Tutubi got wind of the latest attraction in Pasig, from the ABS-CBN early morning show Umagang Kay Ganda, that will soon open on April 25, 2013 inside the sprawling Fronterra Verde, just beside Tiendesitas and Fun Ranch.

It's a living museum featuring freshwater fishes and river monsters on display in water tanks


here's a video of Las Farolas The Fish World from Umagang Kay Ganda

Tutubi called up Las Farolas The Fish World published contact number and got these information:

Entrance Fee/Admission Prices: PhP400.00/person; P350.00 for children 12 years old and below
Operating Hours: Open daily from 9am to 7pm

Photography is not allowed inside the exhibit area, no taking pictures using DSLR/SLR cameras, point and shoot cams and even mobile phones. Taking Videos/videography not allowed too (unless you have permit as always)

Las Farolas The Fish World
Location: Frontera Verde, Bo. Ugong, Pasig, PH.
Telephone Number: +63.2.826.8162; +63.2.820.3013
Fax: +63.2.820.3863

Please call Las Farolas The Wish World contact number, official website, twitter and facebook pages for information
on group tours, entrance fee promos, discounts and corporate sponsorships

How to get there:
G Liner and RRCG buses from Manila via Ortigas Avenue passes by Frontera Verde at the corner of C5 and Ortigas Avenue, you need to walk there as it's quite a long walk or flag a taxi to take you there if it's raining or too hot for you.

The place place can be reached by taxi from LRT 2 Katipunan Station or MRT Ortigas Avenue station

as always, this blog is not affiliated in any way with Las Farolas The Wish World in Pasig City. Tutubi has not been there and will post review of Las Farolas The Wish World when he's visits the place. (hope they offer discount vouchers here so the peso-pinching Tutubi can visit)

Labels: Metro Manila, Museums, Pasig City, Wildlife

Tutubi visited the National Museum in Manila (officially the Museum of the Filipino People) in Rizal Park (Luneta) quite recently to tour his two friends from France and herewith are the latest information on the National Museum entrance fees and museum hours and contact numbers for educational field trips for schools, and group tours.

National Museum building entrance is on Finance road

Museum of the Filipino People (MFP)

Admission fees:
Adult PhP100.00
Senior Citizen PhP80.00
Student: PhP30.00

the neo-classical National Art gallery, the old Senate Building on P Burgos, Manila (bluish hue due to it taken inside Tutubi's heavily-tinted car

National Art Gallery (NAG)

Admission fees:
Adult PhP150.00
Senior Citizen PhP120.00
Student: PhP50.00

*Free admission usually in October due to International Museum Month :P


Museum group tour rates (51 guests and up)

Adult PhP80.00 (MFP) PhP55.00 (NAG) PhP120.00 (MFP + NAG)
Student PhP25.00 (MFP) PhP25.00 (NAG) PhP40.00 (MFP + NAG)

National Museum
Telephone Number: +63.2.527.0278
Museum Hours: Tuesdays to Sundays, 830am to 430pm.

(Reservations are accepted by the Museum Education Division (contact number +63.2.527.0278) from 830am to 430pm Mondays to Fridays only)

Photography at the National Museum

On taking pictures inside the National Museum (photography), it has slightly improved that they now allow taking pictures inside the museum except you cannot use flash (it's understandable sine some objects on display ma be sensitive to light) and that only small cameras are allowed. Bringing in of "big" cameras i.e. SLR and DSLR require special permits from the National Museum curator. Those people are still armed with archaic ideas that DSLRs are used exclusively by professional photographers.

Related Post:
Museums in the Philippines

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Labels: Manila, Metro Manila, Museums, National Capital Region

A stone's throw away from the Minor Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel in Tayabas, Quezon is an old Spanish stone house (bahay na bato) built in 1831 and witnessed numerous historical events including serving as a Japanese garrison during the Second World War.

The original structure, made from light materials, was constructed in 1776 and was replaced with the stone house architecture in 1831 (as indicated on the National Historical Institute (NHI, now the National Historical Commission of the Philippines)

the bahay na bato picture taken at high noon, thus the harsh shadow

the NHI Marker narrating Casa de Comunidad de Tayabas' history in Tagalog (Tutubi has a collection of NHI markers, eh?)

Inside arch of the museum ground floor (no entrance fees but you can donate any amountfor museum upkeep

Inside the bahay na bato is a museum showcasing Tayabas town's famous products including the lambanog,a product of a local destilleria (distillery) plus thwo chambers: one with pictures of prominent sons of Tayabas and another with preserved native ternos (dresses) (taking pictures not allowed inside)

For a few minutes before leaving Tayabas, Tutubi traveled back in time through the displays of the museum and hurriedly took off to get home to Manila via Lucban, and the Laguna towns of Luisiana, Cavinti, Pagsanjan en route to Manila to avoid heavy traffic on Maharlika Highway.

Up Next...Tayabas Basilica

Labels: Calabarzon, Museums, Quezon, Southern Tagalog

Posted in celebration of Baguio City's 100th year anniversary as a chartered city last September 9, 2009.

Walking distance from The Manor Hotel and inside the Historic core of Camp John Hay is the charming Bell house, the original vacation home of the Commanding General of the Philippines. It was named after General J. Franklin Bell who's credited for transforming Camp John Hay into a major military resort.

Bell House, historic vacation home, surrounded by a nice manicured garden and pine trees at Camp John Hay Historical Core



The seal of Camp John Hay, used to be displayed at the main gate, marking more than 100 years of existence from 1903

The Bell House of today currently serves as a museum of American colonial architecture and lifestyle. A portrait of John Milton Hay is displayed in the living room, complete with a fireplace, while the walls narrate Camp John Hay history through various images.


the dining room displaying lifestyle of American commanding general

At one corner of the vacation home stands a totem pole with descriptive plaque that states:

"Carved by Ernesto Dul-ang, a succession of historical figures during the first half of the 20th century form a totem pole that once looked out on top of Scout Hill

Admiral George Dewey led the Battle of Manila Bay

General Emilio Aguinaldo was the first president of the Republic of the Philippines

President William Howard Taft was the first governor-general of the Philippines and later Secretary of War took a great interest in the development of Baguio City and Camp John Hay

Secretary John Milton Hay was secretary of state when the Philippines became a colony of the United States. He died as the construction of the camp named in his honor went into full gear.

