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  2. Ancestral houses of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Ancestral homes that have figured in an event of historical significance like the Bonifacio Trial House in Maragondon, Cavite, [8] or houses of national heroes of the Philippines like the Juan Luna Shrine [9] in Badoc, Ilocos Norte are included among the categories National Shrines or National Historical Landmarks.

  3. Bahay na bato - Wikipedia

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    The Rizal Shrine in Calamba is an example of bahay na bato.. Báhay na bató (Filipino for "stone house"), also known in Visayan languages as baláy na bató or balay nga bato, and in Spanish language as Casa de Filipina is a type of building originating during the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines.

  4. History of the Philippines (900–1565) - Wikipedia

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    Locations of pre-colonial principalities, polities, kingdoms and sultanates in the Philippine archipelago The Agusan image statue (900–950 CE) discovered in 1917 on the banks of the Wawa River near Esperanza , Agusan del Sur , Mindanao in the Philippines .

  5. Architecture of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    The historic city was once home to many colonial churches, schools, convents, government buildings and residences. Many of these products of Spanish architecture were destroyed during World War II . Of all the buildings within the 67-acre city, only one, the San Agustin Church, survived the war.

  6. Precolonial barangay - Wikipedia

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    The organization of pre-colonial Philippine states has often been described as or compared to feudalism (see non-Western feudalism), particularly in light of Marxist socioeconomic analysis. Specifically, political scientists note that political patterns of the modern Republic of the Philippines , supposedly a liberal democracy , can more ...

  7. Torogan - Wikipedia

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    ' resting place ' or ' sleeping place ') is a type of pre-colonial vernacular house of the Maranao people of the Philippines. [1] A torogan was a symbol of high social status. They were very large buildings and served as the residence to a datu of a Maranao community, along with his retainers and their families. Nowadays, concrete houses are ...

  8. Sanmalan - Wikipedia

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    Locations of pre-colonial principalities, polities, kingdoms and sultanates in the Philippine archipelago The polity of Sanmalan is a precolonial Philippine state centered on what is now Zamboanga . [ 1 ]

  9. List of World Heritage Sites in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    They were established 2,000 years prior to inscription in pre-colonial Philippines, by the local Ifugao people. Despite its shared, unique heights and steepness, each have their own facade. Banaue in particular consists of two terraces: Bangaan and Batad (pictured), both located nearby a village.