tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31989517291101984852024-03-22T05:41:30.213-07:00LakbayLoydI am an odd, solo traveler who loves to wander to odd places. I get away from tourist attractions as much as I can. I take different routes and cross roads, bridges and dangerous waters others won't dare to come across.
Through my amateur lens, I love capturing amazing moments and colorful stories about the people, places, and events I've been - and my life's journeys as well. I intend to inspire and motivate people to travel from those images.LakbayLoydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14267204078906012509noreply@blogger.comBlogger132125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198951729110198485.post-12322441199680978292020-12-29T01:42:00.004-08:002020-12-29T02:00:51.952-08:00The 2020 LakbayLoyd EKSperience<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ATjk0tX_O1k/X-r4llRRxlI/AAAAAAAAGGg/qJnMFednq-UpPM9YQuRkfS23V3ixjnsUgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1366/Screen%2BShot%2B2020-12-29%2Bat%2B5.30.52%2BPM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ATjk0tX_O1k/X-r4llRRxlI/AAAAAAAAGGg/qJnMFednq-UpPM9YQuRkfS23V3ixjnsUgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Screen%2BShot%2B2020-12-29%2Bat%2B5.30.52%2BPM.png" width="320" /></a></div><p>Owning and riding around Metro Manila in my small but terribly reliable Xiaomi Pro electric scooter was the highlight of LakbayLoyd’s strange and isolating pandemic year of 2020. With travel restrictions put in place to control the further spread of the virus, I have to stay indoors and put all my leisure trips on hold. Until when, who knows?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I’ve lived my entire life without a car. I used to take the costly Grab rides going to and from work in MOA before the lockdown begun. In the absence of public transport during the ECQ, people could only resort to using their own private vehicle (which I don’t have) to buy supplies and other necessities. Some people (including myself), walk miles and miles just to get those essential goods.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So in May 1, 2020, right in the middle of the ECQ, I decided to buy my own electric kick scooter and drive around solo, allowing me to conveniently move around Metro Manila and still able to observe safety and health protocols as I didn’t want to expose myself to others.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I call my scooter EKS (short for electric kick scooter, or simply Ex, as in ex-bf, ex-lover, ex-everyone haha) and it comes handy for those many times I am in need to relieve my travel itch but didn’t want to expose myself to others. I rode to nearby parks and historical sites in Manila which I have never set foot on as my travel priorities were to go far places accessible by an airplane. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Even as Metro Manila was downgraded to general community quarantine, I still ride with my ever-reliable EKS to work, or grocery, or even to the malls. I can easily breeze through heavy traffic now that more and more people are getting out of their houses to work and allowing public transports. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">EKS is the perfect handy, inexpensive, environment-friendly, and safe pandemic ride!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TvaVbCNS1Q4/X-r5LrxPkwI/AAAAAAAAGGo/f0v3mGRW0g85uhUC-G4LsCLZrO2q9IkjwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1366/Screen%2BShot%2B2020-12-29%2Bat%2B5.30.20%2BPM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TvaVbCNS1Q4/X-r5LrxPkwI/AAAAAAAAGGo/f0v3mGRW0g85uhUC-G4LsCLZrO2q9IkjwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Screen%2BShot%2B2020-12-29%2Bat%2B5.30.20%2BPM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MVndtizK5lk/X-r5L6ACBrI/AAAAAAAAGGs/izB7fwv2YoQAYS1Iv-QdVaKlMTgOEQ7RQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1366/Screen%2BShot%2B2020-12-29%2Bat%2B5.30.26%2BPM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MVndtizK5lk/X-r5L6ACBrI/AAAAAAAAGGs/izB7fwv2YoQAYS1Iv-QdVaKlMTgOEQ7RQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Screen%2BShot%2B2020-12-29%2Bat%2B5.30.26%2BPM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8kgJOqvinA4/X-r5Lzqi5kI/AAAAAAAAGGw/083Y3VDYo2MovSXMwHpkt7hW0KgGlU3IACLcBGAsYHQ/s1366/Screen%2BShot%2B2020-12-29%2Bat%2B5.30.29%2BPM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8kgJOqvinA4/X-r5Lzqi5kI/AAAAAAAAGGw/083Y3VDYo2MovSXMwHpkt7hW0KgGlU3IACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Screen%2BShot%2B2020-12-29%2Bat%2B5.30.29%2BPM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tqqRjceU8c0/X-r5QYJoSuI/AAAAAAAAGG0/6L7nOccRMR0UcNMm7ztUQ7TCa87-XLSyACLcBGAsYHQ/s1366/Screen%2BShot%2B2020-12-29%2Bat%2B5.30.46%2BPM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tqqRjceU8c0/X-r5QYJoSuI/AAAAAAAAGG0/6L7nOccRMR0UcNMm7ztUQ7TCa87-XLSyACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Screen%2BShot%2B2020-12-29%2Bat%2B5.30.46%2BPM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-42OLiuB65AY/X-r5Qw6sQ6I/AAAAAAAAGG8/4ko00FSis0U40_YiAZPL1u5G1zgwErJswCLcBGAsYHQ/s1366/Screen%2BShot%2B2020-12-29%2Bat%2B5.30.49%2BPM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-42OLiuB65AY/X-r5Qw6sQ6I/AAAAAAAAGG8/4ko00FSis0U40_YiAZPL1u5G1zgwErJswCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Screen%2BShot%2B2020-12-29%2Bat%2B5.30.49%2BPM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fSdiGynUwzg/X-r5SMNnsKI/AAAAAAAAGHA/Bs85IPV2BdkFUtAzAYMdAXDiPSryXS_GQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1366/Screen%2BShot%2B2020-12-29%2Bat%2B5.30.57%2BPM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fSdiGynUwzg/X-r5SMNnsKI/AAAAAAAAGHA/Bs85IPV2BdkFUtAzAYMdAXDiPSryXS_GQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Screen%2BShot%2B2020-12-29%2Bat%2B5.30.57%2BPM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><p></p>LakbayLoydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14267204078906012509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198951729110198485.post-22665462232902207752018-03-31T19:44:00.001-07:002020-08-28T18:12:21.052-07:00LakbayLoyd Lighthouse Series 28: EL FARO DE CABO MELVILLE, Cape Melville, Balabac Island, Palawan<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9n1oLP7_h00/WsBDd7piSZI/AAAAAAAAEZg/lNN4ibuBnGwN1ylQPA4yqzDgWhxb1KLxwCEwYBhgL/s1600/P1660051.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="778" data-original-width="1200" height="258" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9n1oLP7_h00/WsBDd7piSZI/AAAAAAAAEZg/lNN4ibuBnGwN1ylQPA4yqzDgWhxb1KLxwCEwYBhgL/w400-h258/P1660051.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
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My search for the elusive historic Spanish colonial lighthouses in the Philippines finally came to an end as I put a mark on the last lighthouse on my list - El Faro De Cabo Melville or the Cape Melville Lighthouse. It was constructed by the Spaniards to light Balabac Strait as part of their extensive lighting plan for the archipelago. The construction began in 1818 and took 74 years to finish. It was first lit on August 30, 1892. It is conical in form rather than cylindrical, and share the same architectural design as the Cape Bojeador Lighthouse in Burgos, Ilocos Norte. The lighthouse is intact but in need of restoration.<br />
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It was a long time wish for me to visit the Cape Melville Lighthouse when I created the list in 2013. With limited information, I had to do a lot of research and preparation for that ultimate adventure down the final frontier in the Last Frontier. Cape Melville Lighthouse is located in the farthest tip of Balabac Island, the southernmost island in the province of Palawan, known as the Philippines' Last Frontier. The lighthouse is a first-order light constructed by the Spaniards to guide vessels crossing the Balabac Strait, the treacherous body of water that separates the Philippines from Malaysia.<br /><br />
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I didn't have the luck during my first visit to the island in November 2016 due to time constraints, inappropriate weather condition, and of course, the luck. It was until my second visit to the island in September 2017, almost a year after my first attempt, that I finally conquered Cape Melville.<br />
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Going to Balabac is not that simple. It will take one whole day from Puerto Princesa City if you go non-stop to get there. And the total fare is not cheap. The fares are P400 for the van going to Rio Tuba and P350 for the ferry going to Balabac.<br />
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First, you have to take the 4am van from the hotel (Lexxus, Palshutex, etc. offer passenger pickup from any hotel) or from Puerto Princesa's San Jose Terminal to Rio Tuba to ensure that you won't miss the ferry going to Balabac Poblacion. The trip to Rio Tuba usually takes 4 to 5 hours if you are taking the van. Next, take the ferry from Rio Tuba to Balabac Poblacion which leaves at 10am and takes around 4 hours. Depending on the number of passengers, the ferry leaves earlier or later as scheduled. There's only one ferry trip going in and out of Balabac Island daily and you'll have to wait for the next day to sail if you miss one.<br />
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Balabac is another off-the-beaten-track destination which is slowly getting attention from tourists. Consisting of 36 islands, mostly unexplored islands but exclusive, Balabac offers a once in a lifetime experience for those who are hungry for a 'real-out-there' travel adventure. There are tour operators offering visits to the islands, but for a cost - ranges from P4000 to P6000 depending on the size of the boat. Being solo, I opted not to go on island hopping as my primary agenda is to go to the lighthouse.<br />
