Museum and Historical Sites

• Rizal Park or Luneta Park is one of the leading historical sites in the Philippines. It was built as a tribute to our greatest national hero – Dr. Jose Rizal who was executed by the Spanish military firing squad on December 30, 1896, after Rizal was accused of the crimes of rebellion, sedition and forming illegal association.
• The mausoleum that houses Rizal’s remains were soldiers “Knights of Rizal” also known as Kabalyeros de Rizal, continuously guard the monument 24 hours a day.
• The Rizal Park/Lunet Park Previously it was called Bagumbayan Field where the three priest, also known as GomBurZa who were executed through garrote by the Spanish colonial authorities on charges of subversion arising from the 1872 Cavite mutiny.
• Corregidor is a Spanish term which means corregir — “to correct”, after the Spanish-American War, Corregidor Island used to be a checkpoint for vessels entering Manila Bay.
• CORREGIDOR ISLAND

  It is a national shrine commemorating the battle fought between U.S. and Filipino forces against overwhelming numbers of Japanese during World War II.
• CORREGIDOR ISLAND Known as “The Rock” by veterans of war, because Corregidor literally stands on a rock and strategically located at the entrance of Manila Bay, that bears witness to the remnants of history
• INTRAMUROS Is a Latin word which means “within the walls”
• INTRAMUROS Is also called the “Walled City”. A place where Manila’s most influential and wealthy citizens of the Spanish colonial period had lived. It is the oldest district and the historic core of Manila.
• GomBurZa is the three Priests that's been executed during Spanish Colonial which leads to 1872 Cavity Mutiny.
• SAN AGUSTIN, MANILA is also one of the most famous churches inside the historic walled city of Intramuros. It is the oldest church that is still standing in the country. Despite its old age, still very impressive and surely you will admire its grand antiquity because the design and decorations.
• FORT SANTIAGO, MANILA Played an important roles they in the history of our country and it was built by Miguel Lopez De Legazpi. In its dungeon and pits, many rebel Filipinos were imprisoned, and some lost their lives. It has a museum where some memorabilia of Rizal can be seen.
• FORT SANTIAGO, MANILA Jose Rizal was also imprisoned before he was executed by the Spaniards. It has a museum where some memorabilia of Rizal can be seen.
• EDSA Shrine, also known as the Shrine of Mary, Queen of Peace, and Our Lady of EDSA, is a small church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila.
• It is a monument dedicated to the first People Power Revolution and its peaceful outcome on December 15, 1989, that ousted the late president Ferdinand Marcos, the end of dictatorship and the beginning of democracy.

  EDSA (Epifanio de los Santos Avenue)
• EDSA stands for

  Epifanio de los Santos Avenue
• Barásoain Church is a Roman Catholic Church founded by the Augustinian Missionariesin Malolos, Bulacan.
• September 15, 1898 – the convening of the First Philippine Congress in Barasoain Church.
• January 23, 1899 – the inauguration of the First Philippine Republic or the Malolos Republic (Barasoian Church)
• When does the drafting of the Malolos Constitution

  September 29, 1898 – January 21, 1899
• The MacArthur Leyte Landing Memorial National Park was formerly named Imelda Park after former First Lady Imelda Marcos who hails from Leyte Province.
• The MacArthur Leyte Landing Memorial National Park also known as the Leyte Landing Memorial Park and MacArthur Park. Is a protected area of the Philippines that commemorates the historic landing of General Douglas MacArthur in Leyte Gulf at the start of the campaign to recapture and liberate the Philippines from Japanese occupation on 20 October 1944.
• Mactan Shrine It is also known as Liberty Shrine located in Mactan Island in Cebu . It was made in honor of Lapu-Lapu, Ferdinand Magellan, and the Battle of Mactan.
• Mactan Shrine was made in honor of Lapu-Lapu, Ferdinand Magellan, and the Battle of Mactan.
• Rizal Shrine in Calamba The birthplace of the Philippine National Hero
• Rizal Shrine in Dapitan. He lived here as a physician, merchant, farmer, inventor, painter, sculptor, archaeologist, linguist, grammarian, teacher, architect, poet, biologist, composer, surveyor, and environmentalist, aside from being a lover, father, and brother to all Dapitanons.
• Rizal Shrine in Dapitan -Is an important historical place where Dr. Jose Rizal spent four years in exile in Dapitan.
• Rizal Shrine in Calamba -The shrine is made up of a full replica of Rizal’s house, including rooms and furniture, a gallery, and a statue of the young Rizal. Is a typical rectangular Bahay na Bato, reminiscent of upper-class Filipino homes built during the Spanish Colonial era. The lower portion is made of adobe stone and brick, while the upper portion consists of hardwood.
• The Banaue Rice Terraces -was made approximately 2000 years ago, carved into the mountains by the indigenous people using only their hands and some crude equipment. It is said that if the steps were put end to end, it would encircle half the globe. It is considered as one of mankind's greatest engineering accomplishments.
• Banaue Rice Terraces -It is considered as one of mankind's greatest engineering accomplishments.