Mansions and Palatial Homes

[Butanding]

:cheers: Share naman kayo nang mga nag-gagandahang Mansion sa Pinas :banana:


Lopez Mansion - The Nelly Gardens in Ilo-Ilo
http://iloilolandtours.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/.pond/ng2.jpg.w180h135.jpg

[iloilocitykid]

3 of Iloilo's Many Famous Mansions. Some Mansions have been converted to schools and hospitals.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1240/1401143301_9e3fc2f862_o.jpg - owned by the Lopezes. Many of their Mansions lie along Luna St. in La Paz and in Jaro.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1001/1402032612_9b6b7a9c57_o.jpg - taken by IAMME

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1017/1401143027_bda11503ef_o.jpg
Lizares Mansion - taken by PacificLeopard. Now a school, the Angelicum.

[OtAkAw]

^^Wow, very nice mansions, considering their location (Asia), pwede maging Heritage Sites yan. San ka pa makakakita ng ganyan sa parteng ito ng mundo?

[Butanding]

:cheers: Ganda! salamat iloilocitykid :banana:

[iloilocitykid]

^^ It's not my photos. Give credit to IAMME and PAcificLeopard

I haven't posted my favorite mansion in my city, The Lopez Boathouse because I couldn't find any pic in the internet. There's also an all pink mansion owned by the Lopezes. The owner is gay.

[kyle@1008]

Hacienda Rosalia Manapla,Negros Occidental

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/kyle_Lark/128401363_fabbe4c30c.jpg

Maria Golez House, Silay City, Negros Occidental

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/kyle_Lark/bacolod092.jpg

Lizares Mansion (yes it's the same family) Talisay City, Negros Occidental

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/kyle_Lark/LizaresMansion.jpg

A mansion in Silay City, Negros Occidental

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/kyle_Lark/casa20hofilena2C20silay2C20negros.jpg

Balay Negrense, Gaston House

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/kyle_Lark/silay7-1.jpg

[kyle@1008]

oh yeah and this one...

a ruin haunted house at hacienda jose maria in negros occidental ...ghost hunting
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t226/cosmosnegros/haciendajosemariaruinsghosthunting.jpg

[icarusrising]

I just want to share about what I saw on TV last night. It's a report by The Correspondent on Channel 2 regarding the Php 200-million Boracay Mansion in New Manila, Quezon City which is said to be owned by former President Estrada and a gift to one of his wives, Laarni Enriquez. It was named as such because when he was in power, it had a pool that can generate waves and surrounded by white sand. It became one of the causes of his downfall. At least with the mansion featured above, the frame is still existing. One can clearly see the glory it once had. The same thing can't be said of the Boracay Mansion. It's been reduced to smithereens. It is now completely overgrown with vines and weeds. It's not even good for ghost hunting. The only ghost there is the spectre of loss for the Filipino people. 200million pesos could have gone a long way if it were recovered.

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n37/icarus05x/Antipolo/boracay.jpg

The QC government which now owns the house by virtue of the dummy corporation's failure to pay its real estate tax dues intends to transform the controversial home into a museum. However based on the footages I saw last night, there's nothing much to enshrine

[GearX]

:shocked: those mansions give me the creeps....horror movies in my mind....:shocked:

[kyle@1008]

^^ and horror movies you will get, I'm familiar with the history of those mansions including the ones in Iloilo,... they are haunted...

[bariQ]

ang naalala ko naman ay ang mga telenovela :lol:

[GearX]

really scary....

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x287/GearX_2007/111111.gif

[SugarFreak]

INFANTE ANCESTRAL HOUSE- La Carlota City, Negros Occidental

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t226/cosmosnegros/Balay_daku4.gif

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t226/cosmosnegros/Balay_daku3.gif

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t226/cosmosnegros/Balay_daku2.gif

[bariQ]

http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z100/ubecab/a7d0074b984cf0_large.gif

[kyle@1008]

the infante ancestral house was the one used for the movie "Ang Kabit ni Mrs. Montero"....starring edu Manzano and Patricia Javier

[SugarFreak]

^great

[dreamtime07]

Ang daming palang magagandang mansions sa Visayas wahaha

nice pics

[kiretoce]

Are there any interior shots? Also, any photos of "newer" (modern) and recently built mansions?

[dinabaw]

Sinsuats' Palatial home
http://habagat.i.ph/photo/calliope.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=98

credit to @berniemack

[kiretoce]

^^ That mansion has its own mosque? :shocked:

[dinabaw]

^^ yes they do ;) well if you visit palatial homes in PI they do have their own chapel or prayer bldg. ...only in the Philippines? :D

[kiretoce]

^^ Actor Mel Gibson built his own church (not a chapel mind you) just a short walk from his house on his property, a priest holds mass for him and his family every Sunday.

[kyle@1008]

^^ yes they do ;) well if you visit palatial homes in PI they do have their own chapel or prayer bldg. ...only in the Philippines? :D
The picture I posted of Hacienda Rosalaia Mansion before, has a famous chapel,... known as the Chapel of the Cartwheels

[shyaman]

These have been posted before in the Iloilo thread...

Some of Iloilo City's ancestral houses...

Lizares Mansion

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/Iloilo%20City/ILOILOCITY-AncestralHouse-Lizares1.jpg

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/Iloilo%20City/ILOILOCITY-AncestralHouse-Lizares2.jpg


Lopez Mansion

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/Iloilo%20City/ILOILOCITY-AncestralHouse-LopezM-1.jpg

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/Iloilo%20City/ILOILOCITY-AncestralHouse-LopezMans.jpg


Sanson-Montinola house

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/Iloilo%20City/ILOILOCITY-AncestralHouse-SansonMon.jpg


Ledesma house

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/Iloilo%20City/ILOILOCITY-AncestralHouse-Unknown6.jpg

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/Iloilo%20City/ILOILOCITY-AncestralHouse-Unknown6a.jpg


The Castle Hotel, formerly a palatial mansion

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/Iloilo%20City/ILOILOCITY-CastleHotel1.jpg

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/Iloilo%20City/ILOILOCITY-CastleHotel3.jpg


Jalandoni house

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/Iloilo%20City/ILOILOCITY-AncestralHouse-Jalandoni.jpg


Some houses that I can't identify the owners...

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/Iloilo%20City/ILOILOCITY-AncestralHouse-Unknown2.jpg

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/Iloilo%20City/ILOILOCITY-AncestralHouse-Unknown2a.jpg

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/Iloilo%20City/ILOILOCITY-AncestralHouse-Unknown1.jpg

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/Iloilo%20City/ILOILOCITY-AncestralHouse-Unknown3.jpg

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/Iloilo%20City/ILOILOCITY-AncestralHouse-Unknown4.jpg

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/Iloilo%20City/ILOILOCITY-AncestralHouse-Unknown5.jpg

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/Iloilo%20City/ILOILOCITY-AncestralHouse-Unknown7.jpg

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/Iloilo%20City/ILOILOCITY-AncestralHouse-Unknown8P.jpg

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/Iloilo%20City/ILOILOCITY-AncestralHouse-Unknown9.jpg

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/Iloilo%20City/ILOILOCITY-AncestralHouse-Unknown10.jpg

[iloilocitykid]

^^ Iloilo's got one of the finest collection of mansions in the country. No where else, except Manila and Cebu, being the top three cities during the Spanish regime.

I love my city!!! :banana: :banana:

[Butanding]

:banana: Thanks sa mga pics haha :cheers:

[kiretoce]

Those old mansions in Iloilo, are the still being lived-in? They look so run-down and dilapidated. Is there any concerted effort by some local/national restoration and conservation heritage society/group to renovate them and bring them to what they were like before?

[iloilocitykid]

^^
Some are still being used like the mansions of the Lopezes. Lizares is now a school and Castle Hotel is now...well...a hotel. Montinola Mansion and a mansion beside SM delgado has been renovated already hence, the new paint job. The rest however are still in a sorry state. The old buildings in the downtown area are really in need of a renovation. There were some people who died because of the falling debri in the area. :ohno:

[le Reine]

Ang ganda naman ng mga yan. Sana ma-renovate na sila lahat kasi sayang naman.

[animasola]

Lopez Mansion

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/Iloilo%20City/ILOILOCITY-AncestralHouse-LopezM-1.jpg

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/Iloilo%20City/ILOILOCITY-AncestralHouse-LopezMans.jpg


My tito has an ancestral home in Southern Cebu which is quite similar to this one. I think the trees were aligned in the middle and acted as center islands. They renovated some parts, added more rooms at the backyard and installed a pool.

It was kinda creepy to sleep there though...

Another mansion in Cebu of which I am aware sits on top of Capitol hills, the infamous haunted house owned by the Villalons. Their lot was fairly huge and the house as well. It had a great view of the city. As far as I can remember, I think it was four storeys and had a little bell tower on top. I think Pope John Paul II slept there when he visited Cebu.

I'll try to take pics once I get back to Cebu.

[dive-cebu]

^^ where you now bai?

[animasola]

^^I was supposed to ask you the same question. hehehe...

I'm currently studying in AdMU, QC.

Ikaw bai? asa ka karon?

Translation: Where you at?

[ritche]

http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/6075/laresidenciadr6.jpg
Residencia Al Mar, now a hotel, used to be a sugar mansion along the Dumaguete Boulevard. There are still plenty of these sugar mansions along the area, most of which were already renovated.

[dive-cebu]

im in makati bai, staying and working here... hey if you wanna meet up or something, just check your private message... usahay laay man sad dre (sometimes it gets boring here) hehehe! :)

sorry, OT na yata to...

^^I was supposed to ask you the same question. hehehe...

I'm currently studying in AdMU, QC.

Ikaw bai? asa ka karon?

Translation: Where you at?

[ritche]

http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/3800/2020093910099936278dhmhbu3.jpg

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/6222/2663458070030786866monotw1.jpg

http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/8184/untitledge3.png
An existing palatial home.

[kyle@1008]

.. I just realised that all the mansions posted here were products of the sugar industry, Iloilo's negros' and dumaguete's....

[nicko]

^^ Thats right.. and so the name "Sugar Mansions." A lot of those kind dot along our Rizal Boulevard, owned by the richest sugar lords way back then..

