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Aside from her significant contributions to Negrense culture and the arts, colonial homes welcome you at the city’s border with their elegant vintage architecture, making one feel as if they’ve stepped into a time machine. To date, 31 of these heritage houses have been recognized by the National Historic Institute and the National Commission for Culture and Arts as such. One of them is the house of the late renowned pianist Jose “Pitong” Ledesma.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiE7xejTbNtQXBieBTGzDa8fzv7MzQnrPDpM0bFIDABq-corTY8xDeQnPDSzXrtoz41xVqjUx9sP2e0Z_ugR_V0_uOaDO7ob-2xjnVYE8w6t3RBat39DuhY6W_WN2vkovaPZeuE7xTdppbceBFDkRaLmA33L1qGeUZjxEV8gHRWoofW1SdAXHUsmmGaOQ\/s6000\/silay_heritage_%20(3).jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"4000\" data-original-width=\"6000\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiE7xejTbNtQXBieBTGzDa8fzv7MzQnrPDpM0bFIDABq-corTY8xDeQnPDSzXrtoz41xVqjUx9sP2e0Z_ugR_V0_uOaDO7ob-2xjnVYE8w6t3RBat39DuhY6W_WN2vkovaPZeuE7xTdppbceBFDkRaLmA33L1qGeUZjxEV8gHRWoofW1SdAXHUsmmGaOQ\/s16000\/silay_heritage_%20(3).jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe original Machuca tiles that are still in mint condition greet visitors as they step foot on the front balcony. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EConstructed in 1917 during the American period, Pitong and his wife Anita, herself coming from the equally prominent Locsin clan, had the house built in anticipation of their first child. Made with materials meant to outlast them, it has been passed along through generations. A granddaughter, Maggie Ledesma Jalandoni, welcomed Negros Season of Culture into this ancestral house.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe façade with its double staircase distinguishes this masterpiece from other heritage homes. Upon entry, the refined smell of aged hardwood greets you with immediate feelings of comfort. Typical of this period design are the windows that come in two parts. There’s the main window with two or three sliding panels, Capiz shells to diffuse light, louvers to allow air and light but block rain, and glass to let light in but not rain and wind. And the “ventanilla”, which is the opening below the main window usually defined by decorative wrought iron grills, engineered to further encourage air flow and circulation.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjlk2R17A6Z00-6XRg2BjWWgd4sAWBMSvJm4KKAzuESA03wqamTtkcV6VpckC__B8-R7v1G0DPJZrpaJBlG_sxbx92D66a-YU6WLUt0m3muV-n-FTZCD5mtHE8lNoD3Tgioy8SW4bVO-TySu4Qhskml3WHGnszl_KEciJ1svkpz4NpOnAG7e7pu4985vw\/s5979\/silay_heritage_%20(5).jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"3986\" data-original-width=\"5979\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjlk2R17A6Z00-6XRg2BjWWgd4sAWBMSvJm4KKAzuESA03wqamTtkcV6VpckC__B8-R7v1G0DPJZrpaJBlG_sxbx92D66a-YU6WLUt0m3muV-n-FTZCD5mtHE8lNoD3Tgioy8SW4bVO-TySu4Qhskml3WHGnszl_KEciJ1svkpz4NpOnAG7e7pu4985vw\/s16000\/silay_heritage_%20(5).jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESelected furniture and furnishings soften the hardwood floors and walls along hallways.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EThe intricate woodwork throughout the house also showcases the level of craftsmanship during a time when everything was rigorously done by hand. Aside from the intricacy, “maestro de obras” put in great effort to ensure every masterpiece design would stand the test of time, treating the houses as works of art rather than quick construction projects.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E“It’s actually basically the same,” Maggie shares when asked if there were any major architectural changes made since her childhood. She recalls minor modifications done while her aunt was living there, mostly in an attempt to modernize the look and functionality of the house. When her aunt passed away, the family noticed signs of deterioration on the ceiling and the walls. They were committed to restoring the mansion to its former glory, so when the offer for a long-term lease from acclaimed restaurateur Chef Tony Boy Escalante was made, they did not hesitate to embark on the project. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiA0gArvOMpdBuC0Ys_arDpQC6Da56rnUGrllbeRIvdY7Alh0hw6_VXG3IfeHjqwNL0-8IPM8uqvjPUB065qkDTx9EdcbFH0q2S3XT7stMxeOTXqHqrZjPtERSqf8iDL1bOEHw1-qkmDUgiL1kWYgBQx9atjShusDyfUNZD_eCBm4MeDMvXXWIUG1Kxcw\/s6000\/silay_heritage_%20(4).jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"4000\" data-original-width=\"6000\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiA0gArvOMpdBuC0Ys_arDpQC6Da56rnUGrllbeRIvdY7Alh0hw6_VXG3IfeHjqwNL0-8IPM8uqvjPUB065qkDTx9EdcbFH0q2S3XT7stMxeOTXqHqrZjPtERSqf8iDL1bOEHw1-qkmDUgiL1kWYgBQx9atjShusDyfUNZD_eCBm4MeDMvXXWIUG1Kxcw\/s16000\/silay_heritage_%20(4).jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe living room has been painted white and an eclectic collection of modern furniture and art pieces gives it a modern homey feel.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EThe restoration was undertaken by Architect Tony Boy Legaspi who was familiar with the house, having grown up in Silay. Given freehand privileges throughout the restoration process but with a stiff timeline, Architect Legaspi assumed the worst given the age of his canvas. He dealt with removing the decaying areas as his first order of business, which ended up being an unexpectedly welcome surprise. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E“They thought they had to take out everything that was deteriorating like the plywood, only to find out that it was part of a construction work back then. When they opened the plywood, they found the original hardwood of the house. So actually, the beauty of the house came out when we decided to restore it,” recalls Maggie. Architect Legaspi himself was impressed with the condition of the foundational fixtures, seeing no termite infestations and little-to-no sign of wear and tear. He credits the durability to the thorough selection of materials back then and techniques that have now taken a back seat to modern equipment and tools. The stilts on which the house was built, the Narra sliding doors that partitioned the house, the double-staircase, and the Machuca tiles on the porch, were all over a hundred years old yet in pristine condition.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjsqIvzoEsyNveo_6PHHuSzb1u5kgmKyC4VuzXXDqkrGrxMkPb2tjY5KnKKA8dB7_ZAvb_nQIhmTgaY0f6jXOwNGg0Zi1Ryb-FLYHTG-tB4uHPaHMQ44YEBj-vTpqEcJPtU4PwUPguJ35vkoJ6CDXNcMFH0geKQ_CxPDAxNDJOMXDWMq6m6BLJFrrpHTg\/s5980\/silay_heritage_%20(1).jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"3987\" data-original-width=\"5980\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjsqIvzoEsyNveo_6PHHuSzb1u5kgmKyC4VuzXXDqkrGrxMkPb2tjY5KnKKA8dB7_ZAvb_nQIhmTgaY0f6jXOwNGg0Zi1Ryb-FLYHTG-tB4uHPaHMQ44YEBj-vTpqEcJPtU4PwUPguJ35vkoJ6CDXNcMFH0geKQ_CxPDAxNDJOMXDWMq6m6BLJFrrpHTg\/s16000\/silay_heritage_%20(1).jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWide windows with ventanillas underneath and polished hardwood floors complement the modern dining set. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EWith the original aesthetics setting the tone for the rest of the restoration, Architect Legaspi continued on to the functional aspects of the project to enhance its livability for Chef Tony Boy Escalante. Naturally, the kitchen was widened and remodeled giving it a modern industrial feel. The electrical wirings that were meticulously embedded within wooden moldings were also upgraded to handle the additional high-powered appliances. Most of the original cast iron plumbing pipes had to be replaced as a reservoir tank and pressure pumps were installed. The whole house was then repainted white as requested by the new resident.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn a span of only three months, Architect Legaspi was able to complete the restoration to everyone’s satisfaction. Maggie in particular, after seeing the finished product, was brought back to her childhood where she remembers it as a “house filled with food, faith, love, music, and family.” All of which she wishes upon Chef Tony Boy, and all the future generations who would have the privilege of walking up that double-staircase.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EText By: Mayumi Espina\u003Cbr \/\u003EPhotos and Video By: Unit A Creatives\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/451227842527151727\/posts\/default\/7805030514888066820"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/451227842527151727\/posts\/default\/7805030514888066820"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.negrosseasonofculture.com\/2022\/12\/faith-family-food.html","title":"Faith, Family, Food"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/q3c798lUq_A\/default.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451227842527151727.post-7661951122055560367"},"published":{"$t":"2022-12-02T06:27:00.009+08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-12-02T06:29:43.088+08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Design and Architecture"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Heritage Homes"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":" Over Fields of Dreams"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ciframe frameborder=\"0\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UBOfLrfUZaQ\" width=\"480\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EWhen sifting through the rich history of Negros Occidental, the municipality of Binalbagan is often recognized as a principal starting point. As the oldest recorded town in Negros, it has become the foundation of the culture that Negrenses have nurtured throughout history. From the Bornean datus who brought in their knowledge of ancient architecture and agriculture, to the Spaniards who introduced us to the Christian faith, all the way to the Americans who gave us better access to education, Binalbagan has always served as the gateway to the island for these transitional milestones.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiYUXuaXf60NEHzd8JSVA7wCecXIv2OIzikoi39THakARz-vINAhHyRQ6MzeKWadHE8q5HzplQpJHoeLJYrXz43lbI0iC1si-tfUOT99SS7ExjGGDpR1-BEDpRiYOv7pnb2wjZc3OvGOPt1nCUlTVKyLD5ybQZ_prDXXSCwVBEudxWvtxFTzvUxEBnoQg\/s2048\/Binalbagan_Home%20(4).JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1367\" data-original-width=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiYUXuaXf60NEHzd8JSVA7wCecXIv2OIzikoi39THakARz-vINAhHyRQ6MzeKWadHE8q5HzplQpJHoeLJYrXz43lbI0iC1si-tfUOT99SS7ExjGGDpR1-BEDpRiYOv7pnb2wjZc3OvGOPt1nCUlTVKyLD5ybQZ_prDXXSCwVBEudxWvtxFTzvUxEBnoQg\/s16000\/Binalbagan_Home%20(4).JPG\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe original Art Deco arched entry porch with decorative trellis accented by the Neo-Classical Corinthian columns.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EThough the township has taken great strides towards modernization, remnants of its illustrious past can still be seen in a few remaining structures whose architecture speaks of more plentiful times. Among these hidden gems is what is locally known as the Binalbagan Mansion, a palatial ancestral home once owned by Sabas Locsin and his wife Carmen Yulo. Today, it is the heart of Binalbagan Catholic College and the centerpiece of the BCC campus. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EConstructed and designed between 1930-1935 by Sabas and Carmen’s eldest son, Civil Engineer Angel Y. Locsin, the captivating baronial facade bears an uncanny resemblance to the town’s San Isidro Labrador Parish Church, which he also built. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgXcGIyBgG0ApXLz83I2iCbvVtKNCvK4rXrorGsgwomY7QCZIyQPqjQYEZMNkqTgKeHknOLup8BTuHmaw8kQcW7GwGWwSs7zxKOFDw5KDN0LgAU0eVuyq_ofT4DrfpQ6Myx9xux8Yd277mc2b7pXhWN2v5DLmH4c3z-54y5U3fsPjsLEk9M3QIl5xt9Hg\/s2048\/Binalbagan_Home%20(1).JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1367\" data-original-width=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgXcGIyBgG0ApXLz83I2iCbvVtKNCvK4rXrorGsgwomY7QCZIyQPqjQYEZMNkqTgKeHknOLup8BTuHmaw8kQcW7GwGWwSs7zxKOFDw5KDN0LgAU0eVuyq_ofT4DrfpQ6Myx9xux8Yd277mc2b7pXhWN2v5DLmH4c3z-54y5U3fsPjsLEk9M3QIl5xt9Hg\/s16000\/Binalbagan_Home%20(1).JPG\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOctagonal watch tower on the left side of the house.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ESome of the notable features of the mansion are the octagonal watchtower that offered a sweeping view of their family’s hacienda, the hanging room opposite it that served as their prayer room, and the elegant gazebo with crenelated roof in the middle of the courtyard, which hosted many parties during its time.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUpon closer appreciation of the mansion’s architectural design, neoclassical themes immediately stand out. Majestic Corinthian pillars adorned by sublime arches greet you at the entrance and continue towards the interior, where asymmetrical openings partition the different areas of the ground floor. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEigBw7SNniUgY7dK4IXXh7wtqXubwzvXz8aSzu0pFPARxKol9wHe_3eIjz8OlTSRM2ClYFEJI3QyXM3M_VHA_OrfHTOU0ZEDA-mSrX37_pfobIWcVb1wLTiRMTeUPqwNt4ozAxHY1KJbbT9BWS_qOhjDMNJcr5uf4SiYD4NUlx8oej7NyoGX4xLDgVc7w\/s2048\/Binalbagan_Home%20(3).JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2048\" data-original-width=\"1367\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEigBw7SNniUgY7dK4IXXh7wtqXubwzvXz8aSzu0pFPARxKol9wHe_3eIjz8OlTSRM2ClYFEJI3QyXM3M_VHA_OrfHTOU0ZEDA-mSrX37_pfobIWcVb1wLTiRMTeUPqwNt4ozAxHY1KJbbT9BWS_qOhjDMNJcr5uf4SiYD4NUlx8oej7NyoGX4xLDgVc7w\/s16000\/Binalbagan_Home%20(3).JPG\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECorinthian columns adorn several corners of the house. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EAs you move along inside, Art Deco elements, which suffused all aspects of life in the 1930s, are seen elegantly infused into the details. Decorative wall claddings and intricate geometric patterns are all over, while the vintage terrazzo flooring in the sala, embellished with Baroque designs, is a sight to behold all its own. Access to the higher levels is through a grandiose staircase whose hardwood balusters are placed on quite an obtuse angle which, back then, would have been very challenging to install. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EStanding three stories high, the entire structural frame was constructed using a method called “basyada”, a local term that referred to a meticulous application of layers of pure concrete without the use of hollow blocks, most likely the main factor for its longevity. This style of construction also made it easier to execute special design elements, like the octagons that are seen in the watchtower and the hanging room.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjPE2sJMNHnlMkrkYcO2_MrkzSG28EKD2DXzybpnyP7SnzeZAhHl5sE9EqQ7DVki638bRjQuBaxkeCOSSxh8Onymq9qLEG6cprBak6h7JPUnuJUUzH59dj-qNdR_B-mmuJ8VHyfldP47wko03S5k_Z4ATht9OAJI3PlpbQyDAsP1EQn1Tfq_FehxdEWSA\/s2048\/Binalbagan_Home%20(2).JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1367\" data-original-width=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjPE2sJMNHnlMkrkYcO2_MrkzSG28EKD2DXzybpnyP7SnzeZAhHl5sE9EqQ7DVki638bRjQuBaxkeCOSSxh8Onymq9qLEG6cprBak6h7JPUnuJUUzH59dj-qNdR_B-mmuJ8VHyfldP47wko03S5k_Z4ATht9OAJI3PlpbQyDAsP1EQn1Tfq_FehxdEWSA\/s16000\/Binalbagan_Home%20(2).JPG\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe patterns of the terrazzo floor embodying the 1930s Art Deco still provide an air of elegance inside the building.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EUnfortunately, a few years after its construction both Carmen and Sabas Locsin passed away, leaving the house in the care of their children. During the Second World War, Japanese troops infiltrated Binalbagan and the mansion was seized and used as one of their headquarters, while most of the Locsin family took refuge with relatives in neighboring Hinigaran. After the war, Angel and his wife Luming returned to the house where four of their six children were born.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn 1960, the Locsin family donated a hectare of their hacienda to the Columban Fathers, to be used as site for the Binalbagan Catholic College (BCC). The following year saw the transfer of ownership and administration of the school to the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, who made it a priority to acquire the surrounding lots as the campus grew. They were finally able to purchase the land on which the Binalbagan Mansion stood in 1999 and began restorations the following year. Sister Aquila Sy, who was the first Presentation Sister appointed as Directress back in 1978, remembers quite clearly how their congregation urged her to preserve the architecture as it showcased the intertwining heritage of the school, the family, and the town. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EText By: Mayumi Espina\u003Cbr \/\u003EPhotos and Video By: Unit A Creatives\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/451227842527151727\/posts\/default\/7661951122055560367"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/451227842527151727\/posts\/default\/7661951122055560367"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.negrosseasonofculture.com\/2022\/12\/over-fields-of-dreams.html","title":" Over Fields of Dreams"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/UBOfLrfUZaQ\/default.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451227842527151727.post-4523010852563508361"},"published":{"$t":"2022-10-11T15:53:00.002+08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-10-11T22:55:53.283+08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Art"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Design and Architecture"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"People"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Learn Protect Discover"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgRVYL6VjhTj2njT5zwCIf6FpzARDfwulW8Pz2ms1R32XtTxmeGIhA29hB8oP8_1ki7QjTUqvijcdmnIVOU-8Q2ZgjJOhOiukRMhio_E0vkD8IrN4_iaNIXFPcgHhcg9MuDbHiyrbzsaX8aedOYhIkhZUM3M2DAALpsX1X9lrAvEwDYgkp-tpqRWpbfdQ\/s1920\/Exterior%20Perspective_1.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1080\" data-original-width=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgRVYL6VjhTj2njT5zwCIf6FpzARDfwulW8Pz2ms1R32XtTxmeGIhA29hB8oP8_1ki7QjTUqvijcdmnIVOU-8Q2ZgjJOhOiukRMhio_E0vkD8IrN4_iaNIXFPcgHhcg9MuDbHiyrbzsaX8aedOYhIkhZUM3M2DAALpsX1X9lrAvEwDYgkp-tpqRWpbfdQ\/s16000\/Exterior%20Perspective_1.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EExterior perspective on The Dancing Archive: A Performative Interior Design Approach to Anarchive Dance, August 2022. Photo courtesy Maita Hagad.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EComing from a family of artists and designers, Margaret Therese S. Hagad showcases her craftsmanship in interior design. Born and raised in Negros Occidental, Margaret, fondly known as Maita, introduced sustainability and sensory play when putting up a space for the Asia Young Designer Awards in 2020. She snagged the gold for Interior Design.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj_FeDKNamqHMyyp2_KEO0r3h_TIKYTOuokrulBJJbrbbG-8byHAfuwZ-79E2uj2Ru1X7yFrAb77Hd-nf04pqora8nag_w1yM_9GXB2Qa4lB_Xu2yipV7bfaRFEct9uUxr5NdLA9SRedEYE1ohr07P5lnnz-mg2LKw2L7v4xCCYNvagWKMZAbjceBgR_w\/s960\/MH2.jpeg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"720\" data-original-width=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj_FeDKNamqHMyyp2_KEO0r3h_TIKYTOuokrulBJJbrbbG-8byHAfuwZ-79E2uj2Ru1X7yFrAb77Hd-nf04pqora8nag_w1yM_9GXB2Qa4lB_Xu2yipV7bfaRFEct9uUxr5NdLA9SRedEYE1ohr07P5lnnz-mg2LKw2L7v4xCCYNvagWKMZAbjceBgR_w\/s16000\/MH2.jpeg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EComing from a family of designers, architects, and artists, Maita’s eye for design is embedded in her roots. Having both parents as architects, she eventually pursued Interior Design. \u003Cbr \/\u003EStanding are dad Arch. Felix and Maita. Seated are brother Gabriel, mom Arch. Cathy, and sister Bettina.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EMaita’s parents share her passion – her father, Felix, is an architect and her mother, Cathy, is an architect and an interior designer. Having to explore different career options, at first she never thought of becoming an interior designer as she saw the amount of work both her parents had to put in for every project. Initially she wanted to become a jewelry designer, but eventually, Maita enrolled in Fashion Design and Merchandising at De La Salle College of Saint Benilde. Just a few days before school started, she decided to shift to Interior Design. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMemory in Space \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEarly on, Maita Hagad showed promise, winning the annual interschool interior design competition. She emerged the champion amongst other finalists for her Estilo de Vida entry in November 2020. Her project was titled “Memory in Space”.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe competition required designers to come up with a modern design and innovative technology for their home-office within six weeks. The designers were challenged to enhance the space through their senses, using sight, sound, and touch to boost their artistry. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, participants had to make do with their own spaces at home to create their office or study.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMaita described her work as experimental and personal. She had to put in all the work as she only learned the basics of 3D Modelling. She spent more than three months learning the software's advanced features with her schoolmates' help. Having to exert additional effort and hard work, she was able to pull through, emerging as the champion. Though this was her first competition, it paved the way for her to move further.\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjw6_sRPwseYQOSPnub3s2O34RrkP5Wn4luuPeu2otzHoqxFoN5NQZckG4aQM5NPWPq8nbBkMms-FRdQTU4Mxx8G7XEG4epG1BLvxbw60VS5U3d86hQqjWC2LdSCWsph3vc8miZ19N4bwzlrF4sPjJWxeK6KP7MJnlJYyK04yiIp0cWMfmc4-m16ciWag\/s1920\/Community%20Retail%20Shop.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1080\" data-original-width=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjw6_sRPwseYQOSPnub3s2O34RrkP5Wn4luuPeu2otzHoqxFoN5NQZckG4aQM5NPWPq8nbBkMms-FRdQTU4Mxx8G7XEG4epG1BLvxbw60VS5U3d86hQqjWC2LdSCWsph3vc8miZ19N4bwzlrF4sPjJWxeK6KP7MJnlJYyK04yiIp0cWMfmc4-m16ciWag\/s16000\/Community%20Retail%20Shop.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECommunity retail shop within the mountain resort.\u0026nbsp; Photo Courtesy Maita Hagad.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EExploring Bagasse Mountain Resort\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJust a few months after winning Estilo de Vida, Maita joined another competition which managed to hit two birds with one stone. What initially was a part of her school requirement from her Hotel and Design class, also became a winning piece submission to Nippon Paint’s sponsored international competition, Asia Young Designer Awards.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAYDA was started in 2018 when creators from Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and Vietnam gathered to present their ideas in the world of design.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj7vxg2XWjvUyS4AbOmy4kLx4G2z0MBu4xM8j3XRxNZo3wL8utaNjYIc859GpaKmijKEZp9IRVfRBHxs21gYGhbYv3Gt9LSSiYxsaEI-xZFfNvX8y_bb8pMNXFVlL5G_UM9NwZUZZL4MKh7NHC_UouBBvt3upN2OIzDh8hxtW1gnSe4fSqcT1zKhkJG9w\/s11693\/BOARD%201.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"11693\" data-original-width=\"8268\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj7vxg2XWjvUyS4AbOmy4kLx4G2z0MBu4xM8j3XRxNZo3wL8utaNjYIc859GpaKmijKEZp9IRVfRBHxs21gYGhbYv3Gt9LSSiYxsaEI-xZFfNvX8y_bb8pMNXFVlL5G_UM9NwZUZZL4MKh7NHC_UouBBvt3upN2OIzDh8hxtW1gnSe4fSqcT1zKhkJG9w\/s16000\/BOARD%201.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBagasse Mountain Resort design pitch. Photo Courtesy Maita Hagad.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EDuring the interview, Maita discussed her design concept for a mountain resort. With focus on raw materials, she chose bagasse, the dry pulp residue left after the extraction of juice from sugarcane. Titled “Bagasse: Mountain Resort: Designing for Memory and Sustainability”, Maita won the award for Best Sustainable Design at the regional finale of AYDA in July 2021. Her recognition did not only bring pride to Negros, but the Philippines as a whole. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMaita chose the highland town of Don Salvador Benedicto in Negros Occidental as her location for the project. The community played a huge part in her childhood. The sustainable aspect of the design was of paramount concern to Maita, she highlighted the space’s ecological balance, providing facilities for visitors to freely explore and learn about Negros’s varied fauna species and sweeping mountain landscape. This was evident in the botanical dome of the resort’s wellness center, as well as the walkway through the park. These add-on features of the resort could also provide livelihood to members of the community.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhVFJYxJBvbyyELC031QmWhIGqXpTercZ4Qx2OSJrafk1rZGPIdycaHqA8hZ6j_gb-Tlpnzmj1W8d249OWWNtPao1dfHlxfND3du7P3bmD5XNnlSitjL-kvfFHJxuMwEnUm-gSgQ3p0SBXiGaWeRxF_zPV_E46YAb__WiSB40vfgvMvN9lpY5CJzlctqA\/s1920\/Movement%20Laboratory%20Pavilion_2.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1080\" data-original-width=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhVFJYxJBvbyyELC031QmWhIGqXpTercZ4Qx2OSJrafk1rZGPIdycaHqA8hZ6j_gb-Tlpnzmj1W8d249OWWNtPao1dfHlxfND3du7P3bmD5XNnlSitjL-kvfFHJxuMwEnUm-gSgQ3p0SBXiGaWeRxF_zPV_E46YAb__WiSB40vfgvMvN9lpY5CJzlctqA\/s16000\/Movement%20Laboratory%20Pavilion_2.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMovement Laboratory from The Dancing Archive. Photo Courtesy Maita Hagad\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMoving Into the Future\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMaita is pushing forward into the future with Negrense design heritage rooted in her heart. She chose the province’s iconic capitol lagoon as setting for her thesis project – an interactive space that combines dance, sculpture, and installations.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E“The Dancing Archive” incorporates two disciplines dear to Maita, dance and interior design. She set up designated interactive areas where people can express themselves through movement and art.\u0026nbsp; Looking into the future, Maita is keen to push for further education, earn her license, and eventually put her concepts into a solid structure.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EText By: Abbie Uychiat\u003Cbr \/\u003EPhoto Courtesy: Maita S. Hagad\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/451227842527151727\/posts\/default\/4523010852563508361"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/451227842527151727\/posts\/default\/4523010852563508361"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.negrosseasonofculture.com\/2022\/10\/maita-hagad.html","title":"Learn Protect Discover"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgRVYL6VjhTj2njT5zwCIf6FpzARDfwulW8Pz2ms1R32XtTxmeGIhA29hB8oP8_1ki7QjTUqvijcdmnIVOU-8Q2ZgjJOhOiukRMhio_E0vkD8IrN4_iaNIXFPcgHhcg9MuDbHiyrbzsaX8aedOYhIkhZUM3M2DAALpsX1X9lrAvEwDYgkp-tpqRWpbfdQ\/s72-c\/Exterior%20Perspective_1.png","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451227842527151727.post-3102830005907445491"},"published":{"$t":"2022-10-03T05:55:00.010+08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-10-07T09:57:22.725+08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Art"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Art and Craft"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Design and Architecture"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"People"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Architect Teng Jacinto: The Enduring Legacy of a Simple Man"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ciframe frameborder=\"0\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sFHarlYTECI\" width=\"480\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E \n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EArchitect Filoteo \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"f7rl1if4 adechonz f6oz4yja dahkl6ri axrg9lpx rufpak1n qtovjlwq qbmienfq rfyhaz4c rdmi1yqr ohrdq8us nswx41af fawcizw8 l1aqi3e3 sdu1flz4\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\"Teng\"\u003C\/span\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EJacinto wants to be remembered as a man who lived simply.\u0026nbsp; With his calm and quiet demeanor it is easy to understand why. Yet, his unassuming presence belies a remarkable legacy, one that has been transforming the architectural landscape of Negros for the past 70 years.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgkq7lcGvIc3Y-M29ZfiWwk-ZWo8X4374DyL8tbQyl7Fo3nMKsK3N8iGx6DYG5--Qn0hFdrzZixltuzNu9YCDWePflbrIFa9WJ8RtU_Ajz-Yq0vlwWNRuvtWq0eToMT1UnwqkWqOhfkCD9_YPMHV6s8qv-6PjWoIEcHxF8pd1iaewJ-9zWm-338fERYPQ\/s5610\/Teng_Jacinto%20(1).jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"3740\" data-original-width=\"5610\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgkq7lcGvIc3Y-M29ZfiWwk-ZWo8X4374DyL8tbQyl7Fo3nMKsK3N8iGx6DYG5--Qn0hFdrzZixltuzNu9YCDWePflbrIFa9WJ8RtU_Ajz-Yq0vlwWNRuvtWq0eToMT1UnwqkWqOhfkCD9_YPMHV6s8qv-6PjWoIEcHxF8pd1iaewJ-9zWm-338fERYPQ\/s16000\/Teng_Jacinto%20(1).jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EArch. Teng Jacinto has been working for the past 70 years. Today at 94 years old, it seems that he has no plans of slowing down.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EHumble Beginnings\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBorn in Nueva Ecija in 1928, it was not architecture that first caught the interest of Jacinto as a young man. Contemplating on a career as an engineer, he first enrolled in Engineering in Mapua Institute of Technology in 1947.\u0026nbsp; Later, he had a change of heart and switched to Architecture, a pivotal move that would place him alongside his future partners, Nene Garcia and Toto Unson. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt was during his sophomore year in college when Jacinto was first exposed to the rigorous discipline of Architecture under the mentorship of his professor, Cesar Concio. Working as a junior draftsman for the development of what would be the UP Diliman campus, Jacinto vividly recalls how Concio, Mapua's first Dean of Architecture, singled him out among his many students.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEidoHYacRYwHc273BB4dgpN9iNLWv8c7qjDhxWuJlPeuXUCdmfbBbhswhT29gQcALEfdjJS2KXZ_9fhvqewPUyv_qehn879aJ0-EzlUqQZiOUVREt949ErmNIIx3O2Uvg6wYsGP3C5SnGvpbact7fdb7wEwEZRr4F9HsKFFxlQCwyEUZgx_7j9Y103Osw\/s5979\/Teng_Jacinto%20(8).jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"3986\" data-original-width=\"5979\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEidoHYacRYwHc273BB4dgpN9iNLWv8c7qjDhxWuJlPeuXUCdmfbBbhswhT29gQcALEfdjJS2KXZ_9fhvqewPUyv_qehn879aJ0-EzlUqQZiOUVREt949ErmNIIx3O2Uvg6wYsGP3C5SnGvpbact7fdb7wEwEZRr4F9HsKFFxlQCwyEUZgx_7j9Y103Osw\/s16000\/Teng_Jacinto%20(8).jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe pool area shared by the Urra family. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\"I was pinpointed by my professor. I don’t know if he saw my diligence or he saw my tenacity. I was very, very lucky to be there. To be part of the team that created the campus of UP Diliman,\" Jacinto fondly recalls. \"I was working at UP (then) taking the bus to Mapua at four o’clock in the afternoon every day. It was a tough, tough grind for me – for us who were working and studying in Mapua. But it molded (me) and made me stronger.\" \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhFq97v1KxUys2fC2hglPHXng2VdJKt_v9Z2fH2J3b7ACsZp99myBGNU7R8QgzTIVOYFe2VLbut1zox6DTXz7Xs4Txs65daOhfqcZihFb9LxEI3gXQ60VcNgdCpnlR-3OnhA8q0LKiUoyTs7Ip7oIKNafvlcjYYTmM1UD-ZlDPLbWTu3FsarU-zvKRKJQ\/s6000\/Teng_Jacinto%20(4).jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"4000\" data-original-width=\"6000\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhFq97v1KxUys2fC2hglPHXng2VdJKt_v9Z2fH2J3b7ACsZp99myBGNU7R8QgzTIVOYFe2VLbut1zox6DTXz7Xs4Txs65daOhfqcZihFb9LxEI3gXQ60VcNgdCpnlR-3OnhA8q0LKiUoyTs7Ip7oIKNafvlcjYYTmM1UD-ZlDPLbWTu3FsarU-zvKRKJQ\/s16000\/Teng_Jacinto%20(4).jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe lanai\u0026nbsp; in Alfredo Montelibano, Sr.’s home features mahogany wood paneling, lattice work on the ceiling, and built-in woodwork.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EIt was this same brand of perseverance and hard work that Jacinto brought with him to Bacolod in 1952 when he worked on his first major project with Unson and Garcia, his classmates and close friends who were both from Bacolod. Their client, the late Alfredo Montelibano, Sr., widely known as Agurang Peding, was a political leader who was instrumental in shaping the physical landscape of Bacolod. Known to be meticulous, he constantly challenged the young Mapua graduates in designing his house. It was also from him that they learned the true value of collaboration. Indeed, the Montelibano house was the great precursor of what would become an incredibly prolific career. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj2HbYk4P8isQ3Q13ATJqJp_xivOxetTjwlULwRgxJw99MpjdtR5NoHSYr7hc-nsRbCX-cSb8VHybmyJqWGgTs80HE32wzg05RctVvY2RpPd3XuAqtaSHtKFjy5xV28TPoxsb2AD-31JmLCfGFsXAI2KYZXaXHi55rmcRNECelbaU63vmGkdJ_y6J_DXg\/s5972\/Teng_Jacinto%20(9).jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"3981\" data-original-width=\"5972\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj2HbYk4P8isQ3Q13ATJqJp_xivOxetTjwlULwRgxJw99MpjdtR5NoHSYr7hc-nsRbCX-cSb8VHybmyJqWGgTs80HE32wzg05RctVvY2RpPd3XuAqtaSHtKFjy5xV28TPoxsb2AD-31JmLCfGFsXAI2KYZXaXHi55rmcRNECelbaU63vmGkdJ_y6J_DXg\/s16000\/Teng_Jacinto%20(9).jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOne of the\u0026nbsp; open corridors in Sea Breeze Hotel.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThe JUB Brand\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn 1954, Garcia left Bacolod to pursue other interests. But shortly after,  Nonoy Benedicto, a friend who graduated from the University of Sto. Tomas, returned home to Bacolod and joined the team, officially solidifying the Jacinto-Unson-Benedicto, or JUB, partnership.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt didn't take long before word of the trio's magnificent work reached Cebu City.\u0026nbsp; Soon, high-profile clients started lining up. One of them, Annie Osmeña Aboitiz,\u0026nbsp; was so pleased with her newly-built home that she recommended JUB to design the Aboitiz buildings in Cebu and Makati. And the rest, as they say, is history.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhpGmqYeF3DNXbATpnXCz0kjOIrW0zs7bttEhCbYBXZusPtPQ2E2t0fHCGEK-6jj8wY_eB5VXhLqoUccUfWh1HJXVJX6UZGBL4DkwM0WJ0JsHk06XrdGcjlK401voajzIjWeb1tUYI2O3c1_v8yeXjq6pWYegKnH26IPLV1FnVufJ956oZw9kUtw6dgvw\/s6000\/Teng_Jacinto%20(6).jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"4000\" data-original-width=\"6000\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhpGmqYeF3DNXbATpnXCz0kjOIrW0zs7bttEhCbYBXZusPtPQ2E2t0fHCGEK-6jj8wY_eB5VXhLqoUccUfWh1HJXVJX6UZGBL4DkwM0WJ0JsHk06XrdGcjlK401voajzIjWeb1tUYI2O3c1_v8yeXjq6pWYegKnH26IPLV1FnVufJ956oZw9kUtw6dgvw\/s16000\/Teng_Jacinto%20(6).jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Montelibano Mausoleum in Murcia, Negros Occidental\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EEnduring Designs\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJacinto's design choices often revolve around the interplay between structure and environment. He believes that architecture is not just about building a structure but is also about retaining sensitivity to climate. He eloquently expresses this in his designs, always using glass to create harmony between the interior and the exterior, while allowing natural light to come in. He also incorporates cross-ventilation features and creates pocket gardens to help regulate airflow. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjQscfGukkImAJvRlTk9-S_yrnbj7Wvv9C1fN_JqtuJJf7Pud2Y-ow8LS9BwOaCckaQbKBAe6Wq9wotCVy3-bDwnYpbNu3ledLjhX9VZJq-jr3oCGStWLrnbJJ94cEW2gmYOud_fG1DunuuZXIuSH_hclZy6HRe6X4L3L0TgnuT9R0DTIc8j2A8VL4pnw\/s6025\/Teng_Jacinto%20(2).jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"4017\" data-original-width=\"6025\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjQscfGukkImAJvRlTk9-S_yrnbj7Wvv9C1fN_JqtuJJf7Pud2Y-ow8LS9BwOaCckaQbKBAe6Wq9wotCVy3-bDwnYpbNu3ledLjhX9VZJq-jr3oCGStWLrnbJJ94cEW2gmYOud_fG1DunuuZXIuSH_hclZy6HRe6X4L3L0TgnuT9R0DTIc8j2A8VL4pnw\/s16000\/Teng_Jacinto%20(2).jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Kings’ residence in Cebu City. Photo Credit: Jan Gonzales\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EIn Ricarido King's residence in Cebu City, the double-height living room, punctuated by the sweeping staircase, floor to ceiling wood paneling, and expansive picture windows give the space a dizzying sense of grandeur.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis high-impact effect is also seen in Michel and Amparito Lhuillier’s home, also in Cebu. Aptly called La Vista, the awe-inspiring structure sits atop Cebu's much coveted mountainside residential area. Jacinto's design reflects the idyllic features of tropical architecture that culminates in the spacious lanai. Flowing seamlessly from the interior, the lush outdoor space is the perfect setting for intimate gatherings while providing an uninterrupted view of Cebu and Mactan Island.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiDIWYmqH6b6MmsWlAt8xPTfDQ5OVnQCs6g6j9aPAwgsvxSSr-V4P9N9Oghz_y3yKS1GIrGWpyfS1jJPWflmyaRemR6k8aUnl1eLpRob0vYYGDHK-5Vj8Q0DvDHG2DBBJfvrS6DymA3CyHJO0tjyN9ERKe7_hq_SXA5e21oOCCPe2zUTgbKRoSNKjXZdA\/s5978\/Teng_Jacinto%20(7).jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"3985\" data-original-width=\"5978\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiDIWYmqH6b6MmsWlAt8xPTfDQ5OVnQCs6g6j9aPAwgsvxSSr-V4P9N9Oghz_y3yKS1GIrGWpyfS1jJPWflmyaRemR6k8aUnl1eLpRob0vYYGDHK-5Vj8Q0DvDHG2DBBJfvrS6DymA3CyHJO0tjyN9ERKe7_hq_SXA5e21oOCCPe2zUTgbKRoSNKjXZdA\/s16000\/Teng_Jacinto%20(7).jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe all-white concrete home is nestled within the Magsaysay farm in Murcia, Negros Occidental.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EIn Negros Occidental, Cecy Magsaysay's modern farm house juts out of the verdant landscape like a precious gem. The awe-inspiring structure, with its concrete shell construction and skillfully-placed structural elements, is a great study in Modernist Architecture. And while the house might look intimidating at first glance, the generous use of glass doors and windows brings the beauty of nature into the interior of the home. Even more welcoming is the use of sand on the floors of bedrooms and the dining area. Though distinctively modern, the house adopts one trademark element of traditional hacienda homes – the viewing area. In Magsaysay’s farm house, the top of a water tank structure doubles as a tower from where the owner can view the sugar plantation. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhe379Yez7ovcQ0Aalx1Ro1vZ9IO5uHz3RfvXlucRrhZZg1qkpsMDlcBcRtsTh8FetkRqvhaWgtDuC8iYNEH313WOoloMgy4xepDgBOPUz1nh-38r5mQt27Lv9PjeMgMlrK-4qQWJ0DpDcMwlwGakb0ieSmEUf1CUv32M8EMvAFcoESZjuBFN2ZFxS_dg\/s6000\/Teng_Jacinto%20(3).jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"4000\" data-original-width=\"6000\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhe379Yez7ovcQ0Aalx1Ro1vZ9IO5uHz3RfvXlucRrhZZg1qkpsMDlcBcRtsTh8FetkRqvhaWgtDuC8iYNEH313WOoloMgy4xepDgBOPUz1nh-38r5mQt27Lv9PjeMgMlrK-4qQWJ0DpDcMwlwGakb0ieSmEUf1CUv32M8EMvAFcoESZjuBFN2ZFxS_dg\/s16000\/Teng_Jacinto%20(3).jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe spacious\u0026nbsp; living room in Arch. Teng Jacinto’s residence in Bacolod.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EBut if there's one house that embodies all of Jacinto's design principles, it would be his own home. Completed in 1958, Jacinto initially built it for his young bride, Nelia Puentevella. Over the years, it has been remodeled several times to accommodate his growing family. It is surrounded by several pocket gardens that one can access via sliding doors from different areas around the house. These help with cross-ventilation, creating openings that allow cool wind to enter and hot air to exit. \u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"It was not my principle but I saw the wisdom of it all,\" admits Jacinto. \"Although it is slightly more expensive because you create more walls, you spend more money but then you create also (something) beautiful...I tried to incorporate it in every design I encounter.\"\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhoV9pJvAfb4BwlCRYpvxvCkpyndSB_3leCZse9azYz7UsigqmUy3ErfoWaHf1H5WM1buj7uYNS2OLfFQerp8kOLnF15Qp1uhUsNXPpAYT-hzJQreTeNG_6CYis0lWLWmQvYMEH0thriRR2Kb2c44Cz6aa1KMB9KJzO4quULtS7gsqW0v2GDuKUlbvZ8w\/s6000\/Teng_Jacinto%20(5).jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"4000\" data-original-width=\"6000\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhoV9pJvAfb4BwlCRYpvxvCkpyndSB_3leCZse9azYz7UsigqmUy3ErfoWaHf1H5WM1buj7uYNS2OLfFQerp8kOLnF15Qp1uhUsNXPpAYT-hzJQreTeNG_6CYis0lWLWmQvYMEH0thriRR2Kb2c44Cz6aa1KMB9KJzO4quULtS7gsqW0v2GDuKUlbvZ8w\/s16000\/Teng_Jacinto%20(5).jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Ramon Montelibano residence in Bacolod City.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EThe Legacy of a Simple Man \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFor Jacinto, the work of an architect is never-ending and that a structure is only really beautiful when it can evolve and continue to serve its tenants.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"Frank Lloyd Wright which we, in my generation of architects would agree, was the best...But when you look at the details and everything else, there are things that you think you can do better,\" he explains. \"So that’s how I feel. (After) you build ...that is not the end of it. It has to evolve, it has to continue growing, continue serving, and continue to be enjoyed.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWith a storied career that has so far spanned seven decades, Jacinto has worked on more than 500 houses and a number of buildings and establishments. Today at 94 years old, it seems that he has no plans of slowing down, still busy helming several projects including two commercial buildings and a rest house.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYet, despite his immense achievements, Jacinto is very clear on how he wishes to be remembered.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"There goes a guy who lives simply,\" he says with genuine modesty.\u0026nbsp; \"Very simple and being happy with what he had, what has been thrown in his way. As a guy who is thankful for all the benefits that he had received and to say that I have raised my children and my grandchildren to the best of my ability and hope things for them will be alright… to be able say 'thank you' to everybody. Thank you, guid.\"\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EText By: Pauline Mangilog-Saltarin\u003Cbr \/\u003EPhotos By: John Kimwell Laluma\u003Cbr \/\u003EVideo By: Grilled Cheese Studios\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/451227842527151727\/posts\/default\/3102830005907445491"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/451227842527151727\/posts\/default\/3102830005907445491"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.negrosseasonofculture.com\/2022\/10\/teng-jacinto.html","title":"Architect Teng Jacinto: The Enduring Legacy of a Simple Man"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/sFHarlYTECI\/default.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451227842527151727.post-7036535430246689443"},"published":{"$t":"2022-09-26T21:14:00.002+08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-09-26T21:20:14.946+08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Art"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Design and Architecture"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fashion"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"People"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Forward through the Past-The Fifties’ Fine Sophistication, Today"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhbO-f07IumBqxU0p5rdXJGH6Olk8uPrPNQQEFwzf44Yuv6QDL-YpfuzUiOBEd-GWNfu0FhvsyKkIgmmtS-Mslh0Sy4HPgD81z9qPUqz0R1S_TCZKOs7A6JTNfcOX6ryp1d_tkPgwpFHcaflU1_NW15VPQRMiMHQNoTAq-IIB8MhW32OplE-P5NjUpyPA\/s1024\/First%20Photo.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"576\" data-original-width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhbO-f07IumBqxU0p5rdXJGH6Olk8uPrPNQQEFwzf44Yuv6QDL-YpfuzUiOBEd-GWNfu0FhvsyKkIgmmtS-Mslh0Sy4HPgD81z9qPUqz0R1S_TCZKOs7A6JTNfcOX6ryp1d_tkPgwpFHcaflU1_NW15VPQRMiMHQNoTAq-IIB8MhW32OplE-P5NjUpyPA\/s16000\/First%20Photo.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShot in San Diego as part of her Fall 2020 collection, a draped pleated top and skirt. Photo courtesy Bea Cruz.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EThe elegantly nonchalant fashion of the 1920s, marked by shorter skirts with pleats and slits to aid movement, was a liberating statement for a world keen to move on from restrictions of the Spanish flu pandemic. Fast forward to 2021, this time troubled by the Covid-19 pandemic, young Negrense fashion designer Bea Cruz looked a century back and found inspiration – the Roaring Twenties roared back. Bea created her “Bright Young Things” collection for the 2021 Fashion Week San Diego (FWSD), and ran away with the Ashley Nell Tipton Top Emerging Designer Award. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENegros Occidental may boast of sugar, seafood, and heritage homes, but the province is also home to outstanding creative designers. Fashion maven Bea Cruz of Victorias City is one such. She first gained recognition at the start of the lockdowns in 2020. Undeterred, she joined the 14th International Virtual Art Renewal Center (ARC) Salon Exhibition, the largest realism art competition hosted by the premier auction house Sotheby's New York, and the 2020 FWSD. Bea thrust the province into the limelight when she took Top Fashion Designer at the latter, and best fashion team in the former. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgitYPCaXiQA7Hkd7b8xk4WuNcIASjadtslpLK8Mns6HmD4euboTjdURCFI4GyYlMsRhnb5ABNvHx8dkD4L3PJwQt9KQPOBa8PL0NZtSJhvEAZY4xUMqTDvjoLgo4XB6eCXoMMja8KFph9e65eQldrKTK-HyLnNqFp1rb8W7flQZ7KubsOLHqJwb1m2zg\/s1200\/IMG_7049.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1200\" data-original-width=\"927\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgitYPCaXiQA7Hkd7b8xk4WuNcIASjadtslpLK8Mns6HmD4euboTjdURCFI4GyYlMsRhnb5ABNvHx8dkD4L3PJwQt9KQPOBa8PL0NZtSJhvEAZY4xUMqTDvjoLgo4XB6eCXoMMja8KFph9e65eQldrKTK-HyLnNqFp1rb8W7flQZ7KubsOLHqJwb1m2zg\/s16000\/IMG_7049.JPG\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENatural fibers, like piña and silk, blend seamlessly to capture femininity in the Vivirá collection of Bea Cruz. Photo courtesy Bea Cruz.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThriving through the challenges \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn 2018, right after she finished her course in Fashion Design \u0026amp; Merchandising at De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde, Bea started accepting clients. She eventually opened a small studio in 2019. The space she put up also served as her mini workplace in preparation for FWSD. With just two seamstresses working for her, Bea was hands-on throughout the execution of her designs, including choosing the fabric and embellishments.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EVivirá is Spanish for “will live”. The collection took inspiration from elements of the Philippine Spanish heritage fashion, among them the barong, baro’t saya, and panuelo. The materials used for her creations were blended from silk and pineapple fibers. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EShe was set to travel to the US in July 2020 to present her Vivirá collection. Due to COVID restrictions, she opted instead to have them shipped from Negros Occidental to Manila, and then on to San Diego, California. Shipping her 10-piece collection and the accessories that went with them was a tough decision. There were potential logistics concerns, and what if the clothes got damaged en route to the show? The runway presentation was in October, but with Bea stuck at home, she had to watch her collection modeled virtually. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjyznaliGglDZePMObblYz4A467KGT8D9pby7hy9p0_AeKc_lQRwzdClBU9aZnF06-2KcTt4Pr8hXZQdF0wHbfPgpXMndW7xg_V5vCSSU1Xwu4wO8GtcuM48u5F_SYCgW41HsPbjoINSgJbMXXgY9ZepV4pzMe6BMfRppKBsfq5FJXHb2pC1gfka0d8hw\/s1363\/IMG_1230.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1363\" data-original-width=\"1308\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjyznaliGglDZePMObblYz4A467KGT8D9pby7hy9p0_AeKc_lQRwzdClBU9aZnF06-2KcTt4Pr8hXZQdF0wHbfPgpXMndW7xg_V5vCSSU1Xwu4wO8GtcuM48u5F_SYCgW41HsPbjoINSgJbMXXgY9ZepV4pzMe6BMfRppKBsfq5FJXHb2pC1gfka0d8hw\/s320\/IMG_1230.JPG\" width=\"307\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFashion week San Diego, 2021. Photo courtesy Bea Cruz.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBringing 1920’s fashion into the future\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBea’s comeback to FWSD the following year, 2021, was equally sterling. Her Bright Young Things collection dazzled the audience and roused them from lockdown stupor. She highlighted the versatility of 1920s fashion, which gained much recognition. The 20-piece collection, inspired by the alluring fashion of the classics, featured intricate beadwork, sheer lacy tops, sequined dresses, and pants with rhinestones. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhuSSs1uxKxyTYymjbqIfn1vCqclYoJ1jeLy6V6wYYZqz3-0UfbbOdqE908BvOYSRY84khT__SdFKKUpsQ3jecUZzLbKu8uJ3qyFyZncviH82S9hVHz6OsL0PgPtG1FDJWbWbJV9XSqlC6uUDYR1gL3zyTfjJywttQMlxtWiT8XBaJguLue_4JR2ueFtA\/s1170\/IMG_2013.PNG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1078\" data-original-width=\"1170\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhuSSs1uxKxyTYymjbqIfn1vCqclYoJ1jeLy6V6wYYZqz3-0UfbbOdqE908BvOYSRY84khT__SdFKKUpsQ3jecUZzLbKu8uJ3qyFyZncviH82S9hVHz6OsL0PgPtG1FDJWbWbJV9XSqlC6uUDYR1gL3zyTfjJywttQMlxtWiT8XBaJguLue_4JR2ueFtA\/s16000\/IMG_2013.PNG\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe dress is part of her Bright Young Things collection for FWSD 2021.Photo courtesy Bea Cruz.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EThe meticulous craftsmanship exhibited by Bea’s works complemented the revolutionary fashion silhouettes of the 1920s. Plus, her choice of inspiration was on-point for the times – freeing, jubilant, and utterly feminine. The judges agreed, among them, Ashley Nell Tipton, a Project Runway champion whose name was carried by the Top Emerging Designer Award given to Bea.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEager artist that she is, Bea Cruz also made a comeback at the 15th Art Renewal Center (ARC) Salon Exhibit. Her stunning translation of the oil and aluminum artwork \"Bound to Hinderance\" (2020) by American-Iranian oil and figurative painter and art professor Pegah Semaie, turned heads. Bea used \u003Cbr \/\u003Esequined lace, carefully hand-sewn for 72 hours.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDrawing inspiration from the sophistication of classic pieces, Bea’s fascination with designs of the 1920s to 1950s is nostalgic as it is refreshing. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EText By: Abbie Uychiat\u003Cbr \/\u003EPhoto Courtesy: Bea Cruz\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/451227842527151727\/posts\/default\/7036535430246689443"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/451227842527151727\/posts\/default\/7036535430246689443"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.negrosseasonofculture.com\/2022\/09\/bea-cruz.html","title":"Forward through the Past-The Fifties’ Fine Sophistication, Today"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhbO-f07IumBqxU0p5rdXJGH6Olk8uPrPNQQEFwzf44Yuv6QDL-YpfuzUiOBEd-GWNfu0FhvsyKkIgmmtS-Mslh0Sy4HPgD81z9qPUqz0R1S_TCZKOs7A6JTNfcOX6ryp1d_tkPgwpFHcaflU1_NW15VPQRMiMHQNoTAq-IIB8MhW32OplE-P5NjUpyPA\/s72-c\/First%20Photo.png","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451227842527151727.post-2418766998556342743"},"published":{"$t":"2022-09-13T06:11:00.008+08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-09-13T06:26:23.027+08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Art"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Design and Architecture"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"People"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Performing Arts"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Art of Toto Sicangco"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ciframe frameborder=\"0\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xPr2Ps4VdBg\" width=\"480\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u0026nbsp;“I will convince you that it’s beautiful. That’s my job.”\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEduardo Sicangco dislikes “existential” questions about art and artistry. He rolls his eyes and sighs impatiently, casting about for release from such torture. He’d much rather talk about the heavy gleaming chandelier he’s been eyeing in the foyer, or his recently purchased African lovebirds, or the iridescence and elusiveness of dragonflies. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgnRdYAqa-K651LAc82y7zRjS4IW02q92O2wLFaLGJc5a7_OPCvWFMElQnex31BbG66VmcYGwAegCMr7VLmFGHdak3J-ED_4de3VSx3BkyH2rLLpSHSQiIk6X2X_EabJB3ME6nsWFrXoe0EhFzJ31uBbo5dnKJ8vsdqlFzuwOWqM3uqUboWMGgrfmm4FA\/s6000\/3.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"6000\" data-original-width=\"4000\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgnRdYAqa-K651LAc82y7zRjS4IW02q92O2wLFaLGJc5a7_OPCvWFMElQnex31BbG66VmcYGwAegCMr7VLmFGHdak3J-ED_4de3VSx3BkyH2rLLpSHSQiIk6X2X_EabJB3ME6nsWFrXoe0EhFzJ31uBbo5dnKJ8vsdqlFzuwOWqM3uqUboWMGgrfmm4FA\/s16000\/3.JPG\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEduardo V. Sicangco descends the central staircase in Stephen’s at Balay Puti in Silay City, Negros Occidental.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EIt’s not that he has no answers to such questions, but that he prefers to dwell in the concrete world of forms, shapes, and colors that he can mold and manipulate into his glittering creations. Sicangco is a man who resists the airy abstractions that underpin his work because he knows the tangible world is where things get done.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHe arrives early for his interview, scurrying into Stephen’s at Balay Puti with an air of distracted enthusiasm, tall, imperially slim, dressed casually but neatly in a crisp button-down and jeans. There’s an elfin cast to his face and a sly twinkle in his eyes, which observe the interview team warily. He greets everyone in his sonorous baritone, with a throaty chuckle softened by a lifetime of cigarettes and scotch. None of this hints that an internationally acclaimed stage designer has just entered the room.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe timing is fortuitous—he’s slipped into town for a few weeks, his first visit home since the pandemic started, and it aligns perfectly with the Negros Season of Culture tribute to his life and work. And yet even this raises his eyebrows. “I’m not dead yet,” he booms, insisting that he not be the subject of a hagiography, or a eulogy. