Jun 30 2008
In Memory of the Independence Day Tree
It was still a living tree when I visited Argao on September 2007 but in my last visit yesterday, 29 June 2008, the tree was already dead. Continue Reading »
Archive for June, 2008
Jun 29 2008
Bells at the belfry of Argao Church
Visited Argao recently and with some connections at the tourism office I was able to secure permission to climb the belfry. Continue Reading »
Jun 27 2008
Another look at the old Opon Church
This is a follow-up to my previous ranting entitled “The Stupidity of Uninformed Modernization,” which tackled about the reckless moves of some priests in the 1960s resulting to the loss of some of Cebu’s beautiful stone churches. Continue Reading »
Jun 26 2008
500 years of Andres de Urdaneta
There will be an exhibition on November 2008 at the Cathedral Museum of Cebu, which will be graced by the mayor of Ordizia, Spain to commemorate the fifth centenary of Andres de Urdaneta. Moreover, a commemorative monument by Eduardo Castrillo will be unveiled. Continue Reading »
Jun 26 2008
Photo of the Day: Guardian of the Sea
Ruins of a lonely watchtower standing in time at Oslob, Cebu. Continue Reading »
Jun 19 2008
Sojourn to Dalaguete
I woke up early in the morning for a quick trip down south in Dalaguete town with a group of dedicated individuals who were members of the Cebu Archdiocesan Commission for the Cultural Heritage of the Church. Our purpose was not for sightseeing but rather to give a seminar to some parishioners of the parish of San Guillermo el Hermitano about church patrimony and the importance of heritage conservation as well. The participants would later on be installed the following week by Bishop Julito Cortes, chairman of the Catholic Bishop’s Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) Episcopal Committee for Cultural Heritage of the Church, as the pioneering members of a parish based heritage council which was organized through the efforts of the parish priest. Continue Reading »
Jun 14 2008
The stupidity of uninformed modernization
Uninformed renovators are the greatest enemies of heritage conservation. True, we modernize to keep pace with the times but not at the expense of our heritage and culture. There will always be a compromise and I believe that the past and the future will always go hand in hand together.
Here are some archival photos of two churches in Cebu that fell victim to the modernizing efforts of those who were supposed to be entrusted to take care of them. Continue Reading »
