Aside from architectural evolution, Filipino values was also well-inculcated within the designs of these Spanish Colonial dwellings. Read more with this article.
Tag Archives: Heritage
Special release no. 03: Statement of the San Sebastian Basilica Foundation
The San Sebastian Basilica Foundation releases a statement in lieu of the public’s concern over a nearby condominium building. #SaveSSBasilica
Legarda Elementary School
In the district of Sampaloc in Manila, there is still a public educational edifice that has withstood the test of time – Legarda Elementary School. A couple of blocks away from España Boulevard, the lot where this school stands is bounded by S. H. Loyola St (formerly Calle Lepanto, same street with Gota de Leche), Craig, Quintos and Fajardo.
Article by Arch. Carlos Cucueco III, 20 October 2020.
Trivia no. 24: Manila’s Heritage Massacre
While the destruction of Manila’s treasures have been going on since the end of the war, these past 2 years and recent months have resulted in an alarming spate of demolitions. Renacimiento Manila, together with other heritage advocates, raises the alarm on the ongoing carnage of cultural vandalism that is the “Manila Heritage Massacre”.
Article co-written by Diego Gabriel Torres, Adam Daniel Reyes, and A.P. 18 October 2020
Trivia no. 23: Our Lady of La Naval de Manila
Our Lady of La Naval de Manila depicts the overall image of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Philippines, considering its celebration with grandeur processions, showered with shining jewelries as an honor from the devotees who continued to pray through her intercession.
Article by Adam Daniel Reyes, 11 Oct 2020
Save Manila Heritage: San Sebastian Church
Renacimiento Manila voices its utmost rage at the news of the groundbreaking on the controversial condominium project that will be built behind the iconic San Sebastian Basilica in Quiapo, Manila.
Heritage at Risk: Paco Market
Marketplaces are one of the many important establishments that support and sustain the life of a neighborhood. It is where the residents buy everyday essentials and form bonds with their neighbors as well as with their “suking tindahan” or merchants who run businesses to earn their keep. One could take for its environment as noisy and sometimes, unkempt. But behind the seeming clutter, it is abound with stories coming from all walks of life, starting from every manang and manong to their suking mamimili. Marketplaces are one of the spaces that bind the soul of a community.
Article by Jeremiah Inocencio, 16 September 2020
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