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Intramuros Manila
126 Reviews Spend an afternoon exploring the old Spanish city of Intramuros which was built as a fortress in the 16th century and eventually destroyed at the end of the 2nd world war as the Americans ended the...
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Ayala Museum Makati
7 Reviews Saturday January 7, 2012 It was suggested by many of our Filipino friends that we must visit THE AYALA MUSEUM and it was just a five minute walk from our condotel. So, on the day of Jane's visit with...
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Manila Bay Manila
41 Reviews this is one of the newest destinations in the Manila Bay Area. It is owned by the Owners of Singapore's Ocean World in Sentosa Island and also has a mini shopping mall and a boutique Hotel inside the...
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Ayala Triangle Makati
5 Reviews the ayala triangle is a prime piece of property which was the location of the former ugarte foot ball field and intersects the Ayala Avenue, Paseo De Roxas and Makati Avenue Areas and the Ayala...
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Malls Manila
35 Reviews I wouldn't normally go out of my way to describe a Starbucks, but this one feels special compared to your average fare. Trinoma has around 4 or 5 different Starbucks scattered around the mall, and...
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Greenbelt 3 Makati
6 Reviews The cinemas at Greenbelt 3 are fully carpeted, well-maintained and really at par with upscale moviehouses abroad. Aside from this, maximum price of movie tickets at Greenbelt 3 are at approximately...
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Makati Manila
27 Reviews The business/up market shopping district of Manila including Greenbelt/Glorietta shopping areas.No hustle or bustle in this very clean/sanitized area.It just did not feel like Manila to me but well...
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Shopping Makati
10 Reviews Makati City is a pedestrian-friendly city. You can go from the carpark building to the mall, from the shopping center to the Central Business District, and from one mall to another through the...
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Chinatown Manila
18 Reviews Ok, Here is my Separate Things to do tip for the Binondo Chinatown and eating along the Chinatown Area is one big adventure and also one filling for your tummy hehhehe. You can find almost all the...
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Luneta Manila
26 Reviews Formerly called Bagumbayan (New Town) during the Spanish times, Luneta Park got its present name since it was in the shape of a half-moon or a lunette ...also known as rizal park in honor of jose...
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City Scene Manila
34 Reviews The Dangwa Flower Market in Santa Cruz District of the City of Manila is the Main Trading and Buying station for Flowers and plants of the Metro Manila Area. This is where the flower central of the...
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Malate Manila
15 Reviews The entertainment area of Manila.Here you will see poverty,beggers,conmen,sleazy bars,sleazy men,sleazy women,dirt,pollution and hustle and bustle but you can also find affordable accomodation,some...
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Manila American Cemetery Manila
10 Reviews The American Cemetery in Manila is a memorial to the men who gave their lives trying to protect the citizens of the Philippines from the Japanese or upon it's recapture from the Japanese. Standing in...
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Paco Park Manila
4 Reviews Paco Park is a recreational garden area and was once Manila’s municipal cemetery for the well-off and established aristocratic Spanish families who resided in the old Manila, or the city within the...
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Interesting fusion of Sino-Pinoy society wth chinese oldies blaring from one of many buildings surrounding Chinatown (Ongpin road -very narrow)...& the famous church & the Chinjese Volunteer fire engine by one of the famous chines bakery shop owner...
Interesting and a must for those to Manila. A fusion of locals selling their local products, cloths, bags, & shoes and prices are much cheaper than shopping mallsThe church is OK but not as interesting as St Augustin inside Intramonous
Fort Santiago is a fortress built for Spanish conquistador, Miguel López de Legazpi. The fort is part of the structures of the walled city of Intramuros in Manila.The location of this site was also once the palace of Rajah Suliman, the chief of Manila. It was destroyed by the conquistadors in 1570, during several battles with the Muslims and native Tagalogs. The Spaniards destroyed the native settlements and erected Fuerza de Santiago in 1571.The first fort was made out of log structures and earth. Most of it was destroyed in the Spanish-Chinese War of (1574-1575), by invaders of ethnic Chinese pirates who besieged the area. The Spaniards fought a bloody conflict and eventually drove the pirates out. In 1589 the fort was reconstructed with stone and finished in 1592. It became the main fort for the spice trade to the Americas and Europe. The famous Manila galleon trade to Acapulco,...
