San Jose Parish: The home of the Dinagyang Festival
Posted on February 7, 2008 - Filed Under Churches | Leave a Comment
Every month of January, the people of Iloilo come into frenzy-mode as they excited await the celebration of the Dinagyang Festival. The annual Iloilo Dinagyang Festival is held every fourth Sunday of January in honor of the Santo Niño.
And with all the loud drumbeating and non stop dancing, the center of all these festivities [...]
It’s the Festival of Candles
Posted on February 2, 2008 - Filed Under Churches, Events | 2 Comments
Today, February 2, the entire district of Jaro Iloilo is celebrating its grand fiesta in honor of Our Lady of Candles or more popularly known as the Nuestra Señora dela Candelaria.
The Lady of Candles is also the patroness of the whole Archdiocese of Jaro, which covers the dioceses all over the Western Visayas in [...]
The half-buried Church of Bacolor
Posted on December 22, 2007 - Filed Under Churches, Heritage Watch | Leave a Comment
One of the 2 churches that has been in my Pampanga tour wish list is the Church of Nuestra Señora del Santissimo Rosario or more popularly known as the Bacolor Church. The church of Bacolor and the ones in Betis are two of the oldest churches in the province of Pampanga.
The Bacolor Church just [...]
Read More..>>Betis: The Sistine Chapel of the Philippines
Posted on December 20, 2007 - Filed Under Churches, Heritage Watch, Road Trip | Leave a Comment
It was sometime last year when I discovered that there exists what many people call as the Sistine Chapel of the Philippines. And what really excites me at that time is that this so called Sistine Chapel of the Philippines is just a few kilometres outside of Metro Manila!
Read More..>>Morong for the second time around
Posted on December 8, 2007 - Filed Under Churches, Landmarks | Leave a Comment
For the second time around, I visited one of the country’s most beautiful chuch: The church of San Geronimo (Saint Jerome) in the quiet town of Morong, Rizal.
Read More..>>Chong Hock Tong Temple
Posted on November 30, 2007 - Filed Under Churches, Landmarks | Leave a Comment
This is a very very long overdue post.
A few weeks back, my friend Gian and I once again played the role of Lara Croft as the Pinoy Tomb Raiders at the Manila Chinese Cemetery. Nah there were no monsters nor enemies that we need to fight. We went there (as usual!) to check out [...]
Revisiting the Manila Chinese Cemetery
Posted on November 14, 2007 - Filed Under Churches, Road Trip | Leave a Comment
It is not my first time, to set my foot on the Manila Chinese Cemetery. My latest trip was a bit unique though. It was my first time to be there together with my friend Gian of Iloilo on Foot and it was also my first time to be there on a Halloween season.
Read More..>>San Miguel Church
Posted on July 24, 2007 - Filed Under Churches | Leave a Comment
The church, was originally built during the Spanish period, but it has obviously been renovated that it no longer looks old. The church is known for its symmetrical bell towers done in Gothic architecture. The church stands in the district of San Miguel, and is just a few meters away from the official residence of [...]
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