Malabon Tour 04202013

Last month, my date with an ex-officemate finally was realized after more than a year since we planned it. It's just I have become so busy with all the invites and with all the work in graduate school, not to mention with house chores and my different jobs.

I used to live in Malabon, but it's not at the very center, but in the periphery, near McArhthur Hi-way. I really had no idea what was in the very heart of Malabon until I learned that my officemate was a resident there. She told me about old houses and that there are two churches which I may visit there. As a lover of churches, I was instantly interested and begged her to tour me around the place. And she mentioned something that really made the trip truly irresistible: the existence of a GIANT burger joint!

And so more than a year later, I am finally rewarded with this awesome trip. I commuted all the way to San Bartolome Church. Once there, I was a bit disappointed to see it being renovated. Still, one can clearly see its glory. The structure is made of adobe blocks!

The interior is as expected, beautiful. The dome right above the altar has the following Latin words: "Rabbi tu es filius dei, tu es rex Israhel. Ecce vere Israhelita in quo dolus non est." Translated as "Teacher, You are the Son of God, You are the King of Israel. This Israelite in whom there is no guile", this is a passage in The Gospel of Saint John Chapter 1 verses 49 and 47.

Checking out the inside of the church, one cannot help but notice grave markers on the four faces of the pillars:

D. Tiburcio Goco

4 May 1917

47 y/o 8 mos. 28 days

Da. Lucia Goco y Jailo

23 Sept 1904

68 y/o 6 mos 18 days

Fabiana Hizon y Goco

20 Jan 1870

23 Jan 1918

Maria Magdalena Goco y Arribite (?)

4 Sept 1911

Custodia Hizon y Goco

20 Oct 1865

3 Oct 1915

Emiliana Trinidad ni (y? neé?) Constantino

2 Oct 1918

Pedro Goco Sr.

29 Nov 1963

Catalina Ordoñez

22 May 1918

Victorino A. Santos

5 June 906

Beatriz Sevilla Vda de Santos

5 Aug 1901

Victoriana Paguio ni Sevilla

29 Nov 1921

Hermogenes M. Flores

14 Sept 1926

19 April 1879

Da. Teodora Conuy de Rivera

5 Dec 1901

20 y/o 6 mos. 28 days

Dn. Jose A. Rivera y Aquino

Inosencia Rivera ni Sevilla

7 Feb 1907

Marta Sevilla ni Roque

23 May 1907

Maura R. Sevilla

3 Aug 1914

Maria Gavino

8 Feb 1915

Francisco Syjuco

26 Aug 1885

29 Nov 1959

Victorino Mariano

13 May 1902

Pascuala Fulgencio

6 Dec 1919

74 y/o 6 mos. 22 days

Isabel Rodriguez y Borja

6 May 1905

Segundo Rodriguez y Borja

23 Mar 1901

Rosalio B. Bautista

7 Aug 1909

Da. Gregoria R. Soriano

10 Oct 1905

Josefa Mangay

19 Mar 1888

Crispriano Tongco y Miranda

24 Mar 1908

Blasa Hernandez

23 Dec 1915

Feliciano Hilario de Bautista

9 June 1834

5 Aug 1919

Esteban Hilario

4 Dec 1870

18 Oct 1919

Serapia Pedro ni Flores

6 Sept 1862 (?)

12 Oct 1926 (?)

Da. Maria Juana P. de Tagle de Rivera

20 June 1909 (death)

Ruperta ___ de Rivera

27 Mar 1829

8 Sept 1906

Jose A. Rivera y Abueg (?)

10 Mar 1829 (?)

4 de _____

Florencio Tiangco at Hizon

7 Mar 1912 (death)

Arcadia Domingo

22 Aug 1908

Micaela Hizon

8 May 1813

4 Oct 1903

Sta. Paula Tiangco

26 Jul 1850

28 Sept 1908

Isabel Tiangco at Hizon

23 Nov 1836

27 Sept 1923

Eugenio Tiangco at Hizon

25 Jan 1916

Dn Tomas Miranda y Valerio

30 May 1912

15 Jul 1947

Rafaela Sevilla de Roldan

4 Jun 1862

17 Feb 1915

Leovigildo S. Roldan

28 Oct 1914

Anacleto Symaco

10 Apr 1857

13 Mar 1933

Virginia B. Symaco

11 June 1932

19 Jul 1935

Tomasa C. Yio de Symaco

1895

Dn. Macario Panaganiban

13 Jul 1918

72 y/o 4 mos. 3 days

Maria dela Cruz

29 Jan 1915

Saturnino Miranda

23 Feb 1929

Catalina Rivera ni Chua

18 Dec 1915

1 Jan 1947

We stopped by Tea Sparkle to refresh ourselves. According to my friend, the establishment is pretty popular in that area. Indeed when we arrived, a lot of people are inside the small store.

We resumed the tour and passed by a number of old houses. As a sign of respect to owners of said houses, I will refrain from posting pictures in this blog. I encourage my readers to visit Malabon and see for themselves the gems that I have found there. :)

The next stop is the Immaculate Concepcion Church, a small church with a school adjacent to it. The ceiling of this church reminds me of Binondo Church in that it has paintings depicting the mysteries of the Holy Rosary.

The tour would not be complete without trying the giant burger. Kalborgers is located near the wet market. From the main road, you have to pass through the wet market. You will exit near the port of Navotas. In fact the area smelled of fish. (Makes me think of dishes to cook. Yum!)

The staff are friendly. He asked me where I live then gave me the addresses of their other branches. And I'm happy to know one of the branches is located near my place. Yay!!!

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Special thanks to my friend N. Ela for being my tour guide. :)