Cebú Heritage Watch

[Animo]

Yeah, they need to remove those vandals and repair the old buildings.

[Animo]

Yeah, they need to remove those vandals and repair the old buildings.

[Askal82]

iExactamente!

[Askal82]

iExactamente!

[Jefferyi]

Thanks for the tour @ Arnold. I am quite optimistic about Cebu City officials doing a rehabilitation planned for the area because it seems like the city government officials are gonna be doing it not only for the overall progress of Cebu but for the legacies of their respective families which I think is a really good motivation to do good in civic duties.

[Jefferyi]

Thanks for the tour @ Arnold. I am quite optimistic about Cebu City officials doing a rehabilitation planned for the area because it seems like the city government officials are gonna be doing it not only for the overall progress of Cebu but for the legacies of their respective families which I think is a really good motivation to do good in civic duties.

[Animo]

Originally Posted by arnoldsa

RESIDENCE OF DON VICTORIANO OSMEñA AND DR. MAMERTO ESCAñO

Don Victoriano Osmena was an elder half-brother of Dona Juana Osmena, mother of Don Sergio Osmena Sr. while his siblings opted to live in Carcar, don Victoriano preferred to reside in Parian, having married a long-time resident of the district, Dona Januaria Cabrera. Don Victoriano ran a shipping office on Colon Street. A daughter of Don Victoriano, Juanita, married Governor Arsenio Climaco.

On this site stood the imposing mansion of Dr. Mamerto Escaño and his wife, Doña Filomena Fortich de Escaño. The Escaños hailed from Malitbog, Leyte but operated several big businesses in Cebu, the most important of which was a shipping company (Escaño Lines).

I read one of my family ancestors in in here.

[Animo]

Originally Posted by arnoldsa

RESIDENCE OF DON VICTORIANO OSMEñA AND DR. MAMERTO ESCAñO

Don Victoriano Osmena was an elder half-brother of Dona Juana Osmena, mother of Don Sergio Osmena Sr. while his siblings opted to live in Carcar, don Victoriano preferred to reside in Parian, having married a long-time resident of the district, Dona Januaria Cabrera. Don Victoriano ran a shipping office on Colon Street. A daughter of Don Victoriano, Juanita, married Governor Arsenio Climaco.

On this site stood the imposing mansion of Dr. Mamerto Escaño and his wife, Doña Filomena Fortich de Escaño. The Escaños hailed from Malitbog, Leyte but operated several big businesses in Cebu, the most important of which was a shipping company (Escaño Lines).

I read one of my family ancestors in in here.

[sugbuanon]

Originally Posted by Edmundtanso

whoa..cebu is looking like metro manila - congested

its only the downtown area.. great thread bai arnold.. it reminds me of our project in architecture bout conservation..

[sugbuanon]

Originally Posted by Edmundtanso

whoa..cebu is looking like metro manila - congested

its only the downtown area.. great thread bai arnold.. it reminds me of our project in architecture bout conservation..

[slerz]

another of Colon St.
The oldest Street and the oldest Business District in the Philippines...

[slerz]

another of Colon St.
The oldest Street and the oldest Business District in the Philippines...

[LordCarnal]

@ Animo!

Escaño?

Do you have that book written by Dr. Resil Mojares entitled: "THE ESCAñOS THROUGH THE YEARS" ?

It was distributed during the Escaño reunion years ago I guess (some of my friends are Escaños).

The book chronicles the history of the Escaño family with Don Fernando's arrival in Leyte to the sprouting of the generations. It also comes with pictures from the past and present.

It is good to know that from the Escaño family came the Aboitizes, the Lhuillers, the Aberasturis, the Garcias, etc..etc..

[LordCarnal]

@ Animo!

Escaño?

Do you have that book written by Dr. Resil Mojares entitled: "THE ESCAñOS THROUGH THE YEARS" ?

It was distributed during the Escaño reunion years ago I guess (some of my friends are Escaños).

The book chronicles the history of the Escaño family with Don Fernando's arrival in Leyte to the sprouting of the generations. It also comes with pictures from the past and present.

