Revealing the History and Heritage of the Philippines: One Post at a Time
Sites with historical significance
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