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Balabac is an unperturbed town where everything is simple, completely untouched by commercialization and tourism. Do not expect any grandeur accommodation or posh restaurants as you won't find any. Electricity is not 24/7, usually available only from 2pm til 12 midnght. No internet nor mobile data but only cellular signal is available - no social media at all!<br />
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I stayed at the JD Inn - Sing and Swing Lodge during my Balabac trips. It's the only popular place to stay in town and a few minutes away from the port by walking. Depending on your budget, there are fan rooms (P500 I think) and aircon rooms for P1000 a night. They have generators and alternatively, the fan in the room will turn on when the electricity was cut and aircon shut off.<br />
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I found out that there are two options to get to the lighthouse. One is to arrange a boat to take you to Cape Melville which will cost you around 3,000 - 4,000 pesos. The other, take a habal-habal which will only cost you 1.000 to 1.500 pesos. I chose the latter.<br />
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Kuya Jo, the caretaker of Sing and Swing advised me to hire an expert driver since there is no road going to Cape Melville by any vehicle, even habal-habal. Prepare to get dirt and mud on your clothes as you will endure to bike and hike and cross carabao pools for 3 hours. True enough, I had to endure several falls in the mud before we really got close to the lighthouse.<br />
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We had to go on a short hike to the lighthouse as it was located on top of a hill in the middle of a field and through coconut grove and bushes and hedges. The 3-hour habal-habal ride was already formidable but it was a sight of relief for me to see the imposing structure even from afar. It is definitely an architectural gem.<br />
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The Cape Melville Lighthouse is no longer in service and a white aluminium prefabricated tower with modern solar-powered light was erected near the grounds of the old tower by the Philippine Coast Guard. Because the station is manned by the Philippine Navy, the original lights and lenses are still intact except for a central glass pane which was stolen by vandals. The tower still retains its original clockwork but is inoperative. It was declared as a National Historical Landmark by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines.<br />
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Getting to Cape Melville was exciting, dangerous, and breathtaking. It is the ultimate completion of a plan borne out of curiosity and impulsive decisions. But the real fulfilment comes from looking back and seeing all the people who helped you, put their trust on you, strange people you came across with, people who believed in you. people who walked with you and helped you as you struggle over every obstacle along the way, sharing the same feeling of excitement and fulfilment as you reached the destination together.<br />
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<br />LakbayLoydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14267204078906012509noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198951729110198485.post-31492229419879012942018-03-31T01:30:00.001-07:002018-03-31T01:30:57.030-07:00Fiesta Series - Kadayawan of DAVAO CITYKadayawan is a festival of thanksgiving for bountiful harvest and tribute to its colorful tribes in Exotic Mindanao. Held every third week of August in my second home Davao City, it is a week-long celebration that interfaces the three aspects; tribal, industrial and arts and entertainment. The festivities are highlighted by the floral float, street-dancing competitions and exhibits showcasing the island’s tourism products and services.<br />
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The festival derived its name from "Madayaw!", the warm and friendly greeting derived from the Dabawenyo word “dayaw” that means good. It's the Davaoenos way of welcoming with deep appreciation, just like "Mabuhay!" in Tagalog.<br />
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The first Kadayawan thanksgiving festival was held in 1986 to unite the Dabawenyos after the turbulent Martial Law years. What makes Kadayawan a unique festival is that it pays tribute to the Lumad, a collective group of indigenous people living in the city.<br />
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After more than 20 Kadayawan years, Davao City has nurtured a culture of peace in harmony with nature and with great respect to indigenous traditions. It has become the gateway to the arts and culture of Mindanao. All these are found in Kadayawan.<br />
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<br />LakbayLoydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14267204078906012509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198951729110198485.post-64630374740219743332018-03-30T18:18:00.002-07:002018-03-30T18:18:42.517-07:00Fiesta Series - Pahiyas of LUCBAN, QUEZON<br />
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The Pahiyas Festival of Lucban, Quezon holds the record for being the biggest and most colorful harvest festival in the Philippines. This tradition undoubtedly to be the most photographed of the festivals that it graced the pages of popular travel books and magazines everywhere since.<br />
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The Pahiyas Festival is celebrated in honor of San Isidro Labrador, the patron saint of farmers, peasants and laborers. Held every 15th of May, this centuries-old festival transforms the small town of Lucban from ordinary to exquisite sight. It takes a long time to prepare for the festival and a short period to celebrate. One of the much anticipated sights to see is the colorful decoration of houses made from different fruits, vegetables, and kiping, a leaf-shaped wafer created from rice paste in brilliant colors. Each household tries to outdo each other in friendly competition as they vie for honor of recognizing their creativity. The locals say, the procedure in making the kiping is a secret and only the chosen ones will be entrusted to make it.<br />
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As Pahiyas Festival visitors enjoy the displays of multicolored kiping, newly harvested fruits and vegetables, and native products that adorn houses of Lucban, Quezon, they are unaware that the tradition behind the colorful visual harvest festival is dying. Younger Lucbanin seem uninterested to continue the tradition of making kiping, the indigenous arangya (kiping chandeliers) and other homegrown products that have long been used as decorative items during the festival. Most young Lucbanin would rather spend time with their friends, surf the internet and interact through social media platforms If this continues, the tradition may soon end and the Pahiyas Festival will never be the same again.<br />
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My heartfelt appreciation to my travel buddy, the All-Time Mutya ng Lucban, Tess Nanez, for hosting my trip and for being a not-so-quiet ambassadress of the cool, clean, and quiet town of Lucban, Quezon.<br />
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<br />LakbayLoydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14267204078906012509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198951729110198485.post-19382828936524525512018-01-14T03:01:00.000-08:002018-01-14T03:07:12.509-08:00Ending The Year In ILOCANDIA (2016)New Year's Day is a very exciting and optimistic holiday for us Filipinos. Usually, it is more important to celebrate and spend the occasion in the company of family and friends during New Year's Eve than Christmas Day.<br />
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However, New Year’s Day is also a great holiday to spend alone. In 2016, I set up the plan to go to one of the popular tourist destinations in the north - ILOCOS NORTE!<br />
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Much to my amazement, I never expected to spend the holidays with much less competition - whether it's for hotel booking, tour van rental, eating out - beyond LakbayLoyd's expectation of solo traveling.<br />
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- There are less tourists. You can spend quality time doing more activities.<br />
- I can take photos of anything and anyone without interruption.<br />
- No traffic - definitely!<br />
- Some attractions accept guests without admission fee<br />
- No hagglers, barkers, drivers asking for higher fares<br />
- Sit comfortably and enjoy the view while dining without waiting for your table to be called<br />
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And I never had this much fun and enjoyment in Ilocandia ever than before!<br />
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<br />LakbayLoydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14267204078906012509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198951729110198485.post-37321688634607242532018-01-14T01:40:00.001-08:002020-08-27T04:20:47.917-07:00LakbayLoyd Lighthouse Series 27: EL FARO DE CABO SAN AGUSTIN, Lavigan, Governor Generoso, Davao Oriental<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BkuAIjRbIPU/WlsZ4FUEbwI/AAAAAAAAEPI/20fWeDHRmJs2DvQmkeY_xpD5KAa5a365wCLcBGAs/s1600/P1520152.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="802" data-original-width="1200" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BkuAIjRbIPU/WlsZ4FUEbwI/AAAAAAAAEPI/20fWeDHRmJs2DvQmkeY_xpD5KAa5a365wCLcBGAs/w400-h266/P1520152.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Mindanao is my most favorite destination and there's no doubt about it. But it became more interesting for me to explore Mindanao because of one historic lighthouse really worth visiting and documenting.<br />
