Malolos: Barasoain Church

En route to Tarlac, we made a side trip to Malolos, Bulacan to visit two Philippine hostorical sites. The first stop was the Barasoain Church.

Barasoain Church, officially called Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish Church, housed the Philippine Revolutionary Congress which convened in September 1898. It was in this same church where the Malolos Constitution was passed and the First Philippine Republic was inaugurated in 1899.

Because of the vital role it played in the revolutionary history of the Philippines, the church earned the title Cradle of Democracy in the East.

The Barasoain Church is featured on the obverse of the New Generation P200.00 Philippine Banknote.

See complete photo album: Malolos, Bulacan: Barasoain Church (July 10, 2011)

LakbayPiso

As the first half of 2011 closes today, I am launching a new addition to my travel projects entitled "LakbayPiso".

My personal goal in the LakbayPiso project is to (re)visit all the natural and historical sites featured in the New Generation Philippine Banknote Designs released last December 16, 2010. The project, which will commence on July 1, 2011, will include the following sites:

PHP20 Banknote
(1) Malacañan Palace (Manila City)
(2) Banaue Rice Terraces (Banaue, Ifugao)

PHP50 Banknote
(3) Leyte Landing Memorial Park (Palo, Leyte)
(4) Taal Lake (Batangas)

PHP100 Banknote
(5) Central Bank of the Philippines (Manila City)
(6) Mayon Volcano (Albay)

PHP200 Banknote
(7) Aguinaldo Shrine (Kawit, Cavite)
(8) Barasoain Church (Malolos, Bulacan)
(9) Chocolate Hills (Bohol)

PHP500 Banknote
(10) Benigno S. Aquino Jr. Monument (Makati City)
(11) Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park (Puerto Princesa, Palawan)

PHP1000 Banknote
(12) Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park (Cagayancillo, Palawan)

Image Source: forge.codedgraphic.com/lakbayan/