William Cameron Forbes was a governor-general of the Philippines who is credited with the development of Baguio City

President Theodore Roosevelt signed the order that designated 535 acres as the military reservation that became Camp John Hay

Major General Franklin Bell was commander of the Philippines department and designer of Italian Garden as well as Bell House and Amphitheater

Lt. Col. Lyman W. Kennon oversaw the completion of the road that facilitated the construction and development of Baguio City and Camp John Hay

Mayor James Halsema was the last American Mayor of Baguio City

General Douglas McArthur was the famous liberator of the Philippines during World War II"

Near the historic Bell house is the Bell Amphitheater, a favorite venue for weddings, debuts, parties and other events.



The Bell House and Amphitheater are not just tourist attractions in Baguio City but also has historical and heritage significance that should be preserved for posterity.

Interesting Places near Bell House and inside Camp John Hay:
The Manor Hotel
Cemetery of Negativity

How to get there:
The best way to get there is via a taxi from Baguio CBD/Session Road as public transportation (jeepneys) don't enter the former military camp (unless you love to do lots of walking)

Labels: Baguio City, Benguet, Cordillera Administrative Region, History, Museums

A typical Filipino's memory of museums include boring field trips to museums emptied from buses and made to fall in line without making any noise. He's not being able to actually enjoy the experience but rather remember the experience as a requirement rather than a learning journey.

UPDATED: January 2014

It's sad that Museums in the Philippines are always empty, except students on field trips and a handful of foreigners, where visitors of the National Museum in one whole year can be matched by people at SM Megamall or SM Mall of Asia on a single day.

A certified museum geek that he is, Tutubi painstakingly compiled this list of museums in the Philippines for all like-minded individuals wishing to discover their cultural and historical roots as well as curious tourists seeking to discover more the the Philippines of yore and get to to know heroes carved in stone, painted on various surfaces or preserved in various forms.

This is in celebration of May 18 as International Museum Day declared by the International Council of Museums (ICOM).

Note that this is a work in progress and will be updated once information is available. Should you know of other museums not listed here, do leave a comment and the information or links. Sourced mostly from Tutubi's knowledge of the place and/or news items with links provided below.

Museums in Metro Manila

The National Museum of the Filipino People
Address: former Finance Building, Padre Burgos Street, Rizal Park, Manila
Telephone: +63.2.527.0278
Fax: +63.2.527.0306
Museum hours: Monday - Saturday, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm
Entrance/Admission Fee: PhP150.00, Student PhP50.00, Senior Citizen PhP120.00

How to get there: Located on Rizal Park (Luneta), it's just walking distance from LRT U.N. Avenue station or via jeepneys passing by Taft Avenue or Mabini.
Directions to National Museum: from Makati, it's best to drive towards Roxas Boulevard then turn right on P. Burgos (after passing Rizal Park/Luneta). The museum in on the right, near the corner of Taft Avenue and across the National Art Gallery. Parking is available at the museum compound.
National Museum entrance fee

National Art Gallery
Former Senate Building near The National Museum and Manila City Hall
Burgos St. Manila
Centerpiece of Juan Luna's Spoliarium and various other artworks
How to get there: From Quezon City or Quiapo, better take jeepneys with signboards of Mabini and alight in front of the neo-classical building.
National Art gallery entrance fee

Rizal Shrine and Museum
Fort Santiago, Intramuros, Manila
features memorabilia of Jose Rizal, Philippine National Hero
How to get there: Board a jeepney in Quiapo with signboard Pier and alight in front of Palacio del Gobernador near Manila Cathedral. A short walk towards the gate of Fort Santiago with a minimal entrance fee.

Archdiocesan Museum of Manila
Address: 121 Arzobispo St., Intramuros, Manila
Tel. No.: +63.2.492.1616 ext. 222
Fax: +63.2.530.4815

Casa Manila Museum
Address: Plaza San Luis Complex corner Gen. Luna & Real Streets.
Museum Hours: Open daily except Mondays from 9am-6pm
Museum Admission price/entrance fee: PhP75.00 PhP50.00 (senior citizens)

Metropolitan Museum
Roxas Blvd near Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Remarks: Visit also Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Gold Room, a walk-in vault underneath the Metropolitan Museum with impressive collection of old paintings and ancient gold ornaments of pre-hispanic Filipinos. This is Tutubi's favorite museum, besides the National Museum.
How to get there: Board the orange shuttle at LRT Vito Cruz station going to CCP Complex.
Alight at the corner of Roxas Blvd and Pablo Ocampo then walk towards BSP gate

BSP Money Museum
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Roxas Boulevard corner Pablo Ocampo St., Manila
How to get there: Board the orange shuttle at LRT Vito Cruz station going to CCP Complex.
Alight at the corner of Roxas Blvd and Pablo Ocampo then walk towards BSP gate

Postal Museum and Philatelic Library
Address: Manila Central Post Office compound.
Remarks: Hidden at the third floor of the building of the Security Inspection Services Division and Postal Police Force
It is the oldest museum in southeast Asia. Allows the public to view the country’s rich repository of stamps and items used by the post office through the years including: Old mail boxes, typewriters, awards, paintings, stamps, philatelic magazines, as well as books and catalogues.

Ayala Museum
Makati Avenue beside Greenbelt 4
Makati City
Remarks: Try not to miss the Ayala Museum Gold Room. There also is a “virtual copy” of the Boxer Codex, the 16th century manuscript is one of the treasures in the Lilly Library in the University of Indiana in Bloomington
How to there: Walking distance from MRT Ayala Avenue station. From LRT Buendia station, ride the bus with signboards Ayala/Rustans and drop off at Rustans (or Rufino Tower/PBCOM) then walk towards the museum with a fountain in front.

Makati Museum (Museo Ng Makati)
JAddress: P Rizal St. cor. A. Mabini St., Makati
Tel. No.: +63.2.818.5223

Museo ng Kalinangang Pilipino (CCP Museum)
a humanities museum that has displays on the works of Filipino traditional artists and preserves Filipino artistic traditions. Permanent exhibits include
significant Filipino artistic traditions and the CCP Collection of Traditional Asian Musical Instruments from the Philippines, Japan, Indonesia, India, Thailand, China and South Korea.

