Mariano Ponce Museum, Baliwag, Bulacan (in Pictures)

Mariano Ponce is the greatest son of Baliwag, Bulacan. He’s besties with Dr Jose Rizal and Marcelo H del Pilar and they have a famous “triumvirate” picture. His birthplace is just a few blocks away from the St Augustine Parish Church, along the street that bears his name. Our high school is named after him but I only recently visited his museum. I don’t know if this is renovated by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines but it’s a great way to spend time in Baliwag.

The marker on his ancestral house reads:

Mariano Ponce

1863-1918

Repormista at makabayan. Isinilang sa Baliuag (Baliwag), Bulacan, 22 Marso 1863. Nagtapos ng kursong medisina sa Universidad Central de Madrid. Naging katuwang na patnugot ng La Solidaridad, ang lathalain ng mga repormista. Gumamit ng mga pangalang Naning, Kalipulako at Tigbalang. Naging bahagi ng Hong Kong Junta na sumusuporta sa pagpapatuloy ng rebolusyon at nanghikayat ng mga bansa na kilalanin ang Pilipinas bilang isang malayang bansa. Itinalaga ng junta bilang kinatawan at inatasang humingi ng suporta at umangkat ng armas sa bansang Hapon, 1898. Nagkaroon ng ugnayan kay Sun Yat Sen, isang rebolusyonaryong Tsino. Nanirahan sa bansang Hapon at Hong Kong. Bumalik sa Pilipinas, 1907. Naging patnugot ng pahayagang El Renacimento at nagtatag ng El Ideal. Naging kinatawan ng distrito

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The famous “Triumvirate” picture with Dr Jose Rizal and Marcelo H del Pilar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Baliwag, Bulacan in Pictures

Baliuag (also Baliwag) is a landlocked municipality in the coastal province of Bulacan.

The municipality has a land area of 45.05 square kilometers or 17.39 square miles which constitutes 1.62% of Bulacan's total area. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 168,470. This represented 4.54% of the total population of Bulacan province, or 1.36% of the overall population of the Central Luzon region. Based on these figures, the population density is computed at 3,740 inhabitants per square kilometer or 9,688 inhabitants per square mile. Baliuag has 27 barangays. (PhilAtlas)

Baliwag is my boyhood town. I lived there from 1989 to 2000 and graduated in San Jose Elementary School and Mariano Ponce High School. Even when I studied in Bulacan State University (BSU), I still go home in Baliwag. After college, I left Baliwag and lived in Pasig City ever since.

Baliwag will always be a place worth visiting and this is the first time that I took a lot of pictures of this amazing place. It’s on its way to becoming Baliwag City and a lot has changed specially in San Jose Tumana where I used to live.

Baliwag Transit Terminal, Poblacion, Baliwag, Bulacan

Bonifacio Monument near Glorieta, Poblacion, Baliwag, Bulacan

Baliwag Signage in front of the St Augustine Parish Church, Poblacion, Baliwag, Bulacan

Monument of Jose Rizal as a boy, in front of the St Augustine Church, Plaza Naning, Baliwag, Bulacan

The Clock Tower at the heart of Poblacion, Baliwag City

 

 

The Museo ni Mariano Ponce, Baliwag Bulacan

 

 

 

 

 

Some old houses along the Mariano Ponce Museum, Baliwag, Bulacan

 

 

 

Fatima Home World Center, Baliwag, Bulacan

Converge Office, Baliwag, Bulacan

 

 

 

And old tree in front of the Old Municipal Hall Building (now Public Library)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Old Municipal Hall Building now the town’s Public Library and Museum

The monument of Mariano Ponce in Plaza Naning, Baliwag, Bulacan

The Saint Augustine Parish Church, Baliwag, Bulacan

 

 

 

An old tree at the Senior Citizen’s Park, Baliwag, Bulacan (in front of the Saint Augustine Parish Church)

 

St Augustine Parish Church, Baliwag, Bulacan

 

Pasalubong being sold at the St Augustine Parish Church grounds

 

Baliwag Signage in front of the St Augustine Parish Church, Baliwag, Bulacan

 

 

 

Glorietta – the circular public park of Baliwag, Bulacan

 

 

 

 

Jollibee Bayan, Poblacion, Baliwag, Bulacan

Caridad’s Bakery and Bake Shop, Plaza Naning, Poblacion, Baliwag, Bulacan

Barangay Poblacion, Baliwag, Bulacan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Baliwag Public Market

 

Trinidad Bicycle Store, Poblacion, Baliwag, Bulacan

 

Veteran’s Bank, Baliwag, Bulacan

Pandayan Bookshop, Baliwag, Bulacan

 

BESCO Shopping Mark, Baliwag, Bulacan

 

An old house along Rizal Street, San Jose, Baliwag, Bulacan

 

Home Along Baliuag, Bulacan

 

 

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