Naga Heritage Watch

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Abella Building now being occupied by jollibee




Socorro Abella Building

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quick preview on Naga's cultural heritage

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Originally Posted by oragon.com

With the thrust of the City to revive the "old Naga" look, I just hope our City planner instead of coming up with a new concept of the Plaza Rizal they just recreate the original design of the Plaza in the early 1900's (1911 - If I'm not mistaken is the exact date of installation of the Rizal monument according to former City councilor Simeon Adan).

Here's an old pic of the Plaza

From Naga Thread

Vintage picture of the stil standing plaza with the Old Camarines Sur Capitol at the back.


Old Camarines Sur Capitol which is currently occupied by the Robertson Mall. The mall with its current sorry state and not to mention the advent of the several manila-based retailers, should undertake a major overhaul and at least follow suit with the architectural style of the plaza to bring back the structure's old charm.

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Naga Cathedral

source: Ciudad nin Naga

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Recent exterior of San Francisco Church after the overhaul
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Hopefully, it would not turn out as planned as seen on the render below. Photo from BicolMail









The parish priest should have taken advantage of these pieces which are historically significant to Naga. Unfortunately, these structures are nowhere to be found on the render of the new church.

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[akosijamir]

hopefully, they will retain its classic structural design.
San Francisco Church is also the oldest church in Naga City.

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Before and after picture of the USI panganiban campus



From wikipedia


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Vintage photos of Metropolitan Naga Cathedral Interiors
Source: Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation


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The present cathedral interiors

One of the few churches in the Philippines which exhibits the art of trompe l'oeil, a technique which involves the use of realistic imagery to attain optical illusion. Another church known for trompe l'oeil in the Philippines is the Church of San Agustin in Manila

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by Travelman
A bird's eye view of the city center with the the iconic bell tower of the San Francisco Church, one of the oldest churches established in Bicol

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A recent panorama picture of the Naga Metropolitan Cathedral complex. Taken from the Pora Mariae last November 2011

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Originally Posted by akosijamir

Naga Cathedral

source: Ciudad nin Naga

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Recent image of the Metropolitan Cathedral exterior. Not much has changed except for the landscaping.

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One common belief that our ancestors share was the symbolism of a lizard for good health/life


The cover of one of the hanging coffins in Sagada



A burial jar cover unearthed in Bicol.

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A good example of building restoration. The whole structure need not be restored as seen here. The rhythm of the building was retained while the added elements were made complementary to the original design.


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Pre-war look of the Colegio de Santa Isabel (now, Universidad de Santa Isabel), the First Normal School for women in the Far East. Naga was heavily bombed during the WWII, USI was unfortunately one of the structures which were not spared from it.

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Present facade of the school. The other sides however needs to be improved.

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Originally Posted by Fredobsurt

Abella Building now being occupied by jollibee




Socorro Abella Building

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Vintage photo of elias angeles st.

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Originally Posted by oragon.com

Downtown Naga

then and now pictures of downtown naga. from naga cs thread

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Back in the days when USI was still called Colegio de Santa Isabel (CSI), the first nomal school for girls in the far east.

Originally Posted by Fredobsurt

by Fran Berj Sib

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from CSI facebook

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Originally Posted by sonofignatius

remnant of our colonial past
Quipayo, Calabanga, CamSur







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Outside Quipayo Church in Calabanga, Camarines Sur

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Epic of Ibalon

Originally Posted by hakz2007

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Lokdo nin Libmanan. Relikyang Soanoy sa Bikolandia!
An Lokdô nin Libmanan sarong takop nin tapayan-na-lulubngan na nakotkot sa Poro o Bigaho, Libmanan, Camarines Sur kan taon 1982. Pigtutubod na ini tunay na relikyang gikan pa sa soanoy na panahon kan Kabikolan.

An lokdô may 32 na sentimetro an kalakbangan, guminatak na sa duwang pidaso asin may mahihiling sa ibabaw garo mga pigura nin buaya, usa, damulag, halas, mangkô asin man pigura nin tawo. asbp.

Sarong etnolohista na si Dr. Zeus Salazar nagsurat nin libro manongod kaining lokdô na ini ("Liktao at Epiko", 2004) asin saiyang pagtubod nanggad na ini ginibo pa kan soanoy pang panahon. Sa tangâ mismo kan takop may garo torre (kahoy na nagsaranga, paghuna ni Dr. Maria Lilia Realubit) na itsurang pagoda asin sa poon kani sa sarong gilid igwang hitsurang lalawgon-saldang na may mga tingraw na naka-palibot.

Dai pa determinado kun ini talaga gikan sa soanoy na panahon nin huli ta dai pa nag-agi sa inaapod na carbon dating sabi ngani kan Curator kan Museo del Seminario Conciliar na si G. Fabiana Arejola y masakit na ngani madeterminar ta kun in situ ini nakua, kuta idtong mga relikyas sa palibot kaini na organiko arog kan bungô, tu'lang o iba pang mga fossils sa paralibot pwedeng i-agi sa sinasabing carbon dating na matungod kan panahon nin pagkagibo kan artifak. Alagad an metodo ni Dr. Salazar iyo an pagkumpara kaini sa iba-ibang mga lokdô asin tapayan na nakotkot sa mga lungib siring sa Calatagan igdi sa Filipinas asin sa ibang parte kan Asya.

Si Salazar nagbutas man nin opinion na sa lokdô na ini igdi maririraw asin matatalâ an istorya kan epikong Ibalong asin an kahadean ni Handyong yaon nakasentro sa Libmanan. Ipinamugtak ni Salazar na an pagkagurang kan lokdô yaon sa pag-oltan kan 5,000 B.K. sungdô 10 A.D.

An ibang eksperto totoo nagdududa kan awtensidad asin kan pagka-prehistorikal kaini nin huli ta dai nakotkot in situ (nakua mismo sa lugar na pigkalotan) kundi nabakal sana ni G. Ermelo Almeda sa sarong ilegal na parakotkot nin mga artifaks. Sabi pa ni Dr. Jesus Peralta sarong arkeologo na retirado na sa National Museum, an kakaptan kan lokdô na naghihitsurang minaret pwedeng indikasyon na nabakal sana ini sa Mindanao.

Originally Posted by Fredobsurt

The ibalong we know today is only a fragment of the whole epic. The epic had no recorded title before, ibalon was just added later on. Some experts though are quite skeptic about it because it was recorded by a friar and because of the presence of heroes and monsters that are quite parallel with the western myths. However others say that the scope of the places and the practices are just too wide and detailed to be fabricated/copied.

The setting of the epic were mostly situated in Camarines Sur and Albay. Mts. Isarog and Asog (Iriga) specifically were mentioned together with Masaraga in Albay. Places like Pasacao, Calabanga, Libmananan (home of the mighty Handiong), Magarao , Buhi, and Panicuason (Naga), Inarihan river, Lagonoy were also mentioned in the epic.

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Built in 1927, this old house was originally owned by Ludivico Arejola. In 1949, it was rented out to Melchor Villanueva to become the first site of Naga College Foundation. At present, this house has been bought by Ermelo Almeda.
Located in Penafrancia Ave., the house stands as mute symbol of the past. Naguenos are still waiting for this house to be open to public, since the inside is sure to be a historical treasure trove.

the residence of the late Senator Raul Roco. Made entirely of Wood, this has been the old family house of the Rocos since time began.

An old house turned Restaurant

By PlanetNaga

[dc88]

Pls keep this thread going ! im a legazpeno still learning new things about naga ! naga is very rich in history that ppl should know about. thanks !

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you're welcome! pls do start a thread for legazpi.