Malacañang Museum
Kalayaan Hall – the old Executive Building built in 1920– at the heart of the Malacañang Palace complex
open from Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Official Website: http://www.op.gov.ph/museum/
Tel: 63-2 7364662
Fax: 63-2 7361120
Remarks: by appointment only. See details on the official website
How to get there: From Quiapo, ride a jeepney going to San Miguel (terminal near Ilalim/ Quinta Market and Globo de Oro street near the Golden Mosque)
Admission: PhP50.00 adults, PhP30.00 children

Yuchengco Museum
G/F RCBC Bldg, Ayala Avenue corner Gil Puyat Ave (Buendia)
Makati City
How to get there: From LRT Buendia Station, board a jeep going to Guadalupe and alight in front of RCBC Tower (after crossing Ayala Avenue). Alternatively, from MRT Buendia (Gil Puyat) station, board a jeep going to Washington or bus with LRT/Leveriza to take you there (alight in front of The Columns condominium before crossing Ayala Avenue then walk to the other side)
Entrance Fee: PhP100.00

San Agustin Museum
Beside San Agustin Church, Intramuros, Manila
How to go there: Board a jeep bound for Pier in Quiapo and alight in front of Manila Cathedral.
You may walk to San Agustin or hire a pedicab

Lopez Museum
Exhange Rd, Ortigas Center, Pasig City
huge collection of rare books and art pieces on display and research purposes
Lopez Museum(largest collection of both Juan Luna and Felix Hidalgo paintings as well as Rizal artifacts)
How to get there: from MRT Ortigas Avenue station, it's just a short taxi ride away.

Bahay Nakpil Bautista,
Bautista St., Quiapo, Manila
With artifacts of Gregoria "Oryang" de Jesus, the widow of Andres Bonifacio, who re-married Nakpil. The original home of Juan Luna's "the Parisian Life" now on display the at GISI Museum
How to go there: board a jeepney bound for Quiapo then alight at the corner of Hidalgo and Quezon Blvd. Walk towards
Hidalgo (East side going to San Sebastian) then turn left on Barbosa St.

AFP Museum
Camp Aguinaldo, EDSA, Quezon City
Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo’s uniform and hand-written letters of Apolinario Mabini.

Aerospace Museum of the Philippine Air Force (PAF)
Address: Sales Street corner Andrews Avenue, Villamor Air Base in Pasay City near NAIA Terminal 3
Entrance Fee: P20. Jet simulator fee between P75 and P150.

Museo ng Katipunan
formerly Museum of the Philippine Revolution
Pinaglabanan Memorial Shrine, San Juan

The UST Museum of Arts & Sciences
Mezzanine, Main Building
University of Santo Tomas
Telephone: +63.2.781.1815
Open Tuesdays to Fridays - 9:00am to 4:30pm
Admission fee: Students - PhP20.00 / Adults - PhP30.00

Bantayog ng mga Bayani Museum
Quezon Avenue near corner EDSA
Museum dedicated to the victims, heroes and martyrs of Martial Law under President Ferdinand Marcos
How to get there: It's walking distance from MRT Quezon Avenue Station, near the jeepney terminal plying the EDSA -UP route. From Quiapo, you may ride jeepneys with Fairview / Lagro signboard.

Veterans Federation of the Philippines’ Museum, Library, Archives and Theatre,
Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City displays of tableaus and pictures of war veterans particularly guerillas and Peftok (Philippine Expeditionary Force to Korea) veterans (Korean War)
Museum is open Mondays to Fridays from 7 a.m. till 4 p.m., except during lunch time.
Entrance fees are P75 for adults and P50 for students.
Telephone Number: +63.2.838.9148

Museo Pambata ng Maynila
What: Let children discover more about the environment, science, crafts, the global village, etc. via hands-on exhibits and interactive displays as well as enjoy featured activities like storytelling sessions.
Location: Roxas Boulevard corner South Drive, Manila
When: Tuesdays to Saturdays, 8 AM -5 PM; Sundays, 1 – 5 PM
How much: Children and Adults - P100.00, Manila residents (with valid ID) free on Tuesdays and 50 percent discount on other days; street children, infants (under two years), museum workers, teachers (with valid ID) free
Telephone numbers 5231797 to 98; 5360595
E-mail: exhibits@museopambata.org
Website: www.museopambata.org
How to get there: Jeepneys in Quiapo with signboard Pier will take you there after passing by Intramuros and South Harbor gates. Alternatively, from LRT UN Avenue Station, walk towards Padre Faura St. and board jeepneys going to Pier, alight at the corner of South Drive, cross Roxas Boulevard towards the children's museum.

National Commission for Culture and the Arts
633 General Luna Street
Intramuros, Manila
Telephone: +63.2.527.2192
How to get there: Jeepneys in Quiapo with signboard Pier will take you there. Get off in front of Manila Cathedral.

Jorge B. Vargas Museum and Filipiniana Research Center
Roxas Avenue, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City 1101 Philippines
Telephone Numbers: +63.2.928.1927; +63.2.981.8500 locals 4021 to 24
Fax Number: +63.2.928.1925
Website: www.vargasmuseum.org
Email addresses: vargasmuseum@up.edu.ph, vargasmuseum@yahoo.com, vargasmuseum@gmail.com
Museum Hours: Tuesdays - Sundays 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Mondays closed
Admission
PhP 20.00 - UP students, alumni, faculty and employees
PhP 30.00 - Non-UP
Free - Every Wednesdays for UP students, alumni, faculty and employees for a group less than 10.

Marikina Shoe Museum
Website:http://city.marikina.gov.ph/PAGES/shoemuseum.htm
Address: J.P. Rizal St, Barangay San Roque, Marikina City
Museum Hours: 8-12 to 1-5PM Monday - Sunday (Closed on Holidays)
Admission Fee: P20 per person
Location: J.P. Rizal St,Barangay San Roque, Marikina City
Museum Office: +63.2.430.9735

Marikina Doll Museum
Marikina Sports Complex, McDonald’s corner Sumulong Highway,
Barangay Sto. Niño, Marikina City
Entrance Fee: P25.00
When: Everyday, 8 AM – 12 NN and 1 - 5 PM
Tel. No.: +63.2.430.9733; +63.2.430.9735

Belen Museum and Miniature Museum,
V. Gomez St., Barangay Sta. Elena
When: Everyday, 8 AM – 12 NN and 1 - 5 PM
How much: Entrances P30.00 each
Tel. No.: +63.2.430.9733; +63.2.430.9735

Iglesia Ni Cristo Museum and Gallery (INC Museum)
Location: INC Central Office, Commonwealth Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City
Exhibits posters and dioramas depicting the Iglesia's beginnings, culture, rituals and practices.
How to get there: From Quiapo or MRT Quezon Avenue station, hail a jeepney bound for Fairview and get off in front of the church.

