Rizal Monument in Cainta, Rizal

Calapan City Plaza

Calapan City is a 3rd class city in the province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. It is the capital city of Oriental Mindoro and known as the "Gateway to the Golden Isle".

Manila Cathedral Belfry

Discover the rich Historical Heritage of the Manila Cathedral

Manila Cathedral was first built in 1581 out of nipa and bamboo. But since it was vulnerable to typhoons and fires, it was later reconstructed into a stone building in 1592. However, two earthquakes struck Manila in the year 1600 destroying the structure, so the third structure was constructed in 1614 and expanded to have three naves and seven chapels.

However, earthquakes still repeatedly hit the cathedral in 1621, 1645, 1852, 1863, and 1880. The cathedral was reduced to rubble when the Japanese bombarded Manila in 1945. During the tenure of Manila Archbishop Rufino Jiao Cardinal Santos in 1958, the cathedral was reconstructed and Pope John Paul II elevated it to the rank of minor Basilica in 1981.

Apatot Beach, San Esteban, Ilocos Sur

This cove in San Esteban is frequently visited by picnickers. During the last stage of World War II, US submarines surfaced in the area to unload arms and supplies for the USAFIP, NL.

Bigg's Diner Embarcadero de Legazpi

San Guillermo Parish in Passi City, Iloilo

Boracay Island

Passi City Hall

The City of Passi is a 3rd class city in the province of Iloilo in the Philippines.Passi is a rice and sugar-rich area and the only component city and the largest in the Province of Iloilo in terms of land area, population and income.

According to popular legend, Spanish conquistadors stumbled on a small hut by the river’s bank where an old woman was fond winnowing pounded rice. One of them asked her, “¿Cómo se llama este lugar?” not knowing the native language of course. Much to the old woman’s surprise and perhaps excitement, she replied without much ado, “Ah, pasi,” which means some of the unhusked rice on her basket held in both hands. She must have thought that they were eager to know what was in the basket and what she was doing, because she could not understand their language. From that time on, the Spanish begun to call the place Pasi at first until it later evolved into Passi. Such legends about name origins are common throughout towns and cities in the Philippines, the core plot being a Spaniard asking the non-Spanish speaking natives what the name of the place is and the latter responding in what would end up eventually as the name of the place.

Oas Church

The Oas Church in Oas, Albay was founded by Franciscan Missionaries in 1605 with Fray Marcos de Lisboa as first curate. Bigger church and convent of volcanic rocks and bricks constructed under the direction of Fray Francisco de Anunciacion O. Peñaranda in 1825. Both damaged by fire in 1866 and reconstructed by Fray Francisco de Aragones the same year. Subsequent damages by earthquake and typhoon repaired by Fray Manuel de Brihueg in 1884. Transept of the church annexed by Fray Santos Herrejon, 1873-1878. Convent remodeled by Fray Carlos Cabido, 1889; totally destroyed by typhoon, 25 December 1947. Part of church roofing damaged by same typhoon; restored by M.R.P. Luis Dimadumba, 1948.