The Daraga Church in Albay is surrounded by ... church” due to its all-women collection of saint images inside. The church façade has been constructed from coral rocks secured in place with ...

She added an agreement was recently signed between the diocese and the UP-ASP with the support of the Daraga municipal ... Budiao church, located inside the danger zone, was ruined by the infamous ...

MANILA, Philippines — The 17th century Daraga Church in Albay province in is now recognized as one of the country's historical treasures, the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) ...

(READ: 6 spots in Albay that are safe for sightseeing) “The Budiao Church ruins would be a new tourist destination of the municipality of Daraga and of the province of Albay. The church ...

DARAGA, Albay—Tourism officials said restoration ... that buried some 1,200 people who took refuge inside the stone church. Although parts of the facade were left standing after the 1814 ...