A Beautiful House by the River: Joey De Leon's Ancestral House





Ancestral House of Joey de Leon's [ actor/tv host ] family in Malolos BA Beautiful House by the River: Malolos, Bulacan.


This house was built in the early 1900s and is a modest creation of woodwork architecture . It is designed specifically for our tropical weather and situated right by the river banks [ now sadly looks more like a canal with murky water  ] . No one lives in the house anymore except for a caretaker and his family who were gracious enough to allow us in, check the interior and take photographs. I asked if it were ok to post the photos in the net  and they said yes, and that Joey de Leon would even like it that people will be able to appreciate the house and tangible memories of the past.
The walls of the house were decorated with diplomas, sepia photographs of the residents of the past. There was a photo of a relative with Emilio Aguinaldo and the stalwarts of Malolos at the time of the First Philippine Republic. Joey's grandfather, Ramon Gonzales de Leon was the first mayor of Malolos and served between 1903-1905.
photos ©alana palomique















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