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Things to know about Bulacan

Posted on April 7, 2007 by Cebu Network| 11 Comments

Thinking of visiting Bulacan? Some information provided in brochures featuring the province might be useful. The brochures were distributed during the Visayas-Mindanao Travel Show 2007 held recently in SM City in Cebu.

Important details about Bulacan have been copied from the brochure and posted below.

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Bulacan is the gateway to the north of Metro Manila. It is bordered by Manila Bay in the southwest, Pampanga in the northwest, Nueva Ecija in the northeast, and Quezon Province in the east.

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Thousands join Sto. Niño procession

Posted on January 21, 2007 by Cebu Network| Leave a comment

Thousands of devotees joined Saturday’s solemn procession that marked the religious aspect of the feast of the Sto. Niño de Cebu.

The procession started at 2 p.m., with Cebu Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal accompanying the image of the Sto. Niño during the walk from the Basilica del Sto. Niño compound through the streets of Plaridel, Magallanes, Borromeo, Leon Kilat, P. del Rosario, Junquera, Colon, Mabini, P. Burgos and back to the church for a pontifical mass.

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Cebu’s historical Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño

Posted on July 8, 2006 by Cebu Network| 13 Comments

Its towering facade blends Muslim, Romanesque, and neo-classical architecture, this church of the Señor Santo Niño de Cebu–which translates literally as “holy child of Cebu.”

Cebu’s oldest Roman Catholic Church, the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño, also still retains the original stone texture and natural color it had in 1735. (Click on photos to view larger images.)

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Historic church of Balangiga in Eastern Samar

Posted on June 2, 2006 by Cebu Network| 4 Comments

At first look, the structure looks like the other thousands of churches that dot this predominantly Catholic country. With one big difference: it is missing its original three bells.

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