Erected a parish on 14 September 1863 with the advocacy of San Agustin, San Juan, formerly called Macapilay, was once part of the Siquijor parish. Redondo (1886, 191) describes the church as in dilapidated condition and made of tabique, the convento likewise of tabique was in better condition. The first parish priest Fray Nicanor Archiniego was responsible for building the church and convento as well as the casa real and the escuela. He opened roads to Siquijor and to Lazi.
Text from Panublion Heritage Site
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An excellent contrast between old structure and a newer one. Say, did you have a good time in your trip to Siquijor?
had a blast Lee. It was a really nice trip … also visited Dumaguete on the way, liked it so much, I extended one day just to take more pictures :D