Travel

Burial Site of Sheik Karimol-Makhdum in Sibutu, Tawi-Tawi The NHCP led by Chairman Emmanuel Franco Calairo Ph.D., unveiled the historical marker, “Burial Site of Sheik Karimol-Makhdum in Sibutu, Tawi-Tawi” yesterday, 6 November 2023, at 2:00 p.m. Chairman Calairo officially turned the marker to Sibutu Mayor Nur Fitra P. Ahaja. NHCP Deputy Executive Director Alvin R. … Read more

Hellships Memorial Subic The memorial honors the thousands of World War II Allied prisoners of war transported under horrific conditions by their Japanese captors or “hellships.” When World War broke out nearly one million Australians, from a population of only seven million, proudly stepped forward to serve. In bitter fighting in Southeast Asia and the … Read more

The MMDA Pasig River Ferry Service is a water-based mass transit system operated by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA)which plies the length of the Pasig River and parts of the Marikina River. It is the modern successor of several river ferries that have operated in the Pasig River since the Spanish period up until … Read more

Punta Diamante Watchtower in Bulusan The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) turned over the newly restored Punta Diamante in Bulusan, Sorsogon this morning, 26 July 2023. NHCP Chairman Dr. Emmanuel Franco Calairo and the Most Rev. Jose Allan V. Dialogo, D.D., Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sorsogon, signed the turn-over documents. … Read more

Calle Herran (Pedro Gil Street) The street was originally called Calzada de Paco because it connected Ermita to Paco. It was later called Calzada Herran or Calle Herran. This name of the street appears on a map from 1894. The name Calle Herran was eventually extended all the way west to Santa Ana, where it … Read more