March 18th, 2010 @ admin
If Bangkok has Chaktuchak and Kuala Lumpur has Jalan Petaling, Manila has Divisoria, the city’s bargain district dubbed as the “mother of all markets” in Manila for its wide array of marked-down and wholesale items, mainly pirated or smuggled goods from China.
(Photo by Frisno)
Divisoria is actually a Pandora’s Box full of garbage, crowds, chaos, pickpockets [...]
Category : Entertainment
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 11th, 2010 @ admin
Manila might have long moved forward since World War II, but the victories and grim reminders of that period is locked in the time capsule of the Philippine Veterans Museum, a gallery, library, archive and theater complex built in honor of WWII soldiers.
Founded by the Veterans Federation of the Philippines, the complex aims to take [...]
Category : Attractions
March 10th, 2010 @ admin
Rivaling Quiapo Church in the number of devotees is the Redemptorist Church in Baclaran, said to be the most attended church in Asia. The church draws up to 100,000 worshippers, including politicians and celebrities, even on a regular day, and up to hundreds of thousands more during Ash Wednesday, summoning what is locally coined the [...]
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
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 [...]
Category : Attractions
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