The tour has been exclusively organized by Mr. Ino Manalo for the Foundation\’s members.

With a background rich in the Philippine art and literary world, Ino has been assistant professor of Art History at the U.P., former Assistant Corporate Secretary of Metrobank Foundation and former Director of the Metropolitan Museum of Manila. These past few years have had Ino Manalo involved with the development of the cultural tourism of the province. He is helping to set up two community walking tours. He now lives in a lovely 1940s house in Baclayon town which is filled with art works from Bohol that he has been collecting since he was a high school student.

For three days and two nights, Ino will guide us to his favorite spots in Bohol. We will depart Manila for Tagbilaran the morning of Friday Jan. 22 and depart Tagbilaran for Manila early afternoon Sunday on Jan. 24. We will be staying at the Amarela Resort. Package details can be found at the lower portion of the email.

Since the Metropolitan Museum’s major exhibit on Bohol in 2003, Ino Manalo has been involved with the development of the cultural tourism of the province. His most recent publication is Sukaran, a documentation of the vernacular domestic architecture of two Bohol towns which he co-authored with Prof. Marianito Luspo.

Aliwalas Tour of Bohol
Program for the Museum Foundation of the Philippines
January 22 – 24, 2010

Our tour is a feast for all the senses and includes options that are not open to all tourists. It promises to be a unique and stimulating experience from art history and heritage perspectives. Additionally, we will introduce you to two newly launched walking tours: The Dauis Church Complex Walking Tour and the Baclayon Paseo de Poblacion Walking Tour. Both circuits use innovative techniques that allow the visitor to participate in remarkable vignettes of local life.

Jan. 22

• Arrive in Tagbilaran
• Check into Amarela Resort, welcome refreshments
• Leave for Loboc
• Lunch at the Loboc River Cruise. Special Lingaw Cruise which will feature mats and duyan for a restful extended cruise that will go upriver but also downriver which is more quiet. Overview of the Tour during the Cruise
• Visit Loboc Church and Museum with Gallery Lecture
• Performance of Loboc Children’s Choir at the school house
• Dauis Church Complex Walking Tour (Tour starts at 8:30 am). An unscrolling of the many meanings of place of the Church complex of Dauis which is both sanctuary and portal for the island of Panglao and its people. The tour includes an audio-visual presentation plus lecture, visual aids and an interactive diorama.
• Dinner at Dauis (optional performance)

Jan. 23

• Breakfast in Amarela
• Chocolate Hills with special picnic merienda
• Lunch in Bee Farm
• Siesta in Resort (All for One, One for all Option: visit Maribojoc Church and Museum)
• Join Baclayon Paseo de Poblacion Walking Tour (includes a glimpse of Baclayon community life with visits to homes, bakeries, a school, traditional water sources, Lecture on Baclayon Church and Museum, two meriendas: Broas and Sikwate, Herbal Delights
• Visit Baclayon Church Museum which is not ordinarily part of Tour
• Dinner in Heritage House as part of the Tour
• Hosted Dessert and coffee with Lecture on the Bohol Urna (Ino Manalo Residence in Baclayon)
• Return to Resort

Jan. 24

• Early morning expedition to the Basket Market and the Tubigon Weavers (individual option)
• Post expedition breakfast (individual option)
• Sunday Mass (individual option)
• Final Lunch on the Beach in the Resort (11:00 am). All bags for check in should be ready at this time.
• Check out of Amarela
• Check in at the Airport by Amarela.
• Depart for Manila on the early afternoon flight

Note: All optional arrangements are for the visitor’s account. All optional arrangements (i.e. Basket Tour etc.) must be finalized by Jan. 20. We also need to know at least a week before if there will be a performance in Dauis during the dinner.

We depart on Friday 22 January 2010
Manila – Tagbilaran 08:35-09:50
Cebu Pacific 5J 617

We return on Sunday Saturday 24 January 2010
Tagbilaran – Manila 13:55-15:15
Cebu Pacific 5J 620

Our package, inclusive of airfare on Cebu Pacific, transfers between airport, hotel and tours, accommodations at Amarela Resort (Superior Twin Rooms, sharing), all meals and the Aliwalas Tour, is P26,000. Twenty-four slots are available.

To reserve a space immediately, or inquire further, please call Elvie or Mae at 404-2685, or on mobile number 0928-503-9392. You can also download the Reply form, fill it up and fax it to 404-2685. You may also email us at inquiry@museumfoundationph.org.

