Blogs about: Cuidad Murada
Intramuros
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wrote 1 month ago: Intramuros, the Old Walled City of Manila, which my favorite National Artist, Nick Joaquin immortali … more →
San Mateo Flashfloods
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wrote 3 months ago: Living in San Mateo Rizal for the last five years we’ve never imagined that we’ll ever e … more →
Pan de Amerikana de Marikina
wrote 4 months ago: We’ve heard so much about the 1950’s Pandesal Pan de Amerikana’s huge chess pieces that we decided t … more →
Ilocos Earthquake Baroque
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wrote 7 months ago: The Ilocos region has an impressive collection of colonial churches. We have seen fine examples of t … more →
A Year of Incredible Hospitality, Serendipitous D-I-Y Travels, Great Stories and Cultural Awakening
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wrote 10 months ago: I’ve stepped back from blogging some months ago. However, my passion in traveling has remained s … more →
The Lost Villages of Extramuros
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wrote 1 year ago: Once upon a time, there was an Intramuros (inside the wall) and an Extramuros (outside the wall). … more →
Maynila, The Noble and Ever Loyal City
wrote 1 year ago: Sixteenth-century Manila could have evolved from a vision of a homesick traveler. On June 24, 1572, … more →
Erratum
wrote 1 year ago: The article posted last May 12, 2008 which I inadvertently referred to as The Kingdom of Sapa and … more →
The Grand Marian Procession of Intramuros
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wrote 1 year ago: (Photos taken during the last Grand Marian Procession in Intramuros. December 2, 2007) … more →
The Augustinians, Franciscans, Jesuits, Dominicans and Recollects
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wrote 1 year ago: The statues at the rear of the old San Ignacio Church ruins in Intramuros represent the first five r … more →
The Fortress of Empire: Fort Santiago
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wrote 1 year ago: The old fortress of the Spanish Empire, Fort Santiago was named after Santiago Matamoro (St. James S … more →
Assassination of General Bustamante
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wrote 1 year ago: History can attest to the potent influence of the Catholic Church in Philippine society. The Catho … more →
The Legend of the Twisted Sword
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wrote 1 year ago: Colegio de Santa Rosa is one of the two remaining original schools in Intramuros (Colegio de San Jua … more →
The Lady in Blue Sash and the Cradle of Basketball in the Philippines
wrote 1 year ago: My parents’ house in Quezon City has a beautiful grotto surrounded by a lush tropical-themed g … more →
The Story of a Well-Traveled Statue
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wrote 1 year ago: Standing majestically along Magallanes Drive in Intramuros, in front of the gate that bears its na … more →
Calle Muralla
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wrote 1 year ago: Muralla Street is a perimeter road located south of Intramuros. It runs along from Baluarte de San D … more →
The Power of the Cross and the Might of Sword
wrote 1 year ago: Divided among themselves into small political groups called barangays, the inhabitants of the new Sp … more →
The Fr. Sepulveda Murder Case
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wrote 1 year ago: The best time to visit the San Agustin Church and Museum is when there are no other tourists aroun … more →
A Walk from Postigo to Sampalucan
wrote 1 year ago: Walking southeast from Plaza Roma passing via the left wing of the Palacio del Gobernador is Pos … more →