Mind Museum
West Crescent Park in Bonifacio Global City
conceived by the Bonifacio Arts Foundation Inc. (Bafi)
Remarks: the museum features the story of the atom, the varieties of life, the mystery inside the earth, the majesty of the universe and the evolution of technology. the museum’s main galleries on the ground level are called Atom, Life, Earth and Universe. Another gallery devoted entirely to Technology will be on the upper level.

Gamaba Museum
Address: 4/F Tesoro's Handicraft Shop
325A. Mabini St., Ermita, Manila
Honors the life and achievements of the National Living Artists Awardees of the Philippines (Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan or Gamaba).
Museum hours: Monday to Saturday from 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m./Sundays 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Telephone: +63.2.524.3936 to 40.

Museo Valenzuela
Subdivision 1, Brgy Marulas, Valenzuela City
Features life and memorabilia of the Katipunan particularly Dr. Pio Valenzuela from whom the city was named
Remarks: it's beside Our Lady of Fatima Shrine

Museo De Sta. Ana
Poblacion, Taguig City
the repository of artifacts detailing the rich religious culture and history of Taguig since 1857

LRTA Museum and Activity Center (planned)

The museum would showcase the latest in railway technology for the appreciation of students and enthusiasts. There will also be a children’s center which offers creative, interactive and educational activities to increase visitors’ knowledge of the railway industry.

Kaban Ng Hiyas Ng Lungsod Ng Mandaluyong
Mandaluyong City Hall, Maysilo Circle
Mandaluyong City


Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) Museums:

Abra Museums:
Apayao Museums:

Baguio Museums:

The Bencab Museum is open 9 a.m to 5 p.m., Tuesdays through Sundays. It is a project of the Bencab Art Foundation, a non-stock, non-profit organization that supports activities related to the arts and environment. Visit www.bencabmuseum.org

Center for Ibaloi Heritage and Loakan History
Loakan Elementary School near the airport in Barangay Loakan, Baguio City

St Louis University Museum of Arts and Culture
This museum is a good place to learn about the cultural heritage of the Cordilleras. Situated in a university building, the museum displays a range of relics and artifacts including an ancient coffin. A museum curator is always on hand to answer any questions and offer interesting snippets on information about the local culture.
Phone: +63 74 442 3043.

Aguinaldo Museum
Gen. Luna road, Baguio City
The Aguinaldo Museum is an interesting place to spend some time and sits beside the huge statue of General Emilio Aguinaldo, which also serves as an important Baguio landmark.
The museum and statue are on General Luna road in an area of the city referred to locally as ‘Jungle Town’.

Baguio-Mountain Province Museum
A showcase of Cordillera's the mountain culture. The displays include a number of relics and artifacts showcasing local traditions. The museum buildings designed in the style of the mountain provinces.

Benguet Museums:

Benguet Museum
Benguet Provincial Capitol, La Trinidad, Benguet
Open Hours: 9am-5pm (Mon-Fri)
Admission: FREE
Provincial museum containing ethnographic materials relating to the indigenous people of Benguet.

Kabayan Branch Museum
National Museum, Kabayan Branch
Kabayan, Benguet
Proprietor: National Museum of the Philippines
Open Hours: 8am-12pm; 1-5pm (Mon-Sat)
Closed: Sundays
Admission: FREE
Kabayan Museum's attraction are the preserved mummies of Kabayan Mummy Caves said to be about 500 years old, one of the Philippines' national cultural treasures. It is a burial caves that holds mummies sited in Kabayan especially in the Timbac Caves. It also features the culture of the Ibaloi and the Kankanaey.

Baguio-Benguet Museum

St. Louis University Museum of Arts and Culture
St. Louis University, Baguio City
Tel: +63.74.442.3043; +63.74.442.2793 loc. 260

Bontoc Museum

Bontoc Museum, Bontoc (capital town of Mountain Province)


Region I: Ilocos Region

Ilocos Norte Museums

Museo Ilocos Norte and Library
Address: General Luna St., Laoag City.
Tel. No.: +63.77.770.4587

Marcos Museum
Batac, Ilocos Norte

Ilocos Sur Museums

Crisologo Museum
Vigan

Padre Burgos National Museum Branch
Address: Padre Burgos House, Vigan, Ilocos Sur
Open Hours: 9:00am - 5:00pm (Monday to Friday)

Magsingal National Museum Branch
Magsingal, Ilocos Sur

La Union Museums
Pangasinan Museums

Bolinao Museum
Artifacts of Bolinao history and social-geography

Dagupan City Museums

The Museo Ilocos Norte and Library serve as repositories of archival documents, books, artifacts, photographs, recordings and other aspects of Ilocos material culture.

Region II Cagayan Valley

Batanes Museums

Quirino Museums

Cagayan Museums

Tuguegarao Museum
evidence of paleolithic Philippines that disproved the wave migration theory

Nueva Vizcaya Museums

People's Museum and Library
Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya
Former seat of the provincial government which houses Novo Viscayano history and heritage.

Isabela Museums

Isabela Museum and Library
Old Capitol Building in Ilagan, Isabela
Features a gallery exhibit & collection of antiques such as artifacts, fossils, ethnographic items, heirloom pieces, visual arts (photographs, paintings, sculpture, graphic arts); historical and cultural dioramas, miniature models of provincial landmarks, among others.
Open from Mondays to Saturdays from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

Santiago City Museum at Balay na Santiago
Santiago City, Isabela
Originally built as the ‘Palasyo del Barrio’ or Barangay Hall of Calao West, Balay na Santiago is a reconstruction of a typical Spanish colonial house modeled after Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo’s house in Kawit, Cavite. It showcases historical artifacts relevant to the city plus interesting sites and traditions.

Balay na Santiago looks like a reconstruction of a bahay na bato with the facade modeled after the Aguinaldo Mansion in Kawit, Cavite.

