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Category Archives: Misamis Oriental
St. Rita de Cascia Church
Construction of the brick church (Sta. Rita de Cascia Church) is said to have started in 1892 by the Jesuits and finished in 1895 at the present location as the original wooden church near the coast was eventually destroyed by an encroaching sea. The lower level is made of bricks while the upper level made of wood. Two wooden belfries stood at the sides and three altars were installed.
During World War II, the guerrillas hastily burned the church because Japanese soldiers were stationed there. After the war, only the stone structure was left standing. (Source)
Blog about… THE OLD BRICK CHURCH OF BALINGASAG: Its Loss and Reconstruction by “OldBulletsBiker”
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Balingasag LightHouse
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Solar-powered lighthouse
| I . LIGHTHOUSE |
CHARAC |
LOCATION |
LATITUDE |
LONGITUDE |
LIGHT CHARAC |
STATUS |
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| 2. LS Balingasag |
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Balingasag, Misamis Oriental |
08 42′ 24″ N |
124 44′ 45″ E |
Fl W ev 5 secs |
under MSIP–III |
Maritime Safety Improvement Project Phase III (MSIP–III)
Date; unknown. Active; focal plane about 12 m (39 ft); white flash every 10 s. 9.5 m (31 ft) white round hourglass-shaped tower.
The lighthouse is inconspicuous in Google’s satellite view. Located on Punta Gorda, a headland about 10 km southwest of Balingasag. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty F2264.5; NGA 15099. (Source)
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Lingon-Lingon Plateau Park
“This park often serves as a summer resort camp for most people. The place is ideal for activities like bird watching and mountain climbing.”
The Lingon-lingon Mountain is mentioned in this article The Highlands of Lantad and Dodiongan-Lingongon Mountains in another Lantad Highland’s Story Revealed
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Madeline’s Park and Resort
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(Source)A Nature beauty resort with cool morning breeze. Surrounded with green trees. Truly a Farm Place added with touch of unique landscape designs that make you exciting during picture taking with 4 wonderful, exciting swimming pool. 3 big pools & 2 kiddy pools with super low entrance P20.00 for kids (8 yrs old and below) & P40.00 for adult, also low price of drinks and cottages. (Source)
Access Road
Distance from CdO – Butuan Highway
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San Jose Spring
Balingasag Water District has a pumping station here.
“San Jose Spring Pumping Station”
It has a capacity of 81 liters/second with 3 Horizontal pumps operating alternately. It is serving 3,300 household of the municipal of Balingasag. (Source)
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Santa Filomena church ruins
An Archaeological open site has been identified in Barangay Baliwagan,particularly at the abandoned Santa Filomena church ruins constructed in 1960. The site is recorded as Filomena Open Site where a small number of earthenware sherds and tradeware sherds were recovered. It has a geographic coordinates of 8°43’13” north latitude and 124°46’98” east longitude (Longitude wrong!!) with an elevation of 12 masl. (Source)
Damaged by storm.
Santa Filomena Statue in Baliwagan, Balingasag (PDF-file)
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Old Brick Wall
Construction of the brick church (Sta. Rita de Cascia Church) is said to have started in 1892 by the Jesuits and finished in 1895 at the present location as the original wooden church near the coast was eventually destroyed by an encroaching sea. The lower level is made of bricks while the upper level made of wood. Two wooden belfries stood at the sides and three altars were installed.
During World War II, the guerrillas hastily burned the church because Japanese soldiers were stationed there. After the war, only the stone structure was left standing. (Source)
Blog about…
THE OLD BRICK CHURCH OF BALINGASAG:
Its Loss and Reconstruction
by “OldBulletsBiker”
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The Vega House
According to the locals, it was build around 200 years ago and made primarily of one of the Philippines’ strongest molave tree. The design of the house is common of the 18th and 19th century houses but one thing that makes this unique and notable are the sculpted wooden men on the four outside corners of the house which looks like carrying the second floor. (Source)
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The Vega House is known as the Oldest Ancestral House found in the Municipality of Balingasag, Misamis Oriental.
What’s the most interesting fact about this ancestral home is the sculpted wooden man supporting the second floor structures that will make you feel nostalgic about vintage memoirs.
According to the town folks, this ancestral house belongs to the family of the late Maria Clara Vega Jimenez, the mother of movie personality “Inday Badiday” and Philippine Daily Inquirer Editor-In-Chief Letty Jimenez Magsanoc. (Source)
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