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My search for historic lighthouses in the Philippines led me to conquer all of them - from the northernmost point of Luzon in Palaui Island, Sta. Ana, Cagayan (Cape Engaño Lighthouse) down to the southernmost in the southeasterly tip of the province of Davao Oriental for the Cape San Agustin Lighthouse.<div><br />
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Cape San Agustin Lighthouse is situated at Sitio Talisay, Barangay Lavigan, Municipality of Governor Generoso.<br />
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I almost thought I have visited most odd places in Mindanao but getting to Cape San Agustin was even odder, and a bit tricky. The truth, I had no idea where I'm going due to limited information about the place on the net. So, good luck to me!<br />
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From Davao City, it will take three hours to reach Gov. Generoso via L300 vans from Gaisano Mall of Davao transport terminal.<br />
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Now this is the tricky part - you won't find any signage for vans going to Gov. Generoso, instead you have to look for the van going to Sigaboy, the town's former name.<br />
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The van left the terminal at 5:00 am. The sun was up by the time we reached the Davao Oriental marker. The scenic view of Davao Gulf as the van passed the road down to Gov. Generoso kept me awake and thrilled.<br />
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Now, the next tricky part. The van ride ends in Poblacion when your reach Gov. Generoso but the lighthouse is nowhere near. To get there, you have to pass through several other south district barangays from the town center and has to hire a habal-habal (negotiate with the driver or else...) for another hour to the Cape. <br />
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Cape San Agustin (without the lighthouse) was considered a most important strategic navigational demarcation during the Spanish colonial era, more so even after the first lighthouse was built in 1938 during the Americans and Japanese in World War II where both forces had radar installations near the Cape. There are two lighthouses of different designs built to replace the older ones.<br />
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The view from the top of the cape is a stunning panoramic view of the Celebes Sea and the Gulf of Davao, reason why it is becoming more and more popular to locals and visitors recently to witness the breathtaking, almost postcard-like view of the horizon.<br />
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Down to the other side of the lighthouses, one will find the Parola Beach or also known as Pundaguitan Beach, a stunning stretch of pink sand beach facing the ravaging waves of the clear waters of Celebes Sea.<br />
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<br />LakbayLoydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14267204078906012509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198951729110198485.post-89997169643805270182017-12-24T21:48:00.002-08:002017-12-24T21:49:49.705-08:00South Cebu Series - OslobOslob is a 4th class municipality located down south of Cebu province and recently gained voluminous attention from both local and foreign tourists. Visitors have to travel for three and a half hours to reach Oslob which is 120 km away from Cebu City.<br />
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<b>What to see in Oslob?</b><br />
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Oslob is not a place just to watch or swim with the butandings or whalesharks. It has more to offer that meets the eye. Evidences of rich history, culture and heritage can be seen and explored in the Oslob Heritage Park.<br />
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The centerpiece of the Oslob Heritage Park is the Church of Immaculate Conception. The present-day church of cut coral stone had blended so well with the overall look of the park. The church building is said to have its first construction started in 1830 and finished 18 years later. The buttresses that were added were constructed between 1848 and 1850. The adjacent bell tower was built in 1858.<br />
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Part of the Oslob heritage park is the Cuartel, an unfinished building made of coral blocks resembling a Spanish-era barracks. It is said that the Cuartel was intended to be the barracks for Spanish soldiers or guardia civil. It was started about 1860 but remained unfinished at the end of Spanish occupation in 1898.<br />
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The “Baluarte” or the watchtower, which can also be found at the Heritage park of Oslob was built in 1788. Its main purpose was to provide a safe place wherein local guards could observe the surrounding area against the invasion of the Moros.<br />
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One of the nicest parts of the Heritage Park is its Baywalk. This is where visitors of Oslob and even the locals can relax and unwind especially during the late afternoon when the sun is already cooler.<br />
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<br />LakbayLoydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14267204078906012509noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198951729110198485.post-81397098770266303732017-12-24T09:11:00.004-08:002017-12-24T09:11:59.769-08:00South Cebu Series - CarcarKnown as the Heritage City of Cebu, the City of Carcar is home to various Spanish- and American-era houses and structures. Carcar bacame a component city of the province of Cebu in a referendum on July 2007. It is 42 km away from Cebu City.<br />
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One of the most famous Spanish period structures in Carcar is the Saint Catherine of Alexandria Parish Church. The Greek Orthodox style inspires the main facade of the parish church because the domes of the two bell towers are similar to the bell towers of churches of the Greek Orthodox religion.<br />
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The parish church’s ceiling has beautiful symmetrical drawings and decorations. The concrete fence surrounding the church plaza has statues of saints standing on top of each fence column.<br />
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During the American period from 1922 to 1938, the then Mayor Mariano Mercado built several notable public structures in Carcar, including the Carcar Dispensary, the Rizal Monument, and the Carcar Rotunda. All of them are still standing until now. The Carcar Dispensary is now a public museum.<br />
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Located in the Carcar Plaza is the Carcar rotunda, a gazebo-like structure with intricate designs, stairways on four sides and two statues on top of its roof.<br />
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Carcar has some fine old colonial houses that are worth looking at. This “Heritage City of Cebu” has around 50 houses built from the mid 19th century to the early 20th century. Most of them are concentrated along Santa Catalina Street and the National Highway towards the Rotunda.<br />
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The Monastery of the Holy Eucharist, popularly known as Simala Shrine or Simala Church, is a castle-like church located in Marian Hills of upper Lindogon, Simala, Sibonga, Cebu. Simala Shrine was built in 1998 by the Marian Monks from Pampanga, after the occurrence of several miraculous events, including that of Mama Mary's shedding of tears. Because of the said miracles, Simala Shrine became so popular that devotees and believers flock the shrine, hoping and believing that their prayer requests would be granted. </div>
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The shrine's castle-like and picturesque structure makes it even more popular, drawing local and foreign tourists, alike.</div>
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LakbayLoydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14267204078906012509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198951729110198485.post-34020461456337665982017-12-24T08:03:00.002-08:002017-12-24T08:03:44.451-08:00South Cebu Series - ArgaoThe town of Argao is considered as one of the oldest towns in the province of Cebu, having been founded by the Spaniards and established as a pueblo in the year 1608.<br />
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<b>What to see in Argao?</b><br />
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The church of St. Michael the Archangel in Argao was built in 1783 during the time of Fr. Francisco Espina who was the parish priest from 1782 to 1798. It bears a striking resemblance with the San Guillermo de Aquitania Church in Dalaguete.<br />
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Sporting influences of baroque and rococo, the church features a three-level facade that is divided into segments by pilasters. At the lower level is a paired pilaster each with a carved-relief of a cherub clinging to an ornamental plant on one hand while carrying another plant on the other hand.<br />
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The eastern portal that opens to the sea seems to have doubled as a watchtower since a small door beside it opens to a narrow passageway to the top. Just beside this portal is the mortuary chapel that was recently rediscovered after being hidden for years behind an out-patient department building of a nearby hospital. This contemporary structure was torn down recently thus finally exposing the stone chapel.<br />
