Foundation News

You are invited to join our Cultural Study Tour of the historical province of Cavite, a living museum of Philippine revolutionary history. Many of its landmarks are also a testament of the elegant tastes and lifestyles of illustrados who led the revolution of 1898. Our guest lecturer is Ms. Tina Decal.

Cavite Heritage Tour
July 19, 2008, Saturday

06:30 am		Santuario De San Antonio Church, Forbes Park, Makati City (parking area) We encourage everyone to buy breakfast for the trip although light pastries and water will be served on-board).
8:00 - 9:00 am		Arrive Kawit, Cavite Tour to Aguinaldo Shrine - the mansion of the First Philippine President was the site of the proclamation of Independence in June 12, 1898.
9:30 - 10:30 am		Arrive General Trias, Cavite Visit at GBR Museum (Geronimo Berenguer delos Reyes)
11:00 - 11:45 am		Arrive Amadeo, Cavite Shopping at Café Amadeo
12:15 - 2:00 pm		Arrive at Indang, Cavite Lunch at Balai Indang (savor & enjoy a good lunch of : salad, pasta, chicken, seafood, embotido, veggie, flavored rice, bottomless dalandan juice and dessert).
2:00 - 2:30 pm		Sidetrip to Indang Church (rare tromp l’oeil in shades of old rose and grey enliven this church. A rare oil painting of the seven archangels is revered in the right altar). And sidetrip to Bonifacio Monument/marker.
3:00 - 4:00 pm		Arrive Dasmariñas, Cavite. Tour at De La Salle Museum (Bahay Na Bato Museum). The alumni of La Salle erected a museum in the manner of Philippine Colonial houses in its vast campus in Dasmariñas. The Bahay-na-Bato or stone mansion features the best of ornamentation found in affluent houses during the 19th century.
4:14 - 5:00 pm		Arrive Silang, Cavite Visit Silang Church. Three beautiful baroque reredos adorn the church. The main reredo features events leading to the birth of the Savior. The central niche is occupied by the statue of the N. S. de Candelaria. The two side reredos feature Jesuit saints since Cavite was under the spiritual care of the Jesuits prior to their expulsion.
05:00 pm		Departure for Manila.
07:00 pm		ETA Makati, Santuario de San Antonio Church (ETA, depends on the traffic).

You can download the reservation form in pdf or zipped pdf format.

Museum Foundation reserves the right to change the itinerary. In case of bad weather, the tour may be cancelled. For more information or reservations, please call the Museum Foundation office at 404-2685/0928-503-9392, and look for Elvie or Menchie; at 722-9073 and look for Flor.

Join our Heritage Tour and savor local flavor, immerse in culture and bask in old world charm as it all comes to life in this Quezon tour. Our guest lecturers for the day are: Ms. Tina Decal from Sariaya and the popular Viaje del Sol tours and Mr. Ryan Palad from Tayabas and the Museum Director at the GSIS Museum.

Tayabas-Sariaya Heritage Tour
May 17, 2008 Saturday

6:30 - 6:55 am    Recommended assembly time in Makati.
We encourage everyone to have breakfast before the trip although light pastries and water will be served on-board.

7:00 - 9:00 am    Travel time to Pagsanjan.

9:00 – 9:15 am    Stop for bathroom break at Jollibee

9:15 – 10:30am    Continue the trip to Tayabas

11:00 - 12:30nn    Arrive at Tayabas

• Walk along the Historical Malagonlong Bridge (20 mins)
• Pray at the Basilica de San Miguel Archangel and take an optional climb up the bell tower. (20 mins)
• Browse through the Diocesan Museum (20 mins)
• Visit Casa de Comunidad (20 mins)
• Mallari Distillery of export-quality Lambanog. (20 mins)

12:30 - 1:30pm    Lunch at Mi Casa en Tayabas for 2 hrs of relaxed dining
Mi Casa en Tayabas is a 3-storey house that has preserved much of its old world charm. This bed and breakfast serves as an ideal weekend retreat from bustling city life. Fee free to roam around the compound and to visit their charming rooms

What’s on the Menu: Pinais, Delino, Pansit habhab, hipon gata with pako, Mi Casa seafood version kare kare, rice, buko juice, and santol gelatin.