[habagatcentral1]

Another mansion in Cebu of which I am aware sits on top of Capitol hills, the infamous haunted house owned by the Villalons. Their lot was fairly huge and the house as well. It had a great view of the city. As far as I can remember, I think it was four storeys and had a little bell tower on top. I think Pope John Paul II slept there when he visited Cebu.

I'll try to take pics once I get back to Cebu.

The Villalon Mansion. May ilaw naman dun palagi. I find it nice.

[lewdsaint]

Addition to Iloilo City's ancestral houses, Nikki Coseteng's Mansion at the back of University of Iloilo :

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e248/lewdsaint/cosetengmansion3.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e248/lewdsaint/cosetengmansion2.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e248/lewdsaint/cosetengmansion1.jpg

These have been posted before in the Iloilo thread...

Some of Iloilo City's ancestral houses...

Lizares Mansion

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/Iloilo%20City/ILOILOCITY-AncestralHouse-Lizares1.jpg

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/Iloilo%20City/ILOILOCITY-AncestralHouse-Lizares2.jpg


Lopez Mansion

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/Iloilo%20City/ILOILOCITY-AncestralHouse-LopezM-1.jpg

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/Iloilo%20City/ILOILOCITY-AncestralHouse-LopezMans.jpg


Sanson-Montinola house

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/Iloilo%20City/ILOILOCITY-AncestralHouse-SansonMon.jpg


Ledesma house

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/Iloilo%20City/ILOILOCITY-AncestralHouse-Unknown6.jpg

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/Iloilo%20City/ILOILOCITY-AncestralHouse-Unknown6a.jpg


The Castle Hotel, formerly a palatial mansion

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/Iloilo%20City/ILOILOCITY-CastleHotel1.jpg

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/Iloilo%20City/ILOILOCITY-CastleHotel3.jpg


Jalandoni house

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/Iloilo%20City/ILOILOCITY-AncestralHouse-Jalandoni.jpg


Some houses that I can't identify the owners...

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/Iloilo%20City/ILOILOCITY-AncestralHouse-Unknown2.jpg

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/Iloilo%20City/ILOILOCITY-AncestralHouse-Unknown2a.jpg

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/Iloilo%20City/ILOILOCITY-AncestralHouse-Unknown1.jpg

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/Iloilo%20City/ILOILOCITY-AncestralHouse-Unknown3.jpg

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/Iloilo%20City/ILOILOCITY-AncestralHouse-Unknown4.jpg

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/Iloilo%20City/ILOILOCITY-AncestralHouse-Unknown5.jpg

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/Iloilo%20City/ILOILOCITY-AncestralHouse-Unknown7.jpg

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/Iloilo%20City/ILOILOCITY-AncestralHouse-Unknown8P.jpg

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/Iloilo%20City/ILOILOCITY-AncestralHouse-Unknown9.jpg

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/Iloilo%20City/ILOILOCITY-AncestralHouse-Unknown10.jpg

[lewdsaint]

Hope you can post those pictures of mansions kung meron. Magandang i-compile.

http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/6075/laresidenciadr6.jpg
Residencia Al Mar, now a hotel, used to be a sugar mansion along the Dumaguete Boulevard. There are still plenty of these sugar mansions along the area, most of which were already renovated.

[GearX]

as I see it, most mansions are owned by hacienderos...:cheers:

[PINOYmeat]

this is a good thread for forbes park residents :lol: :lol: :lol:

[ritche]

^^ Thats right.. and so the name "Sugar Mansions." A lot of those kind dot along our Rizal Boulevard, owned by the richest sugar lords way back then..

Many of those sugar mansions, including those of the Sierras near the Dumaguete airport, are already abandoned and haunted. Me and my friends used to hangout at night (even during midnight) in one of those creepy and eerie places when we were still at the peak of our craziness some years ago.

One thing about these sugar mansions, most of them are simple and architecturally sound. Many sugar mansions I saw feature large and imposing roman or european columns in their front yards.

[habagatcentral1]

^^ This is usually associated with old mansions, it is haunted.

Nakarinig ako dati na marami daw haunted mansions sa New Manila at sa Studio ng Regal Films ni Mother Lily malapit sa Broadway Centrum.

[nicko]

Just some of the SUGAR MANSIONS OF DUMAGUETE along Rizal Avenue Baywalk
(Pardon the shots. I got these shots on a cloudy day using only my phone)

These houses give me the creeps! No offense to the owners whoever they are..;) Although most of them are now converted into commercial establishments (hotel, resto, bar, cafe.. etc).. Sayang! Some are already abondoned.. These were built between the late 1800s to the eraly 1900s

http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/1130/optimusprime035xh0.jpg
http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/852/optimusprime038cm6.jpg


http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/7876/optimusprime022ni2.jpg


http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/6075/laresidenciadr6.jpg


Now converted into a hotel, restaurant & sports bar (Honeycomb)
http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/5625/optimusprime054sd2.jpg


http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/3663/optimusprime051ef7.jpg
http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/449/optimusprime052af0.jpg


Now Shakey's Pizza
http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/6443/optimusprime043uh3.jpg


The house where Dr. Jose Rizal stayed overnight when he set foot here in Dumaguete.
http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/5694/optimusprime057ag0.jpg

[kiretoce]

^^ Some of those houses actually look pretty modern. Maybe they've been renovated and spruced up.

[nicko]

Yeah, some of them. But only with the painting job. The design still remains to what it really was before my lolo and lola met.. :) Maybe those looking modern were already built in the early 1900s.

[kiretoce]

Hmm....I'm wondering....are there any "castles" in the Philippines? And the ones found in theme parks don't count! :colgate:

[animasola]

^^I remember seeing an image of a "castle" in Cebu but I don't think it was authentic. It was open to tourists though.

[habagatcentral1]

^^ I think there is.... "Kastilyong Buhangin", wahehehehe!!!!!

I wonder why Regal Films back then have this trend of showing Shake Rattle and Roll movies. Maybe they were inspired with the mansions and the big trees surrounding their studios before, wahehehehe!!! :D

[kyle@1008]

anyways just to add a few more mansions in silay, neg. occ.. :colgate:
puro sugar mansions ang nandito... :lol:

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/kyle_Lark/silaya.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/kyle_Lark/silayb.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/kyle_Lark/silayc.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/kyle_Lark/silayd.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/kyle_Lark/silaye.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/kyle_Lark/silayf.jpg

[kyle@1008]

oh and this one

Kuh Ledesma visits Hacienda Claparols

pF_GAB64ksU

[habagatcentral1]

anyways just to add a few more mansions in silay, neg. occ.. :colgate:
puro sugar mansions ang nandito... :lol:

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/kyle_Lark/silaya.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/kyle_Lark/silayb.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/kyle_Lark/silayc.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/kyle_Lark/silayd.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/kyle_Lark/silaye.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/kyle_Lark/silayf.jpg

Cinco de Noviembre?

I've been wanting to see the plantation mansions in Negros Occidental.

[Askal82]

^^ Some of those houses actually look pretty modern. Maybe they've been renovated and spruced up.

They look like way ahead of its time. Actually these houses reminded me of the typical old houses in Louisiana.

I can't help but coming up with this theory that those houses in Louisiana might be influenced by the Bahay na Bato architecture of the Philippines. I remembered that many early Filipino settled there all the way back in 1700's known as Manila men or it could be the other way around.

[Insanedriver]

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1017/1401143027_bda11503ef_o.jpg
Lizares Mansion - taken by PacificLeopard. Now a school, the Angelicum.


wow! this is a branch of my previous alma mater :D
(the main one is in QC)

the textbooks says that angelicum also did put up a branch in "iran" which was closed down

anyways... nice mansions :D

[bukid]

dito sa amin may kilalang mansion, ito ay ang Price mansion. nung nasa leyte si macarthur sa price mansion siya tumira. ngayon ito ay kilala na sa pangalan na CAP building at isa na itong museum ng memorabilia ni macarthur. kaya lang wala akong pictures. baka sa october puntahan ko yung place at kuha ako ng mga pictures.

[kyle@1008]

Cinco de Noviembre?

I've been wanting to see the plantation mansions in Negros Occidental.

ang layo..!! those plantation houses are secluded within hectares of land in private property, mahirap kunan ng Pics...:lol:

[GearX]

Hmm....I'm wondering....are there any "castles" in the Philippines? And the ones found in theme parks don't count! :colgate:
here....
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x287/GearX_2007/philippines2007.jpg

[iloilocitykid]

I think there are only two palaces in the country...Malacañang and Coconut Palace. Are there any more?

[shyaman]

^^ There's Palace in the Sky in Tagaytay ... one of the Marcos' "projects" along with the Coconut Palace. But then again, they're not palaces.

[kyle@1008]

^^ what about the "mansion" in baguio...??

[iloilocitykid]

ah yes. The 2nd presidential home. I've been there and wow, it's beautiful!

[iloilocitykid]

^^ There's Palace in the Sky in Tagaytay ... one of the Marcos' "projects" along with the Coconut Palace. But then again, they're not palaces.

Yes, I've been there too. Quite romantic and the loveliest view of Taal :cheers:

[KulasKusgan]

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/sscdavao/tamayongcholesterolparty/dave050.jpg

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/sscdavao/tamayongcholesterolparty/dave044.jpg

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/sscdavao/tamayongcholesterolparty/DSCF1678.jpg

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/sscdavao/tamayongcholesterolparty/DSCF1722.jpg

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http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/sscdavao/tamayongcholesterolparty/dave036.jpg

Interiors

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/sscdavao/tamayongcholesterolparty/dave038.jpg

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/sscdavao/tamayongcholesterolparty/dave039.jpg

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/sscdavao/tamayongcholesterolparty/dave040.jpg

Gazebos

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/sscdavao/tamayongcholesterolparty/dave048.jpg

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/sscdavao/tamayongcholesterolparty/DSCF1676.jpg

Ang hardin

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/sscdavao/tamayongcholesterolparty/DSCF1684.jpg

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/sscdavao/tamayongcholesterolparty/DSCF1686.jpg

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/sscdavao/tamayongcholesterolparty/dave032.jpg

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/sscdavao/tamayongcholesterolparty/dave059.jpg

[kiretoce]

^^ Those are nice, though they're too "cookie cutter" McMansions to me. :lol: Is that in a fairly new village/subdivision in Davao City?

