Jul 25 2008
Above: One of the side altar retablos of the church.
I found some photos of the main and side altar retablos of the Recollect church in Cebu City which was demolished in 1965 to pave way for the expansion of the Colegio de San Jose-Recoletos, now a university. Continue Reading »
Jun 27 2008
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 14 2008
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 »
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