14 February, 2020

Hundred Islands National Park

Hundred Islands National Park postcard

Hundred Islands National Park
Photo by: Robert Hobel
(From the book The Philippines)


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Hundred Islands National Park postcard


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Serial Number: V-80255


PARK DETAILS:
Only three of them have been developed for tourism: Governor Island, Quezon Island, and Children's Island.
Area: 1,844 ha (7.12 sq mi)
Total islands: 123–124
Location: Alaminos, Pangasinan, Philippines


DECLARATION/CLASSIFICATION:
Hundred Islands National Parks (January 18, 1941, Proclamation No. 667, s. 1941)
Protected Area (June 22, 1962, Republic Act No. 3655)
National Geological Monument, National Committee on Geological Sciences (NCGS)

13 February, 2020

Fort San Pedro

Fort San Pedro postcard

Entrance of Fort San Pedro
Photo by: Robert Hobel
(from the book The Philippines)


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FORT DETAILS:
The gate of the fort bears the date 1738 together with the arms of Castile and Leon.
Official Filipino Name: Kuta ng San Pedro
Type: Bastioned fort
Architectural style: Italian-Spanish school of fortification
Constructed: Started in 1565
Location: Barangay San Roque, Cebu City, Philippines


DECLARATION/CLASSIFICATION:
Tangible Immovable Cultural Property
Marked Structure (Unveiled: 1939), National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP)
Registered Property, Cebu City

12 February, 2020

Philippine High School for the Arts

Philippine High School for the Arts postcard
Philippine High School for the Arts
National Arts Center of the Philippines complex


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Philippine High School for the Arts postcard


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Serial Number: V-79213



SCHOOL DETAILS:
"..a building dominated by a huge, truncated, pyramidal, tiled roof supported at the four corners by eight triangular buttresses." (Arkitekturang Pilipino, Gerard Lico, p. 470)
Official Filipino Name: Pambansang Sentro ng mga Sining ng Pilipinas
Type: Public arts high school
Architectural Style: Contemporary (Uses bahay kubo as a sub influence)
Architect: Leandro V. Locsin
Established: June 11, 1977 (by virtue of Presidential Decree 1287)
Location: Mount Makiling, Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines


DECLARATION/CLASSIFICATION:
Tangible Immovable Cultural Property
Work of National Artist for Architecture Leandro V. Locsin
Registered Property, Municipality of Los Baños, Laguna

11 February, 2020

Sayaw ed Tapew na Bangko

Sayaw ed Tapew na Bangko postcard










Sayaw ed Tapew na Bangko 



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DANCE DETAILS:
Official Filipino Name: Sayaw sa Bangko
Type: Folk dance
Origin: Pangasinan

Performers dance on top of a narrow bench that is normally six inches wide, inching and hopping from one end to another. It is performed by a couple who shows skill in staying up the bench as they exchange places by moving their way around or the girl thrown in the air while the boy moves to the other end.

10 February, 2020

Philippine Military Academy

Philippine Military Academy postcard

Melchor Hall (Main Building)
Philippine Military Academy (PMA)


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Philippine Military Academy postcard


Publisher: Kruger
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Cost: Php 35
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Serial Number: C-023



SCHOOL DETAILS:
Official Filipino Name: Paaralang Militar ng Pilipinas
Type: Military academy
Motto: Courage, Integrity, Loyalty
Established: October 25, 1898 (as Academia Militar de Malolos)
Location: Fort General Gregorio del Pilar, Baguio City, Philippines


DECLARATION/CLASSIFICATION:
Tangible Immovable Cultural Property
Marked Structure (Unveiled: May 21, 2019), National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP)