Comments on: Oslob Church kumbento

By: Additional Oslob Church archival photos | Simbahan

Additional Oslob Church archival photos | Simbahan — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 06:39:35 +0000

[...] lower walls and, probably, tabique pampango upper walling. Compare this with the fourth image in my kumbento post and you can see very well the changes that have been implemented. Take note of the hollow [...]

By: Oslob Church 10 months after the fire | Simbahan

Oslob Church 10 months after the fire | Simbahan — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 06:04:12 +0000

[...] what about the old kumbento? As of now, reconstructing it is not a priority due to the huge amount that will be needed. If they [...]

By: Oslob’s icon up close | Simbahan

Oslob’s icon up close | Simbahan — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:53:19 +0000

[...] 26 March 08, an 8 hour fire gutted the more than a century old kumbento (parish house) and church of Oslob in Cebu. What was left were the thick stone walls and belfry as [...]

By: amicus cebuanensis

amicus cebuanensis — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 23:38:28 +0000

Hi. Thanks for showing these pictures, proof of the rich religious cultural heritage of Cebu and the Philippines in general. Your historical comment appears very scholarly. I wonder if this is the beginning of a more comprehensive study of at least the old churches in Cebu, perhaps towards a coffee table book on them. There is a Committee of the CBCP that oversees old churches and related architecture. This is headed by Bishop Julito Cortes, D.D. who is also the parish priest of Santo Rosario Parish in Cebu. I feel you should be a lay member of this committee. With your interest and the committee’s mission and resources, you could come up first with historical documentation of the old churches and later with rules on preservation and restoration of these cultural structures. Keep going on and maintain your interest. God bless.