed -- which of course is understandable...

...

habagatcentral1

February 27th, 2008, 04:01 PM

^^ OK. MRT and LRT-2 (Purple Line) I think has a strict implementation of no photoshoots allowed.

Anyway, sometimes I do have some difficlulty with taking pictures of public landmarks up close due to security reasons.

LordCarnal

February 27th, 2008, 04:23 PM

Just try to take snapshots, hehehe..

..

BOB-bXu

February 29th, 2008, 01:18 PM

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3067/2299492210_b4d6d8cf4f.jpg?v=0
Al fresco seats, Narra Restaurant's new location in Libertad

yoncha789

February 29th, 2008, 02:50 PM

looks like it's high tide at lake mainit, lubog sa tubig ang almont na deck. hehe.

Wonderboy

February 29th, 2008, 06:18 PM

The Heritage Conservation Society launches its 2008 Architectural
Conservation Lectures in partnership with the Manila Historical and
Heritage Commission. Ms. Tina Paterno, a professional conservator
practicing in the USA will speak on conservation procedures and issues from
9-12 P.M. at the Army and Navy Club in South Boulevard at the Rizal Park in
Ermita.

The lecture is open to the public. However reservations are encouraged by
informing the Heritage Conservation Society Secretariat of your intention to
attend. Please telephone 5212239 or 5222497. In lieu of seminar fees, your
kind donation to the HCS will be much appreciated.

ARCHITECTURAL CONSERVATION LECTURE (March 8, 2008) brought to you by the Heritage Conservation society in partnership with the Manila Historical & Heritage Commission and the Museo ng Maynila

Saturday, 8 March 2008
Army & Navy Club Building
South Boulevard, Ermita, Manila

PROGRAM
9:00 a.m. - Welcome Remarks (Gemma Cruz-Araneta)
9:10 a.m. - Introduction of Guest Lecturer (Mailin P. Locsin)
9:20 a.m. - Lectures (Tina Paterno)

Lecture 1 - SOILING ON LIMESTONE: Diagnosis & Cleaning Methodologies
Lecture 2 - SURVEY, RESEARCH and DIAGNOSIS as Phase 1 of a Restoration
Project
Lecture 3 - Brief Discussion on the PERFORMANCE OF A CONSOLIDATION TREATMENT
(Ethyl Silicate) ON ADOBE

12:00 p.m. LUNCH (to be provided by MHHC)
1:30 p.m. INDIVIDUAL CONSULTATION on a specific project-related
conservation issue (Interested parties should make an appointment)

SEMINAR FEES: Your kind donation will be much appreciated

Sinjin P.

February 29th, 2008, 06:34 PM

@Arnold: How old is the Mabolo Church? Even before the recent expansion, it didn't look too old to me. Or did it undergo a renovation before 1990?

LordCarnal

March 1st, 2008, 12:16 AM

^^

It was built during the American times bai Mike.. Same with Sto. Rosario Church, but "someone" from the hierarchy had it demolished so that a new church will be built on the very same site.

Sto. Rosario Church became the pro-Cathedral of Cebu right after World War II.

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s223/arnold_carl/Wordpress/Old_Churches/Old_Photos/storosario.jpg

Animo

March 1st, 2008, 12:32 AM

I can understand only a little Spanish but I think this is the tomb of a valiant soldier who fought Moro pirates? Also, an obedient son, a loving brother, and a good friend :D Hehehe

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s223/arnold_carl/manila/acfs_aknas41.jpg

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He was born in Cadiz, Spain

This ill-fated young man, who prepared with valor against Muslim pirates, between Cagayan and Manila.

I think he died by accident. It said here that he was blown by gunpowder and gave his soul to God.

A consequence of this deplorable event.

:lol:

I wonder why they still need to detail the dead's age back then. They could just place the dead's age in years, without including the number of days.

It was a poetry kind of style. It was common in old English literature.

