Located just across the astonishing and historic San Sebastian Cathedral is the Bacolod City Plaza. It is a 2 hectare land, probably one of the less maintained but cleanest and most peaceful plaza in the Philippines. Adults and children alike recreates in this large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property. Passersby, cheesy dating lovers, strollers and vendors are the people you often see inside the Bacolod Public Plaza. Although the Public Plaza is considered as one the less […]
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Dizon-Ramos Museum in Bacolod
Housed in the ancestral home of Raymundo L. Dizon and Hermelinda V. Ramos, the Dizon-Ramos Museum is one of the many reasons you will visit Bacolod, Philippines. It was constructed in 1950 and shows the architecture of after-war Bacolod. The house is a blend of modern and neo-classic which makes anyone appreciate its past. The visitors get a sense of how upper-middle class lived in Bacolod in the 1950s. In 2007, the house of Ramos and Dizon was converted into a museum, thus […]
Lorcha Dock in Corregidor
Lorcha Dock is situated near Gen. Douglas MacArthur Park and often referred as The Army Dock or MacArthurâs Dock. It is in this dock where Gen. MacArthur exited from Malinta Tunnel to Australia as ordered by then US President Roosevelt. Gen. MacArthur was accompanied by US Navy Lt. Bulkely on board PT-41. They rode the PT boat for three days to reach Mindanao before boarding a plane going to Australia. Today, what was left of the old Lorcha Dock was its ruins consists […]
Gen. Douglas MacArthur Park in Corregidor
Corregidor Island is an islet located at the entrance of Manila Bay. Because of its strategic location, it has been the location in the past of large amount of ammunition magazines and coastal artillery to defend the important harbor of Manila Bay. Today, Corregidor is one of those tourists attractions in the Philippines which will help you understand what happen in the past especially during the War. One of the attractions found in the island is the Gen. Douglas MacArthur Park. It is […]
Hofileña Ancestral House
The Hofileña Ancestral House contains one of the Philippines finest and rarest art collections. Watching from outside of the house is an ordinary view but getting inside it makes one appreciates the skills of the Filipino ancestors. The ancestral home houses antiques belonging to Silayâs principal families, the Hofileña family. Among the paintings in its collection are works by Juan Luna, Jose Rizal and Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo. It was the venue of the first wood printing in Negros. The house is owned by […]