[KulasKusgan]

^^ Those are nice, though they're too "cookie cutter" McMansions to me. :lol: Is that in a fairly new village/subdivision in Davao City?

Thats not in subdivision. They are part of retreat/prayer mountain of Apollo C. Quiboloy, religious leader of "Jesus Christ: The Name Above Every Name".

[kiretoce]

^^ So it's a compound of a sorta religious cult? Yikes! :runaway:

[KulasKusgan]

^^ dyan daw pinaplantsa ang mga perang nakolekta. :lol:

heres Royal Pines, one of Davao's subdivision. to date there are newer & bigger houses.

old photo courtesy of nick4ubaby.

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f226/nick4ubaby/20royalpines1.jpg

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f226/nick4ubaby/19royalpines.jpg

[bitoy]

^^ Those photos just made our house in San Juan like a dump. Man, I better start to form my own religion and a discounted 7% tithes for members. :lol:

[kiretoce]

^^ :lol: Membership Tithe discount, what a concept!

[kyle@1008]

Like what I said in the Samahan Money thread, if you want to get rich fast...found your own religion...:lol:

[ivanhenares]

The Archidocesan Chancery of San Fernando, Pampanga (former Dison Mansion) is currently being restored thanks to Auxiliary Bishop Pablo "Ambo" David. This is great news for church heritage. Bishop Ambo got a copy of the old photo of the chancery and is trying to bring it back to its original form. To date, the ugly windows that covered the balconies and the small portico added to the facade have been removed. The structure also received a fresh layer of paint.

1956
http://images.ivanabouttown.multiply.com/image/3/photos/2/500x500/2/before.jpg?et=llsH0XsIiFwjYsIOIFrfqw

2005
http://images.ivanabouttown.multiply.com/image/2/photos/2/500x500/1/143_4309.jpg?et=%2BChijmYJS35LD2sZI%2CBNQg

2007
http://images.ivanabouttown.multiply.com/image/2/photos/2/500x500/3/DSC05898.jpg?et=syfgdNChLhc%2CqA86RnXVEQ

[gatulay]

What happened here?
There must be a story behind the building frame that remains.

[kyle@1008]

that's beautiful, reminds me of a swiss chalet...

[kyle@1008]

oh and this one

Kuh Ledesma visits Hacienda Claparols

pF_GAB64ksU

oh I forgot Kuh also visited the Bernardino-Jalandoni house in silay...
there are scenes from inside the mansion ,..as well as interesting tidbits bout how the hacienderos lived at that time

10s0Z1aUOgw

[shyaman]

The Archidocesan Chancery of San Fernando, Pampanga (former Dison Mansion) is currently being restored thanks to Auxiliary Bishop Pablo "Ambo" David. This is great news for church heritage. Bishop Ambo got a copy of the old photo of the chancery and is trying to bring it back to its original form. To date, the ugly windows that covered the balconies and the small portico added to the facade have been removed. The structure also received a fresh layer of paint.

1956
http://images.ivanabouttown.multiply.com/image/3/photos/2/500x500/2/before.jpg?et=llsH0XsIiFwjYsIOIFrfqw

2005
http://images.ivanabouttown.multiply.com/image/2/photos/2/500x500/1/143_4309.jpg?et=%2BChijmYJS35LD2sZI%2CBNQg

2007
http://images.ivanabouttown.multiply.com/image/2/photos/2/500x500/3/DSC05898.jpg?et=syfgdNChLhc%2CqA86RnXVEQ

That 3rd photo is what you call responsible restoration. Brilliant!

Whoever spearheaded the concept of restoration work on that 2nd photo..... wag na lang :D.

[c0kelitr0]

beautiful houses!

sino taga forbes park dito? :lol: post nyo na pic ng bahay nyo, dali. :D

[dancethingy]

^^ Alam ko may mga taga forbes dito eh, ttchua ata?

[ritche]

^^ Alam ko may mga taga forbes dito eh, ttchua ata?

My friend used to stay in Dasma but now he drives around Dumaguete in scooters. In fact Kris Aquino was his schoolmate before...

[allan_dude]

^^ dyan daw pinaplantsa ang mga perang nakolekta. :lol:

heres Royal Pines, one of Davao's subdivision. to date there are newer & bigger houses.

old photo courtesy of nick4ubaby.

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f226/nick4ubaby/20royalpines1.jpg

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f226/nick4ubaby/19royalpines.jpg

Royal Pines? Wala naman pine trees ha. J/K :tongue2:

[KulasKusgan]

Royal Pines? Wala naman pine trees ha. J/K :tongue2:

bagong tanim pa. heto, another subdivision called Las Terrazas by Alsons Devt Corp located in Shrine Hills, Diversion Road, Davao City. siguro kung Phil standard mansion na yan. oi, may pine trees na. naunahan pa ang royal pines.

Las Terrasas Subdivision

http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee201/klutz1030/DSC048131.jpg



Las Terrasas Subdivision pa rin

http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee201/klutz1030/DSC04812.jpg

[iloilocitykid]

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/68/167055694_53418eb8b1.jpg?v=1191705834
Favorite Mansion in the city. They really did a good job in the renovation. This used to be an old mansion and now, it's a hotel. This was still the unfinished hotel. Picture taken by Chymera.

[leechtat]

wow.. beautiful mansions.. i hope this would be compiled and maybe published in wikipedia.. tutal free for all nman dun.. so people will know their story din.. like the sugar mansions...

[WawaY[625]]

balay negrense

http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g261/waway625/28-11-07_1344.jpg

[boju2]

Jose Alvarez' Mansion at Cagayan de Oro

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x287/GearX_2007/another/490605459_b31901cb12.jpg

Photo courtesy of GearX

[jrevalde]

^^ang layo cguro ng bahay nya sa sari-sari store

[OtAkAw]

^^OMG that's a BIG house!!! Who's Jose Alvarez???

[FrancisXavier]

he's a buisnesman who operates a bulk water system in uptown CDO. Real rich.. landscaped pa ang access road nyan from the South Diversion Road.

[icarusrising]

Took a picture of this house in Pasig...

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n37/icarus05x/IMGP0786.jpg

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n37/icarus05x/IMGP0785.jpg

[icarusrising]

Here's the neighbor...

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n37/icarus05x/IMGP0787.jpg

[LordCarnal]

Palacio Arzobispal (Archbishop's Palace), Cebu

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s223/arnold_carl/Wordpress/Old_Churches/Old_Photos/71026002.jpg

http://cebuheritage.files.wordpress.com/2006/12/arzobispado01.jpe

[jrevalde]

^^All my aunts and uncles on my dads side were married here in the chapel, i was ring bearer to 3 of them. i wonder why they hadnt expanded this building after so many years

[jrevalde]

Heres a pic of the villalon mansion i got from flickr

photo by: Storm Crypt

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2185/2074221728_a88fe85498.jpg?v=0

Another mansion in cebu

photo by: junrebayla
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/173/437439649_6fda16dd40.jpg?v=0

[Culiat]

^^ yes they do ;) well if you visit palatial homes in PI they do have their own chapel or prayer bldg. ...only in the Philippines? :D

Having your own religious structure within your residence is not only in the Philippines. I am guessing it began during the colonial period since this trend is also found in Mexico and other former parts of the Spanish Empire and even in Brazil. We studied about this in my Mexican History class and we also went to an exhibit of Latin American Arts during the Colonial period in LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Arts) and mostly are religious oriented. They had this Huge crucifix and Altars that you'll think we're from old cathedrals or basilicas but nope they're from private churches or chapels.

We weren't allowed to take pictures so here is just one I found on the net from the exhibit.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1435/1023469852_214da1ee05.jpg
This is just the upper (or maybe the lower, I can't remember exactly which.) half of a 15-20 ft. Altar from a private chapel.

[LordCarnal]

Have you guys seen the mansion of Gaisano here in Cebu?

Hehehe.. I don't know if it's called a mansion or a "building" because it's around 7-storeys high..


hehehe

[jrevalde]

^^nold you referring to the one in beverly hills, the one with the G sign in the driveway?

[habagatcentral1]

Inside the Nelly Garden mansion (Jaro, Iloilo City)

http://images.habagatcentral.multiply.com/image/5/photos/128/500x500/1/Nelly05.jpg?
http://images.habagatcentral.multiply.com/image/5/photos/128/500x500/1/Nelly05.jpg?http://images.habagatcentral.multiply.com/image/5/photos/128/500x500/1/Nelly05.jpg?et=b30T3ndUzJKKIvA%2BbWBxxQ

http://images.habagatcentral.multiply.com/image/3/photos/128/500x500/5/Nelly09.jpg?et=TtKLTgxlPQmBcUCOWpvYEw

http://images.habagatcentral.multiply.com/image/3/photos/128/500x500/6/Nelly10.jpg?et=Xggxdfub9HodrT8MgK4R5g


http://images.habagatcentral.multiply.com/image/4/photos/128/500x500/7/Nelly11.jpg?et=mxUvFCS9bVBTt7X4F3Bw8Q

http://images.habagatcentral.multiply.com/image/2/photos/128/500x500/16/Nelly20.jpg?et=6QRZ40UbJ1OK2w8ACiOkyw

Kaso gabi kasi to kinuha..sorry. :D

[kiretoce]

Took a picture of this house in Pasig...

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n37/icarus05x/IMGP0786.jpg

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n37/icarus05x/IMGP0785.jpg

I like how the house is on an incline. :okay:

[OtAkAw]

he's a buisnesman who operates a bulk water system in uptown CDO. Real rich.. landscaped pa ang access road nyan from the South Diversion Road.

talk about ostentatious displays of wealth. Siguro bata pa lang siya, ganyan na pangarap niya.

[LordCarnal]

^^nold you referring to the one in beverly hills, the one with the G sign in the driveway?

Another one bro.. It's just near Taoist Temple.. I saw it from a vantage point in Camp Marina, hehe..

I also saw another mansion in Maria Luisa that really looks like the "White House."

..

[kiretoce]

talk about ostentatious displays of wealth. Siguro bata pa lang siya, ganyan na pangarap niya.

