In the late 1900's, during the colonial period, Don Jose Machuca y Romeo  founded what was and still is the premier producer of Mediterranean design  cement tiles in the Philippines. The fabrica was in the genteel district of San  Miguel beside the Pasig, dominated by the General's Palace in Malacaņang. Don  Pepe, the son of Don Jose Machuca y Romeo, established Mosaicos  Machuca at the ancestral house in Calle Tanduay in San Miguel. The pioneering  outfit specialized in cement tiles with Mediterranean motifs which; were called  "baldozas mosaicos" as well as granolithic sculptured fountains, ballisters,  statuary & benches. Mosaicos   Machuca, as it was originally called

is the oldest tile manufacturing business in the Philippines, and has pioneered the wet and dry process of making Mediterranean design cement tiles. Machuca Tile, Inc. paved some of the most famous churches in the Philippines, as well as the homes of some of the country's most illustrious families. The tile that used to be known as baldoza came to be known as Machuca Tile after its manufacturer. The showroom was moved in 1993 to its present location at General Solano St. in San Miguel, Manila and is still in the hands of the Machuca family, albeit, the third generation, and is presently managed by Mrs. Elvira P. Machuca.

Known for quality craftsmanship in the Philippines, Machuca Tile projects include: the newly restored Barasoain Church, the Alabang Town Center, Shangri La Mactan Island Resort, Almon Marina, St. Paul's, Max's Fried Chicken, Colegio San Agustin, and Hacienda Luisita, to name but an impressive few. The company has always prided itself on the exceptional quality of the tiles handmade by the most skilled workers in the trade. The image on the left is Doņa Juana Machuca y Arrieta, the wife of Don Jose Machuca y Sanchez with their son Luisito (whose wife is the present manager, Mrs. Vivian P. Machuca).