MUSEUM AND HISTORICAL SITES

• RIZAL PARK OR LUNETA PARK

  • shrine of the Philippines’ national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal, who was executed by the Spanish military firing squad on December 30, 1896. It contains the bronze-granite monument and the mausoleum that houses Rizal’s remains were soldiers “Knights of Rizal” also known as Kabalyeros de Rizal, continuously guarding the monument 24 hours a day. 
  • 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


  Spanish term which means corregir — “to correct”
• CORREGIDOR ISLAND

  • used to be a checkpoint for vessels entering Manila Bay
  • a national shrine commemorating the battle fought between U.S. and Filipino forces against overwhelming numbers of Japanese during World War II.
  • 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

  • Latin word which means “within the walls” 
  • also called the “Walled City”.
  • where Manila’s most influential and wealthy citizens of the Spanish colonial period had lived.
  • the oldest district and the historic core of Manila.
• SAN AGUSTIN, MANILA

  • 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.
• FORT SANTIAGO, MANILA

  • built by Miguel Lopez De Legazpi. 
  • 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 (Epifanio de los Santos Avenue)

  • 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
• BARASOAIN CHURCH


  a Roman Catholic church founded by the Augustinian Missionaries in Malolos, Bulacan.
• Three major events in the Philippine history happened in Barásoain Church:

  • September 15, 1898 – the convening of the First Philippine Congress
  • September 29, 1898 – January 21, 1899 – the drafting of the Malolos Constitution
  • January 23, 1899 – the inauguration of the First Philippine Republic or the Malolos Republic
• THE MACARTHUR LEYTE LANDING MEMORIAL NATIONAL PARK

  • ormerly named Imelda Park after former First Lady Imelda Marcos who hails from Leyte Province
  • 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
• MACTAN SHRINE

  • also known as Liberty Shrine located in Mactan Island in Cebu
  • was made in honor of Lapu-Lapu, Ferdinand Magellan, and the Battle of Mactan.
• Lapu-Lapu

  • recognized as the first native leader who defeated Spanish soldiers led by Magellan in the 1521 Battle of Mactan. 
• RIZAL SHRINE IN CALAMBA

  • made up of a full replica of Rizal’s house and a statue of the young Rizal.
  • 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 birthplace of the Philippine National Hero
• RIZAL SHRINE IN DAPITAN

  • place where Dr. Jose Rizal spent four years in exile 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.
• THE BANAUE RICE TERRACES

  • was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995 for its cultural importance.
  • 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 .