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.…
Historical Sites
Sites with historical significance
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The Massage Master of Talisay: The Story of Noy Tiago
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…
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The Vicenta Ancestral House
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…
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History of Sugar in Talisay: Marpepe Sugar Mills
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…
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The Alega Gang of Cebu
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…
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Sugar Industry of Talisay,Cebu
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…
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Restauro Ancestral House of Talisay,Cebu
An ancestral house is a link to the past and this is no different in Talisay City, Cebu. This is where our most famous families originate from, where many of the most important events of their and our lives take place. The past doesn’t have to be unreachable sometimes we…
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The Pink House of Carcar: Mancao Ancestral House
Carcar, Cebu is known as the Heritage city of the south and that is obvious when you arrive in the town proper. From the elegant St Catherine of Alexandria church to the many heritage houses in the Poblacion Carcar deserves its title as the heritage city of the south. Many…
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Demolition of the Tenchavez House
Ancestral houses are part of the roots that bind families together. Ancestral houses are where memories and tragedies are realized and where the history of the family is realized and seen in the physical form. Ancestral houses are not only important because of their influence on the family but important…
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Demolition of the Jereza House
Ancestral houses are part of the roots that bind families together. Ancestral houses are where memories and tragedies are realized and where the history of the family is realized and seen in the physical form. Ancestral houses are not only important because of their influence on the family but important…


