March 10th, 2010 @ admin
For those with a flair for the furry or the scaly, Ark Avilon Zoo in Pasig City allows visitors to get to know, and even touch and feed, some its more than a hundred crawling, swimming, and flying friends. Resembling the biblical Noah’s Ark, the zoo is home to exotic wildlife such as crocodiles, tigers, [...]
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March 10th, 2010 @ admin
When the bamboo organ returned to Las Piñas after being fine-tuned in Germany, its homecoming was celebrated with much fanfare. The celebration then became an annual thing and gave birth to the International Bamboo Organ Festival, now the longest-running international festival in the Philippines. Held every February, the festival attracts thousands of spectators, musicians and [...]
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March 10th, 2010 @ admin
Located a cannon shot away from the old walled city of Intramuros, Binondo is where Buddhism is woven with Catholicism, tasty treats have been delivered for centuries by family-run restaurants, and where firecrackers and dragon dances inject life to festivals like Chinese New Year.
Binondo’s heydays as the former financial backbone of the Philippines might [...]
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March 9th, 2010 @ admin
The bamboo organ of Las Piñas is only made of cheap materials—bamboo, wood, and metal pipes—yet its melodious sound and classic Spanish style have lured tourists from all over the globe, working much like the magic of the Pied Piper of Hamelin. Almost every organist in the world is said to have heard about it. [...]
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March 9th, 2010 @ admin
Ever wondered how it’s like to be under the sea? The Manila Ocean Park in capital Manila allows you to do just that: walk under the canopy of sharks, stingrays, and a rainbow of fish without having to strap on your wet suit or without getting wet at all.
The 8,000-square-meter Manila Ocean Park is the [...]
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March 9th, 2010 @ admin
The home of the “miraculous” Black Nazarene is the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene, a.k.a. Quiapo Church, a Roman Catholic church and one of the most important pilgrimage sites in the Philippines. Nestled at the very center of capital Manila, the 400-year-old baroque church is not only a beehive of Catholics in Manila. It [...]
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March 9th, 2010 @ admin
Hollywood actors Brooke Shields and George Hamilton are among the many guests who have stayed in the Coconut Palace or Tahanang Pilipino (Filipino Home), a palace originally built for Pope John Paul II’s 1981 visit. Although the pope declined to stay in the palace given the country’s poverty, it is considered as one of the [...]
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March 9th, 2010 @ admin
The 42-hectare Mall of Asia (MOA) or SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City is the second biggest mall in the country and the fourth largest in the world. Situated in the southern end of EDSA at Bay City in Pasay City, the mall attracts at least 200,000 visitors daily for its IMAX theater, dining [...]
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March 9th, 2010 @ admin
An eco-friendly playground in Quezon City, La Mesa Watershed and Eco-Park has one of the last forests inside Manila. Owned by the government, the 2700-hectare park is built around the La Mesa Dam, the drinking water reservoir of the whole metropolis. It is thus created to preserve the city’s most precious water tank. Because it [...]
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March 8th, 2010 @ admin
Sited on a former nuclear testing site, the Cultural Center of the Philippines or CCP is a brainchild of former First Lady Imelda Marcos. The 88-hectare compound was opened in 1969 to promote Filipino culture and the arts by showcasing the live performances and artworks of both Filipino and international artists.
Throughout its history, the center [...]
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