Revealing the History and Heritage of the Philippines: One Post at a Time
Water is an essential resource for civilization to exist. Life cannot exist without the presence of a source of fresh water. Early civilization started out close to rivers like Mesopotamia. The Philippines with it’s abundant natural resources ranging from mineral to wildlife is a very conducive place for civilization. With…
Perched on a hill many meters above the coast. The church of Samboan is certainly a very scenic place indeed. The town is Located several kilometers after Santander and the it is first town to face the southwestern side of Cebu. The parish was Established on November 3,1784 and many…
When looking around the backroads in the town of Sibonga,Cebu I saw a peculiar structure which catches the eye of any traveler like me when visiting the town. A large house, which at first I thought was a government building or something of public use because of its size but…
In our post today we have the history of the church of Santander. At the southern tip of Cebu is the small municipality of Santander. The municipality is noted for the many beaches and beach resorts which make for a great get away from stress. Santander is a fishing town…
Sialo (now Carcar) it was later placed under the care of the Parish of Boljoon in 1690. The church, finished in 1847 after 17 years of hard work by the People of Oslob. It is under the patronage of the Immaculada Concepcion. Yoast SEO keyphrase is “Oslob Church History” add…
Watchtower or locally known as the Bantayan sa Hari of Santander. This is one of the many watchtowers built during the Spanish Colonial period. The watchtower, located several meters directly behind the Church of Santander dedicated to San Gabriel Archangel is a relic of the past once used to be…
Among the many Spanish-American era churches in Cebu, the church of the southern barangay of Nueva Caceres is an average example. The place of the modern Nueva Caceres was once called Ivisan and was once the visita of the far away Sialo or Carcar. In the year 1690 the place…
It has been many months, close to a year really ever since i have visited Dalaguete. The municipality like many others around Cebu has its own charms. Its Spanish Era church built in 1825 is the most obvious example. When you take a look around its beautifully maintained plaza your…
The Saint Michael the Archangel church’ date of construction is disputed but what is sure is that the parish was established in 1734. The present church was built by a Augustinian priest by the name of Fr. Mateo Perez, but some sources attribute the completion of the present church to…
In the sleepy Poblacion of the municipality of Sibonga, Cebu. Where ancestral houses are abundant and where century old acacia trees are shading the people in the park. The church of St Philomena and the lady our lady of the pillar stands. The church was built in the 1880s similar…