Saturday, 5 September 2009
2 pm to 5 pm

Organized by the Museum Foundation of the Philippines

P800 flat rate for members and non-members

The Pasig River is the major artery that runs through the heart of Manila. Long suffering from the effects of pollution and environmental degradation, renewed efforts are underway for its revival as a viable resource Filipinos can be proud of. Learn about its fabled place in history while seeing Metro Manila from a different vantage point aboard an air-conditioned ferry boat as it winds through the now urban towns of Manila, Makati, Mandaluyong, Pasig and Marikina. A rare opportunity will be the brief stopover for a simple merienda at Malacanang Park.

Meeting point will be at 1 pm at the Sanctuario de San Antonio parking lot in McKinley Road, Forbes Park, Makati City. Participants will be brought back by bus to this point at the end of the tour.

For reservations and inquiries, please contact Elvie or Mae at the Museum Foundation of the Philippines office: Tel 404 2685 or 0928 503 9392.

This special remembrance tour of the National Museum will concentrate on artifacts, paintings, and historical highlights that enlighten the makings of our heroine, President Corazon C. Aquino.

Young people especially invited.

Tour dates: Aug. 8, 12, 15, 19, 22, 26, 29,
Sept 2, 5, 9, 12, 16, 19, 23, 26, 30, 2009

10:00am
Museum of the Filipino People,
Agrifina Circle, Rizal Park, Rear Entrance

500 Pesos (Young people to 18 years)
800 Pesos (Adults)

Reservations necessary:
Call 0926 729 9029, 0917 419 5928 or jsilva@mac.com

Saturday, May 23, 2009
6:00am-7:30pm

For inquiries call or text Elvie or Mae at 404 2685 or 0928 5039392

The fee includes the cost of transportation, entrance fees, guides and lunch

Apart from being blessed with beaches, forests and mountains, this small province is of great historical interest. It played a significant role in World War II, being the site of the Battle of Bataan and the starting point of the infamous Death March to Tarlac. The tour includes a number of sites of both historical and cultural interest.

Works of art are appreciated by their own merits. But Oftentimes a painting or a sculpture has a story that adds to its worth. Or a brushstroke, almost imperceptible, that needs pointing out, and expanding a painting\’s dimension.

John L. Silva\’s renowned three-hour tour of the National Museum\’s paintings and sculpture collection incorporates history, interpretation, and even a little humor.

Get to know the Philippines from as far back as 40,000 years ago through its fascinating archeological artifacts from stone-age tools to exquisite textiles.

Understand the country today with its colonial period collection from Spanish ware to American architechtural influence on the two buildings housing the National Museum.

All tours begin at the rear entrance of the Museum of the Filipino People (formerly the Finance Building) located on Finance Road and fronting Rizal Park. Tour covers two buildings and over 20 galleries.

Come and discover a fascinating Philippine past. It will astound you.

Tours start promptly at 10:00 AM and ends at 1:00 PM.

Tour Dates: April – June 2009

April 22, 25, 29,
May 2, 6, 9 13, 16, 20, 21,
June 6, 7, 10, 13, 17, 20, 21

Tour Fees:
800 Pesos Adults
500 Pesos Youths

Reservations Necessary:
Call/Text 0926 729 9029; 0917 419 5928; 527 5082 or e-mail jsilva79@mac.com

Lunch afterwards? Try La Cucina de Tita Moning. A gustatory experience. Website: http://www.lacocinadetitamoning.com/

Its \”Lusong Malabon\” ! ! !
Malabon Heritage Tour
May 2, 2009/Saturday
(with Monchet Lucas & Richard Bautista)

If there is anything that makes Pampanga famous, it\’s the delicious food! And if the success of the recent Kapampangan Food Fair at the Salcedo Market last June 21 is any indication, food lovers young and old will have a blast at the 2nd Pistaung Kapampangan King Sinukwan on November 29, Saturday evening at the Old Heritage District along Consunji Street in San Fernando, Pampanga.

