National Heroes’ Day 2013

by 360journals August 26, 2013 in News 0 comments tags: Fort Bonifacio, Libingan ng mga Bayani, National Heroes Day, PNoy, President Benigno S. Aquino III, Taguig City
The nation commemorated this morning the National Heroes’ Day at the Libingan ng mga Bayani at Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City with President Benigno S. Aquino III as guest of honor. Attended by the Armed Forces of the Philippines, different government agencies, foreign ambassadors, aging WWII veterans, boy scouts and girl scouts, students, and members of the general public; the 40-minute ceremony saw the arrival of the presidential convoy at exactly 8am. The program started with the usual arrival honors accorded by members of the armed forces to the President, then Col. Ernesto R. Cimatu led the opening prayer, followed by a welcome address from Taguig City Mayor Laarni Cayetano, NHCP Chairman Dr. Maria Serena I. Diokno delivered a message, Secretary Voltaire T. Gazmin of the Department of Defense introduced the guest of honor, and finally President Aquino delivered his speech. Present also during the commemoration were Senator Alan Peter Cayetano and Senator Cynthia Villar. During wreath laying ceremony The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier [google-map-v3 width="100%" height="350" zoom="12" maptype="roadmap" mapalign="center" directionhint="false" language="default" poweredby="false" maptypecontrol="true" pancontrol="true" zoomcontrol="true" scalecontrol="true" streetviewcontrol="true" scrollwheelcontrol="false" draggable="true" tiltfourtyfive="false" addmarkermashupbubble="false" addmarkermashupbubble="false" addmarkerlist="14.519842, 121.044264{}catholicgrave.png{}Libingan ng mga Bayani" bubbleautopan="true" showbike="false" showtraffic="false" showpanoramio="false"]

Inside the Mind Museum

by 360journals April 21, 2012 in News 0 comments tags: Fort Bonifacio, Mind Museum, Taguig
The country’s first world-class science museum is now officially open to the public at Fort Bonifacio in Taguig City. With over 250 hands-on interactive exhibits spread across 12,500 sqm of space, a visit is almost guaranteed of one mind-ful experience. Comprising of 5 main galleries: Atom – the minuscule unseen world of the elemental forces that governs our daily lives. Life – displays 4.6 billion years of the living things that have walked this planet, including a 40-foot skeletal representation of a T-Rex! Universe – knowledge of the vast cosmos from planets to stars and man’s quest for space exploration. Earth – forces that shape our planet’s natural history and its evolution. Tech – innovations that highlight human achievements and technologies that change our lives. And finally an outdoor science park that visitors can play and a souvenir shop where fun and curious merchandise can be bring home. The museum opens from Tuesday to Sunday, 9AM to 9PM. Entrance fee for adults in 600.00, private school students at 450.00, public school students at 150.00 and teachers at 150.00 as well. Here’s virtual tour of the museum. VRs taken on March 2011. The author can be reached at: fung@firefly.ph [google-map-v3 width="100%" […]

Ninoy’s Prison Cell

by 360journals August 20, 2011 in News 0 comments tags: EDSA, Fort Bonifacio, martial law, Ninoy Aquino, people power, prison cell
The nation commemorates the 28th death anniversary of former Sen. Benigno (Ninoy) Aquino Jr. on August 21, 2011. Ninoy was arrested in 1973 and incarcerated for 7 years in this 4 by 5 meter room known as Building No. 2 inside the Legaspi Compound of Fort Bonifacio. During his solitary confinement, Ninoy read books and pray the rosary, only his members of the family were allowed to visit; he stay in this room from August 27, 1973 until his exiled to the United States in 1980. I always wanted to capture Ninoy’s cell in 360VR ever since I saw pictures of it 2 years ago, and yesterday, I finally managed to do just that. When EDSA happened 25 years ago, I was barely out of grade school, couldn’t really make sense of the scenario, and was glad merely for the suspension of classes and the sight of all those tanks and APCs rolling down the streets on TV! I didn’t know Ninoy that well either, his actions, his causes, and his struggles, they were meaningless to me. The only enduring image I had of the man, was his lifeless body being dragged across the tarmac of Manila International Airport. But […]