Travel

The Bontok Museum of Mountain Province I have been overjoyed with second my trip to the Mountain Province. I’ve been speaking with locals and learning lots about the lives of William Henry Scott (author of Barangay and many other seminal works on the prehispanic Philippines) and Eduardo Masferre (godfather of Philippine photography). I will write … Read more

The “Ato” is the religious and political center of the Bontocs. It is where the Council of Elders meets and all decisions for the village are made. Young boys when they reach puberty start to sleep here and receive their education from the elders. It is this Ato system that still gives the Bontocs so … Read more

Traders Building (Yusingco Building/Juan Luna Residencia) and Zamora HouseHERITAGE AT RISK: Ongoing Demolition   Renacimiento Manila, together with its allied heritage organizations, is raising the alarm on the ongoing demolition of two heritage structures, one in Binondo and another in Quiapo. In both cases, the structures being demolished are already a hundred years old. The … Read more