As April winds down… it took me a long time to figure out which photo I’ll use. I finally decided to use one from my recent trip to the Philippines. It was built in the 15th century. (Posted here ➜ Monthly Photo Competition #41 – April, 2026 – “Ancient” - #20 by Bullitt ■ )
From the wiki article — The old historic bell tower of the church known as the Bantay Tower, which served as a watchtower for pirates during the Spanish colonial era, gave the town its name – bantay (meaning “to guard”).
Because of its strategic location it was used as a watch tower during WWII.