Revealing the History and Heritage of the Philippines: One Post at a Time
This is the third part of the Evolution of the Filipino ancestral house series. This third part will cover the very late Spanish period and the early period American era architecture in this part we will see the development of the Bahay na Bato into the Bahay Amerikano the stylized…
The Sugar industry of Talisay is rich in History and is an integral part of the history of Talisay, Cebu, it was one of the driving factors in the growth of the town. The families of Cabusas, Garces, Lastimosa ,Kong, Belleza and many others became prominent and wealthy. The summarized…
This video made by me shows 4 ancestral houses in Talisay,Cebu. The first is the Jereza House built in the 1950s, owned by the Jereza family who are the owners of USPF. The second house is the oldest house in Talisay the Mandeng Omen house it was built in 1929.…
The Tiago house Is a ancestral house in Barangay Tabunok. It was owned by the chiropractor known as Noy Tiago, he was a famous chiropractor among Talisaynons in the 1960s and 1970s. The house is in a S shape with large wood sliding windows and white curtains, below the windows…
This is the second Part of this four part series on the Evolution of the Filipino ancestral house in the Philippines. In this second part we will see the development of the Spanish era Ancestral house as it develops from its most basic form as seen in the first part…
The Filipino ancestral house is one of the most important parts of the Culture and history of the nation. Many of our Philippine heroes and idols were born and lived in these houses, and their history can be seen in where and what they grew up in. Unfortunately some people…
The Ancestral House of the Vicenta family is one of the last Ancestral houses in Barangay Tangke,Talisay. According to the current owner Stefa Cabanes the house was built before she was born, and considering that she was born in 1957 the house was most likely built in 1953-1955. The house…
The sugar industry of Talisay is one of the most important Economics drivers for the Community in the past and even today. The title of Sugar Central was given to Barangay Mohon in Talisay in 1922 to recognize the massive sugar mill that existed there. The Spanish Sugar mill “Maquina…
Talisay today unfortunately is sometimes associated with crime and drugs and that has been the case for many years but in the 1980s the crime reached a head and from this environment of crime and drugs a gang was formed. The Talisay of the 1980s was characterized by a boom…
Today The city of Talisay Cebu is well known for its Lechon Festival and the Lechon itself which is Roasted Pig, But long ago Talisay was known as the Sugar Central of the south, out producing many municipalities in Cebu and having one of the largest Sugar Mills in the…
