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by Jane Dacumos on July 20, 2012 Withstanding passage of time, Pasig River still draws the attention of many Filipinos. The river is sometimes called “Ilog ng mga Filipino” because of its notable sight that mark the rich anal history of the Philippines. To deepen your knowledge about the river, here are some facts about the famous Pasig River. » Read More
by Jhaypee Guia on July 20, 2012 St. Andrew's Cathedral, officially known as The Cathedral Parish of St. Andrew, is considered one of the oldest churches in the Philippines. It was established in 1580 by Spanish Augustinian friars. » Read More
by Jhaypee Guia on July 20, 2012 It covers a total area of 175 hectares along the coasts of Las Piñas and Parañaque. It consists of around 30 hectares of 8 species of mangroves and 113 hectares of mudflats. » Read More
by Jane Dacumos on July 20, 2012 Dubbed as the "Fishing Capital of the Philippines", Navotas is considered to be a very important fishing community with 70% of its population deriving their livelihood directly or indirectly from fishing and its related industries like fish trading, fish net mending, and fish producing, having marginal percentage of inter-Island fish producers. » Read More
by Jhaypee Guia on July 20, 2012 The use of solar heat for evaporating sea water and crystallizing salt from the concentrated brine has been explored and developed by the coastal dwellers of Manila Bay. » Read More
by Jhaypee Guia on July 20, 2012 The National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help, also known as the Redemptorist Church and popularly known as the Baclaran Church, is a prominent Latin-rite Roman Catholic church in the Philippines. » Read More
by Jane Dacumos on July 20, 2012 Touted as the “Fishing Capital of the Philippines,” Navotas is considered to be a very important fishing community with 70% of its population deriving their livelihood directly or indirectly from fishing and its related industries like fish trading, fish net mending, and fish processing. » Read More
by Jhaypee Guia on July 20, 2012 The Manila Film Center is a national building located at the southwest end of the Cultural Center of the Philippines complex in Pasay City, Philippines. The structure was designed by architect Froilan Hong, where its edifice is supported on more than nine hundred piles which reaches to the bedrock about 120 feet below. The Manila Film Center served as the main theater for the First Manila International Film Festival (MIFF) from the 18th to the 29th of January, 1982. The building has also been the subject of controversies due to an accident that happened during the final stages of its construction in 1981. » Read More
by Jane Dacumos on July 20, 2012 The Shrine and the Columbarium are a testament to the life and devotion of one of the most beloved saints of our time, St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus. » Read More
by Jhaypee Guia on July 20, 2012 The Tanghalang Pambansa is the flagship venue and principal office of the Center. Designed by National Artist for Architecture Leandro Locsin, its design was based and expanded on the unconstructed Philippine-American Friendship Center. The Tangahalan is a primary example of the architect’s signature style known as the floating volume, a trait that can be seen in structures indigenous to the Philippines such as the nipa hut. It houses three performing arts venues, one theater for film screenings, galleries, a museum and the center’s library and archives. Being a work of a National Artist, the brutalist structure is qualified to be an important cultural landmark as stipulated in Republic Act No. 10066. » Read More
