Nayong Pilipino in ruins?
Nayong Pilipino Park (Philippine Village Park) in Manila’s Pasay City is one of the best places to ‘tour’ for a quick glimpse of the most famous landmarks of the Philippines. It’s a 45-acre theme park with miniature versions of the Banaue Rice Terraces, Mount Mayon, Bohol’s Chocolate Hills, among others. A myriad of houses also dot the landscape that function as museums and replicas that capture the cultural heritage from each of the three main regions of the archipelago.
So I was quite saddened to see these flickr pictures taken by Daphne Osena Paez. It’s the Vigan House, rotting and in shambles. Daphne was there to shoot some photographs of models and she mentioned that the house was about to be demolished because the park was/will be closing. Such a shame.
Tags: Nayong Pilipino, park, cultural park, Philippines, Philippine Village
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October 1st, 2007 at 2:45 am
wag nyo na pag awayan ang question na kung sino ang mag operate o kung panu pagkakakitaan ang prak area ng nayon iwan nyo na lamang to sa amin na bata pa ay nadoon na punta hangang magka nobya na nga e doon pa nag date at nag weekend outing mag anak ko ngayaongmay asawa na ako. we love fishing there kahit ganun lang huli di naman ang huli ang habol kung di ang tahimik na area pag weekend. di naman kami mayaman na makakapunta sa mga resort doon alang ang puntahan namin mag anak.
kaya po mga mahal namin na opisyal ng bayan (nagbibiro lang; di namin kayo mahal!) ipahawak nyo na sa iba ang pag operate ng nayon at ibalik uli ang lugar na para sa amin na ordinaryong tao.
maraming salamat po
December 3rd, 2007 at 10:30 am
I was also one of those Filipino kids who traditionally go to Nayong Pilipino together with my family….Now that Im a grown up, hinahanap hanap ko po yung pasyalan na kinalakihan ko na…Sana po tutal may Wow Philippines naman po tayo na programa, makipag-ugnayan po sana sila sa lokal na pamahalaan ng Pasay para muli pong buhayin ang Nayong Pilipino. Makakatulong po ito ng malaki believe me sa ating bansa. Bukod sa makakadag-dag ito ng turismo, it can also help the students and children in terms of adding educational and cultural knowledge to them. The place can also add bonding and ties to the family. So to summed it up, malaki po ang maitutulong ng muling pagbuhay dito although alam naman po namin na di biro ang maintenace ng ganitong cultural park, I believe po na kapag ginusto magagawan ng paraan…I trust and believe to our government and so with the officials…Sana po wag nyo kaming biguin…Maraming salamat po!!!
April 7th, 2008 at 1:09 am
The Nayong Pilipino is still open, and open for free to joggers and exercise enthusiasts. Of course the old glory is no more, nothing is left but the Vigan House and the Mayon Volcano, and part of the Banaue Rice terraces. The Visayas and Mindanao areas are gone. A part of the park has been turned into an airsoft wargames area, and the place will soon be torn down to make way for the expanding international airprots.
There is a new nayong pilipino to be built on the reclamation area on manila bay, but nothing can replace the 30 year-old trees and vegetation that will soon be bulldozed in the name of progress.
August 6th, 2008 at 8:28 am
I was so disappointed and disgusted during my very first vacation after 15 years being out of our beloved place. Nayong Pilipino is one of my very memorable place. My first field trip was on this place my wife and I used to go to this place since we can’t afford to go to this real places. Pero ngayon wala na akong maipapakita’t maipagmamalaki sa aking mga anak at mga grand children. Kung wala lang siguro tayong mga “CORRUPT” na mga politician maaaring mai-save pa ito at ang iba pang mga historical places sa atin.
June 20th, 2009 at 12:24 pm
Hi there. Just wanted to correct your blog entry. My name is not Daphne Osmena-Perez.
My name is Daphne Osena Paez. I was on location at Nayong Filipino to tape an episode of my old show called “Proudly Filipina” We used the park as location for a couple of on-cam interviews I was conducting.
June 21st, 2009 at 12:09 am
Hi Daphne, our apologies for the mistake. It’s been corrected. Thanks for stopping by!