On the way to Rizal Shrine in Fort Santiago, you will see the Memorial Cross. I noticed some Japanese looking at the Memorial Cross, and wondered what they were talking about, but I smiled at them to show that we Filipinos don't hold grudges against Japanese whose ancestors committed atrocities during World War II. The Memorial Cross was erected to give tribute to the nameless Filipino prisoners whose bodies were found lifeless in the nearby dungeons of Fort Santiago during the last days of the war in 1945. When you see it, don't just pass by it; say a prayer for the Filipino martyrs and for the healing of emotional wounds caused by the war.
Jose Rizal is our national hero. Inside Fort Santiago is the Rizal Shrine, where his manuscripts, relics and paintings are displayed in a Museum, and replicas of him can be seen in the room where he is believed to have written Mi Ulitimo Adios (My Last Farewell), and in the prison cell where he spent his last moments before being shot in Luneta.
When we were at Memore-Manila 1945 Monument, we noticed colorful flags across the street. We walked towards the area and to our delight, we discovered the Wow Philippines Clamshell. There was an ongoing Cultural Exhibit of the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). The different regions of the Philippines alternate in setting up their exhibits to promote their culture, products, tourist spots. Admission is free. The different provinces in the region have their own exhibit booths. Products are sold at big discounts. Flyers and brochures re: tourist spots are distributed to guests, and in the afternoons, there is a cultural presentation (dance, customs,etc)
We discovered this monument by accident, as we strolled on the streets of Intramuros. Just behind Manila Cathedral, you'll find a monument called "Memore-Manila 1945". The monument was erected to serve as gravestone to the numeorus nameless Filipino victims of World War II whose lifeless, burned and/or crushed bodies were found underneath the ruins. They were either victims of the atrocities of the Japanese Imperial Forces or casualties of the massive artillery barrage of American Forces.
Former domicile of Manuel Estacion de Venegas, a governors' aide. The original 2-floor structure was expropriated and later made the official residence and office of the Spanish governor-generals in 1654. When an earthquake ravaged it down in 1863, it lay in ruins for almost a century until the Land Bank of the Philippines built an 8-storey building on the site in 1978. COMELEC & the office of Intramuros Administration hold office here
Just across Manila Cathedral is Plaza de Roma. Initially known as Plaza Mayor in1797, it had undergone some name changes: Plaza MacKinley (to honor former US Pres. William MacKinley)in1901, and Plaza de Roma in1961 (to honor Rome's Sacred College of Cardinals) after the elevation of the 1st Filipino Cardinal, Rufino J. Santos.The Plaza centerpiece is the bronze monument of Carlos IV of Spain in the middle of the fountain. The monument was erected in 1824, while the fountain was built in 1886.Today, Plaza de Roma is the favorite site of photo shoots for pre-nuptial or newly wedded couples. Tourist also love to have pictures at the fountain.
The Manila Cathedral is known as Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Conception. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Manila during the Spanish colonial period in the Philippines and today, it remains the ecclesisastical seat of the Archdiocese of Manila.From the time the first church was built in 1581 made of indigenous materials (nipa and bamboos), it had sufferred structural damages wrought by natural calamities like typhoons and earthquakes throughout the ensuing centuries. A number of reconstructions were made, and a magnificent cathedral built from 1870 to 1879 had as unique feature, the center cross of the dome which is a reference point of astronomical longitudes of the archipelago. Unfortunately, this magnificent architectural masterpiece was also toppled into ruins by the bombs of World War II in 1945. The Cathedral was reconstructed years after, from 1954 to 1958 with the support...
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5 Reviews and 311 Opinions The location is great! Opposite the road is the stretch of shopping -- Green belt shopping area, SM...
The Peninsula Manila Manila
14 Reviews and 363 Opinions Stay was ok. The worst part is if you are a member, you get to be passed around until you get a NO!...
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Q: I have 7 hours of transit in Manila twice in both ways. So I though of getting to the city for a tour. Kindly recommend the...
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