THE OLD HOUSES IN MALABON

CHURCH OF SAN BARTOLOME APOSTOL

Last January 28 at 9:00am, our classmates entered the old church. It was so old and big. The church was heavily damaged during the Japanese occupation. It has remained untouched for 20 years. In 1951, the facade was restored by Fr. Trinidad. The dome, transept, main altar, and bell tower were repaired in 1958 by Fr. Reyes. The first stone chruch was built in Malabon last 1621. But the transept, two lateral aisle  and the media naranjan dome were added in the later years.

We viewed the exhibit in the church. It's about history.

For three hours, we walked on the street to visit the different old houses and Mae Pineda's mom is a guiding our classmates to tour the old houses as history. We can't believe because those old houses never damage. One of my classmate said "the mayor wants those houses to remain forever as old and they are for history". We said "sayang! some of the old houses are waste because nobody used those houses". But we want to curious what those histoy of the old houses and we can't find the post of the old houses. We felt not good when we walked because of bad smell from smoking and dirty street; moreover, the streets are small. Later on, we got tired.

We can't pose front those houses because of the gate and the street has busy with vehicles disturbed us. And we want to enter those houses but NOT because inside some of the old houses have no people and close the gate.

Manuel L. Quezon 1878-1944

I viewed the cemetery. I don't know what is it so I asked my schoolmate what is it. My schoolmate said President Quezon died in the coffin and I got afraid because I thought it was sample. That is cemetery of Manuel L. Quezon last 1944. I think why it does not put the cemetery place. I read that he was died because of sick.

FLAG OF PRESIDENT QUEZON

The Philippine Flag was used to drope the casket of President Quezon during his internment at Manila North. I viewed the flag but why one star. I don't know what is the reason.

Original hospital bed used by President Quezon

Original hospital bed used by President Quezon at Malinta Tunnel, Corregidor last December 1941. I can't believe because I noticed it and it was looking new but not because I checked the metal of bed was old. I think, why does it kept? Maybe it's for Bio-Box of President Quezon.

PRISON CELL AND SHRINE RIZAL, FORT SANTIAGO

I was in the Prison Cell and Shrine Rizal, Fort Santiago. I viewed the different old things of Rizal. Wow! He always wrote his diary. He is SUPER SMART!!!

Prison Cell and Rizal Shrine, Fort Santiago, Manila

I visited in the Prison Cell and Rizal Shrine, Fort Santiago, Manila. I laughed because my classmate checked her coin and compare the picture about coin. I shocked why many design coin last years ago.

MANUEL QUEZON'S THINGS

I saw the hand-operated sewing machine of costurero. I got shocked because it was so small and cute. I wanted to try to dressmaking this sewing machine but not, it was not allowing us to touch and only distance that we viewed. I love dressmaking! It was owned by Manuel Quezon.

INTRAMUROS: Take a historical hike

I entered the Fort Santiago that first time. I enjoyed walking on the foot printed in the Fort Santiago. The last walk of Dr. Jose Rizal marked with the footsteps at the Fort Santiago. That was the World War II who from Spain.

Dr. Jose Rizal is a natural of honor!!

Fort Santiago, Intramuros

I was very happy because I finally visited in the Fort Santiago,  Intramuros. That's why last May 2009, I wanted to visit there with my brother but he have not enough money for our entrance fee. I posed on the metal. Sorry, I don't know this name. This was the World War II. I touched it so very hard and heavy. I viewed around the Intramuros. It was so very beauitful but I got shocked because the old house has many hole from who people gun when my classmates told me. What the beautiful place!!!

THE MARTYRDOM OF DR. JOSE RIZAL IN LUNETA

Our classmates had many funs here in Martyrdom of Dr. Rizal but Jimmy is the most fun vain all of our classmates this place. I posed that I was holding Dr. Rizal because I don't want him to be die. It's just fun. I wanted him to teach our Filipino people how to improve the education because he was really smart that he spoke many languages and he have 22 skills. I touched the sculptural of Dr. Rizal was metal. I thought it was wood but NOT.

