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Iloilo, Oton, Regions, Ruins, Visayas »

31 Oct 2010 | One Comment
Oton church ruins today

At the Oton Church grounds, remnants of the once massive and elegant gothic style church and a portion of the original wall can still be seen.

Capiz, Dumarao, Regions, Ruins, Simbahan, Visayas »

9 Sep 2010 | One Comment
Help rebuild Dumarao Church

Dumarao means to be in mourning.

On 16 November 2009, a fire broke out at the ceiling of the second level of the Our Lady of the Snow Institute at 0130H that gutted the whole building and the adjacent parish church of Dumarao. Today, it is being rebuilt.

Iloilo, Lost & Ruins, Oton, Regions, Ruins, Visayas »

9 Jun 2010 | No Comment
Oton Church’s stunning interior

It would have been a sight as one enters the lost church of Oton with its trompe l’oiels massive copula and an impressive gothic style and four sided retablo at the center.

Iloilo, Lost & Ruins, Oton, Regions, Ruins, Simbahan, Visayas »

3 Jun 2010 | 2 Comments
Oton Church architecture

The lost church of Oton was the only one of its kind in the Philippines in form and structure. It’s architecture is a combination of different architectural styles: gothic, classical and romanesque, a trait that is very much common in most Spanish colonial period churches in the country.

Iloilo, Lost & Ruins, Oton, Regions, Ruins, Simbahan, Visayas »

21 May 2010 | 12 Comments
The lost church of Oton, Iloilo

It would have been one of the country’s spectacular churches, if not the most beautiful were it not for a natural cataclysm that razed it to the ground. Oton’s once majestic church, in the form of a Greek cross, was unique as it was the only one with such a plan and architecture blending Byzantine with Gothic and classical elements.

Isabela, Luzon, Regions, Ruins, San Pablo (Isabela) »

13 Nov 2009 | No Comment
San Pablo Church ruins in Isabela featured in CNN

Dan Rivers of CNN was on his way to Cagayan province chasing a typhoon and along the way, as they passed San Pablo, the Isabela/Tuguegarao (Cagayan) border town, they saw this once magnificent church ruins.

This is a wonderful short feature.

Cebu, Oslob, Ruins, Visayas »

6 Jul 2008 | One Comment

Last March 28, at 1 AM, a fire broke out in the room of the parish priest in the “kumbento” or parish house of the 178 year old church of Oslob, a southern municipality in Cebu and three hours ride from Cebu City. Of the two firetrucks available in the town, one was broken and the other cannot start that the townsfolk has to push it near the church. However, despite their efforts, the fire raged on. It was only contained when firemen from the neighboring towns of Argao and Santander came in to help. After eight hours, the “kumbento” burned down.

Cebu, Oslob, Ruins, Simbahan, Visayas »

18 May 2008 | 7 Comments
Oslob Church: after the fire

On 26 March 08, an 8 hour fire gutted the more than a century old kumbento (parish house) and church of Oslob in Cebu.

intramuros, Luzon, Manila, Ruins, Simbahan »

6 Mar 2008 | 3 Comments
Pre-war <em>visita iglesia</em> in Intramuros

The seven major churches of the different religious Orders in Intramuros before WWII.

Ruins »

16 Jul 2007 | 5 Comments
Ruins and lost churches

The simbahan and its related structures are not always permanent. There are many factors that have caused its destruction, abandonment and left to ruin. In the course of a town’s life, populations rise and fall as what happened in Calavite, Mindoro where the constant Muslim slave raids greatly decimated the populace.