2:00 - 4:00 pm    Visit Ancestral Houses (not always accessible to the general public

• Visit the Carmen Rodriguez Arguelles Ancestral House designed by Juan Nakpil (30 mins)
• Walk through the 1922 Petra Obispo Ancestral House (30 mins)
• First time at the Sariaya Church? Don’t forget to make your three wishes! (30 mins)

4:00-5:30 pm    Pasalubong shopping in Sariaya

5:30 pm    Return to Makati. ETA 8:30 pm (depending on the traffic)

For more information, please call Ms. Elvie Magapayo or Ms. Patricia Limon at 404-2685 or visit www.museumfoundationph.org

Fee: P2,300 for Museum Foundation members; P2,500 for non-members
(Fee is inclusive of lunch, merienda, airconditioned bus, entrance fees and tour guide fees)

You can download the reservation forms as pdf or zipped pdf files. The Tayabas-Sariyaya tour flier is also available as pdf or zipped pdf.

National Museum Goes “Nature Walk” to Mt. Banahaw

Have a fun-filled and knowledge-loaded activity this summer. Join the National Museum as it invites natural science teachers, students, nature lovers and interested individuals to a “Nature Walk” in Mount Banahaw in Quezon Province from April 24-25, 2008.

The activity involves flora and fauna species identification; field demonstration on how to collect and process animals, plants and fungi; nature photography; lectures on concept of parks and protected areas in the Philippines as well as nature preservation awareness.

Slots are limited and participants will be accepted on a first-come-first-served basis.

For more information, please get in touch with Mr. Mel Lagartija or Ms. Rizza Salterio of the Museum Education Division at telefax 5270278.

Cultural Study Tour: Ilocos Treasures
Jan. 30 – Feb. 2, 2008

Tour Highlights

Laoag Tour:
St. William Church (Cathedral)
Sinking Bell Tower
Tobacco Monopoly Monument
Laoag Museum (Gameng Museo)
Sarrat Church
St. Augustine Church (Paoay Church)
Malacañang of the North / Paoay Lake
Marcos Mausoleum and Museum (Batac)
Juan Luna House in Badoc

Vigan Sites:
Burgos House
Crisologo Museum
St. Paul Cathedral
Plaza Burgos and Salcedo
Palacio de Arzobispado
Vigan Heritage Village (Shopping)

Other Sites: Burgos Lighthouse, Bangui Windmills and Pagudpud

Our Resort
Sitio Remedios, a Heritage Village by the South China Sea, is a 1.8 hectare private resort of seven houses, some named from the towns of Ilocos Norte, dedicated to our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage and Nuestra Señora de los Remedios, patron and namesake of the resort owner’s mother. Arriving guests enter at the Avenida de Azucao, lined with Azucao Lotus plants, which lead to a chapel named Iglesia de San Miguel.

Each Balay, the local term for ‘house’, is furnished with Ilocano furniture – beds, dining tables, wooden sala sets, vintage fixtures and authentic crocheted bedspreads, tablecloths, ‘inabel’ sheets, pillowcases and towels sourced for the interiors to complete the traditional and spare Ilocano look. After a tour, one can schedule a massage at the ‘Ablon’, an Ilocano term for healing massage, just near the beach or at the Balay after a healthful feast at the resort’s dining area, Abrao, which serves traditional Ilocano dishes, vegetarian cuisine, fruits and drinks.

A visit to the idyllic heritage village resort of Sitio Remedios is truly a nostalgic return to the mid-century Ilocos Norte – a genteel era of gracious living and a unique experience in these modern times.

Estimated Costs
We are still finalizing the costs but please find below an estimate of the tour costs:

Tour package: P20,000 for members and P21,000 for non-members. Rate is inclusive of air fare, lodging, meals, in-land transportation, entrance fees and tour guide fees. Fees are subject to change.

