The Restored Retablo of Apalit Church
By John Andrew M. Ocampo Most people would wonder would be the two bishops on either side of St. Peter which was placed in the principal larger niche. Some people thought it would be San Agustin and San Ambrosio due to the founding of the Augustinians of most Pampanga Churches. The retablo is the most prominent structure of Philippine churches that were built during the Spanish era with statues of saints in its niches or frames. The retablo originally rises above the altar. The concrete-made retablo was a result of the retention of the wood retablo of the "pisamban" which was infested with termites and was about ready to collapse. When the parish priest Fr. Manuel Q. Baula discovered the situation in the early seventies, he thought it would be wise to tear it down before it can cause any damage. This would be the time new guidelines were set as a result of Vatican II. The good priest showed the design perspective of the proposed retablo, he further explained tha
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