The whole stretch of the historical street will closed from 4:30 pm to 12:00 midnight, to light up the ancestral houses and to give way to a food fair and fanfare that brings together the best of Pampanga cuisine – from authentic Kapampangan cooking by Everybody\’s Café (a Tatler Best Restaurant in 2008), Abe, Bale Kapampangan, Jun Jun\’s BBQ and Bibingka, Teresita R. Razon\’s Palabok and Halo Halo and home-cooked meals from PAMANGAN by Des Torres. For the health-conscious, freshly-picked fiddle head fern salad from the Hizon orchard will be served.

Pasalubong items such as Carreon\’s Pastillas and Plantanillas, Navarro\’s Taba ng Talangka, WOW Mani, Kuliat Cakes and Empanada and Lailen\’s Pastries from the Sweets and Delicacies Association of Pampanga (SnDAP) will be available; as well as mouth-watering offerings from La Moderna Bakery (Masa Podrida and Gorgorias), Bakeline (Mamon Tostado and Empanaditas), fresh sugar cane juice from Alex Patio, heirloom Desserts from Mitchie Hizon, and barrio goodies from the town of Sta. Rita such as the DUMAN and freshly-rolled native barquillos.

Other delectable attractions include Duck Ham from Lubao\’s Pride, Ostrich Steak from Orstrichland\’s Bruno and Diego, and the different Native Suman from Cabalantian.

There will also be an on-the-spot Cooking Contest (using local abundant ingredients) that seeks to discover and develop new talent in the field of cooking, and performances by the Magsilbi Tamu Brass Band, Arti Sta Rita, Aslag Kapampangan and the newly-formed Teatro Ima at Arti.

So have a reunion with your family and friends and plan a pilgrimage to the birthplace of sisig, tocino, buru, tamales and tibuk-tibuk!

Proceeds from the event will go to the Foundation for Lingap Kapampangan Inc., more popularly known as the Save Pampanga Movement, which advocates for the preservation of Kapampangan culture and arts.

Come in your most comfortable \”barrio Filipiniana\” attire and get ready to go on a hometown feast for all your senses!

Participants: Everybody\’s Cafe; Red Rickshaw; Pamangan by Des Torres; Bale Capampangan; Cely\’s; Teresita R. Razon\’s Halo-Halo and Pancit Palabok; Thai Kingdom – Sau Del Rosario; Abe – LJC; Cafe Havana (cocktails) – LJC; Jun Jun\’s BBQ and Bibingka; La Moderna – masa podrida, sampaguita cookies, gorogrias; Bakeline; SFO {Specialty Food Outlet} by Essel; Bruno and Diego- Ostrich steak from Ostrich land San Luis, Pampanga; Duck Ham from Lubao\’s PrideFrsh Fiddle Head Fern Salad from Hizon Family Orchard; Hizon Family Heirloom Desserts; Fresh Sugar Cane Juice – Alex Patio; Sweets and Delicacies Association of Pampanga (Wow Mani, Navarro\’s; Taba ng Talangka, Lailen\’s Pastries\’ sylvanas, Sasmuan Delicacies, Pabalan Pastillas, Carreons Plantanillas); Apung Uping\’s Original Espasol; Sta. Rita town – (on the spot barquillos, tsokolate batirol, duman, umba, bringhe, asadong babi, turrones, uraro, mamon tostado); Sto. Tomas – Bibingka; Cabalantian – Suman Makers; Mexico – Lilian Borromeo – San Nicolas and other native cookies; Dandy\’s Moman Tostado

Organized by the Museum Foundation of the Philippines

Hosted by Mrs. Petty Benitez Johannot

Saturday, December 6, 2008, 8am-5pm

Fernando Amorsolo was the first Philippine National Artist for the Visual Arts. He is famed for his bucolic scenes celebrating Philippine rural life and customs, light-filled landscapes and portraits of society figures. The seven-museum retrospective celebrates his extensive oeuvre. Each museum focuses on a different aspect of Amorsolo\’s art, some of them little known. We will visit four museums. Part 2 is tentatively scheduled for January 17, 2009.

