The official name of the bakery is Jaro Bakery and Grocery. Yet, it is still better known as “Panaderia ni Pa-a (Pa-a’s Bakery),” after the late Uy Pa. Pa-a’s father, Chiquito Uy, opened the bakery. Exactly when no one knows, except that the oldest document found on the premises was […]
Grand Canyon Multi Holdings Inc has established a rather decorated history of providing the most sought-after automotive products and services to clients all over the country. Of course, innovations continue to be made over the years. While the target market has mainly been on a widespread and rather commercial level, […]
Edgar “Injap” Sia II is the Magician of Injap Investments, Inc. The story of his success has been chronicled in all forms of media, and he has already become a celebrity of sorts, a benchmark for marketing genius and entrepreneurial spirit. But even with the undeniable success he has brought […]
Known today as the Sanson-Montinola House, this house was built around the turn of the 20th century for Don Gregorio Montinola y Lozada and Doña Matilde Jalandoni y Habana. Their daughter, also named Matilde, became Mrs Alfredo Sanson y Araneta. Gregorio Sanson is the third-generation owner of the house, which […]
Art Moderne flourished in a time of peace and plenty in the Philippines. It found expression in the houses of Filipinos, who brimmed with self-confidence. The Márquez Lim House is named after Mr. José Márquez Lim. But it was his parents, Don Pedro Lim and Doña Concordia Asensi, who had […]
There may be great debate as to the actual progression of steps in what is globally known as the Scientific Method, yet all versions of the process equally share the thought that no scientific conclusion can be made without extensive observation, questioning, and experimentation. The same process may very well […]
Roger Florete is the Mediaman of Bombo Radyo Philippines. “We could have built a box,” exclaims Roger Florete. “A box would have meant more space for revenue generation, easier electrical and plumbing installation, and faster construction. Most malls in the Philippines are boxes. But we didn’t want a box. Instead, […]
Banker-agriculturist Don Ramón Javellana built a house on Sta. Isabel Street in Jaro some 200 years back. Today it is better known as Casa Mariquit, after Doña Mariquita Javellana, Don Ramón’s granddaughter. She was born and raised in Casa Mariquit until at the tender age of 16, she eloped with […]
The house of Don Eugenio López and Doña Pacita Moreno in Jaro is better known as the Boat House on account of its nautical Art Moderne style. It was created by Architect Fernando H. Ocampo in 1935. The house features round, porthole-style windows and an expansive upper story deck like […]
The text is from the Museum of Philippine Maritime History. The Iloilo custom-house, as the name implies, is a building constructed to furnish and store room space for the local custom-house although it might be more accurately described as the Iloilo Insular Building, for it will also provide space for […]