‘Balikbayan’ architect gives Taal ‘bahay na bato’ a new life
At Villa Severina in Taal, Batangas, the traditional and the modern happily co-exist in style.
At Villa Severina in Taal, Batangas, the traditional and the modern happily co-exist in style.
In the early 1870s, the wedding of Don Eulalio Villavicencio and his niece Gliceria Marella was likened to the merger of two big corporations. Both hailed from Taal’s wealthiest families, with businesses in shipping and sugar.
Some thought for the week: since women who have been or are being linked to President Aquino—whether or not there’s really a relationship or it’s just a spin job—end up doing product endorsements, why not give a percentage (small lang naman) of their endorsement fee to a project or NGO for the alleviation of poverty? For a social amelioration cause.
Many are unaware that Taal is the name of a genteel town filled with heritage architecture. Many people confuse it with Tagaytay. I guess it has to do with that magnificent view.
Choosing our costumes proved to be a giddy exercise. There were giggles as the ladies changed into baro’t saya and the gentlemen into period barong, meaning 19th century. And then
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