The Philippines Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow
The Casa Real of Lingayen was built in the mid-19th century. It served as the capital of Pangasinan until 1918. It was used as a school in 1918, a court in the 1930s, and an office of the Japanese force in Lingayen during the second world war. It was again used as a court office … Read more
Mehan Garden Manila The Mehan Garden is known for various reasons and has been around since 1858. Originally referred to as Jardin Botanica, Spanish colonial authorities established this site as a botanical garden outside the walled city. Years after the Spanish reign, American occupiers decided that the Jardin Botanica was no longer suitable to be … Read more
The Cathedra of the Archbishop of Manila The cathedra or the Archbishop’s “chair” is a sign of his teaching office and pastoral authority in the local church. The present cathedra, installed during the postwar reconstruction in 1958, is made of the choicest Italian marble and was designed and crafted in Rome through the Istituto Internazionale … Read more
The National Bird of the Philippines is the Philippine Eagle. Philippine Eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi(Ogilvie Grant, 1896) Conservation Status: Critically Endangered, Rare and Local. Philippine Eagle is locally known as: banog, mamboogook, garuda, manaol, tipule, aguila, and haring-ibon. It is the largest forest eagle in the world. Occur in the islands of Luzon, Samar-Leyte, and Mindanao. … Read more
The Porta Vaga Archaeological Site is situated in the hook-shaped peninsula of Cavite City at the province’s northern tip. It is named after the fortified gateway structure called “Porta Vaga” (New Gateway/Pintuang Bago), erected by the Spanish authorities in 1595 and stood until the 1940s before parts of Cavite City were razed during the Second … Read more