The San Sebastian Cathedral Centennial Belfry in Bacolod City was constructed by the Sugarlandia Lions Club of Bacolod. The bell was mounted on the cathedral towers in the year 1879 and due to storms and fires the bell was lowered down during the towers reconstruction in the year 1969. In 1976 the centuries old bells [...]
When I went to Vigan in Ilocos Sur, I was really amazed for the city is really rich in history. Aside from there UNESCO heritage site, the Crisologo St, one most also visit one of the oldest churches in Ilocos region – St. Paul Metropolitan Cathedral or popularly known as Vigan Cathedral, located in front [...]
St. Augustine Parish Church or popularly known as the Bantay Church and Belltower is a must see when one is in Vigan. Yes, even though the church is not part of Vigan, as Bantay is in a different town, it has been synonymous to Vigan for it’s the first landmark one can see before [...]
Last when we visited Vigan, Ilocos Sur, we see to it that we included Santa Maria Church in our itinerary as one of the off-the-beaten path, since it is just 30 minutes drive from Vigan proper.
The Baroque Church of Santa Maria in Ilocos Sur was built by the Augustinian Friars during the Spanish times. The [...]
Last when we had a tour of Vigan we decided to visit San Augustin Church, more popularly known as Paoay Church, as one of our off-the-beaten path. And it was such an amazing experience to visit the UNESCO World Heritage site for it has a lot of stories to tell.
Valladolid, Negros Occidental was the 3rd stop on our tour of South Negros. Valladolid is a 4th class municipality of the province, according to the 2000 Census of NSO.
The Municipality of Valladolid is known as the “Fruit Basket” of Negros because of its huge production of fruits. Aside from that, the town is known for [...]
Last month I went on a tour of South Negros with my cousin and nieces to discover the hidden gem of the south. Our first stop was Kabankalan City for their 2009 Sinulog Festival. Then our next stop was the municipality of Hinigaran, Negros.
Hinigaran is a 1st class municipality who is known for [...]
Tourist my flock Bacolod for the highlights of the Masskara Festival this weekend but aside from that Bacolod has many interestinf places to offer than just the festival. So let me help you discover Bacolod and the neighbouring Cities for there are more to it than just Inasal, Piaya, sugar and smiles. Here’s a list [...]
San Guillermo Church, more popularly known as the Half-buried church of Bacolor.
BACOLOR CHURCH was named after the town’s Patron Saint, San Guillermo. The Church was originally constructed by the Augustinian Friars in 1576 – also the town’s founding – with Fr. Diego De Ochoa, OSA, as the town’s first parish priest having been installed as [...]