He's putting the phrase "If you've got it, flaunt it" to practice. :colgate:

[LordCarnal]

Villa Milagros
Daanbantayan, Cebu

Owned by Cebuana Philanthropist Mariquita Yeung-Salimbangon. I was able to stay in this house for one night.

According to a friend, this "guest house/resort house" which is just along the beach was demolished recently to pave way for the construction of a hotel.

If I remembered it correctly, one of the "maids" said that this had around 50 rooms. Each room was furnished with queen sized beds with each having its own toilet and bathroom.


http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/villa_milagros02.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/villa_milagros01.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/villa_milagros03.jpg

[jrevalde]

^^so this has already been demolished?? such a waste, its probably one, if not, the most beautiful house ive seen in cebu

[le Reine]

^^ang gand naman ng bahay na yan. Shocks, kung mayaman lang ako.

[habagatcentral1]

What? Demolished? Why? Its already of a beauty!

[LordCarnal]

^^

oh well the owner's filthy rich..

Anyway, her mansion in Nivel Hills (Cebu) is far more bigger and grander than that.. Hehehe..

[habagatcentral1]

^^ Hmmm...Nivel eh? Sa asa dapita? hehe!! Anyway, para kasi akong nasayangan dahil nasira na ito at di na makikita pa muli.

[GearX]

The Alvarez Mansion in Cagayan de Oro - Baungon, Bukidnon boundary
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x287/GearX_2007/another/another%202/mansion1.jpg

Man-made lake
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x287/GearX_2007/another/another%202/mansion2.jpg

Only place where you can jetski on top of the mountain
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x287/GearX_2007/another/another%202/mansion3.jpg

3 Helipads
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x287/GearX_2007/another/another%202/mansion4.jpg

[le Reine]

WTF??? ang yaman naman niyan. sino ba siya at super yaman niya. hindi na nakuntento sa pool, gusto lake?!

[GearX]

WTF??? ang yaman naman niyan. sino ba siya at super yaman niya. hindi na nakuntento sa pool, gusto lake?!

He owns Philippine Phosphate Fertilizer Corp. (Philphos), Leyte Industrial Development Estate Water Supply System in Isabel, Leyte and Rio Verde Water Corp. (the country’s first bulk water supply project) in Cagayan de Oro City.

He married the late former CDO Mayor Pedro T. Roa's daughter. The late mayor was a billionaire logger...

[le Reine]

^^hmm... I have to expand my golf course across the Pasig River then. He might have a lake but I have a real river-a stinky and polluted one, unfortunately. My palace looks like a hut when compared to his mansion. :lol::jk:

[LordCarnal]

Villalon Mansion, Cebu City

- according to a friend, this mansion was offered to the Cebu Provincial Government to be used as an official residence of the Governor. The plan didn't push through however.

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/dec12/cebu17.jpg


View of the Cebu Provincial Capitol from the balcony of the mansion

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s223/arnold_carl/Wordpress/government_edifices/capitol03.jpg

[GearX]

^^hmm... I have to expand my golf course across the Pasig River then. He might have a lake but I have a real river-a stinky and polluted one, unfortunately. My palace looks like a hut when compared to his mansion. :lol::jk:

the google-earth image on the site is not yet updated but estimate lang this is where Alaverz Mansion is...

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x287/GearX_2007/another/tourism/alvarezcopy.gif

[jrevalde]

^^bat parang nasa gubat na ata nila nilagay ang CDO international convention center?

[GearX]

^^bat parang nasa gubat na ata nila nilagay ang CDO international convention center?

hindi yun gubat...it's on top of a hill overlooking the city.

[le Reine]

the google-earth image on the site is not yet updated but estimate lang this is where Alaverz Mansion is...

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x287/GearX_2007/another/tourism/alvarezcopy.gif
Oh dear, I really have to expand my Palace. Gosh, just some sq meters more and his property would be as big as the airport!

[LordCarnal]

^^

Ngeee... I thought Alavarez Mansion is somewhere in Bukidnon... Hehe, malapit lang pala sa city..

How about Xavier Estates? Marami na ba mansion dun? I miss CDO soooo much na...




^^bat parang nasa gubat na ata nila nilagay ang CDO international convention center?

CDO also has a mountainous interior bro.. Even SM City CDO is on a mountain. And so is the airport and the business park..

..

[brownman]

the google-earth image on the site is not yet updated but estimate lang this is where Alaverz Mansion is...

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x287/GearX_2007/another/tourism/alvarezcopy.gif

holy molly! that's one heck of a rich family.

[GearX]

^^

Ngeee... I thought Alavarez Mansion is somewhere in Bukidnon... Hehe, malapit lang pala sa city..


That property is already Bukidnon...the river is the boundary.:cheers:

[LordCarnal]

^^

oh.. so CDO Convention Center is in Bukidnon?

[FrancisXavier]

hmm..not quite... from the Alvarez's property, the boundery should go south east.
^^

oh.. so CDO Convention Center is in Bukidnon?

Far view of the Mansion..

Jose Alvarez' Mansion at Cagayan de Oro

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x287/GearX_2007/another/490605459_b31901cb12.jpg

Photo courtesy of GearX

up close
The Alvarez Mansion in Cagayan de Oro - Baungon, Bukidnon boundary
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x287/GearX_2007/another/another%202/mansion1.jpg

Man-made lake
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x287/GearX_2007/another/another%202/mansion2.jpg

Only place where you can jetski on top of the mountain
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x287/GearX_2007/another/another%202/mansion3.jpg

3 Helipads
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x287/GearX_2007/another/another%202/mansion4.jpg

[IMPRESARIO]

^^that's not a mansion ,thats like a small kingdom! :okay:

[OtAkAw]

^^Bakit paramg di pinaghirapan ang landscaping?

[le Reine]

^^eh sa laki ba naman ng i-lalandscaping

[LordCarnal]

^^

NO need for landscaping..

What that area needs in the future is a mini forest beyond the lawn (like what some mansions in other countries like Europe have) so that the owner can go deer hunting with other socialites, ehehe..


..

[oboi]

3 Helipads
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x287/GearX_2007/another/another%202/mansion4.jpg[/B]

Funny... how our kababayans love to paint the rocks white and line them along the path or use them in their landscaping... :D

[ritche]

http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/8633/69925839ltpaeevdimg0438oq4.jpg
One of the most exclusive villages in Dumaguete where houses are at least Php10 million.

[brownman]

i couldn't find any photos of chavit's baluarte estate online... or maybe i'm just too lazy. :lol: can somebody post some?

[Raven83]

Took a picture of this house in Pasig...

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n37/icarus05x/IMGP0786.jpg

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n37/icarus05x/IMGP0785.jpg

WTF? Parang kadaan lang namin sa harap nito and like for a while I was awed...I'm not really familiar with the place since someone was guiding us then,malapit ito sa mga motel diba?

[le Reine]

Ilalagay ko sana bahay ko sa Versailles kaya lang Philippine mansions and palatial home daw eh. Sayang, malaking palace pa naman yun. :lol::jk: lang. masama bang mag-ambisyon? wahahaha

[DexterTexter]

WOWOW!!! I have got to build me one of these! LOL

[icarusrising]

WTF? Parang kadaan lang namin sa harap nito and like for a while I was awed...I'm not really familiar with the place since someone was guiding us then,malapit ito sa mga motel diba?

Yes. Sa Kawilihan Village, Pasig yan. Entrance is at Shaw Boulevard. Ang husay ng reference point. Dun di mo na kailangan ng guide. Nyahaha! :lol:

[sugarboy]

http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/8633/69925839ltpaeevdimg0438oq4.jpg
One of the most exclusive villages in Dumaguete where houses are at least Php10 million.
who owns the subdivision? does it belong to the family of jules ledesma?

[ritche]

who owns the subdivision? does it belong to the family of jules ledesma?

I was told this subdivision belongs to Dr. Absin who belongs to one of the landed families in Negros.

[SUV111]

Mansion in Negros Occidental

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2304/2154192378_a43d155769.jpg?v=0

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2377/2153400253_956b43f9d2.jpg?v=0

[SUV111]

Doña Pasay Mansion in Negros

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2376/2154192658_1704854828.jpg?v=0

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2173/2153399671_5a4ac88dd6.jpg?v=0

[iloilocitykid]

http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/8633/69925839ltpaeevdimg0438oq4.jpg
One of the most exclusive villages in Dumaguete where houses are at least Php10 million.

Quite similar to Southville..I wish there'd be less of gated communities though. I don't want a big gap between the rich and poor.

[IMPRESARIO]

Ilalagay ko sana bahay ko sa Versailles kaya lang Philippine mansions and palatial home daw eh. Sayang, malaking palace pa naman yun. :lol::jk: lang. masama bang mag-ambisyon? wahahaha

^^parejo tayo, yung palace ko sa espanya ang El Escorial hindi ko rin ma post dito. j/k! :)

[le Reine]

^^parejo tayo, yung palace ko sa espanya ang El Escorial hindi ko rin ma post dito. j/k! :)mabuti may kasama akong royalty dito. hi Phillip II. :lol:

[OtAkAw]

^^Hay wag niyong angkinin ang mga tahanan ng mga kasambahay namen noh! j/k! :)


Seriously, I am wondering why Spain never built a palatial structure in the Philippines much like El Escorial o kahit kasing modest lang ng mga Colonial Palaces sa Latin America.

[le Reine]

^^my impression is that the Philippines was not really an important colony of Spain compared to mexico and the rest of the americas. We're more of a liability. I might be wrong though.

[Animo]

^^ Partly true. In my opinion, we did not have the resources such as those in the Americas (ex. gold, silver, marble, etc.) Also, those magnificent structures in Latin America were funded by the silver and gold that had a high value in Europe that made it possible to have those structures to be built.

Secondly, it's the location. We were mostly made into a trading hub between two continents. We WERE important due to the fact that Asia was the next business partners/traders. The constant earthquakes and typhoons are also to blame. The Europeans did not have the architectural technology to cope with our surroundings at that time (in the beginning). Lastly, the colonies in the Americas gained Independence. The Spanish coffer cannot pay for those structures without it's economic source of income.

P.S.

I also forgot to mention that inflation happened because of the huge amount of gold and silver that arrived from Seville and it devalued the market. Therefore, it made it less profitable.

