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Random Art

Jesus is My Captain
1997 Bojie Pangan – St. Joseph and the Child Jesus, Aurora Milestone Buildinng, Aurora Boulevard
2015 Our Lady of the MRT by Lakan Olivares
2013 Lakan Olivares – Volto Santo
1983 Agnes Arellano – Eternal Oval, Gallery of Women’s Art, Miriam College
1890 José Rizal – Prometheus Bound, Fort Santiago, Intramuros
1927 Guillermo Tolentino – Luisa Marasigan
1992 Sid Gomez Hildawa – The Xerox of Your Smile III
890-710 BC Manunggul Jar, from the National Museum collection
1963 Angelito Antonio – Dying Bird
2009 Alfredo & Isabel Aquilizan – Mabini Art Project, 100 Paintings
1964 Alan Zie Yongder – Red Dot on Mirror
1976 Ang Kuikok – Fish
1953 Hernando R. Ocampo – 53-Q (Sarimanok)
1951 Vicente Manansala – Jeepneys
1937 Fernando Amorsolo – Dalagang Bukid
1998 Julie Lluch – Nude
1996 Dina Susan Fetalvero-Roces – Wood Spirits
MC High School, Marian Figure
1952 Maryknoll College, MMJ Hall Ground Floor
1952-54 Maryknoll College Chapel

Early Travels

  • Banaue, 1995 to 2013: A Second Family in the Mountains
  • Palawan, 1998 – 2001: The Last Frontier
  • Iloilo 1993: A Missed Opportunity in an Ancient Town
  • Cagayan de Oro and Davao, 1997: Fulfilling a Promise
  • Mount Makiling 1995: Art and Music in the Bosom of Nature
  • Zamboanga City, October 1993: A City of Contrasts
  • Boracay Island, 1994: Paradise Lost
  • Angono: An Artists’ Town
  • Paete: Restoring our Heritage
  • Mount Cristobal, 1997: The Devil Mountain
  • Mount Banahaw, 1995: Into the Eye of the Storm
  • Baguio City: My Second Home
  • Washington DC, 2000: Mistaken Identity
  • The Great Luzon Earthquake: Baguio City, July 16, 1990
  • 1999: The Dumagat of Montalban and General Nakar
  • 1996: Living with the Itawes
  • Babuyan Islands, 1993
  • 1983-86 The Yellow Movement & the People Power Revolution
  • The Pangalay dance of the Sulu Archipelago
  • Sulu 1999: Memories of a Forgotten War Part 2
  • Sulu 1999: Memories of a Forgotten War Part 1

Category: Travel

Roxas District, Quezon City: The History and Symbolism of the Holy Family Parish
Architecture, Culture, Heritage, History, Religion, Tourism, Tradition, Travel

Roxas District, Quezon City: The History and Symbolism of the Holy Family Parish

The Roxas District was originally part of the 1938 Homesite program of President Manuel Luis Molina Quezón (1878-1944) to relocate … Continue reading Roxas District, Quezon City: The History and Symbolism of the Holy Family Parish

Project 4, Quezon City: The History of the Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Parish
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Project 4, Quezon City: The History of the Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Parish

During the post-war Reconstruction Era, one of the major government programs was the Homesite relocation projects for Manila residents displaced … Continue reading Project 4, Quezon City: The History of the Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Parish

Quezon City: The History and Art of the Christ the King Parish Greenmeadows
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Quezon City: The History and Art of the Christ the King Parish Greenmeadows

The Southeast district of Quezon City is known for the many affluent residential subdivisions of the city, which were established … Continue reading Quezon City: The History and Art of the Christ the King Parish Greenmeadows

Cubao, Quezon City: The History and Symbolism of the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish
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Cubao, Quezon City: The History and Symbolism of the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish

Barangay Soccoro was once the enlisted men’s residential row of the American Occupation Era military Camp William Francis Brennan Murphy, … Continue reading Cubao, Quezon City: The History and Symbolism of the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish

Cubao, Quezon City: The Legacy of the Araneta Coliseum
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Cubao, Quezon City: The Legacy of the Araneta Coliseum

When the industrialist Jesús Amado Sitchon Araneta (1907-1985), of the Negros Province Spanish-mestizo Araneta-Roxas clan, purchased 35 hectares of Cubao … Continue reading Cubao, Quezon City: The Legacy of the Araneta Coliseum

Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City: Ignatius de Loyola Cathedral and the Military Ordinariate of the Philippines
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Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City: Ignatius de Loyola Cathedral and the Military Ordinariate of the Philippines

During the American Occupation of the Philippines, the new Commonwealth Government established the Philippine Army, with Pres. Manuel Luis Molina … Continue reading Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City: Ignatius de Loyola Cathedral and the Military Ordinariate of the Philippines

Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City: Kagitingan Park and the History Trivia on the AFP
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Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City: Kagitingan Park and the History Trivia on the AFP

When the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) opened the AFP Museum and Multi-Purpose Theater within the Camp General Emilio … Continue reading Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City: Kagitingan Park and the History Trivia on the AFP

Quezon Memorial Shrine, Quezon City: The Quezon City Experience Museum and its Creative Team
Architecture, art, Culture, Environment, Government, Heritage, History, Tourism, Tradition, Travel

Quezon Memorial Shrine, Quezon City: The Quezon City Experience Museum and its Creative Team

As of the writing of this article, there are five museums within the Quezon Memorial Park, with the Museo ni … Continue reading Quezon Memorial Shrine, Quezon City: The Quezon City Experience Museum and its Creative Team

Quezon Memorial Shrine, Quezon City: The Artworks and Artists of the Quezon Heritage House
Architecture, art, Culture, Government, Heritage, History, Painting, Tourism, Tradition, Travel

Quezon Memorial Shrine, Quezon City: The Artworks and Artists of the Quezon Heritage House

When the Quezon Heritage House was transferred from New Manila to the Quezon Memorial Park in 2013, many properties of … Continue reading Quezon Memorial Shrine, Quezon City: The Artworks and Artists of the Quezon Heritage House

Quezon Memorial Shrine, Quezon City: The Quezon Heritage House
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Quezon Memorial Shrine, Quezon City: The Quezon Heritage House

Opening in 1978, the Museo ni Manuel Quezon in the first museum within the Quezon Memorial Park, however there would … Continue reading Quezon Memorial Shrine, Quezon City: The Quezon Heritage House

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