Region III Central Luzon

Aurora Museums
Bataan Museums
Nueva Ecija Museums

National Food Authority Grains Industry Museum
Address: Central Luzon Regional Office McArthur Highway, Cabanatuan City
Contact No.: +63.44.463.1233; +63.44.463.1167
Fax: +63.44.463.1167
Museum Hours: 8:00am - 5:00pm (Monday to Friday)

Tarlac Museums

Maria Clara Museum,
Camiling Tarlac
memorabilias of Maria Clara, one of Jose Rizal's girlfriends

Aquino Center and Ninoy Aquino Museum
MacArthur Highway, Tarlac, Tarlac
Near the entrance of the Luisita Industrial Park in Tarlac City
The centerpiece of the Aquino Center

Pampanga Museums

Kamikaze Museum,
Angeles City
Location: Residence of the noted Pampango artist, Dan H. Dizon, President of the Kamikaze Memorial Society of the Philippines (KAMESO). On display are World War II mementos, particularly those of Kamikaze pilots of Japan. Other interesting facets of the museum are the different helmets used by the Axis and Allied powers of World War II.

Museo ning Angeles
Angeles City
Location: in front of the Holy Rosary Parish Church
Contact Number: +63.45.887.4703
Reamrks: Housed in a 1920 edifice and Angeles city’s former “municipio” (town hall). There is a planned construction of The "Culinarium" the country's first culinary museum

Museo Ning Betis

Archdiocesian Museum and Archives (City of San Fernando)
Houses antiques and exquisite works of art depicting Pampanga’s rich cultural heritage.
St. Peter’s Parochial Church (Apalit, Pampanga). Built between 1629 and 1630, it is located at the town plaza. Its ceiling and dome are filled with beautiful paintings.

Center for Kapampangan Studies (CKS)
museum of various Kapampangan heritage, old books and newspapers

Bulacan Museum

Barasoain Ecclesiastical Museum
beside Barasoain Church, Malolos Bulacan

Baliuag Museum
Baliuag, Bulacan

Region IV Southern Tagalog

Rizal Museums

Meralco Museum
Academic Building of the MMLDC Foundation, Inc.
Sumulong Highway, Antipolo City, Rizal
http://www.meralco.com.ph/Business/about/mh_meralco_museum.htm

Laguna Museums

Rizal Shrine
Calamba, Laguna
reconstructed house of Rizal clan

Rice World
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Los Banos Laguna
museum dedicated to rice and rice artifacts.
Admission: Free

UPLB Museum of Natural History
College of Forestry and Natural Resources campus, UPLB
The Museum of Natural History houses a diverse collection of more than
300,000.00 Philippine animals, plants, microorganisms, and other artifacts living
plants can be seen in the hortorium near the bridge going up to Forestry campus.
The Museum can be found immediately to the left of the archway going into the
CFNR.

The Museum is open from Mondays to Saturdays, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. It is
open to the public for a fee of P20.00 adult and P 10.00 children. For
reservations, contact (049) 536-2864.

UPLB Entomology Museum
3/F Institute of Biological Science Bldg., College of Arts and Sciences, U.P. Los Baños
Features the different species of the insect world from the smallest bug to the biggest moth.

Pila Municipal Museum
Pila, Laguna

Bahay Laguna
Magdalena, Laguna
Showcases the memorabilias of former Laguna Governor Felicisimo San Luis and mementos from Laguna towns

Aera Museum (Escudero Private Museum)
San Pablo City, Laguna

Cavite Museums

Aguinaldo Trial House
Maragondon, Cavite
The house in Maragondon, Cavite, where a military court tried Katipunan founder Andres Bonifacio and his brother Procopio, has been turned into a museum commemorating a significant, if dark, episode in our history. Its centerpiece is a life-size diorama recreating the trial scene.
Open: Tuesday to Saturday at 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.*

Museo dela Salle
Dasmarinas, Cavite

Philippine Navy Museum
Fort San Felipe Naval Base Cavite
Cavite City

Batangas Museums

General Malvar Museum and Library
Sto. Tomas, Batangas
General Malvar is the last Filipino General to surrender to the Americans

Mabini Shrine
Tanauan, Batangas
Apolinario Mabini, "Brains of the Katipunan," was buried

Golden Sunset
Calatagan
On the resort owned by Ricky Reyes, several artifacts excavated on the place revealed

Gintong Yaman Ng Quezon Museum
Provincial Health Building, Capitol Compound, Lucena City
The museum houses a collection of the memorabilia of former president Manuel L. Quezon. A large section of the museum contains the personal belongings of the former prominent people of the province.

Palawan Museums

Palawan Puerto Princesa National Museum
showcases the history, culture, music, arts and crafts of Palawan that include artifacts from the Tabon caves.
Museum hours: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 nn, and 2:00 p.m. to 5: p.m.,
Monday to Friday except Wednesday.
Address: Old City Hall Building, Rizal Avenue, Puerto Princesa City.
How to get there: take a tricycle or multicab plying the Rizal Avenue route

Oriental Mindoro Museums

Puerto Galera National Museum Branch
Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro
Region V: Bicol Region

Camarines Norte Museums

Camarines Sur Museums

Museo de Concilliar de Naga
Naga City
pre-Hispanic burial urn at the speaks of Bicol’s Ibalon epic starring King Handiong, according to a study of a Filipino anthropologist. Dr. Zeus Salazar

Colegio De Sta. Isabel Museum
Colegio de Sta Isabel, Naga City

Albay Museums

Legaspi City Museum
Legaspi City, Albay

Daraga National Museum Branch
Daraga, Albay, Bicol, Philippines


Sorsogon Museums
Masbate Museums
Catanduanes Museums

Museums in the Visayas

Region VI: Western Visayas

Aklan Museums
Antique Museums
Capiz Museums

Museo De Sta. Monica
Panay, Capiz

Guimaras Museums
Iloilo Museums

Museo De Rosendo Mejica
251 Lopez Jaena St., Baluarte Molo
Iloilo City, Iloilo

Panay Peace Memorial Museum
Bankers Village IV, Barangay Tabuc Suba, Jaro District, Iloilo
contains reading materials about the war, photographs and video clips. It also hosts memoirs and personal letters of Japanese soldiers who died in the war


Negros Occidental Museums

Dizon–Ramos Museum
Bacolod City
Features collections of Dizon-Ramos family and glimpse of their lifestyle

Bernardino Jalandoni House Museum
Silay
Remarks: stradivarius violin, oldest books, century-old-pieces of furniture, wooden refrigerator, visual art collection, and hacienderos’ kitchen wares.

