March 16th, 2010 @ admin
The Manila Zoo used to be the centerpiece of children’s fieldtrips to Manila City. After all, this kingdom of more than 800 animals from 100 species is one of Asia’s oldest zoos. Through the years, however, the word “dirty” has stuck to the zoo’s name like a chewing gum on a sole. Many of the [...]
Category : Attractions
March 11th, 2010 @ admin
Even before there was Lego or Transformers, Filipinos already had a penchant for creating anything by hand. Like the way a Japanese sword smith would mold a katana (samurai sword), Filipinos would also typically use only their hands in connecting each piece of their native crafts, the jeepney included.
King of the road: A jeepney plying [...]
Category : Attractions
March 11th, 2010 @ admin
That landmark etched at the back of your 20-peso bill is no other than the Malacañang Palace or the presidential palace, the seat of the government and the official home of the Philippine president. Originally the summer house of the Spanish governor general, the Malacañang (Spanish for “there’s a nobleman”) is a 150-year-old, 18th century [...]
Category : Manila City
March 11th, 2010 @ admin
Situated in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City, the 615,000-sq. meter Manila American Cemetery and Memorial is the biggest cemetery in the Pacific for American soldiers killed during WWII. It also holds the remains of war victims from the Philippines and from other nations.
Graves of the fallen from WWII (Photo by Moody75)
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The cemetery has 17,206 graves marked [...]
Category : Attractions
March 11th, 2010 @ admin
Steeped in history and lush in greenery, Paco Park in Manila City boasts of gardens and an open-air amphitheater that have set the stage for many occasions—from some of the defining moments in Philippine history to present-day weddings, concerts, musicals, and exhibits. From a cemetery for wealthy families during the Spanish times, the park is [...]
Category : Attractions
March 10th, 2010 @ admin
Marikina’s Shoe Museum might be small for a museum, yet it is big enough to be the “shoe box” of over a thousand pairs of shoes belonging to presidents, senators, and ambassadors from all over the world. The gallery’s most prized collection is 800 pairs of designer shoes once owned by the shoe lady herself, [...]
Category : Attractions
March 10th, 2010 @ admin
After years of being a tabloid fodder for its accidents and faulty thrill rides, Star City has just had a colorful, futuristic makeover and is now back in business. Star City has been the favorite hangout of families and friends, especially those who cannot afford to go to Enchanted Kingdom in Sta. Rosa, Laguna. Thousands [...]
Category : Attractions
March 10th, 2010 @ admin
Even though it is not as big and as high-sheen as its counterpart in New York, the Metropolitan Museum in Manila is one of the most prized museums in the Philippines for its permanent, changing, and traveling collections of contemporary and modern visual arts. Unlike other museums, it aims to bring art to everyone via [...]
Category : Manila City
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, [...]
Category : Attractions
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 [...]
Category : Attractions
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