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The entire church complex, the municipal hall and the two-level coral stone building which is now a courthouse were once enclosed by a defensive wall of stone with bastions. Parts of the wall including the three portals still exist.<br />
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Like mangoes and Danggit, Torta is one of the delicacies that the province of Cebu is proud of. It comes in a wide variety of cooking styles, sizes, tastes, and presentations, but the torta that comes from Argao is considered the original and most delicious type.<br />
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It has become famous among local and international visitors. In fact, a large, symbolic torta was constructed in front of the municipal complex to regard its popularity.<br />
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<br />LakbayLoydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14267204078906012509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198951729110198485.post-72580434479434960862017-12-24T07:03:00.001-08:002017-12-24T07:03:59.366-08:00South Cebu Series - DalagueteDalaguete is a 1st municipal income class municipality in the province of Cebu located 84 km south of Cebu city. It is bounded on the north by Argao, on the south by Alcoy, on the west by the municipalities of Badian and Alegria and on the east by the Bohol Strait.<br />
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<b>What to see in Dalaguete?</b><br />
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Dalaguete is the home of the famous Osmeña Peak considered as the highest peak in the province of Cebu at 1,072,6 MASL.<br />
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To get to the peak, one has to hike for about half an hour starting from Barangay Mantalongon, one of the highest towns in Cebu, and known as Cebu's "Summer Capital" and "Little Baguio of Cebu". It has a healthy climate, cool during November, December, January and February, and hot during the rest of the year. Also called the vegetable kingdom of Cebu, Mantalongon is trading post for vegetable dealers and townfolks and children are wearing jackets at high noon. High value crops especially vegetables and flowers are produced all year round.<br />
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Another famous tourist stopover in Dalaguete is the San Guillermo de Aquitania Church, constructed in 1802 and was completed in 1825. A rectory was later added and was completed in 1832 as indicated on the inscription on its front door. The belfry was added into the church at a later time.<br />
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<br />LakbayLoydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14267204078906012509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198951729110198485.post-15812507689696814422017-12-24T06:05:00.001-08:002017-12-24T06:05:24.005-08:00South Cebu Series - BoljoonAbout 106.2 kms south of Cebu City is the quaint and scenic 5th class municipality of Boljoon. It is two towns away from the southernmost tip of Cebu. It is bounded by the towns of Alcoy on the north, Oslob on the north, and Malabuyoc on the west. East of the town is the Bohol Strait.<br />
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<b>What to see in Boljoon?</b><br />
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The way to Boljoon offers a picturesque view of the Bohol Strait from the coastal highway that snakes around the foot of a rocky promontory signifying your entry to the town. This huge slab of geological formation is called Ili Rock and is considered as the town's most important landmark next to the Parish Complex.<br />
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Among the more prominent features of the town center include the Boljoon church, rectory, and watchtower that date back to Spanish colonial times.<br />
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The church of the Nuestra Señora del Patrocinio is the only extant fortress church in the country that still has an almost intact enclosure and is the oldest remaining original stone church in Cebu. The National Historical Institute declared it as a National Cultural Treasure in 2000.<br />
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The Dayhag Falls is one of the many natural attractions in Cebu that has remained relatively undiscovered by everyone other than the residents of the area. It is located in Sitio Ylaya, Upper Beceril in the southern town of Boljoon. Consisting of seven waterfalls roughly of the same sizes and heights, one needs to walk, climb and hike for an hour to complete the tour of the falls.<br />
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<br />LakbayLoydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14267204078906012509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198951729110198485.post-14293132160449480672017-01-14T20:30:00.001-08:002017-01-15T04:09:16.889-08:00The 2017 LakbayLoyd's Lighthouse Collection Desk CalendarLighthouses were never my fascination when I started to travel alone all over the Philippines almost 20 years ago. I just wanted to travel - period!<br />
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I never had any particular agenda for my travels before , except to go to odd, off-the-beaten-path destinations. Until I realized that there are unpopular, undocumented, unrecognized and neglected historical structures in the Philippines still existing but in miserable condition and left in oblivion. They are the century-old lighthouses which have stood proud yet lonely, sentinels which have served heroically as their flashing lights from the distance served as symbols of hope, tranquility and comfort.<br />
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I came up with a list of historic lighthouses in the Philippines in 2014 and made a commitment to visit, document, and take photos of each 27 of them. I am just missing one lighthouse as of the time of this writing, the Faro De Cabo Melville in Balabac, Palawan.<br />
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Nevertheless, I am coming out with a lighthouse collection desk calendar featuring 12 of the 27 lighthouses I visited. This is my own simple way of appreciating and respecting these magnificent structures as I share to you these images of these romantic beacons of hope captured exclusively thru LakbayLoyd lenses.<br />
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Fort Pilar was recognized a National Cultural Treasure on August 1, 1973. A 17th-century military defense fortress built by the Spanish colonial government in Zamboanga City, it was originally named as Real Fuerza de Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Zaragoza or Royal Fort of Our Lady of the Pillar of Zaragoza.<br />
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Fort Pilar is a unique structure in any aspects, being an open- air shrine without doors, right in the middle if the City. It is like a permanent invitation for all the Zamboangueños to come at any time of the day or night. There is probably not a single day or night Fort Pilar was found deserted of the locals, pilgrims and tourists.<br />
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The Marian Image honored at the Fort is a small replica of the original Nuestra Señora del Pilar in Saragossa, Spain. The Blessed Virgin is believed to have been watching the city and guarding Zamboanga against foreign invasions and natural calamities like quakes and tsunamis.<br />
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<br />LakbayLoydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14267204078906012509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198951729110198485.post-60264489546753847262016-07-26T01:10:00.000-07:002016-07-26T01:10:54.862-07:00National Cultural Treasure Series - SAN IGNACIO DE LOYOLA PARISH, Capul, Northern SamarSet in the middle of the San Bernardino Strait in Northern Samar is the island town of Capul - a small piece of enticing island rich in history and culture.<br />
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One of the evidences of the island's historic past (aside from the famous <a href="http://loydtraveltrail.blogspot.com/2015/03/lakbayloyd-lighthouse-series-22-el-faro.html">Capul Island Lighthouse</a>) is the San Ignacio De Loyola Parish, a 400-year old stone church that has been declared as a National Cultural Treasure by the National Museum of the Philippines in 2014. The church is surrounded by stone walls connoting that it was more than a house of worship, as it was also a fortress and a refuge of the Capuleños during the times of Moro raids. At present it looked like a mini-Intramuros.<br />
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Capul was originally named Abak after the name of the chieftain, the deposed King Abak of Java, Indonesia. These migrants landed and settled on the island and brought with them one of the eight rarest dialects in the country - the Inabaknon.<br />
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The island is now called Capul from the word Acapulco, a contraction of the name Acapulco in Mexico where the galleon trade with Manila flourished. During the Spanish era, it became a frequent stop-over for galleons that came in and out of the Philippines during the Acapulco Trade. The island was a safe harbor for galleon traders when strong currents prevailed.<br />
