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San Diego de Alcala Pro-Cathedral of Silay City: Of Prominence and The Secluded

I have seen the grand Pro-Cathedral of San Diego de Alcala or simply known as Silay City Pro-Cathedral, for so many times. It’s a landmark within the city center of Silay in Negros Occidental province. Dominating the plaza complex and sits beside the City Hall, for most passers-by, tourists, or even I, it catches their attention. One of the clear ...

The Church of Angry Christ: Defying Norms

While most of the Catholic religious works of art depicted either agony of pain or benign, the Church of Angry Christ inside the Victorias Milling Central in the Victorias City at the province of Negros Occidental, will defy the norms of God’s face looking over man. Literally, you’ll get the feeling you’ll fear God, because the very vivid murals depicted ...

Faro de Punta Malabrigo: Perched between Man and Elements

It was very unexpected that I'll be going to the town of Lobó in Batangas province with my dad for his routine trip for his work. It was my first time there, and it was the Barangay Elections Day all throughout the country. However, that old Spanish lighthouse is the ultimate destination that I like to go -- Malabrigo Lighthouse ...

Revisiting Balay Negrense

It wasn’t my first time visiting Balay Negrense. Having been here for several times in the past, I’m no stranger to this pre-war edifice in the middle of the genteel city of Silay, Negros Occidental. A landmark of Negrense heritage, the ancestral home of familia Gaston was converted into a museum. Balay Negrense was built in the late 19th century—the twilight ...

Breaking Dawn at Silay City

It was me who chose to go to Negros on Sunday morning...on a very unholy hour of the first flight. I would rather make the most out of that Sunday, that's why my Airphil Express flight was the first one bound for Bacolod--and still no signs of Typhoon 'Juan' back then...Good! Now at least I'll get to start my day ...

The First Día Del Galeón Opens in Manila

After two centuries of almost left in the oblivion of time, the journey of thousands of miles that initiated the modern trans-Pacific trade, has been celebrated. Manila, the first ASEAN cultural capital, opened the 1st Día Del Galeón Festival (Day of the Galleon) on 24th of September, 2010. The said festival will go on all the way to the 8th ...

Panubli-on will be back

After several years of dormancy, Panubli-on: The Iloilo Heritage Blog, will come back. To bring Iloilo's rich cultural heritage and history into the cyberspace. Sharing the legacy of Iloilo's glorious past and for a brighter future. Soon, we'll be adding up articles, activities and a whole lot more. For now, a bit of tweaking in the blog is needed. So, who ...

An Ode to Bonifacio: Monumento of Caloocan City

Monumento, one of the few places in Metro Manila that earned its name as a hub and a bustling commercial center. Lagi nating dinadaanan ang Monumento ni Gat Andres Bonifacio pero di natin napapansin na isa ito sa mga pinakadakilang monumento sa ating republika. For most of us, Monumento in the northern Metro Manila city of Caloocan serves as a ...

A Short Stop at Pagsanjan Laguna

My camera's dead...malfunctioning upon the time of our arrival at Pagsanjan, Laguna. It was disheartening for my aim was to take the photos of all the towns we pass by during our road trip. Alas, felt with heavy heart. But it's a good thing my barkada would let me borrow their cameras and photos. Okay, enough of sentiments. Lets not spoil ...