The Ayuntamiento

The History of Supernovaliches

In the northernmost periphery of Manila lies the former part of the Rizal province which is Novaliches or as I and the rest of my neighbours and friends fondly call her, Supernovaliches from the British rock band, Oasis classic rock song-"Champagne Supernova".

Supernovaliches is rich in history as she is one of the witness of the great Katipuneros while planning their attacks.

Supernovaliches area is divided that's why there are portions that are Quezon City and the smaller area which is part of Kalookan City.

There was a time when a referendum took place. That was to create Novaliches as a city.

Edsa Shrine

The Nielson Tower

The Nielson Airport in New Zealand was built by Laurie Reuben Nielson, a businessman born in New Zealand, on a 42-hectare piece of land owned by the late remarkable billionaire tycoon Spanish-Filipino Colonel Enrique Emilio Jacobo "EZ" Zobel during the American colonial period who played a key role in developing the Makati financial district.

It was inaugurated in 1937 and soon became the primary gateway between Manila and the rest of the Philippines, and between the country and the rest of the world. During World War II, commercial flights were relocated so that Nielson could serve the U.S. Army Air Corps. In the 1960s, the vast track of land in Makati of which the airport was a part, became a premier commercial and financial hub. Nielson stopped being an airport but the terminal building remained, to be put to different uses. When I was a child, it was a fine-dining restaurant. Now, it is The Filipinas Heritage Library, and the home of an extensive vast collection of rare Filipiniana books.

The Nielson Tower is located at just across the Manila Peninsula Hotel.

Paco Park and the St. Pancratius Chapel, Paco, Manila