<br />LakbayLoydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14267204078906012509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198951729110198485.post-6983741476636082342016-06-26T05:33:00.002-07:002016-06-26T05:52:40.230-07:00National Cultural Treasure Series - MINOR BASILICA OF SAINT MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL, Tayabas, Quezon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Minor Basilica of St. Michael The Archangel in Tayabas, Quezon is known as the longest Spanish Colonial church with the longest aisle in the entire Philippines measuring 103 meters or 338 feet long. The church is the largest in the province of Quezon and the 2nd biggest in the Philippines, and one of the oldest religious structures. It is built in the shape of a key. Locals often refer to the church as Susi ng Tayabas or the "Key of Tayabas" because of its floor plan designed after the shape of a key. The church has earned the reputation of being one of the most beautiful churches in the country.<br />
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The Church of St. Michael The Archangel was declared by the National Historical Institute as a National Historical Landmark in 1978. The National Museum of the Philippines declared Tayabas Basilica as a National Cultural Treasure on July 31, 2001 along with 25 churches in the Philippines.<br />
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The church underwent a series of rebuilding and renovations since it was built more than 400 years ago. The Franciscan Missionaries had the first church built in 1585 using indigenous materials like bamboo, anahaw and nipa. It was rebuilt in 1590 by Saint Juan Bautista. And again rebuilt in 1600 using bricks. Ravaged by an earthquake in 1743, the church was repaired and enlarged in 1856 to include a transept and cupola. An 18th century clock that chimed every 30 minutes was installed on the side of the belfry, said to be the only one of its kind in the Philippines.<br />
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<br />LakbayLoydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14267204078906012509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198951729110198485.post-90780265673924585792016-06-13T18:26:00.000-07:002016-06-13T18:26:10.109-07:00National Cultural Treasure Series - SAN AGUSTINE OF HIPPO CHURCH, Bacong, Negros Oriental<div style="line-height: normal;">
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The Island Province of Marinduque is geographically located at the heart of the Philippines, 170 kilometers southeast of Manila between the Bondoc Peninsula at the southeastern portion of Luzon and Mindoro Island.<br />
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Marinduque extends about 137 nautical miles from Manila and about 29 nautical miles from Balanacan Port to Lucena City with 3-hour travel time by RORO ferries or 2-hour by fast craft vessel and a 45-minute travel time by airplane from Manila.<br />
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At first glance, Marinduque may seem insignificant perhaps because of its small land area. But giving it a second look, however, this small island, the heart-shaped island offers a lot of exciting characteristics that will swallow your interest.<br />
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Its six municipalities are all situated seaward, hugging portions of the coastlines to themselves, and leaving much of the interior untrammeled, a prospective site for adventure lovers. Boac, the capital, is the seat of government, business and commerce. Mogpog and Gasan are the cultural centers. Sta. Cruz for its famous caves and copper mine sites. Torrijos fine white beach and victorious battle sites. Buenavista for Mt. Malindig, the highest peak of the province and its hotsprings.<br />
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Marinduque is regarded as the country’s Lenten Capital. In the early 1960’s, the “Moriones Festival” was discovered to be the indigenous folk culture of this island province. It is a unique and animated Lenten tradition featuring masked men called “morions”, dressed in colorful costumes to the likeness of Roman soldiers and parading down the streets under the heat of the sun. This week-long observance starts on Holy Monday and culminates on Easter Sunday when the story of Longinus is re-enacted in pantomine.<br />
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The province has many natural attractions. The approach from the sea towards the port of Balanacan within the receiving town of Mogpog, bears the striking resemblance to a Norwegian fjord, with the unique juxtaposition of the islet, breakwater and cove. All around, there are numerous unexplored caves, hot springs and waterfalls. Rare underwater flora and fauna inhabit these territories making the provincial coastal areas some of the country’s premiere dive spots.<br />
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<b>Boac Cathedral</b> - One of the oldest built heritage of the province. Started construction around 1590. Built with an earthquake baroque architecture located at the top of a hill surrounded by high stone walls and bulwarks, inside the enclosed compound is the original site of the “ Ina ng Biglang –awa” shrine.<br />
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<b>Marinduque Museum</b> - National Museum –Marinduque branch displays the cultural past and arts exhibits of the province, located at the town center, housed in an old Spanish built building that used to be a children’s school, prison, courthouse, library until it was converted into a museum.<br />
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<b>Casa Real</b> - Newly built replica of the old Spanish “Casa Real” that served as the administrative center of the province built on its original location. Today is it used by the Municipal Government of Boac as a multi-purpose building.<br />
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<b>Boac Ancestral Houses</b> - A collection of more than a dozen Spanish and turn of the century ancestral houses scattered around the town center and was built by well- to- do families of Boac. The original architecture were preserved though today, it serves as mixed used facilities.<br />
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<b>Moriones</b> - The world famous Lenten tradition of Marinduque, the oldest masked ritual that is held with week long activities combined with religious processions, cenaculos, “Way of the Cross,” Marinduque products expositions, unique parades of biblically-inspired costumes and “Pugutan” the highlight of the Moriones.<br />
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<b>Bila-Bila Festiva</b>l –local term for butterflies, this street dancing competition and parade is held annualy during the town fiesta of Boac on December 8th. From five districts of the municipality, everyone will compete for the best choreography, most number of particiapants, and best dressed.<br />
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<b>Kabugsakan Falls</b> - Located at the interior part of Brgy. Tugos, accessible from the end of the barangay road with 30 minutes trek and river fording towards a forested area where the falls of around 40 feet is located. There are natural pools for swimming at its foot.<br />
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<b>Battle of Paye Site </b>- Located in Sitio Paye, Brgy. Balimbing where the first successful battle of the local Marinduque revolutionaries led by Capt. Teofilo Roque over the American volunteers on July 31, 1900. A National Historical Institute marker was placed near a portion of riverbed where the skirmish happened.<br />
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<b>Mount Malindig</b> - Straddling on the municipalities of Buenavista and Torrijos, Mt. Malindig is the highest peak of the province towering at 1,157 MASL. This dormant type of volcano located on the extreme southern portion of the heart shaped island of Marinduque, is a home of endemic flora and fauna and a favorite mountaineering destination. Rated as easy to moderate for climbing enthusiasts, it has three peaks, the north, which is the highest, the central, where the former caldera is located, and south rockies peak. The north peak is a mossy forest while the slopes grades from coconut groves, grassy to secondary forest.<br />
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<b>Malbog Sulfur Springs</b> - This natural sulfur springs is located on the edge of the Malindig volcano, a famous picnic attractions of the locals and its sulfuric waters is said to be an effective treatment for skin maladies. During the early 1900, a local Marinduque pharmacist concocted and bottled small amounts of its water and sold in Manila as medicine for stomach problems.<br />
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<b>Marinduque Hot Springs Resort </b>- A privately owned mineral hot spring resort that offers five different swimming pools and modest accommodations, parking area, camping area and cabanas just 400 meters upstream of the Malbog Sulfur Springs.<br />
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<b>Bellarocca Island Resort</b> - Located at Elephant Island on the extreme southernmost side of Marinduque. This high end resort and spa offers a nine hole golf course, all major water sports activities, a sweeping panorama of Mt. Malindig southern slopes plus the whole of Tablas Strait and Sibuyan Sea. Famous locations of honeymoons and special wedding venues.<br />
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<b>Tuba Festival </b>– a celebration that started in Brgy. Bagacay and was adapted by the town where local folks parade each group donning home-made costumes out of coconuts.<br />
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<b>Tres Reyes Islands</b> - In between the first island and the mainland, shipwrecks of Chinese merchant vessels dating back to the Sung and Ching dynasty were salvaged in the 80’s . Recovered from the wrecks were hundreds of porcelain jars, plates, skillets, etc some are now housed at the National Museum.<br />
