St. Anthony Church - Macau

This church was first made of bamboo and wood before 1560, this is one of the oldest churches in Macao. The church was reconstructed in stone in 1638 and rebuilt in 1810 and 1875, while the present appearance and scale of the church dates back to 1930.

The Cathedral Church of Macau

Do not confuse the Macau Cathedral with the Ruins of St. Paul's Cathedral, which is now only a standing facade. The Macau Cathedral has been a church since 1576. The original church was rebuilt in 1850 to a much larger size. A typhoon severely damaged that church in the 1870s. It was finally rebuilt in 1937 in concrete, in the form which remains today. Adjacent to the Cathedral is the Bishop's Palace with a small museum and across from the church is a pleasant square with a fountain, large cross and many benches.

St. Dominic Church

In Macau

The St. Dominic's Church located near Leal Senado is a Catholic church. The church was built in 1587 by three Spanish Dominican priests, and it was where the first Portuguese newspaper, “A Abelha da China” (The China Bee), was published in 1822. The church is now part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Holy Week Procession

In Maragondon, Cavite

Holy Week is a significant religious festival in the Philippines. Holy Week is known as “Semana Santa” (the original Spanish name), or by its Filipino name “Mahál na Araw”. Many communities observe procession of the Passion of Christ which is held during the evening of Good Friday in Maragondon, Cavite.

Have you experienced joining a procession in the Philippines? Everybody should at least try it once in their lifetime. It is said that you are also in one with the Passion and Death of Christ. See the rest of the blog...

Ancestral House of Emiliano Riego De Dios

In Maragondon, Cavite

Emiliano Riego de Dios (September 7, 1864 - February 14, 1926) born in Maragondon, Cavite, was a revolutionary leader and the secretary-general of the “Asociacion de los Veteranos de la Revolucion”. He is also a member leader of the “Katipunan” established by Andress Bonifacio.

Nuestra Senora De La Asuncion Parish

In Maragondon, Cavite

The Nuestra Senora De La Asuncion Parish (or Our Lady of the Assumption Parish) is one of the oldest churches in the Philippines and was erected by the Jesuit friars in the year 1618 and was made a parochial church in 1627. It was declared a national heritage by the national museum in July 31, 2001

Visita Iglesia 2012

In Hong Kong and Macau

Because of our busy and hectic schedule during the Holy Week, my wife and I have not visited 7 churches as part of our devotion and heritage. We were supposed to visit the churches of Cavite province from Bacoor all the way to Maragondon, Cavite. But everything was too tight for our schedule so we decided to have the Visita Iglesia some other time.

And when we travelled to Hong Kong and Macau on the last week of April, we decided to make this our Visita Iglesia for 2012.

1)      Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception – Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong

Website: http://cathedral.catholic.org.hk/index.php?id=4

Bonifacio Trial House

In Maragondon, Cavite

This is the place where Andres Bonifacio, founder of the Katipunan, was on trial before he was executed at Mt. Buntis.

The Quezon Memorial Circle

In Quezon City

The Quezon Memorial Circle is a national park and shrine. This is where the remains of Manuel L. Quezon, the second President of the Philippines, and his wife, First Lady Aurora Quezon are located.

Hanoi

In Vietnam

Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam and the country's second largest city.

My wife and I went to several places in Hanoi like Temple of Literature, Turtle tower, St. Joseph Cathedral, Puppet Theater and many more…

At the Confucius Temple – “Temple of Literature”

Oslob Cebu Tourist Spots

Oslob is a 4th class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 22,732 people.

Here is the list of tourist spots in the municipality of Oslob

Apolinario Mabini’s House Replica

This is the house replica of Apolinario Mabini, a Philippine hero often referred to as "the Sublime Paralytic", and as "the Brains of the Revolution."  This replica is located inside the Mabini Shine, the birthplace of Mabini. Mabini was born on July 23, 1864 in Barangay Talaga in Tanauan City, Batangas. He was the second of eight children of Dionisia Maranan, a vendor in the Tanauan market, and Inocencio Mabini, an unlettered peasant.

