Naga City has a long history dating back before the arrival of Spanish colonizers. It was an important village with an advanced culture and weapons. During Spanish colonial rule, Naga City became a center of trade, education, culture and government in Bicol and surrounding regions. Spanish influences are still seen today in Naga City's architecture and cultural traditions. Recent development plans aim to renovate bridges and develop riverwalks to celebrate Naga City's history and identity while embracing modernization.

2. HISTORY OF NAGA CITY

3. Before the coming of Spanish conquerors, Naga was already a flourishing village along the banks of the Naga River. It was an important village with comparatively sophisticated weaponry and surprisingly advanced culture.

4. For hundreds of years during the Spanish colonial era, the Naga that we know now was the center of trade, education and culture, and the seat of governmental and ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Bicol and parts of modern Southern Tagalog and Central Luzon.

5. “SalogkanNaga: SalogkanBuhay”

6. Naga City was said to be a royal city, a royal city nourished by the Spaniards in their colonialism. It made the people in Naga religious lots of influences were adopted and even preserved until now especially Christianity.

7. Those things were as if a treasure given to us and intended to be a lifetime blessings.

8. Spanish influences even reached the physical development of Naga city particularly, in terms of architecture and thus, gave way to Naga city to define its own identity as one of the royal cities.

9. Churches, cathedrals, basilicas, residential buildings, government structures were built and their existence reflects the richness of Naga city and contain the true character of Spanish architecture (renaissance) which really embraced by the Bicolanos before.

10. It is really nice to know that Naga city has a great history and still existing until now through the presence of heritage structures.

11. But as the days, months, years are passing by and new civilization erected and grows faster, it seems that the concerns captured most by modernism and eventually our historical background will be hidden from our new generation.

12. A new civilization which builds up Naga city into its own purposes, not on what Naga City it is.

13. Present

14. Tabuco Bridge

15. Panganiban Bridge

16. Colgante

17. Magsaysay Bridge

18. Tabuco Arc

19. TheColgante Road

20. The Basilica Arc

21. We started from the river, we developed with the river and we progress through the river, now let us start and give life to the Naga River.

22. We came up with a design which river will embrace and reflects the aesthetics and royalty of Naga.

23. TULAY NIN PROGRESO

24. Magsaysay Bridge

25. Panganiban Bridge

26. Tabuco Bridge

27. Colgante Bridge

28. The four existing bridges were renovated and transformed into new ones. Spanish character were applied to show the richness of its history and a bridge that inspires and give honor to Bicolanos. This is a way which Bicolano would say “oragonako”.

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30. Dinaga Riverside

31. DinagaRiverwalk

32. Panganiban River walk

33. Riverwalks which designed as a park but moreover as a place where you can commemorate and realize what “ina” wants the Bicolanos would be. It is a place where you can appreciate the history of Naga City trough the presence of Spanish Architecture.

34. “ARKO NIN BUHAY”

35. Proposal

36. Proposal

37. It is a welcome arch for “INA” for the celebration of fluvial procession. It also symbolizes the be new life of the Naga River, a river which should never be treated as a place for disposal, a River which should be treated as a source of life, a miraculous river that ask for help, concern and love from the Bicolanos.

38. BEFORE and AFTER

39. Proposal Present

40. Proposal Present

41. Proposal Present

42. Proposal Present

43. The Dreamer “Team Oragon” Godfrey Tranquilino Joval Lo JuvenPanerio Mercy Camigla Miguel Tria