OWNER OF THE HOUSE

TODAY, THE SAID PROPERTY IS MANAGED BY THE PCGG

AS PART OF THE ILL  GOTTEN WEALTH OF THE LATE
PRESIDENT.
THE STO. NINO SHRINE
LOCATION
REAL STREET, TACLOBAN, LEYTE PROVINCE
PHILIPPINES
AND HERITAGE MUSEUM,
ARCHITECTURAL STYLE TACLOBAN CITY
BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT THE HOUSE

THE SANTO NIÑO SHRINE IS ONE OF THE 29

PRESIDENTIAL REST HOUSES THAT THE LATE
PRESIDENT FERDINAND MARCOS HAD BUILT. IT WAS
BUILT FOR HIS WIFE IMELDA MARCOS, WHO WAS BORN
IN TACLOBAN. IT IS CONSIDERED THE NUMBER 1
TOURIST SPOT IN TACLOBAN BECAUSE OF ITS
ASSOCIATION WITH IMELDA. A CHAPEL DOMINATES THE
GROUND FLOOR WITH THE IMAGE OF STO. NIÑO AS
FOCAL POINT. ELEVATED BY 2  3 STEPS ON THE
PERIPHERAL ARE 13 GUEST ROOMS, EACH WITH VARIED
MOTIFS REPRESENTING THE DIFFERENT REGIONS OF
THE COUNTRY. ON THE SECOND FLOOR IS A VERY
SPACIOUS BALLROOM AS WELL AS THE BED CHAMBERS
OF THE FORMER FIRST FAMILY.
INSIDE THE MANSION YOU CAN FIND SOME
COLLECTIONS OF PAINTINGS OF HISTORICAL EVENTS
IN LEYTE. THE SHRINE WAS ALSO A PALACE DURING THE
MARCOS REGIME, WITH OLYMPIC  SIZE SWIMMING
POOL, STATE DINING ROOMS, ABOUT 13 GUEST ROOMS
AND PRIVATE BEDROOMS FOR IMELDA, FERDINAND
AND THEIR CHILDREN. IMELDA'S BATHROOM WAS
LUXURIOUS AND LARGER THAN MANY FILIPINO HOMES.
THE PLACE IS FILLED WITH ANTIQUE CERAMICS,
POTTERY AND COLLECTIBLES. IMELDA STAYED THERE
ONLY ONCE.
THE GUEST ROOMS ARE EACH IN A DIFFERENT THEME; A
LITTLE TOUCH THAT I REALLY LIKE WAS THAT EACH
ROOM HAD A SIGNED PICTURE OF FERDINAND, AND A
DIARAMA SHOWING IMELDA PERFORMING SOME
BENEFICIAL ACT OR ANOTHER. THE WHOLE HOUSE WAS
FURNINSHED WITH A MULTITUDE OF ANTIQUES FROM
AROUND THE WORLD, YOU CAN FIND AUSTRIAN
MIRRORS IN ALMOST EVERY ROOM OF THE MANSION.
IT ALSO BECAME A REPOSITORY OF THE MARCOS'
COLLECTIONS   CHANDELIERS FROM CZECH REPUBLIC,
MIRRORS FROM AUSTRIA, TILES FROM ITALY, JARS
FROM CHINA, FLOOR CARPETS FROM ARGENTINA,
AMONG OTHERS.