DAGUPAN CITY—Officials and residents of Luna town in La Union province have asked authorities to act fast to prevent further damage to the 400-year-old “baluarte” (watchtower), the half part of which ...

Veteran Dennis Laurente retained his Philippine welterweight title with a sensational 12th round TKO against game challenger Eusebio Baluarte before a large crowd at the Dusit Thani Hotel in Makati ...

At 1,321 feet high and 3,687 feet long, Mexico’s recently completed Baluarte Bridge is now the tallest bridge in the world. Spanning a ravine in the Sierra Madre Occidental Mountains (also known as ...

400 years ago The “Baluarte” was built by the Spanish colonial government as a watchtower against pirates, who came to seize residents to make them slaves. It could also be against foreign invaders ...

LUNA, La Union, Philippines – A watch tower here built during the Spanish era and considered a national treasure was damaged by Typhoon Lando. The Baluarte of Luna in Barangay Victoria Luna was split ...

Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. If you look at a picture of an old fortress, with stone walls that remain solid but for gaps for cannons, you might ...

MANILA’s historic Walled City of Intramuros will open two of its most popular sites to visitors today, May 17, following the easing of quarantine restrictions in Metro Manila and neighboring provinces ...

Punta Baluarte is an ideal family bonding place. It is nestled on two verdant hillsides overlooking the majestic Balayan Bay and the South China Sea. The view is breathtaking. Punta Baluarte’s lush, ...

In May, parishes in different parts of the country pay homage to St. Isidore, patron saint of farmers, peasants, day laborers and rural communities. In Quezon alone, carabaos kneel before the church ...