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBut the tone of assessment, of stock-taking, can hardly be avoided. At this point, he has been continuously designing scenery and costumes for\u0026nbsp; over half a century for practically every kind of theatrical spectacle possible, on Broadway and far off it—plays and musicals, operas and ballets, even films and circuses. Throughout his career, he built a reputation for exacting professionalism and consummate craftsmanship, becoming the go-to man whenever productions called for glitz, glamor, and sensational opulence.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEghF17FfREA-xi15Nl-KgJq2bKlb0UMRCQ4rM6WOIFj1IXIsmAGBancYT27RgDHi97Oz79-PupYWhw9eXw1MgP7M8y2tBQtmArvQFtVSn3MqQ9Q9DRMWL3cqUddEV02T203sFbQdbyOzNAUCNyj4gsrwUIKj8mAvdc_WRcek_oskLq6fw2hk_6hAwAjIw\/s1080\/2.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"608\" data-original-width=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEghF17FfREA-xi15Nl-KgJq2bKlb0UMRCQ4rM6WOIFj1IXIsmAGBancYT27RgDHi97Oz79-PupYWhw9eXw1MgP7M8y2tBQtmArvQFtVSn3MqQ9Q9DRMWL3cqUddEV02T203sFbQdbyOzNAUCNyj4gsrwUIKj8mAvdc_WRcek_oskLq6fw2hk_6hAwAjIw\/s16000\/2.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEduardo V. Sicangco works on a costume design sketch for a recent Pioneer Theatre Company revival of the popular musical Hello Dolly! in Salt Lake City, Utah.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E“I can’t define what an artist is; I just am,” he protests. But once he gets past the absurdity of the question, the words come tumbling out. “The artistic sensibility, I believe you’re born with. The main thing I look for in an artist is curiosity, and joy, and tenacity. Grit. ‘Cause god knows you don’t make a lot of money doing art. But we don’t do it for that anyway. I mean, I do it because I—I have to do it, you know? It feels great.” He elaborates further: “What’s beautiful to me might not be beautiful to you, but it’s my job as a designer to convince you that it’s beautiful. That’s my job.”\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHis friends call him Toto, the nickname and epithet for young boys, this middle child of the Varela-Sicangco clan, he who was singled out early on (That one!) by his mother, soprano Nena Sicangco, as having a touch of the artist. She signed him up for art lessons with local artists and took him behind the scenes of her performances, showing him how the magic and illusions of the stage were constructed. “Serious damage,” he drawls. “Goddamn, serious damage, I say. Mom knew.” \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIrreversibly smitten, he went on to apprentice under future National Artist for Theater and Design Salvador Bernal, designing sets and costumes at the Cultural Center of the Philippines for Ballet Philippines. Having attained what for many would have been the pinnacle of their career, Sicangco craved broader horizons. He decamped to New York City to pursue a Master of Fine Arts degree at Tisch School for the Arts, and has lived and worked on that side of the world ever since.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh3KEyZh-7s6-XlKmqCZt8IUTp988R7PZaGJTYgNQ4KrPv7RlBNnCxyUF2bEeY_XLMqzJeuPOf4f5hOLr9xZp_7JYN1PeNHmD0rNZGg1EDa5tJHqc2UwAVw9bSUyanjRqLAcBSGDzv7fM1LRdHu978ucI1lMaCVSFsuXZQ00mlLtC1kkaZATcOmDdiakg\/s2016\/josephone2.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2016\" data-original-width=\"1512\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh3KEyZh-7s6-XlKmqCZt8IUTp988R7PZaGJTYgNQ4KrPv7RlBNnCxyUF2bEeY_XLMqzJeuPOf4f5hOLr9xZp_7JYN1PeNHmD0rNZGg1EDa5tJHqc2UwAVw9bSUyanjRqLAcBSGDzv7fM1LRdHu978ucI1lMaCVSFsuXZQ00mlLtC1kkaZATcOmDdiakg\/s16000\/josephone2.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEduardo V. Sicangco poses backstage with Deborah Cox, star of the 2016 musical Josephine by the Asolo Repertory Theatre in Florida, USA.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E“I could never have achieved what I’ve achieved by staying here,” he muses. “I really wanted to learn, to perfect my craft, and that’s why I applied, and that’s why I stayed in New York.”\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHe betrays some guilt at choosing to work on the other side of the planet instead of home. He maintains that work such as his could never thrive in a country in which the arts are accorded secondary status only begrudgingly, if at all. “I admire very much those who stuck to it. I was just selfish when I left, yes, but not that selfish. Design needs a lot of support. Not just in terms of artisanal support, but also budgets.”\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn his analysis, the problem is economic, more than a distaste for arts and culture. On Broadway or the West End, massive budgets are allocated to shows in the hopes of creating a hit like The Phantom of the Opera, or Chicago, or The Lion King, which could potentially run for decades and guarantee steady income for all those who work on it. This promise attracts the best talent, whether onstage or behind-the-scenes, who perform at the highest levels to ensure success.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn the Philippines, designers do their best with what’s apportioned, working within the means provided. Producing excellent work under such conditions isn’t impossible, but it ironically perpetuates the problem. “Because you’re an artist, and because hopefully your standards are high, you kill yourself to make it look good,” Sicangco explains. “So when you make it look good, and it looks good, producers go, ‘Puede pala.’” Thus design budgets continue being miniscule, and the cycle carries on.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiqpPFFvPFPRWHO6wOu4dDRjjQiJP7CKx3msCIRZ9z5_FR57KQ2ryAC-4Gw2PALLzT8n6nDAoilwWRIWI_r89JsZlVsczBaCD_6he-l5VkAg5hd4moEbjJQxdwKSWIbXkeU1f6EXQt1SbHU1BSos2eY-1q_hmYBgtpfDWsk2c_QR7gs_TvcbKFISZvEVQ\/s1280\/cinderella.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"780\" data-original-width=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiqpPFFvPFPRWHO6wOu4dDRjjQiJP7CKx3msCIRZ9z5_FR57KQ2ryAC-4Gw2PALLzT8n6nDAoilwWRIWI_r89JsZlVsczBaCD_6he-l5VkAg5hd4moEbjJQxdwKSWIbXkeU1f6EXQt1SbHU1BSos2eY-1q_hmYBgtpfDWsk2c_QR7gs_TvcbKFISZvEVQ\/s16000\/cinderella.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECinderella arrives at the ball in this scene from a 2009 pantomime version of Cinderella by the Childrens Theater Company in Minneapolis, USA. Sets and costumes by Eduardo V. Sicangco.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ETo make ends meet, local designers often take on any kind of design work outside theater and film—weddings, corporate events, etc. Sicangco isn’t above such projects. “It’s called show business, not show art,” he says. “Survival. That’s creative too.” But he is clear-eyed about the career decisions he made. “It takes a village to raise an artist. I don’t want to be Joan of Arc; I can’t. ‘Di ko kaya. Sure I want to share; sure I want to up the level. But that’s a lot of work.”\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThen he turns his eye to Negros Occidental, and Bacolod City. “Let’s see what this new administration will hopefully try to accomplish with regard to the arts,” he says. “With every new administration you hope for a silver lining, in terms of support for the arts.” Having come of age as a theatrical artist in Bacolod City, Sicangco knows whereof he speaks. “Haven’t we needed a theater, other than the Gallaga Theater, for the longest time?” He cocks a sardonic eyebrow. “I’m talking governmental support. Grants. The talent has always been here. Always. But undeveloped. It’s in our DNA.”\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHe has vivid memories of what he refers to as the “Bacolod Renaissance” of the 1960s, when his parents’ generation were culturally animated by the Lions Club, which regularly produced theatrical spectacles that sparked his imagination, and by young La Salle Brother (and art lover) Alexis Gonzales, who collaborated with the club and organized a theater group in La Salle College. Sicangco joined the Genesius Guild and there found his footing on- and offstage. “We were a bunch of kids,” he recalls. “We put up plays every summer in the Speech Lab, which is now called the Gallaga Theater, just for the heck of it. Because it was fun.”\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiFjte2JTc8fBdWmSZrotERZBQUvo3NZNDMOnA9RIdzBMtSOGdbIypXJ3qskKpdJtj4XfrA6kWGxHjILW-TmOZPZAVlUHFW3Isms5-ExftA9YKOCmSa9M0DDkgh3_M3OrKbZg0-y-5AzCcO31g0doXcppGNaOYQc2TdevLvOQErNVREBcX21fajInilWA\/s3507\/4.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2480\" data-original-width=\"3507\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiFjte2JTc8fBdWmSZrotERZBQUvo3NZNDMOnA9RIdzBMtSOGdbIypXJ3qskKpdJtj4XfrA6kWGxHjILW-TmOZPZAVlUHFW3Isms5-ExftA9YKOCmSa9M0DDkgh3_M3OrKbZg0-y-5AzCcO31g0doXcppGNaOYQc2TdevLvOQErNVREBcX21fajInilWA\/s16000\/4.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOriginal sketch of a costume design by Eduardo V. Sicangco for Fruma Sarah, a character in the musical Fiddler on the Roof, done for a never-completed Negrense production.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EHe credits his upbringing in Negros Occidental for his success as a designer. “You are formed, you are totally formed by where you grew up,” he says. When pressed to identify what it was about Negros that informed his artistry, he adds “because of the exposure to a high level of taste, maybe? And sophistication, which is what Negros is known for.” \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESicangco grew up amidst the postwar prosperity of the Negros sugar industry, when Negrenses were a cosmopolitan bunch with ready access to fine art and culture all over the world. The exposure to local and foreign influences fed into his creative well, from which he freely draws as the need arises. “Some plays call for minimalism, because it’s about telling the story. Other shows, like an ice show or a Vegas revue, you’re paid to show off. That’s your job description: Dapat bongga. And that’s where the Filipino comes out.” \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHis Filipino background, with its melange of cultures and its fiesta mentality, gives him a versatility other designers could only dream of. “I hate it when people say our culture is not original because it’s a mix of Spanish, American, Oriental,” he argues. “But that’s our culture. And as a designer, god, it’s amazing to have that in you.” Having grown up in such a polyculture, switching between and fusing European and Asian elements in his work comes naturally. “That was luck, and I embrace that.”\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjaIHLnWtCkS5GGPiDsvyDXVgAW64DGRUBGST3onZfbCary3TZ5k73mKOZ_LhcgDnPy_J85EY4X5I-A4Ua5Sm4YRkArY_rPqb6y3KjufHe0ts62O92Cu-3oUwYa9CGDYT_-rzIFSyrvKR4KsBbPVeVaO1XuezQj70yE33ivpKRYtcbvAG-olkQG2JnO6w\/s3507\/5.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2480\" data-original-width=\"3507\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjaIHLnWtCkS5GGPiDsvyDXVgAW64DGRUBGST3onZfbCary3TZ5k73mKOZ_LhcgDnPy_J85EY4X5I-A4Ua5Sm4YRkArY_rPqb6y3KjufHe0ts62O92Cu-3oUwYa9CGDYT_-rzIFSyrvKR4KsBbPVeVaO1XuezQj70yE33ivpKRYtcbvAG-olkQG2JnO6w\/s16000\/5.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOriginal sketch rendering by Eduardo V. Sicangco of the proscenium arch for a never-completed Negrense production of the musical Fiddler on the Roof .\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EA quick glance at Sicangco’s resumé reveals his range. He’s worked on musicals like Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, The Man of La Mancha, Brigadoon, The Rocky Horror Show, Peter Pan, and The Sound of Music; as well as operas like La Traviata, Carmen, The Barber of Seville, and Die Fledermaus; ballets like Swan Lake, Romeo and Juliet, and The Nutcracker; and plays like The Royal Hunt of the Sun and Les Liaisons Dangereuses. He designed costumes for The Rockettes, Siegfried and Roy’s Vegas show, the on-board musical shows of Royal Caribbean International cruises, and Walt Disney’s World on Ice. He designed three editions of The Greatest Show on Earth by the Ringling Brothers\/Barnum and Bailey Circus. He’s created sets and costumes for Dolly Parton’s Dollywood Entertainment extravaganzas and the sets for five iterations of the risqué charity show Broadway Bares. Murals he designed ended up onscreen in Francis Ford Coppola’s The Cotton Club and Adrian Lyne’s Lolita, and he provided concept art for the Jet Li\/Jackie Chan starrer, The Forbidden Kingdom. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn the end, despite his considerable success abroad, working alongside some of the biggest names in showbiz, the productions he’s proudest of are also the most personal. He describes the joy and satisfaction of taking a bow in 1997 beside his sister, prima ballerina Cecile Sicangco, at the end of a ballet he had designed, in front of their mother at the CCP. “How magical is that?” He smiles at the memory. “That was the highlight of my career. We took a double bow, and I looked at Mom, and the smile on her face… Full circle! We were her creation.” He lives for moments like these far more than the twinkling lights of Broadway. “Life is simple,” he says. “The older you get, the simpler it is. But you have to go through the whole ordeal to get to the simple stuff.”\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd then, catching himself becoming a little too philosophical for comfort, he reverts to the real world again. “The really interesting thing about my career,” he says, “is I’ve done everything else except for the one thing I want the most: a long-running Broadway hit, so I can retire.” And unbidden, the philosophy returns: “Maybe that’s a good thing that you’re still aspiring toward something, ‘cause it keeps you going? But it doesn’t matter. I’ll just keep going. I like it too much.” \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EText By: Vicente Garcia Groyon \u003Cbr \/\u003EPhotos and Video By: Grilled Cheese Studios\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/451227842527151727\/posts\/default\/2418766998556342743"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/451227842527151727\/posts\/default\/2418766998556342743"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.negrosseasonofculture.com\/2022\/09\/art-of-toto-sicangco.html","title":"The Art of Toto Sicangco"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/xPr2Ps4VdBg\/default.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451227842527151727.post-7059657545732540944"},"published":{"$t":"2022-09-09T09:15:00.047+08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-09-13T06:05:26.104+08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Art"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Design and Architecture"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Featured"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"People"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"A World of Design"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiEuktBTu4a-DlAWf7P2N2e-B99nIZEKoQtbGvVwN0PlbiCD0MFrHEkqL1T1ILrihE-vfDsjtcmJDilGzgJTobx1u5Pm4CWqRSaUv0OqVV2i9pIegrq5blVvG1wkENNpI90nKYg-ccPxbdlAOb1uwW7CH6jkbuWQt13yUWXCtHEiCaBgwOFztwAZsnvFg\/s1024\/LOGO.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"576\" data-original-width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiEuktBTu4a-DlAWf7P2N2e-B99nIZEKoQtbGvVwN0PlbiCD0MFrHEkqL1T1ILrihE-vfDsjtcmJDilGzgJTobx1u5Pm4CWqRSaUv0OqVV2i9pIegrq5blVvG1wkENNpI90nKYg-ccPxbdlAOb1uwW7CH6jkbuWQt13yUWXCtHEiCaBgwOFztwAZsnvFg\/s16000\/LOGO.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis month’s design features the various tools used in the practice of architecture and in the creative processes of industrial, fashion, and stage design. The elements encapsulate both traditional and digitized techniques. They rest in a paint bucket as we bring diverse disciplines together to celebrate the Negrense penchant for creativity.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EThe month of September is bountiful to Negros Occidental in more ways than one. In sugar farms, it heralds the start of harvest. To families who depend on this mono-crop industry, that means long awaited fresh resources to propel new and creative pursuits. Much later, September became known as the month of the Negros Trade Fair, the country’s longest running provincial design showcase. There has never been a void in Negrense creativity – from rolling bamboo mats into makeshift cannons to win our republic, to dazzling broadway designs on the Great White Way. Scenery and costume designer Toto Sicangco protests, “It’s not about the lack of talent – it’s not. The artist has always been here.”\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjv4Xq1YZ6cKFYhbxOxjIfcGOn-DcTyWcLjVrmCZCvNqc3Mo_b292-ktPbyI7QArI0xBfoRp6Y2nvoOLxNk9fVjp5heACQYQYulzQipLoLDpKpi9-AA72PepB2CG_XQRr2NTn6CY4qt0aq4kjqMeDsOUSQYHRiwF0qwTSCbcISXw1BybuUegtp4rFA3tQ\/s1080\/TS1.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"608\" data-original-width=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjv4Xq1YZ6cKFYhbxOxjIfcGOn-DcTyWcLjVrmCZCvNqc3Mo_b292-ktPbyI7QArI0xBfoRp6Y2nvoOLxNk9fVjp5heACQYQYulzQipLoLDpKpi9-AA72PepB2CG_XQRr2NTn6CY4qt0aq4kjqMeDsOUSQYHRiwF0qwTSCbcISXw1BybuUegtp4rFA3tQ\/s16000\/TS1.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEduardo V. Sicangco sketches on the patio of his Bacolod City home.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjFvtV91Sz5lh7hr0xfnioTiw1vtyJTy128DsfFdJ208TjHOpsGc0TRKgYrFUY8u5f0vudqzsKkDR8md89tL4fzrpyJbLFkXhLDsYBKYVkKg2BfddeeEuSZM_APYF4X4GlRaZjhs2pvG1eKd2tQm4NHwdbZfwG5_mnHibdl5C63_srjVRyq6i328_STZA\/s1080\/TS2.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"608\" data-original-width=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjFvtV91Sz5lh7hr0xfnioTiw1vtyJTy128DsfFdJ208TjHOpsGc0TRKgYrFUY8u5f0vudqzsKkDR8md89tL4fzrpyJbLFkXhLDsYBKYVkKg2BfddeeEuSZM_APYF4X4GlRaZjhs2pvG1eKd2tQm4NHwdbZfwG5_mnHibdl5C63_srjVRyq6i328_STZA\/s16000\/TS2.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEduardo V. Sicangco works on a costume design sketch for a recent Pioneer Theatre Company revival of the popular musical Hello Dolly! in Salt Lake City, Utah.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiDoyWkfxxny_8_2FR4CyQI9SJpUtzkR0W3fCm9mTaond_LpjDUbBg5AM4aALw4rBUnAYvGAZXwlvr1wXhmimRSYc5xk864ZZyV-YCROD-lavWySIBYt0yCrulTVrvHZRq4T1geqfhTDJhqLyGat5Rz7O6HLX7Ewr4u4jM6xR8E32sLsKei6AnMG90_OA\/s2016\/TS3.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2016\" data-original-width=\"1512\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiDoyWkfxxny_8_2FR4CyQI9SJpUtzkR0W3fCm9mTaond_LpjDUbBg5AM4aALw4rBUnAYvGAZXwlvr1wXhmimRSYc5xk864ZZyV-YCROD-lavWySIBYt0yCrulTVrvHZRq4T1geqfhTDJhqLyGat5Rz7O6HLX7Ewr4u4jM6xR8E32sLsKei6AnMG90_OA\/s16000\/TS3.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEduardo V. Sicangco poses backstage with Deborah Cox, star of the 2016 musical Josephine by the Asolo Repertory Theatre in Florida, USA.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EThis month the Negros Season of Culture honors Negrense design, both the artistry to create it, and the insatiable desire to obtain it. After spending half a century in New York City, creating costumes and stage sets on Broadway, Toto Sicangco, continues to come home regularly to Bacolod City for much needed recharge. NSC called on him during a recent visit and took away great learning, especially about the artist’s stunning professional journey that is second to none. If you’ve shimmied to high-stepping production numbers on Broadway, or swayed to starry-eyed ballet performances at the CCP in years gone by, chances are good, you’ve stepped into the creative sphere of a Toto Sicangco design. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi4PBVyGZL7kBJtxJm1if_p_Z6HhjXnRe4RMRvlqxtK5uMBQ4DqpU1c_jY2YWM73ui16P_Exo4NZafrVy4w78LGdnG9AAbg7aOsF-o8FaWpDt3r7nJQg3j4trWWoN0ha10o3t1kOBq3ZZsxTiNt95O0iPMAvTtbsLBb9fqiRA3dZvd5keQFTB6LqunUkg\/s1448\/BC1.PNG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1448\" data-original-width=\"1170\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi4PBVyGZL7kBJtxJm1if_p_Z6HhjXnRe4RMRvlqxtK5uMBQ4DqpU1c_jY2YWM73ui16P_Exo4NZafrVy4w78LGdnG9AAbg7aOsF-o8FaWpDt3r7nJQg3j4trWWoN0ha10o3t1kOBq3ZZsxTiNt95O0iPMAvTtbsLBb9fqiRA3dZvd5keQFTB6LqunUkg\/s16000\/BC1.PNG\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn 2021, Style Cruze magazine featured the 2020 Fall collection of Bea Cruz. Despite the pandemic restrictions, her collection was able to reach the US with the help of Angel Tan, another Negrense who works as a creative and wardrobe coordinator.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiscqfjHW4qIihRUbfw8fRJNQaTHz7En5HrRTk72vqOtrvtP4d9zKOKPKQsrPkjsPtnODOiFF9G8MG4qQc-LUK6atYlb4UcFAx1fAA_yY87dDTWiWcO-VC7_Cnb0SgqFRHaVsqJaeO_bbz3WpQdEJHPEGLvjdADbuqez4CpaZqM8tuR8XswQuVr8c9YHw\/s927\/BC2.PNG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"857\" data-original-width=\"927\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiscqfjHW4qIihRUbfw8fRJNQaTHz7En5HrRTk72vqOtrvtP4d9zKOKPKQsrPkjsPtnODOiFF9G8MG4qQc-LUK6atYlb4UcFAx1fAA_yY87dDTWiWcO-VC7_Cnb0SgqFRHaVsqJaeO_bbz3WpQdEJHPEGLvjdADbuqez4CpaZqM8tuR8XswQuVr8c9YHw\/s16000\/BC2.PNG\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBea Cruz of Victorias City, Negros Occidental, updated traditional Filipiniana fashion in her Vivirá collection. The10-piece collection featured the baro’t saya, panuelo, and barong. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhKdxbQArGXgtT_VkQlsILeqD_Dk_2y_uRkSxGT0DxWkvm_W-eABzBaVX3KBmVW1a-N2ZhKuEUT6m-ywYIV_S7Q-m8z7V8VCUdMRw55mAPwlyA9eUgw82f9E21ViGTN3Pmk9U6MtdZYQMRziMhDhza7P1cfdzMilS-ZZJNzhrTcK_wOTgeUoGOSqA8WHg\/s1452\/BC3.PNG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1452\" data-original-width=\"1170\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhKdxbQArGXgtT_VkQlsILeqD_Dk_2y_uRkSxGT0DxWkvm_W-eABzBaVX3KBmVW1a-N2ZhKuEUT6m-ywYIV_S7Q-m8z7V8VCUdMRw55mAPwlyA9eUgw82f9E21ViGTN3Pmk9U6MtdZYQMRziMhDhza7P1cfdzMilS-ZZJNzhrTcK_wOTgeUoGOSqA8WHg\/s16000\/BC3.PNG\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBea Cruz of Victorias City, Negros Occidental, updated traditional Filipiniana fashion in her Vivirá collection. The10-piece collection featured the baro’t saya, panuelo, and barong. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EIt takes a heritage to raise a fashion designer. Growing up in a community where OOTD is breakfast meat, fashion design naturally thrills the young. Some pursue it with dedication and make it. Still others, make it despite global lockdowns. Negrense Fashion Designer Bea Cruz is one such. Barely in her mid-20s, this designer from Victorias City in Negros Occidental bagged two international fashion accolades in the middle of Covid-19 safety restrictions. The turmoil of the pandemic couldn’t shake Bea off her aesthetic core of fine sophistication. She saw her collection sent by air cargo to the U.S., and if that was not unnerving enough, she saw the pieces down the runway virtually. What a trouper!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgDP2mMh_iOesCUtRsIKsD_s94WXgXQ6aUoEDfSHM_sp1ZDa49sYfm3xsd7LAc8Jj7MriF_V4dj1k6Xy-4JzmG2wN_TVSWDLZxvW7oF7RwZWkzW9w7mZ9hxkF1W1aRPS5CXedWGnVEv6AiAn7_J08zhmV56QEMdTFom54odTElxBU6E0lmA1GrZF2_4gw\/s1920\/MH1.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1080\" data-original-width=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgDP2mMh_iOesCUtRsIKsD_s94WXgXQ6aUoEDfSHM_sp1ZDa49sYfm3xsd7LAc8Jj7MriF_V4dj1k6Xy-4JzmG2wN_TVSWDLZxvW7oF7RwZWkzW9w7mZ9hxkF1W1aRPS5CXedWGnVEv6AiAn7_J08zhmV56QEMdTFom54odTElxBU6E0lmA1GrZF2_4gw\/s16000\/MH1.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe lobby facade of Bagasse Mountain Resort. The project is Maita’s winning piece for the Asia Young Designer Awards (AYDA). Acclaimed Best Sustainable Design, here Maita explored the use of bagasse, the pulp residue from sugarcane, in place of cement. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgo4UXBID5x-gnzPqmyN3EgLfaWBbGlcx3brUOWpZbu-UYgWynB0cJXz4QrhGRg2K0UrgLmfAkNYpklSxhdQlyASfzMaPcp-fPyv9x6LszzZt08355RV54XIdDRNK-2PnbOcMnG84tXzN9oLUq0tEKqorSXlsb4GG-FEkiiJzUlfGh2FdZfTAy4CKIWDg\/s960\/MH2.jpeg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"720\" data-original-width=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgo4UXBID5x-gnzPqmyN3EgLfaWBbGlcx3brUOWpZbu-UYgWynB0cJXz4QrhGRg2K0UrgLmfAkNYpklSxhdQlyASfzMaPcp-fPyv9x6LszzZt08355RV54XIdDRNK-2PnbOcMnG84tXzN9oLUq0tEKqorSXlsb4GG-FEkiiJzUlfGh2FdZfTAy4CKIWDg\/s16000\/MH2.jpeg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EComing from a family of designers, architects, and artists, Maita’s eye for design is embedded in her roots. Having both parents as architects, she eventually pursued Interior Design. \u003Cbr \/\u003EStanding are dad Arch. Felix and Maita. Seated are brother Gabriel, mom Arch. Cathy, and sister Bettina.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi6FHtRcHAymkUx2ti_he6BlFiqq17QHPSSS74qkQOqB9I2P_Qlv5QWNZwF8KnarY2yAxu4AQspLqifCU67Wv50VjPONHqiAukMo1PnamIe88WBZOiFLV5GGXehV54zKGL_48i-B8jxj4cUYbqBtU8VdcGleUaXkpup2GUmy83-iTgFvX0WdtUbmNda6w\/s1920\/MH3.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1080\" data-original-width=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi6FHtRcHAymkUx2ti_he6BlFiqq17QHPSSS74qkQOqB9I2P_Qlv5QWNZwF8KnarY2yAxu4AQspLqifCU67Wv50VjPONHqiAukMo1PnamIe88WBZOiFLV5GGXehV54zKGL_48i-B8jxj4cUYbqBtU8VdcGleUaXkpup2GUmy83-iTgFvX0WdtUbmNda6w\/s16000\/MH3.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Dancing Archive: A Performative Interior Design Approach to Anarchive Dance, August 2022 is Matia’s senior thesis where she used interactive installations that guests can enjoy. Coming from Negros Occidental, she opted to have the Capitol Lagoon as location for her project.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EFrom another design calling, Negrense Interior Design maverick Maita Hagad redefines the way we regard our physical surroundings, from the structural to the sensory. What does that even mean? We begin to understand the concept when we see our homes at the time of the pandemic for what they truly are, spaces of learning that protect, to allow us to continue on our journey of discovery. At the height of lockdowns, Maita’s design concept was entered in an international competition where it bagged the Most Sustainable Design award. The designer strikes a balance between wellness and wilderness, as if at once melding the familiar with the unfamiliar, the friction of the two igniting growth.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgWbFbWfnH0mrU5-HCewj2CXsSine1fvbbjxSr0UN2i1_1lKSWRICzQHLUoLtvgiCwnOYKKy87cJ-OhWoQve8wVmaCkHRbpVppVWGH5XKksJl1wM1aDpQXNKloZZV46KaEiJRnbSjKIpOE6VhDtuoLB6wtoDZ_QY6tFt62X8Jv9rl7a4KcZFuZJp-fVAg\/s6094\/TJ1.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"4063\" data-original-width=\"6094\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgWbFbWfnH0mrU5-HCewj2CXsSine1fvbbjxSr0UN2i1_1lKSWRICzQHLUoLtvgiCwnOYKKy87cJ-OhWoQve8wVmaCkHRbpVppVWGH5XKksJl1wM1aDpQXNKloZZV46KaEiJRnbSjKIpOE6VhDtuoLB6wtoDZ_QY6tFt62X8Jv9rl7a4KcZFuZJp-fVAg\/s16000\/TJ1.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe palatial residence built for Ricarido King is one of the houses Arch. Teng Jacinto co-designed with partner Arch. Toto Unson.\u003Cdiv\u003E(Photo Credit : Jan Gonzales)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgAMpyV9fT2YqFEyTII98VEO3nBeD9EXS-HM4aC3aqT0anjQ7lrGmWgsAythlPa8sHypdoptBulhjHIoXgyZqapjHLQdFLndi_Ed_pTw7fRtUFDYnKDfg5JTvQR6jzvvSwkUYFtcM_qthZlm1PJjfPZXr9u6cHj8A4zSqbeArSYEi8w_0P3Tkwec9Bgjg\/s5610\/TJ2.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"3740\" data-original-width=\"5610\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgAMpyV9fT2YqFEyTII98VEO3nBeD9EXS-HM4aC3aqT0anjQ7lrGmWgsAythlPa8sHypdoptBulhjHIoXgyZqapjHLQdFLndi_Ed_pTw7fRtUFDYnKDfg5JTvQR6jzvvSwkUYFtcM_qthZlm1PJjfPZXr9u6cHj8A4zSqbeArSYEi8w_0P3Tkwec9Bgjg\/s16000\/TJ2.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EArch. Teng Jacinto has been working for the past 70 years. Today at 94 years old, it seems that he has no plans of slowing down.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj6vXqD7C-7lLn_e-uViLJhLnYl3m8YigyH_gwNuE8_icOVEV3LUpTx8Vysu66BGvyHCqyyhd_QvSCI4ejBJWssxZo-bDpuKYoK2VFaos8iRUEjSBSiRQ-B-lfQZqQ66mI-afmjLvDRoNqADsWEdhwpo0gE9Ir58uJsHnCE6paOi7tz72j4wSIZ9HokYw\/s6000\/TJ3.