 view gallery NW31.4 km
|   Subic Bay - Zambales, Philippines
in Satellite Imagery Oddities Subic Bay was the home of the largest overseas U.S. military installation when it closed in 1992. posted by:  bobfrapples8 location: Philippines date approved: 06/25/2023 last visited: never |
 view galleryNW32.5 km |  Subic Bay Freeport Zone - Zambales, Philippines
in Piers Pier located on the site of the former U.S. Naval installation and now Subic Bay Freeport Zone in the Philippines. posted by: bobfrapples8 location: Philippines date approved: 04/30/2023 last visited: never |
 view galleryNW32.5 km |  A return to the Philippines - Zambales, Philippines
in News Article Locations News article about the United States Navy returning to the Philippines after more than a 30 year hiatus. posted by: bobfrapples8 location: Philippines date approved: 05/06/2023 last visited: never |
 view gallery E54.7 km
|  8 Hong Kong Tourists Killed in Standoff with Former Manila Policeman
in Infamous Crime Scenes This was the scene of an international incident that left 8 Hong Kong tourist dead after a former Manila police officer held them hostage onboard their tour bus. posted by: Hawaiian Ninja location: Philippines date approved: 09/23/2010 last visited: never |
 view galleryE54.7 km |  Elpidio R. Quirino - Manila, Philippines
in Statues of Historic Figures This statue, honoring the sixth president of the Philippines, Elpido Quirino, is located at the western edge of Rizal Park in old Manila. posted by: silverquill location: Philippines date approved: 03/06/2011 last visited: never |
 view galleryE54.7 km |  Church of San Agustin, City and Region of Manila, ID=677-001
in World Heritage Sites Church of San Agustin is one of many locations identified as part of the Baroque Churches of the Philippines World Heritage Site. posted by: YONEYAMA location: Philippines date approved: 04/07/2009 last visited: 01/02/2015 |
 view galleryE54.7 km |  San Agustin Church - Manila, PHIPIPPINES
in This Old Church The oldest church in the Philippines completed in 1606. posted by: YONEYAMA location: Philippines date approved: 05/05/2022 last visited: never |
 view galleryE54.7 km |  San Agustin Church - Manila, PHIPIPPINES
in Baroque Architecture Introducing the World Heritage site for "Baroque Churches of the Philippines", where San Agustin Church is one of. posted by: YONEYAMA location: Philippines date approved: 05/05/2022 last visited: never |
 view galleryE54.7 km |  Luntiang Pilipinas Forest Park - Manila, Philippines
in Municipal Parks and Plazas This park area is actually part of the larger Rizal Park, but is a special designation give for this group of trees, part of a large project to plant forested areas within the urban context of the Philippines. posted by: silverquill location: Philippines date approved: 03/08/2011 last visited: never |
 view galleryE54.9 km |  Philippine Centennial Clock - Manila, Philippines
in Town Clocks This three-faced Bulova clock was erected in 1998 to celebrate the centennial of the Philippine Republic. It overlooks the grand Rizal monument, in Rizal Park, flanked by two statues of water buffalo. posted by: silverquill location: Philippines date approved: 03/17/2011 last visited: never |
 view galleryE54.9 km |  Carabao - Rizal Park - Manila, Philippines
in Figurative Public Sculpture These two sculptures of carabao, water buffalo, stand like guardians near the west entrance to Rizal Park in central Manila. Near here the Republic was declared, and revolutionary hero Jose was executed. His monument and grave stand near here. posted by: silverquill location: Philippines date approved: 03/13/2011 last visited: never |
 view galleryE54.9 km |  Philippine Centennial Clock - Manila, Philippines
in Community Commemoration This three-faced, Bulova clock was erected in 1998 to celebrate the centennial of the Philippine Republic. It overlooks the grand Rizal monument, in Rizal Park, flanked by two statues of water buffalo. posted by: silverquill location: Philippines date approved: 03/21/2011 last visited: never |
 view galleryE54.9 km | Gen. Gregorio H. del Pilar - Manila, Philippines in Statues of Historic Figures General Gregorio del Pilar, often called the “Boy General” because of his youth, led several successful campaigns against both the occupying Spanish garrisons and the invading American forces, succumbing to wounds in battle at age 24. posted by: silverquill location: Philippines date approved: 03/10/2011 last visited: never |