Hofileña Heritage House, Silay
Remarks: with National Historical Institute marker, has priceless art collections, printmaking workshop and family story

Museo Pambata
Sagay, Negros

Negros Museum
Bacolod City, Negros Occidental
Old Agricultural Building along Gatuslao Street,

Region VII: Central Visayas

Cebu Museums

Cebu Provincial Museum

The Museo Sugbo
Address: old Cebu provincial jail, M.J. Cuenco Avenue, Cebu City
Remarks: has four galleries detailing Cebu’s past. Six more galleries are set to be opened in the future, two of these will house the National Historical Institute’s Museum of Philippine Political History while three others will showcase the artifacts of Cebu’s pre-colonial past, together with an art gallery to be installed by the National Museum

Cathedral Museum, Cebu City

Fort San Pedro
Cebu City

Casa Gorordo

Sandiego-Yap House

Carcar Museum
Carcar, Cebu
Location: between Carcar Church and and City Hall building

Bohol Museums

Negros Oriental Museums

Silliman University Anthropology Museum
Silliman University, Dumaguete City


Siquijor Museums



Region 8: Eastern Visayas

Biliran Museums
Northern Leyte Museums Southern Leyte Museums
Northern Samar Museums
Eastern Samar Museums
Western Samar Museums

Museums in Mindanao:

Region 9:

Zamboanga City Museums
Zamboanga del Norte Museums
Zamboanga del Sur Museums
Zamboanga Sibugay

Region X: Northern Mindanao

Bukidnon Museums

Central Mindanao State University Historical Museum
Central Mindanao State University
Musuan, Bukidnon
Tel: +8822.72.2680


Cagayan de Oro City Museums
Camiguin Museums
Iligan City[2] Museums
Lanao del Norte Museums
Misamis Occidental Museums
Misamis Oriental Museums


Museum of Three Cultures
Capitol University Campus, Cagayan de Oro
showcases the history and artistry of the three major culture groups in Mindanao: the “lumad” (indigenous peoples), Moro and lowland migrants, particularly the Maranaos of Lanao (Ranaw), the Matigsalug, Higaunon and Tigwa Manobo tribes of Bukidnon, and the lowland Visayan migrants of Iligan and Cagayan de Oro cities.

Museo de Oro (Xavier University Museum)
Cagayan de Oro (CDO)

Museo de Oro has a core collection built by Fr. Francisco Demetrio, the compiler of that wonderful two-volume “Encyclopedia of Philippine Folk Beliefs and Customs.” An interesting display is an authentic menu of the French banquet of Malolos Congress

Zamboanga National Museum Branch
Fort Pilar, Zamboanga City

Region XI: Davao Region

Compostela Valley
Davao City Museums

Davao Museum
Zonta Bldg., Insular Village Phase I, Lanang
Davao City

Davao del Norte Museums
Davao del Sur Museums
Davao Oriental Museums



Region XII: SOCCSKSARGEN

Cotabato Museums
Cotabato City Museums
General Santos City Museums
Sarangani Museums
South Cotabato Museums
Sultan Kudarat Museums

Cotabato National Museum Branch
Shariff Kabunsuan Cultural Center, LTP 12 compound
Cotabato City

Region VIII: Caraga Region

Agusan del Norte Museums
Agusan del Sur Museums

Butuan City Museums

Butuan Regional Museum
Near Butuan City Hall and Balangay Hotel

Balangay Shrine
Brgy. Libertad, Butuan City
Agusan del Norte
actual balangay on display at the museum and excavation site

Balangay Shrine Museum

Dinagat Islands Museums
Surigao del Norte Museums
Surigao del Sur Museums

Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)

Basilan Museums

Lanao del Sur Museums

Mindanao State University Natural Science Museum
2nd Floor Aga Khan Museum Building
Mindanao State University, Marawi City

Maguindanao Museums

Sulu Museums

Jolo National Museum Branch
Capitol Site, Jolo Island, Sulu

Tawi-Tawi Museums

Tawi-Tawi Ethnological Museum
Sulu Collge of Technology and Oceanography
Mindanao State University, Bongao
Tawi-Tawi

Labels: Museums

Still sleepy after spending the night in Ormoc, Tutubi woke up at 5:30am, took a quick shower and breakfast and flagged a tricycle that took him to the Duptours terminal to catch the shuttle to Tacloban...

He needed to be at RTR Plaza in Tacloban by 9am to join the Icot-icot tour, but sadly, with usual planned trips, it didn't materialize. Duptours van arrived late and it was raining heavily in Tacloban thus canceled Tutubi's hope for the guided tour of Tacloban City.

But just the same, even with the rain, there's still plan B and a plan C...with a service car courtesy of a friend, plan B did materialize. He went around Tacloban City in the middle of a pouring rain with brief lull or a slight drizzle in between managed to take pictures inside the car:


Leyte Provincial Capitol, a historical neo-classical building where General MacArthur and President Osmeña announced that Tacloban was the temporary seat of the Commonwealth government.

CAP building, formerly called Price Mansion, on Justice Romualdez Street: the official residence and headquarters of General Douglas MacArthur during the liberation of the Philippines in 1944. Now owned by College Assurance Plan (CAP)

The Sto. Niño Shrine and Heritage Museum, where you can see on display the different priceless art objects said to be gifts to the former first lady Imelda Marcos during her trips abroad.

Several government buildings line Magsaysay Boulevard e.g. Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center, Bulwagan ng Katarungan and University of the Philippines in the Visayas, Tacloban campus. There's also the Family Park; statue of the Image of the Crucified Christ; statue of Maria Kannon, the Madonna of Japan that symbolizes peace at the foot of Kanhuraw Hill; the Philippine-Japan Peace Park and the Balyu-an Tower.


Sto. Niño Church on On Real Street is the the main Catholic Church in the city (there's also the Redemptorist Church nearby). Beside it is the People’s Center and Library and the Sto. Niño Shrine and Heritage Museum.

Redoña Residence on Sen. Enage Street corner T. Claudio Street, is a two-story wooden heritage house with capiz windows.

Maria Kanon Madonna of Peace Shrine, foot of Kanhuraw Hill, (madonna of japan) made from single slab of rare miyagi stone

Buddhist Temple in Anibong District, Tacloban City at the foot of a hill. A beautiful 2-storey pagoda where monks and Buddhists make their worship, prayers, and offerings.

