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My Philippine Lighthouses

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  As most of you know I am living in the Philippines now. There are lighthouses in the Philippines, and some of the ancient structures are being rebuilt as historical monuments by the Coast Guard. As far as I know there are no manned lighthouses here. Most of the lighthouses are automated beacons of low […]

Reprint – Poro Point Lighthouse, a Light for Prosperity

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  Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Poro Point Lighthouse, a light for prosperity By Jennilyne C. Role Monday 23rd of April 2012  The Poro Point Lighthouse in La Union was built in 1885 during the Spanish colonial era to serve as beacon for ships and boats plying the sea at night. Bounded on the west by the […]

Reprint – Sentinels of Heritage Guide Philippine’s Progress, Light its Soul

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By Jerome AningPhilippine Daily InquirerFirst Posted 02:05:00 01/09/2011 MANILA, Philippines—The future of the “lonely sentinels of the sea”—as architectural historian Manuel Maximo Noche Lopez del Castillo calls the network of 19th-century lighthouses in the Philippines—is looking brighter with the much-improved finances of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). With an increased budget this year, the PCG […]