Powerhouse Journey : The Monte de Piedad And Savings Bank

Ang ikaapat na destinasyon na aming pinuntahan ay ang Monte de Piedad And Savings Bank

Pagkatapos ng isang masarap na foodtrip syempre, larga na ulit para sa aming Powerhouse Journey.

At syempre dahil palabas na rin kami ng Chinatown ay minarapat na nahapin na nila ang isa sa mga dapat i hunting nila (oh by the way may mini game pala ako dito ang mala IMAGEHUNT)

At pagkatapos ng ilang sandali nahanap din nila ang isa sa mga ImageHunt na pinapahanap ko ang Monte de Piedad And Savings Bank.

Monte de Piedad And Savings Bank Building

Isa sa mga pinakaunang banko sa Pilipinas ay matatagpuan sa harap ng 

Sta.Cruz Church, ito ay walang iba kundi ang Monte de Piedad And Savings Bank na itinatag

ng isang Franciscanong Pari na si  Fr. Felix Huertas noong 1982.

Bank Logo

Ang original name ng Monte de Piedad And Savings Bank noong panahon ng mga Espanyol ay Monte de Piedad y Caja de Ahorros.

One of the design statue of the bank

| Sign Post : Accoring to the History "The capitalization of Monte de Piedad came from the so-called "Obras Pias", funds of the Archdiocese of Manila that were used to finance the galleon trade and its charitable works. After the trade had ended, these funds were as capital for the first Philippine banks, including the Banco Espanol-Filipino in 1851 and Monte de Piedad in 1882. It was said that a Spanish Franciscan friar Felix Huertas was the prime mover in convincing the Archbishop of Manila and the Governor-General to establish a bank especially for the poor."

One of the design statue of the bank

The Oct 2008 Photo

(photo credit to the owner)

My shoot last Feb 2011

(see the different now?)

Isa sa gumawa ng gusali ng Monte de Piedad And Savings Bank ay si  Juan de Hervás na hango sa eo-renaissance style.

| Sign Post : The name “Monte De Piedad” means “Mountain of Mercy”. 

The Historical Marker

|  Sign Post : Monte de Piedad was originally located inside the Intramuros when it was first inaugurated on August 2, 1882.

Accoring to Wikipedia "During the 1990s, the bank was rehabilitated by Singapore’s Keppel Group, and then changed its name to Keppel Bank. At present, as part of a broader strategy of stepping up its deals in fast-growing markets in Asia, the bank was finally acquired by General Electric Co."

| Interesting facts : Ang dating Pangulong Manuel Quezon ay nagtrabaho dito bilang isang clerk noong 1900’s.

Monte de Piedad And Savings Bank Powerhouse Journey End.

Abangan ang ikalimang yugto ng Powerhouse Journey : Santa Cruz Church

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