Oriental Mindoro Heritage and Cultural Center

Congratulations to Gov. Bonz Dolor and the Provincial Government of Oriental Mindoro for the inauguration of the Oriental Mindoro Heritage and Cultural Center in the municipality of Mansalay. The museum will showcase the unique and rich culture of Mangyan indigenous people. You may want to read: What is cultural heritage? Indigenous Peoples Group in Mindanao … Read more

Aguinaldo Shrine Kawit Cavite

Aguinaldo Shrine Kawit Cavite We are going to feature Cultural and Heritage Sites where the Philippine Flag is flown permanently (Republic Act No. 8491). First off our list is Aguinaldo Shrine, the residence of Emilio Aguinaldo in Kawit, Cavite, where the Philippine Independence was proclaimed after the Spanish Colonization. The ancestral home of Emilio Aguinaldo … Read more

Malacañang Palace

Malacañang Palace Located in San Miguel District in Manila, currently, the palace is the official residence of the President of the Philippines. This used to be the temporary residence of the Spanish Governor Generals when an earthquake toppled the Palacio del Gobernador in Intramuros in 1863, and later on, the American Governor generals also resided … Read more

Supreme Court Ermita Manila

Supreme Court Ermita Manila The highest court in the country is the Supreme Court of the Philippines. The Supreme Court is part of its own building complex in Padre Faura St., Ermita, Manila. The main building was designed by renowned Architect Antonio Toledo, following the 1905 Burnham Plan of Manila. The court was formerly part … Read more

Santa Barbara Plaza

Here we are at our last stop for the featured Cultural and Heritage Site where the Philippine Flag is permanently raised, Santa Barbara Plaza, Iloilo. Santa Barbara, Iloilo is the first place in Visayas where the Philippine Flag was first hoisted in 1898 and also served as the headquarters of the revolutionary forces in Iloilo. … Read more