Banaue Rice Terraces

Banaue Rice Terraces

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Publisher: Kruger
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DETAILS:
Occasionally called the "Eighth Wonder of the World"
Official Filipino Name: Mga Pay-yo ng Ifugao
Location: Banaue, Ifugao, Philippines
(approximately 1,500 m or 4,900 ft above sea level)


The building of the rice terraces (most likely done by hand) entails constructing retaining walls with stones and rammed earth which are designed to draw water from a main irrigation canal above the terrace clusters.

The best time for a visit is between February and March when the cleaning and planting time occurs and between June and July when the harvest occurs.


DECLARATION/CLASSIFICATION:
Tangible Immovable Cultural Property
Marked Structure (Unveiled: 1940), National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) 
National Cultural Treasure: Ifugao Rice Terraces of Banaue (August 1, 1973, by Presidential Decree No. 260)

Moriones Festival

Moriones Festival

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FESTIVAL DETAILS:
Highlight: Via Crucis. A re-enactment of the suffering of Christ on his way to the Calvary where participants inflict suffering upon themselves by whipping their backs, carrying a wooden cross, and sometimes even crucifixion.
Etymology: Came from the word "Morion", meaning a mask that were used by Roman soldiers to conceal their identities.
When: Holy Monday until Easter Sunday (Holy Week)
Where: Marinduque


Moriones Festival re-enacts the story of Saint Longinus, a Roman centurion who was blind in one eye and pierced the side of Jesus on the cross. The participants use morion masks and helmets, colorful Roman costumes, and brightly colored tunics to depict the Roman soldiers and Syrian mercenaries within the story of the Passion of the Christ.

Mayon Volcano

Mayon Volcano 

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VOLCANO DETAILS:
Renowned for its "perfect cone" because of its symmetric conical shape.
Official Filipino Name: Liwasang Pangkalikasan ng Bulkang Mayon
Etymology: Named after the legendary princess-heroine Daragang Magayon (Beautiful Lady)
Type: Active Stratovolcano
Elevation: 2,463 m (8,081 ft)
First ascent: Scotsmen Paton & Stewart (1858)
Location: Albay (Bicol Region), Philippines



DECLARATION/CLASSIFICATION:
Tangible Immovable Cultural Property
Mayon Volcano National Park (July 20, 1938, by Proclamation no. 292)
Mayon Volcano Natural Park (November 21, 2000, by Proclamation No. 413)
Albay Biosphere Reserve (March 2016, UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves)
Tentative List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Mayon Volcano

Mayon Volcano 

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VOLCANO DETAILS:
Renowned for its "perfect cone" because of its symmetric conical shape.
Official Filipino Name: Liwasang Pangkalikasan ng Bulkang Mayon
Etymology: Named after the legendary princess-heroine Daragang Magayon (Beautiful Lady)
Type: Active Stratovolcano
Elevation: 2,463 m (8,081 ft)
First ascent: Scotsmen Paton & Stewart (1858)
Location: Albay (Bicol Region), Philippines



DECLARATION/CLASSIFICATION:
Tangible Immovable Cultural Property
Mayon Volcano National Park (July 20, 1938, by Proclamation no. 292)
Mayon Volcano Natural Park (November 21, 2000, by Proclamation No. 413)
Albay Biosphere Reserve (March 2016, UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves)
Tentative List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Aerial View, Makati Central Business District

Aerial view

Makati Central Business District

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LOCATION: Ayala Avenue, Makati City, Philippines


Shown in the postcard is the 1.9-km Ayala Avenue (probably in the 1960s) lined with high-rise office buildings such as Comtrust, Metrobank, Elizalde Building, and Rufino Building, as well as tracts of land that would be turned into more roads, commercial establishments, and condominium buildings.