 | Malinta Tunnel, Corregidor Island | Built from 1922 to 1932, the Malinta Tunnel has a main lateral of 835 feet long and 24 feet wide. Originally an arsenal and underground hospital, its unique location beneath the Malinta Hills made it an ideal bomb-proof headquarters for Filipino and American soldiers during the Second World War.
Experience the thrills of the Malinta Tunnel in a light and sound show that last for 30 minutes. Dubbed as the Malinta Experience, the show was written by National Artist Lamberto Avellana, and was depicted in sculptures by National Artist Napoleon Abueva. |
|  | Dyna Elisa Baltazar Soriano | SHOE TIME-OUT. Blue Senior lady spiker Dyna Elisa Baltazar Soriano fixes her sneakers before a match against the Orange Junior team during the Makati Science High School Intramurals. |
|  | Mile Long Barracks, Corregidor Island | A three-story building used for billeting American forces in Corregidor Island during the Second World War. Measuring one 520 feet in length, it was considered as the world's longest military barracks. Although it was just less than a third of a mile long, it was, however, referred to as Mile-Long Barracks. |
|  | Paoay Church and Belfry, Paoay, Ilocos Norte | The Church of San Agustin in Paoay, Ilocos Norte, popularly known as the Paoay Church, exudes a silhouette of mystery; its eccentric form seems to deviate from its function as a place of worship.
Constructed under the supervision of Augustinian missionaries from 1704 to 1793, the Paoay Church was built using coral bricks and blocks using earthquake baroque architecture—an art form that employs elaborate designs, decorative surface elements, strong contrast of light and shadow, and senses of energy, tension, and movement—with a blend of Moorish architectural designs, giving it an eerie yet majestic ambiance.
Old and rugged, the Paoay Church features a façade of stylized Chinese clouds, walls adorned with intricate yet weathered lens, roulettes, and coats of arms, and 24 massive buttresses adorned with curving scrolls unparalleled throughout the archipelago—11 on each side and two at its rear—supporting its thick walls. |
|  | Makati Science High School Cheering Squad 2005 | A Makati Science High School Cheering Squad exhibits their zeal, vigor, and symmetry in dynamic cadence that snatched the grand prize in the 2005 Makati Science High School Intramurals Cheer Dance Competition. |
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|  | Middleside Barracks, Corregidor Island, Philippines | The Middleside Barracks, located within the tadpole head of the Corregidor Island in the Philippines, was a large a large military barracks of two three-story buildings that housed the 60th Coast Artillery Regiment during the Second World War. |
|  | Don Michael Acelar De Leon | Don Michael Acelar De Leon, The Makati Science Vision editor in chief (2005-2006), special correspondent in the United States (2004-2005), and features editor (2003-2004) and Teodoro Valencia Foundation Outstanding Campus Journalist in the National Capital Region (2006). |
|  | San Agustin Church, Intramuros, Manila | San Agustin Church in Intramuros, Manila was built from 1587 to 1606 by architect Juan Macia under the supervision of Augustinian missionaries. It was made entirely of hewn stones cut from the quarries of San Mateo, Guadalupe, and Meycawayan.
In 1863, one of its two belfries of Doric and Corinthian design was destroyed by an earthquake. Two Italian artists—a certain Dibella and Alberoni—tediously painted its vaulted dome and ceiling, creating an illusion of wooden carvings. Its ornate retablo is adorned with gold and silver plated tabernacle with the statue of Saint Augustine at the center.
It has an oratorio and a choir loft that housed 68 molave seats, a pipe organ brought from Macau by Fr Miguel Serrano in 1608, and a big lectern with liturgical cantorals also brought from Macau by Fr Felix Trillo in 1731. |
|  | Jo Margarette Wan Remollo | Jo Margarette Wan Remollo, The Makati Science Vision associate editor (2005-2006) and the Makati Science High School Editors Guild president (2005-2006). |
|  | Santa Maria Church, Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur | With the influx of migrants, Augustinian missionaries built the Santa Maria Church in Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur on the crest of a solitary hill from 1756 to 1810. Unlike its sister churches in Ilocos Sur, the Santa Maria Church exhibits lesser scale and proportion. Having its bell tower rather than its façade overlooking the town, the church is completely surrounded by stone walls and can only be reached by climbing its 83-step stairway of piedra china.
The Santa Maria Church has a pair of rectangular priors that divides its façade into three pronounced planes. Its symmetry is further reinforced by huge circular buttresses on both sides with sharp moldings at their bases and cornices, creating an ambiance of monumentality. Like the Paoay Church, its thick walls are also supported by massive buttresses.
Gracing the church façade, comb-shaped pediments provide a graceful finish to the upward movements of its buttresses and its arch-shaped entrance. |
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