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Philippines’ First Economic History Museum Opens in Calle Real, Iloilo
Philippines’ First Economic History Museum Opens in Calle Real, Iloilo
The Philippines’ first economic history museum has recently opened in Iloilo. The National Historical Commission of the Philippines has established the Museum of Philippine Economic History in what was once the Ynchausti Commercial House in Calle Real in Iloilo.
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Published at 2019-03-04 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Arts, Business, Culture, History, Recreation
Tags: Iloilo, Museums
Inside the Walled City of Intramuros
Inside the Walled City of Intramuros
From when the city was founded in 1571 until the end of the Spanish rule in 1898, Intramuros was Manila. The name Intramuros means “inside the wall.” For 400 years, Intramuros served as the center of the Spanish occupation, originally built to be the residence for Spanish government officials and their families. It was where the most influential and wealthy citizens of colonial Manila lived. The natives and Chinese were not allowed to live inside Intramuros, only the Spanish elite and mestizos.
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Published at 2018-08-21 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Culture, Documentary, History
Tags: Cathedral, Church, History, Intramuros, Manila, Museums, Rizal, Spanish, colonial
The New Natural History Museum of the Philippines
The New Natural History Museum of the Philippines
These are handsome representatives of the Commonwealth style ushered in by American architects Daniel Burnham and William Parsons and brought into fruition by top Filipino architects such as Juan Arellano and Antonio Toledo. Devastated by the Second World War, they were painstakingly reconstructed, and they served as government buildings in the first decades of the Third Philippine Republic.
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Published at 2018-08-21 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Culture, Fauna and flora, History, Leisure
Tags: History, Museums, National, Nature, Rizal
Pearls of the Orient Seas
Pearls of the Orient Seas
IIf it were a movie, it would be titled The Curse of the Pearly Blob, and the yarn would not have been better scripted if it were fiction. But it is not; it is real life—the stuff of legend, adventure, and song.
That is the fantastic tale of the Pearl of Lao-Tzu, one of the world’s great pearls, originally found off Palawan, and whose full, definitive story is told in thoroughly researched detail that spans over 80 years.
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Published at 2018-08-21 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Documentary, Fauna and flora
Tags: Museums, Palawan, Pearls
Travel Through Space-Time with the Mind Museum's New Space Adventure Exhibit
Travel Through Space-Time with the Mind Museum's New Space Adventure Exhibit
With the summer season in full swing and kids out for vacation, the Mind Museum is a popular destination. Located in the heart of Bonifacio Global City with world-class facilities and immersive exhibits, it's the perfect place to keep young minds and little hands active while still providing fun for parents and adult companions.
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Published at 2018-04-24 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Entertainment, Leisure, News and Events
Tags: Museums, adventure, exhibition
Tausug Textile "hangs" with Mondrian Abstraction at the Asian Art Museum
Tausug Textile "hangs" with Mondrian Abstraction at the Asian Art Museum
In an historic faceoff, a Tausug headcloth dialogues with a Mondrian abstraction at the Asian Art Museum’s “GORGEOUS” show. The exhibition showcasing exceptional artworks from the collections of Asian Art Museum and SFMOMA, challenges preconceptions of what constitutes “gorgeous.”
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Published at 2018-03-17 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Arts, Stories
Tags: Museums, Tausug, Textile, art
Museo Orlina, A Glass Act
Museo Orlina, A Glass Act
Tagaytay remains my all-time favorite travel destination in the Philippines. Nothing beats it for a quick getaway from Metro Manila to escape smog and gridlock. The scenic drive along Tagaytay ridge for that breathtaking view – Taal lake with the volcano crater at its core – never gets old. The higher elevation’s exhilarating breeze cooled us during our trip even if it was a hot summer day.
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Published at 2018-03-15 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Arts, Documentary
Tags: Museums, Tagaytay