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Join the tour, see and visit Malabon\’s old houses survive despite the threats of time and tide! The old majestic houses of Malabon City refuse to fade away into obscurity despite the threat of being erased from the map because of constant flooding.

Its \”Lusong Malabon\” ! ! !
Malabon Heritage Tour
May 2, 2009/Saturday
(with Monchet Lucas & Richard Bautista)

If there is anything that makes Pampanga famous, it\’s the delicious food! And if the success of the recent Kapampangan Food Fair at the Salcedo Market last June 21 is any indication, food lovers young and old will have a blast at the 2nd Pistaung Kapampangan King Sinukwan on November 29, Saturday evening at the Old Heritage District along Consunji Street in San Fernando, Pampanga.

The whole stretch of the historical street will closed from 4:30 pm to 12:00 midnight, to light up the ancestral houses and to give way to a food fair and fanfare that brings together the best of Pampanga cuisine – from authentic Kapampangan cooking by Everybody\’s Café (a Tatler Best Restaurant in 2008), Abe, Bale Kapampangan, Jun Jun\’s BBQ and Bibingka, Teresita R. Razon\’s Palabok and Halo Halo and home-cooked meals from PAMANGAN by Des Torres. For the health-conscious, freshly-picked fiddle head fern salad from the Hizon orchard will be served.

Pasalubong items such as Carreon\’s Pastillas and Plantanillas, Navarro\’s Taba ng Talangka, WOW Mani, Kuliat Cakes and Empanada and Lailen\’s Pastries from the Sweets and Delicacies Association of Pampanga (SnDAP) will be available; as well as mouth-watering offerings from La Moderna Bakery (Masa Podrida and Gorgorias), Bakeline (Mamon Tostado and Empanaditas), fresh sugar cane juice from Alex Patio, heirloom Desserts from Mitchie Hizon, and barrio goodies from the town of Sta. Rita such as the DUMAN and freshly-rolled native barquillos.

Other delectable attractions include Duck Ham from Lubao\’s Pride, Ostrich Steak from Orstrichland\’s Bruno and Diego, and the different Native Suman from Cabalantian.

There will also be an on-the-spot Cooking Contest (using local abundant ingredients) that seeks to discover and develop new talent in the field of cooking, and performances by the Magsilbi Tamu Brass Band, Arti Sta Rita, Aslag Kapampangan and the newly-formed Teatro Ima at Arti.

So have a reunion with your family and friends and plan a pilgrimage to the birthplace of sisig, tocino, buru, tamales and tibuk-tibuk!

Proceeds from the event will go to the Foundation for Lingap Kapampangan Inc., more popularly known as the Save Pampanga Movement, which advocates for the preservation of Kapampangan culture and arts.

Come in your most comfortable \”barrio Filipiniana\” attire and get ready to go on a hometown feast for all your senses!

Participants: Everybody\’s Cafe; Red Rickshaw; Pamangan by Des Torres; Bale Capampangan; Cely\’s; Teresita R. Razon\’s Halo-Halo and Pancit Palabok; Thai Kingdom – Sau Del Rosario; Abe – LJC; Cafe Havana (cocktails) – LJC; Jun Jun\’s BBQ and Bibingka; La Moderna – masa podrida, sampaguita cookies, gorogrias; Bakeline; SFO {Specialty Food Outlet} by Essel; Bruno and Diego- Ostrich steak from Ostrich land San Luis, Pampanga; Duck Ham from Lubao\’s PrideFrsh Fiddle Head Fern Salad from Hizon Family Orchard; Hizon Family Heirloom Desserts; Fresh Sugar Cane Juice – Alex Patio; Sweets and Delicacies Association of Pampanga (Wow Mani, Navarro\’s; Taba ng Talangka, Lailen\’s Pastries\’ sylvanas, Sasmuan Delicacies, Pabalan Pastillas, Carreons Plantanillas); Apung Uping\’s Original Espasol; Sta. Rita town – (on the spot barquillos, tsokolate batirol, duman, umba, bringhe, asadong babi, turrones, uraro, mamon tostado); Sto. Tomas – Bibingka; Cabalantian – Suman Makers; Mexico – Lilian Borromeo – San Nicolas and other native cookies; Dandy\’s Moman Tostado

A Tour of the Amorsolo Retrospective, Part I
A study tour of four museums particpating in the Amorsolo Retrospective

Organized by the Museum Foundation of the Philippines

Hosted by Mrs. Petty Benitez Johannot

Saturday, December 6, 2008, 8am-5pm

Fernando Amorsolo was the first Philippine National Artist for the Visual Arts. He is famed for his bucolic scenes celebrating Philippine rural life and customs, light-filled landscapes and portraits of society figures. The seven-museum retrospective celebrates his extensive oeuvre. Each museum focuses on a different aspect of Amorsolo\’s art, some of them little known. We will visit four museums. Part 2 is tentatively scheduled for January 17, 2009.

For inquiries call or text Elvie Magpayo at 404 2685 or 0928 5039392

Fee for Members: Php 1,500
Fee for Non-members: Php 1,700

The fee includes the cost of transportation, museum entrance fees and guides, and lunch at Via Mare excluding drinks

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.