The Philippines Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow
The Ipil Zamboanga Sibugay Airport is now 100% complete. There was a time when there are no direct flights to the province of Zamboanga Sibugay because there is no airport here. Almost three (3) hours have to be endured by travelers from Zamboanga International Airport in Zamboanga City to reach Zamboanga Sibugay. Now, just five … Read more
Entresuwelo is a small floor in a house or building that is sandwiched by two regular floors. Literally “between floors,” Entresuwelo can also be called mezzanine. Often times found in old buildings where there is a large gap or space between the floor and the roof. It is often rented to poor families or students … Read more
On This Day, December 3, 1965, President Diosdado Macapagal laid the foundation stone of the Asian Development Bank Headquarters (ADB) on Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City. The said building which was inaugurated in 1972 is the current Home Office of the DFA, after the ADB moved to its new headquarters in Ortigas Center, Mandaluyong … Read more
Now in its second year, the Haligi ng Dangal is a biannual award conferred upon exemplary works of Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Interior Design, and Environmental Planning honoring both the built form and their respective designers. The vision of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), through the National Committee on Architecture and the … Read more
The Ayuntamiento was the seat of the Manila City Council, which consisted of 2 alcaldes (city leaders), eight oidores (judges), a clerk, and a chief constable. Destroyed in WWII and reconstructed thereafter, the building now houses the Bureau of the Treasury. Ayuntamiento de Manila is in the corner of Aduana and Cabildo Streets in Intramuros. … Read more