That sculptural is Dr. Jose Rizal was killed by guns fired by the soldiers. He was HONOR!!!

- DORYNA GAYLE SAMAR PENETRANTE, an E2B student -

THE MARTYRDOM OF DR. JOSE RIZAL

At first, I got shocked because that place was hide near Rizal Monument. That place was my first time to see. I viewed that different sculptural so beautifully but  I got shocked when I saw the man who played the drum because I never have been heard the man who played the drum.

Our classmates had a lot of fun in that place. I posed that I don't want to noisy the man who played the drum during Rizal was killed by guns fired by soldiers. It's just show fun. I love this place.

- Doryna Gayle Samar Penetrante, an E2B student -

RIZAL LUNETA PARK

At 9:00am, we arrived in the Rizal Luneta Park in Manila from Pedro Gil Street. I have been visiting here for 3 times but that first time, I saw the guards who stand front of the sculpture of Dr. Jose Rizal in this Rizal Monument. I was curious to look the guards because I have imagined that how they need pee and tae and even I asked some of my classmates about them. My classmates said to me "I don't know!" Later on, one of my classmate called me to look the one guard who walk to the back of sculpture of Dr. Jose Rizal and I was aware that he can go hide while his work. I think he have big salary.

Anyway, Dr. Jose Rizal poem "MY LAST FAREWELL" because he died. That Rizal Luneta Park was established for Rizal is honor for 17th Death Anniversary (December 30, 1896)


I wonder how the bronze-and-granite Rizal monument is among the most famous sculptural landmarks in the country!!! It's very beautiful place and big place.


- Doryna Gayle Samar Penetrante, an E2B student -

The Sculpture of Jose P. Laurel

Our classmates really tired when we walked on the street to Pedro Gil Street from Ellinwood Malate Church but we had still enjoyed because we wanted to have exercise time and we also want to save our money.

We finally saw the sculpture of Jose P. Laurel in Pedro Gil Street but I don't know who he is. I was researching the internet about Jose P. Laurel that he died at the Lourdes Hospital, in Manila last November 6, 1959 because of a massive heart attack and a stroke. 

Jose P. Laurel was born in March 9, 1981 in the town of Tanauan, Batangas. His parents were Sotero Laurel, Sr. and Jacoba Garcia. His dad had been an offical in the revoutionary government of Emilio Aguinaldo and a signatory to the 1898 Malolos Consitution. Jose P. Laurel is the second president in the Philippine Republic last 1943-1945, a Japanese-sponsored administration during World War II from 1943 to 1945. Since the administration of President Diosdado Macapagal from 1961 to 1965. He is very smart because he is statesman, jurist, legislator, moral and political philosopher, educator, writer and nationalist. I wonder how he was very smart!!! I am very proud of him.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_P._Laurel

- Doryna Gayle Samar Penetrante, an E2B student -

Ellinwood Malate Church

Last Jan. 20 at 7:30am, our classmates walked together on the street to Ellinwood Malate Church from CSB. Later on, we lost because we don't know where is it. Carla said she knew where is it and we follow her. Finally, we found the church. I entered and observed the church that it looks not history because it looks new. So I research the internet about Ellinwood Malate Church. It says It was at the turn of the last century that a country was to be reborn. The Philippines, ruled by Spain for 400 years was to give up its hold on their colony as a more superior nation takes over. It was in the year 1898, in the waters of Manila Bay that the American Fleet defeated the Spanish Armada. With tha defeat came a new order and a new beginning.

As the American way of life and governance came in, religious aspect of it came into play. In the summer months of 1899 a shipped docked in Manila bearing Rev. Dr. James B. Rodgers and with him the start of the American Presbyterian mission in the Philippines. The first Presbyterian work in Manila started two areas: in Binondo and in the Ermita-Malate area. From there missions to as far south of the country continued - Cavite, Laguna, Quezon, Bicol, the Visayas and Mindanao. 

I am aware about it. This is my first time to hear. I thanked my classmates who guide because I don't know where is it that's the reason I am from Bicol.

- DORYNA GAYLE SAMAR PENETRANTE, E2B -