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"4000\" data-original-width=\"6000\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj6vXqD7C-7lLn_e-uViLJhLnYl3m8YigyH_gwNuE8_icOVEV3LUpTx8Vysu66BGvyHCqyyhd_QvSCI4ejBJWssxZo-bDpuKYoK2VFaos8iRUEjSBSiRQ-B-lfQZqQ66mI-afmjLvDRoNqADsWEdhwpo0gE9Ir58uJsHnCE6paOi7tz72j4wSIZ9HokYw\/s16000\/TJ3.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAlfredo Montelibano Sr.’s residence in Bacolod City, originally built in 1954, is one of the most well-preserved houses designed by Architects Teng Jacinto, Toto Unson, and Nene Garcia.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EThis edition, dedicated to Design, is made whole with the legacy story of Teng Jacinto who celebrates his Platinum Year as an architect, this year. One cannot separate Jacinto from the JUB name, which he started with fellow architects Toto Unson and Nonoy Benedicto. Now in his early 90s, Teng Jacinto indulges the team of NSC in a chat about his lifelong work that started in 1952 and continues to this day 70 years later. Along the way, Jacinto under the JUB brand built the Capitol Shopping Center, nicknamed the Bacolod Chinatown, as well as over 500 houses all over the country, many of which line the streets of posh Capitolville in Bacolod and Maria Luisa in Cebu. While these idyllic homes are easily marked by their gardens and trellises and ponds, it is Teng Jacinto’s calm and cool composure that often brought client and designer to accord. His humanity, above all, is his singular contribution.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EText By: Alan S. Gensoli\u003Cbr \/\u003ELogo By: Thea Torres\u003Cbr \/\u003EPhotos By: John Kimwell Laluma\u003Cbr \/\u003EPhoto Courtesy: Maita S. 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Balay Puti has reopened as a restaurant, Stephen’s at Balay Puti. A brave new venture while the world still reels from the pandemic, Stephen’s at Balay Puti relishes the refurbished mansion’s immaculate white interiors as a fitting canvas for Chef Stephen Escalante’s delectable, comforting creations.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEja7svfhaHeJRpu76W2nZjMKL6idmPkknHPKBWZdjxZx44GwttCYYyeY7MITlVx9_19xR-TT6QVBknTwdix1tN5nSnnir17zNyhTdSJCtMz3510x96tSJh64nN_4SzVZGeXMxAjrt_UCfVHFCz2K7kg2NOpAsmzX_-jdzqExon5KlT1YhpQkGfLeuasTg\/s3929\/1.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2210\" data-original-width=\"3929\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEja7svfhaHeJRpu76W2nZjMKL6idmPkknHPKBWZdjxZx44GwttCYYyeY7MITlVx9_19xR-TT6QVBknTwdix1tN5nSnnir17zNyhTdSJCtMz3510x96tSJh64nN_4SzVZGeXMxAjrt_UCfVHFCz2K7kg2NOpAsmzX_-jdzqExon5KlT1YhpQkGfLeuasTg\/s16000\/1.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Adela Locsin Ledesma Mansion now known as Balay Puti commands attention on Calle Ledesma, Silay City. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EOriginally built around 1920 as the family home of Emilio Ledesma and his wife Rosario Locsin, the house was bequeathed to their only daughter Adela who lived here, unmarried and without heirs, until her death in 2012. Since then, the property has changed hands twice, but still bought and sold well within the Ledesma-Locsin clan. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis neo-classical mansion was erected in the pre-war era when Silay families had a penchant for having their homes and commercial buildings done by European architects. Both the neighboring San Diego Pro-Cathedral and the Ledesma-Locsin mansion were designed by Italian architect Lucio Bernasconi. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiz0iIpf4fAm8pSDyQWcJW5g6rs8mLy8ZMfBkFzX4EngbpJA0mnyG_CbWzPhRBlvxZIf2dIKHI-w910OIX7bDVww649eDepEoXR0_ahWBqvmu50UlUiqAGtpwwfAG6c3ca-987UqkprMlhacCaFA0vKWIpP_PhKECDiEPAJeYJV-tNFwQiISKmtnVCCOg\/s6000\/2.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"4000\" data-original-width=\"6000\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiz0iIpf4fAm8pSDyQWcJW5g6rs8mLy8ZMfBkFzX4EngbpJA0mnyG_CbWzPhRBlvxZIf2dIKHI-w910OIX7bDVww649eDepEoXR0_ahWBqvmu50UlUiqAGtpwwfAG6c3ca-987UqkprMlhacCaFA0vKWIpP_PhKECDiEPAJeYJV-tNFwQiISKmtnVCCOg\/s16000\/2.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe white-hot Balay Puti reopens with a fine dining restaurant. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EThe heritage house has recently undergone a makeover with Balay Puti as its moniker. Balay Puti is a notable benchmark for adaptive reuse, a conservation strategy introduced in the mid-70s. This concept encourages owners of heritage homes to find new functions for their properties. It caught on in the Philippines much later, a necessary rescue from shortsighted attempts at bulldozing heritage and paving paradise, if you will. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBalay Puti is refurbished with sleek design details that deliberately speak of the Negrense lifestyle. For one, the glass door at the foyer that leads to the restaurant has decals in sugarcane patterns.\u0026nbsp; The indoor wooden floors were acquired from an old house. Meanwhile, at the balcony, the designers retained the original flooring of black and white diamond Machuca tiles. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjs9dbxbpOLPTJyoC8kqaS_BJPlbGMaNbgYKB70ynXW1WFF3VvFCkrxvbIFKlnPwYzG8lGng0aCe2iYAbHFkpi8nioAlqeo0VBqZGlrJEVkJmik-OSANDx6cM2UrRCD8_9JGlEqzO36Ls7X7bKkQ3f6BMxhlWsyJ-367A06gI_2QJtmQHmDuY0a-Ay0yQ\/s6000\/3.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"4000\" data-original-width=\"6000\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjs9dbxbpOLPTJyoC8kqaS_BJPlbGMaNbgYKB70ynXW1WFF3VvFCkrxvbIFKlnPwYzG8lGng0aCe2iYAbHFkpi8nioAlqeo0VBqZGlrJEVkJmik-OSANDx6cM2UrRCD8_9JGlEqzO36Ls7X7bKkQ3f6BMxhlWsyJ-367A06gI_2QJtmQHmDuY0a-Ay0yQ\/s16000\/3.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EA palatial staircase and brilliant design details like the sugarcane decals on glass doors greet you at the Balay Puti foyer.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EAn iconic feature of Balay Puti is a palatial staircase that leads to a now non-existent second floor.\u0026nbsp; This used to be a roof deck with a garden and a laundry area, says Solo Locsin, who led the Balay Puti restoration team before the pandemic. The original occupants, Solo shares, would seal the drain so the roof deck becomes a large swimming pool. Solo collaborated with his cousin, Ar. Eduardo Locsin Ledesma, who designed the new Balay Puti with fresh and subtle Negrense sensibilities. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESave for a few paintings and the chartreuse accents of its restaurant chairs, the design aesthetic of Balay Puti matches Chef Stephen Escalante’s kitchen philosophy that favors the Japanese way of cleanliness and simplicity. Chef Stephen insists on serving food that is flavorful, fuss-free, and downright delicious, more than the affectations of say, molecular gastronomy. This conviction comes from his training at the American Hospitality Academy in California and the International School for Culinary Arts and Hotel Management in Manila. Chef Stephen has also had a breadth of experience in the kitchens of the Hotel Intercontinental, Crowne Plaza, Mandarin, and Sala, a classic European fine dining restaurant.\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjfshjuDq03yIodw-29dP7eD2BcWIoEfFMdkpcWDcQw0k0lKm3omnluW02xZPg3ya_snzANnFdWEKodzmqgvQ3-f8yDEifd4TkelB-A-2Uybp9azJlwi_no4VrXlOxJaaJ4BaL8P5It-fenqwnGoOm33ba9AuwjzAb9YPDylKiMtNwxDgPv6YpA5HhIkg\/s5863\/4.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"3909\" data-original-width=\"5863\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjfshjuDq03yIodw-29dP7eD2BcWIoEfFMdkpcWDcQw0k0lKm3omnluW02xZPg3ya_snzANnFdWEKodzmqgvQ3-f8yDEifd4TkelB-A-2Uybp9azJlwi_no4VrXlOxJaaJ4BaL8P5It-fenqwnGoOm33ba9AuwjzAb9YPDylKiMtNwxDgPv6YpA5HhIkg\/s16000\/4.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAl fresco dining at Stephen's at Balay Puti.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EStephen’s at Balay Puti then is positioned as a dining destination one wouldn’t mind hieing off to, because of the promise of good food and great ambiance. This combination has arguably become rare, with the mushrooming of Instagrammable spots that only serve fried forgettables on the menu. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E“Ang picture malimtan mo, pero ang namit nga pagkaon, indi (You’d easily forget photos of food, but delicious food, not so),” the 36-year-old chef quips. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPrior to leasing Balay Puti to run the restaurant, Chef Stephen had found good opportunity at the height of the pandemic, with his food delivery business called “Low and Slow”.\u0026nbsp; This came as a blessing in disguise for the young gentleman whose career as a chef had been stalled when an accident brought a severe injury on his spinal cord, causing his paralysis. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EBut with the encouragement and guidance of two uncles, one of whom is a life coach to Nike’s Phil Knight and Apple’s Tim Cook, along with the full support of his family, Chef Stephen gained the courage and mind shift to re-launch himself. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECommanding from his wheelchair in the slick, modern kitchen set-up at Balay Puti, Chef Stephen instructs his cooks and assistants to prepare classic entrees inspired from his travels. Some of the must-tries are the steak sandwich, empanadas, tacos, Peruvian chicken, and truffle pasta. His fries and breads are home-made, and most of his ingredients are locally sourced. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgp558QxtNU6rfs3IOW2vf5CM92xWuqikis6ZMO3R1av9MYR50IL0I8PtwkiicOg1rs1T_Aq8WyylBUDrdVUkdLIJsrFuY895WyHCGVQ9qh1uZW9j3dSoDONEAeNprD49g887gRkqS9bkWHnXPTUIxunR6HLn02HddW1k9U14tv5Ni2r1qkTOnXQzXKjA\/s5184\/5.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"3456\" data-original-width=\"5184\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgp558QxtNU6rfs3IOW2vf5CM92xWuqikis6ZMO3R1av9MYR50IL0I8PtwkiicOg1rs1T_Aq8WyylBUDrdVUkdLIJsrFuY895WyHCGVQ9qh1uZW9j3dSoDONEAeNprD49g887gRkqS9bkWHnXPTUIxunR6HLn02HddW1k9U14tv5Ni2r1qkTOnXQzXKjA\/s16000\/5.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EChef Stephen Escalante runs the fine dining restaurant at Balay Puti.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EBut as eclectic as his menu is, Chef Stephen asks the Negros Season of Culture crew: “Kabalo ka ano favorite ko nga food? (Do you know what my favorite food is?)”\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E“Adobo!” He then issues a litany of other favorites: uga (dried fish), pangat (taro leaves cooked in coconut milk), among other simple fare best heaped with rice. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELooking back, when Chef Stephen first scouted the white-walled property in August 2021, he felt that his dream kitchen comeback and Balay Puti are a “match made in heaven.” Even his no-nonsense favorites mirror the sensible simplicity of Balay Puti. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs his eponymous restaurant steadily gains ground, Chef Stephen has much to teach. To those who are stuck or starting, he says, “Always go to the place which scares you the most.... (then) you will not live life half-heartedly.” Take that from someone who, suffering from a bad spine, is hardly ever spineless. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EText By: Kimme Santiago\u003Cbr \/\u003EPhotos and Video By: Unit A Creatives\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/451227842527151727\/posts\/default\/3579565817121218330"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/451227842527151727\/posts\/default\/3579565817121218330"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.negrosseasonofculture.com\/2022\/05\/balay-puti-sizzles-back-to-life.html","title":"Balay Puti Sizzles Back to Life"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/EuA8_u7kR-s\/default.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451227842527151727.post-7572019791088968150"},"published":{"$t":"2022-04-18T14:22:00.008+08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-04-18T15:22:20.086+08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Design and Architecture"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Heritage"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Charming Chapels of Negros : Patagoña Chapel \/Chapel of the Fallen Tree"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ciframe frameborder=\"0\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/embed\/X1p1eZO7A0Y\" width=\"480\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECharming Chapels of Negros\u003Cbr \/\u003EPatagoña Chapel \/Chapel of the Fallen Tree\/\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ETaking inspiration from the Chilean Patagonia, the world’s largest wildlife sanctuary, the rustic residential compound of Patagoña in the protected forests of Patag, Silay City, harbors a chapel with a rugged, improvisational, DIY aesthetic. Made entirely out of discarded wood and repurposed building materials, the Chapel of the Fallen Tree provides a monastic setting for quiet reflection as you breathe in cool clean mountain air.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjjSQTRt_lT2PCxS7BEhEGwZaSVRbpknWE-7sCoTc802G3wkgnCA2R_6_MOAg51tuyG22r6B57z06sttjQSOPm5jY9FVgyKy6loyqlzfa_D4w0RsrcNv3QYrBnUAZ6INK1cos1Q24LXP6qFvqNVKkZWoE6nEIpQvxEosB2tZWAwrj5Z55tZF9shsLUBQg\/s6000\/5.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"4000\" data-original-width=\"6000\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjjSQTRt_lT2PCxS7BEhEGwZaSVRbpknWE-7sCoTc802G3wkgnCA2R_6_MOAg51tuyG22r6B57z06sttjQSOPm5jY9FVgyKy6loyqlzfa_D4w0RsrcNv3QYrBnUAZ6INK1cos1Q24LXP6qFvqNVKkZWoE6nEIpQvxEosB2tZWAwrj5Z55tZF9shsLUBQg\/s16000\/5.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Chapel of the Fallen Tree in Patag, Silay City, is made almost entirely of discarded wood and repurposed building materials. Its rustic aesthetic and quirky design result from its ongoing modification and refurbishment.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjsSwt9s1KCckXshW9OMDXQdd1jfArQln_iZXAlO2y_W0qiylDQVHVmXxbhgobvU95vKmunOD-ZKU1NFs2HG_mMOGa10zYqcinWadgv0JhpTHDGqRCEiN_bdBsTBcxiP9uj35eg_p1f5-YJRf03V1sfvM5CBB5o6rVJ5gekmwJKCutVMrFh7PqY1l2amA\/s6000\/1.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"4000\" data-original-width=\"6000\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjsSwt9s1KCckXshW9OMDXQdd1jfArQln_iZXAlO2y_W0qiylDQVHVmXxbhgobvU95vKmunOD-ZKU1NFs2HG_mMOGa10zYqcinWadgv0JhpTHDGqRCEiN_bdBsTBcxiP9uj35eg_p1f5-YJRf03V1sfvM5CBB5o6rVJ5gekmwJKCutVMrFh7PqY1l2amA\/s16000\/1.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Chapel of the Fallen Tree in Patag, Silay City, was named for the fallen trees gathered from the surrounding forests of Northern Negros National Park and used in it construction.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhMvJKawYvMaG5f7SN-k4AmlTgOdy6zX_olbl315WZF0OHSGba19-Y1udXwBhtcf3-Bjn0gymNgo32fOTLkKNnY-PG05tWUGa68e7-eMoQKTc2jMND2ZLDtdvjNbvSaWe9JzApZu14KJeQfayWM9aOgOYQuEXruRVAxQkQEskDERXf4bLx06EIL0OnzOA\/s6000\/4.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"6000\" data-original-width=\"4000\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhMvJKawYvMaG5f7SN-k4AmlTgOdy6zX_olbl315WZF0OHSGba19-Y1udXwBhtcf3-Bjn0gymNgo32fOTLkKNnY-PG05tWUGa68e7-eMoQKTc2jMND2ZLDtdvjNbvSaWe9JzApZu14KJeQfayWM9aOgOYQuEXruRVAxQkQEskDERXf4bLx06EIL0OnzOA\/s16000\/4.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Chapel of the Fallen Tree in Patag, Silay City, incorporates the surrounding forest of the Northern Negros National Park, visible through this window behind the altar, through its use of fallen trees in its construction.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EText By: Vicente Garcia Groyon\u003Cbr \/\u003EPhotos By: John Kimwell Laluma\u003Cbr \/\u003EVideo By: Grilled Cheese Studios\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/451227842527151727\/posts\/default\/7572019791088968150"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/451227842527151727\/posts\/default\/7572019791088968150"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.negrosseasonofculture.com\/2022\/04\/chapel-of-the-fallen-tree.html","title":"Charming Chapels of Negros : Patagoña Chapel \/Chapel of the Fallen Tree"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/X1p1eZO7A0Y\/default.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451227842527151727.post-1853567023530037560"},"published":{"$t":"2021-05-22T05:27:00.008+08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-06-27T07:11:11.407+08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Design and Architecture"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Heritage"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"National Heritage Month"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"National Heritage Month Feature : The Church of San Nicolas de Tolentino in Talisay "},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-mEL4-fuF9-w\/YKhOnyKrH2I\/AAAAAAAA99M\/mihdPSXaxvwwIRct-r1mPpH8HiLBfec9gCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1601\/sannicolastolentino.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1601\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-mEL4-fuF9-w\/YKhOnyKrH2I\/AAAAAAAA99M\/mihdPSXaxvwwIRct-r1mPpH8HiLBfec9gCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/sannicolastolentino.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EJust a few kilometers north of the capital city of Negros Occidental is the historic city of Talisay.\u0026nbsp; Talisay was originally inhabited by the Negritos, natives who led nomadic lives at the foot of scenic North Negros mountain ranges.\u0026nbsp; In 1788, families of Malay descent settled in this pristine part of Negros Island and named it Minuluan.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EIt was here in Minuluan that the sugar industry of Negros began when the enterprising priests led by Father Fernando Cuenca of the Order of Augustinian Recollects, arrived in Negros in 1848.\u0026nbsp; Father Cuenca was credited with the foundation of the three traditional barangays of Talisay City: Concepcion in the South that he dedicated to the Blessed Virgin, Dos Hermanas in honor of his two sisters left in Spain, and San Fernando in honor of his namesake, both barangays in the north-east. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-WTDu_C5y4Kg\/YKhaoB1N6uI\/AAAAAAAA99Y\/_HpUIABg1eogJOWbhKvtGYoFvZPr0hclgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1086\/aa.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"708\" data-original-width=\"1086\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-WTDu_C5y4Kg\/YKhaoB1N6uI\/AAAAAAAA99Y\/_HpUIABg1eogJOWbhKvtGYoFvZPr0hclgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/aa.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EClean lines, twin towers topped by cupolas, and a portico distinguish the facade of the San Nicolas De Tolentino Parish Church of Talisay.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EFather Cuenca and the Spanish colonizers became guardians of Negros' economic, socio-political, and spiritual lives, with more of the Minuluan population embracing the Catholic faith in the first few years of the arrival of Father Cuenca.\u0026nbsp; The Sitio of Minuluan was decreed a town on September 10, 1850, with San Nicolas de Tolentino as its patron saint. It was then renamed Talisay after the tree that grew in abundance along the mouth of the Matab-ang River.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-c--sVQrkZKI\/YKhaoNQCNnI\/AAAAAAAA99U\/vLVWVqHoeFc-yy1zXWshFL_nDnJfaVbIQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1010\/bb.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"689\" data-original-width=\"1010\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-c--sVQrkZKI\/YKhaoNQCNnI\/AAAAAAAA99U\/vLVWVqHoeFc-yy1zXWshFL_nDnJfaVbIQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/bb.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E Tastefully designed and preserved, the church’s interiors have avoided the catastrophic fate of misguided renovations.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E \u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ETalisay is deemed a historic community for prior to the turn of the century, it became a significant player in revolt against Spain through the leadership of General Aniceto Lacson. This ingenious general and erstwhile revolutionary of the North teamed up with General Juan Araneta from the South in Bago, to stage the victorious Cinco de Noviembre uprising in 1898 that saw the Spaniards capitulating without bloodshed. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EFather Cuenca survived the revolution of 1898 mainly because he was loved by the people and was spared from any violence directed at Spanish priests.\u0026nbsp; And thus, Father Cuenca was one of the people who laid the foundations that led to the construction of the San Nicolas de Tolentino parish.\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-p7BaKFWw6wQ\/YKhbCWBC-XI\/AAAAAAAA9-A\/CXtrNCT4HFov8p_MLycxjs7z9yoVBX-YQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/cc.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1068\" data-original-width=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-p7BaKFWw6wQ\/YKhbCWBC-XI\/AAAAAAAA9-A\/CXtrNCT4HFov8p_MLycxjs7z9yoVBX-YQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/cc.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E The mahogany coloured altar embellished with gilt carvings houses the church patron, San Nicolas de Tolentino, flanked by San Ezekiel Moreno and San Rafael, and above, the Christ Jesus.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-zQ9x3Nv4qOM\/YKhaoyfPaJI\/AAAAAAAA99g\/8-FHyX6G85wx6cXqcxW3WrxsZp-3PisvQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1076\/dd.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"714\" data-original-width=\"1076\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-zQ9x3Nv4qOM\/YKhaoyfPaJI\/AAAAAAAA99g\/8-FHyX6G85wx6cXqcxW3WrxsZp-3PisvQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/dd.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EThe black and white checkerboard pattern of the floor is a pleasing contrast to the walls of the church and its remarkably well preserved features, a sterling example of heritage preservation.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-843391e9-7fff-8246-8c7a-378dbf78cc9a\" style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003EThough the church building was still to be built to its current form by 1936, Father Cuenca was able to see the foundation laid prior to his demise in 1902. The current structure serves as witness to how the parish evolved in a steadfast manner. The church of San Nicolas de Tolentino reminds us not only of the work of Father Cuenca, but stands as a testament to the unity in faith of the people of Talisay, who saw the church built in three years’ time, from 1933 to 1936.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-YTazC6VRmbQ\/YKhapay0gkI\/AAAAAAAA99o\/mJxocV9mnbMc5WsnFXBfl5ozZBQi5oyEQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/ff.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1068\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-YTazC6VRmbQ\/YKhapay0gkI\/AAAAAAAA99o\/mJxocV9mnbMc5WsnFXBfl5ozZBQi5oyEQCLcBGAsYHQ\/w428-h640\/ff.jpg\" width=\"428\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E One of a pair that flanks the main altar, the intricately detailed wooden retablo, rare nowadays, houses an image of the Blessed Virgin and the Child Jesus.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-7HqMlT6BBNg\/YKhapG-4lNI\/AAAAAAAA99k\/C6n0fJuwwqog3XCJFnmH7BbIK39Y7MQpQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/ee.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1066\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-7HqMlT6BBNg\/YKhapG-4lNI\/AAAAAAAA99k\/C6n0fJuwwqog3XCJFnmH7BbIK39Y7MQpQCLcBGAsYHQ\/w426-h640\/ee.jpg\" width=\"426\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003ERows of wrought iron chandeliers line the ceiling of the nave and the aisles, separated by a row of Corinthian pilasters and stylized flat arches\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ciframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; 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text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-mEL4-fuF9-w\/YKhOnyKrH2I\/AAAAAAAA99M\/mihdPSXaxvwwIRct-r1mPpH8HiLBfec9gCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1601\/sannicolastolentino.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1601\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-mEL4-fuF9-w\/YKhOnyKrH2I\/AAAAAAAA99M\/mihdPSXaxvwwIRct-r1mPpH8HiLBfec9gCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/sannicolastolentino.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EJust a few kilometers north of the capital city of Negros Occidental is the historic city of Talisay.\u0026nbsp; Talisay was originally inhabited by the Negritos, natives who led nomadic lives at the foot of scenic North Negros mountain ranges.\u0026nbsp; In 1788, families of Malay descent settled in this pristine part of Negros Island and named it Minuluan.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EIt was here in Minuluan that the sugar industry of Negros began when the enterprising priests led by Father Fernando Cuenca of the Order of Augustinian Recollects, arrived in Negros in 1848.\u0026nbsp; Father Cuenca was credited with the foundation of the three traditional barangays of Talisay City: Concepcion in the South that he dedicated to the Blessed Virgin, Dos Hermanas in honor of his two sisters left in Spain, and San Fernando in honor of his namesake, both barangays in the north-east. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-WTDu_C5y4Kg\/YKhaoB1N6uI\/AAAAAAAA99Y\/_HpUIABg1eogJOWbhKvtGYoFvZPr0hclgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1086\/aa.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"708\" data-original-width=\"1086\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-WTDu_C5y4Kg\/YKhaoB1N6uI\/AAAAAAAA99Y\/_HpUIABg1eogJOWbhKvtGYoFvZPr0hclgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/aa.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EClean lines, twin towers topped by cupolas, and a portico distinguish the facade of the San Nicolas De Tolentino Parish Church of Talisay.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EFather Cuenca and the Spanish colonizers became guardians of Negros' economic, socio-political, and spiritual lives, with more of the Minuluan population embracing the Catholic faith in the first few years of the arrival of Father Cuenca.\u0026nbsp; The Sitio of Minuluan was decreed a town on September 10, 1850, with San Nicolas de Tolentino as its patron saint. It was then renamed Talisay after the tree that grew in abundance along the mouth of the Matab-ang River.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-c--sVQrkZKI\/YKhaoNQCNnI\/AAAAAAAA99U\/vLVWVqHoeFc-yy1zXWshFL_nDnJfaVbIQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1010\/bb.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"689\" data-original-width=\"1010\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-c--sVQrkZKI\/YKhaoNQCNnI\/AAAAAAAA99U\/vLVWVqHoeFc-yy1zXWshFL_nDnJfaVbIQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/bb.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E Tastefully designed and preserved, the church’s interiors have avoided the catastrophic fate of misguided renovations.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E \u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ETalisay is deemed a historic community for prior to the turn of the century, it became a significant player in revolt against Spain through the leadership of General Aniceto Lacson. This ingenious general and erstwhile revolutionary of the North teamed up with General Juan Araneta from the South in Bago, to stage the victorious Cinco de Noviembre uprising in 1898 that saw the Spaniards capitulating without bloodshed. