LANY hops on Cebu heritage tour, visits local museums

Kurt Daryle Romariz 10/16/2024

American pop-rock band LANY is no stranger to Filipinos because the group has performed in the country multiple times before. However, their Cebuano fans were delighted by the news earlier this year that the band would bring…

Gabii sa Kabilin 2024: Must-visit cultural and heritage sites in Cebu

Emmariel Ares 05/12/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines –  The much-awaited Gabii sa Kabilin (GSK) 2024 offered participants of all ages an immersive experience of Cebu’s vibrant history, which has influenced the identity of its people over the years. This year’s event,…

Gabii sa Kabilin 2024: Bringing generations together to rediscover Cebu’s heritage

Pia Piquero 05/11/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The “Gabii Sa Kabilin” or “a night of heritage” annually brings together young and old to explore Cebu’s history. This year’s event, on May 10, 2024, attracted over a hundred locals who visited…

National Museum board approves return of pulpit panels to Boljoon

Max Limpag 05/09/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The pulpit panels removed from the heritage church of Boljoon in southern Cebu in the late 1980s that ended up as a donation to the National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) will be…

Rama plans to redesign CBRT bus station at Capitol for heritage preservation

Pia Piquero 04/20/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (CBRT) project is facing delays, and the mayor’s new plans might make it take even longer. Mayor Michael Rama wants to remove the planned bus station near the…

Gov. Garcia wants Boljoon pulpit panels returned

Carl Lorenciana 02/16/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines  – Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia has called for the return of 19th-century Boljoon pulpit panels to their original home at the Patrocinio de Maria Santisima Parish Church stressing the importance of preserving Cebuano heritage.…

Heritage District: Cebu City’s downtown areas declared as heritage spots

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 10/27/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The downtown area in Cebu City can now be considered a Heritage District after the council approved the proposed ordinance during its regular session on Wednesday, October 25. It was authored by Cebu…

Proposed ordinance designating downtown Cebu as heritage district now for review

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 08/31/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Vice Mayor Alvin Garcia’s proposed ordinance designating downtown Cebu City as a heritage district is now for review. Councilor Jocelyn Pesquera referred the proposal to the council’s Committee on Laws, Ordinances,…

Bongbong Marcos leads inauguration of Cebu’s national museum

Wenilyn Sabalo 07/28/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu now has its own national museum. Cebu Island made history anew as it became home to a national museum — the 18th component museum of the National Museum of the Philippines (NMP)…

Mayor Rama vetoes ‘Cebu City Heritage District Ordinance of 2023’

Wenilyn Sabalo 07/26/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama has vetoed and returned to the City Council the unsigned City Ordinance (CO) 2690, which designates the downtown area of the city as a heritage district and creates…

Peru archaeologists explore 3,000-year-old ‘condor’s passageway’ in temple site

Reuters 07/13/2023

  ANCASH, Peru — Archaeologists working in Peru have uncovered a 3,000-year-old sealed corridor dubbed “the condor’s passageway” that likely leads to other chambers inside what was once a massive temple complex pertaining to the ancient Chavin…

Datu Lapulapu will remain in its current location-NMP

Futch Anthony Inso 07/11/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—The National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) assured the public that the monument of Datu Lapulapu will remain in its current location. The NMP clarified this amidst reports that the monument would be removed and…

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