This is a metal sculpture inside the famous Macaraeg-Macapagal Ancestral House in Buruun, Iligan City, Philippines. It is believed that the family of the two former Philippine Presidents, the father and the daughter, President Diosdado Macapagal (1910-1997) and President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (1947-present), had spent most of their time living in the city. Most people often referred them as Iliganons. The sculpture attempts to capture the good old days of the Macaraeg-Macapagal family in Iligan.
This sculpture reminds me of how vulnerable this influential political family is and at their core is just the same as any normal Filipino family. It's just that they were raised and born having an ancestors that managed to accumulate enough resources to be part of the country's political clans.
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is this the house near timoga?
Yes ! Exactly, near the spring pools.
naka sulod lage ka? haha
wow.. i didn't know the Macapagals lived in Iligan! thanks for sharing this 😊
They did. Not a very popular story right? I guessed they just stayed a while. Not that long for them to be identified as "from Iligan". Thanks @melanie. Hope you can visit my blog often.
A photograph that conveys a story! Well done sir! Thanks for the idea, I would like to do projects like this in future :)
A picture does speak a thousand word. I’ve been in Iligan for 5 years and I never got the chance to go inside. That’s a private property I think. Pwd ra d i makasulod ya or parente nmu sila? Hehehe
Good job sir for sharing this idea.
Interesting photo backed up by the history of the sculpture, as well as your own insight. Thanks for sharing, Gil!
-mambo