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EFather Cuenca survived the revolution of 1898 mainly because he was loved by the people and was spared from any violence directed at Spanish priests.\u0026nbsp; And thus, Father Cuenca was one of the people who laid the foundations that led to the construction of the San Nicolas de Tolentino parish.\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-p7BaKFWw6wQ\/YKhbCWBC-XI\/AAAAAAAA9-A\/CXtrNCT4HFov8p_MLycxjs7z9yoVBX-YQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/cc.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1068\" data-original-width=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-p7BaKFWw6wQ\/YKhbCWBC-XI\/AAAAAAAA9-A\/CXtrNCT4HFov8p_MLycxjs7z9yoVBX-YQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/cc.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E The mahogany coloured altar embellished with gilt carvings houses the church patron, San Nicolas de Tolentino, flanked by San Ezekiel Moreno and San Rafael, and above, the Christ Jesus.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-zQ9x3Nv4qOM\/YKhaoyfPaJI\/AAAAAAAA99g\/8-FHyX6G85wx6cXqcxW3WrxsZp-3PisvQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1076\/dd.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"714\" data-original-width=\"1076\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-zQ9x3Nv4qOM\/YKhaoyfPaJI\/AAAAAAAA99g\/8-FHyX6G85wx6cXqcxW3WrxsZp-3PisvQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/dd.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EThe black and white checkerboard pattern of the floor is a pleasing contrast to the walls of the church and its remarkably well preserved features, a sterling example of heritage preservation.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-843391e9-7fff-8246-8c7a-378dbf78cc9a\" style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003EThough the church building was still to be built to its current form by 1936, Father Cuenca was able to see the foundation laid prior to his demise in 1902. The current structure serves as witness to how the parish evolved in a steadfast manner. The church of San Nicolas de Tolentino reminds us not only of the work of Father Cuenca, but stands as a testament to the unity in faith of the people of Talisay, who saw the church built in three years’ time, from 1933 to 1936.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-YTazC6VRmbQ\/YKhapay0gkI\/AAAAAAAA99o\/mJxocV9mnbMc5WsnFXBfl5ozZBQi5oyEQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/ff.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1068\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-YTazC6VRmbQ\/YKhapay0gkI\/AAAAAAAA99o\/mJxocV9mnbMc5WsnFXBfl5ozZBQi5oyEQCLcBGAsYHQ\/w428-h640\/ff.jpg\" width=\"428\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E One of a pair that flanks the main altar, the intricately detailed wooden retablo, rare nowadays, houses an image of the Blessed Virgin and the Child Jesus.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-7HqMlT6BBNg\/YKhapG-4lNI\/AAAAAAAA99k\/C6n0fJuwwqog3XCJFnmH7BbIK39Y7MQpQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/ee.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1066\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-7HqMlT6BBNg\/YKhapG-4lNI\/AAAAAAAA99k\/C6n0fJuwwqog3XCJFnmH7BbIK39Y7MQpQCLcBGAsYHQ\/w426-h640\/ee.jpg\" width=\"426\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003ERows of wrought iron chandeliers line the ceiling of the nave and the aisles, separated by a row of Corinthian pilasters and stylized flat arches\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ciframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/irEn5ZYQZtU\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"560\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003EPhotos by Ronnie Baldonado\u003Cbr \/\u003EVideo by Grilled Cheese Studios\u003Cbr \/\u003EText by Lloyd Tronco\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/451227842527151727\/posts\/default\/5828702413623658578"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/451227842527151727\/posts\/default\/5828702413623658578"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.negrosseasonofculture.com\/2021\/05\/san-nicolas-tolentino-talisay.html","title":"National Heritage Month Feature :  The Church of San Nicolas de Tolentino in Talisay"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-mEL4-fuF9-w\/YKhOnyKrH2I\/AAAAAAAA99M\/mihdPSXaxvwwIRct-r1mPpH8HiLBfec9gCLcBGAsYHQ\/s72-c\/sannicolastolentino.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451227842527151727.post-6638213534736796379"},"published":{"$t":"2021-05-19T13:46:00.001+08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-06-24T13:47:48.491+08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Design and Architecture"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Heritage"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"National Heritage Month"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"National Heritage Month Feature : Church of St. John the Baptist in Bago "},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-cCV0o853OBQ\/YK2PClucWgI\/AAAAAAAACj4\/mAmDK291w24Fn0z81eZNjiur9SVwvjVawCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1280\/mas%2Bbago.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-cCV0o853OBQ\/YK2PClucWgI\/AAAAAAAACj4\/mAmDK291w24Fn0z81eZNjiur9SVwvjVawCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/mas%2Bbago.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EAmong the churches in Negros Occidental, one stands out with a totally different look. This is not to say that this church is the most handsome of all, it is just different.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOne can say this because while every other church is either made of coral stone or brick, and typically structured with the belltower being the dominant feature, the church of St. John the Baptist in Bago City has a different facade in consonance with the history of this city.\u0026nbsp; With Bago known for its role in the Negros Revolution of 1898, one is awed with how the church of St. John the Baptist was providentially shaped as a fortress.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-6Cv7kGR-zxM\/YKR7rtnFIRI\/AAAAAAAA96w\/htzVruufp7sNLIq0Bz-iN3yuS3LUpEEkACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1500\/A%2Bjpg.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1000\" data-original-width=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-6Cv7kGR-zxM\/YKR7rtnFIRI\/AAAAAAAA96w\/htzVruufp7sNLIq0Bz-iN3yuS3LUpEEkACLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/A%2Bjpg.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EThe neo-Renaissance style facade of the St John the Baptist Church features belvederes, pilasters, and multiple arches articulated by bands of color.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFrom a spiritual standpoint, the church of St. John the Baptist is indeed somewhat of a fortress to the Christian faith in the south of Negros Occidental.\u0026nbsp; It can be recalled that the message of Christianity first arrived in the town of Binalbagan in 1571.\u0026nbsp; From there, one of the first missions out of Binalbagan, the first town to be established on the island of Negros, reached the settlement of Bago, some 46 kilometers to its north. \u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs early as 1575, the community in Bago was placed under the evangelical visitations of Father Geronimo Marin, the Augustinian priest who had taken charge of the Christianization of the natives of Binalbagan since 1572. Father Marin, upon his arrival in the community, celebrated the feast of St. John the Baptist, who would later be accepted as the patron saint of the place. Thus the foundation of Bago and the parish is dated as June 24, 1575.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-TEXb6bDa6oY\/YKR9Eu6zUoI\/AAAAAAAA964\/eS1_L7jFA0QSVuiSuGpvsrxb6yP4vm27ACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1500\/B.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1001\" data-original-width=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-TEXb6bDa6oY\/YKR9Eu6zUoI\/AAAAAAAA964\/eS1_L7jFA0QSVuiSuGpvsrxb6yP4vm27ACLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/B.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EWhite festoons, set against grey fields, surround the tri-arched altar topped by an oriole window.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs one of the first missions under evangelical visitation, the parish in Bago became a springboard for other missions of the faith in the northern part of Negros Occidental.\u0026nbsp; It was in Bago that more settlers and immigrants from Panay Island came to establish new homes and livelihood.\u0026nbsp; This happened in the 17th century when the descendants of the more prominent names we hear of today immigrated to this town by a big river known today as Bago River.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe church also bore witness to the proclamation of the Negros Republic in November 5, 1898, by General Juan Anacleto Araneta, who together with General Aniceto Lacson of Talisay, led local forces to force the capitulation of the Spanish garrison at Bacolod thus putting an end to the Spanish sovereignty in the province.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-b11MBJZvRa0\/YKSArNdbZWI\/AAAAAAAA97A\/yKcxpqS49WkdCVP0_C7D_wZ74dirotCBwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1500\/C.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1001\" data-original-width=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-b11MBJZvRa0\/YKSArNdbZWI\/AAAAAAAA97A\/yKcxpqS49WkdCVP0_C7D_wZ74dirotCBwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/C.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003ELarge arched fenestrations reveal the thick brick walls of the structure.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe church façade today is a product of many revisions from the early part of the 20th century.\u0026nbsp; Nevertheless, its squarish and fortresslike appearance is an apt representation of the strength of character and faith of the people of Bago.\u0026nbsp; This church of St. John the Baptist is a visual reminder that \"God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-wnv6VWICEn4\/YKR7EIzJZEI\/AAAAAAAA96o\/Gv7WF9FtYbICoVgnhgCUwl5yYd130QdmgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1498\/E.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1000\" data-original-width=\"1498\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-wnv6VWICEn4\/YKR7EIzJZEI\/AAAAAAAA96o\/Gv7WF9FtYbICoVgnhgCUwl5yYd130QdmgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/E.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E The main door of the church is flanked by two large windows, the ensemble crowned by lunettes.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-6W1ONTiKKf4\/YKR6QsOV4CI\/AAAAAAAA96g\/4p9-Oiwe1t0JqGLQiWfxGErgqI7lx6eYQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s960\/F.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"960\" data-original-width=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-6W1ONTiKKf4\/YKR6QsOV4CI\/AAAAAAAA96g\/4p9-Oiwe1t0JqGLQiWfxGErgqI7lx6eYQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/F.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003ESt John the Baptist, the church’s patron, is shown holding a shell, a symbol of baptism.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ciframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SezGcAU6uW8\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"560\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPhotos by : Ronnie Baldonado\n\u003Cbr \/\u003EVideo by : Grilledcheese Studios\n\u003Cbr \/\u003EText by : Lloyd Tronco"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/451227842527151727\/posts\/default\/6638213534736796379"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/451227842527151727\/posts\/default\/6638213534736796379"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.negrosseasonofculture.com\/2021\/05\/national-heritage-month-feature-church.html","title":"National Heritage Month Feature : Church of St. John the Baptist in Bago "}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-cCV0o853OBQ\/YK2PClucWgI\/AAAAAAAACj4\/mAmDK291w24Fn0z81eZNjiur9SVwvjVawCLcBGAsYHQ\/s72-c\/mas%2Bbago.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451227842527151727.post-2264006912093552601"},"published":{"$t":"2021-05-19T10:14:00.016+08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-06-05T16:47:03.448+08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Design and Architecture"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Heritage"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"National Heritage Month"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"National Heritage Month Feature : Church of St. John the Baptist in Bago"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-cCV0o853OBQ\/YK2PClucWgI\/AAAAAAAACj4\/mAmDK291w24Fn0z81eZNjiur9SVwvjVawCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1280\/mas%2Bbago.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-cCV0o853OBQ\/YK2PClucWgI\/AAAAAAAACj4\/mAmDK291w24Fn0z81eZNjiur9SVwvjVawCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/mas%2Bbago.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EAmong the churches in Negros Occidental, one stands out with a totally different look. This is not to say that this church is the most handsome of all, it is just different.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOne can say this because while every other church is either made of coral stone or brick, and typically structured with the belltower being the dominant feature, the church of St. John the Baptist in Bago City has a different facade in consonance with the history of this city.\u0026nbsp; With Bago known for its role in the Negros Revolution of 1898, one is awed with how the church of St. John the Baptist was providentially shaped as a fortress.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-6Cv7kGR-zxM\/YKR7rtnFIRI\/AAAAAAAA96w\/htzVruufp7sNLIq0Bz-iN3yuS3LUpEEkACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1500\/A%2Bjpg.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1000\" data-original-width=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-6Cv7kGR-zxM\/YKR7rtnFIRI\/AAAAAAAA96w\/htzVruufp7sNLIq0Bz-iN3yuS3LUpEEkACLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/A%2Bjpg.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EThe neo-Renaissance style facade of the St John the Baptist Church features belvederes, pilasters, and multiple arches articulated by bands of color.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFrom a spiritual standpoint, the church of St. John the Baptist is indeed somewhat of a fortress to the Christian faith in the south of Negros Occidental.\u0026nbsp; It can be recalled that the message of Christianity first arrived in the town of Binalbagan in 1571.\u0026nbsp; From there, one of the first missions out of Binalbagan, the first town to be established on the island of Negros, reached the settlement of Bago, some 46 kilometers to its north. \u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs early as 1575, the community in Bago was placed under the evangelical visitations of Father Geronimo Marin, the Augustinian priest who had taken charge of the Christianization of the natives of Binalbagan since 1572. Father Marin, upon his arrival in the community, celebrated the feast of St. John the Baptist, who would later be accepted as the patron saint of the place. Thus the foundation of Bago and the parish is dated as June 24, 1575.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-TEXb6bDa6oY\/YKR9Eu6zUoI\/AAAAAAAA964\/eS1_L7jFA0QSVuiSuGpvsrxb6yP4vm27ACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1500\/B.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1001\" data-original-width=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-TEXb6bDa6oY\/YKR9Eu6zUoI\/AAAAAAAA964\/eS1_L7jFA0QSVuiSuGpvsrxb6yP4vm27ACLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/B.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EWhite festoons, set against grey fields, surround the tri-arched altar topped by an oriole window.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs one of the first missions under evangelical visitation, the parish in Bago became a springboard for other missions of the faith in the northern part of Negros Occidental.\u0026nbsp; It was in Bago that more settlers and immigrants from Panay Island came to establish new homes and livelihood.\u0026nbsp; This happened in the 17th century when the descendants of the more prominent names we hear of today immigrated to this town by a big river known today as Bago River.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe church also bore witness to the proclamation of the Negros Republic in November 5, 1898, by General Juan Anacleto Araneta, who together with General Aniceto Lacson of Talisay, led local forces to force the capitulation of the Spanish garrison at Bacolod thus putting an end to the Spanish sovereignty in the province.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-b11MBJZvRa0\/YKSArNdbZWI\/AAAAAAAA97A\/yKcxpqS49WkdCVP0_C7D_wZ74dirotCBwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1500\/C.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1001\" data-original-width=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-b11MBJZvRa0\/YKSArNdbZWI\/AAAAAAAA97A\/yKcxpqS49WkdCVP0_C7D_wZ74dirotCBwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/C.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003ELarge arched fenestrations reveal the thick brick walls of the structure.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe church façade today is a product of many revisions from the early part of the 20th century.\u0026nbsp; Nevertheless, its squarish and fortresslike appearance is an apt representation of the strength of character and faith of the people of Bago.\u0026nbsp; This church of St. John the Baptist is a visual reminder that \"God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-wnv6VWICEn4\/YKR7EIzJZEI\/AAAAAAAA96o\/Gv7WF9FtYbICoVgnhgCUwl5yYd130QdmgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1498\/E.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1000\" data-original-width=\"1498\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-wnv6VWICEn4\/YKR7EIzJZEI\/AAAAAAAA96o\/Gv7WF9FtYbICoVgnhgCUwl5yYd130QdmgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/E.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E The main door of the church is flanked by two large windows, the ensemble crowned by lunettes.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-6W1ONTiKKf4\/YKR6QsOV4CI\/AAAAAAAA96g\/4p9-Oiwe1t0JqGLQiWfxGErgqI7lx6eYQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s960\/F.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"960\" data-original-width=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-6W1ONTiKKf4\/YKR6QsOV4CI\/AAAAAAAA96g\/4p9-Oiwe1t0JqGLQiWfxGErgqI7lx6eYQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/F.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003ESt John the Baptist, the church’s patron, is shown holding a shell, a symbol of baptism.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ciframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SezGcAU6uW8\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"560\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPhotos by : Ronnie Baldonado\n\u003Cbr \/\u003EVideo by : Grilledcheese Studios\n\u003Cbr \/\u003EText by : Lloyd Tronco"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/451227842527151727\/posts\/default\/2264006912093552601"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/451227842527151727\/posts\/default\/2264006912093552601"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.negrosseasonofculture.com\/2021\/05\/bago.html","title":"National Heritage Month Feature : Church of St. John the Baptist in Bago"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-cCV0o853OBQ\/YK2PClucWgI\/AAAAAAAACj4\/mAmDK291w24Fn0z81eZNjiur9SVwvjVawCLcBGAsYHQ\/s72-c\/mas%2Bbago.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451227842527151727.post-7149162421542410744"},"published":{"$t":"2021-05-15T05:37:00.002+08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-07-04T05:38:53.677+08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Design and Architecture"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Heritage"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"National Heritage Month"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"National Heritage Month Feature : San Isidro Labrador Parish in Binalbagan "},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-bOFPNgovuwk\/YJ8X-rkDUFI\/AAAAAAAA92I\/FBH325hGiOEIlJwJFwipZOYKj-ebSqK6wCLcBGAsYHQ\/s0\/binalbagan_labrador.jpg\" style=\"display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1601\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-bOFPNgovuwk\/YJ8X-rkDUFI\/AAAAAAAA92I\/FBH325hGiOEIlJwJFwipZOYKj-ebSqK6wCLcBGAsYHQ\/s0\/binalbagan_labrador.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EThe roots of Christianity on the island of Negros began in this town we know today as Binalbagan. Unknown to many, Binalbagan is actually the first of two settlements in Negros Occidental.\u0026nbsp; Based on records, it is the oldest town in the whole of Negros Island.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; font-size: medium; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-x9d-a70K-3s\/YJ8eadPDMeI\/AAAAAAAACiQ\/hc8fcMLg4RQrc7szmteIifl6iN-E7zEWACLcBGAsYHQ\/s7360\/A.%2BThe%2Bfacade%2Bof%2Bthe%2BSan%2BIsidro%2BLabrador%2BChurch%2Bin%2BBinalbagan%2Bis%2Bsymmetrically%2Bdesigned%2Bwith%2Btwin%2Btowers%2Band%2Ba%2Bbroken%2Bpediment%2Bat%2Bthe%2Bcenter%2BJPG.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1201\" data-original-width=\"1800\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-x9d-a70K-3s\/YJ8eadPDMeI\/AAAAAAAACiQ\/hc8fcMLg4RQrc7szmteIifl6iN-E7zEWACLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/A.%2BThe%2Bfacade%2Bof%2Bthe%2BSan%2BIsidro%2BLabrador%2BChurch%2Bin%2BBinalbagan%2Bis%2Bsymmetrically%2Bdesigned%2Bwith%2Btwin%2Btowers%2Band%2Ba%2Bbroken%2Bpediment%2Bat%2Bthe%2Bcenter%2BJPG.JPG\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EThe facade of the San Isidro Labrador Church in Binalbagan is symmetrically designed with twin towers and a broken pediment at the center\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EThe inception of Christianity in Negros took place when Binalbagan became a town on May 15, 1572.\u0026nbsp; Being the first settlement in Negros, the history of Catholicism in Binalbagan is the most colorful, the island having been placed under different religious orders through the centuries.\u0026nbsp; The upheaval in establishing a mission in Binalbagan was a combination of many factors.\u0026nbsp; Among them, the difficulty to educate the natives and the attacks brought about by marauding pirates from the sea. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EIn the early part of 1575, three years after the founding of Binalbagan, the Augustinians became the overseers of the first parish in Negros with Fr. Jeronimo Marin, O.S.A., a priest reassigned from Cebu, as the prior and first parish priest of Binalbagan.\u0026nbsp; The objective was to intensify the evangelization of the locals of this island.\u0026nbsp; The town was to be a hub for missionary work in Ilog, Tecguaguan, and Bago.\u0026nbsp; That year, Fr. Francisco Manrique was assigned alongside Fr. Marin to establish an Augustinian convent. However, neither stayed long as Father Marin was reassigned in the middle of 1575, and Father Manrique followed three years later.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-UrlU2otFAzI\/YJ8fblsbiWI\/AAAAAAAACiY\/SEQ7yT-GgNMxgEaZYJHvV76_M-o_7kf7wCLcBGAsYHQ\/s7360\/B.%2BA%2Btrio%2Bof%2Bsaints%2Badorn%2Bthe%2Bnave%2Bwalls..JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1201\" data-original-width=\"1800\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-UrlU2otFAzI\/YJ8fblsbiWI\/AAAAAAAACiY\/SEQ7yT-GgNMxgEaZYJHvV76_M-o_7kf7wCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/B.%2BA%2Btrio%2Bof%2Bsaints%2Badorn%2Bthe%2Bnave%2Bwalls..JPG\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EA trio of saints adorn the nave walls\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-STEQ_UAPo5c\/YJ8pTr1dEtI\/AAAAAAAACjA\/1PP2dwQM_8kfIkC3_mdPf9zFeYbhnwGQACLcBGAsYHQ\/s7360\/C%2BA%2Bstriking%2Bimage%2Bof%2BOur%2BLady%2Bis%2Bset%2Bin%2Ba%2Bwood%2Bfinished%2Baltar..JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1800\" data-original-width=\"1201\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-STEQ_UAPo5c\/YJ8pTr1dEtI\/AAAAAAAACjA\/1PP2dwQM_8kfIkC3_mdPf9zFeYbhnwGQACLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/C%2BA%2Bstriking%2Bimage%2Bof%2BOur%2BLady%2Bis%2Bset%2Bin%2Ba%2Bwood%2Bfinished%2Baltar..JPG\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003EA striking image of Our Lady is set in a wood finished altar\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EEight years later, in 1585, the Augustinians tried again to reach the natives with the message of the cross; Fr. Francisco Bustos was assigned to Ilog to found a new convent under Nuestra Senora de la Encarnacion, but he left for Oton in Panay the same year for the same reasons of having a difficult time reaching the natives, and so the Ilog convent was abandoned in 1586. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ntR07ZShAM8\/YJ8hzG0lBnI\/AAAAAAAACio\/1cYhJcOiz4cmvALdrCWqJIlGatUnzxPkgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s7360\/D%2BA%2Bmerry%2Bmix%2Bof%2Bcolors%252C%2Bpatterns%2Band%2Bshapes%2Bis%2Bfound%2Bin%2Bthe%2Bchurch%2Binteriors..JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1201\" data-original-width=\"1800\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ntR07ZShAM8\/YJ8hzG0lBnI\/AAAAAAAACio\/1cYhJcOiz4cmvALdrCWqJIlGatUnzxPkgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/D%2BA%2Bmerry%2Bmix%2Bof%2Bcolors%252C%2Bpatterns%2Band%2Bshapes%2Bis%2Bfound%2Bin%2Bthe%2Bchurch%2Binteriors..JPG\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EA merry mix of colors, patterns and shapes is found in the church interiors\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EIn 1600, the convent was turned over to the secular priest who did the overseeing until Recollects came in 1622 and ran the convent until 1638. The Jesuits took over the administration of the church in Binalbagan until 1720. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-N3g_tV4w-3s\/YJ8i2qNKlRI\/AAAAAAAACiw\/YwFe6aft_ck6UngXFYjo4kFx0gEPT-dhQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s7360\/E%2BDistinctive%2Brusset%2Bcoloured%2Btrusses%2Bframe%2Bthe%2Baltar..JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1201\" data-original-width=\"1800\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-N3g_tV4w-3s\/YJ8i2qNKlRI\/AAAAAAAACiw\/YwFe6aft_ck6UngXFYjo4kFx0gEPT-dhQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/E%2BDistinctive%2Brusset%2Bcoloured%2Btrusses%2Bframe%2Bthe%2Baltar..JPG\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EDistinctive russet coloured trusses frame the altar\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EThe Recollects came back from 1850 until 1896 when the Filipinos rose in revolt. The Spanish colonization of Binalbagan did not leave much in terms of massive stone works that the Spaniards were famous for in the Philippines. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EIronically, despite being the first town in Negros Island, the present church known today as San Isidro Labrador was constructed in 1935. