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      • Disappointing
      • Mina’s Church of Our Lady of the Pillar, A Real Disappointment!
      • St Anthony Abbott Church, Tubungan, Iloilo – Another Disappointment!
    • Churches with 2 Star HP Heritage Ratings
      • St Nicholas of Tolentino Church, Lambunao, Iloilo. A unique, historical church.
      • St John the Baptist Church, Jordan, Guimaras Island
      • The small and interesting Church of St James the Greater, Maasin, Iloilo
    • Churches with 3 Star HP Heritage Ratings
      • St Nicholas of Tolentino Church, Guimbal, Iloilo, simply marvelous!
      • St Catherine of Alexandria Church, Leon, Iloilo. Beautiful, old and historically significant.
      • Immaculate Conception Church, Oton, Iloilo. An interesting chapter in history.
        • A “re-visit” to the old, historic Church of the Immaculate Conception in Ogtong (Oton), Iloilo
        • Something new on Oton’s Old Church
        • Immaculate Conception Church, Oton, Iloilo – a follow-up
        • Oton’s Old Church: An interesting report and more photos of the Old Oton Church
      • Saint John of Sahagun Church, Tigbauan, Iloilo. A most interesting, historically important church.
      • St Thomas of Villanueva Church, Alimodian, Iloilo. Very Interesting!
      • St William Church, Passi City, Iloilo. A fortress Church.
      • St John Church, Anini-Y, Antique. The only surviving Augustinian Church in Antique Province.
      • St Nicholas of Tolentino Church, Cabatuan, Iloilo. One of the oldest & perhaps largest church in Panay.
      • Immaculate Conception of Mary Church, Calinog, Iloilo. A historically important church.
      • St Jerome Church, Duenas, Iloilo. A historic and significantly important church.
        • St Jerome Church’s Gardens, Dueñas, Iloilo. The Gardens around this historic church.
      • St John the Baptist Church, Igbaras, Iloilo. The first church opened in 1763
      • St Augustine Church. The Original 16th Century Mission Churches at Ermita & Dumangas, Iloilo
      • St. Vincent Ferrer Church, Nueva Valencia, Guimaras.
      • The Church of St Michael the Archangel, San Miquel, Iloilo
      • The historic, old Church of San José de Placer, Iloilo City, Iloilo
      • The Church of St Fergus!
      • The Old, Historic Ave Maria Shrine & Balaan Bukid, Guimaras Island.
      • The Old, Historic Ave Maria Shrine, Balaan Bukid and Pagtaltal, Guimaras.
    • Churches with 4 Star HP Heritage Ratings
      • 7.2 Magnitude Earthquake destroys many Old Historic Church in Southern Philippines.
      • St John’s Cathedral, Hong Kong – a historically significant Monument of Hong Kong.
        • The historically important St John’s Cathedral, Hong Kong
      • St Julian of Cuenca Church, Janiuay, Iloilo. A church of exceptional heritage interest.
      • St Joaquin Church, San Joaquin, Iloilo. The only militaristic church in Philippines.
      • St Anthony of Padua Church, Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo. A Classic, Old & Historic Church
      • Church of St Anne, the old and incredibly beautiful Feminist Church, Molo, Iloilo
        • Revisiting the old, historic Feminist Church in Molo, Iloilo
      • An intriguing Church. Our Lady of the Pillar Church, Manila (known as Santa Cruz Church)
      • The National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help, Baclaran, Manila
      • San Vicente Ferrer Church, Leganes, Iloilo, A Jaro Diocesan Shrine.
      • San Isidro de Labrador Church, Buenavista, Guimaras
      • Santo Niño de Arevalo Church, Villa de Arevalo, Iloilo
    • Churches with 5 Star HP Heritage Ratings
      • St John the Baptist Church, Dingle, Iloilo. A historical gem & cultural treasure.
      • A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Miagao’s Church of St Thomas of Villanueva.
      • The Church of Santa Monica, the First Church on Panay Island. It’s a National Historic Site & home of the Biggest Church Bell in Asia.
        • Revisiting the Church of Santa Monica, Home of the Big Bell, Panay, Capiz
      • The historic, old Basilica Minore of “The Black Nazarene” , The Quiapo Church, Manila
        • The magnificent old, historic Quiapo Church, the Church of the Black Nazarene, Manila
      • Notre Dame Basilica, Ottawa, Canada. A National Historic Treasure
      • The Church of Sta Barbara, Santa Barbara, Iloilo, the Historic Cradle of Independance in the Visayas
        • P50-million restoration of Sta. Barbara church, convent.
      • The Historic Metropolitan Cathedral of Jaro, Iloilo City
      • A UNESCO World Heritage Site, The Ruins of Mater Dei at Macau. A truly great historical treasure.
      • A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the historic 400 + year old San Augustine Church in Manila
      • The Unique, beautiful, historic and very old Church of San Sebastian in Quiapo, Manila
      • The old, historic Our Lady of the Pillar Church, The Imus Cathedral, Imus, Cavite, Manila
      • The 1000+ Year Old Historic Church of Saint Nicholas, Trémolat, France.
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    • Now we have an amazing view of the Fault in Bohol.
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    • Baclayon’s Church several months before the earthquake of October 2013.
    • HabagatCentral.com records the tragedy of 15.10.13
    • The Historic Churches of Bohol, a very moving & interesting presentation.
    • Typhoon Yolanda, Part 1
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      • Finally, the Old, Historic Churches of Guimaras Island – Part 1
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      • On the Road Again! The Hong Kong, Kowloon & Macau Wanderings; Part 1
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The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee and the Pork Scam Inquiry

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Fergus

For those interested here is the video of what is going on in the Batasan Pambansa and Ms Janet Napoles who is testifying before the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee…

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