Comments on: The Church of Patrocinio de Maria, Boljoon Cebu

By: Ellen May Diaz

Ellen May Diaz — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 10:10:08 +0000

I never realized that Boljoon has such a very nice church. I shouldn’t have known this if I wasn’t searching for a link to locate my long lost yaya (nanny). yes this true, she took care of me for 18 years (as far as i remember) and i’m already 27 now and been out of the country for more than 6 years now. Since then, I haven’t heard any news from her since then. i’ve searched for some links and websites just to know how to find and reach her. The only thing I remember is she leaves nearby the church. And so the internet brought me to your site… I know this is way too far from the topic you discuss here but i’m so desperate already coz i wanted soooo much to know how she is. Well, I guess it’s payback time. I just want to see her and spend my time with her when i go for vacation hopefully this year. Please, if anyone knows her, i would really appreciate your help. Her name is MANDING MODESTA SESALDO, maybe she’s on her 50-60′s now, she has a daughter, Ate Caroline who married a German. If anyone has information(especially her contact number) regarding my yaya, please email me at elen_babeh2003@yahoo.com. thank you, thank you, thank you…
and God bless…

By: steve

steve — Thu, 07 May 2009 21:46:23 +0000

I am English Artist… I would like to do something to help and if anyone wants to contact me with ideas then please do…

LAuren V Villareal..

your Grandfathers Uncle painted the ceiling?? amazing… I would love to know more about him if possible…

These churches need to be restored. for the people of the Philippines.

steve.. lionsteve@hotmail.com

By: Lauren V.Villareal

Lauren V.Villareal — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 02:55:47 +0000

My grandfather’s uncle was the one who painted the ceiling. He said he still remembers holding up the paint cans for his uncle. The ceiling is the most beautiful piece of art I have seen and I really hope it is restored to look as beautiful as it did back then.

By: Marissa

Marissa — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:52:41 +0000

Common thieves do not climb up a high ceiling and steal a whole set of church chandeliers, or rip up a communion rail solidly attached to the floor. There are few police blotter reports, but looking at the time of disappearance of these and other antiques in churches all over the country, we can conclude it was the incumbent parish priest who sold them to agents of antiques shops and collectors to for his personal gain.
If such sales were for “improvements” why are the statue frames in Boljoon church shockingly termite-eaten? The Philippine Catholic church turns a blind eye to criminals in priest robes, are superiors getting a share of sale proceeds that run to millions?
If the priest claims theft, parishioners should check if the theft is blottered, and demand a church investigation as well. Also, it appears seminary curriculums do not teach basics on church design. After renovation old churches look like prisons, factories, and hotel lobbies and old-world coral tiles are covered with ugly concrete. Our Romanesque Dumaguete cathedral’s altar ceiling is now Gothic with a provincial fiesta bakla-style exaggerated curlicued centerpiece which does not go with the rest of the building. The wall paint peeled off months after the salamabitch contractor used the wrong paint. The baduy altar looks like an over-embellished 1950′s bakla beauty salon in pink and gold. Architects should be on heritage boards to pre-approve any designs, so no more money will be wasted on sickening eyesore decor we have to face every mass. The formerly romantic Bacong, Neg. Oriental coral tile church walls are no more. What more will these ignoramuses do? They steal heritage, replace it with zero taste and call it improvement.

By: elaine pepino

elaine pepino — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:38:59 +0000

hi kamuzta n ang boljoanon last nako paguli diha atong pagkamatay sa akong papa alepio pro gus2 ko mouli usab diha syempre lugar gun n nako i mz u boljoon