[KulasKusgan]

Guesthouses and Mansion of Apollo C. Quiboloy
Located at Prayer Mountain, Upper Tamayong, Davao City

http://www.kingdomofjesuschrist.org/2/cmpc/assets/img/gallery/structures/4.jpg
http://www.kingdomofjesuschrist.org/2/cmpc/assets/img/gallery/structures/14.jpg
http://www.kingdomofjesuschrist.org/2/cmpc/assets/img/gallery/structures/Fair%20Heavens.JPG
http://www.kingdomofjesuschrist.org/2/cmpc/assets/img/gallery/garden/4.jpg
http://www.kingdomofjesuschrist.org/2/cmpc/assets/img/gallery/structures/Pastorl%20House.JPG

posted by Nick4ubaby at Davao thread

[KulasKusgan]

The following are not mansions but resthouses at
Mountain Haven, Brgy Eden, Davao City

http://www.mountainhaven.info/photos/mountainhaven/photo_gallery_24.jpg

http://www.mountainhaven.info/photos/mountainhaven/photo_gallery_23.jpg

http://www.mountainhaven.info/photos/mountainhaven/photo_gallery_06.jpg

http://www.mountainhaven.info/photos/mountainhaven/photo_gallery_05.jpg

http://www.mountainhaven.info/photos/mountainhaven/photo_gallery_01.jpg

http://www.mountainhaven.info/photos/mountainhaven/photo_gallery_07.jpg

http://www.mountainhaven.info/photos/mountainhaven/photo_gallery_08.jpg

chapel ng barangay

http://www.mountainhaven.info/photos/eden/eden_26.jpg

eden arts center

http://www.mountainhaven.info/photos/eden/eden_25.jpg

fruit stand sa tabi tabi

http://www.mountainhaven.info/photos/eden/eden_33.jpg

[chocolato1000]

that would be a nice retirement village or vacation homes!

[chocolato1000]

^^my impression is that the Philippines was not really an important colony of Spain compared to mexico and the rest of the americas. We're more of a liability. I might be wrong though.

our market value was only USD 20M. is that amount was shared with puerto rico and mexico during the cession? then mexico and puerto rico are cheap too.

[le Reine]

^^mexico and other latin american countries sans puerto rico and cuba could not be sold because they have become independent before the treaty of paris. US interests on Cuba are quite different too.

[brownman]

Chavit's Baluarte Estate in Vigan

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/379951.jpg

Satellite View of the grounds
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v678/javisst/untitled.jpg

[chocolato1000]

^^ nice one...almost 3 years ago nung last na visit ko sa vigan hindi ganyan ang itsura, tapos may nakita pa akong caregiver school sa loob!

man, that is a house built by virginia excise tax, jueteng, and long hauled trips to LV!

[brownman]

^^ Correct. That's not even the latest picture. When I flew here in SG last June 2007, ongoing yung construction nung multi-purpose building nya (8-10 flrs ata yun, i'm not sure.) But I think it'll house the Caregiving School and rumors has it he's building a casino in there. Ewan kolang kung tapos na sya.

[chocolato1000]

^^ casino? hohoho, i won't be surprised coz when i was there i saw this room with beautiful mahjong tables inside. it's very chavit.

[LordCarnal]

Grandeurs of the past

Photos by vinzentnik


http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj104/Vinzentnik/DSC_0117.jpg

a 19th century cabinet from Casa Gororod, home of Bishop Juan Gorordo, the first Filipino bishop of Cebu

http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj104/Vinzentnik/DSC_0109.jpg


What was once an opulent living area complete with Vienna bentwood furnitures, classical paintings, a grandfather's clock, chandeliers, etc.

http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj104/Vinzentnik/DSC_0102.jpg

http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj104/Vinzentnik/DSC_0103.jpg

[LordCarnal]

another mansion overlooking Cebu City

Photo from http://www.cebucity.gov.ph/forum

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i116/zidlakan/cebucity/c4.jpg

[benchjade]

yung mansion ni donna cruza sa cebu?

[brownman]

^^ casino? hohoho, i won't be surprised coz when i was there i saw this room with beautiful mahjong tables inside. it's very chavit.

Yea, every guestrooms in the house is named after a 'friend' of his like Mark Jimenez (ex-friend), Lucio Tan, Joseph Estrada (another ex-friend) and Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei Darussalam (considered to be his friend).

[leechtat]

^^ my dad stayed at chavit's estate once.. may zoo pa daw sa loob, may picture sya with the pet tiger of chavit.. ang yaman masyado ni chavit..

[brownman]

Yup it has a zoo in there and a butterfly garden as well. The whole ground floor is accessible to the public, that's where the function halls, zoo and the butterfly gardens are located. The upper deck is where he actually lives. Mayaman sya, pero hindi ko alam (or hindi natin alam) kung saan nanggaling yun.

[ritche]

http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/8231/dscn1537bb2.jpg

http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/7422/dscn1534nj5.jpg

http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/6168/dscn1538xx4.jpg

[JunB]

[QUOTE=LordCarnal;17006732]Villa Milagros
[Daanbantayan, Cebu

Owned by Cebuana Philanthropist Mariquita Yeung-Salimbangon.
I was able to stay in this house for one night.

According to a friend, this "guest house/resort house" which is
just along the beach was demolished recently to pave way for
the construction of a hotel.

If I remembered it correctly, one of the "maids" said that this had
around 50 rooms. Each room was furnished with queen sized beds
with each having its own toilet and bathroom.
<snipped>

Bai,

We had a chance to stay here last 2006 too. Back then,
Mariquita's brother Ceasar who manages the place, mentioned
that they were going to build a hotel on top of this charming
villa. What a waste, I thought to myself.

Last year I had a chance to chat with Edna, Ceasar's wife,
and she said they have started the demolition/construction.
I told her that I hoped they saved the stained glass window,
and if not I was going to buy it. I didn't get a straight answer.


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2316/2187275588_d7f50d4e6c_o.jpg

Just look past the wife :)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2328/2186490941_4a40b90e1b_o.jpg

Lounging area
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2280/2186490879_1c703f0b8b_o.jpg

Fountain
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2031/2186490843_74693a8c01_o.jpg

Grand staircase
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2361/2187275558_f78db33b8a_o.jpg

Pardon my son and me. This is my only pic of the pool
at the back of the main house that shows part of the
house itself. From the back of the house is the pool.
Past the pool is the white sand beach... the torquoise
sea beyond.

JunB

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2186/2186490729_6657d378fd.jpg

[benchjade]

^^sinayang lang nila.

[ritche]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2380/2224310113_0d46f8f29c.jpg?v=0

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2087/2224310121_a596226b7a.jpg?v=0

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2280/2224310119_21920b1204.jpg?v=0
Photos originally posted by nicko.

[nicko]

^^ That's El Pueblo's Club House / Social Hall exterior.. Now the interior..


http://photos.friendster.com/photos/68/66/5266686/729839078l.jpg

http://photos.friendster.com/photos/68/66/5266686/696610614l.jpg

[Waldenstrom]

Sobrang ganda!

[axel(08)brixx]

The Grandest of All ^8^

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k219/laukona/malacanang.jpg

[axel(08)brixx]

Also the Presidential Mansion in Baguio City ^8^


http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc98/lauriedsan/Baguio%20trip/DSCN4459.jpg


Guys can you post mansions in Forbes Park or any from axclusive Villages ^8^

[axel(08)brixx]

Dati akala q The Mansion lang ang summer residence na itinayo ng americans sa Baguio City..!!

History:

The American Residence in Baguio is a site of enduring diplomatic, military, and cultural significance in American and Philippine history. Completed in 1940 during the Commonwealth period, the Residence survived the ravages of World War II and a great earthquake in 1990.

Originally conceived of as the summer residence of the American Governor-General, the residence continues to be a favored site for representing America's broad interests in the Philippines. Though the advent of air conditioning has made it unnecessary for the Philippine Government to formally move to Baguio for the summer months, much of its leadership transfers there for working vacations. The annual post-Christmas reception at the Residence is a highlight of the calendar year with the Philippine President and members of the cabinet in attendance.

Now it serve as the Ambassador's Residence in Baguio City ^8^


http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w227/axelSparxx08/wwwjam16.jpg

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w227/axelSparxx08/wwwjam12.jpg

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w227/axelSparxx08/wwwjam11.jpg

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w227/axelSparxx08/wwwjam10.jpg

hehehe ...^8^ Bago lang po aq d2 ^8^

[GearX]

http://photos.friendster.com/photos/68/66/5266686/729839078l.jpg


this is before Jason went on a killing spree...:lol:

[chocolato1000]

^^ at the background, is that a grand staircase?

[nicko]

^^ yeap...

[flesh_is_weak]

though short of being a mansion and neither is it palatial, this post-WWII (circa 1947) was for a period of time, the largest house in Pardo, Cebu City. Before my great-great grandparents died (my lolo's--maternal side--parents) it used to have a landscaped frontyard--now occupied by a Smart Cellsite--and a fountain featuring one of a few remaining statues that used to abound in Cebu's parks (apparently my great-great grandfather either bought it from the city government as a gift for one of his children, or commissioned a replica)

in the future, i plan to renovate it and resurrect the house into an upscale themed-restaurant

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g304/ether_2006/DSC01662.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g304/ether_2006/DSC01661.jpg

[ericlucky290]

Philippine Presidential Palace

Malacañan Palace, Manila

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k219/laukona/malacanang.jpg

The Mansion, Baguio City


http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc98/lauriedsan/Baguio%20trip/DSCN4459.jpg


Malacañan sa Sugbo, Cebu City
http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii177/ericlucky290/Forum/Cebu-boholtrip2007025a.jpg

Any one who has a picture of White House in Clark to complete the list?

[bacolodchamp]

dapat pala sa mindanao meron din malacañan.

[icarusrising]

Just a house on New York Street, Cubao that caught my fancy.

http://inlinethumb07.webshots.com/20934/2492624720101994864S600x600Q85.jpg

[Fundador]

Philippine Presidential Palace


Malacañan sa Sugbo, Cebu City
http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii177/ericlucky290/Forum/Cebu-boholtrip2007025a.jpg



Wow, Malacanang in Cebu, where exactly in Cebu? harap ba yan ng river?

