HISTORICAL PLACES

THE AGUINALDO SHRINE (KAWIT, CAVITE)

Emilio Aguinaldo has been vilified as one of history’s bad guys. In
his house in Cavite, however, only the greatness of his life and
achievements take center stage. Standing at 4,864 square meters,
the Aguinaldo House is located along the main road called Camino
Few Philippine
Real, suggestingchurches can equal the
of his connections historical
to the Spanishsignificance
authoritiesof
as a
Barasoain Church, also known today as Our
member of the principalia or the ruling elite. Lady of Mount
Carmel Parish. Not only did it become the venue for two
Presidential inaugurations (Aguinaldo and Estrada), it was also the
site where the Malolos Constitution was drafted, the First
Philippine Congress (Malolos Congress) was convened, and the
BARASOAIN CHURCH (MALOLOS CITY, BULACAN)

RIZAL PARK AND SHRINE (DAPITAN

While Jose Rizal’s birthplace and execution site have always been
part of many educational tour itineraries, the same can’t be said
for Dapitan City’s Rizal Park. In addition to its distance from
Manila, Rizal’s life in Dapitan is greatly underplayed. But a glimpse
of the park’s attractions suggests that the four years Rizal spent in
exile are just as noteworthy as the days leading to his death.
CITY)
BIAK-NA-BATO NATIONAL PARK (SAN MIGUEL, BULACAN)
PLAZA CUARTEL (PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, PALAWAN)

THE LUNA HOUSE (BADOC, ILOCOS

Ilocos Norte has a lesser known jewel often overshadowed by

moreone
Being popular
with tourist
nature hotspots like Bangui
while in direct contact Windmills and of
with a piece Paoay
Sand Dunes.
Save for the Locatedhistorical
bronze in Barangay Garreta
marker, is the
nothing two-storey
into
Plaza Cuartel,
Philippine history is what Biak-na-Bato promises its visitors.
ancestral house of the Luna brothers: the world-renowned painter
Declared a national park in 1937 by then President Manuel past.
which is now a leisure park in Palawan, suggests of its grim
Juan Luna and the chemist-turned-general Antonio Luna.
On Dec. Biak-na-Bato’s
Quezon, 14, 1944, the Japanese,
centerpiecefacing
is itsimminent defeat,
magnificent cavepoured
network
petroleum over the American prisoners languishing in
where vital decisions that changed the course of Philippine historythe
underground bunkers and burned them alive. More than a
NORTE)

SHIEK KARIM AL MAKDUM MOSQUE

With majority of Filipinos born and raised in Christian traditions, it’s

easy to forget that we have Muslim brothers and sisters further
down south whose history is quite as colorful as ours.
Understanding them is the pathway toward unity, but it’s difficult to
achieve it when our history books are replete with information

(SIMUNUL, TAWI-TAWI)
 NAGCARLAN UNDERGROUND CEMETERY (LAGUNA)

A chapel in Nagcarlan with a neoclassic façade more than meets

MACARTHUR the eye. In 1845, the church was renovated by Franciscan friar Fr.
LANDING Vicente Belloc, who also ordered the construction of an octagonal
MEMORIAL Also known
cemetery as simply
made Leyte
of bricks, Landing
river stone,Memorial
and adobe.Park, this major
tourist attraction in Eastern Visayas has been part of every WWII
NATIONAL PARK
enthusiast’s travel bucket list. It’s easy to figure out why: It was the
exact spot where General Douglas MacArthur fulfilled his promise
summarized in three powerful words: “I shall return.”
(LEYTE)
 MALINTA TUNNEL

Malinta Tunnel is not for the faint of heart. Traversing the Malinta
Hill, this tunnel was originally designed to house food,
ammunitions, and other supplies. During the siege of Corregidor,
however, it became the haven for thousands of men and women
(CORREGIDOR ISLAND)
 CORREGIDOR
Known to be the “the Rock”, Corregidor is known for its important
historical attractions. When the Japanese invaded the Philippines,
Corregidor became the headquarters of the Allied Forces and also
the seat of Philippine Commonwealth government.
Fort Santiago, located in Intramuros, is a famous tourist
destination in the Philippines. It is a historical structure that is part
of the city’s famous wall. The attraction of the site is a museum
where you can find a replica of Dr. Jose Rizal’s prison cell before
he was executed.
FORT SANTIAGO

RIZAL PARK

Previously called Bagumbayan Field, Rizal Park or Luneta Park

was built as a tribute to our greatest national hero – Dr. Jose
Rizal. It is one of the leading historical sites in the Philippines
where Rizal was executed by the Spanish military firing squad on
December 30, 1896 because he had spread the ideals of
revolution against Spanish rule.

INTRAMUROS

Intramuros is known in history as the “Walled City” because of its

most famous feature: a nearly three-mile-long circuit of massive
stone walls and fortifications that almost completely surrounds
the entire district. It is the oldest district and historic core of
The Mactan
Manila whereShrine, locatedera
old Spanish in influences
Mactan Island in Cebu,
are still is made in
plentiful. 
honor of Lapu-Lapu, Ferdinand Magellan, and the Battle of
Mactan. It is also known as Liberty Shrine and it lies on the very
ground where the battle took place. The said encounter was
between the Spaniards led by Ferdinand Magellan and the locals
led by Lapu–Lapu.

MACTAN SHRINE