Reservations are on a first come, first served basis. To confirm your reservation, a downpayment of P10,000 is required.

Cancellations
If you wish to cancel your reservation, please do so before Jan. 20. After said date, only 50% of downpayment will be returned.

Travel Details
Please keep in mind that plans are still being finalized and that the information below is likely to change:

Travel dates: Jan. 30- Feb. 2, 2008
Travel info: Cebu Pacific
Max number of participants: 20

Information & Reservations
If you are interested in the tour, please download and fill up the reservation form (zip) and fax it to 404-2685. To confirm your reservation a tour deposit of P10,000 is required.

For more information and reservations, please call Ms. Elvie Magpayo, Ms. Flor Cortez or Ms. Patricia Limon at 404-2685 or 722-9073.

Office Hours:
Tuesday-Friday
9:00am to 5:00pm
Saturdays
9:00 am to12:00 noon

Mailing Address:
Ground Floor, Museum of the Filipino People
Valencia Cirlce, Rizal Park, Manila
1004 Philippines

Telephone: (02) 404-2685
Mobile : 0928-503-9392

E-mail: office@museumfoundationph.org
Web : www.museumfoundationph.org

Kulinarya Tagala
Saturday, October 20, 2007
Fees: P2,500.00 for Museum Foundation members and P2,700.00 for non-members
Contact: 404-2685/ 0928-503-9392/ 722-9073 look for Elvie, Trisha or Flor

Journey through the southern Tagalog region with us! The whole day affair features a series of cooking demos, visits to artists’ studios, ancestral homes, and, of course, lots of food!

Itinerary:

» 6:30 am
Departure from Manila

» 8:30 to 10:00 am
Arrive San Pablo City
Breakfast at Kusina Salud w/Food Demo (1 hr)

Upon arriving, you may wander around the place and enjoy the lush and quaint surroundings lovingly created by designer Patis Tesoro and managed by husband and wife team Chef Paul Poblador and Nina Tesoro.

Our breakfast includes dishes that Laguna is famous for. Chef Paul will regale us with his cooking skills using indigenous ingredients with a food demo.

» 10:10 to 11:00 am
Demo/Interaction with an artist at work at
Carlito’s Workshop (50 mins)

Watch and listen as Carlito Ortega takes us through his process of creating his artwork. Take pleasure in his sprawling home and refresh yourselves with a homemade merienda in his resort-like residence.

» 11:15 to 1:15 pm
Arrive in Tiaong, Quezon
Lunch and Food Demo at Ugu’s Pottery Garden

Ugu Bugyan’s Pottery Garden Restaurant is a visual and culinary experience. The layout of the various huts, the welcoming boutique and his graceful designs inspires one to take a slab of clay and start molding (a la Demi Moore in Ghost).

As an introduction to lunch, Ugu himself will give a demonstration on one of his signature dishes- the Kulawo. After lunch, meander around the surroundings and enjoy the calm and beauty this artist generously shares with us.

» 2:00 to 3:30 pm
Arrive Sariaya, Quezon
Ancestral House Tour w/ Pandanggo Awit Ritual

Aside from visiting ancestral houses, we also learn about the Pandanggo Awit Ritual which involves the infamous lambanog. Guests will certainly see the lambanog differently after discovering the romantic traditions behind this potent drink.

» 4:00 to 5:30 pm
Arrive San Pablo City
Fruit Picking of Lanzones/Rambutan, product buying and afternoon snack at Sitio De Amor

Sitio de Amor is a 4.7 hectar farm in San Pablo, Laguna. Get your chance to try fresh produce straight from the trees! Sadly, we end our tour here but not without refreshments like local favorites such as buko pie, palitaw and sago’t gulaman.

» 6:00 pm
Depart for Manila

» 8:00 – 8:30 pm
ETA at Santuario de San Antonio, Makati

To reserve, please download (pdf or zipped pdf) and fill up the reservation form and fax it to 404-2685 or 722-9073.