[habagatcentral1]

Wow, Malacanang in Cebu, where exactly in Cebu? harap ba yan ng river?

The former Aduana (Customs House) was converted into Malacañang sa Sugbo or "Malacañang of the South". Its at Plaza Independencia near Fort San Pedro and facing the sea.

[Fundador]

Just a house on New York Street, Cubao that caught my fancy.

http://inlinethumb07.webshots.com/20934/2492624720101994864S600x600Q85.jpg

reminds me of my aunt's old ancestral house,magkahawig:lol::lol: nice

[Fundador]

The former Aduana (Customs House) was converted into Malacañang sa Sugbo or "Malacañang of the South". Its at Plaza Independencia near Fort San Pedro and facing the sea.

i see, thanks for the info :okay:

[ericlucky290]

The former Aduana (Customs House) was converted into Malacañang sa Sugbo or "Malacañang of the South". Its at Plaza Independencia near Fort San Pedro and facing the sea.


Of the topic pero tapos naba yung tunnel under Plaza Independencia? When I took that picture last October, they are digging and I saw the SUB WAY sign.

[icarusrising]

A house on Don Mariano Marcos Street, San Juan

http://inlinethumb29.webshots.com/19292/2708305730101994864S600x600Q85.jpg

http://inlinethumb24.webshots.com/42519/2481609280101994864S600x600Q85.jpg

http://inlinethumb01.webshots.com/10432/2008000450101994864S600x600Q85.jpg

[icarusrising]

Not palatial but charming ones from Pila, Laguna...

http://inlinethumb13.webshots.com/33484/2939192870101994864S600x600Q85.jpg

http://inlinethumb06.webshots.com/42437/2226958950101994864S600x600Q85.jpg

http://inlinethumb02.webshots.com/40513/2226482080101994864S600x600Q85.jpg

[Waldenstrom]

There's also an abandoned mansion along Roxas Boulevard. Anyone here who has a photo of it?

[dinabaw]

Pacman's Mansion

http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/132/dsc03980vg2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/6492/dsc03995df9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[junax]

Pacman's Mansion

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/6492/dsc03995df9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


parang hindi nya to mansion, helpers quarter lang, 1st car sa bodyguard ni pacman, 2nd car sa labandera ni pacman, 3rd car sa cook ni pacman, 4th car sa hardinero ni pacman, 5th car sa bodyguard ni ara mina este jinky, mga motorcycles sa kanyang mga hawi boys . wala bang pano shot? para makita pa yung ibang cars para sa yaya, etc. :lol::lol::lol:

[leechtat]

parang hindi nya to mansion, helpers quarter lang, 1st car sa bodyguard ni pacman, 2nd car sa labandera ni pacman, 3rd car sa cook ni pacman, 4th car sa hardinero ni pacman, 5th car sa bodyguard ni ara mina este jinky, mga motorcycles sa kanyang mga hawi boys . wala bang pano shot? para makita pa yung ibang cars para sa yaya, etc. :lol::lol::lol:

^^ haha... good one...

[federalist]

[QUOTE=LordCarnal;17006732]Villa Milagros
[Daanbantayan, Cebu

Owned by Cebuana Philanthropist Mariquita Yeung-Salimbangon.
I was able to stay in this house for one night.

According to a friend, this "guest house/resort house" which is
just along the beach was demolished recently to pave way for
the construction of a hotel.

If I remembered it correctly, one of the "maids" said that this had
around 50 rooms. Each room was furnished with queen sized beds
with each having its own toilet and bathroom.
<snipped>

Bai,

We had a chance to stay here last 2006 too. Back then,
Mariquita's brother Ceasar who manages the place, mentioned
that they were going to build a hotel on top of this charming
villa. What a waste, I thought to myself.

Last year I had a chance to chat with Edna, Ceasar's wife,
and she said they have started the demolition/construction.
I told her that I hoped they saved the stained glass window,
and if not I was going to buy it. I didn't get a straight answer.


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2316/2187275588_d7f50d4e6c_o.jpg

Just look past the wife :)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2328/2186490941_4a40b90e1b_o.jpg

Lounging area
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2280/2186490879_1c703f0b8b_o.jpg

Fountain
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2031/2186490843_74693a8c01_o.jpg

Grand staircase
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2361/2187275558_f78db33b8a_o.jpg

Pardon my son and me. This is my only pic of the pool
at the back of the main house that shows part of the
house itself. From the back of the house is the pool.
Past the pool is the white sand beach... the torquoise
sea beyond.

JunB

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2186/2186490729_6657d378fd.jpg


this mansion would be converted into a 6-star hotel.

[dinabaw]

^^ 6 -star?

[icarusrising]

A house lovingly, and painstakingly restored in Taal, Batangas... the Villavicencio House.

http://inlinethumb51.webshots.com/39730/2601688980101994864S600x600Q85.jpg

http://inlinethumb53.webshots.com/33780/2542898360101994864S600x600Q85.jpg

http://inlinethumb37.webshots.com/42532/2227890980101994864S600x600Q85.jpg

http://inlinethumb38.webshots.com/35237/2772659680101994864S600x600Q85.jpg

http://inlinethumb15.webshots.com/27854/2365208900101994864S600x600Q85.jpg

http://inlinethumb52.webshots.com/34547/2696213890101994864S600x600Q85.jpg

http://inlinethumb08.webshots.com/3463/2633432910101994864S600x600Q85.jpg

http://inlinethumb49.webshots.com/38000/2941682750101994864S600x600Q85.jpg

http://inlinethumb47.webshots.com/42670/2617129970101994864S600x600Q85.jpg

http://inlinethumb29.webshots.com/40668/2554378700101994864S600x600Q85.jpg

http://inlinethumb06.webshots.com/43077/2689601770101994864S600x600Q85.jpg

http://inlinethumb60.webshots.com/37627/2337777630101994864S600x600Q85.jpg

http://inlinethumb30.webshots.com/11677/2808454070101994864S600x600Q85.jpg

[federalist]

@dinabaw

yes. its a 6-star. it is mentioned in various newspapers here.

[icarusrising]

A house in Pasig...

http://inlinethumb50.webshots.com/31537/2204086280101994864S600x600Q85.jpg

http://inlinethumb38.webshots.com/42405/2508405480101994864S600x600Q85.jpg

Next to it is a factory that says "House of Making Figurine Lingeries"...

http://inlinethumb10.webshots.com/20425/2297463190101994864S600x600Q85.jpg

http://inlinethumb37.webshots.com/17380/2388143300101994864S600x600Q85.jpg

[icarusrising]

Could anybody identify this ancestral house in Pandacan, Manila? It's located right across the Catholic church.

http://inlinethumb47.webshots.com/20526/2852314460101994864S600x600Q85.jpg

http://inlinethumb16.webshots.com/33039/2512003020101994864S600x600Q85.jpg

http://inlinethumb29.webshots.com/4764/2820399230101994864S600x600Q85.jpg

http://inlinethumb35.webshots.com/41826/2601633850101994864S600x600Q85.jpg

[dinabaw]

Pacman's Crib....

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/7527/dsc03982pv1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img391.imageshack.us/img391/4532/dsc03993yt9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
dining room

[federalist]

Hmm....I'm wondering....are there any "castles" in the Philippines? And the ones found in theme parks don't count! :colgate:


originally posted by @barbikyu

Riverstone Castle in Argao, Cebu
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3017/2356594797_aba4b0e5ce.jpg

this was featured in Rated K! a few years back. Korina Sanchez said that this is the only Castle in the Philippines

[kyle@1008]

Lizares-Rodriguez Mansion, Lizares St. Bacolod city

built in 1938, it is the centerpiece of the Lizares Family compound, it is privately owned, nobody actually lives there but it is used by the family during special occasions, the family members live in mansions surrounding the swimming pool at the back of this house...

this is not my pic, got this from Roxie Yap's blog

follow the link http://roxiegirl.blogspot.com/2007/09/three-cities-bacolod-silay-and-la.html

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/kyle_Lark/Picture144_renamed_7862.jpg

this family is prolific in building mansions, they're sugar magnates in bacolod and a politicla dynasty in neigboring Talisay city, just besides bacolod





Lizares Mansion (yes it's the same family) Talisay City, Negros Occidental

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/kyle_Lark/LizaresMansion.jpg

[icarusrising]

A house in Pasig...

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/72/imgp2191lu1.jpg

[icarusrising]

A house in Pasig...

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/72/imgp2191lu1.jpg

[D'Transporter]

another mansion overlooking Cebu City

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i116/zidlakan/cebucity/c4.jpg

This mansion looks like the one on top of the hill in the photo below

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w21/dtransporter/mansionontopofhill.jpg?t=1207923295

[flesh_is_weak]

^^looks like a retreat house...

about the Villalon Mansion behind Capitol, is it still inhabited?

i think it would be lovely if they'd convert it into a museum, or wait, why not move Malacañan sa Sugbo there?

[bukid]

another mansion overlooking Cebu City

Photo from http://www.cebucity.gov.ph/forum

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i116/zidlakan/cebucity/c4.jpg

para siyang don bosco retreat house sa talisay.

[Waldenstrom]

A house lovingly, and painstakingly restored in Taal, Batangas... the Villavicencio House.

http://inlinethumb51.webshots.com/39730/2601688980101994864S600x600Q85.jpg

http://inlinethumb53.webshots.com/33780/2542898360101994864S600x600Q85.jpg

http://inlinethumb37.webshots.com/42532/2227890980101994864S600x600Q85.jpg

http://inlinethumb38.webshots.com/35237/2772659680101994864S600x600Q85.jpg

http://inlinethumb15.webshots.com/27854/2365208900101994864S600x600Q85.jpg

http://inlinethumb52.webshots.com/34547/2696213890101994864S600x600Q85.jpg

http://inlinethumb08.webshots.com/3463/2633432910101994864S600x600Q85.jpg

http://inlinethumb49.webshots.com/38000/2941682750101994864S600x600Q85.jpg

http://inlinethumb47.webshots.com/42670/2617129970101994864S600x600Q85.jpg

http://inlinethumb29.webshots.com/40668/2554378700101994864S600x600Q85.jpg

http://inlinethumb06.webshots.com/43077/2689601770101994864S600x600Q85.jpg

http://inlinethumb60.webshots.com/37627/2337777630101994864S600x600Q85.jpg

http://inlinethumb30.webshots.com/11677/2808454070101994864S600x600Q85.jpg

how old is this house? :)

[c0kelitr0]

Pacman's Crib....

