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Be NM IF ⑧ MM ⑧FB •• B A L A Y A NDoe ee Bl ,. :* In my own µ É÷ ÷E÷a comedian born i words, Balayan figures in is the kind of Sastron, . kid in school who a spanish is in the back “bceraihubitesidtfouBrlailatanoywadnnesla-oscaated | of the class just at the shores of a bay that sitting quietly & insteeermesstliinkge insothhaipn-g b.bears the same name as the penning but what we don’t know, Balayan may name as the town” He also be simple & quiet, but dubbed Balayan as “the most with travelling around important sugar town” the town, you’ll see that it is as much as historical as other fa- mous historical towns. I am not saying this just because I am currently residing here. I am saying this since I get to witness its beauty that everyone should see. • B) b\" ancestral houses everywhere E= _ -

=- - - - = - The church is listed as photo by Adgar Alan Zeta-Yap - a National Cultural Treasure . = The Baroque style is i evident and pleasing to the eyes . ÷ = ÷: :*\" Immaculate BEEN AROUND SINCE - = Conception is the Patroness - Immaculate . l ' Y THE JESUIT ''111111Ii I1 IORDER AFTER Conceptionl , -= Parish ! I 1 FRANCISCANS TURNED Church! \" \" \" \" \" µ0VER iii.\" ①BLESSED BY \" THE -- i' 1 TOWN TO 1 \" FR . PEDRO CHIRINO 5. J , , \"\" \" \"\" \"\"\" IT WAS CONSTRUCTED photo taken by Danica Caguiat

Leo Martinez ÷ Ances tra l House ÉÉmaÉNezisT=orsFp 1 ONE OF THOSE ACTORS WHO - - -n - photos from manil-a gen-esis EVERYONE KNOWS . YOU MIGHT RECOGNIZE HIM FROM HE NERAL LUNA . t-EPIAYEDTERO-EFPE-DROPATERNO.IT The house may seem worn out , sometime in iin= built = - idmaginesince it - was =- 1935 =- =- . g- there living y, 'il good in the i ' days . old , i photo from i. I1 Danica Caguiat 'i

Lopez Amcestral House photos taken by Danica Caguiat -- MAkBUILT IN THE 1850 's -- - IT THE OLDEST SURVIVING HOUSE - - ;÷i÷÷:÷:÷E÷house is IN BALA YAN . THIS IS THE BIRTHPLACE a rice and OF THE TWO AFFLUENT INDIVIDUALS also own . _ WHO MADE BIG CONTRIBUTIONS It possesses a \" Bahay na bato \" design . TO THE PHILIPPINES -- . Also CALLED as La Casa i. Grande or . “Big 1 House” I\" I == -

Meet the prominent -€= figures inB1)I a11l/1a11y11a11n1 - =- LOPEZ IS ALSO A FRIEND OF RIZAL clamencia lopez is one of th e founders CLEMENCIA Foef m the Asociacion WAS 26 YEARS OLD inist a Filipina . WHEN SHE She is also the MET THE first woman to the white enter photo from “The Lopez Family house History Balayan, Batangas, Philippines \"Of Felipe Agoncillo . He V. S PRESIDENT the individuals - f - \"\" V. S because he÷ :÷- \\ photo from ::::yof the U.S / “The Lopez Family :÷ ;÷ (and Spain. (/ History Balayan, Iphoto from Batangas, Philippines ÷“Positively Filipino”

MAR I AN O \" \"\"\"\"\" HOUSE / the people -thrivwehdo lived here in the BUILT IN THE 1860 's cacao business . BY A WEALTHY FAMILY . THE ANCESTRAL HOUSE IS ALSO CALLED AS \" CASA DE CACAO \" AND \" BUHAY - MARTINEZ \" located near the \" Balayan Presidencies \" or tmheunicHiapllality

DI 1 r, . V1 i1 vi11en' 11co' ’1s) A11n11c1e's) t/ rI a'lll H111o1u11s,1e The house is constructed with mostly wood. The design in front of the house is also wood. It is also a nice idea to pair it with concrete to make the house last for quite a while. THE TOWN IS ALSO KNOWN BECAUSE OF THE DOCTORS THAT CAME FROM HERE LOCATED IN FRONT OF THE . , if

was built by Villa San Juan family Ortis of Bautis ta the ermano of San Juan Bautista UPFRONT , THE CHAPEL MERELY LOOKS PLAIN AND OLD . NO DESIGNS AND COLOR JUST PURELY STONE WITH . A PLAIN DOOR HOWEVER DON'T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER THEY SAY . . , WITH LITTLE STEPS TO THE SIDE THERE'S A MAJESTIC GATE THAT REALLY , GIVES OFF A ROYALTY VIBE \" . DESPITE BEING A CHAPEL IT I , ,-\"CLOuSnEDfortunate . =ÉÉ¥ii.

Ancestral House Hti.l l beside the Balayan Church photos taken by Dani a Caguiat , A HOUSE MAY SEEM ✗INNOCENT , BUT DON'T BE FOOLED . IT HAS 1 A DISTURBING COMBINATION - -- - This is probably the most peculi I've heard house . The bottom is said to be a 1 , = -Forth and the top is 1 f- study , hall . 11 1 I i1 n Ii i- photo taken 'i 'i by Danica Caguiat 1 ''

located in the caretakers from Iloilo -- s preserving this front Of A house . They cannot toletstarniycotne in due orders gas station : its Petron . With Arch POSSESSES A STONE High Stone garden - - BRICK WALL THAT and wide really , - IS RED - ISH IN it does color = - belong to a Another Ma r tinez family Ancestral House ÷÷.*÷÷gHere ,µ Banyan. ANCESTRAL HOUSES - i 1- , - , - photo taken by Danica Caguiat

Solisit\\ ' ANCESTRAL ,, HOUSE MY MOTHER MENTIONED THAT THIS HOUSE WAS ALSO A SCHOOL FOR NURSERY IT WAS CALLED . CASA DE MONTESSORI . MY VERY OWN BROTHER ATTENDED HIS NURSERY YEARS HERE I'M JEALOUS . . The house is maintained by a caretaker . At is said that a Solis family lived here that moved to Manila photo by Danica Caguiat

- EntrTeshueelo photo take by Arnaldo from “One’s past” EE -- - - - -- LOCATED NOT = FAR FROM THE - - ¥É ÷ ÷ ÷ ÷ ÷ ÷ ÷theinterior of,,j- LOPEZ HOUSE THAT POSSESSES A colonial :*from coast, , MIXTURE OF \"\" \"mam. ORIENTAL ar.it photo take by Arnaldo from “One’s past” = -- photo take by Arnaldo from “One’s past” The house has three cuartos I l (each measuring around 10 square feet). The patio is 1 close to the comedor. The caida that follows the grand i step, is still used to entertain visitors and has been preserved mainly in its original state that is still complete with all the furniture. The caida has been integrated with the sala. THE DINING ROOM | IS SEPE RATED FROM |THE KITCHEN WHICH IS DIFFERENT FROM NOW WHERE THE TWO -- t [IS ONE . -