Members of our Team

The CAST "Project 2006" started in April 2006 with four students and two regular staff.

They are (standing left to right):
Ronald A. Montaner — Cebu Institute of Technology
Rommel Esparcia — University of Cebu
Raoul Jonas Padilla — University of San Jose-Recoletos
Mary Gay Paro-an — University of the Philippines Cebu College
Niño Cencio Gonzales — Cebu Institute of Technology
Jarvis Hans Giango — Don Bosco College

The Horse Drawn Calesa

This is a typical scene in Cebu Philippines. You see many of the horse drawn callesa in the public markets. They are a reflection of the Spanish heritage of Cebu Philippines.

CAST is interested in preserving this Cebu Philippines treasure. It is part of the street scense around Fort San Pedro and Plaza Independencia.

Cebu Philippines City Hall

The Cebu City Hall is the hub of activity for Cebu local businesses. The new City Hall is directly in back of and connected to the Old City Hall.

The old City Hall was recently refurbish and is presented in this picture.

Magellan's Cross and Colegio de Santo Niño

The Cross was planted in April 21, 1521 by Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan. Magellan's Cross is one of the famous landmarks in Cebu Philippines. This site is where Rajah Humabon, his wife Queen Juana and about 400 followers were baptized by Fr. Pedro Valderama and became the first Filipinos who embrace Christianity.

Augustinian priests built an open shrine for the cross in 1525-1740 and to protect it from total destruction, a hallow cross of tindalo wood was made to encase the original cross which still stands today.

Magellan's Cross is an octagonal kiosk made of coral stone and roofed with tile (built 1834). The cross houses what is reputed to be the remains of a cross Ferdinand Magellan planted in Cebu Philippines. Cebu historians doubt if this indeed is the cross planted by Magellan because it is recorded that the Cebuano rose up against the Spaniards 17 days after the cross was planted. Some believe that the cross is as old as 1565, when Legazpi returned with a group of colonists. Miraculous stories are attributed to a cross including the claim that it grows taller and taller year by year.

Cebu Philippines Heritage Monument

A momentous memento of the history of Cebu Philippines. This monumental sculptural tableau was conceptualized in 1996, constructed in July 1997 and completed on December 8, 2000. So far, this is the largest and most comprehensive work of the national artist Eduardo Castrillo. It depicts Cebu's yore from Rajah Humabon's time to the recent beatification of Cebuano martyr Pedro Calungsod.

A history from the early Filipinos, to the Spanish discovery of the Island to the colonization of the country that triggers the 1896 revolution to the birth of the Philippine Republic. A loving legacy of the city and a tribute to all Filipino people.

Fort San Pedro

Fort San Pedro, the smallest and the oldest tri-bastion fort in the Philippines. This was the core of the Spanish settlement in the Philippines. This triangular fort made of coral blocks traces its origins to the conquistador Miguel Lopez de Legazpi who laid out the plan for a triangular palisade in 1565.

Built to protect the emerging Spanish settlement, the fortification symbolized the military presence of Spain, which made the pacification of the islands possible. Bastions project from the three points of the triangle, following standard fortification plans. The total inside area of this historical park is 2,025 sq. m, walls are 20 feet high and 8 feet thick, and the tower is 30 feet high from the ground.

Built on May 8,1565 by Miguel Lopez de Legaspi. It was turned over to the local Cebuanos by Commodore George Dewey after the battle of Manila Bay. During the American Regime, it became the American Warwick Barracks and later converted into classrooms where the Cebuanos received formal education.