The Philippines Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow
Balon de Santa Lucia Only a few Spanish-colonial churches in the Philippines have water wells. The National Museum of the Philippines features one of the wells, a richly decorated arch known as Balon de Santa Lucia, for today’s Built Tradition Thursday. It is among the assemblage of structures in the Nuestra Señora de Caysasay Church-Convent … Read more
The Uy Chaco building is located at Plaza Moraga & Plaza Cervantes cor. Calle Rosario. At the foot of Jones Bridge, guarding Calle Rosario, the gateway to Binondo stands the century-old Uy Chaco Building. Now dwarfed by its neighbors, the Uy Chaco Building was actually one of Manila’s first modern office towers when it was … Read more
Quiapo’s Iconic Places of Worship Religion continues to play an important part in the lives of many Filipinos today, just as it did in the past. Quiapo is famous for the Friday devotions to the Black Nazarene at Quiapo Church, as well as devotions to Our Lady of Mount Carmel at the all-steel San Sebastian … Read more
Apo Reef Sablayan LOOK: Diwata-2 captures the Apo Reef in Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro. Apo Reef is home to diverse species of marine life and is the second-largest contiguous coral reef in the world! The corals span approximately 34 km² and are visible in this Diwata-2 image. The Apo Reef, also considered the second largest atoll-like … Read more
Manila Biking Spots The Department of Tourism, Culture, and Arts of Manila encourages you to travel around Manila using a bike instead of your personal vehicle. The city of Manila is the perfect place to travel to when you are riding your bike. Here are perfect destinations for your day/night rides. 1. Intramuros Intramuros is … Read more