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According to F. Landa Jocano in “Outline of Philippine Mythology”: The most beautiful divinity in the court of Bathala was Mayari, the goddess of the moon. Mayari had two charming sisters, Hanan, the goddess of the morning, and Tala, the goddess of the stars. They were said to be the daughters of Bathala by a … Read more

Founded in 1596, Binondo church had been constructed before 1614. When transferred to its present site in the 18th century, a new church was built to accommodate new churchgoers. In 1778, the roof was replaced with nipa as the wood was destroyed by termites. In 1863, the church was slightly damaged by an earthquake. The … Read more

Plaza Mexico (IV Centenario de la Expedicion Maritima Mexico Filipinas) The square was named Plaza Mexico in 1964 to commemorate the 4th centenary of the expedition of Miguel Lopez de Legazpi and Andres de Urdaneta from New Spain (Mexico) and the historic Manila – Acapulco trade relations between the two nations that lasted 250 years. … Read more

SALA RECIBIDOR (San Agustin Museum) This room was used in the early years, at the end of the 16th Century, as an aula or classroom, where the Filipinos were taught music, art, catechism, and the three Rs: (Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, and Religion). Here was the first formal school in the Philippines. During the 18th Century, … Read more

Calatagan Pot Immerse in an ancient, ritualistic, diasporic, & ever-evolving living islander heritage. Discovered in Calatagan (Batangas), believed to be from the 11-15th centuries, and brought to the Philippine National Museum in 1961, the Calatagan Pot is one of the very few pieces of archaeological evidence of ancient writing in the islands known as the … Read more