Tag page - La Loma

Winners of the float parade received cash prizes and plaques of recognition during the Lechon Festival in La Loma, Quezon City on Sunday, May 21. (Diann Calucin/MANILA BULLETIN) The local government of Quezon City revived the celebration of the Lechon Festival in La Loma, Quezon City on Sunday, May...

A National Treasure restored by Escuella Taller The recent restoration of La Loma Chapel was the product of the efforts between Escuela Taller de Filipinas Foundation, Inc. or Escuela Taller and the Diocese of Kalookan. The restoration of the chapel facade took just 11 months to complete. The newly...

Spanish Ambassador, H.E. Jorge Moragas, accompanied by Instituto Cervantes - Manila director Javier Galvan, visited the chapel After its restoration last May, the La Loma Chapel now has a striking white and yellow façade. The new color choice is based on “residues and material evidence found...

•       Two ghost stories that have become urban legends in the metro – the lady at Balete Drive and the eerie air around the Film Center •       La Loma Catholic Cemetery was opened in 1884 and the list of people buried there is a ‘who’s who’ of...

The old La Loma Cemetery Chapel is a National Cultural Treasure, the highest designation given to a valuable cultural asset. As such, it has unique value and has been demmed possessing outstanding historical, cultural, artistic, and scientific value, which is highly significant and important to the...