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Gaspar island is the nearest from the mainland, it offers crushed coral white sand beaches and secluded coves. Location of archeologically important caves on its eastern rock formations. An ideal snorkeling and scuba diving area. The only island that is inhabited.<br />
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Melchor is the middle island with several areas for wall scuba diving.<br />
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Baltazar is the farthermost island where an American- built Lighthouse Guardhouse still stands. On its northeast part underwater, is a cave for advanced scuba diving that enters into a 60 feet depth entrance and exits 90 feet depth. Mantas and sharks occasionally appears on this island.<br />
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<b>Butterfly Farms </b>- Located near and on the town proper are butterfly farms that offers a glimpse of the butterfly life cycle though the live samples of butterfly larvae, pupae and full grown butterfly of several species inside big cages where live species freely flutter. Available are stuffed butterfly- based souvenir items.<br />
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<b>Gasan Nature and Butterfly Park</b> - Located on a rolling hill at the eastern edge of town, this nature park offers flower gardens, winding walkways, artificial waterfalls, picnic grove with butterfly cages maintained and managed municipal government adjacent to another municipal park.<br />
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<b>Gasang-Gasang Festival</b> - A joyous celebration faith and thanksgiving for the “newly Risen Christ” featuring street dancing competitions between 21 barangays of the municipality held annually during Easter Sunday highlighted by a final performance in front of thousand audiences for judging in one of the town’s open park.<br />
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<b>Talao Cave</b> - A maze of caverns, sinkholes, and multi-level chambers located in the interior forested part of Brgy. Tiguion. Can be accessed by travelling the barangay road and trekking uphill to the cave’s location. The Provincial Cave Assessment Team have recommended this cave as Class II or can be used for ecotourism thru trained cave guides. This cave is included in the recently held 14th PSS National Caving Congress. <br />
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<b>Luzon Datum of 1911 National Landmark</b> - This rock marker was established on 1911 by the US Coast and Geodetic Survey as the Geodetic Center of the country. A hole drilled inside an etched triangle in cubic meter of diorite rock outcrop at the top of the highest hill (272.42 MASL) in Brgy. Hinanggayon. The provincial government of Marinduque, DENR, NAMRIA developed the area and was inaugurated on its centennial year in 2011. It is located with an almost 360 wide ranging view of Tayabas Bay, Mompong Pass and Tablas Strait. Managed and maintained by the local folks as a Community-Based Eco Tourism Program.<br />
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<b>Moryonan Lenten Rites</b> - The town of Mogpog started this century old masked tradition introduced by Fr. Dionsio Santiago around 1870 in order to encourage more town folks into the Christian faith. Men and some women don wooden masks and colorful costumes resembling the Roman soldiers during the time of Christ. This tradition is highlighted by the “Pugutan” of Longino on Easter Sunday. Today Mogpog Moryons still practices the age old tradition of its ancient and original forms of sacrifice.<br />
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<b>Balanacan Cove </b>- This is one of the most ideal and secluded cove of the province that witnessed the long history of Marinduque. This location was chosen by the Spanish Admiralty as construction and repair facility of the Spanish navy. The galleon “San Juan de Bautista” and almirante “San Marcos”were made in this cove.<br />
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During the closing of WWII, on November 25, 1944, two of the four Imperial Japanese Navy warships camouflaging in the cove were sunk by the American dive bombers form the USS Intrepid and killing thousands of Japanese. Two Jap shipwrecks still lays done under 140 feet of water for advanced wreck divers to explore.<br />
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Today, Balanacan serves as the main gateway of the province both for commuter traffic and commerce. Small islets that dots the surrounding area are ideal snorkeling, scuba diving and picnic sites.<br />
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<b>Bintakay (Camarines) Cave</b> - This cave is located in the oldest limestone formation of the province, located in Brgy. Bintakay near the historic battle site of Camarines, a rocky proturberance where Filipino revolutionaries during the Spanish-Filipino war used as their last stand. This cave features wide chambers, tight squeeze passages, profusion of insect bats, and beautiful speleothems. Can be accessed by a 25 minutes uphill trek from the Barangay Hall. This cave was assessed by the PCAT as Class II and is included in the recently held 14th National Caving Congress cave destination.<br />
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<b>Paadjao Falls</b> - Located in Brgy. Bocboc, Paadjao Falls is a 100 plus feet cascading falls into a 6 feet deep natural swimming pool at its foot surrounded by tall forest trees and coco groves.. A favorite picnic area both by foreign and local tourists, it is the most accessible falls in the province.<br />
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<b>Tarug Caves</b> - Located inside the municipal forest park, Tarug Cave can be accessed via the barangay road, the caves are small and don’t have deep chambers, but it offers a 300 feet tall limestone walls going to the top excellent for rock climbers and rappelling.<br />
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<b>Kangga Festival</b> - celebrated annually in honor of the town’s patron St. Isidore de Labrador, patron of farmers where barrio folks converge at the town and parade with its own “kanga” or wooden sled pulled by a carabao and bedeck with different products from each locality. The celebration is capped by the contest of the most beautiful “kangga”, on cooking of local delicacies and the unhusking of coconuts.<br />
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<b>Sta. Cruz Church - </b>One of the two oldest churches in the province. Like Boac Cathedral, it is surrounded by high protected walls. The church main attraction is its well preserved retablo altar, its pulpit and the original ceilings.<br />
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<b>Bitik Baluarte </b>- The original structure still remains but was now converted as a barangay office. This was used as an early warning look-out point during the height of the Moro raids in Marinduque during the Spanish period.<br />
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<b>Bagumbungan Underground River Cave</b> - This cave is located at Brgys. San Isidro and Punong, with around 2km underground river of mapped and assessed areas by the PCAT (Provincial Cave Assessment Team) and is classified as Class II. The regular entrance is located at San Isidro and a through and through explorations/trekking/ fording will go out at Brgy. Punong. The Cave Guides through the Municipality of Sta. Cruz constructed a visitor center at San Isidro for briefing and setting up personal safety equipments for visitors. A profusion of fruit bats and occasional reptiles can be found inside. It features an array of large chambers, flowstones, rim dams, variety of pristine speleothems and a cascading waterfalls which is the turning point of newbie cavers. More adventurous visitors can opt to get out in Brgy. Punong. Can be accessed via the 16 km mixed combination of National road and barangay road from the town center. This is the main featured cave that was included in the 14th National Caving Congress and is now pushed as the best caving destination by the Prov. Tourism Office due to the well-organized Community-Based Tourism Program of the locals and its cave guides.<br />
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<b>Bathala Caves</b> - Located at Brgy. Ipil, Bathala cave have been a more popular cave destination in Sta. Cruz before, it features large church like interiors, archeological cave, and python cave. Though the cave is located in a titled private property, there is no organized community that caters to the basic needs of the visitors. The promotions of this cave as a current destination has been discouraged by the PCAT due none existence of a viable and working management plan. The private owners of the land are uncooperative.<br />
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<b>Kawa-kawa Falls </b>- This multi-pool water falls is located in Brgy. Bancuangan, named after some large kettle-like pools that are excellent for family picnics and refreshing dips. The falls can be accessed via less than 2 km of barangay road from the crossing of national road at Landy.<br />
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<b>Polo, Maniwaya and Mompong Islands</b> -Set on the northeastern fringes of the Municipality of Sta. Cruz lies these three major islands. Formed underwater during the late Pliestocene era were quiet marine conditions made favorable the development of massive coral beds, these terraced coral deposits lays the major composition of the three islands that now explains the long stretches of powdery white sand beaches it now possess.<br />
