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Photo of the Basilica from afar Choosing the best place to visit during the holy week is very crucial. There are a lot of things to consider before finalizing your decision. As i am now living in Carmona, Cavite i decided to spend my holy week in Batangas, which i guess is more easier and comfortable to travel to. Here is some of my reason why: Batangas is only a few kilometers away from Cavite. I wanna experience and see the very popular Taal basilica. the bus station bound to Batangas is very near in the place i lived in. Bus terminal is not as crowded like in Cubao. I wanna explore the church and to know a little bit of its history. The Church Facade Upon entering the heritage town of Taal, i can barely recall the beautiful city of Silay. The city where i was born and raised. Taal is very similar to Silay City because it is also a heritage city which is the second most numbered ancestral houses next to Vigan. Here in Tall, ancestral houses and old structures surround the magnificent...

Courtesy: www.lakatan.info Early History The city is already a settlement even before the Spaniards came. Aborigenes of the place were Negritos. When Spaniards came they named it as Malihaw due to vast and abuntantly growing Malihaw trees in the riverbanks. Barrio Malihaw is a fishing village that later became a pueblo or town, it was ruled by Capitan Gregorio Conlu. He was married to Faustina Gosiaco ( Capitana Tutang).  One day, the household of Capitan Conlu was robbed by the Moros and Tulisanes. He and his secretary, Alfonso Pachera were able to escape and his beloved wife together with their servant Micay were left and brought aboard the sailboat by Moros. The boat immediately sailed across the sea. Capitana Tutang was asked by the Moro if they could swim, they answered they could not. They thrown overboard Capitana tutang and Mikay to the sea without knowing they are good swimmers. Moros expected they will be drowned and departed. Both of them were strugling in the water and...

The San Diego Pro-cathedral ( St. Didacus Parish Church) formerly known as San Diego Parish Church is an early 20th century church. It was completed in 1927. In that year the church was also inaugurated . Located at the very heart of the city of Silay just beside the Silay City Hall and fronting Silay City public Plaza.                                                                 The ruins of old church The parish of Silay was established in 1776 it is built from light materials such as bamboo, nipa palm (a local palm) and cogon grass. But unluckily it fell into ruin by fire. Fr. Eusebio Locsin initiated the construction of a permanent church made of stone and wood in 1841. In 1925 a more grander structure is meant to replace the old church. The ruins of the oldc hurch today is just at the back of the Pro-c...