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-654vxVtPvfA\/YJ8p-YBoATI\/AAAAAAAACjI\/2jwZQb40M_UCna2LEha0TXz-P_u5ae2pgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s7360\/F%2BTwo%2Bangels%2Bflank%2Bthe%2Baltar%2Bwith%2BSt%2BJoseph%252C%2Bthe%2BBlessed%2BVirgin%2Band%2Bat%2Bthe%2Bcenter%252C%2Bthe%2Bpatron%2Bsaint%2Bof%2Bthe%2Bcity%252C%2BSan%2BIsidro%2BLabrador..JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1800\" data-original-width=\"1201\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-654vxVtPvfA\/YJ8p-YBoATI\/AAAAAAAACjI\/2jwZQb40M_UCna2LEha0TXz-P_u5ae2pgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/F%2BTwo%2Bangels%2Bflank%2Bthe%2Baltar%2Bwith%2BSt%2BJoseph%252C%2Bthe%2BBlessed%2BVirgin%2Band%2Bat%2Bthe%2Bcenter%252C%2Bthe%2Bpatron%2Bsaint%2Bof%2Bthe%2Bcity%252C%2BSan%2BIsidro%2BLabrador..JPG\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ETwo angels flank the altar with St Joseph, the Blessed Virgin and at the center, the patron saint of the city, San Isidro Labrador\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EWith all these events, it is worthy to note that Binalbagan has been the most enduring witness to the establishment of the Catholic faith in Negros Island.\u0026nbsp; The church of San Isidro Labrador is a poignant testament to the Christian servant motto of “the first being last, and the last being first”.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E-\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ciframe allow=\"accelerometer; 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padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1601\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-bOFPNgovuwk\/YJ8X-rkDUFI\/AAAAAAAA92I\/FBH325hGiOEIlJwJFwipZOYKj-ebSqK6wCLcBGAsYHQ\/s0\/binalbagan_labrador.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EThe roots of Christianity on the island of Negros began in this town we know today as Binalbagan. Unknown to many, Binalbagan is actually the first of two settlements in Negros Occidental.\u0026nbsp; Based on records, it is the oldest town in the whole of Negros Island.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; font-size: medium; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-x9d-a70K-3s\/YJ8eadPDMeI\/AAAAAAAACiQ\/hc8fcMLg4RQrc7szmteIifl6iN-E7zEWACLcBGAsYHQ\/s7360\/A.%2BThe%2Bfacade%2Bof%2Bthe%2BSan%2BIsidro%2BLabrador%2BChurch%2Bin%2BBinalbagan%2Bis%2Bsymmetrically%2Bdesigned%2Bwith%2Btwin%2Btowers%2Band%2Ba%2Bbroken%2Bpediment%2Bat%2Bthe%2Bcenter%2BJPG.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1201\" data-original-width=\"1800\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-x9d-a70K-3s\/YJ8eadPDMeI\/AAAAAAAACiQ\/hc8fcMLg4RQrc7szmteIifl6iN-E7zEWACLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/A.%2BThe%2Bfacade%2Bof%2Bthe%2BSan%2BIsidro%2BLabrador%2BChurch%2Bin%2BBinalbagan%2Bis%2Bsymmetrically%2Bdesigned%2Bwith%2Btwin%2Btowers%2Band%2Ba%2Bbroken%2Bpediment%2Bat%2Bthe%2Bcenter%2BJPG.JPG\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EThe facade of the San Isidro Labrador Church in Binalbagan is symmetrically designed with twin towers and a broken pediment at the center\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EThe inception of Christianity in Negros took place when Binalbagan became a town on May 15, 1572.\u0026nbsp; Being the first settlement in Negros, the history of Catholicism in Binalbagan is the most colorful, the island having been placed under different religious orders through the centuries.\u0026nbsp; The upheaval in establishing a mission in Binalbagan was a combination of many factors.\u0026nbsp; Among them, the difficulty to educate the natives and the attacks brought about by marauding pirates from the sea. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EIn the early part of 1575, three years after the founding of Binalbagan, the Augustinians became the overseers of the first parish in Negros with Fr. Jeronimo Marin, O.S.A., a priest reassigned from Cebu, as the prior and first parish priest of Binalbagan.\u0026nbsp; The objective was to intensify the evangelization of the locals of this island.\u0026nbsp; The town was to be a hub for missionary work in Ilog, Tecguaguan, and Bago.\u0026nbsp; That year, Fr. Francisco Manrique was assigned alongside Fr. Marin to establish an Augustinian convent. However, neither stayed long as Father Marin was reassigned in the middle of 1575, and Father Manrique followed three years later.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-UrlU2otFAzI\/YJ8fblsbiWI\/AAAAAAAACiY\/SEQ7yT-GgNMxgEaZYJHvV76_M-o_7kf7wCLcBGAsYHQ\/s7360\/B.%2BA%2Btrio%2Bof%2Bsaints%2Badorn%2Bthe%2Bnave%2Bwalls..JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1201\" data-original-width=\"1800\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-UrlU2otFAzI\/YJ8fblsbiWI\/AAAAAAAACiY\/SEQ7yT-GgNMxgEaZYJHvV76_M-o_7kf7wCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/B.%2BA%2Btrio%2Bof%2Bsaints%2Badorn%2Bthe%2Bnave%2Bwalls..JPG\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EA trio of saints adorn the nave walls\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-STEQ_UAPo5c\/YJ8pTr1dEtI\/AAAAAAAACjA\/1PP2dwQM_8kfIkC3_mdPf9zFeYbhnwGQACLcBGAsYHQ\/s7360\/C%2BA%2Bstriking%2Bimage%2Bof%2BOur%2BLady%2Bis%2Bset%2Bin%2Ba%2Bwood%2Bfinished%2Baltar..JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1800\" data-original-width=\"1201\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-STEQ_UAPo5c\/YJ8pTr1dEtI\/AAAAAAAACjA\/1PP2dwQM_8kfIkC3_mdPf9zFeYbhnwGQACLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/C%2BA%2Bstriking%2Bimage%2Bof%2BOur%2BLady%2Bis%2Bset%2Bin%2Ba%2Bwood%2Bfinished%2Baltar..JPG\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003EA striking image of Our Lady is set in a wood finished altar\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EEight years later, in 1585, the Augustinians tried again to reach the natives with the message of the cross; Fr. Francisco Bustos was assigned to Ilog to found a new convent under Nuestra Senora de la Encarnacion, but he left for Oton in Panay the same year for the same reasons of having a difficult time reaching the natives, and so the Ilog convent was abandoned in 1586. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ntR07ZShAM8\/YJ8hzG0lBnI\/AAAAAAAACio\/1cYhJcOiz4cmvALdrCWqJIlGatUnzxPkgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s7360\/D%2BA%2Bmerry%2Bmix%2Bof%2Bcolors%252C%2Bpatterns%2Band%2Bshapes%2Bis%2Bfound%2Bin%2Bthe%2Bchurch%2Binteriors..JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1201\" data-original-width=\"1800\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ntR07ZShAM8\/YJ8hzG0lBnI\/AAAAAAAACio\/1cYhJcOiz4cmvALdrCWqJIlGatUnzxPkgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/D%2BA%2Bmerry%2Bmix%2Bof%2Bcolors%252C%2Bpatterns%2Band%2Bshapes%2Bis%2Bfound%2Bin%2Bthe%2Bchurch%2Binteriors..JPG\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EA merry mix of colors, patterns and shapes is found in the church interiors\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EIn 1600, the convent was turned over to the secular priest who did the overseeing until Recollects came in 1622 and ran the convent until 1638. The Jesuits took over the administration of the church in Binalbagan until 1720. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-N3g_tV4w-3s\/YJ8i2qNKlRI\/AAAAAAAACiw\/YwFe6aft_ck6UngXFYjo4kFx0gEPT-dhQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s7360\/E%2BDistinctive%2Brusset%2Bcoloured%2Btrusses%2Bframe%2Bthe%2Baltar..JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1201\" data-original-width=\"1800\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-N3g_tV4w-3s\/YJ8i2qNKlRI\/AAAAAAAACiw\/YwFe6aft_ck6UngXFYjo4kFx0gEPT-dhQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/E%2BDistinctive%2Brusset%2Bcoloured%2Btrusses%2Bframe%2Bthe%2Baltar..JPG\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EDistinctive russet coloured trusses frame the altar\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EThe Recollects came back from 1850 until 1896 when the Filipinos rose in revolt. The Spanish colonization of Binalbagan did not leave much in terms of massive stone works that the Spaniards were famous for in the Philippines. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EIronically, despite being the first town in Negros Island, the present church known today as San Isidro Labrador was constructed in 1935. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-654vxVtPvfA\/YJ8p-YBoATI\/AAAAAAAACjI\/2jwZQb40M_UCna2LEha0TXz-P_u5ae2pgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s7360\/F%2BTwo%2Bangels%2Bflank%2Bthe%2Baltar%2Bwith%2BSt%2BJoseph%252C%2Bthe%2BBlessed%2BVirgin%2Band%2Bat%2Bthe%2Bcenter%252C%2Bthe%2Bpatron%2Bsaint%2Bof%2Bthe%2Bcity%252C%2BSan%2BIsidro%2BLabrador..JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1800\" data-original-width=\"1201\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-654vxVtPvfA\/YJ8p-YBoATI\/AAAAAAAACjI\/2jwZQb40M_UCna2LEha0TXz-P_u5ae2pgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/F%2BTwo%2Bangels%2Bflank%2Bthe%2Baltar%2Bwith%2BSt%2BJoseph%252C%2Bthe%2BBlessed%2BVirgin%2Band%2Bat%2Bthe%2Bcenter%252C%2Bthe%2Bpatron%2Bsaint%2Bof%2Bthe%2Bcity%252C%2BSan%2BIsidro%2BLabrador..JPG\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ETwo angels flank the altar with St Joseph, the Blessed Virgin and at the center, the patron saint of the city, San Isidro Labrador\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EWith all these events, it is worthy to note that Binalbagan has been the most enduring witness to the establishment of the Catholic faith in Negros Island.\u0026nbsp; The church of San Isidro Labrador is a poignant testament to the Christian servant motto of “the first being last, and the last being first”.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E-\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ciframe allow=\"accelerometer; 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text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-qcWiJvWBn0o\/YJsos6slMAI\/AAAAAAAA90g\/lMRF6wRpBRQKSecfTWQGIm8qyo-PKF3AACLcBGAsYHQ\/s2048\/sscbacolod.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1151\" data-original-width=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-qcWiJvWBn0o\/YJsos6slMAI\/AAAAAAAA90g\/lMRF6wRpBRQKSecfTWQGIm8qyo-PKF3AACLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/sscbacolod.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ESan Sebastian Cathedral of Bacolod\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn the heart of Bacolod City, the capital of Negros Occidental, is the center of spiritual direction for this province known for its vast amounts of land dedicated to sugar. Strategically located by the sea and centrally positioned where the city is divided into north and south, the San Sebastian Cathedral stands proud with its ornate towers overlooking the plaza of Bacolod City.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBeing the cathedral in the province's capital, it is only fitting that this structure bears one of the most imposing facades among Negros churches.\u0026nbsp; With a highly coordinated symmetry, the San Sebastian Cathedral could well denote the perfect balance of the mundane and the spiritual.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-HgVwyyWHsI4\/YJtAfToIilI\/AAAAAAAAChA\/eZLjiZL0f0oSqyuzWFNQ3jgaId3mWXVrwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s4800\/A%2Bbaldachino%2Bwith%2Bthe%2BHoly%2BSpirit%2Bhouses%2Bthe%2Bstatue%2Bof%2BSt%2BSebastian%252C%2Bthe%2Bpatron%2Bsaint%2Bof%2BBacolod%2BCity..JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1200\" data-original-width=\"1800\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-HgVwyyWHsI4\/YJtAfToIilI\/AAAAAAAAChA\/eZLjiZL0f0oSqyuzWFNQ3jgaId3mWXVrwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/A%2Bbaldachino%2Bwith%2Bthe%2BHoly%2BSpirit%2Bhouses%2Bthe%2Bstatue%2Bof%2BSt%2BSebastian%252C%2Bthe%2Bpatron%2Bsaint%2Bof%2BBacolod%2BCity..JPG\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003EA baldachino with the Holy Spirit houses the statue of St Sebastian, the patron saint of Bacolod City\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EThe Cathedral took its name after Pueblo de San Sebastian, the other name for this capital when it was still called Magsungay. Its full name then as a village in the 18th century was San Sebastian de Magsungay. The center of the village was a few kilometers south of the current location of the cathedral but because of attacks by the Moros, the villagers, people of Magsungay, moved up to the new settlement in the hilly terrain called \"bakólod\",\u0026nbsp; the pre-cursor of the modern-day name, Bacolod.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-tJsrzbSZ3Qc\/YJtBgfaKsQI\/AAAAAAAAChI\/qEc7GTxVGaAXoZw9LKFOPj5H91Wf6YStQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s4800\/A%2Bbarrel%2Bvaulted%2Bceiling%2Bresting%2Bon%2Btwin%2Brows%2Bof%2Barches%2Bsupported%2Bby%2Bgilded%2BCorinthian%2Bcolumns%2Bprovides%2Ba%2Bmajestic%2Bapproach%2Bto%2Bthe%2Baltar..JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1200\" data-original-width=\"1800\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-tJsrzbSZ3Qc\/YJtBgfaKsQI\/AAAAAAAAChI\/qEc7GTxVGaAXoZw9LKFOPj5H91Wf6YStQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/A%2Bbarrel%2Bvaulted%2Bceiling%2Bresting%2Bon%2Btwin%2Brows%2Bof%2Barches%2Bsupported%2Bby%2Bgilded%2BCorinthian%2Bcolumns%2Bprovides%2Ba%2Bmajestic%2Bapproach%2Bto%2Bthe%2Baltar..JPG\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003EA barrel vaulted ceiling resting on twin rows of arches supported by gilded Corinthian columns provides a majestic approach to the altar\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EThe parish we now know in Bacolod grew out of a visita. A priest from another town would periodically visit to attend to the spiritual needs of the village. As it was in the 18th century, that duty fell on the parish priest of Binalbagan, or Tucguguan.\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn 1806, Fr. Leon Pedro was appointed as the first parish priest of Magsungay, and years later, Fr. Julian Gonzaga, a young priest from Barcelona, would envision the construction of the San Sebastian Church for Bacolod. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-6QMPS4L3TTQ\/YJtB_19soWI\/AAAAAAAAChQ\/WOVH8TLicd0UE493-Cip0O-xEPdAiNK1wCLcBGAsYHQ\/s2048\/Side%2Bchapels%2Bprotected%2Bby%2Bgeometric%2Bpatterned%2Bgate%2Bawaits%2Bdevotees..JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1200\" data-original-width=\"1800\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-6QMPS4L3TTQ\/YJtB_19soWI\/AAAAAAAAChQ\/WOVH8TLicd0UE493-Cip0O-xEPdAiNK1wCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/Side%2Bchapels%2Bprotected%2Bby%2Bgeometric%2Bpatterned%2Bgate%2Bawaits%2Bdevotees..JPG\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003ESide chapels protected by geometric patterned gate awaits devotees\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EFr. Gonzaga, the parish priest from 1818-1836, constructed the original church in 1825. It was made of wood and had a galvanized iron roof. The church initially possessed a medium-sized bell. Donations of other church bells were made by Fr. Roman Manuel Locsin, who gave a large one, and Fr. Mariano de Avila, who gave another when he became the parish priest in 1863 after the death of Fr. Locsin. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe construction of the current structure began on 27 April 1876 under the leadership of Fr. Mauricio Ferrero, OAR. In constructing the stone church, prison labor was provided by the politico-military Governor, Roman Pastor, who prevailed upon Fr. Ferrero to also design and supervise the construction of a stone prison, the old Provincial Jail.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-kZXIGXRWVFw\/YJtCZPsv4GI\/AAAAAAAAChY\/8JkH8HF3GnEFWRPfZzuv23Qm-AlTXnKNwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s2048\/The%2Boriginal%2Bterrazzo%2Bfloors%2Bare%2Bfortunately%2Bpreserved%2Bfor%2Btoday%2527s%2Bchurchgoers%2Bto%2Benjoy.%2B.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2400\" data-original-width=\"1800\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-kZXIGXRWVFw\/YJtCZPsv4GI\/AAAAAAAAChY\/8JkH8HF3GnEFWRPfZzuv23Qm-AlTXnKNwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/The%2Boriginal%2Bterrazzo%2Bfloors%2Bare%2Bfortunately%2Bpreserved%2Bfor%2Btoday%2527s%2Bchurchgoers%2Bto%2Benjoy.%2B.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003EThe original terrazzo floors are fortunately preserved for today's churchgoers to enjoy\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ECoral stone from the island of Guimaras was used as the primary building material. Hardwood from trees in Palawan was used for wooden portions of the structure. Fr. Mariano de Avila's bell was installed in the bell tower during the church's construction.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-MdfFlbVIT2Q\/YJtC_9NALmI\/AAAAAAAAChg\/dBET4QUKtdcsShS0kG3qv4sMZcSFpUvHwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s2048\/The%2BSacred%2BHeart%2Bof%2BJesus%2Bis%2Bensconced%2Bin%2Ba%2Bniche%252C%2Bnext%2Bto%2Ba%2Bstained%2Bglass%2Bimage%2Bof%2BSt.%2BSebastian..HEIC\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2400\" data-original-width=\"1800\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-MdfFlbVIT2Q\/YJtC_9NALmI\/AAAAAAAAChg\/dBET4QUKtdcsShS0kG3qv4sMZcSFpUvHwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/The%2BSacred%2BHeart%2Bof%2BJesus%2Bis%2Bensconced%2Bin%2Ba%2Bniche%252C%2Bnext%2Bto%2Ba%2Bstained%2Bglass%2Bimage%2Bof%2BSt.%2BSebastian..HEIC\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003EThe Sacred Heart of Jesus is ensconced in a niche, next to a stained glass image of St. Sebastian\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EBishop Mariano Cuartero of the Archdiocese of Jaro consecrated the church on the eve of the feast of Saint Sebastian, 19 January 1882. Every 19th of January from then until today, the feast of St. Sebastian is celebrated as a remembrance of his martyrdom and the birth of this church.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThree years after the consecration, the construction of the two bell towers commenced with work beginning on the right tower. Don Luis Ruiz de Luzurriaga donated a large clock which was mounted on this structure. The towers were made of aluminum sheet framed in hardwood. That year, the church organ was installed in the narthex, above the church entrance. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-CUZcn_AQRtg\/YJtDuvFp7HI\/AAAAAAAAChw\/nkkizchT4-Ixjkwe6psP7ZjHg0OefLUMwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s2048\/The%2Bwhite%2Bfluted%2Bcolumns%2Band%2Bpatterned%2Bbarrel%2Bvaults%2Bceilings%2Bprovide%2Ba%2Blively%2Bcontrast%2Bto%2Bthe%2Bcoral%2Bstone%2Bwalls.%2B.jpeg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2400\" data-original-width=\"1800\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-CUZcn_AQRtg\/YJtDuvFp7HI\/AAAAAAAAChw\/nkkizchT4-Ixjkwe6psP7ZjHg0OefLUMwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/The%2Bwhite%2Bfluted%2Bcolumns%2Band%2Bpatterned%2Bbarrel%2Bvaults%2Bceilings%2Bprovide%2Ba%2Blively%2Bcontrast%2Bto%2Bthe%2Bcoral%2Bstone%2Bwalls.%2B.jpeg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003EThe white fluted columns and patterned barrel vaults ceilings provide a lively contrast to the coral stone walls.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EMany more changes came about through the years. However, the pivotal moment in this church was when it was declared a cathedral when Bacolod became a diocese in 1933. The significance of the San Sebastian Cathedral has become greater as the years have gone by with one of its greatest moments in 1981 when Pope John Paul II came through its doors. Yet, through all the highlights in its history, one thing remains - the San Sebastian Cathedral, being ideally situated by the sea and with its towers hovering above the plaza of Bacolod, continues to serve as an important beacon, a lighthouse of sorts, to the spiritual lives of the citizens of modern-day Bacolod and elsewhere in the province of Negros Occidental.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ciframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9nKQ5vYYWuU\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"560\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E-\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPhotos by Ronnie Baldonado\u003Cbr \/\u003EVideo by Grilled Cheese Studios\u003Cbr \/\u003EText by Lloyd Tronco\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/451227842527151727\/posts\/default\/6436137351803683454"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/451227842527151727\/posts\/default\/6436137351803683454"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.negrosseasonofculture.com\/2021\/05\/san-sebastian-bacolod.html","title":"National Heritage Month Feature : San Sebastian Cathedral in Bacolod City"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-qcWiJvWBn0o\/YJsos6slMAI\/AAAAAAAA90g\/lMRF6wRpBRQKSecfTWQGIm8qyo-PKF3AACLcBGAsYHQ\/s72-c\/sscbacolod.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451227842527151727.post-7849348045465047058"},"published":{"$t":"2021-05-08T17:30:00.000+08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-07-04T05:32:52.484+08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Design and Architecture"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Heritage"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"National Heritage Month"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"National Heritage Month Feature : The Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Valladolid "},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-bAAHRy5erl0\/YJXE0-XdXII\/AAAAAAAA9yo\/z9ULnJRYg5wvKTQD7IsuKGFK_DLhevWTwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s2048\/NEGHE%2B-%2BValladolid-01.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1152\" data-original-width=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-bAAHRy5erl0\/YJXE0-XdXII\/AAAAAAAA9yo\/z9ULnJRYg5wvKTQD7IsuKGFK_DLhevWTwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/NEGHE%2B-%2BValladolid-01.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EAlong the coastal road of southern Negros Occidental is a town which is aptly named after a Spanish city. Much like its Spanish namesake which had enjoyed the brief privilege of being the center of government and commerce in Spain, Valladolid in Negros Island, was considered one of the most prosperous towns of Negros Occidental.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EProof of this prosperity is the size of the convent and church built by the Recollect Missionaries in 1852, eight years before the town's establishment in 1860.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe breezy coastline of Western Negros in Valladolid made itself a haven for immigrants sailing in from across the Guimaras Strait. People coming from Guimaras, Panay, and even Cebu on the east side of Negros sailed in to settle in this town of abundant agricultural produce.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe town of Valladolid was first called “Inabuyan” until the Spanish leaders arrived and one of them named the place after his native town Valladolid in Spain. Presently bounded on the north by the town of Pulupandan, which was once part of Valladolid, on the south by the municipality of San Enrique, on the west by the Guimaras Strait and on the east by the city of La Carlota, the center of all boundaries is the Our Lady of Guadalupe Church.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUnlike the other towns in Negros where sugarcane abounds, Valladolid has 90 percent of its arable land planted to palay. Thus, there evolved a different kind of prosperity in Valladolid. This prosperity is celebrated annually in a farmers' festival of thanksgiving and celebration of good harvest in honor of the town’s patroness, Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-xhii27XJQMQ\/YJcHudTQ6VI\/AAAAAAAA9zM\/SqXpIa2izJceM7Rqb6_F7rVi2BEagJhNwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1500\/valladolid2.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1001\" data-original-width=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-xhii27XJQMQ\/YJcHudTQ6VI\/AAAAAAAA9zM\/SqXpIa2izJceM7Rqb6_F7rVi2BEagJhNwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/valladolid2.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EAccurately rendered, the original Doric columns and parts of the floor offers a glimpse of previous beauty.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EConstruction of the Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe began in 1877, but only with a Baroque facade, and a basic nave under the direction of the Recollect priest, Father Carlos Ubeda. The church and convent were completed before the outbreak of the Philippine Revolution in 1897. Nevertheless, more improvements had to be introduced through the years.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-G9kOZ4P8ToY\/YJcI4A84ieI\/AAAAAAAA9zg\/5bGmB43vwRk7KSsXx_PLcsPfUTXJtwbtQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1500\/valladolid6.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1001\" data-original-width=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-G9kOZ4P8ToY\/YJcI4A84ieI\/AAAAAAAA9zg\/5bGmB43vwRk7KSsXx_PLcsPfUTXJtwbtQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/valladolid6.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EThe gilded altar, set and elevated on a three stepped dais.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-COIBAAzPRAA\/YJcI3MYC88I\/AAAAAAAA9zU\/5H68xIt6wPQinBuK4l3Wmq5m4Dl-Z1jWgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1500\/valladolid3.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1001\" data-original-width=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-COIBAAzPRAA\/YJcI3MYC88I\/AAAAAAAA9zU\/5H68xIt6wPQinBuK4l3Wmq5m4Dl-Z1jWgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/valladolid3.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EThe Baroque altar houses the crucified Christ flanked by the patron, Our Lady of Guadalupe and San Juan Diego.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EFrom its completion prior to the turn of the 20th century, the Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe has undergone many renovations. In fact, more than a century after it was built, the parish church of Our Lady of Guadalupe continues to be a work-in-progress, enduring through the decades. Throughout all these, the church has remained to be one of the most beautiful among all Negros churches.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-TQvDEiwvv14\/YJcI3GidWKI\/AAAAAAAA9zc\/Ei9-pQAoDgUMil_PoD3ObPbtRIvIdIq-wCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1500\/valladolid4.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1001\" data-original-width=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-TQvDEiwvv14\/YJcI3GidWKI\/AAAAAAAA9zc\/Ei9-pQAoDgUMil_PoD3ObPbtRIvIdIq-wCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/valladolid4.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EThe church marker, indicating its construction in 1877.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn this time of pandemic, it is worth noting that on the northern side of the church of Our lady of Guadalupe in Valladolid, is a newly restored prayer house which was once a mortuary built to accommodate victims of a cholera epidemic in the nineteenth century.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-YgQAzlVy5QQ\/YJcI4uKTCUI\/AAAAAAAA9zk\/n8GJpseV5HAjkgSRF9xmhbkWMnV0addzwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1500\/valladolid7.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1001\" data-original-width=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-YgQAzlVy5QQ\/YJcI4uKTCUI\/AAAAAAAA9zk\/n8GJpseV5HAjkgSRF9xmhbkWMnV0addzwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/valladolid7.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EThe small chapel of Our Lady of Guadalupe.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-dIv1JVv2QjQ\/YJcI3L5c4qI\/AAAAAAAA9zY\/74blvdXiBy45dm2fP76Xx8UYb3VOW0rhgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1500\/valladolid5.