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Manila and Her Stories: Intramuros (Part I)
February must be remembered by Filipinos as a month very important in the history of Manila, the capital of the Philippines. It was in February 1945 when the old, graceful and opulent city of Manila, once-fabled as the Pearl of … Continue reading
VIAJES de MANILA 2011: Tour of Downtown Manila
*If we wake up to a rainy Manila tomorrow, this trip will be immediately postponed. I am inviting everyone once more for a day tour around downtown Manila this Friday, 13 May 2011, from 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM. We … Continue reading
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VIAJES de MANILA: Downtown Manila Tour 13 May 2011
This Friday, join me as I facilitate a tour around Downtown Manila from 9:00 in the morning to around 3:00 in the afternoon. The fee for the facilitator is a measly 100 Pesos while the rest of the fees (transportation, … Continue reading
Remembering Pre-War Santo Domingo: A Beautiful Church
Santo Domingo Church of Pre-War Intramuros was a structure that symbolizes all the institutions (religious orders, businesses, schools, government agencies, etc.) that decided to leave the Old City for good after the traumatic experience of the war. It is a … Continue reading
The Fiesta of all Fiestas – La Naval de Manila
(very rare 1920s video of La Naval procession inside a still beautiful Intramuros! From Youtube Upon returning to the church of Sto. Domingo, an almost shrill voice of a choir boy, a member of the Tiples de Sto. Domingo, will … Continue reading
The Men in Brown and Their Founder: San Francisco de Asis and the Franciscans
Today is 4 October, feast day of the “Prince of Ecology”, patron of pets, Saint Francis of Assisi. Today, the world feels his presence in the Franciscan family, a religious order with numerous branches that cover all the continents of … Continue reading
Liberation That Destroyed: The End of Manila, Queen of the Pacific
With no applause, but with artillery fire, American bombs, Japanese lust and death, Manila, Queen of the Pacific, made her inglorious bow to the world in February 1945. In a single month, what was built for centuries to being Asia’s … Continue reading
Posted in CULTURA, HISTORICA, OLD MANILA
Tagged american bombs, destruction of manila, japanese atrocities, liberation of manila
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Under the Star-Spangled Banner: American Manila
When the Americans finally arrived in the Walled City after the consummation of the farce Battle of Manila, the Joes were utterly shocked by what they saw. Huge monasteries, hooded friars, monks in Mendiola, nuns who are completely hidden from … Continue reading
Posted in CULTURA, HISTORICA, OLD MANILA
Tagged america's manila, Old Manila, pearl of the orient, pre-war manila
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Where Countless Calderetas and Cocidos Would’ve Been Made: Intramuros de Manila
The photos you will see below are the Filipino people’s only link to Intramuros’ beautiful architectural gems. These wonderful, old works of art were brutally destroyed, burned, and/or bombed by either the losing Japanese soldiers or the Americans supposed to … Continue reading
Posted in COMIDA FILIPINA, CULTURA, HISTORICA, OLD MANILA
Tagged Intramuros, Manila Observatory, Manila-Acapulco Galleon Trade, Old Manila
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Basilica Minore de San Sebastián
When I first saw San Sebastián Church when I was around ten years old, it was in the context of that ancient Lenten practice of Visita Iglesia, a ritual wherein the faithful visit 14 (some cut it to 7) churches … Continue reading
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