Two heritage churches face contrasting restoration fatesLeft photo shows restoration work at San Sebastián Church in Manila. Right photo shows the collapsed 300-year-old pulpit of the Our Lady of the Assumption Parish Church in Maragondon, Cavite. MANILA, Philippines — Restoration activities of two declared national cultural treasures face contrasting fates, with one moving according to schedule while another church is still searching for its first block of funds. On January 22, the parish announced on its Facebook page its first fundraising program: the selling of the official “Maragondon Church Pulpit Restoration” shirt, for P350. The “Maragondon Church” was declared a national cultural treasure by the National Museum on July 31, 2001.

Source: Philippine Star March 08, 2026 11:33 UTC