Revealing the History and Heritage of the Philippines: One Post at a Time
Located about 29 kilometers away from the hustle and bustle of the City of Cebu, San Fernando is one of the many municipalities of Cebu. Its history dates back to 1858 when the parish and municipality was formed and formalized through the issuance of a royal decree. Its name is…
A humble place to me is a place or area where either the people or something built in the area represents or is supposed to represent something grand like a cathedral or a famous person, but in their own way they make it feel smaller and more down to earth.…
The singer sewing machine company/ Singer Manufacturing was one of the most popular brands of sewing machine. Beginning business in 1861 and still serving until today. There were many models made by the company with most of them being made either in the U.S or the United Kingdom and Scotland.…
Talisay is known as the Aqua city of the south today and was once known as the vacation capital of Cebu as many prominent families once had beach houses here from the Jeresa to the Osmena and even until now the famous Maroca swimming pool. Barangay Poblacion, the site of…
Cebuanos for many years before the construction of South Road Properties or SRP in Cebu the small island which was about 800 meters from the mainland and many more remember the beaches and the fishing stations on this island. Kawit island was the name of this place and even though…
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.…
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…