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1001\" data-original-width=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-dIv1JVv2QjQ\/YJcI3L5c4qI\/AAAAAAAA9zY\/74blvdXiBy45dm2fP76Xx8UYb3VOW0rhgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/valladolid5.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EThe facade of the Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe, clad in coral stone, is a study of beauty in symmetry\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPhotos by : Ronnie Baldonado\u003Cbr \/\u003EVideo by : Grilledcheese Studios\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EText by : Lloyd Tronco\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ciframe allow=\"accelerometer; 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text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-bAAHRy5erl0\/YJXE0-XdXII\/AAAAAAAA9yo\/z9ULnJRYg5wvKTQD7IsuKGFK_DLhevWTwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s2048\/NEGHE%2B-%2BValladolid-01.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1152\" data-original-width=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-bAAHRy5erl0\/YJXE0-XdXII\/AAAAAAAA9yo\/z9ULnJRYg5wvKTQD7IsuKGFK_DLhevWTwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/NEGHE%2B-%2BValladolid-01.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EAlong the coastal road of southern Negros Occidental is a town which is aptly named after a Spanish city. Much like its Spanish namesake which had enjoyed the brief privilege of being the center of government and commerce in Spain, Valladolid in Negros Island, was considered one of the most prosperous towns of Negros Occidental.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EProof of this prosperity is the size of the convent and church built by the Recollect Missionaries in 1852, eight years before the town's establishment in 1860.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe breezy coastline of Western Negros in Valladolid made itself a haven for immigrants sailing in from across the Guimaras Strait. People coming from Guimaras, Panay, and even Cebu on the east side of Negros sailed in to settle in this town of abundant agricultural produce.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe town of Valladolid was first called “Inabuyan” until the Spanish leaders arrived and one of them named the place after his native town Valladolid in Spain. Presently bounded on the north by the town of Pulupandan, which was once part of Valladolid, on the south by the municipality of San Enrique, on the west by the Guimaras Strait and on the east by the city of La Carlota, the center of all boundaries is the Our Lady of Guadalupe Church.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUnlike the other towns in Negros where sugarcane abounds, Valladolid has 90 percent of its arable land planted to palay. Thus, there evolved a different kind of prosperity in Valladolid. This prosperity is celebrated annually in a farmers' festival of thanksgiving and celebration of good harvest in honor of the town’s patroness, Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-xhii27XJQMQ\/YJcHudTQ6VI\/AAAAAAAA9zM\/SqXpIa2izJceM7Rqb6_F7rVi2BEagJhNwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1500\/valladolid2.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1001\" data-original-width=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-xhii27XJQMQ\/YJcHudTQ6VI\/AAAAAAAA9zM\/SqXpIa2izJceM7Rqb6_F7rVi2BEagJhNwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/valladolid2.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EAccurately rendered, the original Doric columns and parts of the floor offers a glimpse of previous beauty.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EConstruction of the Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe began in 1877, but only with a Baroque facade, and a basic nave under the direction of the Recollect priest, Father Carlos Ubeda. The church and convent were completed before the outbreak of the Philippine Revolution in 1897. Nevertheless, more improvements had to be introduced through the years.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-G9kOZ4P8ToY\/YJcI4A84ieI\/AAAAAAAA9zg\/5bGmB43vwRk7KSsXx_PLcsPfUTXJtwbtQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1500\/valladolid6.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1001\" data-original-width=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-G9kOZ4P8ToY\/YJcI4A84ieI\/AAAAAAAA9zg\/5bGmB43vwRk7KSsXx_PLcsPfUTXJtwbtQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/valladolid6.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EThe gilded altar, set and elevated on a three stepped dais.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-COIBAAzPRAA\/YJcI3MYC88I\/AAAAAAAA9zU\/5H68xIt6wPQinBuK4l3Wmq5m4Dl-Z1jWgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1500\/valladolid3.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1001\" data-original-width=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-COIBAAzPRAA\/YJcI3MYC88I\/AAAAAAAA9zU\/5H68xIt6wPQinBuK4l3Wmq5m4Dl-Z1jWgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/valladolid3.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EThe Baroque altar houses the crucified Christ flanked by the patron, Our Lady of Guadalupe and San Juan Diego.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EFrom its completion prior to the turn of the 20th century, the Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe has undergone many renovations. In fact, more than a century after it was built, the parish church of Our Lady of Guadalupe continues to be a work-in-progress, enduring through the decades. Throughout all these, the church has remained to be one of the most beautiful among all Negros churches.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-TQvDEiwvv14\/YJcI3GidWKI\/AAAAAAAA9zc\/Ei9-pQAoDgUMil_PoD3ObPbtRIvIdIq-wCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1500\/valladolid4.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1001\" data-original-width=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-TQvDEiwvv14\/YJcI3GidWKI\/AAAAAAAA9zc\/Ei9-pQAoDgUMil_PoD3ObPbtRIvIdIq-wCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/valladolid4.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EThe church marker, indicating its construction in 1877.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn this time of pandemic, it is worth noting that on the northern side of the church of Our lady of Guadalupe in Valladolid, is a newly restored prayer house which was once a mortuary built to accommodate victims of a cholera epidemic in the nineteenth century.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-YgQAzlVy5QQ\/YJcI4uKTCUI\/AAAAAAAA9zk\/n8GJpseV5HAjkgSRF9xmhbkWMnV0addzwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1500\/valladolid7.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1001\" data-original-width=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-YgQAzlVy5QQ\/YJcI4uKTCUI\/AAAAAAAA9zk\/n8GJpseV5HAjkgSRF9xmhbkWMnV0addzwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/valladolid7.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EThe small chapel of Our Lady of Guadalupe.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-dIv1JVv2QjQ\/YJcI3L5c4qI\/AAAAAAAA9zY\/74blvdXiBy45dm2fP76Xx8UYb3VOW0rhgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1500\/valladolid5.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1001\" data-original-width=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-dIv1JVv2QjQ\/YJcI3L5c4qI\/AAAAAAAA9zY\/74blvdXiBy45dm2fP76Xx8UYb3VOW0rhgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/valladolid5.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EThe facade of the Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe, clad in coral stone, is a study of beauty in symmetry\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPhotos by : Ronnie Baldonado\u003Cbr \/\u003EVideo by : Grilledcheese Studios\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EText by : Lloyd Tronco\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ciframe allow=\"accelerometer; 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text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-fRFDMJjlFAE\/YJHWomVYVTI\/AAAAAAAA9vw\/6Nd9DgjZpBgwSx36E9TDojDb4tRVaHJMQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s2048\/NEGHE%2B-%2BLa%2BCarlota-01.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1152\" data-original-width=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-fRFDMJjlFAE\/YJHWomVYVTI\/AAAAAAAA9vw\/6Nd9DgjZpBgwSx36E9TDojDb4tRVaHJMQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/NEGHE%2B-%2BLa%2BCarlota-01.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhile most cities of Negros Occidental enjoy coastal advantage, the blessing of landlocked La Carlota lies in its rich volcanic soil from Mt. Kanla-on. For good reason, the main office of the La Granja Agricultural Research Center of the Sugar Regulatory Administration is located here. And from there, new specimens of sugarcane are rolled out, one of them, the once popular variety that bears the city’s name.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis place of agricultural productiveness makes the perfect setting for a church of spiritual abundance called by the name of its patron saint, Nuestra Señora de La Paz, or Our Lady of Peace.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-wc7xmPvAoaU\/YJHr2nz6bhI\/AAAAAAAA9v4\/AiMUKMLxQukm5Q0LpfL4N3eIj_wlI4nuQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s2048\/lacarlota01.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2048\" data-original-width=\"1362\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-wc7xmPvAoaU\/YJHr2nz6bhI\/AAAAAAAA9v4\/AiMUKMLxQukm5Q0LpfL4N3eIj_wlI4nuQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/lacarlota01.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003EThe pointed arch in the Gothic style points the eye upwards to the cross\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELong before it was called La Carlota, the town was known as Simancas, bearing after the name of a negrito warrior known as Mangkas.\u0026nbsp; Throughout much of its early history, growing rice and tobacco were the main sources of livelihood for the native settlers of Simancas. Early settlers were drawn to Candaguit River from where Simancas expanded. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-XdQf529ZKpM\/YJHsCQo9RQI\/AAAAAAAA9wA\/hmfeoQ1DezkoKJBgnLVF2fbThEoipbkfwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1500\/lacarlota04.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1001\" data-original-width=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-XdQf529ZKpM\/YJHsCQo9RQI\/AAAAAAAA9wA\/hmfeoQ1DezkoKJBgnLVF2fbThEoipbkfwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/lacarlota04.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003EA row of Corinthian columns form a half wall around the altar.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe fertility in Simancas drew more immigrants through the early years of the 19th century.\u0026nbsp; With the increase in its general population, so came the rise in spiritual needs among the community.\u0026nbsp; The parish of San Enrique administered the spiritual needs of La Carlota until the latter’s foundation as a parish on December 4, 1876, under Father Eustaquio Cazcarro, the first Recollect priest to attend to the town.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZU2vuv6jZ6Y\/YJHsCn8hpeI\/AAAAAAAA9wE\/jofNgQ6JjYoxh0iRI7zUTzikDnVCUijaQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1024\/lacarlota03.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"684\" data-original-width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZU2vuv6jZ6Y\/YJHsCn8hpeI\/AAAAAAAA9wE\/jofNgQ6JjYoxh0iRI7zUTzikDnVCUijaQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/lacarlota03.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003EA unique feature of the church are its massive arched windows that reveal the thick walls of the church.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EIt was under Father Cazcarro that the original bamboo and cogon church was made in La Carlota.\u0026nbsp; However, it was Father Andres Torres who became the first Recollect parish priest \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003Ein this parish of Nuestra Señora de La Paz, serving \u003C\/span\u003Efor 18 years (1877-88, 1891-98). \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFather Torres began and supervised the construction of a grandiose church made of red bricks from Silay in the north and white coral stones from Guimaras, the neighboring island to the west. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUnfortunately, the Philippine Revolution in 1898 forced them to stop its construction.\u0026nbsp; The Recollects left the parish at the outbreak of Revolution in 1898. The revolutionary armed forces captured five Recollect priests from this area.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThey were joined later by 30 other Recollect priests who were arrested in the island of Negros. For fifteen days, beginning January 20, 1899, these priests were subjected to hard labor, cutting grass, cleaning roads, hauling timber in the barrio of La Granja. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EConstruction for the church of La Carlota was at a standstill for the time of the revolution and in the years following.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-De2DNDvvxCo\/YJHsDEriqKI\/AAAAAAAA9wI\/pwgJx2_0dS8_A_tS_2v8n-RxOOs3vd6QQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s895\/lacarlota05.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"895\" data-original-width=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-De2DNDvvxCo\/YJHsDEriqKI\/AAAAAAAA9wI\/pwgJx2_0dS8_A_tS_2v8n-RxOOs3vd6QQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/lacarlota05.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003EWell lit and clean, the interiors is in stark contrast to the structure's exterior.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhen the storm of Revolution was over, the Recollects resumed their ministry in La Carlota in 1902. Father Pedro Perez was the first Recollect to be assigned in 1902 until 1907. He toiled hard for the revival of the Catholic faith among the people who were very much swayed by the doctrines of Aglipayanism during the Revolution. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFather Perez's faithful endurance and dedication to his ministry gradually stabilized the church as the people regained their trust in the Recollect friars. The young and energetic Father Leon Galdeano succeeded Fr. Perez as a parish priest from 1908 to 1911. He labored much in defense of the church's properties against the attacks of the enemies of the Faith. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-sTrNDpbNg1Q\/YJHsCR8o9PI\/AAAAAAAA9v8\/sN3Qh2EF79kMw1I4lf6P96B3uGRgeWZ3gCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1000\/lacarlota02.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1000\" data-original-width=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-sTrNDpbNg1Q\/YJHsCR8o9PI\/AAAAAAAA9v8\/sN3Qh2EF79kMw1I4lf6P96B3uGRgeWZ3gCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/lacarlota02.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EThe altar, an amalgamation of neo-Gothic and neo-Renaissance elements, houses the Sto Nino and above, Our Lady of Peace.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHowever, it was Father Leandro Nieto, parish priest from 1925 to 1929, who continued the construction.\u0026nbsp; As in other church constructions, the lack of funds delayed the completion of the La Carlota Church. Father Santiago Vilda who was assigned in 1931 until 1938 campaigned for more funds for the church. Finally, the church, under the patronage of Our Lady of Peace, was blessed on January 23, 1936. The last Recollect priests to serve the parish were Fathers Abundio Frias and Jose Cuesta from 1938 to 1939. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-iN7OIhLtsS8\/YJHsJDOiBsI\/AAAAAAAA9wQ\/XPoJEXP0zYIhXUXr6d9X_4ds_bcbkYtpACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1500\/lacarlota00.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1000\" data-original-width=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-iN7OIhLtsS8\/YJHsJDOiBsI\/AAAAAAAA9wQ\/XPoJEXP0zYIhXUXr6d9X_4ds_bcbkYtpACLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/lacarlota00.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003EThe Romanesque style of the facade of Our Lady of Peace Church, La Carlota features columns imbedded on the thick walls of brick and coral stone.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ciframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EI24sg7vn8E\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"560\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPhotos by Ronnie Baldonado\u003Cbr \/\u003EVideo by Grilled Cheese Studios\u003Cbr \/\u003EText by Lloyd Tronco"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/451227842527151727\/posts\/default\/1290209146717576324"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/451227842527151727\/posts\/default\/1290209146717576324"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.negrosseasonofculture.com\/2021\/07\/nuestra-senora-delapaz-lacarlota.html","title":"National Heritage Month Feature : The Church of Nuestra Señora de La Paz in La Carlota "}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-fRFDMJjlFAE\/YJHWomVYVTI\/AAAAAAAA9vw\/6Nd9DgjZpBgwSx36E9TDojDb4tRVaHJMQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s72-c\/NEGHE%2B-%2BLa%2BCarlota-01.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451227842527151727.post-2873990647733689770"},"published":{"$t":"2021-05-05T06:52:00.019+08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-05-23T07:40:25.459+08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Design and Architecture"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Heritage"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"National Heritage Month"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"National Heritage Month Feature : The Church of Nuestra Señora de La Paz in La Carlota"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-fRFDMJjlFAE\/YJHWomVYVTI\/AAAAAAAA9vw\/6Nd9DgjZpBgwSx36E9TDojDb4tRVaHJMQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s2048\/NEGHE%2B-%2BLa%2BCarlota-01.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1152\" data-original-width=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-fRFDMJjlFAE\/YJHWomVYVTI\/AAAAAAAA9vw\/6Nd9DgjZpBgwSx36E9TDojDb4tRVaHJMQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/NEGHE%2B-%2BLa%2BCarlota-01.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhile most cities of Negros Occidental enjoy coastal advantage, the blessing of landlocked La Carlota lies in its rich volcanic soil from Mt. Kanla-on. For good reason, the main office of the La Granja Agricultural Research Center of the Sugar Regulatory Administration is located here. And from there, new specimens of sugarcane are rolled out, one of them, the once popular variety that bears the city’s name.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis place of agricultural productiveness makes the perfect setting for a church of spiritual abundance called by the name of its patron saint, Nuestra Señora de La Paz, or Our Lady of Peace.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-wc7xmPvAoaU\/YJHr2nz6bhI\/AAAAAAAA9v4\/AiMUKMLxQukm5Q0LpfL4N3eIj_wlI4nuQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s2048\/lacarlota01.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2048\" data-original-width=\"1362\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-wc7xmPvAoaU\/YJHr2nz6bhI\/AAAAAAAA9v4\/AiMUKMLxQukm5Q0LpfL4N3eIj_wlI4nuQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/lacarlota01.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003EThe pointed arch in the Gothic style points the eye upwards to the cross\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELong before it was called La Carlota, the town was known as Simancas, bearing after the name of a negrito warrior known as Mangkas.\u0026nbsp; Throughout much of its early history, growing rice and tobacco were the main sources of livelihood for the native settlers of Simancas. Early settlers were drawn to Candaguit River from where Simancas expanded. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-XdQf529ZKpM\/YJHsCQo9RQI\/AAAAAAAA9wA\/hmfeoQ1DezkoKJBgnLVF2fbThEoipbkfwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1500\/lacarlota04.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1001\" data-original-width=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-XdQf529ZKpM\/YJHsCQo9RQI\/AAAAAAAA9wA\/hmfeoQ1DezkoKJBgnLVF2fbThEoipbkfwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/lacarlota04.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003EA row of Corinthian columns form a half wall around the altar.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe fertility in Simancas drew more immigrants through the early years of the 19th century.\u0026nbsp; With the increase in its general population, so came the rise in spiritual needs among the community.\u0026nbsp; The parish of San Enrique administered the spiritual needs of La Carlota until the latter’s foundation as a parish on December 4, 1876, under Father Eustaquio Cazcarro, the first Recollect priest to attend to the town.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZU2vuv6jZ6Y\/YJHsCn8hpeI\/AAAAAAAA9wE\/jofNgQ6JjYoxh0iRI7zUTzikDnVCUijaQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1024\/lacarlota03.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"684\" data-original-width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZU2vuv6jZ6Y\/YJHsCn8hpeI\/AAAAAAAA9wE\/jofNgQ6JjYoxh0iRI7zUTzikDnVCUijaQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/lacarlota03.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003EA unique feature of the church are its massive arched windows that reveal the thick walls of the church.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EIt was under Father Cazcarro that the original bamboo and cogon church was made in La Carlota.\u0026nbsp; However, it was Father Andres Torres who became the first Recollect parish priest \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003Ein this parish of Nuestra Señora de La Paz, serving \u003C\/span\u003Efor 18 years (1877-88, 1891-98). \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFather Torres began and supervised the construction of a grandiose church made of red bricks from Silay in the north and white coral stones from Guimaras, the neighboring island to the west. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUnfortunately, the Philippine Revolution in 1898 forced them to stop its construction.\u0026nbsp; The Recollects left the parish at the outbreak of Revolution in 1898. The revolutionary armed forces captured five Recollect priests from this area.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThey were joined later by 30 other Recollect priests who were arrested in the island of Negros. For fifteen days, beginning January 20, 1899, these priests were subjected to hard labor, cutting grass, cleaning roads, hauling timber in the barrio of La Granja. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EConstruction for the church of La Carlota was at a standstill for the time of the revolution and in the years following.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-De2DNDvvxCo\/YJHsDEriqKI\/AAAAAAAA9wI\/pwgJx2_0dS8_A_tS_2v8n-RxOOs3vd6QQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s895\/lacarlota05.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"895\" data-original-width=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-De2DNDvvxCo\/YJHsDEriqKI\/AAAAAAAA9wI\/pwgJx2_0dS8_A_tS_2v8n-RxOOs3vd6QQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/lacarlota05.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003EWell lit and clean, the interiors is in stark contrast to the structure's exterior.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhen the storm of Revolution was over, the Recollects resumed their ministry in La Carlota in 1902. Father Pedro Perez was the first Recollect to be assigned in 1902 until 1907. He toiled hard for the revival of the Catholic faith among the people who were very much swayed by the doctrines of Aglipayanism during the Revolution. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFather Perez's faithful endurance and dedication to his ministry gradually stabilized the church as the people regained their trust in the Recollect friars. The young and energetic Father Leon Galdeano succeeded Fr. Perez as a parish priest from 1908 to 1911. He labored much in defense of the church's properties against the attacks of the enemies of the Faith. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-sTrNDpbNg1Q\/YJHsCR8o9PI\/AAAAAAAA9v8\/sN3Qh2EF79kMw1I4lf6P96B3uGRgeWZ3gCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1000\/lacarlota02.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1000\" data-original-width=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-sTrNDpbNg1Q\/YJHsCR8o9PI\/AAAAAAAA9v8\/sN3Qh2EF79kMw1I4lf6P96B3uGRgeWZ3gCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/lacarlota02.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EThe altar, an amalgamation of neo-Gothic and neo-Renaissance elements, houses the Sto Nino and above, Our Lady of Peace.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHowever, it was Father Leandro Nieto, parish priest from 1925 to 1929, who continued the construction.\u0026nbsp; As in other church constructions, the lack of funds delayed the completion of the La Carlota Church. Father Santiago Vilda who was assigned in 1931 until 1938 campaigned for more funds for the church. Finally, the church, under the patronage of Our Lady of Peace, was blessed on January 23, 1936. The last Recollect priests to serve the parish were Fathers Abundio Frias and Jose Cuesta from 1938 to 1939. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-iN7OIhLtsS8\/YJHsJDOiBsI\/AAAAAAAA9wQ\/XPoJEXP0zYIhXUXr6d9X_4ds_bcbkYtpACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1500\/lacarlota00.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1000\" data-original-width=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-iN7OIhLtsS8\/YJHsJDOiBsI\/AAAAAAAA9wQ\/XPoJEXP0zYIhXUXr6d9X_4ds_bcbkYtpACLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/lacarlota00.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003EThe Romanesque style of the facade of Our Lady of Peace Church, La Carlota features columns imbedded on the thick walls of brick and coral stone.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ciframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EI24sg7vn8E\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"560\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPhotos by Ronnie Baldonado\u003Cbr \/\u003EVideo by Grilled Cheese Studios\u003Cbr \/\u003EText by Lloyd Tronco"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/451227842527151727\/posts\/default\/2873990647733689770"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/451227842527151727\/posts\/default\/2873990647733689770"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.negrosseasonofculture.com\/2021\/05\/lacarlota.html","title":"National Heritage Month Feature : The Church of Nuestra Señora de La Paz in La Carlota"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-fRFDMJjlFAE\/YJHWomVYVTI\/AAAAAAAA9vw\/6Nd9DgjZpBgwSx36E9TDojDb4tRVaHJMQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s72-c\/NEGHE%2B-%2BLa%2BCarlota-01.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451227842527151727.post-1726628925635959100"},"published":{"$t":"2021-05-01T05:23:00.003+08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-07-04T05:24:48.401+08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Design and Architecture"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Heritage"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"National Heritage Month"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"National Heritage Month Feature : Sta. Maria Magdalena Parish in Hinigaran"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-2QlFwlKxLRg\/YIx2q9B0EHI\/AAAAAAAA9tQ\/sKgXXF5MpsQTLvtpGDl5UX6yOy-rxsZ1ACLcBGAsYHQ\/s2048\/NEGHE%2B-%2BHinigaran-01.