Did you know where Tutubi went after the Tacloban City Tour eve if it's raining?

wait for the next posts :P

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Tacloban Travel Tip:

If you need a guided tour of Tacloban City that includes in their itinerary the MacArthur Landing Memorial National Park in Palo town (no mention of the Palo Cathedral) and a brief stop over at San Juanico Bridge, you may join the so called Icot-icot tour organized by the Leyte Tourism Office:

City Tour Fee (includes the ride, tour guide and the entrance fees at the Sto. Niño Shrine)
PhP100 for the morning trip
PhP150 for the afternoon trip (inclusive of entrance fee a visit to a bucolic farm resort in Babatngon, Leyte)

Where to catch it:
RTR Plaza in Tacloban City

Trip Schedule:
Daily at 9am and 2pm

They have a minimum number of persons joining for a trip to take place or if less than that, you can pay for six persons i.e. PhP900.00 and you'll have the multicab and driver/guide all for yourself for three hours.

Labels: Churches, Eastern Visayas, Leyte, Museums, Tacloban City, Temples

Right after checking in at Monte Carlo Hotel, Tutubi's other companion, Jerry, had to return to Manila and requested to proceed to Calao area and buy his return bus ticket at Victory Liner, later found out to be fully-booked, and instead bought a ticket at Baliwag Transit just across Victory Liner terminal.

Since the trio were getting hungry, Tutubi's driver asked he wanted to have an early dinner for him to rest early. Tutubi replied in the affirmative. Jerry wanted to call House 48 for their steak but Tutubi wanted something Filipino or at least taste local cuisine of Isabela. His driver suggested a bangus grill nearby where they agreed to have their dinner.

On the road going to the bangus grill, Tutubi spotted the large sign of Balay na Santiago, a museum he thought was near the City Hall, but found out is near the barangay hall of Calao West. He immediately signaled his driver to stop for him to pay a visit to the museum.


Balay na Santiago looks like a reconstruction of a bahay na bato with the facade modeled after the Aguinaldo Mansion in Kawit, Cavite.

At the museum entrance, they were told by the attendant that they're about to close since it's already 5 o'clock in the afternoon but Tutubi pleaded for him to get in telling the attendant they came from Manila and can't possibly come back the morrow. The attendant let them in and guided them to the various rooms and displays already closed with the lights off, even allowed him to photograph items on display, not so typical of other museums he's been to.


Inside the museum were pictures of Santiago City's tourist spots, old pictures of stone churches of Alicia, Tumauini and San Pablo, old furnitures redolent of a long-gone era you only find in old heritage houses, mementos from the Cordillera like their nipa huts and bulul (rice granary gods) and even giant paper mache similar to those paraded during the Higantes Festival in Angono Rizal annually on November 22 and 23.

dining room setting of an aristocratic past
reminds you of Angono's Higantes Festival, isn't it?
Bulul on display showcasing the culture of Igorots also present in Isabela

Notes:

Balay na Santiago is open from 8am to 12nn and 1:30pm to 5pm daily. Admission fee is P5 for adults and P3 for students/children.

There is the Isabela Museum and Library at the Old Capitol Building in Ilagan town and also up north is the National Museum branch in Tuguegarao with important geological and archeological findings in Cagayan Valley on display.

How to get there:
Hire a tricycle to take you to the place from the bus terminals of Victory Liner and Baliwag Transit in Calao.

Related Post:
List of Museums in the Philippines

Labels: Cagayan Valley, Isabela, Museums, Santiago City

With his limited time to explore Asia's Latin City i.e. Zamboanga City, Tutubi set out to visit interesting places the city has to offer. He was able to reach Fort Pilar by walking from Universidad de Zamboanga,past City Hall and Lantaka Hotel to the old stone fort.

the stone walls of Fort Pilar: Manila has Fort Santiago, Cebu and Iloilo both have Fort San Pedro, Cavite City has Fort San Felipe, Romblon with Fort San Andres, Zamboanga City's Fort Pilar as fortification.
inside the stone fort with the old military barracks in view. The place is now a popular events venue for weddings and other cultural occasions.
Entrance of Fort Pilar Museum with colorful sails of the famous Zamboanga vinta

The fort was built in 1635, then known as "Real Fuerza de San Jose" later renamed "Real Fuerza de Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Zaragoza", in response to raids by the Sultans of Mindanao and Jolo, and is now simply called Fort Pilar. It survived Dutch bombardment in 1646 and the British in 1798

History of Fort Pilar written on the NHI marker

Fort Pilar is now a museum (alternating as a venue for weddings, art exhibits, and other events). The museum galleries has on display of the Griffin, a ship that sank off Mindanao in the 18th century (similar to the San Diego galleon's artifacts displayed at the National Museum in Manila), and ethnographic and marine biology exhibit. (No picture taking is allowed inside like most museums' policy without a proper permit. Entrance to the museum, however, is free)

The exterior of the Fort is a shrine to the Nuestra Señora del Pilar (Our Lady of the Pillar), the patroness of Zamboanga (and also of Santa Cruz, Manila, the Diocese of Imus) with fiesta celebrated on October 12.


Image of Our Lady of the Pillar outside Fort Pilar and is a popular Catholic Pilgrimage site in Mindanao

Our Lady of the Pillar, another of the numerous titles of the Blessed Virgin Mary, according to ancient tradition, narrates that in the year 40 in Zaragoza, Spain, Mary appeared to James the Greater on the Ebro River while St. James the Great was preaching. She appeared on a pillar, and the pillar is preserved and venerated within the present Basilica of Nuestra Señora Del Pilar in Zaragoza, Spain. Thus the image is called "La Virgen de Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Zaragoza (Our Lady of the Pillar of Zaragoza).

Fort Pilar Museum Entrance Fee: None

How to get there:

Fort Pilar is walking distance from Zamboanga City Hall, Rizal Park and Zamboanga University. You may hire a tricycle if you don't feel like walking.

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Visita Iglesia Rizal and Laguna

Fort El Triunfo, Ozamiz City
Fort Pilar, Zamboanga City

Labels: Museums, Pilgrimage Sites, Spanish Forts, Zamboanga City, Zamboanga Peninsula

It is a common knowledge of Filipinos that the barangay, the smallest unit of government in the Philippines was named after the balangay (or balanghai), the ancient boat their forefathers used to travel across the seas and got in touch with other Asian civilizations.

It's the thrill of actually seeing the sites where the ancient balangay specimens were excavated, rather than being a part of the exhibit of archeology at the National Museum in Manila.

