Preserving the Past, Present for the Future: The La Loma Cemetery Chapel
Amidst mausoleums and decorated resting places stands the crowning glory of “Lumang Simbahan”: the La Loma Cemetery Chapel.
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The Manila Port Terminal Building
Manila’s Port Area serves as one of the city’s sixteen districts. It is the location of the city’s South Harbor and the address of different government offices such as the Department of Public Works and Highways, the Maritime Industry Authority, the Philippine Coast Guard, Bureau of Customs, Bureau of Quarantine, and the Philippine Ports Authority…
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Saysay ng Salapi: Philippine Coins and Banknotes Throughout the Years
by Riel A. A. Diala April 12, 2022 Part III: La Republica Filipina 333 years of Spanish Colonial rule had introduced new systems of currency to the Philippines. Not only did the period see a diverse range of coins from the new world, but it also witnessed the establishment of the Manila Mint and the…
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Manila’s Real Central Square: Plaza San Lorenzo Ruiz
Stephen Pamorada April 7, 2022 Plaza San Lorenzo Ruiz is the largest public square in the district of Binondo in the City of Manila, and at 1,200 square meters, it is also among the biggest in the whole city. Being a colonial plaza, it is a National Historical Site through a National Historical Commission of…
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Saysay ng Salapi: Philippine Coins and Banknotes Throughout the Years
by Riel A. A. DialaMarch 23, 2020 Part II: The Spanish Colonial Period During the Spanish colonial period in the Philippines, the colonizers introduced a myriad of gold and silver coins that made their way to the colony through the Galleon Trade. It was also under the Captaincy General of the Philippines when the first…
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