On June 30, 2022, Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. will have been the fourth Philippine president to be inaugurated at the National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) in Ermita, Manila. The previous three presidents to take their oath there were President Manuel Quezon in 1935, President Jose Laurel in...
With Quirino grandstand being unavailable, the camp of President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has picked the National Museum in Ermita, Manila as the site of his inauguration on June 30, 2022. President-elect Bongbong Marcos (BBM Media Office) This was confirmed Thursday, June 2 by Press...
Filipinos and the Japanese have something so profound in common—pottery LASTING FRIENDSHIP The Japanese Embassy's deputy chief of mission, Yasushi Yamamoto, opens the exhibit of pottery that showcases a shared history between the Philippines and Japan Pottery has been around in the Philippines...
DAVAO CITY – The five-story national museum worth P200 million in Davao City will open in December 2022, Museo Dabawenyo head Winne Rose G. Bulig said on Monday. Bulig said in an interview over Davao City Disaster Radio (DCDR 87.5) that the structure inspired by durian, Mindanao’s iconic fruit,...
The National Museum of the Philippines has turned over the reconstructed parish church to the Diocese of Tagbilaran On Oct. 15, 2013, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Bohol and its neighboring islands causing major damage to many centuries-old heritage structures in the area, one of which is the...
The National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) on Monday, Nov. 8, announced that it is now open to all visitors as Metro Manila was downgraded to Alert Level 2. (National Museum of the Philippines photo / File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) In a Facebook post, the NPM said the museum will now accept...
They say you’ve never seen Bohol if you haven't visited the Chocolate Hills, sighted the endangered tarsiers, dipped on its pristine beaches, dined on the floating restaurant on Loboc river, witnessed the swarm of fireflies at Abatan river, and prayed in one of its centuries-old churches. But...
The National Museum of the Philippines is hosting the ASEAN Museum Congress 2021, an online international conference of museum professionals and heritage stakeholders, from Oct. 26 to 28, 2021. With the theme, “Museum Interpretation in Times of Disaster: Museum Education, Exhibitions and Public...
The National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) will open its doors once again on Tuesday, Oct. 19. Last Friday, Oct. 15, the NMP announced on its Facebook page the safety protocols that will be implemented at the museum upon its reopening. It said only fully vaccinated individuals can enter the...
Its iconic building is set for decommissioning Where a galaxy closes, another universe opens. Well, it is not to be taken literally in the case of the National Planetarium. On Monday, Oct. 11, 2021, the National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) announced the temporary closure of the National...
When a horrifying 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit Bohol on October 15, 2013, the province’s centuries-old heritage churches collapsed, including one of the oldest and largest in the town of Loon — the Nuestra Señora de la Luz parish or Simbahan ng Birhen sa Kasilak (The Church of Our Lady of...
Mr. Fu with friend Bryan Talatala at Juan Luna's 'Spolarium' Art appreciation will always be part of my system. I consider it as my soul. (may kaluluwa raw o?!) It gives balance to my daily activities (na kadasalan maingay at magulo!). The energy in every beautiful artwork I see is just priceless....
