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Malolos City

December 15, 2008

I went to Malolos City last December 13 to visit the Barasoain Church. In my 32 years that I lived in Bulacan, I’ve never been to other towns of Bulacan. The only town I’ve been too aside my hometown Meycauayan was Marilao. Simply because one of the branches of SM is located there. (hahaha). I was able to get a deal with my brother to come with me to Malolos.

Barasoain Church is also known as Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish was built in 1630 in Malolos City. It earned the title as “The Cradle of Democracy in the East”. Three major events happened in this church: The covening of the First Philippine Congress in September 15, 1898, the drafting of the Malolos Constitution from September 29, 1898 to January 21, 1899 and the inaguration of the First Philippine Republic in January 23, 1899. By Presidential Decree No. 260, the church was proclaimed as a National Shrine by the Late President Ferdinand Marcos. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barasoain_Church

Upon arriving the famous landmark, I immediately went inside the church. I was surprised that the interior of the Church is so simple. Unlike the church in Marilao, San Sebastian Church in Recto, or even the Cathedral Church in Manila, you’ll be very impressed on the altar and interior of these churches. Outside, a tablet is mounted on the wall of the church. It says that:

This church housed the revolutionary Congress, which was inaugurated on September 15, 1898. Pedro Paterno was the President. It was here that the Congress, among other measures discussed and approved the Malolos Congress.

Gratefully recognizing the significance of the events that occurred here, the University of the Philippines made a pilgrimage to this spot and placed this marker on National Heroes day, the 30^th of November in the year of our Lord , 1938, and of the Commonwealth of the Philippines , the 4^th.

I tried to look around the church to see if there were other historical remnants available. Fortunately, there was a museum and I decided to check it out. I joined the group of students who were having their fieldtrip there. The museum is only small and it’s free. There were several historical pieces that have been preserved like the carriage used by Emilio Aguinaldo, old religious images, pictures of the men and women of Malolos, etc. After that tour, my brother and I already left the place. I’m somehow disappointed to what saw. I’ve never expected that this would be how the famous church would look like. Maybe my expectations were just too high.

Anyway, before leaving Malolos, we stopped by another famous place. Eurobake. Famous for their ensaymada and Inipit.

I bought one box as pasalubong. Hehehe. When we arrived home, I tasted the Inipit that I bought. My excitement went down. I was dismayed to the taste of the Inipit. It’s not the same taste as it was before. The pastry is no longer that tasty. Oh well, my trip may have not been enjoyeable, still, I was able to visit the place where the first Congress was held