Building Exterior Shows Signs of Neglect & Disrepair
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(DSC01603) There are obvious signs of deterioration even in the facade as only museum income is supposedly allotted for maintenance and operating expenses. This sequestered property has no additional government investments, even just to maintain the priceless art pieces collected by Imelda. This is public property going to waste! (Taken from http://islandtravelphilippines.blogspot. com/2010/06/romualdez-museum-santo-nino- shrine-in.html) ..... According to a foreign tourist, Dr. Ronald Meinardus, the popular image Imelda is shown at international media that the first lady who loves shoes and the mansion is monumental for the megalomania typical of the dictatorship, and consequently should be kept & maintained. The luxury and the extravagance of this "museum" is simply mind-boggling if put into relation with the poverty and the misery encountered in other parts of the city. While it may have been a good idea to take the building and the many cultural treasures displayed in it away from the greedy Madame Marcos, it is hardly a good idea to let it rot as is happening today. There seems to be no money for maintenance, I was told. Meanwhile, the wooden structures have been invaded by termites which are eating their way through not only the house but also some of the priceless wooden furniture. “This building may collapse within two years,” said my guide. That would be a loss not only for Tacloban City, but for the Philippines as a whole. The Romualdez Museum should be preserved. It is a monument of megalomania, a typical trait of dictators in all parts of the world.
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