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Before Shang and Pen: The Manila Hotel, Grand Dame of Philippine Hotels

Manila will not only be a city of great future possibility but one of the most charming resorts in the Orient. Gracefully standing in one nook in the Bay Area is the Grand Dame of all Philippine Hotels, the Manila … Continue reading

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Midnight at the Manila Hotel — Beth Day Romulo

New Year’s eve, 1976, a snake-like line of gaily dressed merrymakers began forming in the spacious lobby of the new-old Manila Hotel around nine o’clock. As more and more cars pulled up beneath the handsome wrought-iron porche cochere at the … Continue reading

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