Taong 2011 nang huling binisita ni Howie Severino ang makasaysayang mansyon sa Biñan, Laguna. Kumusta na kaya ito ngayon?
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00:23When we last came here,
00:25the house is being demolished.
00:27And there's no roof.
00:29And no one knows what will be the fate of this place.
00:33Honking
00:40I'm happy to be back to the historical demolition.
00:44Thank you, thank you.
00:46Music
00:48When we first came here, there was a gate here.
00:51And there were signs that said,
00:53No Entry, Private Property.
00:55We were knocking, but no one answered.
00:57Music
01:07In just a few days,
01:09a piece of the house fell apart.
01:12Music
01:19The walls and ceilings were demolished.
01:22And there are no more walls and ceilings that witnessed the history.
01:26Music
01:29And even the foundation is being demolished.
01:32Music
01:36The historical mansion in Pinat is slowly being demolished.
01:42Music
01:47This is where we were able to enter before,
01:49but there's a lot of mess.
01:52And yeah,
01:54there's no hope that the building can be rehabbed.
02:00But now, it's a performance space.
02:05Even rehearsals take place here.
02:07Music
02:10In the past, it was strictly prohibited to enter here.
02:14Now, it's open to the public.
02:16And it can be used for free,
02:19because of the support of the local government.
02:22Music
02:35Wow, okay, it's very spacious here.
02:37Yes, we're here in the second floor.
02:39I was surrounded by Vicky Pacris,
02:41an employee of Binan LGU.
02:43Music
02:47She said that the houses were only used in the past.
02:51Music
02:56It's big.
02:58I didn't know that this was Teodora Alonso's ancestral house.
03:03But when I saw your documentary,
03:06I started to know that she was important in Binan.
03:10And in the history of the Philippines.
03:13So, this was built illegally?
03:16Yes.
03:17Or did you make it like a gallery?
03:19Yes.
03:20The artworks here were also made by local artists of Binan.
03:27So, we put it here.
03:29The plaza is beautiful, right?
03:30Music
03:33As a Binanese,
03:35I feel more proud to introduce myself as a Binanese.
03:40And for every Binanese,
03:43this is a part of our soul,
03:46that we will share with others.
03:48Music
03:50You can see here some old utensils.
03:53But these are donations,
03:55and not a part of the ancestral house.
03:57This is also given?
03:59Yes.
04:00This is also old?
04:02Yes.
04:03So, this used to be a gacera?
04:05Yes.
04:06It's beautiful.
04:07Music
04:17This was all made by hand, right?
04:19Yes.
04:20It was carved.
04:22Even these mirrors, right?
04:24But all of these were donated?
04:26Yes.
04:27The interiors were removed?
04:29Yes.
04:31From here, sir,
04:33we can see the whole plaza of Binan.
04:41Their view is amazing, right?
04:43Music
04:48There used to be a church there?
04:49Yes.
04:50Is it still there?
04:51But it was small back then.
04:53Oh, you built it?
04:54Yes.
04:55It's like a church.
04:56It's like a chapel.
04:58It was a natural calamity.
05:00It collapsed and was burned twice.
05:03Music
05:07During Spanish rule,
05:09villages like Binan were plundered.
05:12The plaza and church are located in the center.
05:16There are offices, government buildings,
05:21and there are several houses like this
05:25where important families live in the town.
05:29Music
05:33It's part of...
05:34Of course, it's a high school.
05:36Vicky is also a part of the cultural mapping
05:38that was done in Binan.
05:41What cultural mapping did you do here?
05:44We did a six-month period of cultural mapping.
05:49The heritage of Binan is natural heritage,
05:54tangible and immovable,
05:56old houses and old structures.
05:59Bells
06:02One of their discoveries
06:04is the bell that Dr. Jose Rizal refers to
06:07in his novel, No Limitangere.
06:10Music
06:13Binan is said to be the base of the town mentioned in the novel.
06:16Music
06:19The town of San Diego.
06:21So way back during Rizal's time here,
06:24there was a heavy rain,
06:28then there was a landslide
06:31and the bell tower of Binan was hit.
06:36Specifically, the bell tower of Santa Barbara was hit.
06:41Music
06:52The bell tower of Binan was destroyed by the Akyatin Church.
06:56Music
06:59Music
07:20These are still the old bells.
07:241841
07:28The people here know that
07:31this happened here in Binan Church.
07:36And this is the proof.
07:38There was a landslide.
07:41Until now, this is the proof.
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