Luneta Hotel
It is always a surprise for buildings, parks and houses to survive such wars as it is almost inevitable that everything will be brought down to bricks and ashes, and the Luneta Hotel is
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San Diego de Alcala Church
- Valenzuela City
PUBLISHED April 6, 2012
PHOTOGRAPHY BY MARIANO SAYNO
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San Diego de Alcala Church is a parish church in Valenzuela, located about 15.5 kilometres (9.6 mi) north of Manila. The original church was the oldest church in the city, built by Father Juan Taranco and finished by Father Jose Valencia in 1632. Residents were forced into labor to complete the church after the town gained its independence in 1623 from Catangalan through the efforts of Father Juan Taranco and Don Juan Monsod, the barangay head of Polo. The main structure was destroyed by bombs during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines in World War II. The belfry and entrance are the only parts of the four-century old edifice that remain today. They have been preserved by the citizens of Polo.
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