The Sto. Niño Shrine and Heritage Museum is the top tourist destination in Tacloban City. It is weird that I was raised in Samar and go to Leyte often and yet I haven't set foot in this structure. When I went home to Samar for a vacation I intentionally took a quick side trip in this heritage place to witness the grandeur, power, and excess of the Marcoses while they were under the seat of power and governance before their family was exiled to Hawaii after the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution.
This mansion is one of the 29 rest houses built by former President Ferdinand Marcos for his wife Imelda. Inside the mansion depicts the undeniable lavish and exorbitant lifestyle of the former First Lady with collections of paintings, sculpture, ceramics, pottery, furniture, and fixtures from China, Italy, Spain, and other parts of Europe.
At the ground floor is a 100-pax chapel lit with beautiful chandeliers from Czechoslovakia with Narra pews and a replica of the image of the Sto. Niño made from Italian ivory. On the chapel’s periphery, elevated by 2-3 steps, are 13 intricately decorated guestrooms of different motifs, each unique and exceptional as they represent the different provinces and identities of the country. Each room had a diorama of the First Lady's life from childhood to womanhood.
At the second floor is a spacious ballroom, a 30-pax dining/conference room, telephone room, and 7 magnificently designed and decorated private bedrooms for the First Family. Imelda’s bedroom had a very large bathroom that has a never-been-used jacuzzi.
Today the mansion is poorly maintained and some of the items and collections inside were already ruined as evidenced by the decaying furniture, deteriorating walls and not well preserved artifacts.
I hope that the proceeds generated in the museum tour go directly to its rehabilitations and preservations as the treasures inside are legacies for the Filipino people.
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HOW TO GET THERE?
Tourists can reach Leyte Province by air from Tacloban City, the capital city of Leyte. Local airlines from Manila have daily trips to Tacloban City. From the airport, jeeps bound for Tacloban downtown are available just tell the driver that you will go to Real St. where the shrine is located.
Sto. Nino Shrine & Heritage Museum: Real St., Tacloban City, Leyte. Tel: (053) 321-9775. Admission: PhP60 (maximum of 6 per group). Open daily, 8 AM to 5 PM. Guided tours from 8 to 11 AM and 1 to 4 PM.
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