House of Kapitan Tiago

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House of Kapitan Tiago  Kapitan Tiago House (House of Balvino Mauricio) Calle Anloague (Juan Luna Street), Binondo (19th Century). The House of Kapitan Tiago is believed to have been based on the house of Balvino Mauricio. Balvino Mauricio was implicated in the Cavite Mutiny of 1872. He hurriedly sold the property to businessman Telesforo Chuidian … Read more

Opong

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MACTAN was OPONG When visitors fly into Cebu today, they actually arrive on Mactan island, where the infamous Datu Lapu-Lapu killed Magellan along the shore. Rulers of Opong established allyship with the Lakanate of Lawan, a prosperous kingdom in Samar. Trade and conflict between the ruling polities of Opong and Sugbu existed prior to the … Read more

Katugasan

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SIQUIJOR was KATUGASAN The Kingdom (Kedatuan) of Katugasan, derives its name from tugas, the molave trees used by ancient island dwellers to make posts for their houses. Pottery and old tools excavated in the island’s caves show that prior to tugas for housing, the island’s natives lived in caves and traded with the Chinese. The … Read more

Tandaya

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LEYTE was TANDAYA When the Spanish arrived, locals already referred to the island as Tandaya. It is believed the name ‘Leyte’ means land of Ete, a historic community ruled by Datu Ete, centered in today’s Leyte municipality. You may want to read: Buenavista Slab Bridge

Buglas

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NEGROS was BUGLAS Buglas is an old Hiligaynon word (thought to mean) “cut off”, as it is believed by its earliest inhabitants, Ati peoples, that the island separated from a giant landmass during the ice age. What would a ‘postcolonial’ ‘negros’ look like, beyond current occidental and oriental projections of colonial gaze? You may want … Read more