BXU AngelC

March 1st, 2008, 04:00 PM

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3067/2299492210_b4d6d8cf4f.jpg?v=0
Al fresco seats, Narra Restaurant's new location in Libertad

its...nice....:lol:

BOB-bXu

March 3rd, 2008, 04:05 PM

Bayantel Building, Renovation and Repainting

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2259/2307701994_eeeac46f14.jpg?v=0

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reg villa

March 3rd, 2008, 05:45 PM

World Heritage Site.. Vigan

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ArkiLurker

March 4th, 2008, 07:25 AM

May news daw ng restoration ng Metropolitan Theatre. Tapos si Kuya Germs daw ang head nito. Nakipag meeting na raw siya kay Mayor Lim.

red_jasper

March 4th, 2008, 04:48 PM

^^

Lim to bring back ‘kundiman,’ zarzuela to ‘The Met’

By Tina Santos
Philippine Daily Inquirer (http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/breakingnews/breakingnews/view/20080304-122785/Lim-to-bring-back-kundiman-zarzuela-to-The-Met)
First Posted 22:15:00 03/04/2008

MANILA, Philippines -- By the end of the year, the Metropolitan Theater—fondly referred to as the “grand dame ” of Manila theaters—is expected to provide a culture and arts venue for the masses.

This was announced on Tuesday by Mayor Alfredo Lim who, along with Quezon City Representative Mary Anne Susano and movie personalities, inspected the “Met,” as the theater has been fondly called, at the Liwasang Bonifacio in Manila.

Lim has ordered the immediate restoration of the structure, which has deteriorated over the past years.

He stressed the need to rehabilitate the theater because of its historical value, as well as to provide the masses with the kind of entertainment that could be seen only in live and stage shows.

The Cultural Center of the Philippines, he said, has been known to cater mostly to the upper class.

“We must make culture available and attractive to the masses,” Lim said. “The one that the poor will find accessible is the Met and I feel we should revive it. Once it opens, the people will get to see and hear the kundiman, zarzuela and other stage plays showcasing Filipino heritage and talents.”

The mayor added that he would order the speedy restoration of the structure to meet the deadline, which he set.

“We hope to open it to the public by December,” he said. “If we have to work on it round the clock just to rush its restoration, we’ll do it.”

The Art Deco building, constructed in 1931 by Juan Arellano, was badly damaged during World War II. It was rebuilt in 1978 by former First Lady Imelda Marcos, but its condition again deteriorated in the ’90s.

The Met finally closed down in 1996 following a long-running dispute between the Government Service Insurance System and the City of Manila over its ownership and management.

In 2004, the GSIS and city government finally agreed to set aside their differences and, with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, signed a tripartite agreement on a work action plan for the structure’s restoration.

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo also ordered the release of P50 million to partially fund the project.

Susano, meanwhile, vowed to allot P10 million from her pork barrel for the restoration work.

She added that she intended to ask support from other lawmakers and senators, particularly Senators Lito Lapid, Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. and Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada, who were movie stars before they joined politics.

The Met’s restoration was estimated to cost over P200 million.

During its heyday, the theater could accommodate 1,670 people: 846 in the orchestra section, 116 in the loge and 708 in the balcony areas.

ArkiLurker

March 5th, 2008, 02:53 AM

^^^^

That's great news. It can also attract a lot of tourists!

BXU AngelC

March 5th, 2008, 11:13 AM

Bayantel Building, Renovation and Repainting

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2259/2307701994_eeeac46f14.jpg?v=0

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this building of bayantel has the same design of that in cebu city bayantel office although the the latter is taller and spacous.:lol:

BOB-bXu

March 7th, 2008, 07:04 AM

Balanghai Hotel and Convention Center
(interior and exterior)

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BOB-bXu

March 7th, 2008, 03:23 PM

New Administrative Building, CARAGA Regional Government Center, Tiniwisan

http://www.butuan.gov.ph/NewsPage/0108/_images/RGBL_01.jpg

Pinoy_ako

March 9th, 2008, 10:14 AM

Scenes from San Nicolas, Binondo, Manila - Going, Going, Gone

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habagatcentral1

March 9th, 2008, 10:37 AM

Been to San Nicolas yesterday. Its sad to see those old houses deteriorate in neglect. :ohno:

Wonderboy

March 9th, 2008, 05:37 PM

Wonderboy

March 9th, 2008, 06:22 PM

SOS on Uy-Chaco Building (Philtrust Bank Building)

I’m not sure what is being done with Uy-Chaco Building, perhaps NHI or Manila City Hall can check and give us feedback regarding the matter?