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/7527/dsc03982pv1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img391.imageshack.us/img391/4532/dsc03993yt9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
dining room

omg, that is so distastefully nouveau riche :bash:

[leechtat]

^^ my thoughts exactly.. but nice, ha..

[Waldenstrom]

^^ alam ko dinesign ni pacman yung house niya. :D

[bacolodchamp]

SILAY CITY, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2146/1940456789_d19bbde760.jpg?v=0

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2184/1941181886_f7e20d2468.jpg?v=0

[bacolodchamp]

Mariano Lacson Ancestral House


http://l.yimg.com/www.flickr.com/images/spaceball.gif
http://l.yimg.com/www.flickr.com/images/spaceball.gif

Posted by Zyanz

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t226/cosmosnegros/donmarianoledesmalacsonnegros.jpg

The mansion was built in the early 1900’s by the sugar baron, Don Mariano Ledesma Lacson (1865-1948) and was home to his unmarried children with his first wife, Maria Braga Lacson (+1911), a Portuguese from Macau. The mansion was the largest residential structure ever built at that time.

[skyscraper100]

http://i28.tinypic.com/70eyhc.jpg

this 200 year old building is where the first pair of shoes in Marikina was designed and made in 1887. Today its a museum.


http://i26.tinypic.com/24fid0g.jpg


the old and new..
sentrong pangkultura beside the philippine international footwear center.

[icarusrising]

A house in Los Baños, Laguna...

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/160/imgp2415xq8.jpg

[Fundador]

^^looks like a mini hotel

[icarusrising]

^^looks like a mini hotel

I think it's a vacation home on the ridge of Makiling overlooking Laguna Lake. It's got a hot spring pool. Too bad my memory card was full at that time.

[axel(08)brixx]

Anybody here can post pictures of the controversial Arlegui mansion:..!!

I only knew that it was became the resident of former President Ramos and Aquino...and that made me wonder..?

Why did they did'nt resides in Malacañang "The Presidential Palace"?

^8^

[Christendom]

ancestral house near USLS-Bacolod...i forgot the name...it needs to rehabilitate
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t226/cosmosnegros/whitehousebacolod.jpg
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t226/cosmosnegros/whitehousebacolod2.jpg

[axel(08)brixx]

Mariano Lacson Ancestral House


http://l.yimg.com/www.flickr.com/images/spaceball.gif
http://l.yimg.com/www.flickr.com/images/spaceball.gif

Posted by Zyanz

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t226/cosmosnegros/donmarianoledesmalacsonnegros.jpg

The mansion was built in the early 1900’s by the sugar baron, Don Mariano Ledesma Lacson (1865-1948) and was home to his unmarried children with his first wife, Maria Braga Lacson (+1911), a Portuguese from Macau. The mansion was the largest residential structure ever built at that time.

wow naman Ganda cguro ng Mansion na 2 dati...!! Kung aq naman sa mga kamag-anak ng owner ere-restore q ng beauty nyan..mukhang matibay pa naman ang faundation..!!

May ganyan din sa may Highway papuntang Partido Area, Cam. Sur

[Edmundtanso]

wow naman Ganda cguro ng Mansion na 2 dati...!! Kung aq naman sa mga kamag-anak ng owner ere-restore q ng beauty nyan..mukhang matibay pa naman ang faundation..!!

May ganyan din sa may Highway papuntang Partido Area, Cam. Sur

just beautiful...it would be fun to do very modern interior and restoring the facade...

[axel(08)brixx]

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w227/axelSparxx08/axelPalace.jpg

The Controversial Arlegui Presidential Guest House!!

According to the Malacañang website, the house is "a remodeled and enlarged 1930s mansion owned by the Laperal family. It later housed the Japanese Embassy, the National Library and the Presidential Economic Staff, one of the agencies that was later merged with another to constitute the present National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). Mrs. Marcos doubled the size of the mansion when it was converted to a guesthouse; it now has two towers where it used to have one."

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w227/axelSparxx08/axelsMansion.jpg


Goldenberg Mansion..!!

Mga kapitbahay lang yan ng Malacañang Palace..!! dati raw kasing Prime Residential Village ang San Miguel Area...Bago pa man sumikat ang Forbes, Dasmariñas etc.

[Wolfranz]

Buti nakita mo, coz wen I searched for it too sabi sa website ng malacanang di daw pwede iphotograph ang arlegui mansion, swerte mo :) nice yung architecture, medyo scary lang...hehehe

[axel(08)brixx]

yeah mabaliw baliw aq ka2hanap ng Mansion na yan bawal kasi..!! suka kasi c Marcos..!!

Arlegui mansion was originally owned by the Laperal Family..!! Di naman daw ganyan kalaki yan di doubled size lang yan ni Imelda..Lam nyo naman taste nun dba..!!

:banana::banana::banana:

[icarusrising]

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IMO, it could be placed side by side with Malacañang, and it wouldn't feel insecure nor out of place.

[axel(08)brixx]

some story tells that this Mansion was haunted ...!! & i remembered it was featured in Mel & Jay (way back then ..w. Jay Sonza as Co-Host) ..!?

The mansion has many secret Rooms, exit ..!? Ideal residence for Aguinaldo during the time ..!?

:banana::banana::banana:

[dvbaicrviser]

Nakita ko sa EurasianNation Forum - Famous Eurasians in History.


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3158/3031520797_238ec9ca70_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3002/3031520751_3717602df0_o.jpg

"Family patriarch Don Adolfo Garcia's legendary Parañaque beach house
Only Malacañang Palace was said to have been more opulent!"

[le Reine]

^^OMG! Where in Parañaque was that?!?

[axel(08)brixx]

wow .... now lang yan na feature d2 huh ..!? any additional information jan mga papz..!? doez the Mansion still exist ..!?

[bukid]

Nakita ko sa EurasianNation Forum - Famous Eurasians in History.


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"Family patriarch Don Adolfo Garcia's legendary Parañaque beach house
Only Malacañang Palace was said to have been more opulent!"

paranaque ba yan? parang nasa europe.

[axel(08)brixx]

Paranaque Beach House ...!? oh dati cguro sa tabing dagat ang Mansion na yan..!? Paranaque City ..!? what beach is that? Manila Bay hehehehe

i think the area is now reclaimed .....so where's the Mansion now..!?

[shyaman]

^^ Could it be a "ghost house"? :D... and all those people in the picture are partying ghosts.

Seriously, it seems that no one in this forum knows where in world this mansion is located, if its still standing, in ruins, flatted during the war or demolished as progress creeps in.

[le Reine]

^^It must be near the old municipal hall. Parañaque's life then was sea-based.

[shyaman]

^^ Still there or just left-over memories ekspi? :D

[le Reine]

^^The old municipal hall was converted into a hospital, if i'm not mistaken across the old St. Andrew's church. And most probably, that mansion would be demolished because it is situated into what is now Coastal Road, if sa Parañaque nga yan. Time to research.

I've researched about it and this is the source of that picture and info:
http://www.metrozines.com/msoc.php?articleID=fde5a9742697ae56cfb256fda1664b91&big_pic_main=msoc_2007_n02_p088_a01_v02.jpg#view_pic

it says:
The Garcias were one of the leading families in the islands at the time -- the family residence on the beach in Paranaque was said to be second only to Malacanang Palace in opulence. Extant pictures show a large, European-inspired residence, the back of which had expansive space for large receptions, and a swimming pool. Afraid that their home might be appropriated by the Japanese military forces, patriarch Adolfo Garcia sold the property towards the end of WWII for the princely sum of P300,000 paid for in the soon worthless "Mickey Mouse" money. Nevertheless, the family retained enough assets, including real estate, in the postwar years.

[axel(08)brixx]

so maaring wula na yan Mansion na yan guyz ..!!? buti may naiwan pang old pictures ..!? kasi sa 2nd picture mukhang may celebration pa .. i'm just wondering lang how grandeur it was during those time ..!? & it'z residentz ..!?

[Cebuski78]

[QUOTE=JunB;17650476]


this mansion would be converted into a 6-star hotel.

talaga totoong denimolish talaga ang mansion na to? sayang? ang sarap :bash: nang nagdemolish...hehhe

[urban Iegend]

Imedific Sto. Niño Shrine and Heritage Museum
Tacloban City
Flickr pics by Storm Crypt (http://flickr.com/photos/storm-crypt/)

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[icarusrising]

^^ The inside looks very opulent. Does it still belong to the Marcoses?

[axel(08)brixx]

I think it'z been purchased by the Government (PCGG) but xempre knowing Imelda may access pa rin yan sa mga pinatayo nya ..!? Just like their "ANG MAHARLIKA MANSION" in Canlubang, Laguna ..!?


:banana::banana::banana:

[icarusrising]

A vintage house in Vigan. Looks big now but probably not very large nor palatial by the standards of the neighborhood it was built...