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<b>Polo island </b>is the nearest of the three islands that can be reached in less than 25 minutes by motorized outrigger from Buyabod Port. It has the largest wetland forest that is half of the island size. Due to its character, it harbors many different species of local and transient birds, a good number of macaque monkeys, fruit bats plus diverse selection of marshland and marine flora and fauna. The island was the site of former island prison for captured Filipino revolutionaries used by the American forces during the Fil-American War of 1900-1901.<br />
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<b>Maniwaya Island</b>-The middle of the three islands and is the most popular, offer stretches of fine white sand beaches, a 1.3 km along the southwest and 1.2 km on its northeast side. The southwest portion today is slowly being developed by locals with modest and comfortable accommodations and other watersports amenities. On the islands northeast side, is an offshore sand bar called Palad, an exciting place of unique splendor where the tidal fluctuations commands the availability to visitors. An immaculate stretch of crushed coral sands in the middle of the sea that appears only during low tides. A must-see attraction for Maniwaya visitors.<br />
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<b>Mompong Island</b>- the farthest among the three with less than an hour of boat ride from Buyabod port, offers the distinctive geological formation locally known as “Ungab”a natural land bridge curved by incessant sea wave actions on a sedimentary rock formation (Early Pliestocene dominantly marine tuffaceous clastics) on the island extreme eastern portion, while a 2.5 km white sand beach on its original state is on the north.<br />
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<b>Botilao Landscapes and Seacapes</b> - Located on the northern part of the province, the area is composed of small and medium sized islands and islets with stretches of white sand beaches and a cove surrounded by islets. Different rock formations can be observed and is one of the best area for aquasilvi culture.<br />
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<b>Carmen Eco-Adventure Park</b> - The former agriculture training center located at Tamayo is now converted in an eco-adventure park that offers two conference rooms, 100-bed capacity living quarters, dining room and kitchen plus a four air-conditioned rooms with twin beds and baths. Stands for Center for Agricultural Research Management & Enterprise Network, a 12 minutes ride from town center, one can enjoy kayaking at Isla Del Carmen inside a navigable marshland waterways for around 25 minutes, for more adventurous type, a 7.5 kilometer kayak route will bring you to Buyabod bay. A 270 hectares of protected wetlands harbors diverse flora and fauna on its northern side, bird watching and fire fly watching is one of the offered activity. Board walk inside the wetland forest gives an insight of an agglomeration of known 20 species of mangroves. Catch and weigh fishing is offered on the fresh and brackish fishponds. A coffee shop, convenience store and a butterfly museum is housed inside the Tambayan hall. A 450-meter zipline can be availed to add high adventure in the park. A monkey trail inside the Cabatuan karst forest (74 hectares) can be availed to witness occasional appearances of macaque monkeys. A new addition for a more laid back vacation are individual “bahay kubo” accomodations spread under coconut groves.<br />
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<b>Pulang Lupa Historical Park</b> - Located in high in the mountains of Pulang Lupa, this park offers a sweeping panoramic view of the eastern seaboard of Marinduque. The bloody running gun battle between the Filipino revolutionaries led by Col Maximo Abad and the American Volunteers led by Capt. Deveraux Shields resulted in one of the very few victories won by the Filipinos over the Americans, wherein they officially admitted their loss as recorded in the American War Archives. Today an obelisk, a NHI marker and a concrete retablo marks the place.<br />
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<b>Poctoy White Beach</b> - The most accessible and the only white beach area in mainland Marinduque offers a stretch of more than a kilometer of fine white to sugar brown beach for regular local and foreign visitors. The place is complimented by available modest accommodations for overnight travelers and more than a dozen native huts for rent. A good view of Mt. Malindig on the south from the beach area.<br />
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<b>Ka Amon Cave</b> - The cave is located in Brgy. Bonliw which is less than 200 meters from the national road, a Community Based Rural Tourism program maintains and handles the daily operatins of the caves. There are identified seven chambers in the cave, remnants of human skeletal remains of pre-Hispanic Filipinos can be seen near the caves entrance., immaculate flowstones abound the next chamber, fruit bats thrives in the inner most chambers. This is a cave ideal for beginners and the oldies. This cave is included in the upcoming 14th National Cave Congress.<br />
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<i><b>Beach Club Cagpo, Boutique Resort and Restaurant, </b></i>Brgy. Cagpo, Torrijos<br />
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<i><b>Vacation With A Cause Resort, </b></i>Maniwaya, Sta. Cruz<br />
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<i><b>The Boac Hotel, </b></i>Brgy. San Miguel, Boac<br />
Tel. No. (042) 332-1121 or 332-2065<br />
No. of Rooms: 19 rooms - 10 aircon, 9 ventilated with toilet and bath<br />
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<b><i>Tahanan Sa Isok (Inn Isok)</i>, </b>Brgy. Isok, Boac<br />
Tel. No. (042) 332-1231<br />
No. of Rooms: 12 rooms (all aircon with toilet and bath, hot/cold shower)<br />
Other amenities: coffee shop, restaurant, function hall, garden huts and bar<br />
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<b><i>Villa Aplaya’s Resort and Restaurant</i>, </b>Brgy. Ihatub, Boac<br />
Tel. No. (042) 332-1881 or 332-1882<br />
No. of Rooms: 10 rooms (all aircon family rooms with toilet and bath, hall, badminton court)<br />
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<i><b>3 E’s Love Bay Resort, </b></i>Brgy. Amoingon, Boac<br />
Tel. No. (042) 332-1440 or 332-1296<br />
No. of Rooms: 11 rooms (7 aircon, 4 ventilated, some with toilet and bath, some communal)<br />
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<i><b>Blue Sea Beach Resort, </b></i>Brgy. Amoingon, Boac<br />
Tel. No. (042) 332-1334<br />
No. of Rooms: 14 rooms (5 aircon, 9 ventilated with toilet and bath)<br />
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<i><b>Seaview Hotel, </b></i>Brgy. Cawit, Boac<br />
Tel. No. (042) 332-2840<br />
No. of Rooms: 10 rooms (5 aircon, 5 ventilated all with toilet and bath)<br />
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<b>Cely’s Kitchenette and lodging House, </b>Brgy. San Miguel, Poblacion, Boac<br />
Tel. No. (042) 332- 1519<br />
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From Manila, you must take a bus ride from any of the bus stations of Dela Rosa Lines, Lucena Lines, JAM Transit and JAC Liner in Buendia corner Taft Avenue in Pasay City or Cubao EDSA corner Kamias Road to Talao-talao Pier in Lucena City, Quezon Province and vise-versa.</div>
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JAC Liner has direct Marinduque trips that leaves 7:00 in the evening daily from their Kamias and Buendia Bus Terminal, for booking, schedule and reservation, call (02) 404-2073. Coordinate with their conductor for Marinduque – Manila trips.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></div>
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<u><b>Acknowledgement</b></u> : Special thanks to Mr. Joven Lilles, Provincial Tourism Officer of Marinduque, for assisting and providing me with adequate information and whereabouts for my solo travel around Marinduque. </div>
LakbayLoydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14267204078906012509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198951729110198485.post-42466269991194311542016-02-07T19:51:00.000-08:002016-02-07T20:57:18.324-08:00Flip-It Burger - A Must-Have Burger Experience in Imus, CaviteHungry? Casual dining with burger-fan friends within the neighborhood? Flip-Eat Burger is the one for you. They have the best tasting burgers in this side of town and one of the very few burger places I can highly recommend.<br />
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I have tried Flip-Eat Burgers only for a couple of times and I really enjoyed every visit. The patty is thick and 100% pure beef and was cooked perfectly! Well, finally a good burger!<br />
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So, for my 48th birthday last October 2015, I decided to celebrate the occasion with my office friends from SM and take them out here where I am sure they will enjoy and have fun with exclusivity. The staff as well as the chef/owner, Chef Patrick, were more than delighted to reserve the entire restaurant for us.<br />
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The outlet is so small that we were fortunate enough to be accommodated on a Sunday afternoon. It was a delightful birthday celebration spent terrifically with good music, some funny games and trivia quizzes, and of course, the great tasting burgers, not to mention their delectable pasta dishes. You will definitely leave the place satisfied.<br />
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To the wonderful and friendly staff - many many thanks for the little surprise and simply, providing us with great burgers and time.<br />
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Visit Flip-Eat Burger at TFM3 Commercial Center, Diversion Road Palico IV, Imus City - just accross Medical Center Imus. with contact nos. 09255941125 and 09054941126.<br />
