TRIBUTE for DR. FE DEL MUNDO 

*Google honors maternal and child health icon Dr. Fe del Mundo with doodle (November 27, 2018 Tuesday)

Location: Manila Philippines 
Wayback 1911- 2011

DID YOU KNOW?!
*Fe Villanueva del Mundo - Born November 27, 1911 in Intramuros Manila and she died on August 6, 2011 after suffering Cardiac Arrest in Quezon city
*She was a filipino Pediatrician
*Her pioneering work in pediatrics in the Philippines in an active medical practices that spanned 8 decades
*The first woman admitted as a student of the Harvard Medical School
*She founded the first Pediatric Hospital in the Philippines (The Children’s Medical Center of the philippines in 1957)
*Won her international resignation including the Ramon Magsaysay Award for public service in 1977
*In 1980, President Ferdinand Marcos named Fe del Mundo as National Scientist of the Philippines (the first women to be so named)
*In 2010, she was conferred the order of Lakandula
*Del Mundo was also known for having devised an incubator made out of bamboo (designed for use in rural communities without electrical power)
*Google on tuesday pays tribute to the 107th birth anniversary of Dr. Fe del Mundo The philippines first Nationsl Scientist with its signature doodle

 GOLDENBERG MANSION 

THEN AND NOW
Location: Solano St., San Miguel Manila 
Wayback 1930’s 

DID YOU KNOW ?! 
*Built by the Eugster Family from whom it was acquired by the Oidor De La Audencia, Hose Moreno Lacalle
*Occupied by admiral Patricio Montojo of the Spanish Navy in 1897-1898 Later, by the Spanish Royal Navy Club in 1898
*It was Home and Headquarters of U.S Military Governor Arthur MacArthur in 1899 and later he called “Goldenberg Mansion” 
*The First Philippine Senate held its sessions here in 1917
*It was formerly School of Adamson University (former name Adamson School of Industrial Chemistry ASIC) in 1932 
*It was also occupied by Michael Goldenberg (Cosmetics Manufacturer in 1950)
*Eventually bought by the Philippine Government during the Marcos regime in 1966 and is currently part of the Malacañang complex

ANTIPOLO CATHEDRAL 

THEN AND NOW
Location: Antipolo City, Rizal Province 
Wayback 1898

DID YOU KNOW?!
*Antipolo Cathedral formerly name National Shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage 
*The first church is was built by the Society of Jesus under Rev. Juan de Salazar in 1632
*It is also the Immaculate Concepcion Parish and referred by locals as “Simabahan ng Antipolo”
*Dr. Jose Rizal who visited the shrine as a boy with his father Francisco mercardo on June 6, 1868
*During WWII the church was destroyed by allied bombardment meant to liberate the area from the Japanese Imperial control 
*On October 15, 1945 the statue was translated back to its church in Antipolo, where it remains today
*On January 14, 1954 The CBCP declared the New Antipolo Church as declared the National Shrine to Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage 
*The church was elevated to the status of Cathedral on June 25, 1983 upon the canonical erection of the Diocese of Antipolo

CASA REAL DE ILOILO 

THEN AND NOW
Location: General Luna St., cor. Muella Loney St., Iloilo City
Wayback 1930’s

DID YOU KNOW?!
*The old provincial capitol building of iloilo renamed Casa Real de Iloilo 
*In April 11, 1901, the civil government of the province of iloilo established the Iloilo Provincial Capitol 
*The former Casa Real made during the spanish era was made of wood and stone 
*In 1942-1945, the old capitol building was used by Japanese forces during the WWII 
*In 1960’s , some parts of the building were renovated
*It was repaired again after the building burned on November 4, 1998
*the old building capitol considered a National Historical Site by the NHI in October 2016
*Today, a new modern building beside the Casa Real de Iloilo now houses the Iloilo Provincial Government

BALANGIGA BELLS 

*American survivors of the balangiga massacre pose with a Balangiga Bell in Calbayog Samar in April 1902

THEN AND NOW
Location: Cheyenne, Wyoming , U.S.A
Wayback 1902

DID YOU KNOW?!
*Balangiga bells are three church bells taken by the United States Army from the town church of Balangiga, Eastern Samar in the Philippines as War Trophies after reprisals following the balangiga massacre on September 28, 1901 during the Philippine-American War
*One church bell is in the possession of the 9th Infantry Regiment at Camp Red Cloud their base in South Korea
*While two others are on a former base of the 11th Infantry Regiment at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne Wyomming
*Today, United States returns Balangiga bells to Philippines a century after clash
*The bells are expected to arrive in the Philippines in December 2018