True to his being a history buff, right after checking in at Dottie's Place Hotel, hurried for quick lunch of chicken inato at Lutong Bahay ni Aling Cora, finished his work errand for the day and hied off, via a jeepney, to Butuan Regional Museum near the Butuan City Hall where he saw with his own eyes the things that he's been reading all these years.

picture of balangay on the Butuan tourism brochure. Picture taking is not allowed inside the museum that Tutubi followed even if others blatantly disregarded the rule-- Tutubi is not pasaway!

The balangay is a plank-built, edge-pegged wooden boats of yore that used to sail across the seas of the Philippines that enabled Butuanons (how people living in Butuan call themselves) to reach China where official historical accounts tell of Butuan Trade Mission in the year 1001.

bas relief outside the regional museum showing the balanghai paddled by ancient mariners.

Inside Butuan Regional Museum are two sections, Archeology that showcases Butuan's archeological finds unique and rare in the Philippines including the Golden Tara of Butuan and Butuan Paleograph. There are also skulls of aristocratic people recognized by the deformities in skull shape introduced during infancy to signify aristocracy as mentioned by the museum curator.



Sample items on display are tribal costumes of the Manobo people, a replica of a laksoy (nipa palm wine) distillery and various farming and hunting implements.

photo of the golden tara on the brochure. note the wrong information printed on the brochure regarding the year of Sailendra. Sailenda (or Sailandra/Cailandra) period was also the time when the Buddhist temples of Borobudur in Indonesia were built. The golden tara is thus proof of Butuan's link with the Sri Vijaya and other Asian people. The original golden tara, sadly, is now kept at Chicago Field Museum, USA

Besides the Golden Tara, other notable exhibits in the museum are the 14-15th century Butuan silver strip (or Butuan Paleograph), and the 10th century Butuan ivory seal, boring ancient writing/scripts still undeciphered up to this day.

Two other artifacts that give clues to pre-hispanic Philippines include the 15th century Calatagan jar that's still undeciphered and the Laguna copperplate (now known as LCI for Laguna Copperplate inscription), found in Lumban, Laguna, now displayed at the National Museum in Manila, has been deciphered in 1994 by a Dutch named Antoon Postma. The LCI is a debt pardon executed in 900 AD and is the oldest surviving document in the Philippines using an ancient script (Kavi).

The following day when Tutubi's peers arrived, he again visited the Regional Museum (where the curator recognized him) and shortly after went to the Balangay Shrine in Brgy. Libertad, which is the site of the excavations of ancient balangays the oldest dated in 320 AD according to carbon dating. Some of the balangay are still in their original excavation pit drenched in water years after their found due to the perennial lack of funds.





Tutubi will again visit Butuan this year to complete his unfinished business and also slated to visit the alleged true anchorage of Ferdinand Magellan in 1521 plus the place where the first mass in the Philippines was held, reported by chronicler Pigafetta as Mazaua, long claimed to be Limasawa in Leyte, but alleged by Butuanons to be their Masao.

If you still think Philippine History began with the arrival of Ferdinand Magellan in 1521, better read again about Butuan and other documents that pushed the frontiers of history to earlier times. It is sad, however, that when civilization was blooming in these islands, the white men came and changed the course of history, a process that bore both good and bad fruits.

Butuan is a historic City that claims “In the beginning, there was no Philippines but there was BUTUAN.”

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How to get to Butuan Regional Museum:

from Montilla Avenue or Gaisano Mall, board a jeepney with signboard R-4 to take you there or flag a tricycle (minimum fare only)

The Balangay Shrine can be reached by public jeepneys with signboard Libertad followed by a tricycle ride. Taxis, though present, are rare in the city of Butuan. There's also minimal entrance fee at Butuan museum

Related Post:
List of Museums in the Philippines

Labels: Agusan Del Norte, Butuan City, Caraga, Museums, National Cultural Treasures

I have to admit to you that I didn't bring out my camera to take pictures while Ferdz was rummaging for certain DVDs in quiapo, asked for spare batteries in on Hidalgo St, paused momentarily at Plaza Lacson, formerly named Plaza Goiti. It was only Ferdz who took pictures of the "indefatigable" Arsenic long standing in that pedestrianized road.

It was only upon reaching Escolta that I took out my camera and snapped at different buildings that I later learned Ferdz liked so much and even compared them to Singapore's magnificent buildings. (We even talked about the Fullerton in Singapore that used to be their post office building but that's another story)

Continuing with our journey on foot and snapping away at every opportunity, we reached the magnificent Perez-Samanillo building, an art deco creation of Juan Luna's son Andres Luna de San Pedro. Across the edifice is the neo-classical Regina Building (shown below in monochrome plus a little noise just for fun and experimentation).

neo-classical style of Regina (I experimented with adding noise intentionally on this one)

Trudging slowly westward, we arrived at Calvo building which, unknown to many, houses the Escolta Museum (open on Sundays) with memorabilia and photographs of Escolta of old. Across this building is another art deco gem designed by Juan Nakpil in 1935-- the Capitol Theater -- with its relief carvings and again in sorry state.




relief carving on the facade of Capitol Theater

Continuing with our journey we chanced upon the Filipino-Chinese WWII War Memorial near the banks of Pasig river bearing these inscriptions: "This memorial was erected on June 12, 1995 by Confederation of Filipino Chinese veterans in remembering and honoring the anti-Japanese heroes who died in defense of our country during the Second World War in 1941 to 1945."




portrait of Ferdz: photographing the shadow of the photographer :)

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How to get to Escolta, Manila:

Commute: the eastern end of Escolta is accesible via LRT Carriedo station where you can walk and pass by Plaza Lacson (formerly Plaza Goiti), and Sta. Cruz church.

You may also take the Pasig River Ferry and alight at Escolta terminal near Jones Bridge

Commuting to Escolta is also easy from Taft Avenue, if you don't like the LRT, you may take jeepneys bound for Sta. Cruz for the eastern end via MacArthur Bridge, or those heading to Divisoria for the west end of the street via Jones Bridge

Directions by car/taxi: from Manila City Hall take Jones Bridge. Escolta is just the second street to your right after passing Jones Bridge. (Not sure but think Escolta's a one-way street). Landmarks of the place include the old Savory Restaurant.

Labels: Manila, Metro Manila, Museums, National Capital Region, Walking Tour, World War II