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LakbayLoydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14267204078906012509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198951729110198485.post-52930759612057322442016-02-07T06:53:00.000-08:002016-02-07T06:53:35.114-08:00National Cultural Treasure Series - SAN ISIDRO LABRADOR PARISH CHURCH, Lazi, Siquijor - PH-07-0011-NCTThe San Isidro Labrador Parish Church (Iglesia Parroquial de San Isidro Labrador), commonly known as Lazi Church, is located in the municipality of Lazi, Siquijor.<br />
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The church is built of sea stones and wood. It belongs to the neoclassical style. It has two pulpits and has retained its original retablo and wood florings. The present stone church was built in 1884 by Filipino artisans followed by the bell tower in the following year. The construction of the convent was made with coral stones and hardwood, commenced in 1887 and completed in 1891. Both the church and the convent were done under the direction of Recollect priest Father Toribio Sánchez.<br />
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Lazi Church was declared a National Cultural Treasure by the National Museum of the Philippines in 2012. It was also declared a National Historical Landmark by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines in 1984. It is also nominated to be part of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites of the Philippines under the Baroque Churches of the Philippines (Extension) with the churches of Patrocinio de María in Boljoon, Cebu; La Inmaculada Concepción in Guiuan, Eastern Samar; San Pedro Ápostol in Loboc, Bohol and San Mattias in Tumauini, Isabela.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Source: Wikipedia</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span>LakbayLoydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14267204078906012509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198951729110198485.post-12377642111389006282016-02-07T06:22:00.000-08:002016-02-07T06:22:29.142-08:00National Cultural Treasure Series - NUESTRA SENORA DE PATROCINIO PARISH CHURCH, Boljoon, Cebu - PH-07-0010-NCTThe Church of Our Lady of Patrocinio, located in Boljoon, Cebu, was built in 1599 under the direction of the Augustinians. The jurisdiction over the church was then transferred to the Jesuits in 1737. Conceived as a fortress-church, which stands on a hill overlooking the sea, with features that provide safety for the parishioners against periodic Moro raids.<br />
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The exterior facade of the church, has a watchtower-like bell tower belongs to a chain of southern Cebuano churches and watch towers, particularly in the neighboring towns of Argao and Dalaguete. Constructed from locally quarried coral stone and topped with a roof of terra cotta tiles, the architectural volumes are simple, which contrasts with the more ornamented interior, which follows the trompe l'oeil style of Alberoni and Dibella.<br />
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The Boljoon Church is the oldest remaining original stone church in Cebu. In 1999, the National Historical Institute declared it a National Historical Landmark. The following year, the National Museum declared it as a National Cultural Treasure.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Source: WikiPilipinas</i></span><br />
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<br />LakbayLoydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14267204078906012509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198951729110198485.post-56554016673793174142016-02-07T05:49:00.002-08:002016-02-07T05:49:47.402-08:00National Cultural Treasure Series - SAN JOAQUIN PARISH CHURCH, San Joaquin, Iloilo - PH-06-0001-NCTThe Church of San Joaquin is the Roman Catholic parish church of the town of San Joaquin in Iloilo Province. Built in 1869, the church distinguishes itself from other churches in the Philippines because of its militaristic theme. Carved on a disproportionately large pediment on the facade is an intricate sculptural relief depicting the Spanish victory over Moroccan forces in the Battle of Tetuan.<br />
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The San Joaquin Church is made of limestones quarried from the mountains of Igbaras and gleaming white coral stones abundant in the shores of San Joaquin. The facade is decorated with rosettes and divided vertically by engaged columns. A plaque above the arched portal displays the Augustinian seal flanked by cherubs.<br />
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The unique features of the San Joaquin Church has received the admiration of its onlookers including the National Historical Institute, which has listed the church as a National Cultural Treasure. The declaration was made in support of the state policy to preserve and protect important cultural properties and safeguard their intrinsic value.<br />
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The church magnificently stands on a plain overlooking the sea and is located beside San Joaquin’s town plaza.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Source: exploreiloilo.com</i></span><br />
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<br />LakbayLoydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14267204078906012509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198951729110198485.post-52487724276945012082016-02-07T05:12:00.000-08:002016-02-07T05:12:05.501-08:00National Cultural Treasure Series - NUESTRA SENORA DE LA PORTERIA PARISH CHURCH, Daraga, Albay - PH-05-0002-NCTThe Church of Nuestra Señora de la Porteria (also Our Lady of the Gate Parish Church), commonly known as Daraga Church, is the crowning glory of religious architecture in the province of Albay. Nestled majestically on top of a hill above the bustling town, the Daraga Church has stood for centuries as a testament to the unwavering faith and resilience of the Bicolano. It is a cultural and architectural treasure that is a priceless part of Albayano heritage. Today, the church is one of the most visited destinations in the province of Albay.<br />
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The centuries-old church was declared a National Cultural Treasure by the National Museum by virtue of the declaration signed by National Museum Director, Corazon S. Alvina last October 29, 2007. A historical marker was unveiled on October 16, 2007.<br />
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The Daraga Church was built by Franciscan missionaries in 1773 when the present town of Daraga was but a barrio of the older town of Cagsawa. The catastrophic eruption of Mayon Volcano on February 1, 1814 destroyed Cagsawa, Budiao and three other towns and killed almost 2,000 people. Today, only the belfry of the old Cagsawa church remains as a mute testimony to Mayon’s treacherous wrath. The survivors of the 1814 eruption chose to relocate to Daraga. This was then approved by the Governor-General on October 4, 1814 and implemented on November 7,1814.<br />
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The design of the Daraga Church can be described as a blend of architectural styles: Renaissance Gothic and Mexican baroque. The result: an indigenous baroque style that distinguishes it from other colonial churches in the Philippines. The facade was carefully carved from volcanic stones. Distinct features of the Daraga Church facade include the four spiral columns with medallions at the center of each column bearing images of the four Evangelists.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Source: wowlegazpi.com</i></span><br />
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<br />LakbayLoydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14267204078906012509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198951729110198485.post-5069575308725917592016-02-07T04:37:00.002-08:002016-02-07T04:37:50.469-08:00National Cultural Treasure Series - SAN JUAN BAUTISTA PARISH CHURCH, Tabaco City, Albay - PH-05-0001-NCTThe Saint John the Baptist Parish Church (Iglesia Parroquial de San Juan Bautista), commonly known as Tabaco Church in Tabaco City is one of the most stately religious structures in the province of Albay. According to the Estado Geografico Estadistico Historico written in 1805 by Father De Huerta, the recorded history of the city began in 1587 through the missionary work of the Franciscan Fathers. A church dedicated to St. John the Baptist, the city’s patron saint, was first built in Tabaco in 1616 by Fr. Pedro De Alcareso. The construction of the present church started in 1864 and was completed in 1879. The Tabaco Church is unique among Philippine churches because the stones used to build the church bears the distinct marks of the Masons.<br />
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Tabaco Church is built from unplastered blocks of dark volcanic tuff, giving it an almost primitive look. A triangular pediment caps a single level, flanked by pointed finials. The facade is divided into vertical bays by pilasters that taper off to the pediment. Tall rectangular windows grace the bays, adjacent to the main portal. These depict religious scenes in stained glass. The main portal is arched and plain, presenting a simple wooden doorway.<br />
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A separate bell tower rises to the left of the church, and tapers widely to a domed roof. Arched windows peer out in all directions on the upper levels. Compared to the simple church, the bell tower is noticably more decorative, bedecked with balustrades at every level and featuring embossed with carvings on the walls.<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Source: National Historical Museum</span></i><br />
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