The Royal House called Casa Real

CASA REAL – The almost restored Casa Real that imposes its grandeur at the poblacion area in Capital Town Lingayen, Pangasinan.

The monumental and stately P85 Million edifice’s renovation materializes because of the intercession of Pangasinan Second District Congressman Leopoldo Bataoil to look for funding from the Department of Public Works & Highway and Tourism Infrastructure Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA).

The solon said the completion of the former 1,480-square meter two-storey stone masonry and brick building will be finished next year.

The third and final phase waits for the remaining funding from TIEZA that would bankroll the perimeter fence, equipment, and other facilities.

Royal House is one of the grand government edifices that used to be the seat of the provincial government of the huge Pangasinan’s province during the Spanish Colonization. It was where the Alcalde Mayor or the Governor who acted also as the Judge of the Court of First Instance or the present Regional Trial Court. The National Historical Commission of the Philippines declared it as a National Landmark by citing its “outstanding and unique example of civil architecture from the Spanish and American colonial periods".
Upon its completion, Casa Real will be a museum for Pangasineneses and tourists to see the artifacts and mementos of the old Pangasinan province.

The almost restored to its old glory Casa Real (above photo) and the worn-out national landmark left to the elements.

Text and Photo by Mortz C. Ortigoza