"The Immaculate Conception Church (Spanish: Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Inmaculada Concepción de María) is a Baroque church located in Poblacion, Upper Jasaan in Misamis Oriental, Philippines. It was declared by the National Museum as a National Cultural Treasure in Northern Mindanao due to its artistic design and cultural values." (Wikipedia, accessed June 6, 2023)
Bad state of preservation. The old brick walls were covered with
concrete. The original convento is no more.
Ruins of Our
Lady of Consolation Church
Municipality
Opol
Period or style
Year erected
Comment
Members of the United Architects of the Philippines at Opol Church Ruins.
Unlike
the first three churches, this one is made of coral stones. However,
what is left is just the shell of the original church. Nevertheless,
this must be preserved.
In
an excellent state of preservation. Owned and maintained by the family
of the late former vice-president of the Philippines Emmanuel Pelaez.
Vega Ancestral House
Municipality
Balingasag (Poblacion)
Period or style
Year erected
Comment
This
is a most interesting house. Sculpted wooden atlases (known in
Visayan as oti-ot) act as support beams to the second floor
protrusion. This house belonged to the family of the mother of movie
personality “Inday Badiday” and Philippine Daily Inquirer
editor-in-chief Letty Jimenez Magsanoc who hailed from Balingasag (the
late Maria Clara Vega Jimenez). However, it is wrong to refer to it
as the “Jimenez House” because the Jimenez was just one
branch of the Vega clan. It is locally known by its correct name – “Vega
House.”
Antonio J. Montalván
II made this list when he was still a member of the Cagayan de Oro Historical
and Cultural Commission. The original document does not contain photos.
| Published by the Heritage Conservation Advocates, Cagayan de Oro, Philippines,
January 10, 2006. Updated October 13, 2023.