Baluarte de San Diego

 Baluarte de San Diego was built between late 1500’s and early 1600’s during the
Spanish Era. It was designed by the Jesuit priest and an architect named Antonio
Sedeño. It has an ace of spades shaped bastion which is used to defend the city
during war. It also has the protruded part used to serve as a lookout area for the
ships that is sailing at the manila bay.
 It is located at the corner of Sta. Lucia St., Intramuros
 Visitors have to pay an amount of Php 75.00 upon entrance. Students with valid ID is
discounted and can enter upon paying Php 50.00.
 Operating Hours: Monday to Sunday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.
References:

 https://www.expedia.com.ph/Baluarte-De-San-Diego-Intramuros.d6115130.Place-To-
Visit?pwaLob=wizard-package-pwa
 https://thequeensescape.com/baluarte-de-san-diego-in-intramuros-manila/
Puerto Real Gardens
  Puerto Real Gardens were part of the ruins where exclusively used for state
occasions by the Governor General during the colonial period. This venue
was built in 1663 where is the original gate was placed at the right side of
Baluarte de San Andres and facing the village of Bagumbayan or Luneta or
Rizal Park in the present. Today, it is a good venue for outdoor event like
weddings and different occasions that can accommodate 1000 pax.

 It is located in General Luna corner Real Streets, Manila, Metro Manila.

References:
 https://ouineseventscoordination.wordpress.com/2018/03/06/picspirations-
puerta-real-gardens/
 https://www.brideworthy.com/venues/puerta-real-gardens/

Religious Rites and Rituals

Calatagan Ritual Pot

 The Calatagan Pot is a pre-hispanic (14th-16th century) artifact containing an
inscription around its neck.
 The pot is believed to be used for ceremonies to retrieve victims of ‘bugkut’,
person who disappeared and was believed to be abducted by dwellers of the
spirit world. It was particularly used as incense burner for the pag-ulî (return)
rite
 rite to retrieve the soul of a moribund person during the pre-Hispanic era.
 The Calatagan Pot was discovered in archeological site during 1958 in
Calatagan, Batangas. They sold it to Alfred Evangelista for Php 6 million and
then was bought by The Anthropological Foundation of the Philippines and
donated to National Museum of Anthropology in 1961 up until to this day.
 It was declared to be a national cultural treasure in 2010.

Gold Death Mask

 Gold death mask is used by early inhabitants for the dead. The face of the
corpse was covered with delicately worked sheets of gold. It was cut out into two
pieces. The burial practice of covering the eyes, nose, and mouth with sheets of
gold came from the Southern Chinese and it is practiced by some group of
Filipinos.
 It is believed that when the face of dead is covered with gold masks, evil spirits
cannot enter the body.
 The gold death mask was found in a grave site in San Antonio, Oton, Iloilo and
dated from late 14th to the early 15th century.

Sama Grave Marker (Sunduk)

  The Sama Grave Marker are used by the sea faring people called the Sama
D’Laut. They bury their dead on land and mark their graves with stylized
human figures that indicate the gender and age of the deceased.
 These motifs are representative of the Sama belief in the transportation of the
spirit to the next life.

Ifugao Headdress Hornbill

 The ulo di kang-o is an Ifugao headdress worn on the head of the groom
during wedding ceremony. It is made from hornbill beak (kalaw) wrapped in a
piece of blue cloth. It symbolizes a good omen and usually adorned to Ifugao
headdress specifically those worn by religious practitioner or mumbaki.
 It is collected in May 1914 by Henry Otley Beyer

Reference:
 http://mandirigma.org/?p=260
 https://ejournals.ph/article.php?id=5364
 https://www.nationalmuseum.gov.ph/nationalmuseumbeta/Collections/Archae
o/Deathmask.html
 https://www.nationalmuseum.gov.ph/nationalmuseumbeta/Collections/Ethno/
Marker.html
 https://www.nationalmuseum.gov.ph/nationalmuseumbeta/Collections/Ethno/
Hornbill.html