Going around Metro Manila in (cheap) style!
Posted in Government Offices, Manila on Feb 21st, 2010
One of the many iconic landmarks of the city courtesy of its clock tower, Manila City Hall is the local government seat of the nation’s capital.
This coffin-shaped building houses both local and national department offices providing services such as General Management, Legal or Public Safety, Infrastructure and Sanitation, and Education, to name a few.
To commute [...]
The word Arlegui is synonymous to the word DVDs much like Gilmore is to cheap computers and gadgets. Located at the heart of Manila, just a few steps from the Quiapo Church, Arlegui Street is host to the infamous Quiapo DVD market.
Quiapo DVD market is where you’ll find all sorts of DVDs—foreign or local—and pirated [...]
Posted in Churches/Places of Worship, Manila on Feb 3rd, 2010
Erected in 1976 under the instruction of former First Lady Imelda Marcos, the Golden Mosque (or formally Masjid al-Dahab) and its completion was meant to coincide with the state visit of then Libyan premier, Muammar al-Gaddafi.
Masjid al-Dahab or the Golden Mosque, with its gilded central dome, is located at the heart of the city of [...]
Posted in Churches/Places of Worship, Manila on Aug 19th, 2009
The other half of the Bustillos Twin Churches, Saint Anthony of Padua Shrine lies adjacent to Our Lady of Loreto Church. Both churches are within the district of Sampaloc, Manila.
The church’s patron saint, St. Anthony of Padua, has long been venerated at the Saint Francis of Assisi Church in Intramuros. However, St. Francis Church was [...]
Posted in Churches/Places of Worship, Manila on Aug 3rd, 2009
The Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, or Manila Metropolitan Cathedral, is the church dedicated to the patroness of the Philippines and the seat of the Archbishop of Manila. It is located within the centuries-old walled city, Intramuros, at the heart of the country’s capital.
Like most churches found in Manila, the cathedral has endured a [...]
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