The Philippines Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow
Balay Negrense! The house is of the type called Bahay na Bato, literally “house of stone”, however, reflecting American colonial influences, the lower storey is not constructed with stone but of concrete. The foundation posts are made out of trunks of the balayong tree, a local hardwood and the floorboards are of the same material. … Read more
Balon de Santa Lucia Only a few Spanish-colonial churches in the Philippines have water wells. The National Museum of the Philippines features one of the wells, a richly decorated arch known as Balon de Santa Lucia, for today’s Built Tradition Thursday. It is among the assemblage of structures in the Nuestra Señora de Caysasay Church-Convent … Read more
The Uy Chaco building is located at Plaza Moraga & Plaza Cervantes cor. Calle Rosario. At the foot of Jones Bridge, guarding Calle Rosario, the gateway to Binondo stands the century-old Uy Chaco Building. Now dwarfed by its neighbors, the Uy Chaco Building was actually one of Manila’s first modern office towers when it was … Read more
Quiapo’s Iconic Places of Worship Religion continues to play an important part in the lives of many Filipinos today, just as it did in the past. Quiapo is famous for the Friday devotions to the Black Nazarene at Quiapo Church, as well as devotions to Our Lady of Mount Carmel at the all-steel San Sebastian … Read more
Apo Reef Sablayan LOOK: Diwata-2 captures the Apo Reef in Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro. Apo Reef is home to diverse species of marine life and is the second-largest contiguous coral reef in the world! The corals span approximately 34 km² and are visible in this Diwata-2 image. The Apo Reef, also considered the second largest atoll-like … Read more