 view galleryE54.9 km | Sultan Dipatuan Kudarat - Manila, Philippines in Statues of Historic Figures Sultan Muhammad Dipatuan Kudarat ruled a kingdom, dating from the 14th century, on the Island of Mindanao. Although he attempted to deal peacefully with the Spanish, he fiercely defended his Islamic kingdom against their aggression. posted by: silverquill location: Philippines date approved: 03/09/2011 last visited: never |
 view galleryE54.9 km | Chief Justice Jose Abad Santos - Manila, Philippines in Statues of Historic Figures Jose Santos is widely regarded at the greatest Filipino hero of World War II. While serving as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, he became acting President of The Philippines during WWII, and was executed by the Japanese on May 2, 1942. posted by: silverquill location: Philippines date approved: 03/09/2011 last visited: never |
 view galleryE54.9 km | Apolinario Mabini - Manila, Philippines in Statues of Historic Figures Apolinario Mabini was a hero of the revolution for independence 1886-1898, and was the first prime minister of the Philippines. posted by: silverquill location: Philippines date approved: 03/09/2011 last visited: never |
 view galleryE54.9 km |  FIRST - Prime Minister of the Philippines, Apolinario Mabini
in First of its Kind Apolinario Mabini was a hero of the revolution for independence 1886-1898, and was the first prime minister of the Philippines. posted by: silverquill location: Philippines date approved: 03/09/2011 last visited: never |
 view galleryE54.9 km |  Hands of Freedom Mural - Manila, Philippines
in Murals Since this mural is untitled, unsigned, and undated, this name is at best a guess of what it represents - the hands of the Filipino people. It is one of three murals on a concrete wall overlooking the Rizal Monument in the large Rizal Park in Manila posted by: silverquill location: Philippines date approved: 03/19/2011 last visited: never |
 view galleryE54.9 km | Kayamanan Mural - Manila, Philippines in Murals This mural, spelling out the word KAYAMANAN is one of three on a concrete wall over-looking the Rizal Monument in the larger Rizal Park in Manila. It depicts scenes representing freedom. posted by: silverquill location: Philippines date approved: 03/19/2011 last visited: never |
 view galleryE54.9 km | FIRST - Presidential Cabinet of the Third Republic of the Philippines in First of its Kind This plaque commemorating the establishment of the Third Republic of the Philippines, and the first cabinet under president, Manuel Roxas,is at the base of the Philippine flag, flying perpetually some ninety feet up. posted by: silverquill location: Philippines date approved: 03/19/2011 last visited: never |
 view galleryE54.9 km | FIRST - Supreme Court of the Philippines in First of its Kind This plaque commemorating the establishment of the first Supreme Court of the Third Republic of the Philippines, and the first president, Manuel Roxasis at the base of the Philippine flag, flying perpetually some ninety feet up. posted by: silverquill location: Philippines date approved: 03/19/2011 last visited: never |
 view galleryE54.9 km | FIRST - Congress of the Republic of the Philippines in First of its Kind This plaque commemorating the establishment of the first Congress of the Republic of the Philippines, under president, Manuel Roxas, is at the base of the Philippine flag, flying perpetually some ninety feet up posted by: silverquill location: Philippines date approved: 03/19/2011 last visited: never |
 view galleryE54.9 km | FIRST - President & Vice-President of the Philippines in First of its Kind This plaque commemorating the establishment of the modern Republic of the Philippines, and the first president, Manuel Roxas, and vice president, Elpidio Quirino, is at the base of the Philippine flag, flying perpetually some ninety feet up. posted by: silverquill location: Philippines date approved: 03/19/2011 last visited: never |
 view galleryE54.9 km | Jose Rizal - Manila, Philippines in Statues of Historic Figures This statue of Dr. Jose P. Rizal is without a doubt the most famous monument in the Philippines. It is located on the spot where Rizal was executed by the Spanish authorities on Dec. 30, 1896, becoming the flash point of the independence revolution. posted by: silverquill location: Philippines date approved: 03/20/2011 last visited: 01/02/2015 |
 view galleryE54.9 km |  Jose Rizal - Manila, Philippines
in Grave of a Famous Person This statue of Dr. Jose P. Rizal is also the mausoleum of his final resting place. It is located on the spot where Rizal was executed by the Spanish authorities on Dec. 30, 1896, becoming the flash point of the independence revolution. posted by: silverquill location: Philippines date approved: 03/21/2011 last visited: 02/18/2018 |
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