Hofileña Museum

09/07/2026

22/06/2026

We are honored to be featured by ASAP XP as they explore the timeless beauty and rich heritage of the Hofileña Museum. Thank you for helping share the stories, art, and legacy preserved within our ancestral home in Silay City. ✨🏛️

21/06/2026

A Father’s Day Tribute to Manuel Hofileña

This treasured photograph captures Manuel Hofileña and his beloved wife, Gilda Hofileña, standing before the home that would become one of Silay City’s most cherished heritage landmarks—the Hofileña Ancestral House.

On this Father’s Day, we honor Manuel Hofileña, the family patriarch whose vision, dedication, and enduring love laid the foundation not only for a remarkable ancestral home, but also for a legacy that continues to inspire generations. Built as a home for his wife Gilda and their family, the house stands today as a symbol of love, hard work, family unity, and cultural heritage.

As we celebrate fathers everywhere, we remember Manuel Hofileña’s lasting gift—a home filled with memories, history, and the values that continue to guide the Hofileña family.

Happy Father’s Day to all fathers and father figures. May their love and legacy live on through the generations they nurture.

Photo courtesy of the Hofileña Family Collection.

10/05/2026

To the women whose love shaped generations, Happy Mother’s Day. 🌸

Sharing this treasured photograph taken in the 1950s at the Hofileña Ancestral House featuring Gilda Hofileña, matriarch of the Hofileña family, together with her eight children. The photo was lovingly captured by her son, Ramon Hofileña — preserving a beautiful moment of motherhood, family, and heritage within the walls of the ancestral home.

Today, we honor all mothers whose strength, grace, and devotion continue to inspire generations. 💛

05/05/2026

May is National Heritage Month and here’s a quick History of Hofileña Heritage House in 🇵🇭.


The Hofileña Ancestral House is the residence of Manuel Severino Hofileña and his family located in Cinco de Noviembre Street, Silay, in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. The home was built by Hofileña for his wife Gilda Ledesma Hojilla, a former Miss Silay, and their nine children.

[History]
Silay's stone houses, or bahay na bato—most of which are owned by landed farmers and sugar barons—are material reminders of the life of the affluent in the late 19th century to the early 20th century, the golden age of Silay and the peak of the sugar industry in the province. One of these houses, the Hofileña Ancestral House, was built in 1934.

During World War II, when the family fled to the mountains, the house was used by Japanese commanders who had meetings here. The house was later occupied by the Americans.

In 1962 the house was opened to the public. It was the first ancestral house to be opened in the city. The next house to do so was 30 years later.

The Hofileña Ancestral House has a historical marker installed by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) on April 6, 1993.

In 1989, the BBC television series "Far Eastern Cookery" shot some of its scenes in the Hofileña Ancestral House when it featured Ilonggo delicacies. The house was also used as a setting by a Canadian movie company for a documentary on the sugar industry in Negros, which was shown at the Toronto Film Festival in 2011.

***Source: Wikipedia

01/03/2026

31/01/2026

Happiest Birthday to the Father of Heritage Conservation, the late Ramon S. Hofileña.

Your work, impact, and dedication will always be in our hearts.