It is good to know that from the Escaño family came the Aboitizes, the Lhuillers, the Aberasturis, the Garcias, etc..etc..

[LordCarnal]

WALK TWO: Pari-an District

From the junction of Colon and Mabini, we head west towards the main district of Pari-an, once a neighborhood of Cebu’s prominent and affluent Chinese mestizo families. During the Spanish times a church once stood at the center of it though it was reduced to a Visita from a Parish since the friars thought that it was competing with the Cathedral and the San Agustin Church nearby. Today, one can just see a Fire Station built on the very foundations of that church.


18th CENTURY JESUIT HOUSE

Built during the 18th century, little is known of this Jesuit House. One can still see the original walls outside of the house which have been converted into a warehouse by the Sy Family of Ho Tong Hardware. It is said that one can still see the original structures of the house inside though permission is necessary. (Source: Ateneo de Manila Website)




THE HERITAGE OF CEBU MONUMENT

Commissioned during the time of Mayor Alvin Garcia, the monument was an original idea of the artist Eduardo Castrillo and the mayor. It was conceptualized in 1996; construction began in 1997 and was completed on December 8, 2000. During the excavation for its foundation, artifacts of pre-Spanish Cebuanos were dug out, which included skeletons and several stonewares like plates and jars. This further proved that Cebu really was already a flourishing area even before Magellan “toured” the country.
(Source: The Freeman Newspaper, Heritage of Cebu Marker)










The Pari-an Fire Station. A church once stood here during the Spanish times.




The Sandiego Ancestral Home






A Pre-War Building




The Eduardo Aboitiz Developmental Studies Center.




CASA GORORDO

Home of Bishop Gorordo, the first Cebuano bishop of Cebu. It is presently a museum but temporarily closed for public viewing due to some restoration works.

[LordCarnal]

WALK TWO: Pari-an District

From the junction of Colon and Mabini, we head west towards the main district of Pari-an, once a neighborhood of Cebu’s prominent and affluent Chinese mestizo families. During the Spanish times a church once stood at the center of it though it was reduced to a Visita from a Parish since the friars thought that it was competing with the Cathedral and the San Agustin Church nearby. Today, one can just see a Fire Station built on the very foundations of that church.


18th CENTURY JESUIT HOUSE

Built during the 18th century, little is known of this Jesuit House. One can still see the original walls outside of the house which have been converted into a warehouse by the Sy Family of Ho Tong Hardware. It is said that one can still see the original structures of the house inside though permission is necessary. (Source: Ateneo de Manila Website)




THE HERITAGE OF CEBU MONUMENT

Commissioned during the time of Mayor Alvin Garcia, the monument was an original idea of the artist Eduardo Castrillo and the mayor. It was conceptualized in 1996; construction began in 1997 and was completed on December 8, 2000. During the excavation for its foundation, artifacts of pre-Spanish Cebuanos were dug out, which included skeletons and several stonewares like plates and jars. This further proved that Cebu really was already a flourishing area even before Magellan “toured” the country.
(Source: The Freeman Newspaper, Heritage of Cebu Marker)










The Pari-an Fire Station. A church once stood here during the Spanish times.




The Sandiego Ancestral Home






A Pre-War Building




The Eduardo Aboitiz Developmental Studies Center.




CASA GORORDO

Home of Bishop Gorordo, the first Cebuano bishop of Cebu. It is presently a museum but temporarily closed for public viewing due to some restoration works.

[sista]

it's nice to see houses like that still standing, but they badly need repairs hope the government will do something about it

[sista]

it's nice to see houses like that still standing, but they badly need repairs hope the government will do something about it

[slerz]

actually, the Cebu City government has already done something with those Cebu treasures long ago upto now... they're well preserved indeed...
Those old heritage sites are within the heart of the old Cebu City... and if Mayor Atienza will become the Mayor of Cebu, bye bye to those heritage sites...

[slerz]

actually, the Cebu City government has already done something with those Cebu treasures long ago upto now... they're well preserved indeed...
Those old heritage sites are within the heart of the old Cebu City... and if Mayor Atienza will become the Mayor of Cebu, bye bye to those heritage sites...