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Roxas Boulevard Malate Laid down based on plans by Daniel Burnham to create a scenic seaside boulevard connecting Manila and Cavite City and Naval Base. Originally called Cavite Boulevard before being renamed Dewey Boulevard after Commodore George Dewey who defeated the Spanish fleet at Manila Bay in 1898. Completed up to Malate at Harrison Boulevard … Read more

Puente entre Ilo-ilo y Jaro / Bridge between Ilo-ilo and Jaro The iron bridge built and erected over this river, called Tabucan, was destroyed by a tremendous hurricane, and a provisional bridge was built over it. Near the bridge is Casa Real, the seat of government in Iloilo. It is a magnificent building of modern … Read more

Plaza McKinley This Plaza Mayor of the Walled City of Manila during the Spanish Period changed names thrice throughout its history. It was named after President William McKinley after the Americans successfully captured Manila, it had a brief change of name under the Japanese Occupation and was eventually renamed Plaza de Roma upon the elevation … Read more

MANILA CHINATOWN INFORMATION CENTERApril 30, 2024Photos: Yasuda Rain, Diego Torres, Andrei Julian Yesterday afternoon, the Manila Chinatown Information Center was opened. It is the latest go-to place for visitors in the oldest Chinatown in the world. The information center is in the Ramada lobby by Wyndham Manila Central Hotel (at the corner of Calle Ongpin … Read more

Remedios Circle – Malate Established in the middle of the 1800s as the Cementerio de Malate. The cemetery originally had a high circular adobe wall surrounding the property, with a main gate facing towards west. A mortuary chapel was also built in the middle. The cemetery was closed down in 1913 when American health officials … Read more