 CALLE IZNART 

*calle iznart with old iloilo provincial capitol in the center 

THEN AND NOW
Location: Iznart St., Iloilo City, Iloilo
Wayback 1920’s

DID YOU KNOW?!
*Iznart Street is a busy commercial and educational center in iloilo city
*It is extension of Calle Real (Royal street in Spanish) during the late 19th century and early part of the American Colonial

COLEGIO DE SAN JUAN DE LETRAN

THEN AND NOW
Location: Intramuros, Manila
Wayback 1880’s

DID YOU KNOW?!
*The college was founded in 1620 by Don Juan Geronimo Guerrero (a retired spanish officer and one of the knights of Malta)
*Colegio de San Juan de Letran (1706) was formerly name Colegio de Niños Huerfanos de San Juan de Letran (1620) and Colegio de Huerfanos de San Pedro y San Pablo (1633)
*In 1690, letran was declared as an ecclesiastical college 
*The name San Juan de Letran was inspired from the Major Basilica of Saint John Lateran in Rome, Italy -mother of all christian churches 
*In 1937, a three storey building replaced the old structure 
*The Letran was temporarily arrested when the building was bombed in 1941 and then turned into a Garrison by the Japanese Army in 1944
*The building was temporarily housed in the Dominican church and convent of San Juan del Monte 
*After the war in 1946, letran returned to its home in intramuros 
*The oldest College in the Philippines and the oldest Secondary Institution in Asia

 BATTLE OF MANILA 

THEN AND NOW 
Location: Carlos Palanca St. Cor. Estero Cegado St., Quiapo Manila
Wayback February 1945

DID YOU KNOW?!
*The Great Eastern Hotel was used as the office of the Bureau of Commerce
*Today, Great Eastern Hotel (Manila) already built known as “Citystate Hotel”

VICENTE ILUSTRE MANSION 

THEN AND NOW
Location :Arlegui St., Quiapo Manila 
Wayback 1930’s

DID YOU KNOW?!
*Built in 1920’s in quiapo Manila 
*Don Vicente Encarnacion Ilustre obtained a law doctorate at Universidad Central de Madrid, Spain 
*He left madrid via Paris and on January 8,1900 proceeded to Hongkong where he accepted the offer by the mabini cabinet to represent the country in the Unites States 
*He was consequently elected Director of Diplomacy in the central Revolucianaria de Hongkong 
*In 1913, Vicente became member of the philippine commission under Gov. Gen. Francis Burton Harrison 
*He became a Senator in the First Senate of the Philippines 
*He was maried to Doña Rita Marcella Villavicencio, one of the children of Eulalio and Gliceria 
*He died in Manila on September 27, 1928 at the age of 59

VICENTE ILUSTRE MANSION 

THEN AND NOW
Location :Arlegui St., Quiapo Manila 
Wayback 1930’s

DID YOU KNOW?!
*Built in 1920’s in quiapo Manila 
*Don Vicente Encarnacion Ilustre obtained a law doctorate at Universidad Central de Madrid, Spain 
*He left madrid via Paris and on January 8,1900 proceeded to Hongkong where he accepted the offer by the mabini cabinet to represent the country in the Unites States 
*He was consequently elected Director of Diplomacy in the central Revolucianaria de Hongkong 
*In 1913, Vicente became member of the philippine commission under Gov. Gen. Francis Burton Harrison 
*He became a Senator in the First Senate of the Philippines 
*He was maried to Doña Rita Marcella Villavicencio, one of the children of Eulalio and Gliceria 
*He died in Manila on September 27, 1928 at the age of 59

