Originally a settlement for rich Spanish and Chinese immigrants during the 19th century, the Kamestisuhan district is teeming with Art Deco-inspired and bahay-na-bato homes that were ... It had ...

One of my favorite paintings in the National Museum is going abroad. Juan Luna’s “La Bulaqueña” is off to the Louvre Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, a triumph of Philippine cultural diplomacy.

Take an unexpected trip back to the European Renaissance in a quaint Philippines city that offers plenty of beautiful sights ...

Not far, tucked in a narrow alley along Caballeros Street in San Nicolas, another bahay na bato is being demolished. Now roofless and skeletal, its darkened beams sag from decades of neglect.

Like that),” he explained. “Pero kung pag open ng bahay nakasimangot, ay sorry po, sorry po, alis na ako (But if they open it and are frowning, I’ll say sorry, sorry, then I will leave),” he said.

Next door was the Casa Villavicencio, which was the main house of the Villavicencios. What struck me most was the abundance of capiz windows for ventilation—a signature feature of a bahay-na-bato.

As the DepEd said, Parsons integrated elements from the bahay kubo and bahay na bato that are good for a tropical climate. Ken Enriquez, an architect, said in a column that the Gabaldons are “tropical ...

Ken Enriquez, an architect, said in a column that the Gabaldons are “tropical architecture principles built as structure,” with the characteristics of the bahay kubo and bahay na bato evident ...

On a map, Biak-na-Bato looked too close to Manila to be a place of refuge for the revolutionaries, but visiting the caves (one called Bahay Paniki) with all its hiding places and escape routes gave me ...

That time in 2000, more than 50 women, mostly in their mid-70s, came to Bahay na Pula. They had held many meetings in the place, their regular haunt in recent years. But the gathering when I was there ...

The bahay na bato became a fixture during the Spanish era. When the Americans came to our shores, they brought with them new ideas and ways of building. The chalet began to embody the ideal home.