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Uy-Chaco during Manila “pistaym.”

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Uy-Chaco viewed from Plaza Moraga

Built in 1914 by Samuel C. Rowell, the 6-story Uy-Chaco Building on Plaza Cervantes is considered as Manila’s first skyscraper. The design is rather electric. However, its undulating balconies and iron grills mark it as belonging to Art Nouveau style, making it Manila’s first and last building style. The most striking feature of the building is the projecting turret on its northeastern corner. The rounded corner, emphasized by curving railings, gives the building the appearance of a French chateau. Rising from the eaves is gabbled roof with round clocks instead of windows. The building also features eight distinctly-designed bats, and projecting balconies on the third, fourth, and fifth floors.

--- from Philatelic Bulletin’s “Architectural Heritage”

Sinjin P.

March 9th, 2008, 07:16 PM

(looks like cheap lamp posts mad from China).

They look cheap but they're very expensive. :runaway:

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I rarely read the Heritage threads but everytime I do open some, it is always an informative read. Kudos to our SSC Heritage Watch team. :okay:

IndioBravo

March 9th, 2008, 11:23 PM

It's just gone from bad to worse.:ohno::ohno::ohno:

habagatcentral1

March 10th, 2008, 04:03 AM

Actually, parang walang taste of aesthetics yung ginawa nila sa Jones Bridge. The foo dogs in the Lawton area could have set the mood to the people that they are entering old Manila.

On the other hand, the maintenance of Muelles in Santa Cruz and Binondo are fast deteriorating. Although if I'm not mistaken these were works of Atienza administration, its not a valid reason for neglecting the Muelles.

BOB-bXu

March 10th, 2008, 05:47 PM

Mancao Square along San Jose St.
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a few pics from my most fave coffee shop
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ethnic carvings on the cafe's ceiling

Animo

March 11th, 2008, 12:26 AM

Seriously, those lamps look like some cheap-recycled Chinese made lamp posts. :puke:

Hopefully other parts of the Metro look alright! Does anyone have photos of this current project?

Houses, shops lining Las Piñas road adopt Old World look (http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/metro/view/20080308-123591/Houses-shops-lining-Las-Pias-road-adopt-Old-World-look)

By Julie M. Aurelio
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 21:57:00 03/08/2008

ON A 3.3-KILOMETER stretch of road in Las Piñas City, the buildings and lamp posts seem to be stuck in a time warp, more specifically, in the Spanish era. The walls of the structures resemble adobe bricks while the lamp posts are made of wrought iron.

It is not by accident, however, that the houses and establishments on Fr. Diego Cera Avenue have acquired a Castilian look. Rather, it is a must for those who live or do business in the area, home to several of the city’s landmarks which are over 100 years old.

The avenue was named after Fr. Diego Cera, the city’s parish priest in 1795 who initiated the construction of the Las Piñas Church and its most famous tenant, the world-renowned bamboo organ.

“The idea is to restore the landmarks on Fr. Diego Cera Avenue and for the people to have an appreciation of the city’s rich history,” said Dexter Gonzales, an engineer working on the Las Piñas Historical Corridor project.

The project, a brainchild of then Rep. Manny Villar (now a senator) is aimed at restoring and preserving the city’s historical and cultural landmarks.

Toward this end, Villar sponsored Republic Act 8003 which named the Las Piñas Church and Bamboo Organ, Las Piñas Bridge, the Asinan Area, Fr. Diego Cera Bridge and the Old District Hospital as tourist destinations.

The measure was passed into law in 1995.

The Historical Corridor spans the entire length of the Fr. Diego Cera Avenue. It begins at the border of Cavite province and the renovated Zapote Bridge in Las Piñas. It ends at the city’s boundary with Parañaque City.

The Zapote Bridge, half of which was blown up by Filipino soldiers during the Philippine Revolution, was later restored. It is now used by pedestrians to cross Zapote River.