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1152\" data-original-width=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-2QlFwlKxLRg\/YIx2q9B0EHI\/AAAAAAAA9tQ\/sKgXXF5MpsQTLvtpGDl5UX6yOy-rxsZ1ACLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/NEGHE%2B-%2BHinigaran-01.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECoasting southward along the main highway of Negros Occidental, the traveler encounters several churches in an oft recurring scene. The churches are usually positioned alongside the highway and facing the town plaza with the highway dividing the two. For most, the series is a blur owing to the usual grey stone facades. The one distinction in the linear vista is a church which stands out with a brick tower.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe church with the brick tower is the sign that one has reached Hinigaran. Hinigiran, a municipality 53 kilometers south of Bacolod is home to the church of the Sta. Maria Magdalena Parish. The early inhabitants of this town were a unique blend of natives called \"Mundos\" and \"Ambaks\", and then infused with immigrants from across the Guimaras strait. The new settlers were called \"Tagahigad\" which means 'from the side', \"higad\" being the root for the town's name, Hinigaran.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-9oxDPcvlPQo\/YIx5rNPtKsI\/AAAAAAAA9tg\/SxC5KW8AYrkXRmjaXnd1z9VIf8Yb5hFGACLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h427\/The%2Bimposing%2Bfacade%2Bof%2Bthe%2BSt.%2BMary%2BMagdalene%2BChurch%252C%2BHinigaran%2Bfeatures%2Ba%2Bsingle%2Bbell%2Btower%252C%2Ba%2Brounded%2Bpediment%2Band%2Ban%2Boriole%2Bwindow..jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1152\" data-original-width=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-9oxDPcvlPQo\/YIx5rNPtKsI\/AAAAAAAA9tg\/SxC5KW8AYrkXRmjaXnd1z9VIf8Yb5hFGACLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h427\/The%2Bimposing%2Bfacade%2Bof%2Bthe%2BSt.%2BMary%2BMagdalene%2BChurch%252C%2BHinigaran%2Bfeatures%2Ba%2Bsingle%2Bbell%2Btower%252C%2Ba%2Brounded%2Bpediment%2Band%2Ban%2Boriole%2Bwindow..jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EThe imposing facade of the St. Mary Magdalene Church, Hinigaran features a single bell tower, a rounded pediment and an oriole window.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EInterestingly, the church of the Sta. Maria Magdalena Parish is a structure on the side in consonance to the town's name. The church sits along the main road and within the vicinity of the gentle coastline which made it a favored landing site for the immigrants to Negros.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhile immigrants came in through the 18th century, it was not until the month of November in 1848 when the first Augustinian Recollect Parish Priest arrived in Hinigaran. Fr. Juan Pavon was responsible for building a temporary church in the town which was made of light materials. This was the forerunner of the current church we now know as Sta. Maria Magdalena.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EConstruction began in 1858 at its present site. The construction was overseen by Parish Priest, Fr. Frahcisco Ayarra, and the residents of Hinigaran.\u0026nbsp; In constructing the present church of the Sta. Maria Magdalena Parish, each of the natives who helped construct the church was required to bring 25 pieces of chicken eggs which would be added to a mortar with lime, corals, and bricks. Such aggregation of varied materials provide the unique architectural storyline of this landmark in Hinigaran.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-7RRWBdbuNn0\/YIx5ryHNDGI\/AAAAAAAA9tk\/I2TKLOH4-C42Wt7W8ygM9BCDzvTIwsOIgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1498\/Two%2Brows%2Bof%2BCorinthian%2Bcolumns%2Bsupporting%2Bshallow%2Barches%2Blead%2Bthe%2Beye%2Bto%2Bthe%2Baltar..jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1152\" data-original-width=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-7RRWBdbuNn0\/YIx5ryHNDGI\/AAAAAAAA9tk\/I2TKLOH4-C42Wt7W8ygM9BCDzvTIwsOIgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1498\/Two%2Brows%2Bof%2BCorinthian%2Bcolumns%2Bsupporting%2Bshallow%2Barches%2Blead%2Bthe%2Beye%2Bto%2Bthe%2Baltar..jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ETwo rows of Corinthian columns supporting shallow arches lead the eye to the altar.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThose materials, together with hardwood used as church pillars, were said to have been carried from Guimaras, Palawan, and the upper section of Hinigaran known as \"Patiqui” (Paticui). All of these were transported to the place known today as Kinsehan (Quincihan), derived from the wages of the workers then, which were 15 Centavos for every 15 days of work.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-BfndpgKEZcQ\/YIx5qzex3vI\/AAAAAAAA9tY\/YrLcAjYmvS0gdQNQSrP_l8_X8jqRWZprgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1498\/Figures%2Bof%2BChrist%2Band%2BSt.%2BJohn%2Bthe%2BBaptist%2Bstand%2Bnext%2Bto%2Bthe%2Bportrait%2Bof%2BSt%2BJosemaria%2BEscriva%252C%2Bfounder%2Bof%2Bthe%2BOpus%2BDei.%2Bportrait%2Bof%2BSt%2BJose.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1498\" data-original-width=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-BfndpgKEZcQ\/YIx5qzex3vI\/AAAAAAAA9tY\/YrLcAjYmvS0gdQNQSrP_l8_X8jqRWZprgCLcBGAsYHQ\/w427-h640\/Figures%2Bof%2BChrist%2Band%2BSt.%2BJohn%2Bthe%2BBaptist%2Bstand%2Bnext%2Bto%2Bthe%2Bportrait%2Bof%2BSt%2BJosemaria%2BEscriva%252C%2Bfounder%2Bof%2Bthe%2BOpus%2BDei.%2Bportrait%2Bof%2BSt%2BJose.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EFigures of Christ and St. John the Baptist stand next to the portrait of St Josemaria Escriva, founder of the Opus Dei.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ODrhwl8UuUo\/YIx5rKLQxlI\/AAAAAAAA9tc\/8uR_iMMxVmkm6Lmqb1unlLHZh59TgLjzgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1498\/The%2Boriginal%2Bchurch%2Bbell%252C%2Bdated%2B1807..jpg\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1498\" data-original-width=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ODrhwl8UuUo\/YIx5rKLQxlI\/AAAAAAAA9tc\/8uR_iMMxVmkm6Lmqb1unlLHZh59TgLjzgCLcBGAsYHQ\/w427-h640\/The%2Boriginal%2Bchurch%2Bbell%252C%2Bdated%2B1807..jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EThe original church bell, dated 1807.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-NbV4cXQw76w\/YIx61cm5XbI\/AAAAAAAA9uA\/GnNw74Nihp8VMEzb56Gv6qZfpaVuyeBdgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s962\/door.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"962\" data-original-width=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-NbV4cXQw76w\/YIx61cm5XbI\/AAAAAAAA9uA\/GnNw74Nihp8VMEzb56Gv6qZfpaVuyeBdgCLcBGAsYHQ\/w432-h640\/door.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EThe main entrance of the church features two \"Judas\" doors, designed for daily use of the parishioners.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs the construction of the church of Sta. Maria Magdalena Parish in 1858 progressed through the years, the activity also resulted in the rapid conversion of the natives to Catholicism, a praiseworthy reminder of the fervor and devotion among the parishioners. Wealthy Hinigaranons donated their landholdings for the support of this church making the Parish of Hinigaran one of the richest parishes in the province.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe church with the red brick bell tower stands out as the beacon of Catholicism in this serene coastal town of Negros.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-407hFrIMWgo\/YIx5sT4Z_VI\/AAAAAAAA9to\/uEQxqNGC3E4mLsnyIT5Ks220-wUostt8QCLcBGAsYHQ\/s963\/bricktower.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"963\" data-original-width=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-407hFrIMWgo\/YIx5sT4Z_VI\/AAAAAAAA9to\/uEQxqNGC3E4mLsnyIT5Ks220-wUostt8QCLcBGAsYHQ\/w426-h640\/bricktower.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EThe tower combines brick and coral stone, two of the most common materials for churches in the Visayan islands.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Ciframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9S-BVhOxktk\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"560\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPhotos by Ronnie Baldonado\u003Cbr \/\u003EVideo by Grilled Cheese Studios\u003Cbr \/\u003EText by Lloyd Tronco\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/451227842527151727\/posts\/default\/1726628925635959100"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/451227842527151727\/posts\/default\/1726628925635959100"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.negrosseasonofculture.com\/2021\/05\/sta-maria-magdalena-hinigaran.html","title":"National Heritage Month Feature : Sta. Maria Magdalena Parish in Hinigaran"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-2QlFwlKxLRg\/YIx2q9B0EHI\/AAAAAAAA9tQ\/sKgXXF5MpsQTLvtpGDl5UX6yOy-rxsZ1ACLcBGAsYHQ\/s72-c\/NEGHE%2B-%2BHinigaran-01.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451227842527151727.post-6538589111658418073"},"published":{"$t":"2021-05-01T05:13:00.021+08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-05-23T07:40:13.236+08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Design and Architecture"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Heritage"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"National Heritage Month"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"National Heritage Month Feature : Sta. Maria Magdalena Parish in Hinigaran"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-2QlFwlKxLRg\/YIx2q9B0EHI\/AAAAAAAA9tQ\/sKgXXF5MpsQTLvtpGDl5UX6yOy-rxsZ1ACLcBGAsYHQ\/s2048\/NEGHE%2B-%2BHinigaran-01.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1152\" data-original-width=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-2QlFwlKxLRg\/YIx2q9B0EHI\/AAAAAAAA9tQ\/sKgXXF5MpsQTLvtpGDl5UX6yOy-rxsZ1ACLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/NEGHE%2B-%2BHinigaran-01.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECoasting southward along the main highway of Negros Occidental, the traveler encounters several churches in an oft recurring scene. The churches are usually positioned alongside the highway and facing the town plaza with the highway dividing the two. For most, the series is a blur owing to the usual grey stone facades. The one distinction in the linear vista is a church which stands out with a brick tower.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe church with the brick tower is the sign that one has reached Hinigaran. Hinigiran, a municipality 53 kilometers south of Bacolod is home to the church of the Sta. Maria Magdalena Parish. The early inhabitants of this town were a unique blend of natives called \"Mundos\" and \"Ambaks\", and then infused with immigrants from across the Guimaras strait. The new settlers were called \"Tagahigad\" which means 'from the side', \"higad\" being the root for the town's name, Hinigaran.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-9oxDPcvlPQo\/YIx5rNPtKsI\/AAAAAAAA9tg\/SxC5KW8AYrkXRmjaXnd1z9VIf8Yb5hFGACLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h427\/The%2Bimposing%2Bfacade%2Bof%2Bthe%2BSt.%2BMary%2BMagdalene%2BChurch%252C%2BHinigaran%2Bfeatures%2Ba%2Bsingle%2Bbell%2Btower%252C%2Ba%2Brounded%2Bpediment%2Band%2Ban%2Boriole%2Bwindow..jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1152\" data-original-width=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-9oxDPcvlPQo\/YIx5rNPtKsI\/AAAAAAAA9tg\/SxC5KW8AYrkXRmjaXnd1z9VIf8Yb5hFGACLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h427\/The%2Bimposing%2Bfacade%2Bof%2Bthe%2BSt.%2BMary%2BMagdalene%2BChurch%252C%2BHinigaran%2Bfeatures%2Ba%2Bsingle%2Bbell%2Btower%252C%2Ba%2Brounded%2Bpediment%2Band%2Ban%2Boriole%2Bwindow..jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EThe imposing facade of the St. Mary Magdalene Church, Hinigaran features a single bell tower, a rounded pediment and an oriole window.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EInterestingly, the church of the Sta. Maria Magdalena Parish is a structure on the side in consonance to the town's name. The church sits along the main road and within the vicinity of the gentle coastline which made it a favored landing site for the immigrants to Negros.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhile immigrants came in through the 18th century, it was not until the month of November in 1848 when the first Augustinian Recollect Parish Priest arrived in Hinigaran. Fr. Juan Pavon was responsible for building a temporary church in the town which was made of light materials. This was the forerunner of the current church we now know as Sta. Maria Magdalena.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EConstruction began in 1858 at its present site. The construction was overseen by Parish Priest, Fr. Frahcisco Ayarra, and the residents of Hinigaran.\u0026nbsp; In constructing the present church of the Sta. Maria Magdalena Parish, each of the natives who helped construct the church was required to bring 25 pieces of chicken eggs which would be added to a mortar with lime, corals, and bricks. Such aggregation of varied materials provide the unique architectural storyline of this landmark in Hinigaran.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-7RRWBdbuNn0\/YIx5ryHNDGI\/AAAAAAAA9tk\/I2TKLOH4-C42Wt7W8ygM9BCDzvTIwsOIgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1498\/Two%2Brows%2Bof%2BCorinthian%2Bcolumns%2Bsupporting%2Bshallow%2Barches%2Blead%2Bthe%2Beye%2Bto%2Bthe%2Baltar..jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1152\" data-original-width=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-7RRWBdbuNn0\/YIx5ryHNDGI\/AAAAAAAA9tk\/I2TKLOH4-C42Wt7W8ygM9BCDzvTIwsOIgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1498\/Two%2Brows%2Bof%2BCorinthian%2Bcolumns%2Bsupporting%2Bshallow%2Barches%2Blead%2Bthe%2Beye%2Bto%2Bthe%2Baltar..jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ETwo rows of Corinthian columns supporting shallow arches lead the eye to the altar.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThose materials, together with hardwood used as church pillars, were said to have been carried from Guimaras, Palawan, and the upper section of Hinigaran known as \"Patiqui” (Paticui). All of these were transported to the place known today as Kinsehan (Quincihan), derived from the wages of the workers then, which were 15 Centavos for every 15 days of work.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-BfndpgKEZcQ\/YIx5qzex3vI\/AAAAAAAA9tY\/YrLcAjYmvS0gdQNQSrP_l8_X8jqRWZprgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1498\/Figures%2Bof%2BChrist%2Band%2BSt.%2BJohn%2Bthe%2BBaptist%2Bstand%2Bnext%2Bto%2Bthe%2Bportrait%2Bof%2BSt%2BJosemaria%2BEscriva%252C%2Bfounder%2Bof%2Bthe%2BOpus%2BDei.%2Bportrait%2Bof%2BSt%2BJose.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1498\" data-original-width=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-BfndpgKEZcQ\/YIx5qzex3vI\/AAAAAAAA9tY\/YrLcAjYmvS0gdQNQSrP_l8_X8jqRWZprgCLcBGAsYHQ\/w427-h640\/Figures%2Bof%2BChrist%2Band%2BSt.%2BJohn%2Bthe%2BBaptist%2Bstand%2Bnext%2Bto%2Bthe%2Bportrait%2Bof%2BSt%2BJosemaria%2BEscriva%252C%2Bfounder%2Bof%2Bthe%2BOpus%2BDei.%2Bportrait%2Bof%2BSt%2BJose.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EFigures of Christ and St. John the Baptist stand next to the portrait of St Josemaria Escriva, founder of the Opus Dei.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ODrhwl8UuUo\/YIx5rKLQxlI\/AAAAAAAA9tc\/8uR_iMMxVmkm6Lmqb1unlLHZh59TgLjzgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1498\/The%2Boriginal%2Bchurch%2Bbell%252C%2Bdated%2B1807..jpg\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1498\" data-original-width=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ODrhwl8UuUo\/YIx5rKLQxlI\/AAAAAAAA9tc\/8uR_iMMxVmkm6Lmqb1unlLHZh59TgLjzgCLcBGAsYHQ\/w427-h640\/The%2Boriginal%2Bchurch%2Bbell%252C%2Bdated%2B1807..jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EThe original church bell, dated 1807.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-NbV4cXQw76w\/YIx61cm5XbI\/AAAAAAAA9uA\/GnNw74Nihp8VMEzb56Gv6qZfpaVuyeBdgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s962\/door.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"962\" data-original-width=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-NbV4cXQw76w\/YIx61cm5XbI\/AAAAAAAA9uA\/GnNw74Nihp8VMEzb56Gv6qZfpaVuyeBdgCLcBGAsYHQ\/w432-h640\/door.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EThe main entrance of the church features two \"Judas\" doors, designed for daily use of the parishioners.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs the construction of the church of Sta. Maria Magdalena Parish in 1858 progressed through the years, the activity also resulted in the rapid conversion of the natives to Catholicism, a praiseworthy reminder of the fervor and devotion among the parishioners. Wealthy Hinigaranons donated their landholdings for the support of this church making the Parish of Hinigaran one of the richest parishes in the province.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe church with the red brick bell tower stands out as the beacon of Catholicism in this serene coastal town of Negros.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-407hFrIMWgo\/YIx5sT4Z_VI\/AAAAAAAA9to\/uEQxqNGC3E4mLsnyIT5Ks220-wUostt8QCLcBGAsYHQ\/s963\/bricktower.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"963\" data-original-width=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-407hFrIMWgo\/YIx5sT4Z_VI\/AAAAAAAA9to\/uEQxqNGC3E4mLsnyIT5Ks220-wUostt8QCLcBGAsYHQ\/w426-h640\/bricktower.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EThe tower combines brick and coral stone, two of the most common materials for churches in the Visayan islands.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Ciframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9S-BVhOxktk\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"560\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPhotos by Ronnie Baldonado\u003Cbr \/\u003EVideo by Grilled Cheese Studios\u003Cbr \/\u003EText by Lloyd Tronco\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/451227842527151727\/posts\/default\/6538589111658418073"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/451227842527151727\/posts\/default\/6538589111658418073"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.negrosseasonofculture.com\/2021\/05\/hinigaran.html","title":"National Heritage Month Feature : Sta. Maria Magdalena Parish in Hinigaran"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-2QlFwlKxLRg\/YIx2q9B0EHI\/AAAAAAAA9tQ\/sKgXXF5MpsQTLvtpGDl5UX6yOy-rxsZ1ACLcBGAsYHQ\/s72-c\/NEGHE%2B-%2BHinigaran-01.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451227842527151727.post-5428381228486328022"},"published":{"$t":"2021-04-15T14:27:00.019+08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-08-12T07:10:16.231+08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Art and Craft"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Design and Architecture"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Featured"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Negros Season of Culture Celebrates National Heritage Month"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-RIHcUPw2UQc\/YHfcsUIFxbI\/AAAAAAAA9oA\/wgxMYl5sfPwtyR-Fg7pmfYSqPO-OxwxcwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1024\/NHM02.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"576\" data-original-width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-RIHcUPw2UQc\/YHfcsUIFxbI\/AAAAAAAA9oA\/wgxMYl5sfPwtyR-Fg7pmfYSqPO-OxwxcwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/NHM02.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Negros Season of Culture Celebrates National Heritage Month this coming May 2021.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-yHehleoTA-E\/YHjvoHs6F6I\/AAAAAAAA9os\/j8bKimvjO7ADDfoziDzr9W-rFWviPYnJgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s729\/729x80adbar2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"80\" data-original-width=\"729\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-yHehleoTA-E\/YHjvoHs6F6I\/AAAAAAAA9os\/j8bKimvjO7ADDfoziDzr9W-rFWviPYnJgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/729x80adbar2.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-HsNwn9hTnWc\/YHj2kEs2OpI\/AAAAAAAA9o0\/ArsF57uGcwoXie86hWFGahbLaUyHlu-xwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s0\/729x80newtopwlogosdot.jpg\" style=\"display: block; 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font-size: 14pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-TPJP6zw3jAo\/YHlUHFO6cCI\/AAAAAAAA9pM\/SiTOZJjfwcYIVTGDIBz-aAmf0zCv34RyACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1024\/template004.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"576\" data-original-width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-TPJP6zw3jAo\/YHlUHFO6cCI\/AAAAAAAA9pM\/SiTOZJjfwcYIVTGDIBz-aAmf0zCv34RyACLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/template004.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOn February 22, 2021, Atty. Helen J. Catalbas, Regional Director of the Department of Tourism Region VI, issued official endorsement of Negros Season of Culture. In giving its support to the NSC, the agency “commits to share the year-long activities of Negros Season of Culture to its social media platforms, allied agencies, Philippine embassies and consulates.” It also authorizes NSC to use the DOT Region VI official logo, and the visual brands for “It’s More in the Philippines” and “Safely Experience Western Visayas First”.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENegros Season of Culture is a non-profit organization devoted to the promotion of Negrense heritage in all its forms of expression. The NSC website, launched in November 2020, is a repository of original video documentaries and feature stories in several categories, including Design \u0026amp; Architecture, Food, Art \u0026amp; Craft, Cultural Experience, and People.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELeading the line-up of topics scheduled for 2021, and the first NSC project to bear the logos of DOT Region VI, is the Virtual Visita Iglesia scheduled to be live-streamed on Facebook on Holy Thursday, April 1. The project includes video documentaries of seven heritage churches in Negros Occidental. These antebellum places of worship, built on parishes established by Spanish missionaries, now join the ranks of heritage churches in dotting the islands of the Visayas.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-J_YZDP2JGOE\/YFg4wvVe3tI\/AAAAAAAACZE\/vUgF0PM1-I0dugNzs2rm328KZe4HtFvTgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s979\/NSC_DOT%2Bendorsement%2Bpost1.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"303\" data-original-width=\"979\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-J_YZDP2JGOE\/YFg4wvVe3tI\/AAAAAAAACZE\/vUgF0PM1-I0dugNzs2rm328KZe4HtFvTgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/NSC_DOT%2Bendorsement%2Bpost1.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/451227842527151727\/posts\/default\/6652666925011616780"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/451227842527151727\/posts\/default\/6652666925011616780"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.negrosseasonofculture.com\/2021\/03\/dot-endorsement-story.html","title":"DOT Endorses Negros Season of Culture"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Admin"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/01588949223945720764"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-TPJP6zw3jAo\/YHlUHFO6cCI\/AAAAAAAA9pM\/SiTOZJjfwcYIVTGDIBz-aAmf0zCv34RyACLcBGAsYHQ\/s72-c\/template004.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451227842527151727.post-2185043770896811102"},"published":{"$t":"2021-03-18T11:03:00.008+08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-04-16T17:09:57.909+08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Design and Architecture"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Department of Tourism (DOT) Region VI endorses “Negros Season of Culture”"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri; 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margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"261\" data-original-width=\"715\" height=\"73\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-9VNawv_wFXE\/YFK_x2X-lvI\/AAAAAAAACYg\/ehLIMkCupms-b4M9nWeEE3LcjB3TN4IbACLcBGAsYHQ\/w200-h73\/It%2527s%2BMore%2BFun.png\" width=\"200\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003EFebruary 22, 2021\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EENDORSEMENT\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\n  \u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003EThe Department\n  of Tourism (DOT) Region VI hereby endorses “Negros Season of Culture”, a\n  global messaging platform promoting heritage, handicrafts, food, cultural\n  experience, people and art of Negros Occidental established by the Angelica\n  Berrie Foundation. The Negros Season of Culture will showcase cultural\n  experiences during this digital transition through alliances. It will feature\n  innovators in unique settings that tell the Negrense story, creative\n  industries, rural landscapes and heritage homes that need to be preserved.\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n  \u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003EDOT Region VI,\n  therefore, commits to share the year-long activities of “Negros Season of\n  Culture,” to its social media platforms, allied agencies, Philippine embassies\n  and consulates.\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n  \u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003EAs a DOT\n  Region VI-endorsed event\/program, this office authorizes “Negros Season of\n  Culture” to include the DOT Region VI official logo, It’s More in the\n  Philippines and Safely Experience Western Visayas First visual brands on all\n  promotional materials and official communications.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: right;\"\u003E\n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-UlBmvl8B1Yg\/YFLA5HhyMMI\/AAAAAAAACYs\/JxYUh8FTHZkyJm_WsL6SuDlVOrxDRIw6QCLcBGAsYHQ\/s333\/sign.PNG\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"159\" data-original-width=\"333\" height=\"77\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-UlBmvl8B1Yg\/YFLA5HhyMMI\/AAAAAAAACYs\/JxYUh8FTHZkyJm_WsL6SuDlVOrxDRIw6QCLcBGAsYHQ\/w161-h77\/sign.PNG\" width=\"161\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-KGha6gxfGt4\/YFLCgm620OI\/AAAAAAAACY0\/8rvnhXN5kRwI-XY1AuSaSukeg0JnfKZgQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s974\/footer.PNG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"121\" data-original-width=\"974\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-KGha6gxfGt4\/YFLCgm620OI\/AAAAAAAACY0\/8rvnhXN5kRwI-XY1AuSaSukeg0JnfKZgQCLcBGAsYHQ\/w639-h80\/footer.PNG\" width=\"639\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/451227842527151727\/posts\/default\/2185043770896811102"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/451227842527151727\/posts\/default\/2185043770896811102"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.negrosseasonofculture.com\/2021\/03\/dot-endorsement.html","title":"The Department of Tourism (DOT) Region VI endorses “Negros Season of Culture”"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Admin"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/01588949223945720764"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-TPJP6zw3jAo\/YHlUHFO6cCI\/AAAAAAAA9pM\/SiTOZJjfwcYIVTGDIBz-aAmf0zCv34RyACLcBGAsYHQ\/s72-c\/template004.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}}]}});