GENERAL ANICETO LACSON ANCESTRAL HOUSE 

THEN AND NOW
Location: Talisay, Negros Occidental 
Wayback 1880’s

DID YOU KNOW?!
*Built by General Aniceto Lacson im the 1880’s
*Is a fine example of a 19th century philippine architecture known as “Bahay na Bato”
*The first presidential house in the Philippines
*General Aniceto Lacson was among those who successfully led a province-wide katipunero revolt against the Spanish garrison in Bacolod city on November 5, 1898
*During his tenure as President of the Cantonal Republic of Negros, General Aniceto held office in this ancestral house
*During those years he was visited by Emilio Aguinaldo/ Andres Bonifacio/ Antonio Luna/ Emilio Jacinto/ Claro M. Recto / president Manuel Quezon/president Sergio Osmeña among other dignitaries
*The house has been occupied by the succession of general Aniceto’s children and grandchildren
*In the early 1970’s a strong typhoon damaged the entire roof and since then has been left unoccupied up to this day
*In March 13, 2002 the National Historical Institute (NHI) declared the Aniceto Ancestral House as a National Historical Landmark as provided for by a presidential decree
*In February 2013, decided for its restoration (donations received from individuals,corporate and government)

BASILICA DEL SANTO NIÑO 

THEN AND NOW
Location: Pilgrims Center, Osmeña Blvd., Cebu City 
Wayback 1900’s

DID YOU KNOW?!
*Basilica Minore del Santo Niño de Cebú commonly known as the Santo Niño Basilica
*It was founded in April 28, 1565 by Fray Andrés de Urdaneta, O.S.A and Fray Diego de Herrera, O.S.A
*It is built on the spot where the image of the Santo Niño de Cebú was found during the expedition of Miguel López de Legazpi
*The first church to be built was burned down on November 1, 1566
*In 1789, the church underwent a renovation and in 1889, Fray Mateo Diez, O.S.A did another renovation
*The church and convent of Santo Niño was declared a National Historical Landmark in 1941
*In the 1960’s, both church and convent underwent a bigger restoration on the occasion of the Fourth Centennial of the christianization of the country
*The Basilica Del Santo Niño remains under the care of the Augustinian Friars

CARCAR CITY MUSEUM 

THEN AND NOW
Location: Carcar City, Cebu
Wayback 1930’s

DID YOU KNOW?!
*Don Mariano A. Mercardo Museum commonly known as the CarCar City Museum 
*The building housing the museum was built in the 1900’s and functioned back then as the CarCar Dispensary 
*Construction of this structure is an excellent example of American era civic architecture in the philippines and was initiated by Mayor Mariano Mercardo in 1929 
*The dispensary was inaugurated by the Mayor’s wife Flora Base Mercardo in 1937 with Gov. Sotero Cabahug in attendance 
*It was immediately hailed a sign of the town’s progress
*On July 8, 2008 during carcar’s first anniversary as a city the building was inaugurated as the CarCar City Museum 
*Beside the museum is a small gated park that pays homage to Don Mariano Mercardo (Who was responsible for many of Carcar’s beautiful landmarks)

 ARLEGUI GUEST HOUSE 

*German diplomats and expatriates enjoy festivities at the former german consulate along Calle Arlegui in San Miguel 

THEN AND NOW
Location: Arlegui St. San Miguel Manila
Wayback 1930’s

DID YOU KNOW?!
*The Laperal Mansion commonly known as Arlegui Guest House owned by Laperal family
*The mansion served as the consulate of Nazi Germany (Hitler’s Nazi Germany)
*This house was known as the Blair Mansion named after an American general who lived there before WWII
*During WWII, the house became the residence of the speaker of the National Assembly established by the japan-sponsored second philippine republic
*When the war ended, it served for a short while as the home of the National Library
*The laperal family of Baguio purchased the mansion and lived in Arlegui until 1975
*The Laperal Mansion also called the Arlegui Guest House is part of the malacañang palace complex and serves as a guest house for official guests of the president
*It was preferred by Corazon Aquino and Fidel Ramos as their residence during their terms as president
*Today, The mansion is now for sale to the tune of ₱1 billion pesos and sources say the sultan of brunei is among those interested to purchase the property

 THE LEDESMA MANSION 

THEN AND NOW
Location: Plaza Rizal, Jaro, Iloilo City
Wayback 1930’s 

DID YOU KNOW?!
*The Don Joaquin Ledesma Mansion commonly known as the Ledesma Mansion
*the house was constructed in 1925
*Originally owned by Don Joaquin and Doña Pilar Ledesma
*The main entrance is made up of Greek columns with colored windows on both sides with a veranda and its roof top has a big space where family gatherings were usually held
*The house was used s hospital during the Filipino-American war
*It was said that the late presidente Ramon Magsaysay and Ferdinand Marcos visited the house
*Today., the house is already abandoned mansion in iloilo