![]() ![]() “Yes, it is the ancestral house of former Senator Francisco Delgado, my great grandfather. I asked him if it was the home of Francisco Delgado, and he confirmed it. The name is Casa Delgado, the family on his mother’s side. Rodrigo for the name of the house (Filipino houses usually bear the last name of the family who owns it). The hauntings continued, especially when the house is disturbed by tourists. He said that the house had been blessed once or twice, but nothing happened. Rodrigo himself has not gone inside that house -the very house where he grew up- since his college years. If the Church is involved, then this has got to be serious and not just mere “ tacután” talk from people who are fans of urban legends and creepy stories. Rodrigo mentioned that he reported these strange occurences to the local priest, I have to admit that it got into me somehow. It sent shivers up my wife’s spine I took it all in stride. The more unfortunate ones were even possessed (assumedly by evil spirits). Bad luck and other unfortunate incidents followed them home. However, he started receiving reports that people who go inside the house to take pictures and film movies have noticed strange things happening to them. In fact, scenes from the classic Pancho Magalona film Luis Látigo were shot inside that house. Some movie companies have also rented it. Rodrigo said that he allowed his ancestral house to be photographed from within. The kind sir, however, prohibited us from going inside the house due to “paranormal” reasons. Yeyette introduced ourselves and told him that we’re bahay na bató aficionados, and that we just want to take photos of the house’s interiors. He’s a gentleman who appears to be in his late 40s. After receiving directions, we set for his house. Nobody lives there anymore but it is still owned by one Jack Rodrigo who just lives a few paces from the house. It was obvious from the outside that the house is already abandoned. Yeyette inquiring about the unoccupied house from bystanders. Restoration work was done by Fray Patricio Martín in 1885 it was completed by Fray Domingo de la Prieta in 1889. Another earthquake in 1869 tilted the belfry, but Fray Marcos Hernández renovated it in 1877. But it was damaged again by the deadly Corpus Christi earthquake of 1863. Fray Gaspar Folgar had the church repaired in 1812. From there, the invaders went to as far as Bulacán and burned the church. But the stone structure and convent was built in 1762, the same year when the British invaded Manila. ![]() In fact, its church, Nuestra Señora De La Asunción, is the province’s oldest. But surely, Bulacán is one of the country’s oldest it was founded by the Augustinian Order in 1572, just a year after the country was founded by the Spaniards. ![]() What I am still unsure of is whether this town was named after the province, or if the province was named after the town. But Bulacán today does not cultivate cotton farming, fishing, garments, and food processing are its major industries today. We dropped off at Bigaá (now Balagtás) then rode a jeepney going straight to Bulacán.Īccording to sources, the town’s name was derived from the Tagalog word bulac which means “cotton” which apparently used to grow abundantly in the area. When we went there, however, we rode a bus that passed through world-class North Luzón Expressway since we’re not accustomed to trips north of Manila (the Southerners that we are). ![]() It can be reached, in fact, in just an hour from the City of Manila via the Municipality of Obando - but only if traffic is cooperative. The municipality of Bulacán -sharing the name of the Tagalog-speaking province where it is located- is one of the provincial towns that is very near Metro Manila. And we are not shy about it, we dream of living in these villages.In front of the Marcelo H. We compromise certain features or materials of these styles to make it adaptable to Filipino settings. Instead of looking for what these foreign styles lack in appropriations, we go around it. Still we, Filipino developers, architects/designers, contractors, and home buyers, continue to finance, design, build, and buy these developments that seem to resemble living overseas despite being ill-fitting with local culture, climate, and available materials. These foreign styles have been created, popularized, and molded for the respective foreign countries. Real estate experts today list popular house style/design in the Philippines and most of which are derivatives or inspired by foreign architecture. Contemporary American in Avida Settings, Modern Asian in Avida Nuvali, Modern Tropical in Antel Grand Village, and Mediterranean in Portofino and Camellas, there seem to be an endless list of foreign-inspired styling that housing developers have come up with to sell to Filipinos. ![]()
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