Sto. Nino Shrine and Heritage Museum

STO. NINO SHRINE AND HERITAGE MESEUM

At first this attraction doesn't seem like much more than a tiny shrine you can see from the entrance but once you go inside and begin your tour you will learn that it is much more than that. 

The heritage museum part of the old Marcos/Romuldez ancestral home is exquisite. Built by controversial former Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos and his wife Ismelda, this home is filled with treasures from all around the world. The tour takes you through the guest rooms surrounding the shrine downstairs as well as the family living quarters upstairs. Mementos/artifacts range from a chair the pope sat in when he visited Tacloban to a huge collection of Ming vases and ivory carvings from China. The museum is a testament to the lavish lifestyle of the Marcos' family before their exile to the United States. This hidden treasure in Tacloban is definitely worth visiting.

The Santo Niño Shrine, one of the 29 presidential rest houses that the late Pres. Ferdinand Marcos had built. There is an Olympic sized swimming pool the behind the building. 

The entrance to the Santo Niño Shrine. The Santo Niño is at the far end of the entrance. On both sides are a number of guest rooms with various themes. 

Santo Niño, a representation of the infant Jesus Christ, is the patron saint of Leyte.

It is located in Real Street, Tacloban City. Paintings of the 14 stations of the Cross done by Filipino artists, wooden bas-relief of the legend of the First Filipino man-woman (Si Malakas at si Maganda); tastefully decorated guestrooms of varied Filipino motifs; image of the Holy Child; a collection of original paintings by Fernando Amorsolo; spacious ballroom; priceless. collector's.