The Mabini Shrine - Memorabilia

Apolinario Mabini is a nationalist, hero, writer, political philosopher, revolutionary and a teacher. Mabini was born on July 23, 1864 in Barangay Talaga in Tanauan, Batangas. He was the second of eight children of Dionisia Maranan, a vendor in the Tanauan market, and Inocencio Mabini, an unlettered peasant. He came from a poor family.

He joined the revolution and became the Filipino political philosopher and revolutionary who wrote a constitutional plan for the first Philippine republic of 1899-1901, and served as its first prime minister in 1899. He also became Emiliio Aguinaldo’s (first Philippine President) main consultant.

On January 1896, he was paralyzed because of Pollio. Then he was imprisoned by Spaniards on October 1896 and by Americans on 1899. He was then exiled in Guam on January 15, 1901 and returned to Philippines on February 26, 1903. He died in Manila on May 13, 1903.

The Mabini Shine is located along Talisay-Tanauan road at Barangay Talaga, Tanauan Batangas. Apolinario Mabini, one of the Philippine heroes of the revolution, often referred to as "the Sublime Paralytic", and as "the Brains of the Revolution."

Merlion Singapore

In this picture is the two-metre-tall cub statue standing behind the original Merlion statue.

St. John Cathedral

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

St John's Cathedral is a whitewashed cathedral with twin spires, located at the center of Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of Malaysia. It is a Roman Catholic Church and is aligned to the Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur. It was originally opened in 1883, making it one of Kuala Lumpur's oldest buildings. January 8th is the anniversary of its dedication.

 

Minor Basilica of Immaculate Conception - Batangas City

This Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Conception is located in the heart of Batangas City, the provincial capital of the Province of Batangas

Church History

·         On 1581, the original church was built by Father Diego Mojica an Agustinian Friar and pastor of Calapan
·        The church was offered to the Immaculate Conception
·         The foundation of the second church was positioned in the year 1601
·         Church construction from 1682 to 1721
·         In 1693, a convent was added, along with some artillery to ward-off pirates.
·         And then the 2nd church was torn down after 179 years.
·         In 1851, Fr. Pedro Cuesta had the current church constructed.
·         It was blessed on February 2, 1857
·         Established as a Minor Basilica on February 13, 1948.

Jose P. Laurel Birthplace

Tanauan, Batangas

José Paciano Laurel y García (March 9, 1891 – November 6, 1959) was the president of the Republic of the Philippines, a Japanese-sponsored administration during World War II, from 1943 to 1945. He was the 3^rd President of the Philippines and President of the Second Republic.

JP Laurel was born on this house in the town of Tanauan, Batangas. His parents were Sotero Laurel, Sr. and Jacoba García. His father had been an official in the revolutionary government of Emilio Aguinaldo and a signatory to the 1898 Malolos Constitution.

Laurel received his law degree from the University of the Philippines College of Law in 1915, where he studied under Dean George A. Malcolm, whom he would later succeed on the Supreme Court. He then obtained a Master of Laws degree from University of Santo Tomas in 1919. Laurel then attended Yale Law School, where he obtained a Doctorate of Law.

Jakarta National Museum

This is the national museum of Jakarta located in front of the National Monument.

Jakarta Cathedral

Jakarta Cathedral (Indonesian: Gereja Katedral Jakarta) is a Roman Catholic Cathedral in Jakarta, Indonesia, which is also the seat of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Jakarta.

Its official name is “Gereja Santa Maria Pelindung Diangkat Ke Surga” which means “The Church of Our Lady of Assumption”.

This cathedral was consecrated in 1901 and built in the neo-gothic style. The Jakarta Cathedral is located in Central Jakarta near Merdeka Square and Merdeka Palace, it is stood right in the front of Istiqlal Mosque

Kecak and Fire Dance

Shown in Uluwatu, Bali Indonesia, Kecak is a Balinese dance which is accompanied by a choir of seventy men and has its origin in an old ritual dance called the “Sanghyang” dance.

In this dance, a person in a state of trance communicates with the deities or ancestors. Using the dancers as a medium, the deities convey their wish in the 1930’s to include the old Indian epic Ramayana into dance.

This is the epic tale of “Rama at Sita”.