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1358/1247482073_231d9cd2cc_o.jpg

Photo by: hersley (http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view?back=http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images%3Fp%3DPhilippines%2Bhouse%26js%3D1%26ni%3D20%26ei%3Dutf-8%26y%3DSearch%26fr%3Dyfp-t-501%26xargs%3D0%26pstart%3D1%26b%3D141&w=500&h=335&imgurl=static.flickr.com/1358/1247482073_b314d5cf22.jpg&rurl=http://www.flickr.com/photos/hersley/1247482073/&size=106.8kB&name=vintage+house&p=Philippines+house&type=JPG&oid=fcc2fda8e94933d0&fusr=hersley&tit=vintage+house&hurl=http://www.flickr.com/photos/hersley/&no=148&tt=72,451&sigr=11g9gmm34&sigi=11gi0lb6d&sigb=141ik43eo&sigh=115jjairq)

[benchjade]

Malacanan of the North

http://www.tabblo.com/studio/stories/view/242832/

http://www.filipinasoul.com/malacanang-of-the-north/

[icarusrising]

^^ Here are some other pics of Malacañang ti Amianan, Hasson...

http://images.heeroic.multiply.com/image/4/photos/62/1200x1200/24/DSC-0708-2.jpg?et=h80wszb%2CV8ahRMv1gL6Ygw&nmid=89642401

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Photos by: heeroic (http://heeroic.multiply.com/photos/album/62/Ilocos_Road_Trip_-_Fort_Ilocandia_Malacanang_Sand_Dunes_Paoay)

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Photos by: Cholo Arellano (http://cholo79.multiply.com/photos/album/93/93#7)

[icarusrising]

Residencia Acosta-Pastor
Batangas City

View from the gate...
http://images.ditpola.multiply.com/image/6/photos/65/1200x1200/3/DSC07258.JPG?et=sKAJcMD3VCb11H1nfGaStw&nmid=107389014

The bahay na bato built in 1883...
http://images.ditpola.multiply.com/image/7/photos/65/1200x1200/4/DSC07259.JPG?et=bDI1c3Vj1SlvVZFbHDJlDw&nmid=107389014

The fountain and the bahay na bato...
http://images.ditpola.multiply.com/image/6/photos/65/1200x1200/29/DSC07320.JPG?et=VKxa0mhNU8%2BDKafD6COm5g&nmid=107389014

Newer houses...
http://images.ditpola.multiply.com/image/7/photos/65/1200x1200/36/DSC07335.JPG?et=wvkoo8aJRfNhSHCUH5LYjA&nmid=107389014

Some good old stuff inside...
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Photos by: ditpola (http://ditpola.multiply.com/photos/album/65#)

[icarusrising]

Dison Ancestral House
San Fernando
Pampanga

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Church rescues art deco mansion

By Tonette Orejas
Central Luzon Desk
First Posted 23:44:00 01/01/2008
Philippine Daily Inquirer

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Philippines--An art deco-style mansion, designed by architect Fernando Ocampo for a relative here and bought by the Archdiocese of Manila as the official residence of Pampanga bishops, has been restored to its original magnificence.

The Arsobispado de Pampanga, formerly the Dison house on A. Consunji Street in Barangay San Jose here, has been renovated in time for the 60th anniversary of the Archdiocese of San Fernando as a diocese, says 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 his mother Leoncia's side who married Basilio Ocampo, gobernadorcillo (colonial governor) of San Fernando.

Msgr. Prudencio David, the vicar general of the Archdiocese of Manila, mediated 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.

Why the meticulous care?

The Pampanga diocese is a "daughter" of the Manila archdiocese, says David, the bishop.

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

House survives WWII

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.

Full circle

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 had 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 later when he, as archbishop, saw the transition of the San Fernando diocese to an archdiocese on March 11, 1975.

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

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

Witness to events

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 up to now, Task Force Detainees of the Philippines has 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 for 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. Restoration was in order.

David says Aniceto, 70, gave him a free hand in the undertaking, working with a P1-million budget.

Alterations
Before the restoration began in July 2006, David says 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 entirely the verandas on the first and second floors, shutting out the 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 had been removed. Some of the callado, originally in harp design, were missing. The French windows were permanently closed. Air-conditioning units had been installed 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.

Almost done

Work, as of last week, was 85 percent completed, David says, 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 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 on the 14 panels like they belonged there.

David has reserved the adjoining 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.

Happy ghosts

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 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," David says.

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.

Photos by: kira (http://earthangel24.multiply.com/photos/album/81/PHIL._DAILY_INQUIRER_FEATURES_THE_DISON_FAMILY_HOME)

[icarusrising]

Ecleo's Mansion on Dinagat Island

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Photos by: jpiong (http://jpiong.multiply.com/photos/album/16/Dinagat_Island_Trip_2007#)

[icarusrising]

Lopez Mansion
Laiya, San Juan
Batangas

http://images.pamsytioseco.multiply.com/image/66/photos/32/1200x1200/1/Antique-House-Pamsy.JPG?et=dMRW053OE4pxOpaqRHq0YQ&nmid=69821777

A fresh coat of paint in 2005...

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Into the old-world...

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Photos by: pamsytioseco (http://pamsytioseco.multiply.com/photos/album/32/Lopez_Ancestral_Home#)

[habagatcentral1]

Sorry, I just borrowed Kuya Ivan's pix, hehehe!!! :D

Photos by Ivan Henares of www.ivanhenares.com
Roca Encantada
Navalas, Buenavista, Guimaras
This is the beach rest mansion of the magnate Lopez clan. Built in early 20th Century, it has been a witness to glamorous parties and posh lifestyle of the Lopezes and friends. Today, the house is newly renovated and still used by the said clan.

http://images.ivanhenares.multiply.com/image/11/photos/186/500x500/33/DSC04373.jpg?et=0QhVb1ScKOEhTvpxsTu0Bw&nmid=55689566

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^^ Geez, reminding me of my prof...

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[axel(08)brixx]

is that the Lopez Family of the Lopez Group of Companies ..!? wow dami pala nilang Ancestral Houses ...They were from Iloilo right..?!

[habagatcentral1]

^^ The one and only Lopezes of Iloilo-Negros are the same Lopezes who owns Lopez Group of Companies.

[dvbaicrviser]

Bakit ang mga Ayala, di nila naalagaan ang ancestral houses nila. Sayang yung french-inspired ancestral house ng pamilya ni Jaime Zobel de Ayala sa Roxas Blvd, yung kinatatayuan ngayon ng 1322 Goden Empire Tower. Yung kay Jacobo Zobel naman sa Taft Avenue malapit sa Buendia, parang napabayaan na rin.

Buti pa ang pamilya Laurel, nung alam nilang hindi na nila maalagaan yung matandang bahay sa Mandaluyong, binenta na lang nila kay Manny Villar sa kondisyong pangangalagaan niya ito. Maayos parin hanggang ngayon yung ancestral house nila sa Paco.

[icarusrising]

^^ Was this the Ayala Mansion you're referring to?

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1052/1303474135_7254e04382_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2029/2272699580_51abd67413_b.jpg

Photos by: Old Pink (http://www.flickr.com/photos/80559753@N00/1303474135/)

[icarusrising]

A mansion in Sariaya, Quezon. The architect was Juan Nakpil...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2193/1808216618_3115c3261f_o.jpg

Photo by Walter Iglesia (http://www.flickr.com/photos/17302612@N00/1808216618/in/set-72157606210804700/)

[dvbaicrviser]

^^ Was this the Ayala Mansion you're referring to?

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1052/1303474135_7254e04382_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2029/2272699580_51abd67413_b.jpg

Photos by: Old Pink (http://www.flickr.com/photos/80559753@N00/1303474135/)


Iyan nga. Salamat, Icarus. :)

[dvbaicrviser]

Sta. Mesa Heights, New Manila at Pasay. I hope may makakapag-provide ng pictures sa mga ancestral mansions sa lugar na iyan. Kumusta naman kaya yung mga bahay na nasa Vito Cruz.

[axel(08)brixx]

Sila pa naman ang isa sa pinakamayaman sa Pinas dba nila kayang e preserve yan as an historic Mansion ..!? Mukhang maganda pa naman xa ..!?

[rambuc]

These have been posted before in the Iloilo thread...

Some of Iloilo City's ancestral houses...

Lizares Mansion

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/Iloilo%20City/ILOILOCITY-AncestralHouse-Lizares1.jpg

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/Iloilo%20City/ILOILOCITY-AncestralHouse-Lizares2.jpg


Lopez Mansion

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/Iloilo%20City/ILOILOCITY-AncestralHouse-LopezM-1.jpg

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/Iloilo%20City/ILOILOCITY-AncestralHouse-LopezMans.jpg


Sanson-Montinola house

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/Iloilo%20City/ILOILOCITY-AncestralHouse-SansonMon.jpg


Ledesma house

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/Iloilo%20City/ILOILOCITY-AncestralHouse-Unknown6.jpg

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/Iloilo%20City/ILOILOCITY-AncestralHouse-Unknown6a.jpg


The Castle Hotel, formerly a palatial mansion

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/Iloilo%20City/ILOILOCITY-CastleHotel1.jpg

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/Iloilo%20City/ILOILOCITY-CastleHotel3.jpg


Jalandoni house

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/Iloilo%20City/ILOILOCITY-AncestralHouse-Jalandoni.jpg


Some houses that I can't identify the owners...

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/Iloilo%20City/ILOILOCITY-AncestralHouse-Unknown2.jpg

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/Iloilo%20City/ILOILOCITY-AncestralHouse-Unknown2a.jpg

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/Iloilo%20City/ILOILOCITY-AncestralHouse-Unknown1.jpg

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/Iloilo%20City/ILOILOCITY-AncestralHouse-Unknown3.jpg

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/Iloilo%20City/ILOILOCITY-AncestralHouse-Unknown4.jpg

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/Iloilo%20City/ILOILOCITY-AncestralHouse-Unknown5.jpg

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/Iloilo%20City/ILOILOCITY-AncestralHouse-Unknown7.jpg

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/Iloilo%20City/ILOILOCITY-AncestralHouse-Unknown8P.jpg

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/Iloilo%20City/ILOILOCITY-AncestralHouse-Unknown9.jpg

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/shyaman_king/Iloilo%20City/ILOILOCITY-AncestralHouse-Unknown10.jpg

Last photo is my moms ancestral house in Ilo-Ilo, Lopez-Vito Mansion

salud:cheers:

[alheaine]

Lizares Mansion, now Angelicum School..
http://photos-111.friendster.com/e1/photos/11/13/9633111/1_890087602l.jpg

http://photos-111.friendster.com/e1/photos/11/13/9633111/1_157802124l.jpg


i don't know what's this called..it's in Jaro..
http://photos-111.friendster.com/e1/photos/11/13/9633111/1_355384891l.jpg

the castle hotel and an ancestral house near the Capitol grounds..
http://photos-111.friendster.com/e1/photos/11/13/9633111/1_556304409l.jpg



i don't know where in iloilo this house is..its creepy though..Ö
http://photos-111.friendster.com/e1/photos/11/13/9633111/1_486937703l.jpg

[shyaman]

@alheaine, most if not all the pictures you've been posting were photos originally taken by SSC (Iloilo) forumers and have been posted in SSC before that's why they look familiar to some of us.

If you post pics and it's not yours, please be courteous to acknowledge your sources. :D