For inquiries call or text Elvie Magpayo at 404 2685 or 0928 5039392

Fee for Members: Php 1,500
Fee for Non-members: Php 1,700

The fee includes the cost of transportation, museum entrance fees and guides, and lunch at Via Mare excluding drinks

Cavite Heritage Tour
July 19, 2008, Saturday

06:30 am		Santuario De San Antonio Church, Forbes Park, Makati City (parking area) We encourage everyone to buy breakfast for the trip although light pastries and water will be served on-board).
8:00 – 9:00 am	Arrive Kawit, Cavite Tour to Aguinaldo Shrine – the mansion of the First Philippine President was the site of the proclamation of Independence in June 12, 1898.
9:30 – 10:30 am	Arrive General Trias, Cavite Visit at GBR Museum (Geronimo Berenguer delos Reyes)
11:00 – 11:45 am	Arrive Amadeo, Cavite Shopping at Café Amadeo
12:15 – 2:00 pm	Arrive at Indang, Cavite Lunch at Balai Indang (savor & enjoy a good lunch of : salad, pasta, chicken, seafood, embotido, veggie, flavored rice, bottomless dalandan juice and dessert).
2:00 – 2:30 pm	Sidetrip to Indang Church (rare tromp l\’oeil in shades of old rose and grey enliven this church. A rare oil painting of the seven archangels is revered in the right altar). And sidetrip to Bonifacio Monument/marker.
3:00 – 4:00 pm	Arrive Dasmariñas, Cavite. Tour at De La Salle Museum (Bahay Na Bato Museum). The alumni of La Salle erected a museum in the manner of Philippine Colonial houses in its vast campus in Dasmariñas. The Bahay-na-Bato or stone mansion features the best of ornamentation found in affluent houses during the 19th century.
4:14 – 5:00 pm	Arrive Silang, Cavite Visit Silang Church. Three beautiful baroque reredos adorn the church. The main reredo features events leading to the birth of the Savior. The central niche is occupied by the statue of the N. S. de Candelaria. The two side reredos feature Jesuit saints since Cavite was under the spiritual care of the Jesuits prior to their expulsion.
05:00 pm	Departure for Manila.
07:00 pm	ETA Makati, Santuario de San Antonio Church (ETA, depends on the traffic).

You can download the reservation form in pdf or zipped pdf format.

Museum Foundation reserves the right to change the itinerary. In case of bad weather, the tour may be cancelled. For more information or reservations, please call the Museum Foundation office at 404-2685/0928-503-9392, and look for Elvie or Menchie; at 722-9073 and look for Flor.

Tayabas-Sariaya Heritage Tour
May 17, 2008 Saturday

6:30 – 6:55 am    Recommended assembly time in Makati.
We encourage everyone to have breakfast before the trip although light pastries and water will be served on-board.

7:00 – 9:00 am    Travel time to Pagsanjan.

9:00 – 9:15 am    Stop for bathroom break at Jollibee

9:15 – 10:30am    Continue the trip to Tayabas

11:00 – 12:30nn    Arrive at Tayabas

• Walk along the Historical Malagonlong Bridge (20 mins)
• Pray at the Basilica de San Miguel Archangel and take an optional climb up the bell tower. (20 mins)
• Browse through the Diocesan Museum (20 mins)
• Visit Casa de Comunidad (20 mins)
• Mallari Distillery of export-quality Lambanog. (20 mins)

12:30 – 1:30pm    Lunch at Mi Casa en Tayabas for 2 hrs of relaxed dining
Mi Casa en Tayabas is a 3-storey house that has preserved much of its old world charm. This bed and breakfast serves as an ideal weekend retreat from bustling city life. Fee free to roam around the compound and to visit their charming rooms

What\’s on the Menu: Pinais, Delino, Pansit habhab, hipon gata with pako, Mi Casa seafood version kare kare, rice, buko juice, and santol gelatin.

2:00 – 4:00 pm    Visit Ancestral Houses (not always accessible to the general public

• Visit the Carmen Rodriguez Arguelles Ancestral House designed by Juan Nakpil (30 mins)
• Walk through the 1922 Petra Obispo Ancestral House (30 mins)
• First time at the Sariaya Church? Don\’t forget to make your three wishes! (30 mins)

4:00-5:30 pm    Pasalubong shopping in Sariaya

5:30 pm    Return to Makati. ETA 8:30 pm (depending on the traffic)

For more information, please call Ms. Elvie Magapayo or Ms. Patricia Limon at 404-2685 or visit www.museumfoundationph.org

Fee: P2,300 for Museum Foundation members; P2,500 for non-members
(Fee is inclusive of lunch, merienda, airconditioned bus, entrance fees and tour guide fees)

You can download the reservation forms as pdf or zipped pdf files. The Tayabas-Sariyaya tour flier is also available as pdf or zipped pdf.