“Right now, the old Fr. Diego Cera bridge has been torn down to be renovated in the old design, of course,” Gonzales said.

Other landmarks of the Historical Corridor include the Manpower Building, Irasan (Salt Making) Center, Gabaldon School, Plaza Quezon as well as the old fire station and municipal hall.

The Gabaldon School is one of the few existing structures in Metro Manila designed by American architect William Parsons.

The centuries-old brick walls of the Las Piñas Church, meanwhile, were stripped to reveal their inner layer, giving the church an antique look.

To ensure that the avenue maintains its old world look, the city government passed an ordinance requiring new structures to adopt the Castilian look.

“But for existing ones like houses and other buildings, we just ask them if they are willing to have their facades painted over with synthetic adobe to give it an old red bricks effect,” explained Gonzales.

So far, most residents on the thoroughfare have followed the suggestion. “We have a 7-11 store with its walls painted to look like adobe bricks and its roof made of tiles,” he added.

The city government and the engineers on Villar’s staff also make use of iron grills, synthetic adobe, terra cotta paint, wrought iron and wood with an antique finish to give the avenue a look similar to Vigan, Ilocos Sur’s city with a Spanish colonial look.

Gonzales said he does not have an estimate of how much the city has spent to renovate and maintain the Historical Corridor.

The repair of the Zapote Bridge, alone, cost over P5 million, he added.

At least P100,000 is spent on the corridor’s maintenance as thieves sometimes make off with parts of the lampposts which they sell to junk shops.

“We can’t avoid those kinds of problems. In fact, we still have to install 100 more lampposts for the entire road,” said Patrick de Leon, an engineer in charge of maintaining the corridor.

The sight of vehicles and people in modern clothing offers a stark contrast to the old structures on the avenue. But residents are now used to their not-so-ordinary surroundings.

“Actually, they are quite proud of the city’s heritage and of the history of this road,” De Leon said.

Animo

March 11th, 2008, 12:30 AM

You are cordially invited.

A Learning Forum on CULTURAL HERITAGE IN CHINA and
POSSIBLE FINANCING OPTIONS will be conducted by Ms.
MARA WARWICK of the World Bank.

Wednesday, 12 March 2008
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Bulwagang Villegas
2nd Floor, Manila City Hall
A.J. Villegas Street, Taft Avenue
M A N I L A

Organized by the City Government of Manila to
determine urban upgrading priorities and projects with
cultural heritage preservation and to learn more about
World Bank's extensive engagement in Asia and around
the world on this subject.

See you there!

dinabaw

March 11th, 2008, 05:06 AM

this building of bayantel has the same design of that in cebu city bayantel office although the the latter is taller and spacous.:lol:

same here :lol:

icarusrising

March 11th, 2008, 07:13 PM

^^ Manila City Hall should make an ordinance to protect the old houses in San Nicolas. Whoever said that some houses are fire hazzard doesn't know the value of Philippine history.

What happened to Jones Bridge?

While the historic Jones Bridge has been spruced up to make it look “tidier,” I am concerned with the rather tacky lamp posts installed on both sides and on the middle of the bridge (looks like cheap lamp posts mad from China). The red and white, capsule-like lamps doesn’t work well with the historical value of Jones Bride. Below are some photos:

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Prewar Jones Bridge (photo below) has a distinct design that should be retained at present:

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Notice that the Bridge of Spain (replaced by Jones Bridge) has lamp posts that blend well with the ornate design of the bridge:

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The Manila City Hall should take into consideration the importance of aesthetical value. The present lamp posts are out of place and hideous.

Those lamps make me sad. They remind me of firecrackers about to go off... The life of our heritage structures in Manila are fast ticking away. Those lamp posts are symbolic of the fleeting concern of both the public and private sector to the historicity of not only Jones Bridge but many other heritage structures in Manila.

Our apathy will soon leave our capital city without tangible connections to the past. Being more than 400 years old, Manila is an ancient city. However, she can't be rightfully called a Grand Old Dame. She's becoming more like a zombie- rotting, filthy, and soulless.